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PennTec2016 88th Annual Technical
Conference & Exhibition
June 5-8, 2016Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
State College, PA
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monday, June 6, 20166:00pm Reception6:20pm Welcome—Brian Book, PWEA President6:25pm WEF Award Presentations—presented by Eileen O'Neill6:40pm PWEA Award Presentations •TedMosesHighHatAwardspresentedbyMichaelD.Sassaman •PWEAAwardspresentedbyLarryFair •GolfAwardpresentedtotheSectionwinningtheAnnualGolf
Outing7:15pm Presentation of the Past President’s Award RemarksbyBrianBook,2015-2016PWEAPresident7:30pm Presentation of the PWEA President’s Gavel RemarksbyLarryFair,2016-2017PWEAPresident7:45pm Dinner9:00pm Conclusion
OzgulCaliciogluThomasGeezaJinzeLiMichaelJ.ShreveYaoli Ye
AdamCadwalladerCarlosR.FernandezPulidoYuxiangShenBoyaXiongConnorZingale
See pages 22-23 for additional information about the Research Papers and Posters, which will be presented on Tuesday beginning at 8:00am at the Research Program.
ListsofpastPWEAandWEFawardwinners,goingback25years,areincluded atthebackofthisprogram.Forcompletelists,gotowww.pwea.org.
Podium Presenters Poster Presenters
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WEF Awards Arthur Sidney Bedell Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel B. Slagle
Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Genie Bausinger
William D. Hatfield Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Wisser
George W. Burke, Jr. Safety Award . . . . . . . . . . . City of Easton Bureau of Collection Systems
Lifetime Membership Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alfred J. Baginski, James Culler, Carl Janson, Robert Liljestrand, Lee A. Lundberg, Raymond H. Myers,
Karl E. Schreiter, Jr., Neal Sivec
PWEA AwardsTed Moses High Hat Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Kershner, Stephen Copeland, Brian Book,
Eric Planey, Eileen O’Neill
David A. Long Memorial Educational Service Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip Schwartz
Yenchko Meritorious Service Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur Auchenbach III
Ted Haseltine Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Douglas Pike
Mark B. Hannum Operator of the Year Awards >2.0 MGD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Larry Fair <2.0 MGD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rick Spotts
Facility Safety Awards Class I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Western Butler County Authority Class II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lancaster Area Sewer Authority Collection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . City of Easton Bureau of Collection Systems
Roy F. Weston Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Stammers
Walter A. Lyon Purity of Waters Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael D. Sassaman
Golden Raindrop Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Dutton, Charlotte Katzenmoyer
Golden Manhole Society Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa Smith
Utility Leadership Excellence Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophie Simon
Committee Excellence Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collection Systems Committee
PWO Director’s Service Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Brown
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Brian L. Book, PEBrianisthecurrentPresidentofPWEA.HehasaBSinChemicalEngineeringfromBucknellUniversity,1986,andaMastersofEnvironmentalEngineeringfromPennStateUniversity,1997.HeholdsaPennsylvaniaProfessionalEngineeringLicenseandaClassA,EWastewaterOperatorsLicense.
Withmorethan28yearsofconsultingexperience,hehascompletedthedesignofmorethan20POTWsinPAduringhistenurewithGannetFleming(1982-92),HRG(1992–2010),HazenandSawyer(2010–2015)andRETTEW(present).HealsowasaparttimeinstructorforPennState-UniversityParkandPennState–CapitalCityduringtheyearsof1999–2005.
BrianisamemberoftheDEPSewageAdvisoryCommittee(representingPSPEsince2002)andhasservedPWEAontheEditorialBoard,theWaterSustainability&ReuseCommittee(Co-Chair)andthePennTecProgramcommitteepriortobecominganofficer.Finally,hehaswrittenorpresentedapproximately20papersandwasacontributingAuthortotheASCE/WEFMOP8“DesignofMunicipalWastewaterTreatmentPlants,5thEdition”.
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Larry FairLarrybeganhiswastewatercareerin1977attheMyerstownWastewaterTreatmentfacility.Sincethattime,hespentafewyearswiththeNorthernLebanonCountyAuthorityandultimatelyreturnedtoMyerstownastheirFacilitySupervisor.In2011,NorthLondonderryTownshipbeganconstructiononitsnewwastewatertreatmentplantandhiredLarryastheSuperintendentofthefacility.
TheNorthLondonderryfacilityisa1.5mgdSchreiberBNRprocess.ProcesscontrolincludesnitrateandDOprobesaswellasmonitoringMLSS,SVI,F:M,SSV,
andmicroscopicanalysis.Theplanthasamaintenanceprogramthatincludesdaily,weekly,monthlyandquarterlycheckchartstorecordallmaintenanceinformation.Servicecontracts,andoilanalysissupplementtheroutinemaintenance.Asparepartsinventoryismaintainedthatincludesnumbers,valuesanddates.TheirplanthasmaintainedcompliancewithitsBayrequirements.Theplant'slaboratoryisaccreditedforBOD,cBOD,TSS,FecalColiform,Ammonia-Nitrogen,andTotalPhosphorus,withplanstoaddTKN,Nitrate,TotalNitrogen,CopperandZinc.Theplanthasawrittensafetyprogramandholdsquarterlysafetycommitteemeetings.Larryandhisstaffhavecontinuouslymadeimprovementstotheplantwhichinclude:automatingthegravitysludgewastinglinetoanautomatedpumpingsystemthatallowsfor24/7operation,modifyingPLCenclosurestoprotectthemfromextremeheatandcold,andpretreatingeffluentusedintheirheatpumptoeliminateclogging.
LarryisaLifeMemberoftheEPWPCOA,servesontheirBoardofDirectors,andwasEPWPCOAPresidentin2000.HeisaWEFmemberaswellasthecurrentFirstVice-PresidentofthePWEA.Inaddition,hehasbeenaPWEABoardmemberformanyyearsastheEasternSectionRepresentative.LarryisapastrecipientoftheJohnYenchkoMeritoriousServiceAward,theTedMosesHighHatAwardandtheWEF’sWilliamD.HatfieldAward.
Inhissparetime,Larryenjoysbassfishingandparticipatesinvarioustournamentsthroughoutthearea.Heisanavidhunterandoutdoorsmen.Butmostofall,Larryvaluesthetimespentwithhiswife,Wendy,ontheSassafrasRiverinMaryland.
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Brian L. BookPresident
Daniel B. Slagle1st Past President
Larry M. Fair1stVicePresident
Carl E. Janson1stFederationDelegate
David BrownPWODirector
Dean Miller2ndFederation
Delegate
Nicholaus SahdCentralDirector
Michael P. Sedon2ndVicePresident
Scot FertichSecretary/Treasurer
Arthur W. Auchenbach III2nd Past President
Tina MyersEasternDirector
Brian LubenowEditor
Joseph RostWesternDirector
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About wEFFounded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 36,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. WEF members, Member Associations and staff proudly work to achieve our mission to provide bold leadership, champion innovation, connect water professionals, and leverage knowledge to support clean and safe water worldwide. To learn more, visit www.wef.org.
Eileen o'neilEileenO’NeillistheExecutiveDirectoroftheWaterEnvironmentFederation(WEF),aninternationalorganizationofwaterqualityprofessionalsheadquarteredinAlexandria,VA.
Dr.O’NeillwasappointedWEF’sExecutiveDirectorinJanuary2014.ShehadpreviouslyworkedwiththeFederationformorethan20yearsinavarietyofpositions,includingwithresponsibilityforoversightofWEF’stechnical,international,andcommunicationsprograms,andservedastheorganization’schieftechnicalofficerbeforebecomingdeputyexecutivedirectorinlate2011.
BeforejoiningWEFsheworkedasanacademicandinenvironmentalconsultingintheU.S.andinEurope.ShehasaBSinSoilSciencefromtheUniversityofNewcastle-upon-Tyne(U.K.)andaPhDinSoilSciencefromtheUniversityofAberdeen(U.K.)andundertookapostdoctoraltraineeshipinEnvironmentalToxicologyattheUniversityofWisconsinatMadison.
Alfred Baginski – Member Since 1980James Culler – Member Since 1973Carl Janson – Member Since 1975
Robert Liljestrand – Member Since 1973Lee Lundberg – Member Since 1979
Raymond Myers – Member Since 1973Karl Schreiter, Jr. – Member Since 1974
Neal Sivec – Member Since 1974
Lifetime membership AwardThe Lifetime Membership Award acknowledges a person who has been an Active Member, Professional Wastewater Operations Member, or a representative of a Corporate or Associate Member in one or more Member Associations for a combined total of at least thirty-five years and who has reached the age of 65 years at the time of application for transferring to Life Member.
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daniel B. slagleDanSlagleisPresidentandCo-founderofNichols&SlagleEngineering,Inc.,aconsultingfirmlocatedinMoonTownship,Pennsylvania.HereceivedaBachelorofScienceDegreefromthePennsylvaniaStateUniversityinWaterResourceEngineeringandholdsaMasterofScienceDegreeinCivilEngineeringfromtheUniversityofPittsburgh.
DanisanactivememberofthePWEAandtheWesternPennsylvaniaWaterPollutionControlAssociationsince1977.DuringthattimehehasservedasPresidentofbothPWEAaswellastheWesternSection.Heisamemberofthe
StateResearchCommitteealongwithvariousotherStateandSectionCommittees.HehasalsoservedastheWesternSectionDirector.
DanisaRegisteredProfessionalEngineerinPennsylvaniawith37yearsofexperienceinenvironmentalengineering,specializinginthewaterandwastewaterindustryasamunicipalengineer.HeisaRegisteredClassA-1WastewaterOperatorandSewagePlanOperatorinPennsylvania.
DanservedontheBoardofDeaconsatHebronUnitedPresbyterianChurchandisactiveinthePennHillsCommunity.Heandhiswife,Donna,aretheproudparentsofKristin,KatherineandRebecca.
Arthur sidney Bedell AwardThe Arthur Sidney Bedell Award was established by the Water Environment Federation to acknowledge extraordinary personal service to the Member Association, which may be based on organizational leadership, administrative service, membership activity, stimulation of technical functions, or similar participation. The Award is named for the second President of the Federation, who exemplified its purpose by his long devotion and service to the New York Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association, now the New York Water Environment Association.
genie BausingerGenieBausingeroverseesalloftherequiredNPDESandprocesscontroltestingfortheMiltonRegionalSewerAuthority,MRSA,ensuresthelaboratorymaintainsDEPaccreditation,aswellasperformsthenecessarysamplingandinspectionofallpermittedindustriesintheMRSA'sservicearea.Sheisalicensedwastewateroperator,chairofPWEA'sLaboratoryPracticescommittee,andamemberofPWEA'sBiosolidscommittee.ShewasawardedtheCentralSection'sLaboratoryExcellenceAwardin2013.
