The 2024 Annual Seminar was jointly sponsored by A&WMA-NFS and BAPG and was held on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Templeton Landing.

The Air & Waste Management Association - Niagara Frontier Section Board of Directors and the Seminar Committee members would like to thank all who attended.  We hosted 107 attendees and 7 exhibitors at this event and the money raised will be used to fund scholarships for High School Seniors and College students. 

The Keynote Panel provided a discussion on the current environmental industry, practice and regulations.  The panel included Chad Staniszewski, P.E. (NYSDEC), Mike Morgante, P.E. (WSP, USA) and Robert Knoer, Esq. (The Knoer Group, PLLC).  The 2025 seminar is scheduled for January 16, 2025.

Also, a big thank you to all of our speakers.  To view their presentations, click on the appropriate link below. 

Session I - The Role of the Environmental Professional in Litigation Support

      Thomas Morahan, P.G. - nygeology/egroup and Jacob Zoghlin, Esq. - Zoghlin Group

Session II - Organics Reduction & Recycling: Moving Forward in NYS

      Molly Trembley, P.E. - NYSDEC

Session III - MBR Treatment of Landfill Leachate and Current PFAS Treatment Technologies

          Will Welisevich, CADEX                                                  

Session IV - Waste-To-Energy Incinerators: Operation, Site Overview & Rail-To-Intermodel Facility

          Anthony Poupalos, EIT - NYSDEC

Session V - Ethical Considerations for the Private and Public Engineer    

          Henry A. Zomerfeld, Esq. - Hodgson Russ LLP