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Funding Available for Hudson River Shoreline Resiliency Project
NEIWPCC and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program invite proposals from environmental engineering firms interested in partnering with high flood-risk Hudson Riverfront municipalities to design a shoreline resiliency project. The proposals will use existing community-supported, conceptual shoreline resiliency plans to make them “shovel ready” for the host municipality to fund…
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New Video Highlights the Youth and the Environment Program
NEIWPCC’s YouTube channel has a new video about the Youth and the Environment Program (YEP), which has been providing youths from underserved communities with experiences in the environmental field since 1990. The goal of YEP is to engage young adults with their local environment, while introducing them to career opportunities in the field of wastewater. …
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EPA Honors NEIWPCC Partner with Lifetime Achievement Award
For more than 50 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England region has recognized those who have made outstanding contributions to protect the region’s environment. The 2023 Environmental Merit Awards, presented during the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Annual Conference awards luncheon on January 24, included a long-time NEIWPCC partner. William (Bill) Patenaude,…
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Clean Water Podcast Delves Into Maryland’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy
Addressing nutrient pollution in the largest estuary in the United States – the Chesapeake Bay – is the topic of the latest episode of the “Clean Water Pod” podcast. Maryland’s Bay Restoration Fund (BRF), established in 2004, is dedicated to upgrading wastewater treatment plants to meet nutrient reduction goals in support of improvements to the…
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Staff Spotlight Video Series Highlights Work of NEIWPCC Employees
In a new video series available on the NEIWPCC website and social media channels, viewers can hear from NEIWPCC staff about work being done to preserve and advance water quality in the Northeast. The “Staff Spotlight Series” launched in August 2023 and includes four short video interviews from staff at the Hudson River National Estuarine…
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Reports Detail NEIWPCC’s Annual Scope of Work for Each Member State
NEIWPCC’s annual state summaries are now available on its website. These two-page reports provide a breakdown of NEIWPCC’s work from 2022-2023 in each member states, as well as collectively across the region. The state summaries highlight some of the most pressing clean water challenges facing the Northeast, including Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), climate change impacts,…
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Hudson River Aquatic Plant Guide Now Available
A new identification guide to the unique suite of plants found in the Hudson River Estuary and its tributaries is now available online. The “Aquatic Plants of the Northeast” field guide documents regional variations of both native and nonnative plants and supports the identification of early emerging invasive species – a key goal of the…
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Clean Water Podcast Addresses Septic Leachate Pollution in Montana Watershed
The latest episode of the “Clean Water Pod” travels to northwestern Montana’s Flathead Basin to explore nutrient pollution resulting from underperforming or failing septic systems. Multiple studies have identified septic leachate as a primary source of this contamination, making it a focus of the watershed’s nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) strategies to meet water…
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Updated Website Enhances Understanding of Hudson River Data
Scientists, teachers, and local communities along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers in New York can now quickly access water quality and weather data in real time through a newly redesigned website, the Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS). The site features an updated user-friendly dashboard, which tracks conditions and transmits information back from 17…
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Mapping the Hudson River Estuary Shoreline
Last summer, NEIWPCC staff at the Hudson River Estuary Program mapped the shoreline via boat survey from the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge near Tarrytown to the Federal Dam in Troy, New York. A total of 1,332 shoreline segments were identified and inventoried, documenting conditions of engineered and natural shoreline sections. The field data and site…