GeniegraduatedfromWestChesterUniversitywithaB.S.inForensicChemistryin2005.SheworkedasaplantchemistattheCityofLebanonWastewaterTreatmentPlantfor3yearsbeforeacceptinghercurrentpositionofLaboratorySupervisor/MIPPCoordinatoratMRSAin2008.
Laboratory Analyst Excellence AwardThe Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award is presented by the Water Environment Federation to recognize individuals for outstanding performance, professionalism and contributions to the water quality analysis profession. The Award criteria includes outstanding efforts in the area of wastewater and environment aquatic analyses; involvement in community activities or public relations; presentations at professional conferences relevant to water quality analysis; and contributions that have been beneficial to the nominee’s facility.
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david wisserDavidWisserhasbeenemployedbytheJointMunicipalAuthorityofWyomissingValleysince1982.HestartedasanOperatorandwaspromotedtoAuthorityManagerin1989.HehasaBSinBiologyfromKutztownUniversityandholdsaClassA,Esubclass1,2,3,4license.
From1992to2003DavewasaninstructorforthePADEPwastewateroperatortrainingcourses.Startingin2014hehasbeenaninstructorforRACCWastewaterOperatorCertificationprogram.HehasalsobeenaninstructorforseveralEPWPCOAcourses.
DavestrivestopromotethefieldofwastewatertreatmentwithplanttoursforgroupsrangingfromCubScouttroopstoWomen’sgroupsandlocalschoolsgroups.
William D. Hatfield AwardThe William D. Hatfield Award is presented by the Water Environment Federation to recognize outstanding treatment plant operation. The Award is presented to operators of wastewater treatment plants who, through their outstanding performance and professionalism, deserve commendation. The Award criteria includes a successful system of reports; a forum for suggestions for improvement; financial acumen; a good public relations program; and dissemination of information in the field of water pollution control.
george w. Burke, Jr. safety AwardThe George W. Burke, Jr. Safety Award is presented by the Water Environment Federation to encourage an active and effective safety program in municipal and industrial wastewater facilities. The Award is presented to facilities that have demonstrated and illustrated an active and effective safety program and a facility safety record for the preceding calendar year.
City of Easton Bureau of Collection systemsTheCityofEastonhasseven(7)employeesintheBureauofCollectionSystemsresponsiblefortheoperation,maintenanceandrepairofboththeSanitaryandStormCollectionSystems.Thesesystemsconsistingofover65milesofgravitysanitarysewers,over6000sewerlaterals,morethan2200manholes,33milesofstormsewers,and1600inletboxes.
AllemployeesaretrainedinthecalibrationandoperationofportablegasdetectorsforuseinConfinedSpaceEntries,CSE,aswellasbeingtrainedasEntrants,Attendants,andSupervisorsforCSE's.AnnualtrainingintrenchingsafetyincludesfieldsoilanalysisandcertificationasaCompetentPerson.TrenchshoringisaccomplishedusingSafe-T-Shorehydraulicbracingandcertifiedshoringpanels.
First-aidkidsandfireextinguishersareavailableinallvehicles,storageareas,andoffices.Hands-onfireextinguishertrainingisconductedannually.Topreventdamagetothefacilitiesbyothercontractors,employeesparticipateinthePAOneCallSystemwitha96%responserating.MSDSiscurrentlybeingupgradedtothenewGloballyHarmonizedSystem.Allhazardousmaterialsareinventoriedevery6months,andSDSareupdatedatthattime.
AllemployeesaremembersoftheEasternPennsylvaniaWaterPollutionControlOperatorsAssociation.ThreeemployeeshavePADEPWastewaterCollectionSystemLicenses.Ithasbeenalmostfive(5)yearssincetheBureauhashadalosttimeaccident.
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Crew members from left to right: Alan Magocs, John Mandarino (Foreman), Jason Frenchko, Matt Mowrey,
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david KershnerDavidchangedfromacareerinsecondaryeducationtojointheworldofwaterandwastewatertreatment.HisworkexperiencepriortotheelevenyearsofteachinghighschoolincludedtwosummersatBCMEngineersandthreeandahalfyearswithWoodward-ClydeConsultantsdoinggeotechnicallabandfieldwork.In2005,hejoinedKershnerEnvironmentalTechnologiestotakeontheroleof“AftermarketSales”,wherehecallsdirectlyonwaterandwastewatertreatmentplants.
DavidhasbeenactivewiththeEPWPCOAsincestartingwithKETandhasservedonseveralcommittees,includingtheCollectionsSystemsCommitteeandthe
TradeShowCommittee.Forthelastfiveyears,hehasbeenthechairoftheEducationandTrainingCommittee,ofwhichhe’sbeenamemberfornineyears.Inthiscapacity,DavidalsoservesontheBoardofDirectorsoftheEPWPCOA.Overtheyears,hehashelpedtocreateseveralnewcoursesfortheassociationtoofferitsmembersincludingtopicssuchasUVDisinfection,PolymerandPolymerMakedownSystems,PreventativeMaintenance,AlternativeEnergySourcesforWaterandWastewaterPlants,Biosolids,andOdorControl.HebegantheprocessofgettingoneandtwohourWebinar-typeclassesapprovedforoperatortrainingcredit,andtheEducation&TrainingCommitteewillpresenttheirfirstwebinarin2016.Hehastaughtclassesonodorcontrol,chemicalfeed,andalsotaughttheDEPmandatedcoursetitled,“SecuringDrinkingWaterandWastewaterFacilities.”
ted moses high hat AwardsThe Ted Moses High Hat Award is given by PWEA in honor of Ted Moses, the first Secretary of the Association. This is a service award given to members who have distinguished themselves while working to promote the Association and its programs.
The original high hat, purchased in a Philadelphia pawn shop in 1935, is the Association’s most prized and priceless possession. The names of past recipients are lettered upon the hat, and the annual ceremony accompanying the presentation of this award has become a tradition at the PWEA Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony. Because the original high hat had no additional space for names of award recipients, Ned and Marti Sams purchased another high hat. The Sams graciously donated this second hat to the Association so that names of future award recipients will also appear on a high hat.
stephen CopelandStevegraduatedfromTempleUniversityin1967withaB.A.inChemistry.StevehasbeenamemberofEPA-RegionIII'sPretreatmentTeamsinceitsinceptioninOctober1992.HehasbeenwithEPAforalmost41years,servingintheWaterDivisionfor28years.Priorexperienceincludes9+yearsintheEnvironmentalServicesDivisionand4+yearsintheAirDivision.HecurrentlyservesasaseniormemberoftheTeamandisresponsibleforoversightofmanyofthelocalPAandDEmunicipalpretreatmentprograms,aswellasbeingthefocalpointforthedelegatedpretreatmentprogramsinMD,VA,andWV.SteveisamemberofEPWPCOAandPWEA.InadditiontomakingpresentationsatEPWPCOAtraining
coursesandattheirannualtechnicalconferences,StevehasalsoconductedseveralpresentationsatPWEAtrainingeventsandattheannualPWEAconferences.
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Brian BookPleaserefertopage4forinformationaboutthisawardrecipient.
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Eric PlaneyAgraduateofYoughHighSchoolandthePennsylvaniaStateUniversity,EricPlaneyobtainaBSinEnvironmentalResourceManagementandaMinorinEnvironmentalEngineering.EriciscurrentlyPresidentofDrnachEnvironmental,anopenchannelflowmonitoringcompanyspecializinginI&Istudies.HeisalsoownerofEMPSpecialtyServices,LLC,whereheprovidespackagesewageplantconsultingandoperationsservices.HecurrentlyservesontheWPWPCA(WesternPennsylvaniaWaterPollutionControlAssociation)ExecutiveBoardasSecondVicePresident,andheisarecentrecipientoftheWPWPCA’sAlfredBolognaWaterPollutionControlAchievementAward.Heisalsochairmanofthe
collectionssystemcommittee,aswellasservesonothercommittees.EricresidesinNewStanton,PAwithhiswifeLynnette,threechildrenTyler,Nathan,andMadalyn,anddogChip.
Eileen o’neillPleaserefertopage6forinformationaboutthisawardrecipient.
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david A. Long memorial Educational service AwardThe David A. Long Memorial Educational Service Award was established in 2001. The award is in recognition of Dr. David A. Long for his lifelong service and dedication toward the education and training of water and wastewater treatment plant operators and environmental professionals. This award is presented to individuals who distinguish themselves through their efforts and contributions to the education of water quality professionals.
Philip schwartz PhilSchwartzistheEPWPCOA2016President.HeisalongtimememberofourEducation&TrainingCommittee.AsamemberofthisCommitteehehasleadthedevelopmentofnumerouscoursesforwastewateroperatorsandtaughtmanymore.Itdoesn'tmatterifPhilisleadingthecoursedevelopment,ifthetopicofinstrumentationorelectricalismentioned,Philimmediatelyvolunteerstoparticipateandteach.
PhilgraduatedfromCornellUniversitywithaBachelorsandMaster’sDegreeinCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringin1981.Hehasover33yearsofexperience
inengineeringintheareasofwaterandwastewatertreatmentwithemphasisonbothprocessandinstrumentationandcontrolsystemdesigns.PhilstartedhiscareerwithGreeley&HanseninPhiladelphiafollowedbyJohnsonMarchinIvylandandBCMEngineersinPlymouthMeeting.In1997,Phil,alongwithhisthreebusinesspartners,foundedKeystoneEngineeringGroup(KEG).PhiliscurrentlythePresidentandCEOofthecompany,whichislocatedinFrazer,PA.KEGisaProfessionalEngineeringFirmandSystemsIntegratorspecializinginElectrical,Instrumentation,ControlsandSCADAforthewater/wastewaterindustry.
Inhissparetime,Philenjoystraveling,playingandwatchingIceHockeyandspendingtimewithhisfourgrandchildren.
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yenchko meritorious service AwardOriginally the PWEA Meritorious Award, the Award was presented to persons answering the call of service to the Association above and beyond expectations. In 1995 this Award was renamed the Yenchko Meritorious Service Award in honor of John and Sue Yenchko and their decades of dedicated and faithful service to the Association. This Award is presented to an individual (or couple) who has made a significant contribution of their time in any type of service to the Association.
Arthur Auchenbach iii ArtAuchenbachisapartnerintherepresentativefirmRiordanMaterialsCorporation.HeisformerPresidentandSecretary/TreasurerofPWEAandthefounderofthePWEAYPCommittee(appointedbyformerPresidentYvesPollart).HehasbeenamemberofPWEAsince1997.HeisactivelyinvolvedinboththeCPWQAandEPWPCOA.WhileSecretary/TreasurerArtworkedwithPWEAstafftodiversifyPWEAassetsafterachangeinFDICrules.WhileontheboardasVicePresident,heworkedcloselywithotherofficersindevelopingadraftoperatorcertificationexamprogramandtoincreasethenumberofcertificationexamsthatPWEAwilloffer.Artisalsoanactivememberofthe
PWEAConferenceCommitteeandtheExhibitorandSponsorsSubcommittee.ArtisamemberofPWEA,PA-AWWA,EPWPCOA,andCPWQA.HeisapastSecretaryoftheEPWPCOAInformationTechnologyCommitteeandacurrentmemberoftheEPWPCOAPublicEducation,Golf,Mid-SummerExpo,YoungProfessionals,andTradeshowCommittees.
