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Annual Nonpoint Source Conference Focuses on Environmental Justice
The 33rd Annual Nonpoint Source (NPS) Conference was held on April 12-13 in Saratoga Springs, New York, drawing more than 120 attendees representing professionals and stakeholders from across the country….
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Permitting Point Source Pollution
Episode 6: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Program The sixth episode of the “Clean Water Pod” podcast explores the Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
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Spring Issue of Interstate Waters Spotlights Aquatic Invasive Species
In the Spring 2023 issue of Interstate Waters, NEIWPCC shines a spotlight on the devastation of aquatic invasive species, and the efforts of staff throughout the Northeast to monitor, control…
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SNEP Funding Supports Water Chestnut Management in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
The Southeast New England Program (SNEP) awarded NEIWPCC a $262,077 grant for habitat restoration efforts in two interstate watersheds. The project, Community-Based Habitat Restoration: Water Chestnut Management in the Blackstone…
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New Video Spotlights Wastewater Career Journey
Stacy Thompson, deputy director of the Saco (Maine) Water Resource Recovery Department shares how she unexpectedly entered the clean water industry and what she loves about her career in this…
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Northeast Aquatic Biologists Conference Cultivates Collaboration Among Environmental Community
The 2023 Northeast Aquatic Biologists (NAB) Conference convened for its annual regional event in Plymouth, Massachusetts in February. Participation surpassed pre-pandemic numbers, with 152 attendees from all seven of NEIWPCC…
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Chloride Resources Clearinghouse Aims to Reduce Salt Concentrations in the Environment
In the Northeast, winter weather has become associated with one particular pollutant: salt. When snow and ice hit the ground, de-icing salts (comprised of chlorides) are scattered liberally across roads,…
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Calculating Pollution Tipping Points: Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
In episode five of the “Clean Water Pod,” podcast host Jeff Berckes digs into his favorite four-letter word: TMDL, or Total Maximum Daily Load. Part equation and part plan, a…
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Knocking on Lake Champlain’s Door: The Round Goby
First found in the St. Clair River in Michigan in 1990, the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) took five years to colonize all five Great Lakes. With the highly invasive fish…
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Diving into States’ Impaired Waters List
Episode 4 of the Clean Water Pod Jokingly called the “naughty list” by some water professionals, the Clean Water Act Section 303(d)’s list of impaired waters helps to define the…