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Climate Change Impacts on Diadromous Fish Populations in the Northeast
By Devon Case In the diverse aquatic tapestry of the Northeastern U.S., diadromous fish – species that migrate between freshwater and saltwater – play a crucial role in maintaining ecological
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New Season of Clean Water Podcast Launches on Innovative Approaches to Water Quality Improvement
The third season of the “Clean Water Pod” podcast will focus on stories from across the country that showcase innovative approaches within the Clean Water Act 303(d) Program. For the
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A 25-year Career Teaching Wastewater Operators: Don Kennedy
By Beth MacBlane Over the course of Don Kennedy’s multi-decade career, he enthusiastically taught thousands of operators about industrial wastewater treatment and collection systems throughout the Northeast. Kennedy began working
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Reducing Long Island Sound’s Hypoxic Waters
By James Ammerman For decades, the Long Island Sound (LIS), located between New York and Connecticut, has had a chronic problem with bottom water hypoxia, or oxygen depletion, due to
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Call for Abstracts: Nonpoint Source Conference
NEIWPCC is now inviting abstracts for the 35th Annual Nonpoint Source (NPS) Conference, to be held April 9-10, 2025 in Freeport, Maine. NEIWPCC is coordinating the conference in partnership with its
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New Funding Expands Water Chestnut Management in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
The Southeast New England Program (SNEP) awarded NEIWPCC a $100,000 grant for habitat restoration efforts in two interstate watersheds. The funding supports continued work on the Community-Based Habitat Restoration: Water
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Call for Abstracts Now Open: North Country Convention
NEIWPCC and Maine’s Joint Environmental Training Coordinating Committee (JETCC) are now inviting abstracts for the North Country Convention, to be held April 2-3, 2025, in Presque Isle, Maine. The two-day
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Information Clearinghouse for PFAS Sludge and Biosolids Resources Now Available
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of emerging contaminants, are making headlines as they accumulate at wastewater treatment facilities – the result of their widespread use in consumer and
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Quality Assurance Project Plans Ensure Accurate and Usable Data
By Emily Bialowas and Cheyenne Ellis Every year, NEIWPCC funds numerous projects across its partner programs, including the Long Island Sound Study (LISS), the Hudson River Estuary Program (HREP), and
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L.U.S.T.Line Highlights Evolving Underground Storage Tank Industry
The most recent issue of LUSTLine (#94) — a publication to promote the exchange of information in the underground storage tank (UST) community — focuses on new developments that make