Artisa1994graduateofRensselaerPolytechnicInstitutewithaBSDegreeinCivilEngineering.Artstartedhisprofessionalcareerin1995withLudgateEngineering.AfterleavingLudgate,hestartedhiswater/wastewatercareerwithSpotts,Stevens,andMcCoyasastaffengineerandlatermovedontoBrentwoodIndustriesforaroleasaproductmanagerintheirWaterTechnologyGroup.
In2000hejoinedthemanufacturer’srepresentativefirm,RiordanMaterialsCorporation.AtRiordanMaterials,hecoversaccountsintheSoutheasternPAandSouthCentralPAportionoftheterritory.In2012hewaspromotedtopartnerwithinRiordanMaterialsCorporation.
ArtlivesintheReadingareawithhiswifeAmy,twosons(ArtieandWilliam)andonedaughter(Keira).Hishobbiesincludecoaching/watching/playingsoccer(apassion),hunting,andhomeprojects.
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douglas PikeLikeTedHaseltine,DougPikeisalsoapastPWEAPresidentandWPWPWCAPastPresident.Hehasservesonnumerousstateandsectioncommittees.HiscurrentappointmenttothePADEP’sCertificationProgramAdvisoryCommitteeisanexcellentexampleofhiscontinuingeffortstopromotetrainingandeducationforourindustry.
HeisagraduateofGroveCityCollege.Doughasacombinedtotalof25yearsofwastewatertreatmentfacilitymanagementandcertifiedoperatorexperienceandiscurrentlyemployedastheOperationsManagerfortheUnityTownship
MunicipalAuthority.Dougisaco-ownerofPHEnvironmentalServices,Inc.Thecompanyprovidesqualitytrainingandenvironmentalservicestowaterandwastewaterfacilitiesandoperators.
DougcurrentlyservesastheChairmanofPADEP’sCertificationProgramAdvisoryCommittee,andastheViceChairmanoftheBoardoftheHempfieldTownshipMunicipalAuthority.
InhissparetimeDoug’shobbiesincludemakingwineandbeer,hunting,shooting,fishingandphotography.DougresidesinHempfieldTownshipwithhiswifeJaci.
ted haseltine AwardTheodore R. Haseltine’s specialty was to put theory into practical operation. He was a pioneer in the design of the activated sludge wastewater treatment facilities and step aeration process and a highly respected wastewater facilities designer. The PWEA is very proud to present this award to honor this exceptional person.
The PWEA Ted Haseltine Award is presented to a PWEA member who has made significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in Pennsylvania’s water quality management field through design or operational work with the wastewater treatment processes.
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<2.0 mgdrick spottsRicky(Rick)SpottshasworkedattheLowerMahanoyTownshipMunicipalAuthoritysince1998.Ricktakesprideinhowefficientlyheoperatestheirwastewatertreatmentplant.Forthepasttwelve{12)years,RickhasbeenawardedtheAquaAerobics"PlantPerformanceAward"whichhonorsplantswhichachievebelownutrientremovalbelowdesignspecification.
Rickywasthe2015recipientoftheCentralPennsylvaniaWaterQualityAssociationOperatorExcellenceAward:SmallPlant(<2MGD),whichis
awardedtoacertifiedoperatorcurrentlyoperatingawastewatertreatmentfacilitywhohasdemonstratedoutstandingperformanceasanoperatorand/ordevelopedandsharedusefulandinnovativetechniquesforplantoperation.
>2.0 mgdLarry FairPleaserefertopage4forinformationaboutthisawardrecipient.
mark B. hannum operator of the year AwardsThis award recognizes the operator that exemplifies the highest qualities and integrity of the water quality profession. This award is in memory of Mark B. Hannum, past president of PWEA and Director of Operations and Maintenance at ALCOSAN. Mark was highly regarded and respected by water quality professional in all areas of the industry. The award recipient is selected based not just on the operations of their facility but their contribution to the water quality profession.
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Collection system Facility safety AwardCity of Easton Bureau of Collection systemsPleaserefertopage8forinformationaboutthisawardrecipient.
Class i Facility safety Awardwestern Butler County AuthorityWesternButlerCountyAuthoritywascreatedinMay1972andiscomprisedofZelienopleBorough,HarmonyBorough,JacksonTownshipandLancasterTownshipinButlerCounty.TheAuthority’sseweragesystemconsistsofonesewagetreatmentplant,sixsewage-pumpingstations,collectorsewers,andconveyancesewers.ThisseweragesystemservesthecommunitiesofZelienopleBoroughandHarmonyBorough,as
wellasportionsofLancasterandJacksonTownships.AllcommunitiesarelocatedinsouthwesternButlerCounty.TheWaterPollutionControlPlantisacomplextertiary,aerobicbiologicaltreatmentfacilitylocatedat607MarketStreetinZelienopleBoroughwithapermittedhydrauliccapacityof2,200,000gallonsperday.TheAuthority'sconveyanceandcollectionsystemconsistsofapproximately78milesofsanitarysewers,ranginginsizefrom6inchesindiameterto24inchesindiameter.
Class ii Facility safety AwardLancaster Area sewer AuthorityTheLancasterAreaSewerAuthority(LASA)owns,operatesandmaintainsawastewatersystemthatserves37,000customersrepresenting100,000citizensand1,300businesseslocatedineightLancasterCountymunicipalities.TheLASAsystemincludes560milesofpipeline,38pumpingstationsandatreatmentfacilitydesignedtotreat15milliongallonsofwastewaterperday.Thetreatmentfacilityisstaffedby12fulltimeemployees
whichoverseetreatmentplantoperation,hauledwaste,industrialpretreatmentandlaboratoryduties.LASAhasanestablishedsafetyprogramtoprovideasafeandhealthyworkenvironmentforallemployees.LASAstaffconductsthoroughsafetyinspectionsonamonthlybasisandconductsaminimumof12safetytrainingeventseachyear.LASAmaintainsanactiveSafetyCommitteethatmeetsmonthlyandincludesmemberswhorepresentalllevelsofstaffing.Employeesareencouragedtoreportunsafeconditionsand“nearmisses”andLASAemphasizestheneedtoreporteveryincidentoraccident.
Facility safety AwardsThe PWEA Safety Committee awards the Facility Safety Award to a facility or collection system that has the highest score based on information obtained from the Wastewater College System Safety Award Application process. A facility must have won the Safety Award in an individual Section the previous year before being considered by the PWEA. The Awards are given to a Class I Facility (less than nine employees), a Class II Facility (more than nine employees), a Class II Facility Honorable Mention (more than nine employees and scoring one point less than the winner score), and a Collection System.
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roy F. weston AwardThe Roy F. Weston Award was established in 1985 by the PWEA to acknowledge significant individual contributions to the field of industrial waste management. From a broadly based perspective, it recognizes the professional achievements of Awardees whose activities may have been conducted in the public or private sectors, in government service, or in academia. The Roy F. Weston Award is givento an individual residing in Pennsylvania who is involved in industrial waste management and has demonstrated leadership, significant achievement, and substantial contributions to the field of industrial waste management.
Joseph stammersJoeStammershasbeenemployedwiththeHatfieldTownshipMunicipalAuthorityforthirtysixyears.DuringhistimewiththeAuthorityhehasworkedasashiftoperator,laboratorytechnician,pretreatmentcoordinator,andpresentlyasplantmanagerwherealongwithtreatmentplantoperationaloversight,hecontinuestoadministerthepretreatmentprogramfortheAuthority.TheAuthority’sPretreatmentProgramhasgenerallyconsistedofapproximatelyahalf-dozenSIUsincludingacentralizedwastetreatmentfacility.HeholdsaB.S.degreeinBiologyfromAllianceCollegeandcertificationsforwastewaterandwater.
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michael sassaman Mikehasfortyfiveyearsofexperienceinoperationsandengineeringconsultingservicesforwastewatercollectionandtreatmentsystemsoperations.Hehasbeenresponsiblefornumerouswaterqualityeffortssuchasplantstart-up,operatortraining,operationsandmaintenancerecommendations,industrialdischargemonitoringprograms,infiltration/inflowandflowmonitoringprogramdevelopmentandimplementation,preparationofPAChapter94wasteloadmanagementreportsandPAAct339subsidyapplications,NPDESpermitrenewalapplications,landapplicationofsludgepermitapplications,stormwaterdischargepermitapplications,tap-infeecalculations,monthlyandannual
operatingreportsincludingbudgetsforwastewatertreatmentandcollectionsystems;financialassistanceincludescapitalandoperationsbudgetinganduserrateadjustments.
MikewasPresidentoftheEPWPCOAin1990andPresidentofPWEAin1995.HehasservedonmanycommitteesandremainsactiveinPWEAandEPWPCOA.
walter A. Lyon Purity of waters AwardThe PWEA Walter A. Lyon Purity of Waters Award was established by the PWEA Awards Committee to acknowledge extraordinary personal service and commitment to the Association and to the protection of the waters of this Commonwealth. The Award is presented to an individual for his/her contributions to the advancement of the PWEA and water quality protection.
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Beth duttonBethhasworkedtirelesslytoextendandenhancetheknowledgeofstormwaterissues,bothquantityandaffectsonwaterquality.ShehasservedontheStormwaterCommitteeforthree(3)years,andisaveryactivememberwhohascontributedgreatlytothemissionoftheCommittee.Shehasworkedtopromotestormwatermanagementunderstanding,operationandmaintenance,training,continuingeducation,waterqualityinitiatives,andregionalcollaborations.
BethDuttonjoinedthe3RiversWetWeather(3RWW)teamin2010,andasProgramManager,sheworkstostrengthen3RWW'sroleinhelping
municipalitiesaddressthesewageandstormwateroverflowissue,particularlythroughtheintegrationofgreeninfrastructure.Sheservesasaliaisonbetween3RWWandpartnerorganizationsengagedingreeninfrastructureactivities,andshemanagesthedevelopmentof3RWW'sinteractivegreeninfrastructuretool,calledRainWays.Formorethan10years,sheworkedasanenvironmentalscientistforCollectiveEfforts,MichaelBakerCorporation,andMclaren-HartEnvironmentalEngineering.AboardmemberoftheNorthAreaEnvironmentalCouncil,BethearnedaB.S.inBiologyfromtheUniversityofVermontandanM.S.inEnvironmentalandOccupationalHealthfromtheUniversityofPittsburgh.
