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  • Interstate Waters Magazine Focuses on the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act

    Interstate Waters Magazine Focuses on the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act

    NEIWPCC marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in the Spring 2022 issue of “Interstate Waters.” This landmark environmental legislation, which has defined how the nation’s water resources are protected and restored, has led to tremendous progress in cleaning up our waterways. However, new challenges continue to arise, requiring NEIWPCC’s ongoing attention…

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  • National Tanks Program Has Cleaned Up 90% of Petroleum Releases

    National Tanks Program Has Cleaned Up 90% of Petroleum Releases

    EPA Thanks Partners For Achieving Milestone in Latest Issue of “L.U.S.T.Line” More than 500,000 petroleum releases from underground storage tanks (UST) have been cleaned up since the establishment of the national UST program over 30 years ago. According to Mark Barolo, acting director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks, this…

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  • Rewarding Jobs with a Great Mission: Clean Water Industry

    Rewarding Jobs with a Great Mission: Clean Water Industry

    Jeff Kalmes, superintendent of the Billerica Water Resource Recovery Facility in Billerica, Massachusetts, enthusiastically encourages viewers to consider a career in water resource recovery – also known as the wastewater industry – in this new video. The video aims to shine a light on this often out-of-sight, out-of-mind industry that is facing a crucial staffing…

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  • NEIWPCC Returns to In-Person Events with the Annual Northeast Aquatic Biologists Conference

    NEIWPCC Returns to In-Person Events with the Annual Northeast Aquatic Biologists Conference

    Attendees’ face masks could not hide the beaming smiles underneath, as regional attendees at the Northeast Aquatic Biologists (NAB) Conference greeted each other after two long years of virtual collaboration. Many enthusiastic waves, cheerful elbow bumps, and spirited hugs between friends were witnessed throughout the event. After over a year of successful virtual conferences, NEIWPCC…

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  • Reflecting on 75 Years

    Reflecting on 75 Years

    Executive Director Susan Sullivan launches a new video to celebrate NEIWPCC’s 75th anniversary. Click here to view it on YouTube. Sullivan’s career spans more than three decades with NEIWPCC, where she has witnessed incredible organizational growth and capacity building, as well as improvements to the region’s water quality. “An anniversary isn’t just a celebration of…

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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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