CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITIES
2019-2020 PRESIDENTIAL EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENT
Brian Armet, P.E.
CONGRATS, BRIAN!
Brian, originally from Long Island, received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University in 1967. He then served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and as a project engineer for a New Jersey water company before going to Penn State for a master’s degree in Sanitary Engineering which he received in 1972. Brian is a registered Professional Engineer in Connecticut and is also one of few professional engineers in Connecticut to also be certified as a Grade IV Wastewater Treatment Operator.
For almost 50 years, Brian’s career has focused on protecting the public health and environment of Connecticut by acting as a civil and environmental engineer, with over 25 years involved with the operations, management, and evaluation of municipal wastewater treatment facilities. In 1972, he began his career in Connecticut at the CTDEP working as a project engineer providing technical and operational support of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities. From 1975 to 1983 he was Plant Superintendent/Chief Engineer at The Mattabassett District Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, which at that time was a 30 mgd physical-chemical facility with a multiple-hearth incinerator. From 1983 to 2000 he worked at several consulting firms including YWC where he provided wastewater engineering and treatment operations support, and where many of Connecticut’s senior wastewater operations professionals began their careers alongside Brian.
In 2000, he returned to The Mattabassett District as Executive Director until 2015, responsible for all aspects of management and operations of the District and its regional wastewater treatment facility which serves New Britain, Berlin, Cromwell, Middletown and portions of Rocky Hill, Newington and Farmington. He was responsible for guiding the District through the arduous process to upgrade the treatment facility to achieve Connecticut’s stringent nitrogen removal requirements, upgrade aging systems and to accommodate flows from Middletown, allowing them to abandon their own antiquated wastewater treatment facility. He provided oversight for the planning, design, funding, permitting, regulatory approvals, public relations, intermunicipal agreements and legislative issues for the $100 million project. The upgraded facility was expanded to handle an average daily flow of 35 mgd with peak flows of up to 110 mgd and includes a 4-stage Bardenpho process for nitrogen removal and state-of-the-art merchant sludge fluidized bed incinerator with emissions control and odor control systems.
During his career, Brian has been active in several professional organizations including serving as chairman of the NEWEA Utilities Management Committee, and as a member of the CTDEEP Nitrogen Credit Trading Program. Brian was a board member of CAWPCA. In his spare time, he served for over 18 years on the Cromwell Planning and Zoning Board, acting as chairman as well as being a member of the Cromwell Sewer Commission and Charter Committee. Brian and his wife Joan (retired math schoolteacher) currently live in Berlin and have two very accomplished sons with their own families.
Because of Brian’s long history and significant positive impact working in Connecticut’s wastewater treatment industry, commitment to protecting our public health and the environment, and involvement in the founding of CAWPCA, we award Brian the CAWPA Presidential Excellence Award.
Congratulations, Brian! We appreciate all that you have done for our organization.
For almost 50 years, Brian’s career has focused on protecting the public health and environment of Connecticut by acting as a civil and environmental engineer, with over 25 years involved with the operations, management, and evaluation of municipal wastewater treatment facilities. In 1972, he began his career in Connecticut at the CTDEP working as a project engineer providing technical and operational support of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities. From 1975 to 1983 he was Plant Superintendent/Chief Engineer at The Mattabassett District Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, which at that time was a 30 mgd physical-chemical facility with a multiple-hearth incinerator. From 1983 to 2000 he worked at several consulting firms including YWC where he provided wastewater engineering and treatment operations support, and where many of Connecticut’s senior wastewater operations professionals began their careers alongside Brian.
In 2000, he returned to The Mattabassett District as Executive Director until 2015, responsible for all aspects of management and operations of the District and its regional wastewater treatment facility which serves New Britain, Berlin, Cromwell, Middletown and portions of Rocky Hill, Newington and Farmington. He was responsible for guiding the District through the arduous process to upgrade the treatment facility to achieve Connecticut’s stringent nitrogen removal requirements, upgrade aging systems and to accommodate flows from Middletown, allowing them to abandon their own antiquated wastewater treatment facility. He provided oversight for the planning, design, funding, permitting, regulatory approvals, public relations, intermunicipal agreements and legislative issues for the $100 million project. The upgraded facility was expanded to handle an average daily flow of 35 mgd with peak flows of up to 110 mgd and includes a 4-stage Bardenpho process for nitrogen removal and state-of-the-art merchant sludge fluidized bed incinerator with emissions control and odor control systems.
During his career, Brian has been active in several professional organizations including serving as chairman of the NEWEA Utilities Management Committee, and as a member of the CTDEEP Nitrogen Credit Trading Program. Brian was a board member of CAWPCA. In his spare time, he served for over 18 years on the Cromwell Planning and Zoning Board, acting as chairman as well as being a member of the Cromwell Sewer Commission and Charter Committee. Brian and his wife Joan (retired math schoolteacher) currently live in Berlin and have two very accomplished sons with their own families.
Because of Brian’s long history and significant positive impact working in Connecticut’s wastewater treatment industry, commitment to protecting our public health and the environment, and involvement in the founding of CAWPCA, we award Brian the CAWPA Presidential Excellence Award.
Congratulations, Brian! We appreciate all that you have done for our organization.