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AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS

Northeast Section

NEWSLETTER Spring 2012

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Inside: Spring Meeting Announcement Meeting Minutes NJDEP Vapor Intrusion Remediation Care Cost News of Members ...and more.

Right Now, Give Back To The Profession That Has Given You So Much! See the Pledge Form on the Last Page. Pledge Either A Little or A Lot, But Do Something, & Do It Now! Our Goal Is 100% Participation in 2012!

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AIPG NORTHEAST SECTION NEWSLETTER SPRING 2012

EDITION NO. 127

PUBLISHED BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS TABLE OF CONTENTS:

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2012 NEAIPG Executive Committee Directory ................................ 5 2012 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule ................................ 7 2012 Index of Advertisers ......................................................... 8-9 Presidential Ramblings .............................................................. 11 January 9, 2012 NEAIPG Meeting Minutes................................... 22 News of Members ..................................................................... 31 NEAIPG Spring Meeting ............................................................. 46 NJDEP Vapor Intrusion Guidance Document ................................ 51 Post-Remediation Care Cost ....................................................... 56 NYSCPG Update ........................................................................ 63 The AIPG Foundation ................................................................ 65 Piggyback Mailings .................................................................... 67 Advertiser Spotlight ................................................................... 74 Angelo Tagliacozzo Scholarship Report ....................................... 76 Upcoming Northeast Meetings ................................................... 82 Angelo Tagliacozzo Scholarship Fund—List of Contributors ........... 84 NEAIPG 2012 Publication Schedule ............................................. 86 Piggyback—Angelo Tagliacozzo Scholarship Fund Contribution Form (please consider contributing!) .......... Last Page NEWSLETTER EDITOR

PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING MANAGER

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

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

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2012 NEAIPG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 890 Grant Place North Bellmore, NY 11710 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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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

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2012 NORTHEAST SECTION SUBCOMMITTEES Advertising Sales: Dick Young Advisory Board Delegate: Open Financial Planning and Treasury: Bob Blauvelt, Curt Kraemer, Dick

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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 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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2012 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

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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) -8-

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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...........................................................10 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 Drilling Corporation ..........................................41 Soiltesting, Inc ......................................................................58 StoneHill Environmental, Inc ...................................................23 Stothoff, Samuel, Company, Inc ..............................................64 Summit Drilling Co., Inc..........................................................66 TAM International ..................................................................81 Terracon ...............................................................................70 TRC Environmental Corporation. .............................................16 URS Corporation ....................................................................83 Zebra Environmental ..............................................................48

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Presidential Ramblings Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 President, NEAIPG

No rambles to Alaska or Iceland this newsletter. No pretty pictures. Just some mental ramblings. Spring has come early this year and the winter has been unseasonably warm. As I look out my window, I see trees and flowers in bloom and I hope there will be no further frosts here on Long Island that will destroy this new growth. With Spring comes the award of the Northeast Sectionâ€™s Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geological Scholarship. This year we (Ramblings continued on page 12)

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have awarded six scholarships to the 11 candidates that filed and each will receive a $2,000 scholarship. The winners are: Phoebe Azucena of Salem State College, Jennifer Delaney of CUNY - Brooklyn, Diana Flores of Montclair State College, Tyler Hall of Hartwick College, Shiela Niedziela also of Hartwick College, and Lauren Patricia Redmond of University of Southern Maine. Congratulations to the six winners. I would like to thank this year’s scholarship committee led by Dennis McGrath. The committee led by Dennis consisted of Sam Gowan, Dean Herrick, Len Rexrode, Bill Prehoda, Craig Werle, and Tom West. The members spent countless hours going over and rating each of the applicants on five categories: Financial need, academic qualifications, career goals, projects, activities, accomplishments, educational plans, and faculty recommendations. I would also like to thank those members of the faculty for taking the time to write some excellent recommendations. At this time, I would encourage all our readers to contribute to our scholarship fund and give something back to our profession (Ed note—see our contribution form at the end of the newsletter). Our Spring Meeting this year will be on May 16th and will feature a boat ride on the scenic Hackensack River. We will have two 2 boats of 15 people each to take an “ecotour of the river” If interested, get your reservations in early as space is limited to 30 people. The ride will be followed by a dinner at a nearby restaurant and a guest speaker (or speakers). These dinners are always lively and a good way to keep up with colleagues that we don’t see often. A disturbing piece of information came to me from Queens College this Winter. It seems that the Chancellor of the City University has come up with new guidelines for a core curriculum for the system’s colleges. In an attempt to create a better core curriculum they have cut the number of required (Ramblings continued on page 15) -12-

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science classes from two to one and have eliminated the requirement that one of the science classes be a lab class. The second science requirement can be satisfied by classes that would in no way be considered science in the traditional sense. Not only is this new curriculum a disservice to the students, but also affects the number of science teaching positions as well as the number of necessary graduate assistants. Since graduate assistants usually teach the lab sections in many of the science classes, there would be a drastic cutback in the number of graduate assistantships offered. This also affects funding to the science programs and the number of scholarships they can offer. The assistantship programs often bring in grant money to the departments thus any geology students would be forced to go elsewhere to obtain there assistantships. As a graduate of the City University (CCNY) I deplore the constant diminishment of geology programs, as well as the other sciences. Science classes offer students a chance to do critical thinking and problem solving not offered by any other subject. If a laboratory is not included with a beginner geology class, it would be necessary to offer a separate class for geology majors and those fulfilling there core science requirement. If someone decided that they liked geology after this first class and wanted to major in it, they would not have the required lab experience. The school would also have to provide multiple offerings at additional expense. Other professional organizations are also supporting this issue such as the American Chemical Society. Did someone say global warming? Remember the snowstorm of October 31st? We thought we were in for a really bad winter and here on Long Island there was only one other small snowstorm. Even our more northerly Section members didnâ€™t have much snow to write home about. On the other hand, other parts of the country have had very harsh winters with more snow and colder than normal. With the jet stream (Ramblings continued on page 16) -15-