Charlotte KatzenmoyerCharlotteprovidesoutstandingleadershipfortheCityofLancaster'saward-winningstormwaterprogram.ShehasintegratedGreenInfrastructureintomanyfacetsoftheCity’smanypublicworksprojects.Sheconsistentlymakesherselfandherstaffavailableforpresentationsontheprogramsootherscanlearn.
CharlotteKatzenmoyerhasbeentheDirectorofPublicWorksfortheCitysinceMay2001.ShegraduatedfromtheUniversityofAkronwithaBachelorofScienceinCivilEngineeringandLehighUniversitywithMasterofScienceinEnvironmentalEngineering.AstheDirectorofPublicWorksshehas
responsibilityfortheBureausofEngineering,OperationswhichincludesStreets,TrafficandParks,PublicFacilities,Water,Wastewater,SolidWasteandRecyclingandStormwaterPrograms.TheWaterandWastewaterBureausservetenmunicipalitiesand140,000residentswithanannualbudgetof$47millionandcapitalbudgetof$50million.Ms.KatzenmoyerhaspublishednumerouspapersandpresentedacrossthenationontheCity'sinnovativeGreenInfrastructurePlan.
golden raindrop AwardThe PWEA Golden Raindrop Award was established by the PWEA Stormwater Committee to acknowledge extraordinary personal service to the Association while working to promote stormwater management understanding, operation & maintenance, training and continuing education. The award will be presented to an individual for contributions to the advancement of the state of the art of stormwater management.
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melissa smithMelissahasservedthemunicipalwastewatercollectionsystemsindustryfor15years,touchingallaspectsoftheindustry.Melissaisaprofessionalengineerwhohasseencollectionsystemprojectsfromplanningthroughtoconstruction.ShehascontributedsignificantlytothePWEACollectionSystemcommittee.MostrecentlysheassembledateamofexpertstopresentaFats,OilsandGreaseworkshopwhichreceivedexceptionalreviewsfromtheattendees.ShepreparedthedocumentsforDEPcourseapproval,coordinatedtheschedule,andoversawthepresentationdetailsthedayofthe5CEUtrainingworkshop.Shehasservedmultipletimesason-sitecoordinatorforthisworkshopoverthelasttwoyears.Shedeservestoberecognizedforherexcellentefforts.
MelissaearnedaB.S.inCivilEngineeringfromPennStateUniversityin2001andhas15yearsofexperienceworkinginthewastewaterfield,thepast8~yearsasaProjectEngineerwithGHD.MelissahasextensiveexperiencepreparingAct537PlanUpdatesandwithallaspectsofmunicipalwastewatercollectionsystems.ShehasassistedPennsylvaniaclientswithimplementinginfiltration/inflow(I/I)reductionprograms,includinganalyzingfielddatafromtelevisualinspections,airandvacuumtesting,andsmoketestsresults,anddevelopingreportsthatdocumentfindings,conclusionsandrecommendations.Shehasmanagedseveralsewersystemrehabilitationprojectsinvolvingtrenchlesstechnologiesincludinggrouting,liningandpipe-bursting.Melissaalsoreviewsplanningmodules,constructiondrawings,contractorsubmittals,andeasementanddedicationdocumentsfordeveloper-installedsewerextensions.Shedevelopsandupdatesstandardspecifications,preparesannualChapter94Reports,andassistsclientsdevelopFOGregulationsandordinances.Melissaalsohasassistedwithmanysanitarysewerconstructionandreplacementprojects,fromplanningthroughconstruction.Sheparticipatesinprojectdesigns,developscostopinions,preparesbiddocuments,managesthebid/awardphaseservices,reviewscontractorsubmittals,andprepareschangeordersandprojectclose-outdocumentation.MelissaisaregisteredprofessionalengineerinPennsylvania,andamemberofCPWQAandPWEA.
golden manhole society AwardThe PWEA Golden Manhole Society Award was established by the PWEA Collection System Committee to acknowledge extraordinary personal service to the Association while working to promote wastewater collection system understanding, operation and maintenance, training and continuing education. The award is presented to an individual for contributions to the advancement of the state of the art of wastewater collection.
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sophie simonSophiehasdevelopedateam-orientedContinualImprovementPlanforherorganizationthatincludes:
• Safetyiseveryemployee’sfirstpriority.Alongwithmonthlysafetyseminars,employeesareencouragedtolookforpotentialsafetyissuesandsolutions.
• AllemployeesunderstandthecontentsandimportanceoftheirNPDESPermit.Thegoaliszeroviolations.Weencouragediscussionandexperimentation–forexample,wedevelopedacurvecomparingpHandSOURforaquickchecktodeterminedigesteroperation.
• Allemployeeshaveinputintobudgetplanningandonpurchasingdecisions,resultinginthebestitemforaparticularuse.Wecross-train,providingflexibilityinemployeescheduling
• Weoffertourstoschools,scoutgroups,civicassociations,home-schoolers,andparticipateintheYorkCountyMS4programs.
SophieisSuperintendentoftheDoverTownshipWWTFsince1993,andAssistantSuperintendentfrom1990to1993.TheDoverTownshipfacilityisan8MGDactivatedsludgetreatmentplantwithaerobicdigestion&UVdisinfection.From1983-1990SophiewasSuperintendentofRoyersfordWWTF,withresponsibilityforatwo-stagetricklingfilterplantwithanaerobicdigestionandchlorinedisinfection.ShewasLaboratorySupervisorattheValleyForgeSewerAuthorityfrom1977-1983,andLaboratorySupervisoratWilliamE.Sacra&Associatesfrom1970-1976.ShehasinstructedDCA&PADEPtrainingincludingBasicandAdvancedWastewater,NPDESLab,CollectionI&II,andSafety.
SophieisamemberofthePWEA,andcurrentlychairsitsPublicEducationCommitteeandispastchairoftheTrainingCommittee.ShehasreceivedtheWaterEnvironmentFederation'sWilliamHatfieldAwardandEPARegion3'sOperation&MaintenanceExcellenceAward.
utility Leadership Excellence AwardThe Utility Leadership Excellence Award is given to recognize an individual PWEA member (or employee of a corporate member) who is not a consultant, who has demonstrated leadership that had a positive impact on the operation of a utility. The awardee can be anyone employed at a utility that performed impressively in leading a team to solve a problem or create an opportunity.
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david BrownDaveBrownhasbeenemployedatALCOSANsince1985.HeistheManagerofWastewaterEducation,andconductsallprocesscontrolandcertificationtrainingfortheOperationspersonnel.HeholdsaPAClassA,ESub-classes1,2,3,4WastewaterOperator’sLicense.DaveearnedaB.S.degreefromPennStateUniversityinEnvironmentalResourcesManagement,withaMinorinWaterPollutionControlin1983.
HehasbeenanactivememberofthePWEAsince1996,completinghistermthisyearastheProfessionalWastewaterOperationsDirector,andservingasChairof
theTrainingCommittee.DavehasbeenapastrecipientofthePWEATedMosesHighHatAward(2007),theWEFWilliamD.HatfieldAward(2009),thePWEADavidA.LongMemorialEducationalServiceAward(2013),andisamemberoftheWEFQuarterCenturyOperatorsClub(2014).
Atthelocallevel,DavehasbeenanactivememberoftheWesternPennsylvaniaWaterPollutionControlAssociationsince1989.HeisaPastPresident(2009),andiscurrentlytheTrainingCommitteeChairman.HealsoservesasamemberofthePlanningandGolfcommittees.
DaveisanAdjunctProfessorattheCommunityCollegeofBeaverCountyinstructingtheirWastewaterOperatorsCertificateProgram,andtheProcessEquipmentTechnologiescourse.HealsoinstructswastewatercoursesforPHEnvironmentalServices,Inc.
Pwo director's service Award, 2013-2016
In recognition of service to the PWEA as the Professional Wastewater Operations (PWO) Director, this award is given when the Director completes his/her three year term.
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Collection systems CommitteeTheCollectionSystemsCommitteehasbeenselectedtoreceivethisyear'sawardinrecognitionoftheirsignificantcontributiontothecontinuingeducationofthePWEAmembership.
TheCollectionSystemCommitteehasoverthelastseveralyearsdevelopedtwowellreceivedcourses:Fats,OilsandGreaseandRemovingPrivatePropertyI&I.Eachwassowellreceivedthatthecourseswereofferedseveraltimesthroughoutthestate.Inadditiontotheseworkshops,theCommitteeprovidestwodaysoftechnicalsessionsatPennTec,whichinmanyinstancesarestandingroomonlyevents.Thecommitteeiscurrentlyworkingonitsnextcourse,PumpStationInsandOuts.
Committeemembershipincludes:MarilynBaron,AugustBelmont,BradleyBoddy,MarkBrooks,MichelleBuys,JeffCantwell,BryanChurilla,RaymondColosimo,AnthonyDill,RobertEmrich,RobertFisher,JoshuaFox,DeborahHealyLangley,BruceHulshizer(Chair),AlexisIsenberg,DeepthiKalyanam,AlbertKneep,RogerLehman,CharlesMaher,KatieMechler(ViceChair),JohnMowry,ChristopherPatackis,MichaelPeleschak,PeterPineda,MichaelSedon,MichaelSherrieb,MelissaSmith,JohnVilga,andEdwardWoyden.
Committee Excellence Award
The Committee Excellence Award recognizes any standing committee or ad hoc committee for outstanding service to the Association by actively promoting the mission of the Association.
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student research AwardsThe PWEA Student Research Awards are put forth to promote the development of innovative and useful technology for wastewater related issues at the undergraduate and graduate level. The PWEA Research Committee strives to encourage the active participation from institutions of higher learning throughout Pennsylvania and surrounding states. In addition to the aforementioned criteria, judging of the awards also includes quality of research, application, and clarity of goals and objectives through written content.
