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Bowman to Lead with ‘Drive, Innovation and Collaborative Spirit’
WASHINGTON, D.C.(Nov. 24, 2015) – The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America, today announced that Andrew Bowman will assume the role of president starting Feb. 10, 2016.
“The Alliance’s board of directors is thrilled that Mr. Bowman has agreed to take on this critical role,” said Laura Johnson, Alliance board chair. “He embodies the drive, innovation and collaborative spirit that will lead the Land Trust Alliance and the land trust community to dramatically increase the impact of conservation in America.”
Bowman currently serves as the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s (DDCF) program director for the environment. During his 10 years at DDCF, he developed and obtained approval for more than $100 million in grants. Born and raised in California, Bowman earned a master’s degree in city and regional planning at the University of California at Berkeley, a Master of Laws in environmental and natural resources at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College and a Juris Doctor degree at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
“The Alliance is an incredible organization that, over the last decade, has put in place critical programs and created key entities to serve the land trust community and ensure that land conservation is conducted with rigor, professionalism and integrity,” Bowman said. “It taps into the expertise and creativity of the staff, board members and supporters of its more than 1,100 member land trusts to advance land conservation in the U.S.”
Bowman said he’s particularly optimistic about the many opportunities to build a stronger conservation field in America. At DDCF, he conceived and launched major initiatives that diversified the conservation workforce by engaging young people from underrepresented, urban communities; reconciled the needs of wildlife with increased renewable energy development on public and private lands; and built a sustainable agriculture system in the greater New York City area that benefits people and wildlife.
“Private land conservation represents one of the few areas of strong bipartisan support for environmental protection,” Bowman said. “People of different backgrounds and political persuasions regularly join together to protect the places they all love. I’m truly excited to be part of such a positive, proactive movement.”
Among those to praise Bowman’s selection as the Alliance’s new president was his former instructor and longtime land conservation advocate, Bill Hutton.
“The Alliance’s choice of Andrew Bowman brings to the land trust community an experienced conservationist whose first steps on the path to the Alliance presidency may have been taken twenty-plus years ago in my land trusts seminar at Hastings,” said Bill Hutton, emeritus professor at Hastings College of the Law. “His passion for land conservation was evident even then, and he served as one of a small cadre of student editors who helped to launch The Back Forty—the Newsletter of Land Conservation Law. We should be most grateful for the wisdom of the Alliance’s search committee.”
“Andrew Bowman is a fantastic choice for the Land Trust Alliance,” said Mark Burget, North America managing director for The Nature Conservancy. “I have known and greatly admired Andrew for many, many years. He has devoted much of his life to the future of our lands and waters, a great service to nature and people across the country and indeed far beyond. And he has done so with his wonderful blend of intense intellect and graceful kindness. As our conservation community looks to an even brighter future, Andrew Bowman is the perfect person to take the reins at the Alliance.”
“Mr. Bowman has acted as a catalyst for groundbreaking conservation initiatives,” said Michael Dowling, chair of the search committee for the Alliance’s board of directors. “In his role at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, he provided critical grants to major Alliance initiatives such as accreditation, Terrafirma, and our national land trust excellence program. Andrew has deep knowledge of private land conservation and models the best ‘servant leader’ tradition of the Alliance.”
About the Land Trust Alliance
Founded in 1982, the Land Trust Alliance is a national land conservation organization that works to save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America. The Alliance represents more than 1,100 member land trusts supported by more than 100,000 volunteers and 5 million members nationwide. The Alliance is based in Washington, D.C. and operates several regional offices. More information about the Alliance is available at www.landtrustalliance.org.
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NASTT turns 25 in 2015! What was happening 25 years ago?
On December 2, 1990, the first parliamentary election in newly reunified Germany was held.
Also on December 2, 1990, it was the first time 12 people were in space at the same time!
On December 4, 1990, due to Persian Gulf crisis, gas hit $1.60 per gallon price in NYC.
Check in every Friday in 2015 when NASTT posts more facts about 25 years ago…
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Saltville, Virginia – Reline America has appointed Jamie Doane as Reline America’s Assistant 
Equipment Manager. Jamie has just celebrated his eight year anniversary with Reline. He began his career with Reline in 2007 as an Electrical and Ultra Violet Technician. Jamie’s long term career at Reline has made him a valuable asset.
Jamie is a local resident of Saltville and attended the local Northwood High School. He continued his education at Virginia Highlands Community College and holds a Virginia State Master Electrician License.
Jamie said, “The best part of my job here is the people I work with. I really enjoy the control end of the electrical and computer processes. I like the challenge of software trouble shooting.”
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Brawoliner 3D is a premium transition liner designed for ambient and hot water cure. It is a woven, seamless liner suitable for installations with multiple 45 degree and sweeping 90 degree bends, and/or transitions. It can upsize from 3 to 4 inches, from 4 to 6 inches and from 6 up to 9 inches. Super Flex liner is an economic solution for 45 degree and sweeping 90 degree bends, and is suitable for use in both ambient and hot water curing applications. Scrim liner is designed especially for accuracy in straight shots where there are no transitions. This scrim-reinforced liner prevents longitudinal stretch and ensures an accurate inversion length.