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staying far to the north, warm air has been pushing further north than normal and we are seeing more and more extreme weather in the form of tornado activity. Strong tornados are devastating not only their usual areas on the plains but also all the states from Georgia up to Michigan. Ohio has been hit particularly hard. The frequency and severity of the storms seem to be greater than normal. Will this be the new norm? Much of the public thinks of global warming as just referring to temperature and does not see it as a complete change in the climatic systems. More science education is needed (see paragraph above). Zechariah, prophet or geologist? I entertained a question recently about earthquakes in Israel. I was familiar with the (Ramblings continued on page 19)

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Jordan Valley being a major fault zone, but didn’t know much of the details. While researching the topic, I came across an interesting quote which I will paraphrase. The prophet Zechariah said that “when the messiah comes, he

will stand on the Mount of Olives. The ground will split from east to west and one side will move north and the other will move south.” This happens to be an accurate account of the

Dead Sea transform fault which separates Israel from Jordan. The Arabian plate to the east is moving north, while the African plate to the west is moving relatively south. The fault runs from the Red Sea on the south to the Anatolian fault on the north. The northward movement of the Arabian plate is pushing Turkey westward into the Mediterranean. What did Zechariah see 2500 years ago that made him see these plate movements? Did his schooling include a core curriculum which included geology (see two paragraphs above)? What’s happening with New York State Licensure of geologist? The New York State Council of Professional Geologists (NYSCPG) is spearheading the movement to license professional geologists in the state. Twenty-nine states currently have some form of licensing of geologists. Over the years the engineers and surveyors have fought the move as an infringement on their fields, while at the same time, infringing on ours. NYSCPG has retained the services of a lobbying firm to finally push the legislation through the state Assembly and Senate and additional funds are needed to continue this effort in the next session. The Northeast Section has been a contributor to this effort and encourages individuals and companies to add their support. The time has come for the State to recognize geologists for the professionals we are. (Editor’s

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With the coming of Spring, design and construction projects seem to be picking up. Hopefully some of our colleagues who have been unemployed or underemployed will see their fortunes improve. Recently, New York State introduced an accelerated bridge program to replace some of the failing infrastructure around the State. We are seeing the first projects of that program reaching our members. There also seems to be an upswing in privately financed projects as the economy picks up some momentum. Lets keep things moving. I’ve rambled enough and our editor, Bill Prehoda is waiting for this article at the deadline. He needn’t worry, it will beat the deadline by about an hour. –The End

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Meeting Minutes Northeast Section â€“ AIPG Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Monday January 9, 2012 Offices of Louis Berger 565 Taxter Rd., Suite 510, Elmsford, NY Call in # 1-973-407-1700, Meeting ID 7908 Call to Order (4:00 PM) Secretaryâ€™s Report: The draft September and December 2011 meeting minutes were reviewed and discussed; note the October 2011 meeting minutes were not available and Dennis McGrath, who filled in for Tom West as Secretary during the October Fall Meeting, was currently unable to locate his notes. A motion was made, seconded and the September 2011 meeting minutes were approved for publication in the Section Newsletter. Due to the short time for review, the Ex Com agreed to keep the December meeting minutes in draft form pending any comments received by January 16, 2012; the December 2011 meeting minutes were subsequently fi(Meeting Minutes continued on page 25)

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nalized on January 24, 2012 and published in the Section Newsletter. Treasurer’s Report: The Section and ATMGTF (Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geologic Trust Fund) treasurer’s reports were reviewed and discussed. The Ex Com noted that four new donations totaling $300 were received for the ATMGTF scholarship trust fund. Correspondence : None Old Business: Spring Meeting: The Spring meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held during the week of May 7th and will include an ecocruise of the Berry’s Creek/Meadowlands on one of the Hackensack Riverkeeper’s pontoon boats. A firm date for the Spring meeting has yet to be decided, and although typically held on a Wednesday, other days for the meeting, including Thursday, May 10th are being considered. The tentative agenda would include: Noon – 2pm Executive Committee Board Meeting (Meadowlands Commissioners Office) 2:30 pm – 5pm Boat Tour (limited to the first 30 people registered) 5:30pm - ? Dinner at a restaurant in Secaucus NJ – TBD Mike Greenman agreed to follow-up on a potential dinner/ evening speaker – possibly someone from the Passaic River Institute (associated with Montclair State University). The cost of the Spring meeting is tentatively $50 per person for both the boat tour and dinner, and $25 per person for the dinner alone. (Meeting Minutes continued page 26) -25-

