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AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS

Northeast Section

NEWSLETTER HOLIDAYS 2011 Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Loss of Angelo Tagliacozzo (1936-1986), With A Renewed Commitment To The ATMGS Scholarship Fund (see pages 49-50)

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AIPG NORTHEAST SECTION NEWSLETTER HOLIDAYS 2011

EDITION NO. 125

PUBLISHED BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS TABLE OF CONTENTS: Executive Committee Directory ............................................................... 5 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule ................................................. 7 2011 Index of Advertisers ..................................................................... 8-9 Presidential Ramblings .......................................................................... 10 July 11, 2011 NEAIPG Meeting Minutes ............................................... 25 NEAIPG Fall Meeting Roundup ............................................................. 33 Editorial—Angelo Tagliacozzo—25 Years Ago ..................................... 49 Where in the Northeast/World? ............................................................. 68 Its Time For A Trip ................................................................................. 74 Angelo Tagliacozzo Scholarship Fund Update ...................................... 78 NEAIPG Publication Schedule............................................................... 80 Angelo Tagliacozzo Scholarship Fund—List of Contributors................. 84 Piggyback—Angelo Tagliacozzo Scholarship Fund —Contribution Form .............................................................................. 89 NEWSLETTER EDITOR Bill Prehoda United Water New York 360 West Nyack Rd West Nyack, NY 10994 845-620-3306 (Office) 845-620-3318 (Fax) neaipg.editor@gmail.com

PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING MANAGER Dick Young Consulting Geologist 179 Intervale Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 973-335-2569 (Office) 973-335-9799 (Fax) RYoungNJ@aol.com

The Newsletter of the Northeast Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists is published four times annually at www.issuu.com/neaipg.Section Members are alerted to each issue by e-mail. Any printed/paper issues are mailed to Section Members under a Standard Mail Permit from Parsippany, New Jersey. Design and Layout by Bill Prehoda and Dick Young. Any printed/paper issues of The Newsletter are printed in Parsippany, New Jersey by Staples. Preparation and distribution of any printed/paper issues are accomplished by the Young family. Many thanks are extended to all who helped in compiling this issue. -4-

2011 NEAIPG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 890 Grant Place North Bellmore, NY 11710 amgreenman@optonline.net PRESIDENT- ELECT Jeff Frederick, CPG-10989 ARCADIS/Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. 17-17 Route 208 North Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Office: (201) 398-4318 Email: jeff.frederick@arcadis-us.com SECRETARY William (Tom) West, CPG-08935 Haley & Aldrich of New York 200 Town Centre Drive, Suite 2 Rochester, NY 14263-4264 Office: (585) 359-9000 Fax: (585) 359-4650 E-mail: twest@haleyaldrich.com TREASURER Robert P. Blauvelt, CPG-06508 GEI Consultants 1 Greenwood Ave, Suite 210 Montclair, NJ 07042 Direct Dial: 973-873-7127 Cell: 973-803-0167 Fax: 973-509-9625 rblauvelt@geiconsultants.com

Craig Werle, CPG-07412 Roux Associates, Inc. 209 Shafter St. Islandia, NY 11749 Office: (631) 232-2600 Fax: (631)-232-9898 E-mail: cwerle@rouxinc.com PAST- PRESIDENT Robert A. Stewart, CPG-08332 Arcadis/LFR, Inc, 87 Church Street East Hartford, CT 06108 Office: (860)290-9300 Fax: (860) 290-9009 E-mail: bob.stewart@arcadis-us.com SCREENING BOARD CHAIRMAN Charles A. Rich, CPG-04433 CA Rich Consultants, Inc. 17 Dupont Street Plainview, NY 11803-1602 Office: (516) 576-8844 Fax: (516) 576-0093 E-mail: crich@carichinc.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Bill Prehoda, CPG-09289 United Water New York 360 West Nyack Rd West Nyack, NY 10994 Office: (845) 620-3306 Fax: (845) 620-3318 E-mail: bill.prehoda@unitedwater.com

MEMBERS Dennis McGrath, CPG-08578 The Louis Berger Group, Inc. 565 Taxter Road, Suite 510 Elmsford, NY 10523 Office: 914-798-3716 Fax: 914-592-1734 E-mail: dmcgrath@louisberger.com

DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS EDITOR Curtis A. Kraemer, CPG-06019 Shaw Group 111 Van Cedarfield Road Colchester, CT 06415 Office: 860-537-2935 Fax: 860-537-3019 E-mail: curtkraemer@comcast.net

Bill Prehoda, CPG-09289 United Water New York 360 West Nyack Rd West Nyack, NY 10994 Office: (845) 620-3306 Fax: (845) 620-3318 E-mail: bill.prehoda@unitedwater.com

PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING MANAGER Richard H. Young, CPG-03356 Consulting Geologist 179 Intervale Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 Office: 973-335-2569 // Home 973-335-2289 Fax: 973-335-9799 E-mail: ryoungnj@aol.com

Dorothy Richter, CPG-07033 Hager-Richter Geoscience, Inc. 8 Industrial Way Salem, NH 03079 Office: 603-893-9944 Fax: 603-893-8313 E-mail: Dorothy.richter@hager-richter.com Laurie Scheuing, CPG-09898 46 Homestead Road Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-5808 Office: 518-695-9445 E-mail: lescheuing@aol.com