Podium Award Winners
Ozgul CaliciogluPennState,UniversityParkAdvisor:Dr.RachelA.BrennanResearch Paper:ImprovementofBioenergyYieldsObtainedfromDuckweed
bySequentialEthanolFermentationandAnaerobicDigestion
Jinze LiLehighUniversityAdvisor:Dr.ArupSenguptaResearch Paper:TunableAnionExchangetoTreatMarcellusFlowback
WastewaterandRecoverBariumUsingImpairedAcidMineDrainage(AMD)
Thomas GeezaPennState,UniversityParkAdvisor:Dr.NathanielWarnerResearch Paper:TraceandMajorElementRatiosinElliptio DilatatusShellsas
IndicatorsofChangesinBrineWastewaterTreatmentDischargesinWesternPennsylvania
Michael J. ShreveThePennsylvaniaStateUniversityAdvisor:Dr.RachelA.BrennanResearch Paper:FungalDiversityandTraceOrganicContaminantRemovalin
Full-ScaleIntegratedFixed-FilmActivatedSludge(IFAS)WastewaterTreatmentSystems
Yaoli YePennState,UniversityParkAdvisor:Dr.BruceE.LoganResearch Paper:AnAeratedandFluidizedBedMembraneBioreactorfor
EffectiveWastewaterTreatmentwithLowMembraneFouling
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Poster Award Winners
Adam CadwalladerCarnegieMellonUniversityAdvisor:Dr.JeanneM.VanBriesenResearch Paper:IncorporatingUncertaintyintoEstimationofNitrousOxide
EmissionsfromWastewaterTreatment
Yuxiang ShenLafayetteCollegeAdvisors:Dr.ArtKneyandDr.JosephColosiResearch Paper:AStudyofMatrixEffectsonLowConcentrationEstrogenicity
AnalysisUsingYESne
Carlos R. Fernandez PulidoPennState,UniversityParkAdvisor:Dr.RachelA.BrennanResearch Paper:UsingLemna Minor(Duckweed)GrowninContaminated
WatersasaSustainableSoilAmendment
Boya XiongPennState,UniversityParkAdvisors:Dr.WilliamBurgos,Dr.AndrewL.Zydney,andDr.ManishKumarResearch Paper:TheImpactofSlickwaterFracturingFluidComposition/
FracturingInteractionsonMembraneFoulingofFlowbackWater
Connor ZingaleLehighUniversityAdvisors:Dr.LynalS.AlbertandDr.DerickG.BrownResearch Paper:ImpactoftheCharge-RegulationEffectontheActivityof
AttachedBacteria
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membership recruitment AwardThis award was established in 1991 and is presented for excellence in new member recruitment. Individual must be a member of PWEA who has recruited the most new PWEA members for a one-year period.
no one met the criteria for this award.
operator ingenuity AwardThe Operator Ingenuity Award recognizes work being done by operators in Pennsylvania that is creative, innovative, or that simply makes the job easier.
no nominees received this year.
Professional research AwardThe PWEA Professional Research Award has been established to recognize professionals in our community that have been instrumental in promoting our industry through the development of innovative technology and ideas. This award is especially significant such that it is awarded based on comments and recommendations from fellow members and professional agencies throughout our state.
no nominees received this year.
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no nominees received this year.
industrial waste Excellence AwardThe Industrial Waste Excellence Award is to recognize outstanding performance by industry in the area of industrial waste management in Pennsylvania. This award is given in consideration of wastewater or hazardous/solid waste facility design, research and/or operations as they relate to protection of surface and groundwater within Pennsylvania.
no nominees received this year.
Beneficial Use of Biosolids AwardThe Biosolids Award was established by the PWEA Biosolids Committee to acknowledge extraordinary facilities in the area of biosolids management and compliance with PA DEP regulations.
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PwEA Past Presidents1926–1928 EltonD.Walker,PhD*1928–1929 HowardE.Moses*1929–1930 LewisE.Burnside*1930–1931 HarryM.Beaumont*1931–1932 LowellM.Monroe*1932–1933 RaymondO’Donnell*1933–1934 HarryJ.Krum*1934–1935 R.L.Phillips*1935–1936 EugeneB.Wagner*1936–1937 RalphR.Cleland*1937–1938 FrancesS.Friel*1938–1939 C.F.Grace*1939–1940 GrantM.Olewiler*1940–1941 GeorgeP.Searight*1941–1942 EugeneSwinehart*1942–1943 EugeneSwinehart*1943–1944 T.S.Bogardus*1944–1945 LawsonD.Matter*1945–1946 LawsonD.Matter*1946–1947 WilliamJ.Murdoch*1947–1948 NormanG.Young*1948–1949 CharlesH.Young*1949–1950 JohnT.Campbell*1950–1951 HowardT.Reuning*1951–1952 RobertM.Bolenius*1952–1953 RoyF.Weston*1953–1954 TheodoreHaseltine*1954–1955 GordonJ.Wiest*1955–1956 LewisG.Gwinn1956–1957 GeorgeA.Elias
1957–1958 BernardS.Bush*1958–1959 HarryW.McElhaney*1959–1960 SamuelI.Zack*1960–1961 AlfredE.Estrada1961–1962 JohnYenchko*1962–1963 ThomasE.Lezzi*1963–1964 ArthurF.Lehmann1964–1965 JosephF.Lagnese,Jr.1965–1966 JohnJ.Fetch,Jr.1966–1967 JamesR.Harvey1967–1968 H.BruceGerber1968–1969 CarmenF.Guarino1969–1970 GeorgeW.Keith1970–1971 WilliamE.Sacra,Jr.1971–1972 JosephJ.Salvatorelli1972–1973 VictorK.Lynch1973–1974 DavidA.Long*1974–1975 LewisE.Ritter1975–1976 JosephL.Ferrero1976–1977 NedH.Sams*1977–1978 RichardH.Suplee1978–1979 GeorgeA.Brinsko*1979–1980 JamesJ.Whitty*1980–1981 EdwardH.Treat1981–1982 JamesG.Ryan1982–1983 RaymondF.Ravida1983–1984 MichaelD.Nelson1984–1985 JamesP.Miller,Jr.,PhD1985–1986 ThomasE.Whittle
1986–1987 RoyB.Love1987–1988 JosephA.Augustine,Sr.1988–1989 WilliamF.Hill1989–1990 RichardI.Gillette1990–1991 RobertE.Zischkau,Jr.1991–1992 RaymondH.Myers1992–1993 RalphE.Johnson1993–1994 TerryG.Soster1994–1995 MichaelA.Kyle1995–1996 MichaelD.Sassaman1996–1997 JosephG.Rabosky,PhD1997–1998 JohnL.Latsha1998–1999 CarlE.Janson1999–2000 M.JohnSchon2000–2001 StevenC.Huntzinger2001–2002 PeterA.Orloski2002–2003 GeneM.Greco2003–2004 MichaelJ.Gillespie2004–2005 ChristineVolkay-Hilditch2005–2006 MarkB.Hannum*2006–2007 YvesE.Pollart2007–2008 EdwardL.Gillette,Jr.2008–2009 DouglasPike2009–2010 AlisonShuler2010–2011 DeanMiller2011-2012 JosephDrnach2012-2013 CharlesMusic2013-2014 ArthurAuchenbachIII2014-2015 DanielB.Slagle
*Deceased
PwEA Past secretary/treasurers1927–1930 R.(Pat)O’Donnell1930–1940 LawsonD.Matter1940–1955 BernardS.Bush1955–1964 JamesR.Harvey1965–1966 JoeSmurda1966–1971 DavidA.Long*1971–1974 NedH.Sams*
Federation secretary/treasurer From Pennsylvania1928–1941 H.E.Moses*
PwEA Past Editors1968–1971 NedH.Sams*1971–1975 RichardH.Suplee1975–1978 EdwardH.Treat1978–1982 JamesP.Miller,PhD1982–1984 RoyB.Love
1984–1988 RobertE.Zischkau,Jr.1988–1991 TerryR.Fabian1991–1995 JohnL.Latsha1995–1998 StevenC.Huntzinger1998–2006 DaleC.Shope
Federation Presidents From Pennsylvania1928–1941 CharlesA.Emerson*1946–1947 FrancisS.Friel*
1971–1972 JosephF.Lagnese,Jr.1980–1981 CarmenF.Guarino1992–1993 CharlesA.Sorber
1974–1977 JamesJ.Whitty*1977–1979 JamesG.Ryan1979–1982 ThomasH.Neel1982–1985 JosephAugustine,Sr.1985–1986 WilliamF.Hill1986–1989 RaymondH.Myers1989–1993 MichaelD.Sassaman
1993–1996 CarlE.Janson1996–2000 MichaelJ.Gillespie2000–2005 MichaelT.Hawes2005–2008 DeanMiller2008–2010 ArthurW.AuchenbachIII2010-2014 LarryFair
2006–2008 StephanieKardohely2008–2010 ShannonWilliams2010-2014 JulianneStile
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ted moses high hat Award1990 JamesE.Abbott DavidF.Ritter PeterM.Selan TerryG.Soster HerbertSpencer,Ill1991 RogerJ.Dolan JosephDrnach DanielFarris PeterA.Orloski WayneSchutz1992 RichardC.Chiavetta DianeD.Garvey StevenC.Huntzinger GeorgeL.Parks* CharlesA.Sorber1993 StanleyJ.Endlich PhilipE.Gerwert CarlE.Janson EdwardLeeKoch CharlesV.Music1994 HughV.Archer,PhD AsaC.McCollum M.JohnSchon1995 TrudyE.Johnston WilliamE.LaPorte,Jr. EdwardW.Monroe MichaelR.Pollen PaulC.Zimmerman1996 RandallG.Hurst H.DavidMiller DanielB.Slagle MargaretP.Miller RichardD.Kuchenrither1997 GeneM.Greco PatriciaL.Mandes PaulT.Kulp,Jr. LarryM.Fair BillyG.Turner1998 RobinC.Brandt MichaelR.Henry MichaelT.Hawes YvesE.Pollart C.DaleJacobson AlbertC.Gray1999 PaulD.Alfery MichaelJ.DiSantis KarenB.Tupper SamuelE.White,Jr. RhondaE.Harris2000 JamesKern WilliamThompson DeanMiller RobertReisinger JamesH.Clark2001 JosephE.Rost DianeCampbell StevenF.Hickman ChristineVolkay-Hilditch AlbertW.Goodman HeatherS.Miller
2002 DaleC.Shope DouglasPike JohnE.Schmidt JoeStowe,Jr. JosephD.DiMatteo2003 DavidMilhous MariaFricker AllisonShuler LarryJaworski2004 DavidSeibert ThomasO’Grady WilliamR.Nester LarryE.Craig LynnOrphan2005 MarkB.Hannum* ToddR.Kauffman JamesL.Zeigler JamesM.Radtke2006 JosephBluge ThomasJ.Brown TimothyB.Kephart JohnC.Mowry Jay Patel J.MichaelRead WilliamToffey2007 CharlesCole DavidBrown MohamedDahab MichaelSchober SamuelHadeed TwilaDixon2008 RonaldAdams MichaelSedon DanielShinskie AdamZabinski MaryKaySteinman SusanBoynton CindyRock2009 WilliamWeaver RobertJ.Bible ScotA.Fertich JayWitherspoon EdwardL.Gillete,Jr.2010 StefanWeaver KaraJ.Humes DennisMike PaulFreedman KevinHoffman2011 RobertWhite PatrickJ.Canavan MarcMiller TerryKrause MarilynBaron LisaCortazzo2012 AugustA.Belmont PaulBowen WalterM.Bowen JamesE.Degnan RichardM.Heinick2013 ArthurW.AuchenbachIII TinaM.Myers DianeF.Altland SandraRalston
2014 ChristopherLenton KevinShannon ToddSalvia RalphExton RhondaZellhart2015 DennisAdams DaleMiller PhilipSchwartz LisaWebb TimWilliams
golden manhole society Award2006 N.WarrenMiller2007 MichaelD.Sassaman RogerW.Lehman2008 RobertE.Zischkau,Jr. MarcMiller2009 JohnMowry CraigS.Gaul BruceHulshizer2010 JosephDrnach MarilynBaron WilliamWeaver2011 AlbertKnepp2012 AugustA.Belmont2013 JeffCantwell CarlE.Janson2014 AnthonyDill MatthewPeleschak2015 JosephCentrone ThomasJones
golden raindrop Award2013 DouglasE.Weikel2014 JeffCantwell2015 JaredHockenberry
ted haseltine Award1990 JamesG.Ryan1991 MichaelA.Kyle1992 CharlesA.Cole1993 TerryG.Soster1994 JohnL.Krantz*1995 StevenC.Huntzinger1996 EdwardL.Gillette,Jr.1997 DaleC.Shope,PE1998 RandallG.Hurst1999 WilliamF.Hill2000 G.MichaelPoyner2001 PaulC.Zimmerman2002 M.JohnSchon2003 RussellSmith2004 K.FriederichUpdegraf2005 DanielB.Slagle2006 JamesR.Kern2007 WayneA.Schutz2008 StanleyEndlich2009 WalterF.Barcz,Jr. JosephA.Drnach2010 KarlE.Schreiter,Jr.2011 StevenDouglas2012 MichaelP.Sedon
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2013 MichaelR.Henry2014 MichaelSassaman2015 TrudyJhonston PatrickCanavan
meritorious service Award1990 RoyandElizabethLove1991 Robertand SuzanneZischkau1992 Josephand Carmella*Augustine1993 Richardand CharlotteGillette1994 RaymondF.and AileenRavida
yenchko meritorious service Award(previously the Meritorious Service Award)1995 GloriaJohnson1996 Mikeand JosephineTrombola1997 Michaeland CaroleSassaman1998 LynnHill1999 JosephG.Rabosky,PhD2000 ChuckandMeganMusic2001 GeneandKathyGreco2002 CarlE.Janson2003 DanielandDonnaSlagle2004 HughV.Archer,PhD2005 DouglasA.Pike2006 MarkB.Hannum*2007 StanleyEndlich2008 WayneandMelanieSchutz2009 ThomasO'Grady2010 MariaFricker2011 Joseph&SharonDrnach2012 LarryM.Fair2013 MarilynH.Baron2014 DeanMiller2015 JosephE.Rost
industrial waste Excellence Award1990 PennsylvaniaElectricCompany Certificate of Merit: FayeL.Straw1991 HersheyFoodsCorporation1992 Crompton&Knowles
Corporation1993 CharlesD.Snyder&Son,Inc.
