June 2025

Bioextraction research

New Bioextraction Research Informs Water Quality Work in the Long Island Sound

Nutrient pollution resulting from wastewater, fertilizer and stormwater runoff negatively impacts the health of the Long Island Sound and its coastal bays, harbors, and tidal estuaries. One way to address...

NEIWPCC Staff Advocate for Water Policy at National Fly-In

Every April, water professionals convene in Washington D.C. for the National Water Policy Fly-In, a two-day conference focused on ongoing challenges and policy changes in the water sector. Throughout the event,...

Three people monitoring a stream

New Research Measures Suitability of Reducing Phosphorus in Lake Champlain Through Floodplain Restoration

In recent years, Lake Champlain waters have been impaired by excess phosphorus, largely due to the number of surrounding farmlands. Lake Champlain Basin Program's Long-Term Monitoring Program estimates that...

In Brief

The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for culvert replacement engineering designs for four culverts in the Boquet River watershed in New York. 


The EPA announced it will keep the current maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water and extend their compliance deadlines.


The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Drinking Water Program has drafted proposed public drinking water rules including PFAS regulation. Public comments and questions are accepted through June 20.


The public comment period for New York state’s Drinking Water Source Protection Program Framework 2025 is open until June 25. The Framework assists technical assistance providers and communities with creating and implementing a Drinking Water Source Protection Plan.


The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is awarding $3.1 million in grants to support projects that prevent, control or reduce nonpoint source pollution in waterbodies. The state also awarded over $1 million to protect drinking water resources in five communities.


Session proposals for the Lake Champlain Research Conference are being accepted through July 1. The event will be held on January 26-27 in Burlington, Vermont with the theme “Research to Action.”


The EPA will provide more than $1.1 million in grant funding to states across New England to monitor water quality at beaches and to notify the public if elevated levels of illness-causing bacteria make swimming unsafe.


The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the EPA, published a new report, “Base-Flow Sampling to Enhance Understanding of the Groundwater Flow Component of Nitrogen Loading in Small Watersheds Draining Into Long Island Sound.”


The EPA issued a memorandum clarifying the specific and limited role that states and tribes play in the federal licensing and permitting processes under Clean Water Act section 401.

Mutual Aid in the wastewater sector video by NEIWPCC

A new video produced by NEIWPCC describes how mutual aid in the wastewater sector is an important collaboration between states and the federal government. Whether it's a flood or natural disaster, mutual aid ensures that wastewater utilities have the resources available to maintain clean water in an emergency situation.

Accolades

Alyssa Bement, environmental analyst and New York State Department of Health drinking water specialist, was quoted in the WAMC/Northeast Public Radio article, After challenges, Albany County Town of Bethlehem approves water protection plan.


Commissioner Janine Burke-Wells presented about navigating PFAS challenges in biosolids management as part of a Water Environment Federation (WEF) webcast.


Commissioner Stacy Thompson was featured in a New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Water Champions video.


Peter Zaykoski, program manager, moderated a panel at the NEWEA Spring Meeting. During the meeting, Ashley Harrington, information officer, Daphne Short, environmental analyst, and Christina Stringer, director of Wastewater and Onsite Programs, served as judges for the Ops Challenge event.

Job Opportunities

Employment opportunities and internships are posted as they become available. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:


  • Environmental Analyst or Engineer – Training Development Specialist (Full-time in Lowell, Mass.)
  • Staff Accountant (Full-Time in Lowell, Mass.)
  • Environmental Analyst – Title 5 Septic System Program Trainer (Full-time or Part-time, locations in Massachusetts)

Upcoming Events

June 8-11, American Water Works Association, ACE25, Denver, Colo.


June 12, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Drinking Water Source Protection Conference, Pembroke, N.H.


July 15-18, Collection Systems and Stormwater Conference, Houston, Texas


July 22-25, NACWA Utility Leadership Conference, Colorado Springs, Colo.



To submit your event for possible inclusion in a future issue, please send an email with a link to your event to: NEIWPCC


NEIWPCC is a regional commission that helps the states of the Northeast preserve and advance water quality. 


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