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October 2019
Philadelphia Chapter Board
PRESIDENT
David C Smith PE, LEED AP
Gannett Fleming
(610) 804-0069
E-mail: [email protected]
V.P. Technical
Ken Clark VP Regional Sales
EWS Inc. Environmental Water Systems
(302) 480-3950
E-mail: [email protected]
V.P. Legislative & Web Master
Marc Pisarek
Pisarek Engineering
(856) 854-5445 ext. 112
Email: [email protected]
V.P. Membership
James Wardell
Burns-Cope Associates, Inc.
(610) 485-2828 ext 1026
E-mail: [email protected]
Education Chairperson
Marianne Bjonnes, CPD, GPD
The Rock Brook Consulting Group, PA
(267) 519-3439 ext: 211
E-mail: [email protected]
Administrative Secretary
James Eyrich
L & R Associates
(267) 308-0500
E-mail: [email protected]
Corresponding Secretary
Steve Ziga
hpeGROUP
(215) 859-2939
E-mail: [email protected]
Treasurer
William T. O’Donnell CPD, FASPE
PWI Engineering
(215) 241-9100 ext.211
E-mail: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Dawn M Bishop
Rich Tomkins Co.
(610) 859-6060
Email: [email protected]
Affiliate Liaison
Kevin Brace
Rich Tomkins Company.
(610) 859-6074
Email: [email protected]
We are online at www.AspePhila.org.
Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society
COMMITTEES Board of Governors
Steve Ziga
Dawn Bishop
Mike Panco
Golf Committee Chair
Bill O’Donnell, CPD, FASPE
PWI Engineering
215-241-9100
ASPE Plumbing Design School Chair
Marianne Bjonnes, CPD, GPD
The Rock Brook Consulting Group
267-519-3439
Women of ASPE Liaison (WOA)
Laura Simons
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
609-816-2350
Product Show Chair
Mike Panco
610-497-4480
ASPE Young Professional (AYP)
David Raymond
267-603-4137
BR+A Consulting Engineers
Earn CEU and PDH credit at each Dinner Meeting.
Credit: Photo in banner by Bill O’Donnell
October 2019 Issue
President’s Message .............. 2
Technical Corner .................. 4
Legislative News .................... 6
Membership News ................. 8
Affiliates Corner .................... 10
Speaking Out ........................ 12
Women of ASPE .................... 14
Last Month’s Attendees ....... 34
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ASPE has been making changes to
programs. Some of the changes are
ASPE Connect, webinars, and a
new website. ASPE Connect is a
forum to ask questions about the
plumbing industry where answers
are posted to the question very
quickly. Webinars are hosted by
ASPE at no cost or discounted cost
to members about a variety of top-
ics. In addition, the website is being revamped to
make finding things easier. I
As you may already know, ASPE is having the Sym-
posium in Pittsburgh this year, October 24 to 27. The
Symposium has (40) technical sessions. Investigate
the technical sessions and make plans to attend the
topics that interest you. The technical sessions are in
five tracks, Code& Standards, System Design &
Equipment Exploration, Sustainability/Construction,
Legionella/Water Quality, and Fire Protection & Life
Safety.
The chapter currently has three ambassadors to help
get new members acquainted with chapter events.
The ambassadors help new member joining our chap-
ter to learn about our organization, where/when meet-
ings are held, whom to contact for assistance, and
what our chapter has to offer. If you are interested in
being an ambassador, contact a board member.
The chapter is looking for volunteers who want to
give back to the ASPE. This can be as a member of
the golf committee, product show committee, AYP
committee, WOA committee, and board positions. If
you want to volunteer, we have a position you can
help with.
I look forward to seeing you at our Product Show and
Symposium on October 17 at the Clarion in Essing-
ton, PA.
David Smith
President
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
You are invited to attend the
ASPE Philadelphia Chapter
November Dinner Meeting
Thursday, November 21, 2019
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Maggiano’s Little Italy
2000 Rt. 38
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
(856) 792-4470
$45.00/person (non-member)
$35.00/person (ASPE member)
$30.00/person (ASPE member) with a reservation
by 4pm Monday, November 18, 2019
(We accept cash or check only.)
Education Topic:
Oil Separation Code Compliance
(for elevator compliance)
Speaker:
Andy Reichlin
Marketing Director of Stancor
Tabletop Presentation:
TBD
Reservations required by 4:00pm
on Monday, November 18th
Ken Clark [email protected]
Meeting qualifies for 1-hour CEU.
