rpi’s leadership role in new york state’s environmental management programs by john willson...
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RPI’s Leadership Role in New York State’sEnvironmental Management Programs
by
John Willson ’74 Harry Hovey ’52 Leo Hetling ’64
Department of HealthInformation for a Healthy New YorkCENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Environmental Engineering
William Pit Mason - Professor 1890- 1910- Environmental Chemist
RPI Environmental Pioneers
1875 Walter Dauchy Review of Water Works at Hudson, NY
1876 William Henderson A Review of the Proposed West Troy Water Works
1877 Antonio Lavandeira Supply of Water for Troy, NY
1878 Kaname Haraguchi Review of the Pumping Engines and Boilers of the Albany City Water Supply
1887 Irving Matthews Design of a System of Water Works for the City of Troy, NY
1889 Paul O. Hebert Albany’s New Water Supply
1890 William Arnold Chemical Examination of the Troy Water Supply
1891 George Hallock Self Purification of the Hudson River between Troy and Albany
1893 Ralph Chambers Design for an additional Water Supply for the City of Troy, NY
1895 George A. Soper The Efficiency of the Public Water Supply Filter at Hudson, NY
1895 William C. Boyd Design for a New Water Supply for Albany, NY
1897 John A. Kingman An Investigation for an Improved Water Supply for the City of Albany, NY
1899 Lawrence L. Arnold An investigation Regarding the Suitability of the Hudson River and its Tributaries for Boiler Water
1913 Olin J. Magary Water Supply for a Part of Albany, NY
1925 Chang-Kan Chien Design for a Gravity Water Supply for Albany, NY
1937 Payl Royal Grossman Design and Economic Comparison for a Water Supply
Some Early RPI - Health Department Environmental Leaders
• John Bumstead, ’35 BCE,• Irving Grossman, ’49 BCE, • John C. Haberer ’31 BCE, • Harry H. Hovey, ’52 BCE • Sherwood Davis, ’40 BCE• Meredith Thompson ’35 DCE• Andrew Fleck, ’45 BX
Environmental Engineering
New York State Department of Health
Professor Edward J. Kilcawley
Milton T. Hill
Meredith Thompson
Alexander Rihm1958
Questions
1. Was Professor Kilcawley’s vision of complex expanded environmental management needs realistic?
2. Did the need envisioned by Professor Kilcawley and the State managers for trained interdisciplinary professionals happen?
3. Did the RPI Environmental Engineering graduates make a difference?
Bureau of Sanitation
Radiological Health and Air Pollution Control Section
Sewage Section
Water Supply Section
Milk and Food Section
Camp Sanitation Section
Reality Subdivisions
New York State Environmental Programs ~ 1958
Office of Natural Resources and Water Quality Division of Fish Wildlife and Marine Resources Division of Lands and Forests Division of Mineral Resources Division of Water
Office of Public Protection Division of Forest Protection and Fire Management Division of Law Enforcement Regional Offices Office of Labor Relations
Legislative Relations Legislative Unit
Special Programs within DEC Hudson River Estuary Program Great Lakes Program New York Natural Heritage Program
Independent Boards that Work with DEC Freshwater Wetlands Appeals Board Conservation Fund Advisory Board Fish and Wildlife Management Board
Media Relations Press OfficeOffice of Administration Division of Operations Division of Environmental Permits Division of Information Services Division of Management and Budget Division of Public Affairs and Education
Office of Air and Waste Management Division of Air Resources Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials Division of Environmental Remediation
Office of General Counsel Office of General Counsel Legal Affairs Environmental Justice Environmental Enforcement
Office of Hearings and Mediation Services Office of Hearings and Mediation Services
Department of Environmental Conservation 2005
New York State Department of Health
Center for Environmental Health
Division of Environmental Health Assessment
Bureau of Exposure Investigation
Bureau of Toxic Substances Assessment
Division of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Radiological Health
Bureau of Community Sanitation and Food Protection
Bureau of Public Water Supply
Division of Occupational Health & Bureau of Occupational Health
Bureau of Occupational Health
Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology
1990 RPI ALUMNI DIRECTORY
134 actively working Alumni at DEC
70 actively working Alumni at DOH
RPI and Management of New York State's Water Program
Tom Allen, Sr.
