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2006
HydroQual, Inc. Presentations at SETAC 2006 Monday, November 6, 2006 Room 516AB 10:40am Monday, November 6, 2006 Room 516AB 11:00am Tuesday, November 7, 2006 Room 516C 11:20am Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Room 513ABC 8:00am Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Room 513ABC 10:00am Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Room 513ABC 4:30pm Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Room 513DEF 4:50pm Thursday, November 9, 2006 Room 513ABC 8:40am Thursday, November 9, 2006 Room 513ABC 10:40am Thursday, November 9, 2006 Room 511CF 11:00am Thursday, November 9, 2006 Room 513ABC 11:00am Thursday, November 9, 2006 Room 513ABC 2:10pm Thursday, November 9, 2006 Room 511CF 3:50pm Monday, November 8, 2006 Exhibit Hall 8:00am-7:00pm  NCASI Webinar with Thomas Gallagher Thomas Gallagher, a Principle in HydroQual's Water Resources Group, participated in a NCASI Technical Webinar (October 26, 2006) introducing a computer model to help the pulp and paper industry estimate the response of effluent quality to changes in raw wastewater load, ASB configuration or operation.IT Interview with James Hallden HydroQual's IT Director James Hallden was featured in the October 2006 issue of Info Tech Research Group's INDABA Division.HydroQual, Inc. Presentations at WEFTEC 2006 On Sunday, October 22nd, at 1:00pm, Robin Miller will be co-chairing a meeting of the WEF Ecology and Aquatic Resources Committee. On Monday,October 23rd, at 1:30pm in Session 3, Joe Cleary will be presenting a paper “Water Conservation and Reuse Case Study: Pharmaceutical Industry.” On Tuesday, October 24th, from 8:30am – 12 noon in Session 23 on Nutrient Removal and Recovery, Joe Cleary will be an Assistant Moderator. On Tuesday, October 24th from 8:30am – 12 noon in Session 24 on Remediation of Contaminated Waters and Industrial Sites, Joe Cleary will be an Assistant Moderator. On Tuesday, October 24th from 1:30pm – 5:00pm, Joe Cleary will participate in a WEF Chemicals of Potential and Emerging Concern Meeting where the results of a series of White papers will be presented. On Wednesday, October 25th, from 8:30am – 12 noon, Sri Rangarajan will be the moderator for Session 71/Stormwater Management: Treating Stormy Water. On Wednesday, October 25th, at 11:00am, in Session 72/Surface Water Quality and Ecology, a paper on the “Reassessment of Cyanide Ambient Water Quality Criteria: An Integrated Approach to Protection of the Aquatic Environment” will be presented. Bob Santore was a contributing author to this paper. HydroQual Presentations at NJWEA 2006 Gary Grey presented Wet Wet Weather Operations at the Township of Middletown Sewerage Authority. The New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) Conference was held in May 2006 at the Tropicana Hotel & Resort, Atlantic City, NJ.HydroQual Presentations at the Solid Waste/Recycling Conference and Trade Show 2006 Robert Mutch presented In Situ Treatment Of Leachate-Impacted Groundwater: Separating Fact From Fiction. The Federation of New York Solid Waste Association held the Solid Waste/Recycling Conference and Trade Show in May 2006.2005 Water Quality Modeling in NY/NJ Harbor: A Historical Perspective on the Present For an article providing a historical perspective on Water Quality Modeling in the New York/New Jersey Harbor, click here. By Robin L. Miller and James J. Fitzpatrick.Pat Kehrberger named Assoc. of Environmental Authorities Member of the Year  Pat Kehrberger, an Associate at HydroQual, Inc., has worked in the field of water quality modeling since 1970. Her experience involves water quality evaluations using steady-state and time-variable mathematical models. Specific projects have included wasteload allocations, stormwater coliform distribution, sludge solids deposition in an estuary, dye data simulation in an estuarine bay to determine net inter-tidal circulation, ocean disposal and mixing zone analyses.Her experience also includes design and execution of field sampling programs for use in modeling analyses to determine waste assimilation capacity of low flow streams. Several projects have also involved evaluation of post-development eutrophication impacts on drinking water supply reservoirs. Pat has served on AEA's Permit committee for many years and has been helpful in contributing to the association's rule proposal comments in particular in the area of water quality standards. Pat's real world experience in solving permit issues for her clients brings a practical and very professional approach to the committee's work. She has been a speaker at technical conferences and is a great team player. It is with great pleasure and sincere appreciation that AEA has selected Pat Kehrberger as this year's Outstanding Associate Member. Di Toro Named to National Academy of Engineering  Dominic M. Di Toro, Ph.D., a founding Principal of HydroQual, Inc., and the current Edward C. Davis Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He was