Certificates provided upon request,
please let us know with your RSVP.
Certificates will be issued through
ASPE National Society.
Copyright© 2019 ASPE Philadelphia Chapter
All rights reserved
www.ASPEphila.org
*Chapters are not authorized to speak for the Society*
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TECHNICAL CORNER Happy Fall! We want to know! For those of you that attended our September dinner meeting on
Vacuum Wastewater Systems Design, was the information provided educational and informative? Do
you have any suggestions for future dinner programs or facility tours (i.e. Longwood Gardens)? Your
Philly Board is here to support you and your feedback is very important to us. Please provide me with
your comments and suggestions at [email protected]. Thank you!
Upcoming events and topics for your review:
• From October 1 – 31, you can purchase from ASPE the PDF copy of the Fire Protection Systems
III for 35% off the regular price (for ASPE members only). Enter the coupon code “BOO” when you
check out, but please make sure you are logged onto the website first.
• Prepare for the 2020 CPD Exam. ASPE’s online resources are available to you. Register for a
four-part CPD Review Webinar series. The series provides you an overview of the CPD Exam and the five domains.
There are also two practice tests available online. Visit www.aspe.org today.
• 20th Biennial Philly ASPE Product Show on Thursday, October 17th (11am – 6pm): at the Clarion Hotel- 76 Industri-
al Highway, Essington, PA 19029. This year’s symposium class topics are:
11am: Plumbing Hydraulics & Pumps- presented by David Strunk, PE
1pm: Plumbing Design in High Rise Buildings- presented by Drew McFadden, CPD
3pm: Intro to the NEW Philadelphia Plumbing Code- presented by Walt Krzyzanowski, Philadelphia Pluming
Advisory Board
• ASPE Tech Symposium/Product Show: This year's premier professional development and technical education event
for plumbing system design professionals is being held in Pittsburgh on October 24-27.
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Ken Clark
Vice President,
Technical
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LEGISLATIVE NEWS NJ adopted the 2018 National Standard Plumbing Code with state specific amendments on September
3rd. A grace period of six months applies from the adoption date where you can submit projects under
the 2015 version. Check out the code here: http://epubs.iapmo.org/NSPC/2018/ and see here for
amendments: https://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/codes/codreg/pdf_regs/njac_5_23_3.pdf Refer to my
Summer 2019 newsletter article for a list of notable changes. The code can be purchased through IAP-
MO.org/NSPC in digital or print formats.
The new Philadelphia Plumbing Code was adopted on October 1, 2019 and will allow a six month grace
period to submit projects under the old code until March 31, 2020. The new code is based on the 2018
International Plumbing Code, with some provisions from the 2004 Philadelphia Plumbing Code re-
tained to address existing infrastructure (i.e. single stack drainage design).
Major changes include: expanded use of non-metallic pipe, energy efficiency and water conservation, use of pipe bursting meth-
odology and materials, separation of sanitary and stormwater drainage lines, updated minimum plumbing facilities calculations,
elimination of building traps on storm only drains. For further details on each of these items, plus additional items of note, please
refer to the following highlights document: https://www.aiaphiladelphia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/
philaplumbingcodehighlights.pdf To view the local amendments in their entirety, please see here: http://www.aspephila.org/_pdf/
BillNo19045501AsAmended.pdf
Want to learn more about Philadelphia’s new plumbing code? Walt Krzyzanowski (Philadelphia Plumbing Advisory Board) will
be conducting a seminar entirely on the new code at 3 PM on October 17th at the 2019 ASPE Philadelphia Plumbing Trade Expo-
sition and Technical Symposium at the Clarion Hotel in Essington, PA. Register (for free!) today at aspephila.org.
