Please join us for a tour of Local Coho, as American salmon company raising premium Coho salmon at its pilot farm in Auburn, N.Y. Local Coho grows salmon indoors from egg to harvest using Recirculated Aquaculture Systems (RAS) technology, a method that optimizes resources with a minimal impact on the environment. LocalCoho is BAP (Best Aquaculture Practices) certified and a Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch “Best Choice.”

Space is limited and the farm has the below requirements for visitors:

(1) You must not have been at a fish farm or in contact with live or uncooked seafood (farmed or wild) or natural water bodies in the previous 48 hours of visiting the facility;

(2) You must wear clean clothes and shoes that are fit to go through disinfection foot baths (ie: rubber);

(3) During the tour you will be required to sanitize hands between rooms, using the hand sanitizer provided; and

(4) During the tour you must avoid touching any surfaces, water included.

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly meeting with a breakfast meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 20, 2024.  A member of NYSDEC from Region 7 will present on the new Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Wetlands. 

The meeting will take place at GHD, 5788 Widewaters Parkway, Syracuse, NY 13214.

The meeting schedule will be as follows:

7:45 - 8:15 AM – Breakfast Buffet

8:15 - 8:20 AM – Introduction and Announcements

8:20 - 9:10 AM – Featured Speakers

9:10 - 9:30 AM – Networking

This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free.

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly meeting with a breakfast meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, 2024.  Sara Martin, PE, of Critical Path Engineering Solutions and Jesse Semanchik, PE, Senior Associate in the Water Resources Practice Area of Barton and Loguidice will present “From Waste to Recovery.”  An overview of the shift that some NYS Wastewater Treatment Plants are taking to change “waste avoidance” to “waste recovery”, partnering with local industries to creating valuable energy and fertilizer products at their facilities.

PDHs may be available for attending this presentation.  Once this is determined, participants will be notified.  

The meeting will take place at GHD, 5788 Widewaters Parkway Syracuse NY 13214 USA

The meeting schedule will be as follows:

7:45 - 8:15 AM – Breakfast Buffet
8:15 - 8:20 AM – Introduction and Announcements
8:20 - 9:10 AM – Featured Speakers
9:10 - 9:30 AM – Networking

  This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members. The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free.

Join us for the 12th Annual Holiday Enviro-Mixer on Thursday, January 11, 2023, from 5:00-9:00 PM upstairs in Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse.  Please register below.

Sponsorship should be paid through the website by clicking here or in advance via check. If a sponsor must pay via check, they should contact Cristina Albunio at calbunio@ocrra.org of 315-295-0743.

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly meeting with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 21, 2023.  Dr. Ian Ross, Global PFAS Practice Leader at CDM Smith, will present “Solutions to Emerging Issues with PFAS:  Vision, Initiatives and Paradigm Shift.  Dr. Ross will discuss the types of PFAS used in firefighting foam and the use of multiple types of non-target analyses (NTA) for more comprehensive detection of PFAS.  The fate and transport of PFAS in the context of precursors as ongoing sources of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) or as mobile PFAS as well as the tendency for fluorosurfactants used in fluorinated firefighting foams, such as AFFF, FP and FFFP to form supramolecular assemblies will be described. Finally, the implications of supramolecular assemblies on fire suppression system decontamination and PFAS fate and transport will be described.

PDHs may be available for attending this presentation.  Once this is determined, participants will be notified.  

The meeting will take place virtually and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up, the day prior to the presentation. The meeting schedule will be as follows:

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).

12:00 – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions

12:05 - 1:00 PM – Featured Speaker

1:00 - 1:15 PM - Q & A session

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly meeting with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 29, 2023.  Derek Rosso, PE, Senior Engineer and Jonah Munholland, Senior Remediation Engineer of Arcadis will present “Thermal In Situ Sustainable Remediation (TISR®) To Enhanced Biotic and Abiotic Reactions and Accelerate Remediation.”  TISR® is an inexpensive and practical method for modest heating of target contaminant treatment zones in the subsurface utilizing a sustainable heat source (generally solar or waste heat), closed loop fluid circulation, and subsurface heating via low-maintenance borehole heat exchangers (BHEs). This presentation will help participants recognize and understand Thermal In-Situ Sustainable Remediation (TISR®) as a low temperature and green remedial alternative. 

PDHs may be available for attending this presentation.  Once this is determined, participants will be notified.  

The meeting will take place virtually and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up, the day prior to the presentation. The meeting schedule will be as follows:

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).

