Program - New York State Department of State

September 15–16
2011
Watershed Science and
Technical Conference
Thayer Hotel, West Point, NY
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2011 Watershed Science and Technical Conference
September 15–16, Thayer Hotel, West Point, NY
The 2011 Watershed Science and Technical Conference is once
again poised to present the scientific leading edge of watershed
protection and water quality management. In addition to the
presentation of new findings and information developed since last
year’s meeting, we will take an important look forward this year
as well.
It’s no secret that our partners at New York City Environmental
Protection are always busily engaged in planning and engineering
for the future of the nation’s largest unfiltered water supply. Staying
years ahead of meeting today’s drinking water needs for more than
9 million New Yorkers isn’t easy on a good day – and it gets even
tougher when one of your aqueducts springs a leak. Yes, in addition
to the normal array of system infrastructure maintenance,
replacement and upgrade, New York City has been engaged in an
unprecedented scientific and engineering initiative to address leaks
in a portion of the aqueduct that connects the Rondout Reservoir in
Ulster County to the West Branch Reservoir in Putnam County. The
leaks release between 15 and 35 million gallons of water a day.
Attendees at this year’s conference will hear firsthand about how
DEP plans to build a three-mile bypass tunnel around a portion of
Organizers
The New York Water Environment
Association, Inc. (NYWEA) – Founded
in 1929, by professionals in the field of
water quality as a non-profit, educational
organization. Association members helped
lead the way toward existing state and
national clean water programs. Today
the Association has over 2,500 members
representing diverse backgrounds and
specialties, but all are concerned and
involved with protecting and enhancing
our precious water resources.
www.nywea.org
The New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation – Exists to
conserve, improve, and protect New York
State’s natural resources and environment,
and control water, land and air pollution,
in order to enhance the health, safety and
welfare of the people of the state and their
overall economic and social well being.
www.dec.state.ny.us
Many Thanks to the Conference Sponsors
• Catskill Watershed Corporation
• New York City Department of Environmental Protection
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
• New York State Department of Health
• New York State Department of State
the aqueduct that is leaking, and repair other leaks from the inside
of the existing tunnel. “The construction of the bypass tunnel and
the repair of the lining will ensure that DEP can continue to deliver
high quality drinking water every day for decades to come,”
says DEP.
This conference continues its long history of bringing scientists,
engineers and technical experts together with watershed stakeholders
and the public, to unveil the most current scientific trends
and data regarding the New York City Watershed and other water
supplies across the country.
Who should attend? Elected officials, directors of public works,
buildings, planning and highway departments, land use planners,
consulting engineers, regulated industries, attorneys, educators,
environmental groups and interested citizens, and everyone
interested in clean water. Conference attendees will find themselves
in a unique forum for collaboration, providing an opportunity to
enhance information and technology transfer and increase
coordination among the array of entities working with watershed
protection science.
The Watershed Protection and
Partnership Council – Created by
the historic New York City Watershed
Memorandum of Agreement to provide
a regional forum to aid in the longterm
protection of New York City’s drinking
water, and the economic vitality of the
Upstate Watershed communities.
www.dos.state.ny.us/watershed/WPPC.htm
New York State Department of State –
The Office of the Secretary of State was
established in 1778, making it, other
than the Offices of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, the oldest
agency in the administration of New
York State government.
www.dos.state.ny.us
• New York Water Environment Association, Inc.
• Lower Hudson Chapter
• The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
• United States Geological Survey
• Watershed Protection and Partnership Council
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Watershed Science and Technical Conference
September 15–16, 2011 – Program and Schedule
DAY 1 Thursday, September 15, 2011 (Location: Washington)
8:00 am Registration
9:00 am Welcome – Anthony Della Valle, NYWEA President
9:15 am Opening Remarks – William C. Harding, WPPC Executive Director
9:30 am Water for the Future: Repairing New York City’s Delaware Aqueduct
Paul Rush, Deputy Commissioner, NYCEP
10:00 am–10:30 am Break
10:30 am–12:00 pm Water for the Future: Repairing New York City’s Delaware Aqueduct (Continued)
• Leak investigation and identification of problem
• Design considerations for bypass
• Lime pilot
• Planning considerations for shutdown timing, including alternate supplies
• Project schedule and budget
• Q and A
12:00 pm–1:30 pm Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION I (Location: Washington)
Contact Hours: 2 Engineer 1 Wastewater
1:30 pm Challenges to Wetland Mapping and Delineation in the Ashokan Basin of the New York City
Water Supply Watershed
Laurie Machung, Frank Parisio, NYC Department of Environmental Protection;
Ralph Tiner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2:00 pm Simulation Modeling for New York City Water Supply Operations to Control Turbidity –
2010 Case Study
Mark Zion, Donald Pierson, Elliot Schneiderman, NYC Department of Environmental Protection;
Adao Matonse, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities
2:30 pm Exhibitors
3:00 pm Engineering, Operational and Environmental Considerations
as the Long Island Sound 2014 TMDL Nitrogen Limits Approach
Fred Kincheloe, Savin Engineers, P.C.