WEBMASTER Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 890 Grant Place North Bellmore, NY 11710 E-mail amgreenman@optonline.net

George Tyers, CPG-10274 Roux Associates, Inc. 209 Shafter St. Islandia, NY 11749 Office: (631) 232-2600 Fax: (631)-232-9898 E-mail: gtyers@rouxinc.com

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2011 NORTHEAST SECTION SUBCOMMITTEES Advertising Sales: Dick Young Advisory Board Delegate: Open Financial Planning and Treasury: Bob Blauvelt, Curt Kraemer, Dick Young Legislative Liaison and Registration: Tom West (NY), Russell Slayback (CT), Sam Gowan, Tim Stone, Dorothy Richter (NH), Laurie Scheuing (NY) Membership: Open Nominating: Bob Blauvelt Public Affairs: Dennis McGrath Scholarship: Sam Gowan, Dean Herrick, Len Rexrode, Craig Werle, Arnie Schiffman, Tom West, Dennis McGrath Section Directory: Curt Kraemer, Dick Young Section Meetings: Open Section Newsletter: Bill Prehoda, Editor; Dick Young, Publisher Screening Board: Charles Rich (Chairman), Don Bruehl, Carol Graff, William Penn, Daniel Toder, Andrews Tolman 2012 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule: January 9 March 5 May 16, Spring meeting (TBD) July 9 September 10 October 17 Fall Meeting (TBD) December 3

Meetings are typically held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the offices of Louis Berger Group, Elmsford, New York or via teleconference Meetings are open to all membersâ€”hope to see you there!

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2011 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Alpha Analytical ......................................................................... 69 Aquifer Drilling & Testing, Inc ...................... Inside Front Cover...2 Arcadis ...................................................................................... 29 Atlantic Screen & Mfg. Inc ......................................................... 54 Boart Longyear.......................................................................... 64 Boyd Artesian Well Co., Inc ...................................................... 52 Brinkerhoff Environmental Services, Inc .................................. 32 CHA........................................................................................... 75 Church, Stephen B., Co ............................................................ 73 Clearwater Drilling, Inc. ............................................................. 38 Complete Environmental Testing, Inc. ...................................... 67 ConeTec, Inc ............................................................................. 45 Connecticut Test Borings, LLC ................................................. 67 Conrad Geoscience Corporation .............................................. 32 CSG Environmental Consultants .............................................. 36 Delta Well & Pump, Co., Inc ....................................................... 6 Directional Technologies, Inc .................................................... 44 Diversified Geophysics, Inc........................ Inside Rear Cover...87 Drilex Environmental, Inc ............................................................ 3 EAI, Inc...................................................................................... 72 Earth Data Northeast, Inc ......................................................... 27 Eastern Analytical, Inc .............................................................. 20 EcoTest Labs,Inc ...................................................................... 52 EnviRent ................................................................................... 47 Environmental Assessment & Remediations ............................ 52 Environmental Closures, Inc ..................................................... 45 Enviroscan ................................................................................ 30 EWMA ....................................................................................... 47 Expedition Drilling, Inc .............................................................. 31 Gannett Fleming ....................................................................... 24 GEI Consultants, Inc. ................................................................ 71 General Borings, Inc ................................................................. 38 Geo-Cleanse International, Inc. ................................................ 13 GEOD Corporation.................................................................... 14 Geomatrix Consultants ............................................................. 54 Geophysical Applications, Inc ................................................... 43 GEOSPHERE Environmental Management, Inc. ..................... 74 GeoVision ................................................................................. 27 Hager Geoscience, Inc ............................................................. 23 (Index of Advertisers continued on page 9)

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Hager-Richter GeoScience, Inc .................................................58 Haley & Aldrich ..........................................................................34 Hatch Mott MacDonald ..............................................................62 Hetager Drilling, Inc. ..................................................................21 Jonathan Paul Associates, Inc. .................................................82 JPI Associates, Inc. ...................................................................22 Layne Christensen Company ....................................................77 Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. ...... Outside Rear Cover...88 Lincoln Applied Geology, Inc. ....................................................57 McLane Environmental, LLC .....................................................20 MC Environmental, LLC ............................................................53 Maine Test Borings. ...................................................................54 Malcolm Pirnie ...........................................................................81 Morris Industries, Inc. ................................................................18 NAEVA Geophysics, Inc. ...........................................................61 New England Boring Contractors of CT., Inc. ...........................24 Pennsylvania Drilling Company .................................................64 Probe Support Services.............................................................86 Pure Earth, Inc. ..........................................................................32 Quality Inspection Services, Inc. ...............................................17 Quantitative Hydrogeology, Inc .................................................81 Regenesis ..................................................................................53 ReRem.......................................................................................77 Rich, C. A., Consultants, Inc................... Outside Rear Cover...88 Rinbrand Well Drilling Co., Inc...................................................69 Roux Associates, Inc .................................................................11 SGS Environmental Services, Inc. ............................................42 SJB Services, Inc. .....................................................................36 Soil Mechanics ..........................................................................41 Soiltesting, Inc ...........................................................................58 StoneHill Environmental, Inc .....................................................23 Stothoff, Samuel, Company, Inc ................................................64 Summit Drilling Co., Inc .............................................................66 TAM International ......................................................................81 Terracon ....................................................................................70 Thermal Remediation Services, Inc ..........................................46 TRC Environmental Corporation. ..............................................16 URS Corporation .......................................................................83 Zebra Environmental .................................................................48

