Oneida Lake: ever-changing ecosystem

Managing water resources in Oneida Lake, WM Kappel

Oneida Lake watershed: A valuable diverse ecosystem, SM Harrington

Water level management, HM Goebel

Oneida Lake: undergoing ecological change, EL Mills, KT Holeck

Evolution of the Oneida Lake fishery, T VanDeValk, L Rudstam

Regional partnerships for Oneida Lake watershed, AB Saltman

Helping to protect Oneida Lake, J Henke

Trends: technology and management of municipal wastewater, D Interdonato, E McCarthy

Outstanding young researchers

President's message, D. Ellis

Executive director's message, P Cerro-Reehil

People and places

Joint CSO/SSO meeting

Correction

Winter 2001 — Vol. 31, No. 4

Moving up at Dvirka and Bartilucci

Five key employees of Dvirka and Bartilucci, an environmental consulting firm based in Woodbury (Long Island) and with offices in White Plains and Syracuse as well as South Plainfield, NJ and Philadelphia, have been recognized for their achievements and hard work and promoted:

Brian M. Veith, PE, promoted to senior associate: Veith joined D&B in 1989 and has worked primarily in the firm's Hazardous Waste Management and Multimedia Compliance Division. He also has extensive experience with waste minimization and pollution prevention programs with a signal achievement at IBM's East Fishkill facility.
 

Richard P. Russell, PE, promoted to associate: Russell jointed D&B in 1989, working first in the Environmental Assessment Group. He later joined the Hazardous Waste Management Group. Russell has been instrumental in managing site investigations and cleanup projects at several state
spill sites.
 

Garrett M. Byrnes, PE, promoted to associate: Byrnes joined D&B in 1993 in the Wastewater Group. He has been involved in the upgrade and construction of municipal wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, and collection systems. His design experience includes feasibility studies, acquisition of permits, and development of plans and specifications. He has extensive experience in construction oversight.

 
Gerald Gould, promoted to associate: Gould joined D&B in 1990 and currently manages the firm's Syracuse office. A professional geologist and certified Groundwater Professional, he has experience in ground water studies, environmental site assessments, landfill siting, and closure investigation. He has managed several hazardous waste site and brownfields projects.
 

Kenneth Wenz, promoted to associate: Wenz has been with D&B for 5 years. Before that, he worked for USEPA and evaluated environmental assessments, prepared technical documents, and managed grants. He is a Professional Geologist.

C&S: one of 100 fastest-growing

The C&S Companies of Syracuse have been named to the Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2001 list, honoring architecture, engineering, planning and environmental consulting firms that are sustaining fast growth and consistently outperforming the economy.

C&S has experienced a 98% growth in revenue since 1997. It has added more than 130 jobs in the engineering and construction-related fields.

“Economic growth has helped us expand, but that is only one of the factors involved in making the previous four years so successful,” said Orrin B. MacMurray, President of the C&S Companies. "We’ve been able to expand geographically as well as into several niche markets. That we've grown enough to be included on this prestigious list is very exciting. That we've been able to do so and retain our core values . . . is a huge tribute to our management team and every employee of the C&S Companies.

Hazen and Sawyer expands

Water process technology and research

William Becker, PE, PhD, has joined Hazen and Sawyer as Director of Water Process Technology and Research. A drinking water specialist, Dr. Becker previously served in a similar capacity at O'Brien & Gere Engineers before founding and serving as President of Water Process, Inc. He has also taught graduate-level engineering courses at Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University. His specialties include water process technology, distribution system water quality, and watershed quality issues. Dr. Becker is widely published, active in AWWA, and has led many AWWARF-funded research projects.

Hazen and Sawyer's drinking water practice has been further strengthened by the recent election of Mark M. Bishop, PE, DEE, to the Board of Directors. He will provide executive-level leadership in the firm's potable water practice. Mr. Bishop, a Vice President in the Mid-Atlantic regional office in Raleigh, NC, specializes in water treatment issues. He has chaired the national AWWA Disinfection Practices Committee, and recently served as a Trustee to the AWWA Engineering and Construction Division and Chair of AWWA's Virginia section. He is also the recipient of AWWA's George Warren Fuller Award for distinguished service to the water supply field.

Richard E. Peters, PE, Senior Associate in the New York City corporate headquarters, will assist Mr. Bishop as Director of the Northeast region's water practice. Since joining Hazen and Sawyer in 1987, Mr. Peters has played a major role in the firm's success in the design and construction of many large water treatment facilities.

Wastewater processes

Paul A. Pitt, PE, PhD, will be a full-time employee and shareholder of the firm, as well as Director of Wastewater Process Design and Research. Dr. Pitt is also a Vice President and has been working for Hazen and Sawyer for the past four years. In his expanded role, he will be responsible for wastewater process matters throughout the firm. Pitt earned his Doctorate in sanitary engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied under Professor David Jenkins. Before joining Hazen and Sawyer, he was a senior sanitary engineer for the City and County of San Francisco and was involved in design, operation, maintenance, and applied research at San Francisco's wastewater treatment plants.

Hazen and Sawyer also plans to expand the consulting role of André M. van Niekerk, PE, PhD, who has assisted the firm on several major projects in recent years. Dr. van Niekerk also earned his doctorate at UC-Berkeley and is an expert in applying advanced wastewater treatment technologies around the world.

Malcolm Pirnie allies with Aqua Data

Malcolm Pirnie of White Plains announced the formation of an alliance with Aqua Data, Inc. of Québec to provide comprehensive evaluation services for water distribution and wastewater collection systems. In making the announcement, Malcolm Pirnie President William P. Dee, PE said, “This special relationship enables us to expand our offerings in water and wastewater system assessment and operations analysis to the U.S. utility market by offering a unique blend and full range of buried infrastructure management services.”

New facility for Severn Trent

Severn Trent Laboratories, a division of Severn Trent Services, Inc. (STL) announced that it has opened a service center in Atlanta. This facility brings to forty-three the locations where STL can be found. Jeff Wilmoth will manage the new center. He has over 9 yers of experience in environmental chemistry, laboratory project management, and environmental custody procedures.  See the STL web site (opens new browser window).

RUSS Enviro VB-25, water quality profiling to 25 m.

Apprise Technologies—distribution agreement

Apprise Technologies has signed an agreement with Shinhan Scientific. Apprise develops and manufacturers optical and electronic sensors. Shinhan of Korea is now the exclusive distributor of the Remote Underwater Sampling Station (RUSS) products in its territory. RUSS is used for real-time monitoring of the water environment.  Visit Apprise on the Web (opens new browser window).

Longo restores wastewater pumping

In October 2001, a hard rain in northern New Jersey led to the flooding of a pump pit with 15 ft of water. Within minutes, the motors shorted out. The Longo crew in wharton, NJ reached the site within an hour of the failure. The crew drained the area, cleaned the pumping station, and had it operating again within 3 hours. Longo completely repaired the two motors that shorted.  See the Longo web site (opens new browser window).