Bringing you the latest news, events, and updates from NEIWPCC and our partners. | |
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In This Issue
New Youth and the Environment Program Video | Funding Available for Hudson River Shoreline Project | Registration Opens for Nonpoint Source Conference | EPA Honors NEIWPCC Partner | Clean Water Podcast Maryland Episode | Funding Available for Tributary Restoration Projects | Spring Course Registration Now Available | U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae Call for Abstracts | New from the Clean Water Pod Podcast | In Brief | Accolades | Employment Opportunities | Events
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New Video Highlights the Youth and the Environment Program | NEIWPCC's YouTube channel has a new video about the Youth and the Environment Program (YEP), which has been providing youths from underserved communities with experiences in the environmental field since 1990... | | | |
Funding Available for Hudson River Shoreline Resiliency Project | NEIWPCC and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Hudson River Estuary Program invite proposals from environmental engineering firms interested in partnering with high flood-risk Hudson Riverfront municipalities to design a shoreline resiliency project... | | | | |
Registration Opens for the Annual Nonpoint Source Conference | The 34th Annual Nonpoint Source (NPS) Conference will take place in Old Saybrook, Connecticut on April 10-11, with the theme "Climate Resiliency through NPS Outreach and Implementation"... | | |
EPA Honors NEIWPCC Partner with Lifetime Achievement Award | For more than 50 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England region has recognized those who have made outstanding contributions to protect the region's environment. The 2023 Environmental Merit Award... | | | | |
Clean Water Podcast Delves Into Maryland's Nutrient Reduction Strategy | Addressing nutrient pollution in the largest estuary in the United States - the Chesapeake Bay - is the topic of the latest episode of the "Clean Water Pod" podcast. Maryland's Bay Restoration Fund... | | | |
Funding Available for Tributary Restoration Projects in the Hudson River Estuary | NEIWPCC and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Hudson River Estuary Program invite proposals for projects that will help communities restore aquatic organism passage and habitat connectivity, reduce localized flood risks... | | | |
Spring Course Registration Now Available on Updated Wastewater Training Webpage | Wastewater professionals seeking to sign up for NEIWPCC training courses are in for a treat. The training webpage recently got a makeover to make the site more user-friendly and enhance its functionality... | | |
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Call for Abstracts Now Open: U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae | NEIWPCC is now accepting abstracts for the 12th U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae, to be held October 27 - November 1, in Portland, Maine. NEIWPCC is coordinating the symposium with support from the U.S. National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms... | | |
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New from the "Clean Water Pod" Podcast | |
Restoration in New Hampshire's Great Bay
In this episode, host Jeff Berckes speaks with environmental scientists, a shellfish farmer, and a chef that prioritizes locally-sourced food – like Great Bay oysters – to explore the impacts of nutrient reductions to the Great Bay Estuary.
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In Brief
The EPA announced more than $5.8 billion from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades. Almost half of this funding will be available as grants or principal forgiveness loans.
Vermont Public, a media station, discusses water quality impacts associated with winter rain events in the state with Carol Adair, who directs the Aiken Forestry Science Lab at the University of Vermont.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced grant awards totaling more than $1.8 million for 26 projects to help communities along the Hudson River Estuary improve water quality, enhance environmental education and advance stewardship of natural resources.
The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for the acquisition of land or conservation easements on land located in the U.S. portion of the Lake Champlain basin to protect or improve water quality and aquatic habitat, mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, or provide climate resiliency.
The Long Island Sound Study launched a new Resilience Resource Hub website that provides tools, information, guidance, and inspiration to support the sustainability and resilience of Long Island Sound communities.
The state of New York awarded more than $166 million to support 187 water quality improvement projects that will help protect drinking water, update aging water infrastructure, combat contributors to harmful algal blooms, and improve aquatic habitat in communities statewide. More than $101 million of the funding will support water quality improvements for environmental justice communities.
The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for programs that will engage communities with disadvantages in water quality, habitat, recreation, or access concerns in the Lake Champlain watershed. Individual funding requests up to $150,000 will be considered.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking volunteers to help study eels in streams of the Hudson River estuary.
The Lake Champlain Basin Program will host two final speakers about water quality and underwater archaeology of the revolution as part of the Love the Lake Series.
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Accolades
James (Jim) Ammerman, environmental analyst and Long Island Sound science coordinator, served on a plenary panel at the National Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative Regional Research and Outreach Summit.
Ammerman and Richard Friesner, director of Water Quality Programs, presented about nitrogen pollution and the Connecticut River during a webinar hosted by the Connecticut River Joint Commissions.
William (Bill) Patenaude, NEIWPCC trainer and retired environmental engineer with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, received an EPA Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the wastewater industry.
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Job Opportunities
Employment opportunities and internships are posted as they become available. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:
Full-time positions:
- Real Property Coordinator – Long Island Conservation (Stony Brook, N.Y.)
- Environmental Analyst – Long Island Sound Habitat Restoration Coordinator (Kings Park, N.Y.)
- Information Officer – Contracts Management (Lowell, Mass.)
- Environmental Analyst – Long Island Bioextraction (Kings Park, N.Y.)
- Program Manager – Drinking Water Source Protection Program (Albany, N.Y.)
Internships:
- Seasonal Invasive Species Intern (Providence, R.I.)
- Communications Intern – Long Island Sound Study (Stamford, Conn.)
- Lake Champlain Education and Outreach Steward (Grand Isle and Burlington, Vt.)
- Hudson River Research & Monitoring Seasonal Intern (Staatsburg, N.Y.)
- Water Quality and Business Operations Intern (Lowell, Mass.)
- Youth and the Environment Program Coordinator – Wastewater Division Intern (Lowell, or Lawrence and North Andover, Mass.)
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Events
March 11-13, Annual WateReuse Symposium, Denver, Colo.
March 26-27, ACWA 2024 Mid-Year Meeting, Washington, D.C.
April 2-4, Northeast Conference on The Science of PFAS: Public Health & the Environment, Marlborough, Mass.
April 3-4, NEWWA Spring Joint Regional Conference & Expo, Worcester, Mass.,
April 7-13, National Water Week, Washington, D.C.
April 9-12, WEF Collection Systems and Stormwater Conference, Hartford, Ct.
April 10-11, Annual Nonpoint Source (NPS) Conference, Old Saybrook, Ct. (hosted by NEIWPCC)
May 15, Long Island Sound Research Conference, Port Jefferson, N.Y.
May 19-22, NEWEA Spring Meeting, Newport, R.I.
To submit your event for possible inclusion in a future issue, please send an email with a link to your event to: NEIWPCC.
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