Greater Buffalo Environmental Conference Adam’s Mark, Buffalo, NY Tuesday, March 24, 2015 8:00 – 8:45 am Continental Breakfast & Exhibits Registration 8:45 – 8:50 Conference Opening: Jeffrey D. Angiel, NYWEA Western Chapter Chair 8:50 – 9:00 NYWEA Update: Patricia Cerro-Reehil, NYWEA Executive Director 9:00 – 9:10 Opening Remarks: Michael Garland, NYWEA President 9:10 – 9:40 Keynote Speaker: Mark Poloncarz, Erie County Executive BREAKOUT 1 Wastewater Operations Moderator: Alex Emmerson 9:40 – 10:10 Sayonara Incineration Mike Kessler, Town of Tonawanda Erin Cunningham, CRA 10:10 – 10:40 Digesters for Farms Angela Hintz, Arcadis 10:40 – 11:00 BREAKOUT 2 Stormwater & Pretreatment Moderator: Chris LaManna WNY Stormwater Coalition MS4 Mapping Project Lisa Matthies-Wiza, ECDEP; Mary Perelli, Buffalo State College Challenges Faced by Municipalities in Developing an Effective Stormwater Program Andy Sansone, Monroe County BREAKOUT 3 Energy Savings/Sustainability Moderator: Carolyn Hare Big Sister Creek WWTP Energy Performance Contract Garry Pecak, ECDEP Brian Sibiga, Wendel Energy Conservation Measures at BSA David Comerford, BSA Exhibits & Coffee Break 11:00 – 11:30 Comprehensive Evaluation of Plant Hydraulics and Treatment Processes at Brewerton WPCP Tara Dougherty, CRA Teresa Misiti, CRA Pretreatment Regulatory Update Virginia Wong, US EPA Green Initiatives Buffalo Niagara Partnership 11:30 – 12:00 Phosphorus Removal Pilot Tom Walsh, South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District Dave Rowlinson, GHD Amherst Grease Eradication Program John Richter, Town of Amherst Food Waste Treatability at BSA David Comerford, BSA Mike Manning, O’Brien & Gere Lunch NYWEA Award 12:00 – 1:15 BREAKOUT 4 Wastewater Operations Moderator: Camie McGraw 1:15 – 1:45 1:45 – 2:15 Flow Measurement Jeff Cannizzo, F.W. Webb Company BREAKOUT 5 Water Quality, Planning & Research Moderator: Jeff Ritter Understanding the Critical Issues Impacting Lake Erie Jeffrey Reutter, Ohio State Analytical Instrumentation Understanding the Critical Jeff Cannizzo, Issues Impacting Lake F.W. Webb Company Erie Jeffrey Reutter, Ohio State 2:15 – 2:45 BREAKOUT 6 Facilities and Collection Systems Moderator: Rosaleen Nogle Fixing a Growing Sinkhole with Damaged and Interfering Utilities Richard R. Roll, Niagara Falls Water Board Iroquois Street Sewer Lining Project Richard R. Roll, Niagara Falls Water Board John G. Goeddertz, AECOM Exhibits & Coffee Break 2:45 – 3:15 “Ebola” Another Blood Born Pathogen Nellie Brown, Cornell University The Great Plasticized Lakes Sherri Mason, SUNY Fredonia ACP Pipe – a ticking time bomb? Joseph Fiegl, ECDEP 3:15 – 3:45 “Ebola” Another Blood Born Pathogen Nellie Brown, Cornell University Jim Jensen, SUNYAB Cost Saving CSO Control Measures Oluwole McFoy, BSA Greg McCorkhill, GHD 3:45 – 4:15 “Ebola” Another Blood Born Pathogen Nellie Brown, Cornell University NYSDEC/EFC Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grants Jeff Konsella, NYSDEC Mineral Springs Sewer Collapse Rick Henry, Clark Patterson Lee 2:45 – 4:15 Young Professionals Vacuum Sewer Systems Jim Docherty, Bilfinger Airvac Water Technologies 4:15 pm Conference Reception