ofYork1994 TaylorPackingCompany,Inc.
WyalusingTownship,BradfordCounty,PA
1995 BergElectronics,Inc.1996 AlleghenyPowerSystem1997 AMPIncorporated’s 38thStreetFacility1998 LandO’Lakes,Inc.1999 CrownMarking EquipmentCompany
2000 ARAMARKUniform Services2001 LehighCounty PretreatmentFacililty2002 HatfieldQuality Meats,Inc.2003 SchindlerElevatorCorp.2005 AlbermarleFine ChemistryServices2006 UpperMerionMunicipal UtilityAuthority2007 CargillMeatSolutions Corporation2008 FairmontDairyBelleville2009 PennantFoodsHazleton
OperationWastewaterTreatmentPlant
2010 AmesTrueTemper, HarrisburgPlant
2011 BayerHealthCareLLC2012 LehighCountyAuthority
WastewaterPlant,operatedbyCH2MHill
2013 Kunzler&Company2014 EastPennManufacturing
Company2015 Dutchland,Inc.
roy F. weston Award1990 PaulH.Woodruff1991 MichaelL.LaGrega*1992 WilliamA.Eberhardt,PhD1993 CharlesA.Cole,PhD1994 PaulW.Hess,PhD*1995 RonaldD.Neufeld,PhD1996 LarryH.Metzger1997 NoAwardPresented1998 NoAwardPresented1999 ThomasE.Whittle2000 NoAwardPresented2001 LawrenceC.Tropea,Jr.2002 RaymondRavida2003 ChristineVolkay-Hilditch2004 PaulJ.McCurdy2005 EdwardH.Treat2006 Christina(Tori)Morgan2007 KaraJ.Humes2008 JamesG.Houstown2009 RobertA.Rost2010 JudyF.Musselman2011 CarlE.Janson2012 JanetSerfass2013 StephenG.Copland2014 H.DavidMiller2015 PeterPineda
david A. Long memorial Educational service Award2001 CharlesA.Cole,PhD2002 JamesP.Miller,Jr.,PhD2003 MichaelA.Kyle2004 MichaelA.Henry
2005 ThomasJ.Brown2006 LewisE.Ritter2007 EdwardH.Treat2008 EdwardL.Gillette,Jr.2009 DouglasA.Pike2010 JamesR.Kern2011 AlisonJ.Shuler2012 JosephA.Drnach2013 DavidBrown2014 DavidKershner2015 MichaelD.Sassaman
Professional research Award1990 ArchieJ.McDonnell1991 FrederickG.Pohland*1992 JamesP.Miller,Jr.,PhD1993 JamesC.Young1994 AlanF.Rozich1995 JosephO.Rabosky,PhD1996 RichardG.Luthy1997 CharlesN.Haas1998 SamuelA.McClintock1999 GoergeM.Wong-Chong2000 RadisavD.Vidic2001 ArupK.SenGupta,PhD2002 DavidDzombak2003 BruceE.Logan2004 RonaldD.Neufeld,PhD2005 YuefengXie,PhD2006 CurtisS.McDowell,PhD2007 JeanneVanBreisen,PhD2008 JohnW.Schombert2010 ArthurD.Kney,PhD2011 WillieF.HarperJr.,PhD2012 MatthewHiggins,PhD2013 JohnM.Regan
operator research Award1990 RobertL.Lyles1992 MichaelJ.Trombola1993 FrancisX.Mattern*1994 JosephA.Drnach1995 SamuelS.Dagen,Sr.1996 RichardC.Chiavetta1997 RobertL.Truman1998 DouglasA.Pike1999 CharlesH.Moll WiliamM.Reigle2000 FrancisMcGovern2001 KennethKlinepeter2002 PaulJ.McCurdy2003 SophieSimon2004 GeraldR.Middlesworth2005 JohnG.Gerberich2006 DeanMinnich2007 KevinFranks2008 DavidLightcap BillyVankirk2010 BernardR.Biga2012 WayneA.Schutz2014 MiltonWw2ETeam
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walter A. Lyon Purity of waters Award2007 WalterA.Lyon2008 PeterYeager2009 RandallG.Hurst2010 MichaelA.Kyle2011 CarlE.Janson2012 JamesC.Brucker2013 EdwardH.Treat2014 MichaelHenry2015 RalphJohnson
golden Plunger membership Award2006 EPWPCOA2007 CPWQA2008 CPWQA2009 CPWQA2010 EPWPCOA2011 EPWPCOA2012 EPWPCOA2013 EPWPCOA
student research Award1990 RobertB.Bowen1991 RobertE.Sheker1992 NoAwardPresented1993 ChristopherA.Badali JacimariaR.Batista SubhasisGhosal YounghulKim TimothyP.O’Hara1994 DanielGelman SukayanSengupta MasafumiTateda MasafumiTateda AparnaUppal StevenN.Zeller1995 Yi-MinGao WilliamT.Paletski DanielReilly JosephWoodward EmeryYurko CurtisJ.Petrosk T.CarterHubard1996 AlfredH.Adey FrankP.Battaglia TaraA.Gongiorni BoShi DongyeZhao1997 JianminWang PaulF.Heerbrandt,III AugustT.Koloras IndraMitra HillaryM.Thornton1998 ToddA.Thomas SeanM.Furjanic DavidA.Smith ArthurD.Kney HimanshuSharma
1999 TerriA.Camesano MatthewJ.DeMarco DavidK.Keun KijungKim WilliamF.Nordai AndrewP.Vecellio2000 StephanieL.Kardohely PingLi DavidKohler2000 ChristopherA.Graf JunWu2001 JonathanM.Deitz SandraTraciArthur MenghauSung ParnaMukherjee ZhiminQiang2002 PrakharPrakash StevePuterbaugh EunyoungHong BradleyR.Schultz Yoa-TungLin2003 YouZhou BradleyShultz NathanTregger JohnBendick LuisCumbal2004 JustinMedinsky MikeshPratap BeratZ.Haznedaroghu JosephGoodwill JianchangYe2005 PaulJ.DeAngelo JohnE.Greenleaf ShannonIrvin JungRaeKim BookiMin2006 PaperPresenters: BenjaminBurns HowardButler SantoshGunavante LisaSteinberg HaoTang2006 PosterPresenters: LeeBlaney LaurenConova MelissaDevlin HoungLi MatthewMastauskas YiZuo2007 PaperPresenters: LipingZhang EdSpayd HunhoKim ShashiAbburi ZhiyongRen2007 PosterPresenters: KennethKrach LisaSteinberg DharmendraKumar PrasunChatterjee
2008 PaperPresenters: DouglasCall YiZuo CarolineNewcombe RyanClark DavidKendall RJSinclair2008 PosterPresenters: DharmendraKumar RachelWagner PrasunChatterjee AlessiaEramo2009 PaperPresenters: GangadharAndaluri Ming-KaiHsieh PhilipS.Jones JingjieTeng CemUnlu YanXu2009 PosterPresenters: MichaelAdelman PrasunK.Chatterjee KimDiGiovanni NatashaNicholson DanielP.Treese2010 PaperPresenters: ChrisKulish HengjingYan ErinHenry Shih-HsiangChien HaoTang ElizabethWolyniak2010 PosterPresenters: AbbyCaporuscio OscarVazguez JessicaGrembi HeatherC.Galada2011 PaperPresenters: MichaelShreve ErinHenry MonicaRothermel ArvindMuraliMohan RobertWolford2011 PosterPresenters: AustinWeidner&
DerekRidinger ColinMcLeod&
RobinBarnes-Pohjoner BrianPeacock&
AndreaMikol LoveeniaGulati RyanSmith NicholasRose2012 PaperPresenters: Shih-HsiangChien DanielleI.Harrow HiroyukiKashima RebeccaShopiro MichaelJ.Shreve HengjingYan
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2012 PosterPresenters: StacyDorn DaneJ.Kelsey YishanLin AustinWeidner&
DerekRidinger2013 PaperPresenters: KatherineCirone& JessicaWeron RebeccaA.Citrin ChrisDempsey& JulieNapotnik XiaLuo XuanZheng2014 PodiumPresenters: HiroyukiKashima AndrewN.Kreider JuhiK.Parmar JenniferStager MaxwellJ.Wallack2014 PosterPresenters: LeikuneAragaw& EmilyMcGonigle DanCannistraci EmilyCrossette DanielGresh& AnthonyFraccica KristaLiguori2015 PodiumPresenters: NickBartek MichaelJ.Shreve NicholasLocke HankaiZhu2015 PosterPresenters: WulinYang MichaelRyan JenelleFortunato LaurenStrahs CatherineBarr
PwEA membership recruitment Award1990–1991 DennisAlig1991–1992 CarlE.Janson1992–1993 JamesB.Fraytic1993–1994 JayOakleyCoffman,Jr.1994–1995 CoraA.Shenk1995–1996 DouglasA.Pike1997–1998 SamuelA.McClintock1999–2000 HarveyBortner2000–2001 DouglasA.Pike2001–2002 SamualA.McClintock2002–2003 JosephBluge&
ThomasDarby2003–2004 RonaldD.Kelly2005 ThomasDarby DouglasPike ChristineVolkayHilditch2006 LarryM.Fair2007 M.JohnSchon
2008 MarkBritton EdwardGillette,Jr. PaulHerb WilliamJones DouglasPike JosephRost2009 M.JohnSchon SophieSimon2010 JosephRost2011 DianeFox2012 ChristineVolkay-Hilditch2013 PeterPineda2014 DouglasPike
Facility safety Awards1990 I. WarringtonTownshipMunicipalAuthority II. DowningtownRegionalWaterPollution ControlCenter Honorable Mentions: I. BoroughofMountPleasantWastewater TreatmentPlant I. TheBoroughofMiddletownWastewater
