For Immediate Release: November 21, 2013
Contact: Talia Girard, Public Affairs Specialist
(401) 461-8848 x394
NBC Executive Director Raymond Marshall to serve on the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Management Committee
The Narragansett Bay Commission’s (NBC) Executive Director Raymond Marshall has been chosen to serve as the Rhode Island wastewater industry representative on the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP) Management Committee. The NBEP Management Committee consists of top-level decision makers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts including environmental organizations, academic institutions, watershed groups, and key state and federal agencies.
The NBEP’s mission is to protect and preserve Narragansett Bay and its watersheds in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, through partnerships that conserve and restore natural resources, enhance water quality, and promote community involvement. The NBEP operates under the National Estuary Program which was established by The Federal Clean Water Act and is one of twenty-eight nationally designated programs to protect and restore the country’s precious resources.
Marshall has served as NBC Executive Director since November 2006, after serving as Deputy Director since 1992. He has provided direct management for the agency’s extensive construction activity, including Phases I & II of the $600 million Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project, the $65 million upgrade of the NBC’s Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment Facility, the $60 million nitrogen reduction project at the Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility, and the construction of three 1.5 MW wind turbines to provide sustainable energy for the wastewater treatment process. Marshall has also coordinated the development of the agency’s comprehensive Asset Management Program and Strategic Plan.
Marshall is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, was named Engineer of the Year by the Rhode Island chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2002, and in 2012 he received the Freeman Award from the Providence Engineering Society for professional excellence. He earned a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island in Civil Engineering, and a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Northeastern University. He is a resident of Smithfield, Rhode Island.
The Narragansett Bay Commission owns and operates Rhode Island’s two largest wastewater treatments facilities and provides wastewater collection and treatment services to 350,000 people in the metropolitan Providence area and Blackstone Valley. For more information on the Narragansett Bay Commission’s award-winning contributions to environmental protection and wastewater management, contact the Public Affairs Office at (401) 461-8848 ext. 394, or visit us at www.narrabay.com.