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Presidential Ramblings Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 President, NEAIPG This past August my wife and I decided to go to Iceland as an alternative to Scandinavia, which we had been considering for awhile. We wished to go somewhere that would be a relief from the hot August weather of Long Island. We got our wish and then some—during our nine day stay temperatures ranged from just above freezing to a balmy 650F or so. We also had four days of rainy and windy weather. Our days were long with approximately 19 hours of daylight, which made for interesting late night walks after dinner. We were on a tour with sixteen other adventurers from Australia, England, Dubai, Sweden and the United States. We were led by a local Icelandic guide and a bus driver. The tour completely circled the island as well as a good part of the interior. The main focus of the tour was the natural and historic wonders of the country. Iceland prizes its many geologic features. At each site along the tour, a series of uniformly designed signs give excellent geologic narratives of the feature being observed. The signs are in Icelandic as well as English. Iceland is a known as “The Land of Fire and Ice” and is a geologist’s wonderland. Glaciers and volcanic features lie side by side, and often overlie one another. Iceland came to world attention two years ago when a volcanic eruption spewed an ash cloud skyward disrupting air traffic to (Ramblings continued on page 11) - 10 -

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Europe for over a week. The erupting volcano was under a glacier, thus causing a massive cloud of wet ash. Icelandâ€™s volcanic activity is due to its position on the MidAtlantic Ridge. Volcanic eruptions continue to produce new land. In 1963 the island of Surtsey was formed from an underwater lava flow off the south coast of Iceland. Scientists have been able to use Surtsey as a laboratory to study how plant and animal life develop on newly formed land. Half of Iceland is situated on the North American Plate and the other half on the European plate. Rift valleys and fissures are indications of the continental spreading. At one location near Lake Myvatn, it is possible to stand with a foot on each of the continents. (Note: I have yet to find the character set on my computer that has the Icelandic alphabet. Some of the symbols are runes. I have decided to go (Ramblings continued on page 12)

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with the English alphabet with an occasional character thrown in when there is no close letter as substitute). At the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ăžingvellir which is the site of the worldâ€™s first parliament there is also a large rift valley defining the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The site is both of natural and cultural significance. A note about human and animal habitation of Iceland: When the Norse arrived in Iceland there was no native population, all human settlement began with Leif Ericsson and the only native animal was the arctic hare. Trees which were once plentiful were almost completely wiped out and it is only recently that a major reforestation program has been instituted. Sheep and Icelandic horses are now plentiful and reindeer have been introduced. Our trip took us in a counterclockwise direction around the island starting in the capital of Reykjavik. Our first stop was Geysir. Geysir is the type locality for geysers. Although the original Geysir no longer erupts, it has been replaced by a new one called Strokar which erupts approximately every five minutes. The eruptions are brief and powerful, however, not as long as Old Faithful. Numerous other small geysers and mud pots litter the landscape and the smell of sulfur is in the air. People are allowed to get Strokar quite close and guard erupting rails are almost nonexistent (as they were in almost all of Iceland). Geothermal energy provides a large part of the heating, hot water and electricity used by the (Ramblings continued on page 15)

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inhabitants. Hot water is pumped directly to many of the towns and used directly for washing and showers. The smell of sulfur was in the air when we showered at most of the inns in which we stayed. Geothermal plants dot the landscape along with giant pipe networks that bring the water to the villages. Escaping steam can be seen in many places. Wells have been drilled to bring the superheated water to the surface which is also used to make steam to generate electricity. We were able to stop at one small facility where the water was bubbling up through fissures and flowing in streams at the surface. The warmth was appreciated on a raw cold day. Icelanders love to swim and numerous pools are found throughout the island, all heated with water from the geothermal wells. Some of these pools are large man made lakes and we had time for a dip in one, which are like giant hot tubs. The air temperature that day was 390F, luckily it was a short run to and Geothermal baths from the locker rooms. One geothermally active area was at Namafjall Hverir. This nte truly seemed like side e r P El the gates of hell with noxious sulfur fumes rising from the earth and hot liquids bubbling up from below. The escaping steam and liquids made a roaring sound as they expanded. We walked between the vents and mud pots on paths that were thick with condensed steam. Mud caked on (Ramblings continued on page 16)

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our boots and was impossible to remove. This was a far cry from the pristine paved paths of many of our national parks. It is not hard to see why many of these areas figure into the folk lore of Iceland.

Namafjall Hverir

Icelandâ€™s igneous activity includes lava flows on land and underwater as well as volcanic activity which left large ash deposits. As one drives across the southern coast you can see many of these features. Pillowy lava deposits cover numerous square miles of the landscape. The largest of these flows which covers 220 (Ramblings continued on page 19)

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square miles occurred in 1783. This flow is reported to be the largest lava flow in human history. A white moss develops on the lava and makes the landscape seem like its covered with snow. The moss takes about 100 years to develop after the lava cools.