TreatmentPlant II. CarlisleRegionalWater PollutionControlFacility II. ButlerAreaSewerAuthority1991 I. LimerickTownshipMunicipalAuthority II. ValleyForgeSewerAuthority Honorable Mentions: I. PossumValleySewerAuthority I. TheBoroughofSomersetWastewater TreatmentPlant II. TheBoroughofChambersburg WastewaterTreatmentFacility II. ClairtonMunicipalAuthority1992 I. PossumValleySewerAuthority II. BucksCountySewerAuthority Honorable Mentions: I. BoroughofCatasauquaWastewater TreatmentPlant I. LititzWastewaterTreatmentPlant1993 I. WhitpainTownship II. SpringettsburyTownshipWastewater TreatmentFacility II. BoroughofChambersburgWastewater TreatmentFacility II. DowningtownRegionalWater PollutionControlPlant1994 I. LititzWastewaterTreatmentPlant II. WarminsterTownshipMunicipalAuthority Honorable Mentions: I. NazarethBoroughMunicipalAuthority II. TheHarrisburgAdvanceWastewater TreatmentFacility II. BoroughofChambersburg WastewaterTreatmentFacility1995 I. RochesterAreaJointAuthority II. ValleyForgeSewerAuthority Honorable Mentions: I. EbensburgWastewaterTreatment I. NorthernTierSolidWasteAuthority
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1996 I. ThePossumValleyMunicipalAuthority II. DowningtownRegionalWater PollutionControlCenter1997 I. ThePossumValleyMunicipalAuthority II. Washington-EastWashingtonJointAuthority1998 I. BoroughofMiddletown II. HarrisburgAdvancedWastewater TreatmentFacility CollectionSystem–UniversityArea
JointAuthority Honorable Mention: II. CityofMcKeesportMunicipalAuthority1999 I. UnityTownshipMunicipalAuthority II. LehighCountyPretreatmentFacility CollectionSystem–Washington-East
WashingtonJointAuthority Honorable Mention: I. UnityTownshipMunicipalAuthority2000 I. WashingtonTownship II. MunicipalAuthorityofthe
CityofMcKeesport CollectionSystem–UpperMontgomeryJoint
Authority Honorable Mentions: II. SpringettsburyTownship II. UniversityAreaJointAuthority2001 I. BoroughofWestChester/TaylorRunWWTP II. HampdenTownshipCollectionSystem- LehighCountyAuthority2002 I. LowerSalfordTownship II. Washington/EastWashington
JointAuthority2003 I. BoyertownWWTP/NewEagleWWTP II. AlleghenyCountySanitaryAuthority CollectionSystem–AlleghenyCounty
SanitaryAuthority2004 I. PossumValleyMunicipalAuthority II. CarrollTownshipAuthority CollectionSystem–DowningtownAreaRegional
Authority Honorable Mention: II. HampdenTownship2005 I. BoroughofWestChester/TaylorRunWWTP II. CityofHarrisburgAdvancedWastewater
TreatmentFacility CollectionSystem–Spring-Benner-WalkerJoint
Authority2006 I. DoverTownshipWastewaterTreatment Facility II. TheMunicipalAuthorityoftheCityof
McKeesport CollectionSystem–Washington/East
WashingtonJointAuthority2007 I. Myerstown–ElcoWastewaterTreatment Facility II. DELCORAWastewaterTreatmentFacility CollectionSystem–Harrisburg
AdvancedWastewaterTreatmentFacility
2008 I. LititzAreaSewerAuthority II. DowningtownRegionalWaterPollutionControl
Center CollectionSystem–LancasterAreaSewer
Authority2009 I. ParkCreekSewageTreatmentPlant-Horsham
Water&SewerAuthoirty II. LehighCountyAuthorityWastewater
TreatmentPlant CollectionSystem–TheMunicipal
AuthorityoftheCityofMcKeesport2010 I.SevernTrentServices–Ebensburg
WastewaterTreatmentPlant II.CityofHarrisburgAdvancedWastewater
TreatmentFacility CollectionSystem–EconomyBoroughMunicipal
Authority2011 I.BoroughofGroveCityWastewaterTreatment
Plant II.AlleghenyCountySanitaryAuthority(ALCOSAN) CollectionSystem–AlleghenyCountySanitary
Authority(ALCOSAN) Honorable Mention: IITheDelawareCountyRegionalWaterQuality
ControlAuthority(DELCORA)2012 I.BoroughofWestChester,TaylorRun
WastewaterTreatmentPlant II.BrushCreekWaterPollutionControlFacility CollectionSystem–LancasterAreaSewer
Authority2013 I.NorthwesternLancasterAuthorityWWTP,
operatedbySevernTrentEnvironmental II. CityofReading CollectionSystem-UpperProvidenceTownship2014 I.EdinboroWastewaterTreatmentPlant II.MunicipalSanitaryAuthorityoftheCityofNew
Kensington CollectionSystem-TheDelawareCountyRegional
WaterQualityControlAuthority2015 I.NewOxfordMunicipalAuthority II.LehighCountyAuthorityPretreatmentPlant,
operatedbyCH2MHill CollectionSystem-ClairtonMunicipalAuthority
Plant operations and maintenance Award <2.0 mgd1993 LeetsdaleWastewaterTreatmentPlant1994 Myerstown-ElcoWastewaterTreatment Facility1995 AnnvilleTownshipAuthority1996 PalmyraBorough1997 DerryTownshipMunicipalAuthority
SouthwestRegionWastewater TreatmentFacility
1998 UnityTownship1999 CountyofBerksWastewaterTreatmentPlant2000 LehighCountyPretreatment2002 WesternButlerCountyAuthority2003 AnnvilleTownship2004 LimerickTownship2005 ChippewaTownship
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mark B. hannum operator of the year >2.0 mgd2014 MichaelDiSantis2015 AnthonyBiese
Beneficial Use of Biosolids Award2003 MyerstownWWTP2007 NazarethBoroughMunicipalAuthority2010 UpperMontgomeryJointAuthority2011 Chalfont-NewBritainTownshipJointSewer
Authority2012 LititzWastewaterTreatmentPlant,operatedby
SevernTrentEnvironmentalServices,Inc.2013 ExeterTownship
Beneficial Use of Biosolids Award <2.0 MGD1996 AnnvilleTownshipAuthority1997 UpperMontgomeryJointAuthority
Beneficial Use of Biosolids Award >2.0 MGD1996 UniversityAreaJointAuthority1997 CarlisleRegionWaterPollutionControlFacility
Beneficial Use of Biosolids Award <5.0 MGD2014 FranklinTownshipMunicipalSanitaryAuthority2015 MechanicsburgWastewaterTreatmentPlant
Beneficial Use of Biosolids Award <5.0 MGD2014 LehighCountyAuthorityWastewater
TreatmentPlant
Beneficial Use of Biosolids Award Operating Projects1999 BoroughofEphrata,EphrataAreaWastewater
TreatmentandCollectionSystem
Biosolids Award for Public Acceptance Activities1998 YorkCountyMulti-Agency BiosolidsManagementPlan1999 BoroughofEphrata, EphrataAreaWastewaterTreatmentand CollectionSystemCityofPhiladelphia
WaterDepartment
mark B. hannum Plant operations and maintenance Award <2.0 mgd(formerly the Plant Operations and Maintenance Award)2006 UnityTownshipMunicipalAuthority2007 BoroughofSinkingSpring2008 BoroughofGreencastle2009 LehighCountyAuthorityWastewater
TreatmentPlant2010 AnnvilleTownshipWastewater
TreatmentFacility2011 NewvilleBoroughWater&SewerAuthority2012 WarminsterMunicipalAuthority,
NAWCPlant2013 NorthwesternLancasterAuthorityWWTP,
operatedbySevernTrentEnvironmental
mark B. hannum operator of the year <2.0 mgd2014 JerryBakner2015 DeanMiller
Plant operations and maintenance Award >2.0 mgd1993 BoroughofChambersburgWastewaterTreatment
Facility1994 AlleghenyValleyJointSewageAuthority WarminsterTownshipMunicipalAuthority1995 TheYorkCityWastewaterTreatmentPlant1996 UpperMoreland-HatboroHorsham JointSewerAuthority1997 CityofJeannerteMunicipaiAuthority1998 EastonWaterPollutionControlFacility1999 ExeterTownshipWaterQualityControlPlant2000 WestHillsAreaWPCAuthority2001 UpperMontgomeryJointAuthority2002 LancasterAreaSewerAuthority2003 DoverTownship2004 CranberryTownship2005 ALCOSAN
mark B. hannum Plant operations and maintenance Award >2.0 mgd(formerly the Plant Operations and Maintenance Award)2006 TheMunicipalAuthorityoftheCityofMcKeesport2007 CityofReading2008 ClairtonMunicipalAuthority2009 Burgettstown-SmithJointSewerageAuthority2010 EllwoodCityWastewaterTreatmentFacility2011 BoroughofChambersburgWastewaterTreatment
Plant2012 CityofAllentownWastewaterTreatmentPlant2013 ExeterTownship
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Arthur sidney Bedell Award1990 WilliamF.Hill1991 RichardI.Gillette1992 RobertE.Zischkau,Jr.1993 RaymondH.Myers1994 RalphE.Johnson1995 TerryG.Soster1996 MichaelA.Kyle1997 MichaelD.Sassaman1998 JosephG.Rabosky1999 JohnL.Latsha2000 CarlE.Janson2001 M.JohnSchon2002 StevenC.Huntzinger2003 PeterA.Orloski2005 MichaelJ.Gillespie2006 ChristineVolkay-Hilditch2007 MarkB.Hannum*2008 YvesE.Pollart2009 EdwardL.Gillette,Jr.2010 DouglasA.Pike2011 AlisonJ.Shuler2012 DeanA.Miller2013 JosephA.Drnach2014 ArthurW.AuchenbachIII2015 CharlesV.Music