HydraLiner’s new ambient epoxy system is specially designed to deliver quick set times—about 1.5 to 2 hours— and working times of 25-30 minutes without the need for heat. It is available in 5 gallon, 55-gallon, and 275-gallon containers. Epoxy to hardener mix ratios and cure times can be easily calculated using the HydraLiner Calculator mobile app. The free app may be downloaded from the Apple® App Store, Google Play® or the Windows® Store.
HammerHead Equipment has also released their 2016 Lateral Solutions Catalog, which lists all the above products and many more in 48-page print or digital versions. Print versions can be obtained by calling 800-331-6653, and PDF copies are available on both the HammerHead Equipment and HydraLiner websites.
“The catalog emphasizes how complete our lateral solutions offering is now,” said Ryan Boldan, lateral solutions manager for the company. “We’re dedicated to giving our customers a single source for everything they might need, and we’re trying to make the procurement process as quick and easy as possible. Our catalog lists CIPP equipment and consumables, PortaVision® inspection cameras, PortaBurst® pipe bursting and replacement systems, and water line slitters, along with financing options for all of it.”
Those financing options include the new HammerHead MasterCard from Bank of the West, a dedicated commercial line of credit that Boldan says offers customers an easy and convenient way to pay for equipment and consumables.
The HydraLiner liners and epoxies are available from HammerHead Trenchless Equipment or from authorized dealers, worldwide. Authorized dealers can be found on the web at www.hammerheadtrenchless.com or www.hydraliner.com or by calling 800.331.6653. (International: + [1] 920.648.4848).
Photo: The 2016 HydraLiner Lateral Solutions Catalog is now available from HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, in both print and digital editions.
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(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $80,000 to the nonprofit environmental organization Manomet for its program to help grocery stores and dairy farms in New Jersey and New York conserve energy and reduce the amount of hazardous materials they handle. Many businesses that handle hazardous materials are unprepared to withstand severe storms, which can release toxic materials into the environment.
“Pollution prevention is some of the most important work being done to protect the environment,” said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck. “This project will help business owners reduce their use of chemicals and conserve energy. By taking steps to reduce waste at the source, businesses can improve the environment and their bottom line at the same time.”
Under the program, Manomet will provide on-site technical assistance to as many as 40 ShopRite grocery stores, which are operated by the Wakefern Food Corporation, and up to five dairy farms. Training will focus on strategies to conserve energy and reduce the generation and the release of hazardous materials. Grocery store and dairy farm managers will receive training specifically tailored for their business. This grant is part of the approximately $5 million in grants the EPA awards each year to prevent pollution across the nation.
Manomet is a nonprofit environmental conservation organization based in Massachusetts whose mission is to conserve natural resources for the benefit of wildlife and human populations. The organization focuses on science-based solutions to environmental problems through research and collaboration.
For more information on the EPA’s pollution prevention program, visit http://www2.epa.gov/p2.
Follow EPA Region 2 on Twitter at http://twitter.com/eparegion2 and Facebook at http://facebook.com/eparegion2.
Release Date: 11/24/2015
Contact Information: John Martin, (212) 637-3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov
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One of the Nation’s Largest Water & Wastewater Utilities Approves
LMK’s Insignia™ End Seals & Lined Main Tap™ Saddle for Use in Sewer System Rehabilitation
Ottawa, Ill. (November 2nd, 2015) — The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), one of the largest water and wastewater utilities in the United States, has approved two infrastructure repair solutions from LMK Technologies for use in the Commission’s sewer systems. LMK’s Insignia™ End Seals and LMT™ (Lined Main Tap) Saddle were evaluated by the WSSC’s Materials Evaluation Committee (MEC) and approved for applications in Maryland’s Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, a region representing 1.8 million people.
“The WSSC has a very stringent and thorough review process,” says Rick Gage, Vice President of Sales at LMK Technologies. “We are proud of their findings, which further exemplify our dedication to quality, innovation and best practices in the Trenchless Technology industry.”
Since 1993, LMK Technologies has been a leader in the development of trenchless CIPP and sewer rehabilitation technologies. The LMT (Lined Main Tap) Saddle is designed to connect lateral pipes to mainline liners and mainline pipes that have not yet been rehabilitated. It is compatible with a variety of lining materials including polyethylene pipe commonly used in fold & form liners and pipe bursting, cured-in-place liners, and PVC folded liners.
The Insignia End Seal Sleeve was developed by LMK to ensure seamless and uniform water-tight seals at the end of rehabilitated pipe lining at the manhole penetrations. When used in conjunction with mainline CIPP lining, the Insignia gasket forms a watertight seal in the annular space between the liner and the host pipe. An annular space is always created between the host pipe and the liner because CIPP resins do not bond to the host pipe. Without the compression gasket, water will track behind the liner and re-enter the collection system.
For more LMK information please visit www.lmktechnologies.com, call 1-815-433-1275 or email info@lmktechnologies.com.
About The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)
Established in 1918, The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is a government agency that provides safe drinking water and wastewater treatment to the majority of Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland. It has a combined operating and capital budget of $1.8 billion. WSSC has never had a drinking water violation.
About LMK Technologies
LMK Technologies, a world leader specializing in trenchless methods to renew lateral sewer infrastructure has more than 100 worldwide issued patents for its advancements in trenchless technology. Headquartered in Ottawa, IL since 1993, LMK serves the municipal and residential markets through a network of licensed contractors.
