New York's Water Event '09

• New York's Water Event Exhibitors

The 2009 New York’s Water Event in Saratoga Springs was a sure success with nearly 100 vendors and over 800 attendees.  Thank you to Phil Tangorra, Events Committee Chair, for coordinating the on-site check-in and registration throughout the event.

 This year’s Water Event was visited by Tom Curtis, AWWA Deputy Executive Director for Governmental Affairs, as our keynote speaker.   Mr. Curtis presented a fascinating keynote address regarding infrastructure and liquid assets – important topics in today’s water industry.  Mr. Curtis was joined by Jack Dunn from the New York State Department of Health and James Flaherty EFC’s Director to the Division of Engineering and Program Management,  for a roundtable discussion at the end of the presentationto show various viewpoints on the topics at hand and to promote thought provoking dialogue among all attendees.

The program committee once again put together a fascinating range of topics for this year’s event, and all the sessions were well attended.  We would like to thank Dan Seaver, Chair of the Program Committee, for his hard work and dedication in coordinating a successful program and overall event. This year’s session topics included:

• Donuts with Department of Health

• Analysis and Control of Coagulation Processes
• Operator Training
• Infrastructure: Evaluation, Rehabilitation & Construction
• Distribution Systems
• Water Quality, Watershed & Pharmaceuticals
• Workforce Issues
• Groundwater
• Advanced Treatment Technologies
• Global Climate, Sustainability & Water Reuse

Moderator

Roopesh Joshi introduces

speakers for his sessopm

(below) Speaker - Neil Mansuy

(left) Committees met to do Section business and discuss future programs

(below) Committee chairs gather

in Shyam Mohanka's suite for a

reception appreciating them for

their volunteerism to the Section

Our annual Operator Training Day was held on Wednesday, April 22. Certified operators were given the opportunity to attend the day at a special rate and gain several continuing education credits and participate in various operator based activities.  Two of the morning sessions were specifically designed with operators in mind and throughout the day, various product demonstrations were held throughout the exhibit hall in an effort to showcase the latest products and services. 

Towards the conclusion of Wednesday, the Meter Madness and Top Operators competitions were held, bringing fun and excitement after a day of educational opportunities.  We would also like to thank Dan Reed, the MAC Chair, for coordinating the exhibits, demonstrations and operator training day events. 

Members gather at The Parting Glass for the Happy Hour, sponsored by the Young Professionals Committee

The 2008-2009 Board met to discuss Section

business and make plans for the upcoming year

Pictured left to right: Charlie Gonzalez, Neil Bonesteel, Jeff Zdrojewski,

Connie Schreppel, Marian Salmon, Joe Baier, Shyam Mohanka,

Paul Granger, Nick Kochan, Amanda Bauner, Mike Marino

and Kevin Castro 

The annual banquet was held on Tuesday evening, and was an emotional, educational, and inspirational evening for all.  Past Chair, John Frazer presented a brief history of NYSAWWA as this year was the Section’s 95th Anniversary.  This year’s outgoing Chair, Shyam Mohanka, graciously passed his position to Connie Schreppel, whose remarks were both  inspiring and emotional.

Shyam Mohanka, Wendy Sperduto

Receiving the Kenneth J Miller

Water for People Founder's Award

and Mike Post Van Der Burg

As in past years, student and service awards were given out, as well as the Diven Award to Dennis Kelleher and the Fuller Award to Jeff Zdrojewski.  The Section would like to further congratulate all award winners for this year.

Life Member Awardees

Louis Abel,

Dick Casey

and Ed Vopelak

Jeff Zdrojewski receives the

prestigious Fuller Award and

stands with previous awardees

Pictured left to right: Charlie Gonzalez, Neil Bonesteel, Joe Baier,

Mike Hooker, Tony Geiss, Jeff Zdrojewski, Dick Casey, John Hock, Shyam Mohanka, Connie Schreppel, Mike Elliott and Tom Whiteside

Dennis Kelleher is honored

with the Section's Diven Award

(standing with Shyam Mohanka)

(left)

Shyam Mohanka presents his volunteer Appreciation Awards to Dennis Kelleher, Manoj Ajmera and Kevin Castro

(below) Connie Schreppel's family showed

their support at the banquet when she

became chair

After the banquet, the Young Professionals Committee hosted a happy hour for all ages at the Parting Glass, a local bar in Saratoga Springs, only a few blocks from the hotel.  Well over 100 people attended the event, making it a great success.  Thanks to Automatech, Badger Meter, Holland Company, J.L. Moore, Koester Associates, Sensus Metering, Stearns and Wheler and Underground Solutions for sponsoring the event and making it a great success.

Attendees gather in the exhibit hall

to view a product demonstration

New York's Water Event Exhibitors

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