The Lower Hudson Valley Branch is pleased to announce the award of the first LHVB Student Scholarship to Mr. Jesse Volpe of Washingtonville, New York. Jesse is a 2007 graduate of Washingtonville High School and is currently pursuing a degree in civil engineering at SUNY Buffalo. The award was presented on September 12, 2007 by LHVB President Chase DeRose of AECOM/DMJM+Harris to Mr. Raymond Volpe, P.E. of Geotechnical Engineering Options, P.C., on his son’s behalf. |
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The ASCE Lower Hudson Valley Branch unveiled a bronze plaque commemorating the 100th year of service of the Cornell (New Croton) Dam at Croton Gorge Park in Cortlandt, New York on October 9, 2006. This remarkable civil engineering achievement was part of an expansion of the Croton Water Supply System, built in two phases between 1893 and 1906. The last stone was laid on the dam in January 1906. It became the highest dam yet built at its time of construction. The dam remains the largest of cut stone masonry (vs. concrete) construction. It stands 291 feet above its rock foundation, which is 124 feet below the river bed. With its curved, stepped spillway spanned by a recently replaced simple steel arch bridge and situated at the edge of a 97-acre park, it is one of the most beautiful spots of the Lower Hudson Valley area.
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