recognized for “leadership in the development and application of mathematical models for establishing water-quality criteria and making management decisions.”In being elected to the National Academy, Dr. Di Toro joins fewer than 2200 engineers nationwide. “This is probably the highest honor that a consulting engineer can achieve in the field of engineering,” said William Leo, President of HydroQual, Inc. Areas in which Dr. Di Toro’s work has had the greatest impact are water quality and sediment flux modeling, and sediment and water quality criteria development. Early in his career, he developed one of the first dynamic water quality models that was used to predict the consequences of nutrient discharges to the Great Lakes. The results were used in the joint US-Canada agreements to limit discharges to Lake Erie. In the late 1980s, the EPA embarked on the development of Sediment Quality Criteria, and Dr. Di Toro was the technical leader of the effort through the 1990s. The Equilibrium Partitioning model and the SEM/AVS method that were developed are now part of common practice. More recently, he and his colleagues have developed criteria models for mixtures of polynuclear hydrocarbons (PAHs) that have recently been published by EPA. Dr. Di Toro served as the technical director of the HydroQual Team that is developing and applying the Biotic Ligand Model (BLM) to various metals. Beginning with copper, the team examined the factors that control the bioavailability and toxicity of copper to aquatic organisms. This work resulted in the Biotic Ligand Model which successfully linked metal chemistry with effects to explain and predict metal toxicity. The HydroQual Team, now lead by Paul Paquin and Robert Santore, continues to work on copper, silver, aluminum, zinc, and cobalt. The BLM for copper has been incorporated into the USEPA 2004 draft water quality criteria document for copper and similar plans are in place for silver and zinc. Dr. Di Toro joined the University of Delaware in January 2003 after serving on the faculty at Manhattan College for more than 30 years. He has published over 100 technical papers, as well as a book, Sediment Flux Modeling (John Wiley & Sons). One reviewer called the book “the definitive text on this subject and deserving of a place in any respectable environmental library” and by another as “masterfully done.” Robin L. Miller appointed to USGS Advisory Committee 
Robin L. Miller was appointed the Water Environment Federation (WEF) representative to the Sedimentation Issues Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on Water Implementation of USGS in February 2005. This is the first time that non-governmental representatives have served on this committee.Robin L. Miller also serves as the Vice-Chair on the Toxic Substances Committee of the Water Environment Federation. Srinivasan Rangarajan, Ph.D. teaching at Columbia University Srinivasan Rangarajan, Ph.D. began serving as an adjunct professor at Columbia University in early 2005.HydroQual's BLM Highlighted on WERF Website HydroQual’s leading role in helping develop a copper biotic ligand model is highlighted on the Water Environmental Research Foundation (WERF) website. The Biotic Ligand Model of metal speciation and toxicity is available for download by registering here.Row Column AESOP (RCA) Model Available HydroQual's Row Column AESOP (RCA) modeling code is available for download. Click on RCA modeling code for a description of the model's technical capabilities. For additional technical information, please contact Jim Fitzpatrick at (201) 529-5151 or via e-mail at jfitzpatrick@hydroqual.com.ECOMSED Model Available HydroQual's ECOMSED is still supported by HydroQual and available to the public domain by registering here.UV Validation and Research Center HydroQual designed and is operating the UV Validation and Research Center of New York in Johnstown, New York.Alan F. Blumberg, Ph.D. Editor of ASCE Journal
Alan F. Blumberg, Ph.D. Consultant to EPA
Alan F. Blumberg, Ph.D. Editor for Estuarine Research Federation
William M. Leo, P.E. Serving on WERF Committee
William M. Leo, P.E. Elected to NYWEA Board
HydroQual, Inc. Presentations at WEFTEC 2005 Oct. 29 - Nov. 2Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. WEFTEC website
Presentations at the Federation for NY Solid Waste Assoc. Conference
2000-2004 HydroQual, Inc. Listed in Top 200 Environmental Firms
Srinivasan Rangarajan, Ph.D. receives Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award
Andrew Thuman, P.E. on Committee at WEF
Srinivasan Rangarajan, Ph.D. Vice-Chair of Committee at WEF
HydroQual, Inc. first to install WaterFLUTe in NJ
John P. St. John, P.E. Receives NYWEA Award
HydroQual, Inc. Receives NJ AEA Award
Danielle Hartman's Work at iBrooklyn.com Honored
Alan F. Blumberg, Ph.D. and John P. St. John, P.E. Receive ASCE Award
Dominic M. Di Toro, Ph.D. Holds First Endowed Chair at Manhattan College
Dominic M. Di Toro, Ph.D. Receives SETAC Founders Award
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