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Five-Year Project Delves Into Success Stories Behind National Clean Water Strategies
From the rugged mountains of northwestern Montana to the largest estuary in the country – the Chesapeake Bay, NEIWPCC’s Clean Water Success Story Project aims to uncover a diverse array of Clean Water Act Section 303(d) achievements. The project is intended to inspire other water quality programs, inform stakeholders and the public, and generate support…
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Fall Issue of Interstate Waters now Available
The Fall 2024 issue of NEIWPCC’s biannual magazine, “Interstate Waters,” is now available both online and in print. The cover story focuses on NEIWPCC’s Quality Assurance Project Plans – mandated by the EPA – which are required for any study the commission funds that collects or uses data for the purpose of environmental decision-making. Another…
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Lake Champlain Basin Program Offers $5.5 Million in Grants for Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystem Projects
The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program, a NEIWPCC program partner, seeks proposals for projects that improve water quality and ecosystems in the Lake Champlain watershed. The Program anticipates awarding approximately $5,500,000 to local organizations, municipalities, and educational institutions. Proposals may be submitted to address the following categories: Eligible organizations include colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations,…
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Massachusetts Students Spend Summer Working at Wastewater Treatment Plants
This summer, seven high school students completed paid internships at wastewater treatment plants in Lowell and Lawrence, Massachusetts through the Youth and the Environment Program (YEP). Created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1990, YEP allows youth to gain hands-on experience in the environmental field through a six-week schedule that includes working alongside…
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Multiplate Sampling on the Genesee River in New York State
This summer, NEIWPCC staff joined the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to perform multiplate sampling for macroinvertebrates on the Genesee River near Rochester, New York. Multiplate samplers are designed to attract macroinvertebrates and other aquatic organisms. This sampler is made out of three 6-inch square tempered hardboard plates, separated by spacers, and…
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Call for 303(d) Program Success Stories
NEIWPCC is seeking success stories from across the country that highlight program achievements covering a diverse array of Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) topics. Accepted stories may be used to craft multimedia communications products and be featured on the Clean Water Pod podcast. This EPA-funded project is…
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Two Projects Announced to Restore Habitat Connectivity in the Hudson River Watershed
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced $343,852 in grants for projects to restore aquatic connectivity, reduce local flood risks, and improve water quality in Stephentown and Philipstown. Funding for these projects is administered by NEIWPCC in partnership with NYSDEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program and supported by New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund.…
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NEIWPCC Brings on Board 30 Interns and Seasonal Staff
This summer, NEIWPCC hired 30 interns and seasonal staff across four states, in positions ranging from invasive species management and environmental monitoring to public outreach and communications. The paid positions provide these new hires with relevant training and career experience. Maya Ray is serving as a communications intern at the Long Island Sound Study in…
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Registration Opens for US Symposium on Harmful Algae
Early bird registration is now available. The 12th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae will take place in Portland, Maine on Oct. 27 – Nov. 1. Serving as the only national conference focused exclusively on harmful algal blooms (HABs), the event brings together national representatives and researchers from academia state, federal, tribal, and municipal governments; the private…
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Lake Champlain’s State of the Lake Report Highlights Progress and Challenges
The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), a NEIWPCC program partner, released an updated “State of the Lake and Ecosystems Indicators Report.” Drawing on the most recent scientific data, the report provides a comprehensive assessment of the condition of Lake Champlain to be used by resource managers and the public. Produced every three years, the…