Associate Engineer, Division of
Water, DEC
William Berner
Assoc. Eng.Division of Water, DEC
Albert Bromberg
Assoc. Eng ,D
ivision of Water, D
EC
Jay Bloomfield
Chief, Inland Lakes and Freshwater, DEC
Fred Esmond
Director Engineering and Program DevelopmentDivision of Construction Grants, DEC
John Annicelli
Principal E
ngineer
Westchester County Departm
ent of H
ealth
Gil FaustelChief, Design SectionBureau of Public Water Supply, DOH
Howard Gates Sr.Chief, Section, DOH
William Kivitt
Ronald Maylath
Division of Water,
Richard McCormick
Director, Saranac Lake Distric
t Offic
e, DOH
Gerald McDonaldDirector Monroe County Sewer
Authority
Bert Mead
Regional Engineer, Watertown Regional Office, DEC
William MuhallSr. Engineer, DEC
Sal Pagano Director Division of Water, DEC
Thomas Quinn
Albert Schuler
Bill Stasiuk
Director, Environmental Health Center, DOH
Art WarnerDirector Bureau of Regulatory Services
Division of Water, DEC
Fred Wurtemberger
Director, Rensselaer County Sewer
Leo HetlingDirector, Division of Environmental Protection, DOH
Anthony AdamczykAlbany Regional Director
Robert CookDirector, Division of Marine Resources
Charles DeFasio
Director, Rensselaer County Sewer District
Kenneth Stevens
Bureau Director
RPI and Management of New York State's Interstate and International Water Resources
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control CommissionCommissioner - Leo J. Hetling ‘64Commissioner - Albert Bromberg ‘59Commissioner - Sal Pagano ‘64
International Joint CommissionPollution From Land Drainage Reference Group – Leo Hetling ‘64Research Advisory Board – Leo Hetling ‘64Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Albert Bromberg ‘59Water Quality Advisory Board – Sal Pagano ‘64
Delaware River Basin CommissionOhio River Valley Water Sanitation CommissionAlbert Bromberg ‘59
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Annual Capital Expenditures for Wastewater Treatment
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Pollution Loads to the Lower Hudson River
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Summer Average Dissolved Oxygen Hudson River Below Albany
EPT trends (sensitive mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies) in the Hudson River at Troy, 1973-2002. (From Bode 2002)
1973 1977 1983 1991 1997 2002
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Harry Hovey
Director, Division of Air Resources
Edward DavisAsst. Director, Division of Air Resources
Paul Berry
Director, Bureau Air Quality Surveillance
Gerard Blanchard
Director Bur. Of Air Research
Richard Gibbs
Director, Automotive Emissions Program
John Higgins
Director, Bureau of Source
Control
Mark Delamater
Sr. Engineer
Thomas Shen
Sen. Research Scientist
Russell Twaddell
Chief, Planning
Beverly Rihm
Technical Writer
Thomas AllenDirector, Division of Air Resources
RPI and Management of New York State's Air Resources Program
Interstate and International Air Resources AcitvitiesState and Territorial Air Pollination Program Administrators, International Joint Commission, Northeastern States for Coordinated Air Use ManagementHarry Hovey
>1957 Radiological Health and Air Sanitation Section
Public Health Nuisances
1957 Air Pollution Control Section
Air Pollution Control Act, Air Pollution Control Board
Odors, Smoke, Air Monitoring
1964 Bureau of Air
Regulatory Development, Standards
1966 Division of Air Resources
Air Management, Modeling, Standards
Evolution of Air Resources Management Program
1970 Division of Air ResourcesTransfer to Department of Environmental ConservationAutomotive Emissions, Acid Rain, Ozone, Interstate Pollution Transport, Technology Standards
RPI and Management of New York States
Solid and Hazardous Waste Programs
Michael J. O’Toole ‘69
Associate Division Director
James A. Sanford ’69
Chief Western Facilities Operations
Thomas Easte
rly ’7
0
Chief, Resid
uals Management
Paul Counterman ’70 Director, Bureau Hazardous Waste Management
Clifton Van Guilder ’7
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Chief, Technology Development John Rankin ’65
Chief, Investigation SupportDavid King ‘71
Director, Bureau Eastern Remedial Affairs
John Willson ’61
Director, Bureau Western Remedial Action
Joe Slack ’68
Chief, Remedial Section
Murray SharkeyChief, Technical Support Section
Nicholas KolakChief, Special Projects
Andy Carlson ’77
Director, Toxic Substance DOH
John Hawley ‘70
Director, Environmental Exposure Investigation, DOH
Sally Rowland ’90Chief, Analysis Section
Solid Waste Management
State Public Health Council in 1962 enacted a three page regulation which states that refuse disposal operations be conducted as sanitary landfills and municipal incinerators be operated so as to meet air pollution standards.