12:00 – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions

12:05 - 1:00 PM – Featured Speaker

1:00 – 1:15 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly meeting with an in-person tour.  Join us on Friday, October 13, 2023 at 12 pm for a tour of the Lotte wastewater treatment plant located at 290 Carr Street in East Syracuse, New York.  

Site specific directions and information will be shared with registered attendees the evening prior to the tour.  The tour will be limited to 20 people, so sign up soon!

This tour will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15, though students may attend for free. 

Lotte also requires a signed release form to participate in the tour. Please bring the signed form with you on the day, or email signed form to Ashley Button.

The 2023 Welcome Back BBQ for the Central New York Chapter of AWMA will be held on Tuesday September 19, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Bay View Pavilion/Shelter at Willow Bay at Onondaga Lake Park. Food and drinks are free for CNY AWMA members and only $15 for non-members and guests. If you plan to attend, please register below by September 12, so we can plan the correct amount of food and drinks for all of our guests.

Please note:

• Bring a lawn chair for extra seating.

• Feel free to renew your membership here or pay for your membership at the door.
  

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our final monthly meeting for this program year IN PERSON on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 from 5:30-7:00 PM at the Spaghetti Warehouse located at 689 N Clinton St, Syracuse, NY 13204.  This is our final celebration to close out the 2022-2023 program year.

This meeting will include a cash bar and dinner service at 6pm.  At this meeting, we will complete our Chapter’s elections for the 2023-2024 Officers and Board of Directors and we will present the recipients of our Chapter’s JOSEPH A. JUSZKIEWICZ SCHOLARSHIPS with their scholarship awards. 

The ballot for our Chapter’s elections for the 2023-2024 Officers and Board of Directors can be found HERE

The April CNY AWMA breakfast meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the Embassy Suites at Destiny (311 Hiawatha Blvd W, Syracuse NY 13204) beginning at 8 AM. Dereth Glance, Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Remediation & Materials Management and Acting Director, Region 7 of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, will present an overview of the recently released draft of the New York State Solid Waste Management Plan.   The "New York State Solid Waste Management Plan: Building the Circular Economy Through Sustainable Materials Management" recommends actions to reduce the climate impact of solid waste and provides direction for New York's waste reduction, reuse, recycling, collection, transportation, and disposal investments, policies, and practices over the next decade. This presentation will explore components of the draft Solid Waste Management Plan as a roadmap for more sustainable solid waste management.  We are awaiting PDH approval for this presentation.

The meeting schedule will be as follows:

        8:00 – 8:30 AM – Breakfast
        8:30 – 9:30 AM – Featured Speaker

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly meeting with an in-person tour.  Join us on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 1pm for a tour of the Amazon Fulfillment Center located at 7211 Morgan Road in Liverpool, New York.  

Site specific directions and information will be shared with registered attendees the evening prior to the tour.  The tour will be limited to 25 people, so sign up soon!

Please register by Friday, February 10. This tour will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15, though students may attend for free. 

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly meeting with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Wednesday January 25, 2023.  Donald Hughes, Ph.D., Lab Coordinator at Le Moyne College and Principal of Hughes Environmental Consulting will present “Onondaga Lake: A Journey from Heaven to Hell and Back.”  The presentation will describe the history of Onondaga Lake and the resulting conditions from the discharge of untreated sewage. An exploration of the efforts taken over the past 20 years (costing nearly one billion dollars) will highlight how the lake’s condition has been dramatically improved.

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up, the day prior to the presentation. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
12:00 – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
12:05 - 1:00 PM – Featured Speaker
1:00 – 1:15 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please join the Central New York Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association on Thursday, January 12, 2023 for the Annual Holiday Enviro-Mixer, from 5:00-8:00 pm upstairs in Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, for an evening of fun and delicious food with your colleagues! This event is free for members, and $25 for non-members. Sponsorships for this well-attended event are available. For sponsorship information please contact Ben Haith at benjamin.haith@gza.com or (315) 800-1809.

Please register for the Enviro-Mixer by Monday January 9, 2023. Since we are an environmentally-conscious group, we ask that if you reserve a spot, please be sure you plan to attend so we can avoid unnecessary food waste.  If you need to cancel your reservation, please email me at arobertson@bsk.com by January 5, 2023. 

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly meeting with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Thursday December 15, 2022.  The presenter, James Occhialini, is the Vice President and Specialty Services Practice Leader at Alpha Analytical.  James will present a "A Comparison of Draft EPA Method 1633 with other Commonly Used PFAS Methods."  This presentation will provide an overview of the draft PFAS Method 1633 from a laboratory perspective. This method will be reviewed in comparison with other EPA finalized methods. The presentation will begin with an update on recent developments of interest to PFAS sampling and analytical professionals.  PDHs will be offered for this presentation.

