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  • 2021 Lake Champlain State of the Lake and Ecosystems Indicators Report Now Available

    2021 Lake Champlain State of the Lake and Ecosystems Indicators Report Now Available

    Every three years, the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), a NEIWPCC program partner, releases an updated “State of the Lake and Ecosystems Indicators Report.” The report assesses recent conditions of Lake Champlain through a series of ecosystem indicators and is used by resource managers and the public. “The “2021 State of the Lake and Ecosystem…

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  • Taking Out the Trash

    Taking Out the Trash

    This article was originally published in Interstate Waters in March 2019. Public Participation Is Central to Curbing Aquatic Trash At regular intervals in the summer of 2017, small teams of students, volunteers, and event coordinators donned hip boots and waded into the Bronx River at Muskrat Cove. Some wore tee shirts, broad-brimmed hats, or sunglasses.…

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  • Assessing Nitrogen Removal Retrofits

    Assessing Nitrogen Removal Retrofits

    In 2013, NEIWPCC commissioned a study funded by the Long Island Sound Study to assess the feasibility of low-cost nitrogen removal retrofits to wastewater treatment plants in the upper Long Island Sound (LIS) watershed. The study, completed by JJ Environmental, LLC in 2015, presented a suite of cost-efficient retrofit and process modification recommendations for 21…

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  • Regional Initiative Addresses Salt Pollution

    Keeping highways and other paved areas clear of ice and snow is taking a toll on the region’s waters. NEIWPCC is launching a new collaborative to help our member states address chloride contamination in drinking water and surface water, which is caused primarily by application of salt to roads, parking lots, and sidewalks. Household and…

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  • NEIWPCC Responds to EPA’s Proposed PFAS Rule

    NEIWPCC joined with several other water associations in authorizing a letter responding to the EPA’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, “Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards: Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category.” The letter was developed by the Association of Clean Water Administrators’ (ACWA) PFAS subcommittee and staff, with input…

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  • State Revolving Fund Series Engages Participants, Explores NPS

    NEIWPCC’s 2021 State Revolving Fund (SRF) virtual series launched with three sessions this spring. The events provided opportunities for learning and discussion on current practices for utilizing SRF for nonpoint source pollution projects. With better audience interaction in mind, the events included a new “engagement session” to mimic “water-cooler” conversation according to NEIWPCC Environmental Analyst…

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  • Handbook Offers Strategies for Hudson River Flood Resilience

    In the state of New York, more than 100 public access sites, including parks, preserves, boat launches, and fishing piers along the shores of the tidal Hudson provide outstanding recreational, scenic, and economic value to the Hudson Valley. However, climate models project the estuary’s water-levels may rise several feet by the end of this century,…

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  • Interactive Map Explores Rhode Island Salt Ponds

    Interactive Map Explores Rhode Island Salt Ponds

    The landscape along Rhode Island’s south coast is carved up by salt ponds, each one a unique environment. A new, online resource tells the story of these ponds and the organization that protects them. The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program partnered with the Salt Pond Coalition to create a StoryMap—an interactive, online medium that integrates detailed…

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  • Developing A Climate Resilience Vision

    Waterfront communities on the tidal Hudson face rising sea levels and flood risk for important infrastructure, homes, and businesses. To help plan in addressing these threats, the Hudson River Estuary Program has created two short videos on the history and future of the Hudson. These videos, funded by NEIWPCC, are designed to show communities how…

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  • EPA Recognizes Don Kennedy for Outstanding Service

    Don Kennedy, NEIWPCC training coordinator, was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Office for outstanding service throughout his career. Kennedy received a 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award for his work providing training and technical assistance to wastewater professionals in New England throughout his many years of employment with NEIWPCC. Kennedy, who recently…

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