Water Quality Standards across the Northeast
Updated Resource Compiles, Compares Water Regulations in the Region NEIWPCC recently completed a major update to our water quality standards matrix, designed to make it… Continue reading >
Updated Resource Compiles, Compares Water Regulations in the Region NEIWPCC recently completed a major update to our water quality standards matrix, designed to make it… Continue reading >
Using Policy, Apps, Partnerships, and Education to Improve Water Quality On April 5, 2021 from 1-2 pm EST, scientists and planners from the University of Connecticut’s Center… Continue reading >
A case study from Georgia’s South River On March 29, 2021 at 2PM EST, Dr. Jacqueline Echols, Board President of the South River Watershed Alliance,… Continue reading >
Dr. Christina Stringer, NEIWPCC’s new director of Wastewater and Onsite Systems, brings a wealth of experiences and perspective to her new role. Diving deep into… Continue reading >
The deadline for submission is January 6, 2021.
The upcoming NAB virtual conference, coordinated by NEIWPCC in partnership with member states and EPA, preserves the spirit and tradition of providing a forum for the professional sharing of knowledge and collaboration that the aquatic and environmental biologist community in the Northeast represents.
Registration will open in January.
While the event generally focuses on the northeast region, conference attendees from across the nation and beyond are welcome to join, including participants from state, federal, tribal, and municipal governments; the public and private sector; academia; and watershed organizations.
The deadline for submission is January 6, 2021.
The upcoming NAB virtual conference, coordinated by NEIWPCC in partnership with member states and EPA, preserves the spirit and tradition of providing a forum for the professional sharing of knowledge and collaboration that the aquatic and environmental biologist community in the Northeast represents.
Registration will open in January.
While the event generally focuses on the northeast region, conference attendees from across the nation and beyond are welcome to join, including participants from state, federal, tribal, and municipal governments; the public and private sector; academia; and watershed organizations.
The deadline for submission is January 6, 2021.
The upcoming NAB virtual conference, coordinated by NEIWPCC in partnership with member states and EPA, preserves the spirit and tradition of providing a forum for the professional sharing of knowledge and collaboration that the aquatic and environmental biologist community in the Northeast represents.
Registration will open in January.
While the event generally focuses on the northeast region, conference attendees from across the nation and beyond are welcome to join, including participants from state, federal, tribal, and municipal governments; the public and private sector; academia; and watershed organizations.
The deadline for submission is January 6, 2021.
The upcoming NAB virtual conference, coordinated by NEIWPCC in partnership with member states and EPA, preserves the spirit and tradition of providing a forum for the professional sharing of knowledge and collaboration that the aquatic and environmental biologist community in the Northeast represents.
Registration will open in January.
While the event generally focuses on the northeast region, conference attendees from across the nation and beyond are welcome to join, including participants from state, federal, tribal, and municipal governments; the public and private sector; academia; and watershed organizations.
On March 29, 2021 at 2PM EST, Dr. Jacqueline Echols, Board President of the South River Watershed Alliance, will present a webinar on Environmental Justice under 303(d) and TMDL programs as part of NEIWPCC’s National 303(d)/TMDL Webinar Series.
The South River flows through two heavily developed municipalities, the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County. For decades, it has been on Georgia’s 303(d) list of unhealthy waters due to fecal coliform bacteria and PCBs from combined sewer overflows and stormwater runoff. Despite TMDL plans in place since 2002 to restore water quality, the river still does not meet the state’s lowest water quality standards. Communities of color bear the brunt of this ongoing pollution. For example, a federal Clean Water Act consent decree only includes a deadline to eliminate sewage pollution in the predominantly white sections of DeKalb County and has no deadline for eliminating sewage pollution in two-thirds of DeKalb County where most African Americans reside.
Register online for the webinar, which is free and open to the public. The webinar will be recorded and will be available online for those who cannot join March 29th.
Since 2016, NEIWPCC, through a grant from the EPA, has hosted a series of informational webinars for state, territorial, and tribal program staff working on pollution budgets in impaired waterways under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act.
The webinars have featured presentations from a diverse array of experts on topics ranging from modeling tools to media relations skills. All previous webinar recordings, presentations, and supporting material are available in our archives. To propose a topic for a future webinar, submit an abstract here or contact Emma Gildesgame with ideas.
Please contact Emma Gildesgame with any questions or comments.
Dr. Jacqueline Echols has been the Board President of the South River Watershed Alliance (SRWA) in Decatur, GA for over a decade. She is an experienced environmental advocate with extensive experience working with diverse groups and organizations to achieve environmental goals. At SWRA, she supports community-based organizing and advocacy designed to give voice and raise community awareness concerning legacy water pollution issues affecting underserved urban communities in the City of Atlanta and south DeKalb County. She also works to develop effective partnerships with community, government, for-profit, and non-profit organizations in support of the goal to improve water quality throughout the watershed. In the past, she’s served as a spokesperson for Atlanta’s Clean Streams Task Force and as a member of the Atlanta Tree Conservation Commission.
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 Narragansett Bay Estuary Program runs and funds research, monitoring, and mitigation projects that protect the bay and its watershed. 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>
The Peconic Estuary Partnership runs and funds research, monitoring, mitigation, and public outreach programs that protect the estuary. 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.