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up, the day prior to the presentation. The meeting schedule will be as follows:

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured time to catch up with your fellow participants).
12:00 – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
12:05 - 1:00 PM – Featured Speaker
1:00 – 1:15 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly meeting with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Tuesday November 29, 2022.  The presenter, Roger Caiazza, has been working as an air pollution meteorologist in the environmental field for over 45 years and in New York since 1981 when he became the meteorologist at Niagara Mohawk.  After retirement from a non-regulated generating company, he was Director of the Environmental Energy Alliance of New York, an ad hoc organization that addresses energy and environmental regulations that affect electric generating and transmission operations throughout New York.  When he retired from that part-time position, he started the Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York blog that describes the challenges of balancing risks and benefits of environmental issues.  A major focus of the blog the last several years has been the Climate Act.  Roger will present a “Skeptical Overview of the Climate Act.”  The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) mandates a net-zero transition of New York’s energy system by 2050. This presentation provides a status update of the implementation planning for the Climate Act and the next steps, describes the challenges of a “zero-emissions” electric generating system, and explains the skeptical position that it is unlikely that the benefits of the proposed transition will out-weigh the costs and risks.

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up, the day prior to the presentation. The meeting schedule will be as follows:

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured time to catch up with your fellow participants).
12:00 – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
12:05 - 1:00 PM – Featured Speaker
1:00 – 1:15 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Join us on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 1:00pm for a tour of the Seneca Meadows Landfill in Waterloo, New York.  The tour will include a chartered bus ride through the operational landfill and will last approximately 90 minutes.

The tour is free for CNY AWMA student members.  CNY AMWA Member cost is $5 and non-member cost is $15.  If you plan to attend this tour, please sign up by Friday, October 14, 2022.  Please select an option below to sign up.

Site Specific Directions and Detailed Tour Information: This information will be distributed to all those who sign up for the tour via email on October 18.  Please look for an email on this date.

The 2022 Welcome Back BBQ for the Central New York Chapter of AWMA will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Bay View Pavilion/Shelter at Willow Bay at Onondaga Lake Park. Food and drinks are free for CNY AWMA members and only $15 for non-members and guests. If you plan to attend, please register below by September 16, so we can plan the correct amount of food and drinks for all of our guests.

Please note:

• This is a new location for this event and will not be at the Yacht Club.

• Bring a lawn chair for extra seating.

• Feel free to renew your membership here or pay for your membership at the door.

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our final monthly meeting for this program year IN PERSON on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 from 5:30-8:30 PM at the Heritage Hill Brewhouse located at 3149 Sweet Road, Jamesville, NY 13078. 

This dinner meeting will occur in Heritage Hill’s onsite barn.  If you have not been to Heritage Hill before (https://heritagehillbrewery.com/), this space is a large remodeled barn providing ample private indoor/outdoor options that we think will provide a comfortable, socially distanced setting for attendees. At this meeting, we will complete our Chapter’s elections for the 2022-2023 Officers and Board of Directors (see the ballot below) and we will present the recipients of our Chapter’s JOSEPH A. JUSZKIEWICZ SCHOLARSHIPS with their scholarship awards.

To attend, please register by clicking below by TUESDAY MAY 10th.  This meeting will be $25 for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $30 and $10 for students. 

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host April’s monthly meeting with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Thursday April 28, 2022. Jon Fox, P.G., a Principal Geologist and owner of Fox Professional Geology, PLLC, will present “Environmental Petrography Survey Of Selected Upstate New York Bedrock Formations and Applications in Chemical Hydrogeology.” The presentation will cover environmental petrography, abiotic natural attenuation, and chemical hydrogeology. An outline of the presentation follows:

-Environmental Petrography and Connections for Chemical Hydrogeology

-Study Area and Methods

-Findings

-Chemical Hydrogeology Case Study

-Conclusion

PDH credit is being pursued for this presentation and will be offered if it’s available.

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up, the day prior to the presentation. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
12:00 – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
12:05 - 1:00 PM – Featured Speaker
1:00 – 1:15 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by noon Wednesday, April 27, 2022. This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here). The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free.