William D. Hatfield Award1990 WilliamG.Horst1991 JohnC.Abromitis1992 ThomasJ.Mealy1993 RalphE.Johnson1994 JosephA.Drnach1995 WayneA.Schutz1996 PeterA.Orloski1997 M.JohnSchon1998 StevenWelsh1999 DeanMiller2000 MichaelR.Henry2001 E.LeeKoch2002 WilliamR.Nester2003 MichaelJ.DiSantis2004 PatrickJ.Canavan2005 LarryM.Fair2006 SophieSimon2007 JosephE.Rost2008 H.DavidMiller2009 DavidA.Brown2010 JohnE.Schmidt2011 ToddR.Kauffman2012 DaleT.Miller2013 RobertJ.Kerchusky2014 DianeFox2015 JosephA.DiMatteo
george w. Burke, Jr. Facility safety Award1990 DowningtownRegionalWater
PollutionControlCenter1991 TheValleyForgeSewerAuthority1992 BucksCountySewer
Authority1993 DowningtownRegional
WaterPollutionControl Center
1996 TheDowningtown RegionalWaterPollution ControlCenter
1997 Washington/EastWashingtonJointAuthority
1999 Washington/EastWashingtonJointAuthority
2000 MunicipalAuthorityof McKeesport
2001 BoroughofWestChester/TaylorRunWWTP
2002 LancasterAreaSewer Authority
2003 AlleghenyCounty SanitaryAuthority
2004 DowningtownArea RegionalAuthority
2005 CityofHarrisburg AdvancedWastewater TreatmentFacility
2006 TheMunicipalAuthority oftheCityofMcKeesport
2007 TheDelawareCounty RegionalWaterQuality
ControlAuthority2008 DowningtownRegional
WaterPollution ControlCenter2009 LehighCounty
AuthorityWastewaterTreatmentPlant
2010 SevernTrentServices–EbensburgWastewaterTreatmentPlant
2011 AlleghenyCountySanitaryAuthority(ALCOSAN)
2012 BrushCreekWaterPollutionControlFacility
2013 CityofReading2014 MunicipalSanitaryAuthority
oftheCityofNewKensington2015 LehighCountyAuthority
PretreatmentPlant,operatedbyCH2MHill
Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award1997 PatrickJ.Canavan1998 ToddR.Kauffman1999 GayleMateyak2000 MichaelA.Deily2001 AlexiusPavick2002 MariaFricker2003 AlbertHorng2005 RichardD.Taylor2006 CharleenBrown2007 CoraShenk2008 JeffreyL.Richards2009 MarykaySteinman2010 MichaelSedon2011 DeborahShockley2012 AmyL.Morriss2013 GlennDeBernadi2014 LarissaHoover2015 C.EricStoltz
Federation service Award1985–1988 EdwardH.Treat1990–1993 JamesP.Miller,Jr.,PhD1991–1994 ThomasE.Whittle1993–1996 RoyB.Love1994–1997 JosephA.Augustine,Sr.1996–1999 RichardI.Gillette1997–2000 WilliamF.Hill1999–2002 RobertE.Zischkau,Jr.2002–2005 TerryG.Soster2003–2006 JohnL.Latsha2005-2008 CarlE.Janson2006-2009 M.JohnSchon2008-2011 MichaelD.Sassaman2009-2012 MichaelA.Kyle
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wEF student Paper Competition Citation of Excellence Award1993 MarkC.Britton
WEF Service AwardwEF task Force Chairman of the manual of Practice “design of municipal wastewater treatment Plants”1992 JosephF.Lagnese
wEF task Force Chairman of the manual of Practice “operation of municipal wastewater treatment Plants”1992 DavidA.Long*
wEF research Board of Editorial review Chairman1996 CharlesN.Haas
wEF wastewater sampling for Process and Quality Control task Force Chair, technical Practice Committee1997 TimothyD.Bradley1997 MichaelD.Nelson
Ad hoc task Force Federation Award1994 HaroldD.Gilman1994 MichaelH.Gerardi
wEF member Association specialty item Contest:most unique Category, 1995CentralPennsylvaniaWaterQualityAssociation
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wEF Life members (alphabetized)JohnB.Atherholt 1948AlfredE.Baily 1958EugeneBarnhart 1973ChristianT.Beechwood 1950LouisW.Bercheni 1962RobertJ.Bernauer,Sr. 1965JohnBoardman* 1937RichardM.Boardman 1958WilliamH.Boardman,Jr. 1929RobertM.Bolenius* 1938Col.G.G.Brinckerhoff 1960GeorgeA.Brinsko* 1965JohnA.Broscious 1959AlfredBrosic,Jr.RobertA.Burns 1958NoelChamberlin* 1928EdwardH.Catlin 1955AltredB.Cherry 1951G.LeeChristensen 1964RalphR.Cleland* 1929CharlesA.Cole,PhD 1967JamesW.Crooks 1976HarryH.Curtin 1958MartinP.Daly 1968H.GilroyDamon 1970W.AllenDarby* 1929JamesH.Dougherty 1962JohnP.Durr 1942WilliamEberhardt 1966CharlesEhne 1976HaroldElkin 1948FrederickJ.Erny* 1964John“Jack”J.Fetch 1951TheodoreA.Fithian 1957FrancisV.Frissora* 1964EverardFont 1952RonaldFricker 1962J.J.Gilbert* 1937RichardGillette 1961CarmenF.Guarino 1960LewisL.Gwin 1938WalterR.Hager 1950HowardP.Haines 1968JamesR.Harvey 1970TheodoreR.Haseltine*
WalterHeine 1959AlanF.Hess 1965RichardHinkle 1967WalterE.Hoover,Jr. 1958ThomasE.lezzi* 1949EverettM.Jones* 1934StanleyE.Kappe* 1927WilliamD.Kee,Jr. 1967GeorgeW.Keith 1953MichaelA.Kreiser 1973RobertW.Kremer* 1946JosephL.Kruckow 1960AlbertH.Kupiec 1968LeslieE.Lancy,PhD 1950JohnL.Latsha 1971W.HarrisLayton 1965RobertS.Leber 1977JamesT.Lecker 1965ArthurL.Lehmann 1976LawrenceJ.Lennon,Sr. 1975DennisP.Lingenfelter 1975WilliamE.Link 1948DavidL.Lounsburg 1974VictorK.Lynch 1958WalterA.Lyon 1953BernardMacCabeLawsonD.Matter* 1929ArchieMcDonnell 1961FrancisMcMichael 1965FredF.Mendicino 1964CharlesR.Miller 1968JamesP.Miller,Jr. 1961J.JohnMiller* 1940FrancisB.Milligan*RichardP.Milne 1958EdwardMonroe 1960WilliamJ.Murdoch*CharlesV.Music 1979C.KennethMyers,PE 1961HaroldNeff 1965JohnB.Nesbitt 1949RonaldD.Neufeld 1970WilliamNester 1978JamesE.Niece 1970CharlesL.Ott 1960
PaulE.Paul 1965EdgarG.PaulsonCecilM.Pepperman* 1946MuthiahRamanthan 1963RaymondF.Ravida,PE 1962RalphL.Rhodes 1958HaroldL.Rogers* 1931NedH.Sams* 1956JosephJ.Salvatorelli 1954E.StuartSavage 1952GeorgeC.Schaut* 1927JohnSeifarth 1961RobertE.Shaffer 1971MauriceA.Shapiro 1943LaurenceT.Sheker 1963DanielShoemaker 1966ChristianC.Siebert* 1927RolandSimpson*WilliamD.Sitman 1959PeterT.Slack 1972RobertM.Smith 1959RaymondH.Snyder*Vernon(Smokey)Stack 1954NickStratakisRichardH.Suplee 1972ThomasSwitalski 1977EdmundTaylor 1962AnnaMarieTempero 1966JoseE.Toledo 1966C.JosephTouhill 1961EdwardH.Treat 1963EdwinB.Wagner*RoyF.Weston* 1936WilliamWheeler 1953GordonJ.Wiest* 1935FrankM.Williamson* 1936CharlesE.Winsch* 1947IvanWittman 1966JohnD.Woodard* 1938JohnYenchko* 1940CraigYendell 1975CharlesH.Young* 1926RichardUnz 1966SamuelI.Zack* 1932RobertE.Zischkau,Jr. 1975
*Deceased
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Quarter Century operator’s Club (alphabetized)JohnC.AbromitisJamesG.ArmagostJosephA.Augustine,Sr.RichardD.BenderRobertJ.Bernauer,Sr.RobertM.Bolenius*AlfredBologna*HaroldM.BrewerGeorgeA.Brinsko*DavidBrownCharlesM.Bush*JosephButchRobertCharlesJamesA.CherubiniJamesW.CrooksPaulCygan*SamuelDeMonteWilliamA.EberhardtFrederickJ.Erny*DonEwing*LarryFairAndrewFasnachtDavidFinkHarryM.FreeburnJohnJ.FetchMarvinW.Frankenfield,Jr.AugustusE.(Bud)Fricker*RonaldG.Fricker,Sr.MatthewM.Girdich*RichardH.GraverCarmenF.GuarinoHowardP.HainesTheodoreR.Haseltine*StevenF.HickmanJamesM.HovisRichardE.KamererRobertKerchuskyFloydC.KochIIIJohnL.Krantz*PaulJ.Kremer,Jr.
JoeKruckowHarryJ.KrumGuyS.Latsha*W.HarrisLaytonPaulN.Longley*RobertL.LylesDarwinB.MainKennethW.Mawson,Sr.AsaMcCollumPaulMcCurdyDeanMillerGlennM.MillerLeonV.Miller*CharlesV.MusicClairW.Murphy*ByronA.MusserMichaelD.NelsonWilliamNesterCharlesOttB.PaulOvercash*DouglasA.PikeRaymondF.RavidaWilliamM.ReigleLewisE.RitterHaroldL.RogersJamesRomanFrancisH.SextonClarenceR.ShadeJohnH.Shadle,Jr.EdwardH.TreatMichaelJ.TrombolaRobertL.TrumanFrankS.Varner*LesterL.WatsonJay Allen WeisElmerH.WertzLarryN.WilfongWalterA.Wilson*GordonJ.Wiest*JohnYenchko*RonaldM.Young
*Deceased
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