Southtowns Record

TBA01.26.2026packet

Government
Town of West Seneca
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Jan 26, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Posted by publisher
Jan 23, 2026
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Agenda packet
Topics
Water, sewer and drainage, Budget and taxes, Public safety, Parks and recreation, Zoning and land use, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight, Housing

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Lisa J. Derrigan | Regulatory/Permitting

was awarded an Engineering Planning Grant (through  Big Sister Creek WRRF No Feasible Alternative
NYSDEC/NYSEFC) to conduct a sewer system  Analysis
evaluation of flows in the District. The sewer system
evaluation included flow monitoring analysis and  Senior Project Engineer |
hydraulic modeling to develop alternatives to abate the  Erie County Division of Sewerage Management |
remaining SSOs. Alternatives evaluated included green  Evans, NY, USA
infrastructure, infiltration and inflow (I/I) removal, and  Lisa conducted technical evaluations for the No Feasible
sewer/pump station upgrades.  Alternative (NFA) analysis for the Erie County Sewer
  District No. 2 facilities, including the Big Sister Creek
SPDES Permit Compliance Assistance  WRRF and Overflow Retention Facility (ORF). The
Senior Project Engineer |  County was required to complete the NFA analysis as
Niagara County Sewer District No. 1 |  part of the WWTP's State Pollutant Discharge
Wheatfield, NY, USA  Elimination System (SPDES) permit, which also required
  development of a collection system hydraulic model and
Lisa provided State Pollutant Discharge Elimination  evaluation of the Sweetland Road Pumping Station and
System (SPDES) permit compliance assistance to  tributary area due to high flows and capacity issues. Lisa
Niagara County Sewer District No. 1 (NCSD) for their  conducted desktop engineering evaluations to determine
Water Pollution Control Center (WPCC). This included  the existing wet weather capacity of the WRRF and
preparing the 2015 Annual Status Report for their  ORF, their demonstrated performance, and develop wet
Mercury Minimization Program. Lisa worked with the  weather flow alternatives to mitigate ORF discharge
NCSD staff to collect pertinent data and information, and  events. Lisa also coordinated the Financial Capability
prepare the status report for submittal to the New York  Assessment (FCA) that considered the cost benefit and
State Department of Environmental Conservation.  affordability of the alternatives.

West Side Interceptor Evaluation  Career history
Senior Project Engineer |
  2015 - present  GHD
Town of Amherst | Amherst, NY, USA
  2009 - Sep 2015 ARCADIS, U.S.
Lisa assisted with alternatives analysis and report
development for a study that examined various  1993 - 2009  Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. (acquired by
alternatives and strategies to reduce surcharging during  ARCADIS, U.S., Inc. in 2009)
wet weather events within the West Side Interceptor
(WSI) sewer in the Town of Amherst, with an added
focus on infrastructure improvements to reduce I/I and
accept future flows from redevelopment within an
Amherst Opportunity Zone. This included looking at the
impact the alternatives would have on flows to the
Town’s Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) and
onsite overflow retention basin (ORB) use.

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