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  • NEIWPCC Staff Recognized for Leadership in Water Industry

    Susan Sullivan, NEIWPCC executive director, and Jen Lichtensteiger, environmental analyst, received recognition last month as part of the New England Water Environment Association’s 2021-22 Awards Program. NEWEA’s Awards Program annually presents awards honoring members for outstanding water industry work in a variety of categories, including safety, engineering, operations, public education, public relations, management, collection systems,…

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  • New Resources Aid in Identifying, Preventing and Managing Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms

    The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) in collaboration with the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), a NEIWPCC program partner, have developed new educational and technical materials to help lake managers, health professionals, and others interested in cyanobacteria response, identify and manage cyanobacteria blooms in the Lake Champlain watershed. The team created the new tools…

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  • Lake Champlain has a New Ambassador: The Spiny Softshell Turtle

    Lake Champlain has a New Ambassador: The Spiny Softshell Turtle

    The Granby Zoo, located in Granby, Québec, launched a “spiny project,” using the threatened eastern spiny softshell turtle as the face of their public outreach and stewardship programs in communities along the northern portion of Lake Champlain in Québec. The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), a NEIWPCC program partner, funded the project. “Using the iconic…

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  • NEIWPCC Comments on Proposed Rule for WOTUS Definition

    NEIWPCC recently submitted a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army, commenting upon the proposed rule that helps determine what is defined as “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS), and thus subjected to federal regulation as part of the U.S. Clean Water Act. In this letter, NEIWPCC…

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  • New Hudson River Curriculum Guide Advances K-12 STEM Learning

    New Hudson River Curriculum Guide Advances K-12 STEM Learning

    The Hudson River Estuary Program announced a new Hudson River Curriculum Guide, featuring original lessons from the Estuary Program and its partners. The inquiry-based, multi-component science guide is designed for teachers and students to enhance STEM learning, as well as deepen their engagement and understanding of the Hudson River and its watershed. “The Hudson River…

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  • NEIWPCC Turns 75 and Honors 50 Years of the Clean Water Act

    Executive Director Invites Partners to Celebrate NEIWPCC has two “watershed” moments to celebrate in 2022. This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the passage of the federal Clean Water Act of 1972, the landmark environmental legislation that has, to this day, defined how United States water resources are protected and restored. It will also…

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  • New Tool Aids in Conservation Planning for Long Island Sound Marshes

    A new online interactive viewer is aiding in coastal resiliency planning in New York by showing potential marsh migration areas in the Long Island Sound. The “Marsh-Fate Interactive Viewer” is the result of a three-year assessment by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) in partnership with…

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  • Researchers Explore Expanding Nutrient Trading in Long Island Sound

    In 2020, NEIWPCC began an exploratory study with rbouvier Consulting and Paul Stacey into the opportunities and obstacles to expand water quality trading in the Long Island Sound watershed. The project supports the Long Island Sound Study (LISS), a NEIWPCC program partner, in implementing their Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. NEIWPCC convened an interdisciplinary team of…

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  • Daniel Miller: Restoring Hudson River Estuary Habitats

    Daniel Miller: Restoring Hudson River Estuary Habitats

    Twenty years ago, when Daniel Miller first joined NEIWPCC as an environmental analyst, he was tasked with an ambitious endeavor: develop a plan for restoring Hudson River estuary habitats — severely impacted by industrial development, transportation systems, navigational improvements, and a host of local landscape issues — back into a healthy ecosystem. After working with…

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  • 2021-2025 Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda Now Available

    The Hudson River Estuary Program, a program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), released an updated Action Agenda for 2021-2025 to serve as a conservation and restoration blueprint to guide the work of the Estuary Program and its partners. Community groups and citizens throughout the region provided input for the plan, which…

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