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A notice of the Spring Meeting will be prepared and included in the next Newsletter; publication deadline is January 22nd. ATMGTF Scholarship: Dennis McGrath provided an update on the 2011-2012 scholarship applications. According to Dennis, 11 scholarship applications were received and distributed to the scholarship review committee on January 1, 2012. The scholarship review committee will be reviewing the applications and is expected to provide their evaluations back to Dennis by February 3, 2012. The results of the scholarship review process along with recommendations for the 20112012 scholarship awards will be provided to the Ex Com during the March meeting. Short Course: Bob Blauvelt has followed up with Dr. Lee Slater of Rutgers University regarding holding a second short course. According to Bob, the topic of the short course would include a field-oriented down-hole geophysical course possibly scheduled of the late summer. Bob informed the Ex Com that Dr. Slater has prepared syllabus of the proposed course and submitted the material to the LEP/LSP Board for approval. The tentative plan would be to offer the course at the Dakota Steakhouse in Rocky Hill, CT sometime in August 2012 and to limit enrollment or possibly include a second day to accommodate the number of people who might enroll. Bob Stewart also noted that he will be rerunning the Cape Cod Geology course during a two-day period this May/June and the course is approved for 16 continuing education credits under the LSP/LEP program. New Business: ATMGTF Scholarship Contribution: The Ex Com briefly discussed potential funding mechanisms for the 2012 scholar(Meeting Minutes continued on page 28) -26-

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ship awards. Several different options were discussed including a matching contribution from the Section account or reimbursement with proceeds from the planned short course later this year. Dick Young recommended that 1) a new fund drive be instituted and published in the Holiday Newsletter and 2) to consider a matching contribution from the Section account, owing largely to the reduction in newsletter printing costs. The potential amount of the 2012 awards was also discussed; the discussion including noting the 2011 scholarship award amounts and the current budget for scholarships on the draft Section budget. The Ex Com agreed to table a vote on the scholarship amount until after hearing the Scholarship Committeeâ€™s recommendations. Newsletter advertising: Dick Young provided a brief update on the status of newsletter advertising. According to Dick, notices have usually been sent to the list of advertisers by now, but Dick was slightly behind schedule this year. However, Dick noted that the bulk of the newsletter advertising space is usually sold within the first quarter of each year, and Dick is anticipating a similar response in 2012 with comparable advertiser revenue to previous years. NE GSA Meeting: Bob Stewart noted that the NE Section of GSA will be holding their annual meeting in Hartford on March 18-20th. Bob will be attending and recommended that the NE Section consider displaying the AIPG booth at the meeting. Adjournment (5:20 PM)

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News of NEAIPG Members Ray Talkington, CPG-07935, has been nominated for AIPG National President-electâ€” congratulations Ray, and good luck on the campaign trail! Dr. Gary Robbins, CPG-06715, Professor of Geology at UConn produced a new online course "Introduction to Ground Water Hydrology". The course is semester level, undergraduate course you go through at your own pace, packed with simulations, animations , video and spreadsheets for analysis. Substantial discounts are offered to full time college students and faculty. The course is directed not only at students but also novice environmental professionals and other that might want a good foundation in ground water. Visit the website to learn (News of Members continued on page 33)

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more. http://www.vgwacademy.com/TrainingCourses/ introhydroindex.htmls Access the site and run the grain size analysis demo. Dr. Robbins introduced a new course for CECs for licensed environmental professionals in Connecticut and Massachusetts and professional engineers in New York entitled "Determining Hydraulic Conductivity While Low Flow Sampling". The course is a direct outgrowth of his more recent research studies that show you can avoid problems associated with conducting slug tests in wells screened across the water table, wells exhibiting oscillatory response and avoid an extra phase of slug testing by using data you already collected while doing low flow sampling. The course is founded on user interactivity using simulations and spreadsheet analysis. Visit the website for more information. http://www.vgwacademy.com/TrainingCourses/ LowflowKindex.html You can reach Dr. Robbins at gary.robbins@uconn.edu Bill Lilley, CPG-3619, would like everyone to know that he has been following the earthquake, flooding, and nuclear accident in Japan last year. Bill recently attended a meeting with the local US NRC resident reactor safety inspectors, and gave him the NRC's web address for the Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century date July 12, 2011: http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1118/ ML111861807.pdf As a former US NRC Project Manager in Materials Safety, Bill found this report interesting and would like to pass it on to others. The report gives a good detailed explanation of the (News of Members continued on page 34) -33-

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causes of the accident and the recommendations for the US nuclear reactor plants. Bill also has new web site for his company Ecoinvestigations, where he is Principal Investigator, at www.ecoinvestigations.com Bill says be patient, it takes a few seconds to load. John M. Gavras, CPG-07908, P.G., has joined the Manhattan office of GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., an environmental and geotechnical consulting firm, as an Associate Principal. John reports that he brings more than twenty-seven years of compre(News of Members continued on page 35)

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hensive professional consulting experience to his position at GZA. His experience includes the development and management of environmental assessment programs to determine the nature and extent of corrective action at industrial and municipal sites characterized by hazardous wastes and hazardous materials in structures, soil, groundwater, soil vapor, and surface water. John also evaluates the compliance status of aboveground and underground storage tanks and systems, and manages Brownfield Cleanup Program projects and other federal- and state-mandated investigations. Additionally, John is responsible for the development and management of risk-based corrective action programs at closed or abandoned industrial and hazardous waste sites, including those on federal and state priority lists. He manages risk assessments, remedial action work plans, remedial investigations, and remedial alternatives analyses; manages prepurchase and pre-sale environmental due diligence Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Phase II Environmental Site Investigations at industrial and commercial properties to assess site conditions, identifies recognized environmental conditions, evaluates environmental risks, and develops remedial costs. A resident of Greenlawn, NY, John earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, and a Master of Science degree in Earth Sciences (Hydrogeology) from Adelphi University. He is a Professional Geologist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Hampshire, and is a Certified Professional Geologist with the American Institute of Professional Geologists. He holds a Certificate in Project Management from the Penn State Management Development Programs and Services, and has completed Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Training. (News of Members continued on page 37) -35-

