By Heather Radcliffe October 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and 35 years since its last major amendments. While there… Continue reading >
Early bird registration is now available. The 11th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae will take place in Albany, New York on Oct. 23-28. Serving as the… Continue reading >
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NEIWPCC, in collaboration with member states and EPA, will be holding our first National State Revolving Fund (SRF) Workshop focused on relevant programmatic, financial, and technical aspects of SRFs in Region 1 and 2, and beyond.
Topics will range from environmental justice and emerging contaminants, to climate resilience and fiscal sustainability. We welcome interested parties from across the nation to join us for information sharing and networking on New Hampshire’s beautiful coast this summer!
Historically held every three years, the event brings together hundreds of UST/LUST professionals, including tank inspectors; cleanup specialists; state, tribal, and territorial employees; federal regulators; and industry representatives to network and learn about emerging issues, policy, equipment, and many other topics. Visit the event webpage for all event updates including Call for Abstracts, registration, and other event happenings, include a pre-conference workshop to be held on September 12, 2022.
The theme for the U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae is “Science to Support Solutions from Shore to Shore.” From freshwater to marine systems, the prevalence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) is a national environmental challenge, and solutions are needed. Celebrating this event in New York – the only state with Great Lake shorelines, marine coasts, and the diverse range of ecosystems between these extremes – creates an ideal setting to discuss progress in understanding algal bloom ecology and the solutions necessary to prevent and reduce HABs.
This conference is open to all registrants. Attendees will include national representatives and researchers from academia; state, federal, tribal, and municipal governments; the private sector; and watershed organizations. Registration will open in Spring 2022.
The symposium is coordinated by NEIWPCC, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and U.S. Geological Survey with support from the U.S. National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
NEIWPCC is a not-for-profit interstate agency that serves and assists our states by coordinating activities and forums that encourage cooperation, developing resources that foster progress on water and wastewater issues, representing the region in matters of federal policy, training environmental professionals, initiating scientific research projects, educating the public, and providing overall leadership in water management and protection.
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Watersheds cross political boundaries. So do we. In addition to region-wide work at our Lowell, Massachusetts, headquarters, NEIWPCC manages or supports programs and environmental training in its seven member states. Many programs focus on a particular watershed or area. Learn More >
Additional NEIWPCC employees work in state offices across the region. Learn More >
NEIWPCC’s JETCC program trains and accredits wastewater operators in the state of Maine. Go>
NEIWPCC trains and accredits wastewater operators and soil and septic inspectors in Massachusetts. Go>
The Lake Champlain Basin Program runs and funds research, monitoring, mitigation, and public outreach programs that protect the lake. Go>
The Long Island Sound Study Program runs and funds research, monitoring, mitigation, and public outreach programs that protect the sound. Go>
In the Hudson Valley, two linked programs run and fund research, monitoring, mitigation, and public outreach programs that protect the Hudson estuary watershed. Go>
Commercial and residential growth have combined to produce an abundance of pollutants that often flow unchecked into lakes, rivers, and bays. See below for the primary environmental issues of our region.