Moss covered lava flow

One of the more interesting formations was at Dverghamrar, on the south coast. There is a good example of columnar jointing. The section of the underwater lava flow is complete. As the lava entered the Columnar joints in lava icy waters, its outer flow at Dverghamrar edges cooled quickly and created a fine grained basalt. The lava on the inside (Ramblings continued on page 21)

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cooled slowly and formed the hexagonal columnar structure. The section is now fully exposed. The lava flows of the interior form a lunar landscape such that NASA used Iceland to prepare Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin for their lunar landing. As we stood on a high plateau, without a tree in site it was easy to imagine what the moon is like. Icelandâ€™s most active volcano is Mount Hekla which erupts about every 10 years. We visited and climbed several of the small volcanoes. One dormant volcano was Grabrok Where two dormant craters lie side by side. A climb of several hundred feet gave us a view inside the crater as well as the adjoining crater. Moss covered lava flows line the sides of the path. Wild flowers sprout from the harsh landscape. (Ramblings continued on page 22)

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Notice the lack of trees in the picture below. An old joke goes “How do you kill an Icelandic tree?” The answer, “step on it”. A note about the Icelandic climate—even though Iceland is near the Arctic Circle, its climate is not very extreme. Temperatures are moderated by the volcanic activity and its island status. Temperature extremes are greater in New York than they are in Reykjavik. The name Iceland came from the fact that Leif Ericsson wished to keep people away by naming it such. His father, Eric the Red, who was an early land speculator, tried to attract people further west by calling the next island, Greenland, which is anything but.

View of second crater from Grabrok

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"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?". -- Albert Einstein

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Meeting Minutes Northeast Section – AIPG Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Monday July 11, 2011, Offices of Louis Berger, 565 Taxter Rd, Suite 510 Elmsford, New York 1. Call to Order – 1600 hours: Bob Blauvelt, Mike Greenman, Dennis McGrath, Laurie Scheuing, Dorothy Richter, Bob Stewart, George Tyers; minutes by W. Thomas West. 2. Secretary’s Report: The draft January and March meeting minutes had been circulated electronically prior to the meeting (March 14, 2011). As a result of the lengthy period of time between when the minutes had been distributed, it was agreed that the Secretary would redistribute the draft meeting minutes electronically and finalize the minutes with noted revisions by July 15, 2011. The draft meeting minutes were recirculated electronically on July 12, 2011 and finalized for publication in the Newsletter on July 18, 2011. 3. Treasurer’s Report: The Ex Com reviewed and discussed the May and June Treasurer’s reports. During May, the Section received dues payments from AIPG National and additional Newsletter advertising revenue. There were no deposits or payments recorded during the June period. 4. Correspondence: The Ex Com received an email from National concerning whether the Section wanted to increase/decrease or maintain the current fee for Section dues. After an electronic poll of the Ex Com, it was unanimously agreed to continue to maintain the Section dues at their current level. Bob Blauvelt sent National a written re(7-11-11 Meeting Minutes continued on page 26)

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sponse confirming that the Section wanted to maintain the current fees for Section dues. In addition, the Section received acknowledgements and Thank You notes from the Indiana/Illinois Section for our contribution/sponsorship of the 2011 Annual Meeting, and also written Thank You notes from four of the six 2010 Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geologic Scholarship (ATMGS) winners. 5.

Old Business:

• ATMGS Scholarships – All of the 2010 ATMGS scholarship awards had been distributed and the scholarship winner’s names were posted on the Section website. Dennis McGrath indicated that he would start sending out the 2011 Scholarship announcements in late August/early September. • Newsletter – Mike Greenman noted that he had received some feedback on an advertiser’s perspective from his employer, Aquifer Drilling and Testing (ADT) regarding the change in Newsletter format from hard copy to electronic format. According to Mike, ADT believes that the value of advertizing in the electronic Newsletter is not as powerful as the older hard copy; largely because Section members wouldn’t have a hard copy of the Newsletter to browse when making contractor selections. Dick Young did not participate in the July Ex Com meeting, but it would be interesting to hear from Dick directly any feedback he might have received from the over 80 advertisers regarding the change in Newsletter format. • Spring Meeting – Unfortunately the Section did not have a Spring Meeting this year. Mike Greenman explained that several potential venues were being pursued (NYC Library, Tour of the Second Avenue Subway tunnel, and possibly a joint meeting with HMPGA); however, due to last minute cancellations, the Spring Meeting was not held. All (7-11-11 Meeting Minutes continued on page 28)

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of the members of the Ex Com pledged to renew efforts in scheduling the Fall Meeting this year. 6.

New Business:

• Nominations of Executive Committee Members – Members Laurie Scheuing, Bill Prehoda, and George Tyers are all up for re-election in 2011, and each has accepted and is willing to remain on the Ex Com for another 2-year term. Typically, the ballots are circulated in the Indian Summer Newsletter; however, for the past several years, we have completed electronic balloting with the assistance of National, and received a much larger number of Section votes. Dennis McGrath agreed to contact National and arrange to have the ballots distributed to the Section members electronically. The tally of the voting is required to be completed prior to the Annual Meeting, which is early this year (September 10-13, 2011). • AIPG Annual Meeting – The Annual Meeting/ National Conference is being held September 10-13, 2011 in Bloomingdale, Illinois; the meeting is being sponsored by the Indiana/Illinois Section and co-sponsored by the Lake Michigan Section of the Air and Water Management Association (LM-A&WMA). Bob Stewart will be attending and Mike Greenman is planning on providing the Section update summary. • Fall Meeting – The Ex Com all agreed that it was not too early to start planning for the Fall Meeting, tentatively scheduled to be held on Wednesday October 12, 2011. Possible venues for the meeting include the Second Avenue Subway tunnel in NYC; the Railroad Bridge in Poughkeepsie, NY; Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, CT; Bear Mountain Geology Museum in Rockland County, NY; and the Meadowlands Trash Museum in Hackensack, NJ. Several Ex-Com members including Mike Greenman, Dennis (7-11-11 Meeting Minutes continued on page 31)

