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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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)

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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

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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

275169

97 66 56 53 51

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Waste to energy

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% 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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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.