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NEIWPCC Publishes Hydric Soils Identification Manual
Field Indicators for Identifying Hydric Soils in New England, Version 4, written by the New England Hydric Soils Technical Committee, reflects conditions specific to New England. The manual, published by NEIWPCC, contains all applicable national indicators, plus those found in the region not addressed by the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland 5…
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Filling ‘Key Observational Gap’ on the Hudson
The National Water Level Observation Network gained data from the Hudson River last October. That’s when the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) added the Turkey Point Tide Station to its national network. The station provides near-real-time reporting of water and meteorological conditions. NEIWPCC staff member Christopher Mitchell, other NEIWPCC staff members, and others at…
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An Hour and a Quarter in 1947
Two pages of yellow and brittle paper contain the typed record of the Commission’s first meeting in 1947. All three members were present. From the minutes: At the invitation of Dr. Vlado A. Getting, member of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission representing the state of Massachusetts, the first meeting of the commission…
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Northeast Regional Mercury TMDL
In December 2005, NEIWPCC began working with the seven Northeast states on a regional cleanup plan to reduce mercury entering into the states’ waters from a range of pollution sources. The draft of this plan, the Northeast Regional Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), was released for public comment on April 11, 2007. The EPA finalized…