3:30 pm Start-Up of Largest Wastewater Treatment Plant in New York City Watershed
Jan Salzman, P.E., GHD; Josh VanBrakle,Watershed Agricultural Council
4:00 pm Bus departs from front of Hotel for tour of historic West Point Campus
4:00 pm–5:30 pm Reception
West Point hat toss
PDHs, Water and Wastewater Contact Hours are also being applied for.
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AFTERNOON SESSION II (Location: Bradley South)
Contact Hours: 1 Engineer 1 Wastewater
1:30 pm Impacts of Nitrogen Removal on Wastewater Chlorine Disinfection
Sarah Dailey, Robert Sharp, Mike Lynch, Paul Pitt, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.
2:00 pm Phosphorous Loading in the Southern Shelf of Cayuga Lake
Nathaniel Carman, Jose Lazono, Dan Ramer, Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
2:30 pm Exhibitors
3:00 pm Cyanobacteria Bloom and Nutrient Imbalance Linked to Stocked Sterile Carp in a Eutrophic Lake
Steve Di Lonardo, John D. Wehr, Ph.D., Alissa A. Perrone, Kam Truhn, Fordham University
3:30 pm Protecting Riparian Buffers on DEP Conservation Easements
Duncan Schmitt, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
4:00 pm Bus departs from front of Hotel for tour of historic West Point Campus
4:00 pm–5:30 pm Reception
DAY 2 Friday, September 16, 2011
MORNING SESSION III (Location: Bradley North)
Contact Hours: 2.5 PDHs
8:00 am Registration and coffee
9:00 am On-site Wastewater Treatment Options
Mark Koester, Koester Associates, Inc.
9:30 am An Evaluation of the Conversion of Septic Systems to Sewer Systems on
Stream Water Quality in New York City’s West of Hudson Watershed
Gerard Marzec, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
10:00 am Break/Refreshments
10:30 am The New York City Water Supply Operations Support Tool (OST): Early Use Cases
James H. Porter, Ph.D., NYC Department of Environmental Protection;
Grantley W. Pyke, P.E., Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.
11:00 am Storm Water Retrofit Source Controls to Address Combined Sewer Overflows in New York City
Sandeep Mehrotra, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.; Julie Stein, NYC Department of Environmental Protection;
William Leo, HDR/Hydroqual; Tim Burkett, Biohabitats
11:30 am Innovative Wastewater Process
Terry Wright, Trans Terra Corporation
12:00 pm Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION IV (Location: Bradley North)
Contact Hours: 1 Engineer 0.5 Wastewater
1:30 pm Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling for Green Stormwater Practices
Sandeep Mehrotra, Matthew Jones, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.;
James Garin, Dana Gumb, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
2:00 pm Utilizing Sorbtive Media to Enhance Green Infrastructure Practices
Robert Gallucci, Imbrium Systems
2:30 pm Evaluating the Implementation Status of Five-Year-Old WAC Forest Management Plans
John Schwartz, NYC Department of Environmental Protection;
Joshua VanBrakle, Watershed Agricultural Council
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MORNING SESSION V (Location: Bradley South)
Contact Hours: 2 Engineer 0.5 Wastewater
8:00 am Registration and coffee
9:00 am Applicability of Parametric versus Non-parametric Statistical Methods for Calculation of Mean
and Median Pathogen Concentrations in New York City Aqueducts
Christian Pace, Kerri Alderisio, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
9:30 am Source Tracking Giardia spp. in a New York City Watershed Stream: Sampling Considerations
Kerri Alderisio, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
10:00 am Break/Refreshments
10:30 am Stream Management Plans and Their Impact on Turbidity in Schoharie Streams
James Mayfield, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
11:00 am Effects of Land Use and Management on Dissolved Nutrient Loads and
Eutrophication in Cannonsville Reservoir under New York City Filtration Avoidance
Soni Pradhanang, City University of New York;
Elliot Schneiderman, Ph.D., Don Pierson, Mark Zion, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
11:30 am New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s Early Detection/Rapid Response Plan
for Invasive Species
Michael Usai, John Schwartz, Barbara Dibeler, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
12:00 pm Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION VI (Location: Bradley South)
Contact Hours: 1 Engineer 0.5 Wastewater
1:30 pm Simulated Effects versus Historical Trends of Climate Change
on the New York City Reservoir System: What Can We Learn?
