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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…