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RPI’s Leadership Role in New York State’s Environmental Management Programs by John Willson ’74

RPI’s Leadership Role in New York State’s Environmental Management Programs by John Willson ’74 Harry Hovey ’52 Leo Hetling ’64. Environmental Engineering. Department of Health Information for a Healthy New York CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. RPI Environmental Pioneers.

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RPI’s Leadership Role in New York State’s Environmental Management Programs by John Willson ’74

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  1. RPI’s Leadership Role in New York State’s Environmental Management Programs by John Willson ’74 Harry Hovey ’52 Leo Hetling ’64 Environmental Engineering Department of Health Information for a Healthy New York CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

  2. RPI Environmental Pioneers William Pit Mason - Professor 1890- 1910- Environmental Chemist

  3. 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

  4. New York State Department of Health Milton T. Hill Meredith Thompson Alexander Rihm 1958 Professor Edward J. Kilcawley Environmental Engineering

  5. Questions • 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?

  6. New York State Environmental Programs ~ 1958 Bureau of Sanitation Radiological Health and Air Pollution Control Section Sewage Section Water Supply Section Milk and Food Section Camp Sanitation Section Reality Subdivisions

  7. Department of Environmental Conservation2005 Media RelationsPress OfficeOffice of AdministrationDivision of OperationsDivision of Environmental PermitsDivision of Information ServicesDivision of Management and BudgetDivision of Public Affairs and EducationOffice of Air and Waste ManagementDivision of Air ResourcesDivision of Solid & Hazardous MaterialsDivision of Environmental RemediationOffice of General CounselOffice of General CounselLegal AffairsEnvironmental JusticeEnvironmental EnforcementOffice of Hearings and Mediation ServicesOffice of Hearings and Mediation Services

  8. 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

  9. 1990 RPI ALUMNI DIRECTORY 134 actively working Alumni at DEC 70 actively working Alumni at DOH

  10. RPI and Management of New York State's Water Program Richard McCormick Director, Saranac Lake District Office, DOH Fred Esmond DirectorEngineering and Program Development Division of Construction Grants, DEC Tom Allen, Sr. Associate Engineer, Division of Water, DEC Gerald McDonald Director Monroe County Sewer Authority Art Warner Director Bureau of Regulatory Services Division of Water, DEC Ronald Maylath Division of Water, William Muhall Sr. Engineer, DEC Albert Bromberg Assoc. Eng ,Division of Water, DEC John Annicelli Principal Engineer Westchester County Department of Health Kenneth Stevens Bureau Director William Berner Assoc. Eng.Division of Water, DEC Robert Cook Director, Division of Marine Resources Leo Hetling Director, Division of Environmental Protection, DOH Gil Faustel Chief, Design Section Bureau of Public Water Supply, DOH Bert Mead Regional Engineer, Watertown Regional Office, DEC Charles DeFasio Director, Rensselaer County Sewer District Sal Pagano DirectorDivision of Water, DEC Anthony Adamczyk Albany Regional Director William Kivitt Albert Schuler Jay Bloomfield Chief, Inland Lakes and Freshwater, DEC Howard Gates Sr. Chief, Section, DOH Fred Wurtemberger Director, Rensselaer County Sewer Thomas Quinn Bill Stasiuk Director, Environmental Health Center, DOH

  11. RPI and Management of New York State's Interstate and International Water Resources Delaware River Basin Commission Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission Albert Bromberg ‘59 New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission Commissioner - Leo J. Hetling ‘64 Commissioner - Albert Bromberg ‘59 Commissioner - Sal Pagano ‘64 International Joint Commission Pollution From Land Drainage Reference Group – Leo Hetling ‘64 Research Advisory Board – Leo Hetling ‘64 Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Albert Bromberg ‘59 Water Quality Advisory Board – Sal Pagano ‘64 .

  12. Summer Average Dissolved Oxygen Hudson River Below Albany

  13. 18 16 14 12 10 Total Number of Species 1973 1977 1983 1991 1997 2002 EPT trends (sensitive mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies) in the Hudson River at Troy, 1973-2002. (From Bode 2002)

  14. RPI and Management of New York State's Air Resources Program Harry Hovey Director, Division of Air Resources Russell Twaddell Chief, Planning Richard Gibbs Director, Automotive Emissions Program Gerard Blanchard Director Bur. Of Air Research Beverly Rihm Technical Writer Edward Davis Asst. Director, Division of Air Resources Mark Delamater Sr. Engineer Paul Berry Director, Bureau Air Quality Surveillance Thomas Allen Director, Division of Air Resources Thomas Shen Sen. Research Scientist John Higgins Director, Bureau of Source Control Interstate and International Air Resources Acitvities State and Territorial Air Pollination Program Administrators,International Joint Commission,Northeastern States for Coordinated Air Use Management Harry Hovey

  15. Evolution of Air Resources Management Program >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 1970 Division of Air Resources Transfer to Department of Environmental Conservation Automotive Emissions, Acid Rain, Ozone, Interstate Pollution Transport, Technology Standards

  16. RPI and Management of New York States Solid and Hazardous Waste Programs John Willson ’61 Director, Bureau Western Remedial Action Nicholas Kolak Chief, Special Projects James A. Sanford ’69 Chief Western Facilities Operations Sally Rowland ’90 Chief, Analysis Section Michael J. O’Toole ‘69 Associate Division Director Murray Sharkey Chief, Technical Support Section Paul Counterman ’70 Director, Bureau Hazardous Waste Management Clifton Van Guilder ’76 Chief, Technology Development John Hawley ‘70 Director, Environmental Exposure Investigation, DOH Andy Carlson ’77 Director, Toxic Substance DOH John Rankin ’65 Chief, Investigation Support Joe Slack ’68 Chief, Remedial Section Thomas Easterly ’70 Chief, Residuals Management David King ‘71 Director, Bureau Eastern Remedial Affairs

  17. 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.

  18. Number of Landfills in New York State1964 - 2002 Source: NYSDEC

  19. 42% recycled 12 % incineration 32 % landfilled 14 % exported Waste to energy Double lined landfill

  20. Management of Biosolids; Waste tires & Medical waste

  21. Hazardous Waste Management RCRA C Program Source: NYSDEC

  22. 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

  23. New York State TSDFs Universe Source: NYSDEC

  24. Source: NYSDEC

  25. Source: NYSDEC

  26. Insulationof SlurryWall 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 Source: NYSDEC

  27. Hazardous Waste Inactive Sites Program Love Canal Trench 1927

  28. 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

  29. Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites Source: NYSDEC

  30. Remedial Status Source: NYSDEC

  31. State Superfund Funding Sources Source: NYSDEC

  32. Tank Removal 443 sites in voluntary cleanup program private funds 75 sites in Environmental restoration Program municipal grants Source: NYSDEC

  33. Other Programs Radiological Health Sherwood Davies ‘40 William Kelleher ‘66 Public Health Sanitation (Bathing Beaches, Children's Camps, Swimming) Pools) Howard Gates ‘61

  34. New technology (Internet, DVDs and instant television conferencing) affecting the way engineers obtain information. Environmental problems international in scope. Indoor Air Expectations and standards are rising. Energy 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. Top level management of environmental programs moving away from technical professionals. Micro toxins, (Mercury, Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals) Facilities built in the 70s and 80s are reaching the end of their useful life Maintain program commitment in difficult fiscal times. Recycling and Waste Reduction are a necessity. Resource Depletion Vapor Intrusion into Homes

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