Paschke, Ned W., P.E.

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Ned W. Paschke, P.E.

Ned W. Paschke, P.E.
Program Director

Professional Background

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Contact Information

701 Extension Building
432 North Lake Street
Madison, WI 53706-1498

Tel: 608/263-4705
Fax: 608/263-3160
E-mail: paschke@engr.wisc.edu

Program Affiliations

Engineering Professional Development

Education

BS Civil & Environmental Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison
MS Civil & Environmental Engineering - Unversity of Wisconsin-Madison

Fields of Interest

Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems
Hydraulic Analysis and Design
Pumping Facilities and Lift Stations
Energy Use in Water and Wastewater Systems
Water Reuse and Recycling
Infrastructure Asset Management
Water and Wastewater System Costs and Contracts

Selected Publications and Presentations

Paschke, Ned W., “Performance Under Pressure: Practical Perspectives on Pumping and Energy,” feature article, Water Environment & Technology, national magazine of the Water Environment Federation, July, 2012.
Paschke, Ned W., “Water and Wastewater Engineering and Management in the USA,” Fulbright-sponsored lecture series, National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, November, 2011.
Paschke, Ned W., “Practical Perspectives on Pumping and Energy,” Proceedings, WEFTEC international water quality conference, Water Environment Federation, Los Angeles, CA, October, 2011.
Paschke, Ned W., “How Design Decisions Can Significantly Impact Your Wastewater Pumping Energy Costs,” Central States Water Environment Association, Minneapolis, MN, May, 2008.
Paschke, Ned W. and Michael E. Simon, “Managing Wastewater Conveyance in Wisconsin's Capital City,” Proceedings, WEFTEC international water quality conference, Water Environment Federation, Chicago, October 2008.
Paschke, Ned W. and Michael E. Simon, “Planning the Future for Wastewater Pumping Stations in Madison,” WATER magazine, Central States Water Environment Association, January, 2008.
Paschke, Ned. W., “A Visit to the Yangtze River and the Three Gorges Dam,” ASCE Journal of Leadership & Management in Engineering, January, 2003. Also presented to numerous civic and technical groups.
Sanks, Robert L., “Pumping Station Design,” 2nd edition, Butterworths Publishers, 1998. Contributor, Chapter 12, Pumps: Intake Design, Selection, and Installation.
Paschke, Ned W. and H.W. Coleman, “Forecasting the Effects on River Ice Due to the Proposed Susitna Hydroelectric Project,” Cold Regions Hydrology Symposium, American Water Resources Association, Fairbanks, Alaska, July, 1986, pp. 567-563.
Paschke, Ned W. and Carl Schoch, “Simulation of River Ice Processes on Alaska's Susitna River,” Proceedings, Waterpower '85 International Conference on Hydropower, Las Vegas, NV, September, 1985, pp. 2211-2220.
Paschke, Ned W., and J.A. Hoopes, “Buoyant Contaminant Plumes in Groundwater,” Water Resources Research, American Geophysical Union, September, 1984, pp. 1183-1192.

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

Fulbright grant recipient, for presentation of water lecture series in Kyiv, Ukraine at the invitation of the National Technical University of Ukraine ( 2011).
Recipient of Teaching Excellence Award from University of Wisconsin-Madison Dept. of Engineering Professional Development (2005).
Recipient of the L.F. Harza Award (1985 and 1987) in annual competitions for best technical papers at Harza Engineering Company, Chicago.
American Society of Civil Engineers. Served as President of the Wisconsin Section.
Water Environment Federation. Member of delegation to China and the Three Gorges Dam (2000). Presenter at national WEFTEC conferences (2008, 2009, 2011).
Elected to the Golden Manhole Society, Central States Water Environment Association (2007)
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources — served on technical advisory committees for wastewater facility plan approvals and sanitary sewer overflow regulations.
Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison. Service as committee chair and board member.
American Waterworks Association
Served as member of the Alumni Visiting Committee, UW-Madison Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Licensed Professional Engineer

Professional Background

Ned Paschke's interests are in the analysis, improvement, and management of water related facilities and systems. He has 30 years of experience in this field, as an engineering educator, manager, and consultant. As a Program Director with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Engineering Professional Development, Ned directs a series of nationally known courses for water and wastewater professionals. Prior to joining the university, Ned’s career included many years of service as Director of Engineering for the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), Hydraulic Engineer at Harza Engineering Company (now MWH Global) in Chicago, and Senior Consultant with Mead & Hunt, Inc.

During his years as MMSD’s Director of Engineering, Ned and his colleagues led the planning, design and construction of major upgrades of the Nine Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant and many significant pumping stations and interceptors throughout the area. The system collects and treats an average flow of 42 million gallons per day and provides service to more than 330,000 people. Ned and his team also authored the MMSD Collection System Facilities Plan, initiating $84 million in critical capacity and condition improvements.

During his years at Harza Engineering Company (now MWH Global) in Chicago, Ned provided hydraulic design and consulting work for major river projects, tunnels, spillways, dams and water projects to be constructed in many parts of the world. Examples included the 10,000-megawatt Guri Hydroelectric Project (Venezuela), the proposed 800-foot high earthfill Watana Dam on the Susitna River (Alaska), the Bath County Pumped Storage Project (Virginia), and the deep Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (Chicago). Each of these projects, at that time, was the largest of its type in the world.

Date last modified: 24-Jul-2012
Date created: 29-Jul-1999
Content by: paschke@engr.wisc.edu
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