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Latest Issue of L.U.S.T.Line Focuses on Underground Storage Tanks Challenges
LUSTLine (#92), the national publication for the underground storage tanks (USTs) industry, is now available on the NEIWPCC website. The cover article “Tale of the Terrifying Tank,” by contributor Mark Junker narrates the impact of a leaking underground storage tank (LUST) on a small tribal nation on the Kansas-Nebraska border. The article describes how the…
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Environmental Groups Recruiting Volunteers to Harvest Invasive Aquatic Plant from Local Ponds
Several environmental organizations are banding together in calling for volunteers to help remove invasive water chestnut (Trapa natans) from local ponds in the Blackstone and Ten Mile River watersheds, located in Southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The events will be held throughout the month of June and are open to all members of the community.…
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Annual Report Now Available in Print and Online
NEIWPCC’s annual report for fiscal year 2022 is now available. The report covers work that spanned from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022, highlighting continued coordination with the seven member states on issues related to NEIWPCC’s water program priorities: The report features a summary of NEIWPCC’s year-long celebration around its 75th anniversary and the…
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Water Invaders: A Spotlight on Aquatic Invasive Species
By Beth MacBlane On a humid July morning before the sun peaks, a duo of paddlers push off the sandy shore of Lake Washington in Rhode Island, slowly gliding in their canoe toward the lily pads and grassy reeds in search of ecologically disruptive non-native plants. These seasonal water quality technicians, with the state’s Department…
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Federal Funding for Nonpoint Source Implementation Projects: The 319 Grant Program for States and Territories
Episode seven of the “Clean Water Pod” podcast explores the 319 Grant Program, established by the 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act to support state, territory and tribal nonpoint source implementation projects. Host Jeff Berckes speaks with Steve Konrady, western Iowa basin coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Water Quality Bureau, and…
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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. The conference focused on NPS pollution and its effects on the environment, with an overarching theme of “Environmental Justice, Equity, and Climate Change.” The event…
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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 permit program, commonly referred to by its acronym, “NPDES.” To discuss how this program improves water quality, host Jeff Berckes is joined by guests Jeff…
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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 and reduce the spread in a waterbody. The article explores social and economic impacts, strategies to mitigate the damage, and takes a closer look at…
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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 and Ten Mile Watersheds, will launch in the spring of 2023. Both the Blackstone and Ten Mile watersheds are located in southeastern Massachusetts with sections…
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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 new video. Thompson, who is also a NEIWPCC Commissioner, admits that working at a water resource recovery facility was not something she had planned on.…