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McGrath, Bill Prehoda, and Bob Blauvelt all agreed to research these opportunities and provide feedback to the Ex Com via email updates. • NYSCPG (New York State Council of Professional Geologists) – Laurie Scheuing, current President of NYSCPG, provided a brief update on the geology licensing effort in New York. According to Laurie, the Council has again retained a lobbyist and is hoping to re-introduce the licensing bill to the Senate and House for consideration during the upcoming 2011 law-making session. • Next Ex-Com Meeting – Due to the Labor Day holiday, the Ex Com has agreed to hold the September Ex Com meeting on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Mike Greenman will prepare and distribute in advance an agenda for the meeting.

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FALL MEETING ROUNDUP Northeast Section â€“ AIPG Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Dinosaur State Park Rocky Hill, CT

The periodic torrential rain pounding on my windshield as I drove up I-95 to attend the NEAIPG Fall Meeting at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, CT, did not dampen my spirit (as I tried to remember if my umbrella was still in the car). But who cares about the rain, since we were going to be under the geodesic dome at the parkâ€™s Exhibit Center. Approximately 25 NEAIPG members and guests enjoyed the exceptional display of early Jurassic fossil tracks - one of the largest such sites in North America and dominated by the prints of theropod dinosaurs. The last time NEAIPG was at the Park was in 1999.

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Meg Enkler, manager of the park, greeted the slightly soggy group as we entered the visitorâ€™s center and served as our guide during the visit. The group watched a 25-minute video featuring paleontologist Emma Rainforth, who is a professor of environmental science at Ramapo College of New Jersey. The video serves as a good introduction to the park and the natural history of the Connecticut Valley. The

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dinosaur tracks were discovered by a bulldozer operator who was clearing the land for a new state building. Fortunately he reported the find to the proper people, and amazingly within weeks the site was preserved as a park (i.e., no state building was erected as planned).

After the video, Meg led a â€œtrack talkâ€? around the preserved tracks and provided us answers to numerous questions about the tracks. The Exhibit Center presents a birdâ€™s-eye view of the preserved Mesozoic floodplain covered with tracks, dioramas of Triassic and Jurassic environments, collections of fossils, and interactive exhibits. The group wandered around the Exhibit Center (Fall Meeting continued on page 37)

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and perused the gift shop, some contemplating exactly which stuffed dinosaurs will be the perfect gift for some little ones back home. At the gift shop was a book entitled â€œWindow into the Jurassic Worldâ€? which is a 100-page, full-color pictorial souvenir and historical reference about Dinosaur State Park, including its history and exhibits, the geologic history of Connecticut's Central Valley. Surrounding the Exhibit Center are more than two miles of nature trails and the Dinosaur State Park Arboretum, containing more than 250 species and cultivars of conifers, as well as katsuras, ginkgoes, magnolias and other living representatives of plant families which appeared in the Age of Dinosaurs. Sadly, the soggy nature of the day prevented most from desiring to wander the grounds, especially when thirst and hunger were starting to prevail. The group headed over to one of the meeting rooms at the nearby Dakota Steak House of Rocky Hill in Rocky Hill, CT,

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for social hour and dinner. The separate dining room did make you feel a bit like you were in the West, somewhat reminiscent of the lodge at Yellowstone, with lots of wood, camp feel and hunting trophies. Seems that steak was a popular choice, however chicken and fish were also well represented. As the social hour wound down and dinners were being consumed the dinner speaker was ready (after a quick trip by Bob Stewart to save the day and bring a projector!). At the completion of dinner, former NEAIPG President Bob

Stewart passed along the Section Presidential plaque (â€œpassing of the torchâ€?) to current President, Mike Green-

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man. The plaque reads: â€œPresented in grateful recognition of leadership and service provided to the Northeast Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologistsâ€?. All of the Past

Presidents, starting with Richard E. Faggioli who was President of the New York Section in 1966-67, through the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Section Presidents to the Presidents of the current Northeast Section. Unfortunately, Bob Stewart was unable to pass it directly to his successor, Kurt Stokes, whose untimely death resulted in Mike Greenman stepping up to take over the Presidency from Kurt. A total of 28 Section Presidents are represented on the plaque.

