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Our Work During the Pandemic
NEIWPCC adapts amid coronavirus crisis The first thing to go was our annual “all-staff” meeting that had been planned for the end of March. By mid-month, it seemed clear that…
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Northeast Water Quality Standards Training
In October 2019, NEIWPCC hosted a regional water quality standards training for our member states. The training, held at the request of NEIWPCC’s water quality standards work group, covered important national…
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Biotic Index Promises Monitoring Insights
The Bugs Tell the Tale A scientist wades into a slow-moving stream and brushes one square meter of the stream-bottom surface into a net. The procedure collects large invertebrates—mostly insects—for…
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Youth Program Expands to Lawrence, Mass.
Eight Lawrence and Lowell high-schoolers are getting closely acquainted with wastewater treatment this summer. In Lowell, four teens are shadowing operators, lab technicians, and other employees at the Lowell Regional…
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Eel Project Documents Volunteer Data
Every spring since 2008, volunteers have waded into the Hudson River and its tributaries to count migrating juvenile American eels. This year, that activity and the data it collects are…
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Measuring Sea-Level Rise
Monitoring Impact on Tidal Marshes Late last fall, 3 NEIWPCC researchers at the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve finished installing 6 surface elevation tables to measure changes in Piermont…
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All About Soil
October 16 marked the last day of NEIWPCC’s most recent eight-session soil evaluator certification course, which trains engineers, designers, local Boards of Health members, and others to make decisions regarding…
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Plastic Trash Targeted
Long Island Sound Study Campaign “Protect our wildlife: break the single-use plastic habit.” That was the rallying cry for a plastic trash reduction campaign that engaged thousands of people in…
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Stream Crossings, Flooding, Get Grants, Design
Rushing water overtopping bridges and culverts threatens not only property and wildlife habitats, but also public safety. More than 1,900 publicly owned road stream crossings in the Hudson River estuary…
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Hydric Soils Guide Updated
Identifying wetland soils in New England just got a little easier with this published manual. It has been updated to include an additional New England-specific soil indicator. NE-A2 addresses dark…