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John is actively involved in several committees of the New York Building Congress. His other professional affiliations include The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce, the New York State Council of Professional Geologists, the Hellenic American Technical Society, the Long Island Association of Professional Geologists, and the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, National Ground Water Association. "John brings great talent and extensive experience managing site investigation and remedial activities projects on state and federal levels," said William R. Beloff, President and CEO of GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. "His work has earned him prestigious industry awards for Brownfield Development and Engineering excellence and he will bring tremendous resources to serve our clients' individual project needs." Brian Fowler, CPG-03954, reports that the next Northeastern Geological Society of America meeting is to be held at Bretton Woods, NH from March 17-19, 2013 and Brian hasbeen tapped as the General Chair (b2fmr@metrocast.net). The Technical Program Subcommittee is currently seeking proposals for Symposia, Theme, and General Sessions for the meeting (deusden@bates.edu). Brian indicates that 2013 is the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the GSA, and The Mt. Washington Hotel, where the meeting will take place, is joining us in offering roughly half-price room rates and discounted skiing tickets for not only the meeting dates but several days before and after the meeting (March 12th thru March 23rd). With these special rates, attendees can incorporate winter recreation with their time at the meeting and enjoy a very unusual opportunity to stay at and enjoy the famous Hotel and its many amenities at very attractive rates. Full information on the meeting and its special features will (News of Members continued on page 39) -37-

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hundreds of feet, and he found that hard to imagine. This past February, Vince had the opportunity to do some work in the southwest part of the country near the City of Khulna, and while out in the field, he came upon a hand-drilling operation (see photo below). The mud pump in the foreground is being operated by two young men, and the drill (News of Members continued on page 40) -39-

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pipe (1.5 inch diameter) is being lowered by a pulley and turned by hand with a pipe wrench. The drill pipe serves as the actual well casing and stays in place when the well is completed. Because of the shallow depths to groundwater and productive aquifer systems, centrifugal pumps can be used for pumping. This particular well will be used for household supply. Hand Operated Drilling Opera-

The well was at a depth of 900 tion in Southwest Bangladesh feet and near completion which takes a few weeks. Wells in the region are Countryside Landscape in drilled to these deep depths Southwest Bangladesh because the “Deeper Aquifer” in southwest Bangladesh is free of arsenic levels that are problematic in the shallower aquifer systems.

Dr. Larry Davis, CPG-07105, reports that he was elected a fellow of the Geological Society of America—congratulations Larry. Larry also indicates that he has been keeping busy by completing 12 public Climate Change presentations in the last year. Larry is a Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences at the University of New Haven in West Haven, Connecticut. Larry can be reached at rldavis@newhaven.edu. (News of Members continued on page 42) -40-

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Bob Oâ€™Neill, CPG-09553, a Night geologist for Brown and Cald- time conwell in Allendale, NJ, reports voy from that he was deployed to Iraq in Ramadi to 2008 and 2009 with his reserve Camp Navy Seabee unit, Naval Mobile Baharia Construction Battalion 27 (NMCB 27). His unit was attached to the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF), providing them with construction support. NMCB 27 was headquartered at Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, but Bob did not spend much time there. For most of the deployment, he was part of a mobile water well drilling team assigned to install, maintain and repair water wells at various Marine camps or combat outposts (COPs) along or near the Euphrates River between Fallujah and the (News of Members continued on page 43)

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Hackensack River Boat Tour Save the Date—Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The Northeast Section of AIPG invites all members and their guests to attend the 2012 Spring Meeting in the New Jersey Meadowlands. The highlight of this meeting is a pontoon boat trip along a portion of the Hackensack River. The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) will be our host for this meeting. NJMC is the zoning and regulatory agency for the 30.4-square mile Meadowlands District, composed of parts of 14 municipalities in Bergen and Hudson Counties. We will have an opportunity to view closeup, portions of the Hackensack River and its marshes. Our 2.5-hour pontoon boat trip, led by Hackensack River Keeper Captain Bill, will depart from the Red Roof Inn and Marina located at 15 Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus, NJ 07094. Highlights of the boat tour include the Meadowlands estuary including the Snake Hill volcanic plug, numerous wetland restoration projects, and a float-by of several glacial Lake Hackensack features. Sign up quickly—the boat tour is limited! Following the boat tour, a social hour and dinner will follow at Redd’s Restaurant at 317 Washington Avenue in Carlstadt, NJ – a short distance from the boat dock. Everyone is invited to join us at Redd’s (even if you couldn't make the boat tour). See our meeting announcement at the end of the Newsletter. See you there! -46-

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Seabee unit, NMCB 7, to help drill a well at Camp Baharia outside of Fallujah because they wanted to have a geologist on their Nocturnal wildlife water well team, too! Bob’s CO told by the him he was probably the best geolo- drill rig. gist in all of Al Anbar province; this “compliment” was quickly followed by the CO stating that Bob was probably the only geologist in Al Anbar province. Establishing an in-camp water supply, where possible, greatly improved camp operations and security. Without these in-camp sources, all the water for a camp Drilling at Combat Outpost (COP) Rawah. had to be convoyed in, Drilled to 600’. Produced water from Miocene which increased the ex- carbonate rock (with some evaporate beds). Drill rig is an Ingersoll-Rand ITWD (ISO/airposure of our troops transportable water-well drill). and equipment to hostile action. On several occasions, camp water was in very short supply for several weeks; during these times the Sign post closest thing to a at Camp Ramadi. shower was a packet of baby wipes! Bob sends a loud OOO-rah to the Seabee and Marine Convoy Security Elements (News of Members continued on page 50) -49-

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(CSEs) that helped get the water well team to the project locations in one piece, and to the Marines who had the teamâ€™s back while drilling. That OOO-rah also goes out to his Family and his friends at Brown and Caldwell for all their support.

