Cole, Noman M. (Noman Monroe ), 1933-1997

Chairman of the Virginia State Water Control Board.

From the description of Papers of Noman M. Cole [manuscript], 1970-1974. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647908044

Noman M. Cole, Jr. was a leading figure in the area of environmental quality in the Northern Virginia area and elsewhere. Mr. Cole served in a variety of state and local assignments pertaining to pollution control. He was technical and policy adviser to Governors John Dalton and Linwood Holton on energy and water pollution abatement. The government of Fairfax County and civic groups received guidance from him as well. Mr. Cole also was the principal author of the 1971 Occoquan Watershed Policy, which prompted creation of a sewage authority there as well as of a world-class treatment plant.

From the description of Noman M. Cole, Jr. papers, 1962-1996. (George Mason University). WorldCat record id: 496144789

Chairman of the Va. State Water Control Board.

From the description of Virginia State Water Control Board involvement in the Blue Plains sewage system problems, 1970-1974 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647834344

From the description of Virginia State Water Control Board involvement in the Blue Plains sewage system problems, 1970-1974. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 29733935

Noman M. Cole, Jr. was a leading figure in the area of environmental quality in the Northern Virginia area and elsewhere. Mr. Cole served in a variety of state and local assignments pertaining to pollution control. He was technical and policy adviser to Governors John Dalton and Linwood Holton on energy and water pollution abatement. The government of Fairfax County and civic groups received guidance from him as well. Mr. Cole also was the principal author of the 1971 Occoquan Watershed Policy, which prompted creation of a sewage authority there as well as of a world-class treatment plant.

Mr. Cole's expertise also extended to global issues. He was a nuclear engineer who was a leader in the inspection and rectification of problems involving the reactor after the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania. He served on the Ukrainian international jury reviewing proposals to stabilize Chernobyl Unit No. 4 after the disaster there. Mr. Cole assisted the Russian government in defueling its nuclear-powered submarines.

Later in his life, and most importantly for the Northern Virginia region, he developed a number of plants and processes to aid in the reclamation of water from the upper Occoquan and consequentially, the lower Potomac watersheds. His engineering expertise and unmitigated success in this area led grateful water treatment officials to name a plant in Lorton, Virginia in his name.

From the guide to the Noman M. Cole, Jr. papers, 1962-1996, (George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives.)