Marc Pisarek
Vice President,
Legislative
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MEMBERSHIP NEWS Quotes… I love Quotes! Undeniably I’m a sales boy & most of you may be thinking I’m
about to wax poetic about the BID & BUY quotes of our glorious industry but no, that’s not
what I’m saying. I’m talking about philosophical & reflective quotes that mentally ride
shotgun as we navigate our lives. Creatively crafted WORDS constructed for life & busi-
ness make a big difference; arranged in the right fashion & you’ll have positive direction,
arranged haphazardly & you’ll have chaos. One of my favorite quotes comes from our
friend Ben Franklin, “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” Now… you can go the
end of this newsletter & PLAN to attend as many dinner meetings & Philadelphia Chapter
functions as your calendar will allow. Take a few words, thoughts or phrases & put them
together to build your mantra. If you’re not feeling creative use others quotes to help you
gain this positive direction. Or don’t… it is what it is
New Chapter Members – Welcome Aboard! Chris Eyrich John Murphy Christopher McLaren
What’s next? Visit us online & see http://www.aspephila.org/calendar.htm
Attend the Plumbing Trade Exposition & Technical Symposium on October 17th 11am-6pm @ Clarion
Hotel - Essington PA
Break Bread with us next month on November 21st
James Wardell
Vice President,
Membership
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AFFILIATES CORNER Greetings,
I hope to see many of you at the Technical Symposium and Trade
Show on October 17th. Don’t miss this chance to see the latest prod-
ucts in the industry and meet with the manufacturer’s representatives to
answer any questions. Along with the product show there are three fan-
tastic seminars being held on topics that you will need to be aware of
and can use in your projects every day. For further information and to
register for the seminars, please visit our website www.aspephila.org.
Attention affiliate members, the affiliate section of the website will be
updated shortly, please take a moment and visit http://aspephila.org/
affiliate.htm to view your listing and email me ([email protected]) if any corrections need to be made.
We still have some tabletop opportunities open for our monthly Technical Meetings, don’t miss out on this great
opportunity to promote your product lines to the engineering community.
See you on Oct. 17!
Kevin Brace
Affiliate Liaison
Rich-Tomkins Co. Inc.
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SPEAKING OUT
Steve Ziga
It’s October and my favorite time of the year. Weather starts to cool off.
Leaves change color. Eagles are on the TV. What else can be better after the
hot summer!
Halloween is around the corner and in my opinion, one of the most fun days of
the year. Candy, dressing up in costumes, spending time with friends and fami-
ly. What beats that?!?
Though the origins of Halloween go back millennium as the day marked the end
of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of
year that was often associated with human death. It was believed that on the
night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. That
night was October 31 and it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth… The ancient Celtic fes-
tival of Samhain came to be where people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the
eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints (as many other Catholic
holidays were aligned with other religions); soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Sam-
hain. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween. Over time (some would say
due to commercialism), Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-
lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating sweet treats.
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Laura Simons
No Article
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Check Back
in November
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American Society of Plumbing Engineers
Philadelphia Chapter
Technical Symposium
October 17th
, 2019 Clarion Hotel and Conference Center
76 Industrial Highway
Essington, PA 19029
Symposium Class Topics
11:00 AM Plumbing Hydraulics and Pumps
David Strunk, PE - Strunk-Albert Engineering
1:00 PM Plumbing Design in High Rise Buildings
Drew McFadden, CPD – Alderson Engineering
3:00 PM Intro to the New Philadelphia Plumbing Code
Walt Krzyzanowski – Philadelphia Plumbing Advisory Board
Register on-line at www.aspephila.org
For additional information contact Steve Ziga at [email protected]
Philadelphia Chapter Plumbing Education Program
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Now most of us are used to the jack-o-lanterns and spooky aspect of Halloween. We’ve all probably sat and eaten a tub of
popcorn while watching horror flicks like Halloween, Friday the 13t or Psycho in our basements. They are pretty scary and
they most certainly get our hearts racing and sometimes leave a lasting impression.
Somehow, I always am reminded of all the scary movies I’ve seen when I am at my most vulnerable. That’s usually when
I am in the basement or crawl space of some old building doing a survey when no-one is around and could hear me
scream!!! Am I alone in all this?
Most recently, I recall being in the basement of an old mansion in Wilmington doing my survey thing. I had to go through
a labyrinth of stairs and doorways into a crawl space area to survey a kitchen above. I didn’t have good plans of the
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• Save the date: Thursday, December 5th your Philadelphia ASPE Chapter will be holding our HOLIDAY PARTY at the
Rivers Casino (Sugar House Casino) from 6 – 9pm. The event is FREE to all members and their guest. To RSVP,
please contact Matt Martin at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!
In lieu of this month’s dinner meeting on Thursday, October 17th, the Philadelphia ASPE Chapter is holding our Biennial
Product Show and Technical Symposiums at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center located at 76 Industrial Highway,
Essington, PA 19029. Please see the technical symposium schedules above. To register, please visit www.aspephila.org.