Dick Young, CPG 3356, continues to be involved in a variety of sub-surface geotechnical and tunnel investigations. But, for several clear, blue, beautiful (non-seasonal) days in late January, Dick got to savor Manhattan from the surface ( . . . not underground). Dick aided in the continuing safety of the Con Ed Steam System, by documenting the soil and rock conditions and then installing wells to continually monitor ground water levels, all directly adjacent to the highpressure steam mains. -The end.

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January 2012 NJDEP Vapor Intrusion Guidance DocumentFrom an Installer’s Standpoint By Robert Carvalho, CPG-10588, P.G. In January of 2012, the NJDEP came out with Vapor Intrusion Technical Guidance (Version 2); it is 178 pages long. I would encourage anyone involved with Environmental site investigation work to familiarize yourself with it. Section 6.0 Vapor Intrusion Mitigation, the Guidance for Mitigation, presents information that designers of the Systems should be following. Some of the terms/acronyms that should be in your vocabulary, if they are not already: VI – Vapor Intrusion IEC – Immediate Environmental Concern VC – Vapor Concern VCRA – Vapor Concern Response Action IRA – Interim Response Action ESRA – Engineering System Response Action PR – Presumptive Remedy SSDS – Sub Surface Depressurization System (Active or Passive) SMDS – Sub-Membrane Depressurization System BWDS – Block Wall Depressurization System DTDS – Drain Title Depressurization System SSVS – Sub-Slab Ventilation Systems ITRC – Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council SVE – Soil Vapor Extraction LSRP – Licensed Site Remediation Professional PE – Professional Engineer SSSG – Sub-Slab Soil Gas (Vapor Intrusion continued on page 55) -51-

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OMM â€“ Operation, Maintenance Monitoring LTM â€“ Long Term Monitoring A number of mitigation methods are discussed. All are implemented to prevent infiltration of sub-surface vapors by application of a barrier, sub-slab venting, or sub-slab depressurization to make a pressure differential between the sub surface and the interior of the building. The Gas vapor Barrier recommended thickness is 40 mil or greater. The gas vapor barrier is used in conjunction with the SSDS/SSVS. I encourage everyone to review this newly released vapor intrusion guidance document if you have not already. Two weeks ago I saw a plan and spec released for estimating/bidding that had a vapor barrier less than 40 mil specified on an environmental project. Although that may have been satisfactory in the past, it no longer is.

Robert is the President of EAI, Inc., an environmental contracting and consulting company located in Jersey City, NJ and MD. He can be reached at 201-395-0010 ext 229 or via the web at robc@eaienviro.com. EAI, Inc. is one of the largest installers of Vapor Barriers and Sub-Slab Depressurization Systems in the United States. -The End.

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Controlling Post Remediation Care Cost and Liability Risks By Donald W. Richardson, CPG-10682 and Paul J. Lesti, RSP, CSSC Implementing institutional and engineering controls is a proven means to perform cost effective risk-based cleanups. By using these environmental site controls the responsible (or remediating) party benefits by reducing the scope (and cost) of site cleanup and safely leaving a legacy of low levels of contamination that is consistent with future site use. The tradeoff, however, is risks that arise for long-term post remediation care obligations after cleanup completion. These obligations may have a significant long-term cost and liability implications. State and federal regulators across the country are developing new policy, generating more ways to collect fees and deploying new technology to monitor post remediation care compliance. While this trend supports the regulatorsâ€™ goal to enhance protection of human health and the environment associated with these site Donald Richardson controls, the burden and risks to maintain compliance rest with the responsible (or remediating) party. Recent regulatory reform by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is an example of these trends. EWMA has a solution to meeting these risks by managing both cost and liability risks. To increase compliance with post remediation care requirements, the NJDEP recently developed a remediation action permit (RAP) program for both soil and groundwater institutional and engineering controls. The new RAP programâ€™s (Care Cost continued on page 57) -56-

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EWMA's new guaranteed cost and liability assumption approach is designed to meet the post remediation care needs of responsible parties, especially under the new permit program in New Jersey, and is applicable nationwide. These needs involve liability, technical and financial assurance obligations. The approach integrates environmental insurance and Environmental Structured Settlements into a guaranteed fixed-price contract. An Environmental Structured Settlement uses a guaranteed annuity funding agreement mechanism to match all the known monitoring and maintenance costs. Combined with an environmental site liability insurance policy, these are used to cost-effectively manage liabilities and risks. The Environmental Structured Settlement also provides unique legal and financial assurances through guarantees and the way the funding agreement is owned. The funding agreement is issued by a large U.S. life insurance company and the owner is guaranteed by this same large financial institution. The funding agreement is owned so that the future payments will still be paid even if the property owner, the remediating party, the tenant, the developer, or the cleanup company enters bankruptcy. Stakeholders may also recapture some of the funding agreementâ€™s future payments if the cleanup is performed sooner or at a lower than expected cost. This program is also designed to help innocent purchasers of contaminated property maintain defense from state and federal liability. States like New Jersey are casting a wide net of liability on all parties associated with a real estate transaction involving long-term site controls. More clarity is now available for federal defenses to liability. The new ASTM Standard Guide for identifying and complying with continuing obliga(Care Cost continued on page 60) -59-

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tions (E2790-11) was released in June 2011 to develop a consistent voluntary approach to maintain institutional and engineering controls for continuous liability protection after a commercial property transaction. EWMA has assembled a team of environmental, insurance, and financial experts to implement a third party liability assumption of the risks inherent in implementing a long-term post remediation care program.