Number of Landfills in New York State1964 - 2002
1600
870800
640570
425
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97 66 56 53 51
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Waste to energy
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7.2
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11.1 10.7
12.5 12.6
17.2
% of the Solid Waste Stream Recovered
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 19990
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12% 17% 19% 23% 28% 32% 39% 38% 42% 42% 47%
Progress of Recycling in New York State 1989 - 1999
Double lined landfill
42% recycled
12 % incineration
32 % landfilled
14 % exported
Management of Biosolids; Waste tires & Medical waste
Hazardous Waste Management RCRA C Program
Program Development
• Regulate Hazardous Waste Transporters
• Develop & Initiate Manifest System to Track Hazardous Waste from Cradle to Grave
• Regulations Adopted 1982
• July 26, 1982 Interim Authorization
• May 29, 1986 Final Authorization
New York State TSDFs Universe
58
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44
Ful ly Permitted Clos ing-IS
To Be Perm itted-IS Permi t Defer red-IS
58 Fully Permit ted, 10 Interim Status - IS
Status of 68 Operating TSDFs
24068
Closed/Inactive
Operating
Total RCRA-C Facilities - 308*Permit/Closure Summary
Insulationof Slurry
Wall
315 facilities subject to corrective action
127 RFA DSHM
85 FSF- DER
2 USEPA
6 DSHM & DER
95 Completed RFA 18 NFA
77 FI 65 complete 12 RFI
Hazardous Waste Inactive Sites Program
Love Canal Trench 1927
Development of Program
• 1979 Abandon Sites Act
• 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) $ 1.6 Billion
• 1982 & 1985 Superfund Law and Amendments
• 1986 Bond Act $ 1.2 Billion
Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites
Source: NYSDEC
Remedial Status
Source: NYSDEC
State Superfund Funding Sources
Source: NYSDEC
Tank Removal
443 sites in voluntary cleanup program private funds
75 sites in Environmental restoration Program municipal grants
Other Programs
Radiological Health
Sherwood Davies ‘40
William Kelleher ‘66
Public Health Sanitation (Bathing Beaches, Children's Camps, Swimming) Pools)
Howard Gates ‘61
In accordance with Professor Kilcawley’s vision, the program should be interdisciplinary with most courses taught outside the department and a close working relationship with government should be a priority. We would add to this a need to develop skills in management and communication.
Micro toxins, (Mercury, Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals)
Vapor Intrusion into Homes
Indoor Air
Facilities built in the 70s and 80s are reaching the end of their useful life
Expectations and standards are rising.
New technology (Internet, DVDs and instant television conferencing) affecting the way engineers obtain information.
Top level management of environmental programs moving away from technical professionals.
Environmental problems international in scope.
Resource Depletion
Recycling and Waste Reduction are a necessity.
Energy
Maintain program commitment in difficult fiscal times.