After the ceremony, as the diners were wrapping up their meals, Dr. Michael Wizevich from Central CT State University made an after-dinner presentation about his paleo-earthquake research in Utah. Historic earthquakes resulted in the semi-lithified sandstone flowing to some degree resulting in the eruption of mud volcanoes and creating a series of flow and slumping syntectonic structures within the late Cretaceous upper member of the Wahweap Formation at the Escalante National Monument, Utah. -The End, Editor

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Editorial Angelo Tagliacozzo 25 Years Ago As I was reviewing items for this Holidays edition of the Newsletter, as usual, I pulled out the big box of Newsletters that the Publisher, Dick Young, dutifully loaned me, and grabbed the Holidays 1986 edition for my “25 Years Ago” column. I soon saw that this was the “In Memorium” edition of the Newsletter for Angelo Tagliacozzo, Section President, who’s untimely death in 1986 was felt far and wide throughout the professional geologists’ community. I never knew nor met Angelo, and that got me thinking that, unfortunately, many people in the Section also probably do not have any personal remembrances of Angelo. In speaking to people over the years who did know Angelo, he must have been quite a professional, as I have never heard anything but praise. (Angelo Tagliacozzo continued on page 50)

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As most of you know, after Angelo’s untimely death, and out of great respect for him, a scholarship was set up for college students—The Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship. The ATMGS has been very successful, grown significantly over the years, and provided many students with much needed funding for their geologic education. HISTORY OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS YEAR NUMBER GIVEN TOTAL $ GIVEN 1987 16 @ $50; 2 @ $250 $1,300 1988 4 @ $250 $1,000 1989 4 @ $250 $1,000 1990 7 @ $250 $1,750 1991 --1992 6 @ $500 $3,000 1993 6 @ $500 $3,000 1994 6 @ $500 $3,000 1995 6 @ $500 $3,000 1996 6 @ $500 $3,000 1997 2 @ $750; 3 @ $500 $3,000 1998 1 @ $1,500; 3 @ $500 $3,000 1999-2000 3 @ $1,000; 2 @ $500 $4,000 2000-01 3 @ $1,000; 2 @ $500 $4,000 2001-02 3 @ $1,000; 2 @ $500 $4,000 2002-03 1 @ $2,000; 2 @ $1,000 $4,000 2003-04 1 @ $2,000; 2 @ $1,000 $4,000 2004-05 1 @ $2,000; 2 @ $1,000 $4,000 2005-06 1 @ $2,500; 1 @ $2,000; 4 @ $500 $8,500 2006-07 1 @ $3,000; 3 @ $2,000; 3 @ $1,000 $12,000 2007-08 1 @ $3,000; 3 @ $2,000; 1 @ $1,000 $10,000 2008-09 1 @ $2,000; 4 @ $1,000 $6,000 2009-10 2 @ $2,000; 3 @ $1,000 $7,000 2010-11 2 @ $3,000; 2 @ $2,000; 2 @ $1,500 $13,000 Running Total Scholarship $s Granted:

$106,000+

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At our recent Fall Meeting, the Executive Committee was discussing the possibility of having another “fund drive” for the ATMGS. Ironically, I don’t think anyone at the meeting recalled that it was exactly 25 years since Angelo’s passing. Reading the Holidays 1986 newsletter, and the tributes within, I thought that it is fitting, after 25 years, to once again pay tribute to Angelo, and provide the current membership with the thoughts his contemporaries had of him at the time of his passing in 1986. So, this Holidays Newsletter is once again dedicated to Angelo, and we are using this opportunity to kick off a renewed fund drive to expand support for the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship. To make your leadership contribution to the Scholarship Perpetual Trust Fund, simply go to http://www.ne -aipg.org . At the left, click on "Scholarship" and scroll to the bottom for "Contributions." Every single dollar of your contributions to the Scholarship Perpetual Trust Fund will "keep on giving," as every dollar will be preserved in perpetuity. Only the income and capital appreciation on your contributions is used to provide Scholarships. Additionally, NE/AIPG bears all of the costs of solicitation and administration. Matching corporate and institutional contributions will be appreciated and will further support the objectives of the Scholarship Trust Fund. For answers to your questions about the Scholarship and about your contributions, feel free to contact Mr. Dennis McGrath, CPG at e-mail: dmcgrath@louisberger.com Please take a look at Page 84 of this newsletter for the list of contributors to the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship. If your name is not on the list, please consider contributing to the ATMGS for the first time. If your name is on the list, please consider an additional contribution. Lets get a jump on the renewed fund drive for the ATMGS! -Editor. (Angelo Tagliacozzo continued on page 55)

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Angelo Tagliacozzo 1936-1986 Angelo Tagliacozzo received his doctorate in Geology from the University of Rome, Italy in 1962. Upon receiving his degree, Angelo worked as a geologist and geophysicist with the TAHAL Water Planning for Israel from 1962 to 1964 and as a hydrogeologist, foreign advisor and head of the Geology section from 1964 to 1966. In 1966 Angelo joined Lockwood, Kessler and Bartlett as a geologist. In 1967 he joined the United Nations and worked 3 years in Costa Rica as a hydrogeologist and project manager. In 1969 he joined Edward & Kelcey and was responsible for geological and geotechnical investigations and in 1973 he joined Dames & Moore. While at Dames & Moore, he worked as a groundwater geologist and project manager. In 1975, he joined Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. as a senior Geologist where he was responsible for geological activities and ground-water studies. Angelo joined Gibbs & Hill in 1978 as a supervising hydrogeologist and was promoted to Chief of the Environmental Department in 1985. His accomplishments at Gibbs & Hill were many.

