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Maine’s Management Candidate School Now Accepting Applications
Maine’s Management Candidate School is now inviting applications from water and wastewater operators with management potential for its class of 2027. This 11-month training program provides the intensive training, networking, and skill development coursework necessary to prepare the next generation of water and wastewater managers and leaders. Participants must commit to attending monthly classes beginning…
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Funding Available for Education and Stewardship Projects in the Hudson River Estuary
NEIWPCC and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Management Program invite proposals for projects that will directly support the “clean Hudson River water” and “healthy tributaries” goals of the Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda 2026-2030. The objective of this funding opportunity is to support projects to engage the public and…
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EPA Selects New Director to Advance Long Island Sound Restoration
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Nicole (Nikki) Tachiki the director of the Long Island Sound Partnership, a NEIWPCC program partner. Tachiki will lead EPA’s work with federal, state, and local partners to restore and protect the estuary. “Nikki’s selection propels forward a flagship program that stands as a model for how powerful…
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LUSTLine Shares Resources With New Underground Storage Tank Professionals
As contamination from leaking underground storage tanks (USTs) drew public concern in the early 1980s, an industry of professionals focused on combating these challenges emerged. Much of today’s UST workforce is now nearing retirement age, and with that, many young professionals are now joining the field. Issue #97 of LUSTLine — the publication of record…
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Michael Forgeng: Protecting Drinking Water in New York State
Sifting through old paper files in the records room of a Town Hall basement, NEIWPCC Environmental Analyst Mike Forgeng is searching for drinking water well logs, groundwater assessments, and other geologic records to better understand the area at hand. This data, in addition to what Forgeng can find through public and state resources, will become…
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Call for Abstracts: 2027 Northeast Aquatic Biologists Conference
NEIWPCC is now inviting abstracts for the Northeast Aquatic Biologists Conference. The event will be held on February 10-12, 2027 in Glens Falls, New York. NEIWPCC is coordinating the conference in partnership with our member states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Abstract submissions are due on October 30, 2026. Submissions are invited from state,…
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Five-Year Plan to Restore the Hudson River Watershed Now Available
The Hudson River Estuary Management Program, a program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), released an updated Action Agenda for 2026-2030 to serve as a conservation and restoration blueprint to guide the work of the Estuary Program and its partners. The five-year plan builds on the successes of the previous Action Agenda while…
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Fall Wastewater Training Course Catalog Published
NEIWPCC has posted a full list of fall wastewater training courses, featuring a range of introductory to advanced classes for those interested in gaining expertise in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. Running from September through December, the trainings include multi-day courses on municipal and industrial wastewater treatment to prepare operators to take basic-level exams, as…
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Petroleum Releases in Rhode Island: Inside the Underground Storage Tanks Financial Responsibility Fund
A History of USTs in Rhode Island In 1983, CBS’s “60 minutes” aired a special on leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs) that had been polluting the water supply of Canob Park, a small Rhode Island village, for almost two decades. The neighborhood consisted of 43 homes whose only potable water came from private wells, and…
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NEIWPCC Petitions Federal Representatives to Maintain Funding Levels
The Trump Administration recently released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget Request, which included significant reductions to investments in the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The budget proposal would eliminate key categorical grant programs such as CWA Section 106 water pollution control and Section 319 nonpoint source grants, as…