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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 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 incorporating…
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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…
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Webinar Series Explores Future of Wastewater Residuals Management
Partnering with the North East Biosolids and Residuals Association’s Research Committee, NEIWPCC is launching a six-part Reimagining Residuals: Innovations, Impacts and Insights Webinar Series in July. The series spotlights the technologies shaping the future of sludge and biosolids management, and will cover established approaches like dewatering and drying to emerging and early-stage innovations. Residuals, which…
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Funding Available for the Development of a Long Island Sound Habitat Connectivity Model
NEIWPCC is inviting proposals for improving and refining data inputs and metrics for a pilot model to assess habitat connectivity in the Long Island Sound and its watershed. This work includes developing GIS shapefiles for existing New York habitat restoration projects, and builds on the results and findings of a pilot feasibility assessment completed in…
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Explore Hudson River Water Quality with Redesigned Website
Researchers, educators, anglers, paddlers and local communities along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers in New York can now access high-frequency water quality and weather data through a newly redesigned Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS) website. The site aims to make the live and historical data from 15 monitoring stations along the waterways more…
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Long Island ‘Garden Rewards’ Program Reimburses Property Owners for Water Saving Efforts
Long Island, New York property owners can help reduce stormwater runoff and nitrogen pollution in local waterways through the annual Garden Rewards Program. This initiative provides a financial reimbursement of up to $500 for implementing water saving projects in their yards, including rain gardens, native plantings, and rain barrels. Property owners in Suffolk and Nassau…