Mr. Richardson is Vice President for EWMA in the Parsippany, NJ office. For more information, please call 800-969-3159 ext. 186. Mr. Lesti, President of Lesti Structured Settlements, Inc, Los Altos, California, may be reached at 888-537-8477. (c) 2012 Don Richardson and Paul J. Lesti -The End.

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New York State Council of Professional Geologists Update The New York State Council of Professional Geologists (NYSCPG) continues to work on the passage of legislation to create a license and professional standards for geologists in New York. The language of our bill was revised in February 2012 to incorporate non-technical changes to NYS corporate law. The revised bills were reintroduced in both houses of the Legislature in mid-March. We increased the number of co -sponsors on the bill in the Assembly to 21, through recent lobbying efforts. We will meet with the Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee in mid-April, once the Legislature returns from recess. We anticipate the bill will pass the Senate in early May, and we will then focus on moving our bill in the Assembly. The NYSCPG has updated its website (www.nyscpg.org) to a new format. While it is still under construction, we are pleased with the new features. Members now have the ability to sign-up and pay dues on-line. We are working on a student section that will allow students and faculty to submit research papers and/or field trip summaries. We also hope to add a section to promote internships for students in the future. The NYSCPG Board of Directors would like to thank NEAIPG members for the continued support of our Licensing efforts. -The End. -63-

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By Ray Talkington, CPG-07935, Chairman Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists Thank you for your continued support of the Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (Foundation). I last presented an update to the Northeast Section on the Foundation a couple of years ago. Since then, there has been a re-organization of the Foundation. The reorganized Foundation embodies many of the same principals of the original Founders – namely to disseminate information and accurate geologic data; encourage and support research on geologic issues of public concern; and provide or support public information forums, public education meetings, teacher seminars and geological seminars for other professionals such as engineers, architects, planners and others. There is a fundamental change to the new Foundation – that is, support of AIPG programs. What does this mean? Simply, the Foundation’s goal is to raise funds in support of programs developed and approved by the Executive Committee. The Foundation encourages input on programs from the AIPG Sections, and membership. What are some of these programs? Let’s ask ourselves how AIPG transformed over the past 50 years. One of the catalysts for this transformation, or expansion of geology, was Rachel Carson’s book “Silent Spring” in 1962. Later in 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This law was passed to protect public health by regulating drinking water. There are other laws (RCRA and Superfund) which continue to fuel this evolution. So, our geology curriculum and profession have evolved. We find ourselves with AIPG at a cross-road. We should embrace this! The Foundation is working to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. (AIPG Foundation continued on page 68) -65-

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The NE/AIPG Newsletter again has expanded its PiggyBacking options offered to Advertisers. Advertisers can include promotional flyers or brochures along with NE/ AIPG's normal distribution of the Newsletter. PiggyBacking gives NE/AIPG Advertisers a cost-effective way to get their promotional material into the hands of NE/AIPG's targeted audience of decision-makers. That audience has grown to over 800, including ~700 NE/AIPG Members and Applicants throughout New York, New Jersey, and the six New England states, as well as ~40Âą AIPG National and Section Officers, over 70 Advertisers, and others. NE/AIPG Members benefits from keeping current on available, innovative products and services. PiggyBack Rates are in two categories: 1. For digital issues (see http://issuu.com/neaipg/docs ), a "Full Page" (~8" high by 5" wide) Space in Full Color costs $125 per issue. A "Double Full Page" (~8" high by 10" wide) Space in Full Color costs $225 per issue, while a "Quad Full Page" (2 Doubles of ~8" high by 10" wide each) Space in Full Color costs $425 per issue. 2. For any issues printed on paper and sent by US Mail, PiggyBack Rates depend upon the size and weight of the pre-printed promotional piece provided by the Advertiser. For instance, a single 8 1/2â€? by 11" sheet of 20# paper, pre-printed, and prefolded costs $0.25 each to PiggyBack.. To schedule your PiggyBack promotion, or to learn more, just call Dick Young at 973-335-2289 or e-mail RYoungNJ@aol.com.

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How do we do this? We need to reach out and support our evolving profession. The Foundation will do this by working closely with the Executive committee, the AIPG Sections, and the membership. What programs are contemplated? How we communicate is changing rapidly. In addition, the demands on our time are ever increasing. In order for us to keep abreast of topics in the geosciences, the webinar format is gaining momentum. AIPG has begun a webinar program in partnership with AGI. The Foundation views this as an important part of our training and thus a valuable program to support. This is an activity for the membership and for those outside of AIPG. The Foundation will also continue to support students and geological field camps. The Foundation is available to all in AIPG to support your programs and to ensure that all of the challenges we face are met head on. To meet these challenges, we have set an annual fund raising goal of $100,000. Please join in to help us meet this goal! Passion â€“ this is a word not often used to describe a foundation or charitable organization. However, this is exactly what we need to ensure that the Foundation remains strong and that the programs we support are successful. Find your passion and support the Foundation and AIPG programs. Please contact any of the Trustees of the Foundation to see how your passion can keep AIPG and the Foundation strong and successful. The current Trustees of the Foundation are: Ray Talkington, Chairman; Sam Gowan, Vice Chairman; Mike Lawless, Secretary; (AIPG Foundation continued on page 71) -68-

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Dave Rhode, Treasurer; Steve Maslansky, Trustee at Large; Barb Murphy, Trustee; Dan St. Germain, Trustee; Bill Siok, Trustee; Dorothy Richter, Trustee; Pat Leahy, Trustee; Rick Powers, Trustee; Jeff Cornoyer, Trustee; and Dave Kohler, Trustee. Thank you for taking time to read this article and I hope that you will contribute to the Foundation each year, in any way possible, so that we can support all of the programs. We can only do this with your support! -The End.