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host February’s monthly meeting with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 22, 2022. Derek Rosso PE, a senior engineer with Arcadis, will present on Thermal In Situ Sustainable Remediation (TISR, (SM)) To Enhanced Biotic and Abiotic Reactions and Accelerate Remediation. A summary of the presentation follows:

TISR is an inexpensive and practical method for modest heating of target contaminant treatment zones in the subsurface utilizing a sustainable heat source (generally solar or waste heat), closed loop fluid circulation, and subsurface heating via low-maintenance borehole heat exchangers (BHEs). Thermal conduction and some advection results in the heating of a subsurface target zone by approximately 10-20°C. Elevated temperatures results in the enhancement of biological, chemical, and physical processes that attenuate, degrade, and remove contaminants.

PDH will be offered.

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up, the day prior to the presentation. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
12:00 – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Annoucementns and Introductions
12:05 - 1:00 PM – Featured Speaker
1:00 – 1:15 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by noon Monday, February 21, 2022. This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here). The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free.

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host January’s monthly meeting with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 11, 2022.  Bob Beinstein, a US EGS Market Lead with AECOM will present on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).  A summary of presentation follows:

The #ESG World is Evolving — Are You Following the Trends? Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is experiencing a period of rapidly increasing awareness and emphasis across the public, private, and financial sectors. This is approximately coinciding with the rise in concern about climate change and social upheaval. While the concepts underpinning #environmental #sustainability have been around for some time, over the last several years, several trends in both regulatory and technical spaces are driving new awareness of how ESG and systems thinking can drive real value creation.  This presentation will offer a high-level overview of key ESG trends and dive a bit deeper into two key areas:

1) The role ecosystems and natural capital can play for both large and small organizations, and

2) recognition of the critical importance social value and environmental justice carry across our world.

PDH credit has been applied for and will be offered if it’s approved.  

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up, on the day prior to the meeting. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
        11:30 AM – 11:40 AM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
        11:40 – 11:45 AM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
       11:45 - 12:45 PM – Featured Speaker
        12:45 – 1:00 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by Monday, January 10, 2022. This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free.

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host December’s monthly meeting with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 21, 2021.  Peter Baker, a Senior Managing Engineer with Barton & Loguidice will present an update on PFAS which will include a general regulatory status update and a discussion on PFAS in wastewater/biosolids.  More information will follow about whether this program may offer PDH credit.  

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
        11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
        12 – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
        12:05 - 1:00 PM – Featured Speaker
        1:00 – 1:15 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by Monday morning, December 20, 2021 . This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free.

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host November’s monthly meeting with a virtual “breakfast meeting” scheduled for Thursday, November 18, 2021.  Scott Stanton, a Scientist with Ramboll will present “Collecting and Reporting Real Time Data.”  This presentation will explain and demonstrate the current workflows for digital data collection and automated report generation using ESRI applications (Field Maps and Survey 123) and the Microsoft suite. Examples will be given of field-related and facility-related projects that have begun to use and implement this technology along with a brief demonstration and potential workflows. These tools have proven useful in evaluating current conditions in real-time as well as offering the potential predicting future results.  More information will follow about whether this program may offer PDH credit.  

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
        8:00 - 8:25 AM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your coffee and breakfast for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
        8:25 - 8:30 AM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
        8:30 - 9:30 AM – Featured Speaker
        9:30 - 9:45 AM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by Tuesday, November 16th. This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free. 

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our first monthly meeting of this program year with a virtual “lunch meeting” scheduled for Tuesday, October 19, 2021.  Damon Carson, Founder and President of Repurposed Materials will present “Reusing by Repurposing Byproducts and Waste of Industry.”  Repurposing is the act of taking one material and using it for another purpose. When a product has reached the end of its useful life in its primary industry, that doesn’t mean it will have no other use. Rather than just tossing used materials into a landfill, repurposing is all about finding innovative ways to make use of these materials.  PDH credit will NOT be offered for this presentation.  

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
        11:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your lunch for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
        12 – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
        12:05 - 1:00 PM – Featured Speaker
        1:00 – 1:15 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by Friday, October 15th. This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free.

The 2021 Welcome Back BBQ for the Central New York Chapter of AWMA will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2021, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Bay View Pavilion/Shelter at Willow Bay at Onondaga Lake Park. Food and drinks are free for CNY AWMA members and only $15 for non-members and guests. If you plan to attend, please register below by September 16, so we can plan the correct amount of food and drinks for all of our guests.

Please note:

• This is a new location for this event and will not be at the Yacht Club.

• If you are unable to make it in person to this socially distanced/outdoor event, we hope you will still join us for future virtual meetings.

• Bring a lawn chair for extra seating.

• Feel free to renew your membership here or pay for your membership at the door.

