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).

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