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Interview with: Art Becker What is your primary line of business?

SGS North America, Inc., is part of the SGS group based in Geneva Switzerland. SGS is the worldâ€™s largest testing and inspection company with 65,000 employees operating in 145 countries. SGS purchased EDI (Environmental Drilling Inc.) in 1991. SGS Environmental Drilling Division provides drilling services to the environmental market place primarily in the Northeast.

How long has your firm been in business? The drilling division was founded in 1985.

How was your firm started?

The business was incorporated by Art Becker as Environmental Drilling Inc. (EDI) and was started to serve the marketplace created by the NJ ECRA regulations of 1984.

How long have you been involved in the business?

Graduated with a degree in Geology from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ in 1972 and 2012 will mark my 40th anniversary in the industry.

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vide our services to private industrial, chemical and commercial firms as well as state and federal government agencies.

Are you working on any new lines of business, or have any developed in recent years that were generally not part of your business before?

We continue to build on our environmental drilling services technical capabilities. We are one of a few environmental drilling companies that offers Dual Rotary drilling capabilities.

How would you describe the current business climate?

Current business climate seems to be a bit uncertain with the introduction of the LSRP program in New Jersey. The economy has also had a negative effect on environmental spending.

What are the primary issues currently affecting your business?

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What part do local/ state/ federal regulations play in your business?

The environmental drilling business is a product of the regulatory action created to manage the environmental problems created by industry and government operations.

Do you frequently/ occasionally work with Professional Geologists?

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ANGELO TAGLIACOZZO MEMORIAL GEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP 2011 â€“ 2012 ACADEMIC YEAR FINAL STATUS REPORT By: Dennis G. McGrath, CPG Chair, Scholarship Committee This yearâ€™s scholarship committee (Sam Gowan, Dean Herrick, Len Rexrode, Bill Prehoda (substituting this year for Arnold Schiffman), Craig Werle, Tom West and me) recently completed a review and evaluation of 11 scholarship applications received in December 2011. Evaluation criteria include financial need, academic qualifications, career goals, achievements (e.g., awards, projects, publications, senior thesis, etc.), and the faculty recommendation letter. Financial need and academic qualifications were weighed more heavily than the other factors in accordance with the weighting scheme that has been used now for three years. The committee then (Scholarship continued on page 78)

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convened via teleconference to discuss the overall ratings, recommend an award pool, and select the award recipients. Overall, we received another outstanding group of student applicants. Just to give you an idea, all 11 applicants maintained greater than a 3.3 (out of 4.0) overall grade point average (gpa); five applicants maintain greater than a 3.8 gpa! The academic qualifications presented by the applicants were outstanding, and many of the financial needs were compelling. The results of the evaluations among the seven committee members varied a bit more than usual this year, but everyone felt that the composite results accurately represented our evaluation of the applicants. The award amount for this year was chosen after considering performance of the fund over the past year. An award pool of $12,000 was selected as an appropriate award amount. The top six applicants received comparable evaluation scores, so we decided to award the same amount to each recipient. During the Executive Committee meeting on March 6, 2012, the committee presented the Board of Trustees with a recommendation to award a total of $12,000 to six applicants. The Board of Trustees approved the recommendation. The NE-AIPG is proud to announce the six recipients for the 2011-2012 academic year, all receiving $2,000 each. The name of each recipient and the college or university they attend, are listed below: Phoebe Azucena Jennifer Delaney Diana Flores Tyler Hall Sheila Niedziela Lauren Redmond

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This year two recipients received their check personally from a member of the ExCom. Bob Blauvelt made the presentation to Diana Flores at his office in Montclair, NJ, and Mike Greenman made the presentation to Jennifer Flores at CUNY - Brooklyn. Checks were mailed to each of the other recipients. Each of the six applicants that did not receive an award was sent an acknowledgement letter. Those that will maintain their eligibility for next year were encouraged to apply again. All applicants receive a complimentary one-year student membership in AIPG. I want to close by thanking each member of the scholarship committee for their time and effort evaluating the 11 applications and selecting the six scholarship recipients.

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Upcoming Northeast Meetings May 16—NEAIPG Spring Meeting, see page 46. May 22-23, 2012, AIPG Annual Marcellus Shale Conference: Energy Development and Enhancement by Hydraulic Fracturing. Website: http:// www.aipg.org/e-mail/2012_PA_Presenters.html Association of Engineering Geologists, Northeast Section meeting/ events are updated at http://www.aegne.org/ , and the New York— Philadelphia section news can be found at: http://www.aegweb.org/i4a/ pages/Index.cfm?pageID=3445 May 31, 2012—Geology and History of Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York. Web site: http://www.amnh.org/calendar/event/Geology-andHistory-of-Fort-Tryon-Park-and-the-Cloisters/ September 16-21, 2012 - 39th International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress: Confronting Global Change. Includes the 2012 NGWREF McEllhiney Lecture underwritten by Franklin Electric. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Web site: http://www.iah2012.org/ September 23 – 26, 2012 - New England Section AWWA Annual Meeting, Brewster, Massachusetts. Website: http://www.newwa.org/Events/ AnnualConference.htm (Meetings continued on page 83)

