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Commissioners Elect New Officers
NEIWPCC hosted its annual fall Executive Committee and Commission meeting in Middletown, Connecticut in September. Attendees included representatives and commissioners from NEIWPCC’s seven member states, the U.S. EPA Regions 1…
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NEIWPCC Launches New Five-Year Strategic Plan
NEIWPCC unveiled a new multi-year strategic plan, providing an updated roadmap for achieving its mission to advance clean water in the Northeast through collaboration with, and service to, its member…
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Program Incentivizes Stormwater Reduction Efforts on Long Island
The third year of the Long Island (New York) Garden Rewards Program provided more than 170 property owners with reimbursements to help offset the cost of stormwater runoff mitigation projects. The program is…
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Upcoming Webinar on Navigating Site-Specific Water Quality Criteria for TMDLs in Wisconsin
The next webinar in the National 303(d) Restoring Our Impaired Waters Webinar Series will discuss site-specific water quality criteria and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation for phosphorus loading in…
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NEIWPCC Supports Massachusetts’s Efforts to Limit Pollution From Septic Systems
More than one in five households across the United States depend on septic systems to treat their wastewater, but in rural parts of New England, that number can be as high…
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New Index Evaluates the Health of Long Island Sound
A collaborative effort has culminated in the launch of an innovative macroinvertebrate‑based assessment tool for Long Island Sound bays and harbors. Developed by contractor Tetra Tech alongside the Connecticut Department…
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Fifty New York Lakes Receive Water Quality Assessment
Targeting unassessed – or not recently assessed – waterbodies in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain watershed, trained community volunteers and field technicians at Paul Smith’s College Adirondack…
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New Hampshire Internship Provides Pathway Into the Wastewater Industry
Two interns who spent the summer receiving training from wastewater operators in Nashua now have the opportunity to receive an entry-level wastewater license through the Emerging Water Professionals Internship Program…
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Project Launched to Update Eelgrass Habitat Model in Long Island Sound
This summer, NEIWPCC, in partnership with the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve (CTNERR) and Cornell Cooperative Extension Suffolk County (CCESC), initiated a project to update and improve upon a 2013…
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Lake Champlain Resource Room Dedicated to Long-Time NEIWPCC Staff Member
In recognition of Colleen Hickey’s 32 years of service to NEIWPCC at the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), the Lake Champlain Resource Room – located within the ECHO…