Angelo was a member of the following professional organizations: Society of Exploration Geophysicists - Associate Member National Water Well Association - Member Geological Society of America - Member Association of Engineering Geologists - Member American Institute of Professional Geologists - Member 1977-1978 Vice President, Northeast Section 1979-1980 President, Northeast Section 1982-1983 Member, National Executive Committee 1983-1986 Chairman, Northeast Section Screening Board American Institute of Hydrology - Member (Angelo Tagliacozzo continued on page 56)

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Additionally, Angelo held the following registrations: 1974 1974 1977 1984 1984

Certified Professional Geological Scientist, AIPG Registered Professional Geologist, Delaware Registered Professional Geologist, Georgia Certified Professional Geologist, Virginia Certified Professional Hydrogeologist, AIH

Tributes â€œI was certainly shocked and saddened when I was informed of Angelo Tagliacozzo's untimely death from a heart attack on Friday, October 10th -- and only 48. What a loss! I have worked with Angelo for many years on the Screening Board for AIPG and, believe me, he was dedicated to the highest of ethical and professional standards in the membership of our organization. I have talked with him many times on the telephone concerning screening procedures. His suggestions and his proposals to the national executive committee were very valid and most helpful. His membership in AIPG was certainly a credit to the Association. He will be sadly missed. Please extend my personal condolences to his family. Also, I trust the Association, particularly the Northeast Section, will establish an appropriate memorial.â€? Cordially, George C. Grow, Jr.

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“I was stunned and saddened at the recent and sudden death of Angelo Tagliacozzo with whom I have enjoyed a long professional and friendly relationship as a member of the Northeast Section AIPG Screening Board. Angelo's sincere commitment to AIPG was demonstrated by the care, detail, and sensitivity with which he artfully managed and influenced the AIPG membership screening process. Angelo implemented this very important and fundamental activity by combining his own high professional standards with a balanced insistence on fair and equitable approach to professional evaluation. His commitment and guidance, coupled with amiable good humor and wit, strengthened and reinforced for me the credibility and pro(Angelo Tagliacozzo continued on page 59)

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fessional reliability of the AIPG. Angelo's untimely death diminishes us all and he will be sorely missed. I am confident that his contributions to his profession, AIPG, and his friends will prevail for some time to come.” Sincerely, Walter A. Anderson State Geologist (Maine)

“Angelo Tagliacozzo was a friend of numerous Dunn Geoscience Corporation (DGC) fellow professionals. As President of the Northeast Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists in the years of 1979 and 1980, he gave so much of himself to leadership and to others in the Institute. As a past President, he continued his leadership efforts on several section activities, including the extremely important Screening Board and Executive Committee. I and my fellow DGC professionals, Sev Brown, Jim Dunn, Ted Clark and George Banino, who worked on professional activities with Angelo, honor his good name and memories we share. No national task or sensitive issue was too much for him. He enthusiastically understood each assignment and expeditiously attained his goals. He gave much of himself to improve our professional standing. His deeds will be his reward. We pray for the best for his family.” Bill Cutcliffe, President Dunn Geoscience Corporation

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“Angelo and I seem to share something special - our Italian heritage. While I'm not really Italian and he was really American, none the less it was something we shared and had fun with. Out of that grew a deeper understanding and respect. Knowing him best through AIPG, I was always impressed by his complete dedication to Geology and AIPG. Many were the phone calls we had to share some aspect of this, be it next year's slate of officers, potential licensing or just catching up on the profession's news. While I will miss Angelo as a professional friend, the bigger loss will be to geology and AIPG. He will stand as a yardstick against which all geologists will be able to measure themselves.” George Banino, Executive Vice President Dunn Geoscience Corporation

“We were deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Angelo Tagllacozzo, our colleague for so many years of AIPG leadership. This issue of the Northeast Section Newsletter is dedicated to Angelo's memory, a fitting tribute to Angelo's dedication to AIPG. Angelo served the Northeast Section on the Executive Committee from 1973 to 1982, as Vice President (1977-78), President (1979-80), National Advisory Board Delegate (1981-82), and was elected to the National Executive Committee for 1982. In the latter position, he was a vigorous fighter for measures to increase professionalism by tightening membership standards, a unpopular but successful stand in our too-slowly growing Institute. Following his service at the summit, Angelo refused to fade away and took over the Chairmanship of the Northeast Sec(Angelo Tagliacozzo continued on page 63)

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tion Screening Board. He made it the best organized, most thorough, most responsive and most admired Screening Board in all of AIPG. Through all of his activities, Angelo made a legion of friends, in AIPG and in far-flung places where his job and interests took him. His passing stung many of us who worked with him particularly sharply because it was an all too sudden reminder of our own mortality. AIPG extends its deepest condolences to his wife, Rhoda, and his children Eric and Amy. We will miss Angelo and remember him.â€? Russ Slayback, Editor Northeast Section AIPG

â€œOn October 11, 1986, we all lost a friend and companion Angelo Tagliacozzo. Angelo was one of the finest individuals one could have dreamed to have worked for. I remember my early years at Gibbs & Hill when I was just beginning; Angelo would sit down with me and spend hours teaching and explaining the world of consulting and the consulting geologist. His never ending strive for doing his best encouraged me to do the same. Yet his compassion to his workers and his family provided that needed balance of what life is all about - work hard but don't forget your family and friends. Angelo always had time to talk to or listen to the problems of others and would go out of his way to help. His early years with the United Nations in helping others was typical of the man he (Angelo Tagliacozzo continued on page 65)

