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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Southwestern Pennsylvania Local Resource Panel." National Research Council. 2005. Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11196.
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Appendix A
Southwestern Pennsylvania Local Resource Panel

Convened Summer 2002

Mr. Wilder Bancroft

Manager, retired, Environmental Quality Programs

Allegheny County Department of Health

Ms. Ann Bargerstock

Director

Greene County Planning Commission

Mr. David Borneman

Director, Engineering and Construction

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority

The Honorable David Coder

Chairman, Board of Commissioners

Greene County

Dr. Jared Cohon

Chair, Southwestern Pennsylvania Water and Sewer Infrastructure Project Steering Committee

President, Carnegie Mellon University

Mr. Tim Collins

Project Director

3 Rivers 2nd Nature

Dr. Anthony DiGioia

Chairman, Board of Directors

GAI Consultants, Inc.

Mr. Charles Duritsa

Regional Director

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Dr. David Dzombak

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University

Mr. Larry Gasparato

Project Specialist

(Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority)

Mr. Art Gazdik

Member, PADEP of Water Resources

Advisory Committee

Engineer, Ross Township

Mr. Alex Graziani

Executive Director, Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County

University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg

Mr. James Hassinger

Executive Director

Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

Mr. David Johnston

Executive Director

Butler County Planning Commission

Mr. Kenneth Komoroski

Attorney

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP

Ms. Barbara McMillen

Rural Development Specialist

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Southwestern Pennsylvania Local Resource Panel." National Research Council. 2005. Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11196.
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Mr. Louis Oliva

Senior Vice President, Industrial Services Group

Grubb & Ellis

Ms. Jan Oliver

Manager of Wet Weather Programs

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority

Ms. Ruthann Omer

President

The Gateway Engineers, Inc.

Mr. Richard Palilla

Executive Director

Armstrong County Department of Planning and Development

Mr. Dewitt Peart

Executive Director

Regional Development Consortium

Mr. Greg Phillips

Manager

Westmoreland County Conservation District

Mr. Robert Polczynski

Public Services Officer, Western Region

First Commonwealth Bank

Ms. Rita Pollock

Consultant, Southwestern Pennsylvania

Commission

Mr. Tony Russo

General Manager

Wilkinsburg Penn Joint Water Authority

Mr. John Schombert

Executive Director

Three Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program

Mr. Larry Schweiger

President and Chief Executive Officer

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Mr. Gary Sheppard

County Extension Director

Pennsylvania State Cooperative Extension

Service

Mr. Bob Softcheck

General Manager

North Fayette County Municipal Authority

Mr. Paul Spence

Vice President

GAI Consultants, Inc.

Mr. Ronald Tarquinio

President

Tarquin Real Estate, Inc.

Allegheny Conference on Community Development Staff

Mr. Harold Miller

President

Ms. Jan Lauer

Senior Vice President

Mr. Ken Zapinski

Vice President

Mr. Joshua Donner

Senior Policy Analyst

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Southwestern Pennsylvania Local Resource Panel." National Research Council. 2005. Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11196.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A Southwestern Pennsylvania Local Resource Panel." National Research Council. 2005. Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11196.
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The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems, due in large part to aging wastewater infrastructures that cannot handle sewer overflows and stormwater runoff, especially during wet weather. Other problems such as acid mine drainage are a legacy of the region's past coal mining, heavy industry, and manufacturing economy. Currently, water planning and management in southwestern Pennsylvania is highly fragmented; federal and state governments, 11 counties, hundreds of municipalities, and other entities all play roles, but with little coordination or cooperation. The report finds that a comprehensive, watershed-based approach is needed to effectively meet water quality standards throughout the region in the most cost-effective manner. The report outlines both technical and institutional alternatives to consider in the development and implementation of such an approach.

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