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2012 New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, will be held in south- and central- western New Hampshire and adjacent states. Website: http://neigcsn.ning.com/ 2012 New York State Geological Association Annual Meeting, September 28-30, to be hosted by Hamilton College. Website: http:// www.nysga.net/Annual_Meeting.html 2012 New Hampshire Geological Society's Dinner Meetings are scheduled for the second Thursday of the months of January, April and October (the Society's Annual Meeting). Click on the link below for information about the Next Dinner Meeting. Website: http:// www.gsnhonline.org/meeting_events/nextmeeting.shtml 2013 Northeastern Section, GSA, the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the GSA, is to be held at Bretton Woods, NH from March 17-19, 2013. The Technical Program Subcommittee is currently seeking proposals for Symposia, Theme, and General Sessions for the meeting (deusden@bates.edu). The meeting will be held at the Mt. Washington Hotel. Stay tuned for more information at http://www.geosociety.org/ sections/meetings.htm

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ANGELO TAGLIACOZZO MEMORIAL GEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS SINCE 1987 (List Updated Through July 2011)

FRIENDS OF THE FUND ($1,000+) AQUIFER DRILLING AND TESTING, INC. BANINO, GEORGE LEGGETTE, BRASHEARS & GRAHAM, INC. MILLER, DAVID W. NE-AIPG REXRODE, H. LEONARD , JR. ROUX ASSOCIATES ROUX, PAUL H. SCHIFFMAN, ARNOLD (In Memory of Mrs. Shirley Schiffman) SLAYBACK, RUSSELL G. VALKENBURG, NICHOLAS YOUNG, RICHARD H.

BENEFACTORS ($500+) BLAUVELT, ROBERT P. EMERSON, MARK HERRICK, DEAN H. HIGGINS, JONATHAN B.

(IN MEMORY OF LEO HALL)

KASABACH, HAIG F. KAYLER, KYLE STONE, TIMOTHY S.

PATRONS ($250+) AIRMAG SURVEYS, INC. ANONYMOUS BRINCKERHOFF, LAURA

(IN HONOR OF FRANK MCCARTHY)

BURKE, MICHAEL CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN MARK

DIMMICK, CHARLES WM. GRAFF, CAROL S. GAVRAS, JOHN M. HARRINGTON, JONATHAN HIGGINS, JONATHAN B. KLEIMAN, AMY MCGRATH, DENNIS Nova Consulting & Engineering RICH, CHARLES A. RICHTER, DOROTHY ROSENFELD, MORDECAI SOILTESTING, INC.

SPONSORS ($125+) ALLEN, BOYD, III ALPHA GEOSCIENCE DE ANGELIS, JAMES ERM-NORTHEAST GRAHAM, JACK B. GREENMAN, MIKE HINCE, ERIC KOCH, ELLIS KRAEMER, CURTIS A. MASLANSKY, STEVEN P. MATHEZ, MURIEL PIERIBONI, JOHN PREHODA, BILL SCHECHNER, CLAIRE AND LOUIS SHOPE, STEVEN B. STANDISH, RICHARD STEWART, ROBERT A. TSACOYANNIS, NICHOLAS URBAN-MEAD, RUSSELL B. (Continued on page 85) -84-

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WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

(MATCHING GIFT GEORGE BANINO)

BEHALF OF

CONTRIBUTORS ($50+) ARGUDEN, A. TEFVIK Barish, James M. BECKER, ARTHUR E. BELL, DAVID L. BELT, EDWARD S. BUGH, JAMES CLEMENS, ROBERT H. DAVIS, R. LAURENCE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE, INC.

(ON BEHALF OF JOSEPH TORLUCCI)

FAKUNDINY, ROBERT GALLAGHER, EVELYN A. HANLON, KERRY HEINDEL, CRAIG HERMAN KARPEL MEMORIAL FOUND.

Sillman, Robert and Roberta STOKES, KURTIS W. SPARROW, LESLIE ST. GERMAIN, DANIEL STONEHILL ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. TATLOCK, DEREK TIMMONS, ROBERT TORLUCCI, JOSEPH TYERS, GEORGE WARING, ANDREW D. WENZ, KENNETH P. WERLE, CRAIG WEST, William T. WOHLFORD, THOMAS

DONORS (UP TO $50)

BRADLEY, MARGARET BUSA, MARK D. COX, PETER FALDETTA, SARAH (ON BEHALF OF FRIENDS OF RHODA FOURNIER, LEROY GANNETT FLEMING, INC. TAGLIACOZZO) FREDERICK, WILLIAM T. HIXON, RICHARD HARWOOD, DAVID G. HNOTTAVANGE-TELLEN, KEN HAGER, JUTTA Hoogerhyde, Kevin HERGERT, DAVID HOUSMAN, JOHN J. , JR. KING, DANIEL Jonathan Paul Associates, Inc. KOWALSKI, RICHARD G. KACZOR, SOFIA MAHIER, LUKE KETANI, RALPH SASS, DANIEL B. Mase, David (IN HONOR OF K. E. CASTER) MOZER, ROBERT SHAKTI ASSOCIATES PENN, WILLIAM E. SKEHAN, JAMES RICE, JOHN SUSCA, MICHAEL RHYNER, JOHN VOZZA, SCOTT ROSS, LOREN RYAN, MICHAEL J. WEINSTOCK, ERIC SCHEUING, LAURIE Why Isn't Your Name

CONTRIBUTORS ($50+)

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