If you have any additional questions about the symposiums, please contact Steve Ziga at [email protected].
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basement, so I had to keep going back and forth, upstairs and downstairs to get my survey notes right. There was one
section of the basement near where I was working where there was a tunnel that went to an exit hatch hundreds of
feet away. My flashlight didn’t reach the end. I started imagining something, anything coming my way. (I bet you
are laughing right now!) It just felt wrong and the air felt colder than it should have been, so I finished my work and
boogied on out of there. I
quickly wrapped up what I
was doing and swiftly ven-
tured back to daylight to
meet the team upstairs who
later told me that the build-
ing was reported to be haunt-
ed. Nothing happened while I
was there that day… BUT I
tell you what, I am not sure I
would go back down into
that basement again without
back up.
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American Society of Plumbing Engineers
Philadelphia Chapter
PLUMBING DESIGN SCHOOL
PLUMBING ONE
SEPTEMBER 2019
Course Date Description Instructor
September 9 Introduction to Plumbing Jerry Oflazian
September 16 Plumbing Materials Jerry Oflazian
September 23 Plumbing Mathematics Dan O’Gorman
September 30 Intro to National Standard Plumbing Code Tom Pitcherello
October 7 Intro to International Plumbing Code David Smith
October 14 Intro to Philadelphia Plumbing Code Mitchell Weiss
October 21 Fundamentals of Plumbing Hydraulics Mitchell Weiss
October 28 Fundamentals of Pumping Systems Don Wynne
November 4 Domestic Water Fundamentals Michael L Panco
November 11 Storm Drainage Systems Steve Ziga
November 18 Sanitary Drainage & Venting Design Mitchell Weiss
November 25 Fundamentals of Electricity Bill Slusser
December 2 Fundamentals of Fire Protection Clay Hathaway
December 9 Backflow Prevention Fundamentals Joe Layden
December 16 *** Make-Up (If needed due to weather) ---------
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PLUMBING DESIGN SCHOOL
PLUMBING TWO
SEPTEMBER 2019
Course Date Description Instructor
September 9 Sizing CSST Piping & Gas Codes Jeff Hornberger
September 16 Sizing Gas Piping Systems Steel Pipe Michael Panco
September 23 Sizing Water Heaters Kevin Brace
September 30 Plumbing Fixtures - Low Flow Design Matt Martin
October 7 Special Waste Systems Steve Ziga
October 14 Advanced Pumping Systems Don Wynne
October 21 Sizing Hot Water Circulation Systems Michael Panco
October 28 Grey Water & Storm Water Reclamation Chad O’Brien
November 4 Purified Water Systems Adam Herbert
November 11 Sizing of Master Mixing Valves David Steele
November 18 Sizing of Pressure Control Valves David Steele
November 25 Medical Gases NFPA 99 Phil Hober
December 2 Medical Compressed Air & Vacuum Mark Franklin
December 9
December 16 Make-Up Night (If needed due to weather) ---------
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Signing Ceremony for New Philadelphia Plumbing Code
September 17, 2019
My comments today will be those of thanks. There were many that felt we would never at
his point in our City's history and I would like to thank some of the people who make this
historic code change possible.
Mayor Kenny, I would like to thank Mayor Kenny for having the vision to establish this
Board and recognize the value it could bring to the citizens of this great City. That this Board
can protect the health and economic well being of all Philadelphians.
Deputy Mayor Lazer, for working to assemble the Board, carefully exploring the correct
cross section of Members.
Councilperson Sanchez, for never taking this goal off of her radar screen and keeping a
watchful eye on the process to ensure everyone's interest were protected.
Commissioner Perri, Commissioner Perri will go down in this City's history as the
first Commissioner to make the decision not to kick the can down the road and not
take the easy way out and meet this challenge head on. Without Commissioner
Perri's guidance and leadership we would not be here today.
John Kane and Plumbers Local #690, John Kane is without question one of the most
progressive and forward thinking Labor Leaders that I have ever known. I am grate-
ful to John and Local 690 for their unwavering and ongoing back up and support.
Chief Code Official Elizabeth Baldwin, for bringing this task across the finish line and
for always seeking the opinions of the Plumbing Industry and continuing to try make
L&I as user friendly to the Plumbers and the entire construction community as possi-
ble.