Adao Matonse, Ph.D., Allan Frei, City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities;
Elliot Schneiderman, Ph.D., Don Pierson, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
2:00 pm Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products in New York City’s Watersheds:
Results from DEP’s 2010 Study
Timothy Martin, David Lipsky, Ph.D., Calder Orr, Ian Hurley,
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
2:30 pm Northeast Orange County, New York Jurisdictions Combine Efforts
to Achieve Regional Water Supply and Quality Goals
Michael Principe, Ph.D., HDR Engineering; David Church, Orange County Planning Department
Aerial view
of West Point campus
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MORNING SESSION VII (Location: John Pershing)
Contact Hours: 2 Engineer 1 Wastewater
8:00 am Registration and coffee
9:00 am Water Quality Highlights of the New York City Watershed Protection Program
for the Catskill/Delaware Systems
Lorraine Janus, Ph.D., NYC Department of Environmental Protection
9:30 am Aerial Orthoimagery, LiDAR and Derived GIS Products in the New York City Watersheds
Terry Spies, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
10:00 am Break/Refreshments
10:30 am Catskill Stream Turbidity Sources and the Effect of Extreme Events
Rajith Mukundan, Ph.D., City University of New York;
Elliot Schneiderman, Ph.D., Don Pierson, Mark Zion, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
11:00 am Watershed-based Approaches to Mitigation of Impacts from Urban Stormwater
Sri Rangarajan, Ph.D., HDR Engineers and Architects, P.C.; Nitin Katiyar, HDR/HydroQual
11:30 am State Revolving Funds Update
Matthew J. Driscoll, New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation
12:00 pm Lunch
AFTERNOON SESSION VIII (Location: John Pershing)
Contact Hours: 1 Engineer 0.5 Wastewater
1:30 pm The Occurrence of Sodium Chloride in the Croton Watershed:
An Evaluation of Sources, Possible Impacts and Strategies for Reduction
Richard Van Dreason, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
2:00 pm Removal of Trihalomethanes by Functionalized Hexagonal Mesoporous Silicates
Patiparn Punyapalakul, Patcharaporn Vivattanapongpetch,
Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
2:30 pm Application of the Water Quality Model for Management Support in the Neversink Watershed
Feng Shi, Ph.D., Delaware River Basin Commission
MORNING SESSION IX MBR Operator Workshop (Location: Eisenhower)
Contact Hours: 3.5 Wastewater
8:00 am Registration and coffee
8:30 am–12:00 pm Theory, Design and Operation of MBRs
Andric Rodriguez, Lowell Kachalsky, O’Brien & Gere;
John Muro, Jr., Allied Pollution Control
The session will present an overview of membrane theory and
technology, design considerations for MBRs and operational
considerations and experiences. The operations portion of the
session will present real world experiences from actual plants in
the watershed.
12:00 pm Lunch
MacArthur statue
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Watershed Science and Technical Conference – Exhibition
September 15–16, 2011
2-Day Exhibition
A limited number of exhibit spaces are available at The Thayer Hotel.
Booth cost is $550. For more information, contact Maureen Kozol at (315) 422-7811, ext. 3.
Company
Contact Person
Address
City State Zip Phone
Email
Authorized Signature
Payment: o Cash o Check (Please make checks payable to: NYWEA)
o VISA o MasterCard o AMEX
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Exhibitors’ Floor Plan
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Conference sponsorships
are also available.
For more information,
contact Maureen Kozol
at (315) 422-7811, ext. 3
Thursday
8:30 am–4:00 pm
Friday
8:30 am–3:30 pm
Register online at:
http://tinyurl.com/2011Watershed
or go to
www.nywea.org.
