NEWEA's April Update

WHAT'S NEW

WITH NEWEA

Despite the cool, rainy days, Spring is here in New England. As we usher in this new season, we're also entering a busier time of year for NEWEA.

Most notably, NEWEA's Spring Meeting is just one month away. We're looking forward to seeing our water colleagues in Portland May 11-14. Be sure to register by April 25 to get the best rate.

Scroll down to learn more, and until next newsletter, we hope you have a great month.

Spring Meeting Registration is Now Open

Join us May 11-14 in beautiful downtown Portland, ME for our 2025 Spring Meeting! With nine technical sessions, exhibits, and the Operations Challenge, there will be ample opportunities to learn, earn TCHs, and connect with your water industry colleagues.

Spring Meeting Exhibit Opportunities are Available

NEWEA's Spring Meeting will offer limited exhibit tabletops for companies looking to display their products and services for the water quality industry. This event typically attracts about 300 engineers, consultants, scientists, operators, and academics.

RESERVE YOUR EXHIBIT SPACE

Spring Meeting Golf Outing

Join NEWEA for a friendly 18-hole Golf Tournament at the Nonesuch River Golf Club in Scarborough, ME. This 203-acre facility in Southern Maine features a meticulously maintained 18-hole public championship golf course, a modern 2,500 square-foot clubhouse, a full-size practice range, and two putting greens.

Spring Meeting Hotel Room Block Deadline is April 9

Set along the beautiful shores of Casco Bay, the Holiday Inn Portland − By The Bay offers spacious rooms with an ocean or city view. Conveniently located in the heart of Downtown Portland, visitors are just a short walk from a wide array of restaurants, shops, and entertainment.

RESERVE YOUR STAY

Award Nominations are Now Being Accepted

Honor the work of a deserving water professional by submitting an award nomination on their behalf. Self nominations are encouraged. Award recipients will be honored at the Awards Ceremony and Luncheon at NEWEA's 2026 Annual Conference. Nomination submissions are due by May 31, 2025.

SUBMIT A NOMINATION

EBC to Host Stormwater Summit in Partnership with NEWEA on May 2

The Stormwater Summit will include highlights from the science behind surface water quality standards and TMDL development, as well as reasonable assurance analysis and SCM crediting methods for use in watershed plans. Additionally, the program will provide updates from several municipalities on creative and effecting means to fund stormwater projects.

Call for Abstracts:

Small Communities/Sustainability

The NEWEA Small Communities and Sustainability Committees welcome abstracts submissions for "Sustainability in Small Communities", their jointly hosted one-day conference addressing the sustainability practices of wastewater systems designed to handle less than 1 MGD.

This conference will take place September 8, 2025 at the Publick House in Sturbridge, MA.

Submit online by April 30, 2025. Presenters will be expected to register for the conference, and no travel or assistance funds are available for speakers.

Please contact the NEWEA office at mail@newea.org, or Chris Hayward at 339.203.7397, if you have any questions.

Call for Abstracts:

IT/Asset Management Fair

The New England Water Works Association (NEWWA) Information and Operational Technology Committee and NEWEA's Asset Management Committee are seeking presentations for the Fall 2025 Information Technology & Asset Management Fair.

The symposium will be held on Monday, October 6, 2025 at the NEWWA training center in Holliston, MA. The fair will consist of a combination of technical presentations and “learning stations”, where actual demonstrations of technology may be made in a small group interactive forum.

Our intent for this year’s symposium is to assemble a diverse set of presentations and points of view from projects, studies, and practices demonstrating how utilities have leveraged technology to meet the challenges of maintaining aging infrastructure and meeting regulatory requirements.

Submit online by May 1, 2025.

Enroll to Compete in & Register to Attend the Source Water Brewers Competition

With the goal of increasing public awareness of water quality, NEWEA is seeking homebrewers for our Source Water Brewers Competition.

This friendly competition will challenge each brewer to create an original beer using local source water from your tap. Brewers must provide 150-300 ounces of beer in bottles, cans, growlers, or kegs for pouring at the Source Water Brewers Competition on August 6, 2025 at Harpoon Brewery in Boston, MA. Prior to the competition, a tour of Harpoon's wastewater treatment plant will be offered.

Connecticut: Registration is now open for CTWEA's Wastewater Forum & Expo, taking place on May 5 in Plantsville, CT.

Maine: Maine water professionals Phil Tucker, Nicki Pellenz, Dan Marks, and Terry Tucker recently joined Wastewater Digest to discuss first hand experience with and potential solutions to some of Maine's most pressing water challenges.

Massachusetts: MAWEA's 2025 Trade Show & BBQ will take place on May 28 at Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, MA. Registration is now open.

New Hampshire: There's still time to register for NHWPCA's Trade Fair, taking place on April 10 in Nashua, NH.

Rhode Island: RICWA, PWTech, and NEBRA are hosting Dewatering and Drying Technology in Biosolids Processing on April 24 in North Kingstown, RI.

Vermont: Registration for GMWEA's Spring Meeting, taking place May 22 in Killington, VT, is now open.

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