Retired Deputy Commissioner Fink, Mike and I have worked together for many years although some of those years may not have been the
smoothest, Mike's professionalism and resolve certainly helped us to get to this point in the City's history.
The Staff of License & Inspection, The Water Department Staff, The Streets Department Staff,
Who all played a big role in this process and never stopped offering their resources and support.
A whole host of Groups and Associations, Groups such as Jim Maransky and the Building Industry Association of Philadelphia,
The Philadelphia Chapter of The American Society of Plumbing Engineers and The International Code Council just to name a
few. I would like to extend our appreciation in particular to Shawn Strausbaugh from the International Code Council.
Shawn's assistance coupled his knowledge and background proved to be an invaluable asset.
The Plumbing Industry, Thanks to all of the Plumbing Industry Groups and individuals who had the confidence in me to make me
their spokesperson and alloy me to represent them and for their continuing and ongoing support.
The Plumbing Advisory Board, I would like to thank each and every one of the Board Members for their dedication and contribu-
tions of time and expertise to build a Code that we are all proud of. I would like to thank the Board for putting up with me for
over fifty meetings and countless emails and phone call for almost two years. It has been mentioned that I have not always been
the easiest person to deal with.
Finally to my Family, I am truly blessed to have a loving and supportive family. Thank to my two sons, and it should come as no sur-
prise that they are Plumbers just like their Grandfather before them and their Father. It is not true what they say about teaching an old dog
new trick as I continue to learn from them everyday. Last, but certainly not least, thanks to my lovely wife, Debbie, who has bearded the
brunt of my frustrations and exhilarations through this process.
THANK YOU AND PLEASE REMEMBER
"THE PLUMBER PROTECTS THE HEALTH OF THE NATION"
Comments provided by:
Walt Krzyzanowski
Executive Director
Plumbing & Heating Contractors
Union Affiliated Contractors, Local #690
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Chapter Presidents
Since Inception:
Dave Smith 2018-Current
Mike Panco 2016-2018
Dawn Bishop 2014-2016
Steve Ziga 2012-2014
Jerry S. Oflazian 2008-2012
Joseph M. Smaul 2008-2008
R. Paul Silvestre 2004-2008
Bill O'Donnell 2003-2004
Curtis Ray 2000-2003
David Moreno 1998-2000
Bill O’Donnell 1996-1998
Dave Holst 1994-1996
Ernie Rink 1993-1994
Joe Gallucio 1992-1993
Sevanti Jain 1990-1992
Ernie Rink 1988-1990
David Orrell 1986-1988
Thomas Coughlin 1984-1986
Robert Wagman 1982-1984
George Letherbury 1979-1982
Robert Hunter * 1978-1979
*Interim President
2018 - 2019
Philadelphia Chapter
ASPE Member of the Year
Marc Pisarek
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COME AND JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES AT THE NEXT MEETING!
ASPE 2018-19 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER MEETING ATTENDEES Marrianne Bjonnes
Kevin Brace
Ken Clark
Steven Conway
Philip Crincoli
Scott Decker
Jim Eyrich
Geoffrey Fountain
Steve Heidengren
William Kraenbring
Bob Mellohusky
Dan Moeller
Don Nowicke
Bill O'Donnell
Dave Smith
Mike Snyder
Chas Tevis
James Wardell
Mitchell Weis
Daniel Smith
Ernie Rink
Chuck Krohg
Rich Tarr
Technical Dinner Meetings Dates Topic Location
Thursday, September 26th Vacuum Waste Water Systems Design Maggiano's - Cherry Hill, NJ
Thursday, October 17th Philly ASPE Biennial Product Show Clarion Hotel - Essington, PA
Thursday, November 21st Oil Separation Code Compliance Maggiano's - Cherry Hill, NJ
Thursday, December 5th Holiday Party Sugar House Casino- Philly
Thursday, January 23rd Balancing Hot Water Circulation Systems Sugar House Casino - Philly
Thursday, February 27th Physical Water Conditioner Maggiano's - Cherry Hill, NJ
Thursday, March 26th 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code Review Sugar House Casino - Philly
Thursday, April 23rd High Efficiency Gas Water Heaters Fegley's Brew House - Allentown, PA
Thursday, May 28th Proactive Water Management Plans for Hospi-tals & Long-term Care Facilities
Sugar House Casino - Philly