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Hotel Information
The Thayer Hotel at West Point
674 Thayer Rd., West Point, NY 10996
800-247-5047 or 845-446-4731
Fax 845-446-0338
The Thayer at West Point, part of American history since 1926, offers a truly unique venue for the
Watershed Conference. Named for Colonel Sylvanious Thayer, Superintendent of the Military Academy
from 1817 to 1833, The Thayer Hotel shares its grounds with the makers of America’s top military leaders.
Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, The Thayer Hotel boasts spectacular views of the
Hudson River and surrounding highlands.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the the Thayer Hotel for the Watershed Conference.
To make your reservation, please contact the hotel directly. Room rate is $185 Single/Double.
Please reference Group Code: NYWEA
Special Note: Please be prepared with proper identification (Driver’s License) and
conference information as you enter the military campus.
Thursday Special Events
4:00pm–5:00 pm Tour of United States Military Academy at West Point
Cost: $25 (Limited Seating)
Enjoy a fascinating bus tour of the USMA campus with interesting contemporary and historical stops.
The tour starts at the Visitors Information Center and stops at the Cadet Chapel which houses the world’s
largest church pipe organ as well as beautiful stained glass windows. Other stops include Trophy Point
and the parade field where you will see monuments (Battle Monument) and statues of Patton, Eisenhower,
MacArthur, Thayer, and Washington – to drop a few names!
Our guide will talk about cadet life and the history of the Academy including West Point’s importance
in the Revolutionary War and The Great Chain. The final stop will be a cemetery stopping at grave sites
of some of the more famous graduates (Custer, Marcus, White, Goethals and Anderson).
4:00 pm–5:30 pm Reception at the Thayer Hotel overlooking the scenic Hudson River
Enjoy refreshments while networking.
Evaluation Criteria
The Watershed Protection and Partnership Council’s Technical Program Committee reviewed
submitted abstracts for quality, technical merit, interdisciplinary utility, as well as temporal and
substantive relevance. All papers presented will be included in the Compendium of Abstracts that
will be published for distribution at the conference and to interested parties.
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New York City’s Water Supply System Map
“ Watershed – An area of land, a bounded hydrologic system; within which all living things
are inextricably linked by their common water course and where, as humans settled,
simple logic demanded that they become part of a community.
” – John Wesley Powell
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Complete and mail or fax to NYWEA
Complete and mail or fax to NYWEA
2011 Watershed Science and Technical Conference Pre-Registration Form
Register online at http://tinyurl.com/2011Watershed or go to www.nywea.org.
September 15–16, 2011 • The Thayer Hotel, West Point, NY
Instructions
Complete all portions of this form. Print or type information.
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o Check here if you are a speaker.
Day
Speaker registration is waived on the day of presentation.
Watershed Science and Technical Conference Registration Costs Enter Fees
Student Member (1) Non-Member (2)
Two Days – Thursday & Friday, September 15–16, 2011 $55.00 $150.00 $230.00
One Day – Thursday, September 15, 2011 $30.00 $100.00 $180.00
One Day – Friday, September 16, 2011 $30.00 $100.00 $180.00
Special Functions
Thursday Tour of US Military Academy at West Point $25.00 $25.00
Two Days (Thursday & Friday)
One Day (Thursday)
One Day (Friday)
(1) Member rates apply to Members and Conference Sponsors.
(2) Non-member registration includes a one-year Affiliate Membership.
Payment
Registrations received after August 27, 2011 will be charged the site-registration fee.
Cancellations must be submitted in writing by August 27, 2011. A 20% service fee will apply to all cancellations
received before August 27, 2011; no refunds will be made on registration fees or special events after August 27, 2011.
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Make all checks payable to NYWEA
525 Plum Street, Suite 102, Syracuse, NY 13204
Please complete all vouchers before submitting for payment.
Registration form can also be faxed to: 315-422-3851.
} Includes: Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Breaks on both days
Total Registration $
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New York Water Environment Association, Inc.
525 Plum Street, Suite 102
Syracuse, NY 13204
Mark Your Calendars for These Upcoming Meetings!
WEFTEC
October 15–19, 2011
Los Angeles, CA
Wet Weather
October 26, 2011
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November 16, 2011
Potsdam, NY
84th Annual Meeting
February 5–8, 2012
New York City
Marriott Marquis
For more details,
visit www.nywea.org
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