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Commissioners Elect New Officers
NEIWPCC hosted its annual fall Executive Committee and Commission meeting in Middletown, Connecticut in September. Attendees included representatives and commissioners from NEIWPCC’s seven member states, the U.S. EPA Regions 1 and 2, and Mark Sanborn, regional administrator of EPA Region 1. The two-day event included discussion on collaborative PFAS efforts, lead in schools initiatives, and…
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NEIWPCC Launches New Five-Year Strategic Plan
NEIWPCC unveiled a new multi-year strategic plan, providing an updated roadmap for achieving its mission to advance clean water in the Northeast through collaboration with, and service to, its member states. “This strategic plan puts into focus our priority impact areas that protect and improve water quality and the well-being of people who live in…
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Program Incentivizes Stormwater Reduction Efforts on Long Island
The third year of the Long Island (New York) Garden Rewards Program provided more than 170 property owners with reimbursements to help offset the cost of stormwater runoff mitigation projects. The program is a partnership between NEIWPCC, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), Long Island Regional Planning Council (LIRPC), and the Long Island Sound Partnership…
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Upcoming Webinar on Navigating Site-Specific Water Quality Criteria for TMDLs in Wisconsin
The next webinar in the National 303(d) Restoring Our Impaired Waters Webinar Series will discuss site-specific water quality criteria and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation for phosphorus loading in the Wisconsin River Basin. The event is scheduled for September 23, 1-2:30 p.m. EST via Zoom. Presenter Kevin Kirsch will describe the development and adoption…
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NEIWPCC Supports Massachusetts’s Efforts to Limit Pollution From Septic Systems
More than one in five households across the United States depend on septic systems to treat their wastewater, but in rural parts of New England, that number can be as high as one in every two households, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “The Northeast has a higher proportion of homes serviced by septic…
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New Index Evaluates the Health of Long Island Sound
A collaborative effort has culminated in the launch of an innovative macroinvertebrate‑based assessment tool for Long Island Sound bays and harbors. Developed by contractor Tetra Tech alongside the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) and NEIWPCC, the Connecticut Long Island Sound (CTLIS) Macroinvertebrate Multimetric Index (MMI) offers a science‑driven method to evaluate…
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Fifty New York Lakes Receive Water Quality Assessment
Targeting unassessed – or not recently assessed – waterbodies in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain watershed, trained community volunteers and field technicians at Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (PSC AWI) collected water quality data on 50 lakes. Using this information, PSC AWI staff developed watershed action plans for three priority water…
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New Hampshire Internship Provides Pathway Into the Wastewater Industry
Two interns who spent the summer receiving training from wastewater operators in Nashua now have the opportunity to receive an entry-level wastewater license through the Emerging Water Professionals Internship Program (EWPIP). NEIWPCC created the 13-week paid training program to address the growing shortage of wastewater professionals in the state. The program, which is in partnership…
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Project Launched to Update Eelgrass Habitat Model in Long Island Sound
This summer, NEIWPCC, in partnership with the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve (CTNERR) and Cornell Cooperative Extension Suffolk County (CCESC), initiated a project to update and improve upon a 2013 site-suitability model for eelgrass habitat in the Long Island Sound. Development of this geographic information system (GIS)-based model is part of the broader Long Island…
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Lake Champlain Resource Room Dedicated to Long-Time NEIWPCC Staff Member
In recognition of Colleen Hickey’s 32 years of service to NEIWPCC at the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), the Lake Champlain Resource Room – located within the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain – has been renamed the Colleen Hickey Lake Champlain Resource Room. The dedication was announced by Julie Moore, secretary of…