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our final monthly meeting for this program year IN PERSON on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from 5:30-8:30 PM at the Heritage Hill Brewhouse located at 3149 Sweet Road, Jamesville, NY 13078.  Encouraged by the COVID vaccine’s availability and prior member polling about interest in an in-person event option, we have decided to host this meeting in-person as a final celebration to close out this 2020-2021 program year.

This dinner meeting will occur in Heritage Hill’s onsite barn.  If you have not been to Heritage Hill before (https://heritagehillbrewery.com/), this space is a large remodeled barn providing ample private indoor/outdoor options that we think will provide a comfortable, socially distanced setting for attendees (note that standard COVID safety practices will be implemented such as wearing a mask unless you are seated).  At this meeting, we will complete our Chapter’s elections for the 2021-2022 Officers and Board of Directors and we will present the recipients of our Chapter’s JOSEPH A. JUSZKIEWICZ SCHOLARSHIPS with their scholarship awards.

To attend, please register by clicking below by TUESDAY MAY 11th.  This meeting will be $25 for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $30 and $15 for students. Space is limited so register early!

The 2021-2022 CNY A&WMA Board of Directors Elections will be held at this event. The ballot will be offered as shown below

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly program with a virtual lunch meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, 2021.  Darcy Sachs, Project/Program Manager at Arcadis, will present on Wastewater Monitoring for SARS-CoV-2.   COVID-19 virus transmission occurs from symptomatic and asymptomatic people.  Monitoring the wastewater collection system along with human health data can be used to assess the virus spread in a community and inform health decision makers of localized outbreaks of COVID-19.  The presentation will cover the basics of wastewater epidemiology, as well as results from several studies and active projects on the subject.  This will include an overview of the NYS Pilot results in one municipality and show the power of this tool in a community setting when an outbreak occurs. We are seeking PDH credit for this presentation, with more information to follow.  

The meeting will take place virtually only and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
        11:45 AM – 12:00 PM – Log-Ins and Open Meeting Format (non-structured time to catch up with your fellow attendees – feel free to bring your lunch)
        12:00 PM – 12:05 PM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
        12:05 PM – 1:15 PM – Featured Speaker
        1:15 PM – 1:30 PM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by Friday, April 16th. This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free. 

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly program with a virtual “breakfast meeting” scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, 2021.  Andrew Radin, Chair of the NY Product Stewardship Council and Director of Recycling of the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) will present “Setting a New Course for the Future of Recycling in New York State.”  Recycling across NY State is facing unprecedented challenges. This program will explore the current state of recycling and the policy proposals to create the circular economy of the future.  More information will follow about whether this program may offer PDH credit.  

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
        7:45 - 8:15 AM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your coffee and breakfast for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
        8:15 - 8:20 AM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
        8:20 - 9:15 AM – Featured Speaker
        9:15 - 9:30 AM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by Friday, March 19th. This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free. 

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly program with a virtual “breakfast meeting” scheduled for Tuesday, February 23, 2021.  Anthony N. Esposito, Managing Environmental Scientist at Barton & Loguidice will present on Wetland and Stream Restoration–A Religious Experience.  This program will discuss the stream restoration plan implemented at the Priesthood Restoration Site. This program offers 1 PDH credit.  

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
        7:45 - 8:15 AM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your coffee and breakfast for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
        8:15 - 8:20 AM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
        8:20 - 9:15 AM – Featured Speaker
        9:15 - 9:30 AM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by Friday, February 19th. This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free. 

The AWMA-CNY Chapter will host our next monthly program with a virtual “breakfast meeting” scheduled for Tuesday, January 19, 2021.  Joe Martens, Director of the New York Offshore Wind Alliance (and a former Commissioner of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation), will present on Offshore Wind: Why is NY So Bullish?  This program will discuss what is happening in the field of offshore wind development for New York State, why it is a growing movement, the timelines for anticipated expansion of this technology in the coming years, and how offshore wind will help New York achieve the aggressive targets established by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

The meeting will take place via Zoom and you will be provided with a link to the meeting after your sign up. The meeting schedule will be as follows:
        7:45 - 8:15 AM – Open Zoom Meeting Format (bring your coffee and breakfast for a casual, non-structured half hour to catch up with your fellow participants).
        8:15 - 8:20 AM – Housekeeping Announcements and Introductions
        8:20 - 9:15 AM – Featured Speaker
        9:15 - 9:30 AM – Time for Q&A and Additional Networking

Please register by clicking below by Friday, January 15th. This meeting will be free for CNY AWMA members (remember to renew your membership – renew online through on our Membership page here).  The cost for non-members to attend is $15 though students may attend the meeting for free.