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was. No words can express the loss or the feelings that one has for a lost friend. I hope that we all learned from Angelo and that we all carry his good will to others. He was very proud of his involvement in the field of geology and the organizations he belonged to. At Gibbs and Hill, we are proud to have had the opportunity and pleasure of working with Angelo. Thank you, Angelo, for all you have done, and we all miss you.” Your Friend, Richard Barbour and the Gibbs & Hill Environmental Group

“This is one the those letters you wish would never have to be written. We are all saddened by the untimely death of Angelo, but I feel his contribution to our organization, the AIPG, will not be forgotten. I knew Angelo for eight years, and worked closely with him as a member of the Executive Committee and most recently, as a member of the Section's Screening Board. Angelo was an untiring worker for the Section; his efforts on behalf of the AIPG were well known but seldom acknowledged. Angelo was more than a dedicated AIPG member, he was a good friend, a warm, giving individual, who had a wonderful sense of humor. Those of us who knew Angelo well always joked about his "gift of gab". That gift will be sorely missed.” Respectfully, Steven P. Maslansky - 65 -

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"The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views... which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering." â€” Doctor Who "The great tragedy of Science: the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact." â€” Thomas H. Huxley "Nothing shocks me. I'm a scientist." - Harrison Ford, as Indiana Jones

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IT’S TIME FOR A TRIP!

Rochester Gorge The Rochester Gorge is one of those hidden places that unless you have been there, you don’t really hear about it. How about putting a water fall right in the middle of a city— quite an attraction, huh (worked for Niagara Falls!)? The Genesee River passes through Rochester on its way to Lake Ontario, and at the heart of downtown, there are the High Falls (96 feet) and the lower gorge area of falls (61 feet) and cascades. Downtown Rochester is built on the Niagara Escarpment which the Genesee River has eroded creating the Rochester Gorge. The uppermost portion of the escarpment is comprised of the Lockport Group dolomite which is visible in the riverbed between the Court Street Dam and the High Falls. (Its Time For A Trip continued on page 75)

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In the early 1800s power generated from the falls made Rochester "the flour capital of the world". At one time, there were a couple dozen mills on Brown's Race. A steam and hydroelectric plant was established in 1892. The current power station nears the falls produces electricity from coal, gas and oil but still uses Brown's Race for hydroelectric power. Most importantly, the Genesee Brewing Company was established here in 1878. Several former breweries are now part of the Genesee complex. So take a trip to the Gorge, but don't be like Sam Patch, who after going over Niagara Falls, jumped from High Falls to his death on Friday the thirteenth of November, 1829. -The End, Editor

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State By State Distribution of the 2010 636 NEAIPG Members (2008 US Census estimated population).

RI NJ MA NY ME CT NH VT

6.2 6.6 6.6 7.1 8.0 10.9 11.8 13.7

Number of members per 500,000 people in each respective state are listed at left.

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ANGELO TAGLIACOZZO MEMORIAL GEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP 2011-2012 Academic Year STATUS REPORT Dennis G. McGrath, CPG-08578 Chair, Scholarship Committee The announcement and application form for the 2011 â€“ 2012 academic year scholarships were distributed between late August and early September. Following last yearâ€™s successful practice, an eco-friendly approach was taken in the distribution of the announcement and application forms. A package consisting of a cover letter, two color announcements suitable for posting on a department bulletin board or circulating to students (8.5 x 11-inch and 11 x 17-inch formats), and an updated application form were sent to 74 faculty members that have sponsored one or more students since 2000. We try never to forget a faculty sponsor, so emails with the announcement and application form were sent to another 26 faculty members that sponsored a student applicant before 2000. Lastly, emails with the announcement and application form were sent to another 30 faculty members at colleges or universities where we have never received a student application. In total, a paper or electronic copy of the announcement and application form were sent to 130 faculty members at 81 different colleges and universities in the eight states that comprise the Northeast Section (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, and VT). The announcement and application form are also posted on and can be downloaded from our web site (www.ne-aipg.org). Information on the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship was also listed on a free (ATMGS Report continued on page 79)

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college scholarship search web site (www.scholarships.com). Scholarships.com was established to help students locate scholarship opportunities and is endorsed by both the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA). The deadline for submitting applications this year is December 8, 2011. The Scholarship Committee will begin their evaluations shortly thereafter. By the time the Winter 2012 Newsletter is published early next year, I should be able to report on the number of applications received. Our success in growing the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship Trust Fund is largely attributed to your generosity â€“ the members of the Northeast Section AIPG. Because of the continuing sluggishness in the economy, financial need is expected to rise so continued growth of the fund is even more important. We have seen evidence of this the past two years in the number of student applications received. The long-standing goal of the scholarship program has been and still is to get 100% participation from the membership. The size of your contribution is not as important as making a contribution. Give what you can afford, but give something. Any and all of your contributions to the ATMGS Perpetual Trust Fund are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Remember: the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship is a scholarship for geologists, awarded by geologists. Be a part of our success, give something back to your profession, and help us continue to aid undergraduate geology students in need of financial support! To make your leadership contribution to the Scholarship Perpetual Trust Fund, simply go to http://www.neaipg.org . At the left, click on "Scholarship" and scroll to the bottom for "Contributions." -The end

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NEAIPG NEWSLETTER 2012 PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Winter Newsletter January 20 February 3 February 20