The 2026 Annual Seminar was jointly sponsored by A&WMA-NFS and BAPG and was held on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at The Grapevine Banquet and Event Center.

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 117 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 Speaker was a panel from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and they provided an update what is going on at the NYSDEC - Region 9.  Thanks to Michael Emery, Stan Radon and Chad Stainszewski.  We hope to hold the next seminar in February 2027.

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

Session I - AI & Machine Learning - Ethical & Professional Considerations

      Lawrence Zamojsk, P.E. - Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc.

Session II - CCLPA Analysis & Enhanced Public Participation Plans

      David Murtha, QEP,CVI, TWIC - ERM

Session III - Presentation on the West Valley Demonstration Project

      Scott McCabe, P.G. - US Department of Energy

     William Frederick, P.G. - US Department of Energy

Session IV - The Changing Landscape of SEQRA and Freshwater Permitting in New York State

     Thomas Berkman, ESQ - NYSDEC 

Session V - Process Management and Lessons Learned from a Large Scale Vapor Intrusion Study in an Urban Setting    

      Amanda Jacobs - WSP

      Rick Watt - WSP