September 2025

Announcements

NEIWPCC is seeking abstracts for the Northeast Aquatic Biologists (NAB) Conference, to be held February 4-6, 2026, in Westbrook, Connecticut. 

Abstracts are being accepted for the Lake Champlain Research Conference through October 15. The event will be held January 26-27, 2026 in Burlington, Vermont.

The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for several projects:

• Conservation and community interpretive theme grants; proposals due Sept. 15.
• Wetland and floodplain restoration projects in New York; proposals due Sept. 18.
• Creation of stormwater marketing campaign materials; proposals due Sept. 19.
• Clean water planning and implementation; proposals due Sept. 29.

In Brief

The EPA announced more than $9 million in grant funding for midsize and large water systems to help protect drinking water from cybersecurity threats and improve resiliency for extreme weather events.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued more than $2.9 million in grants to support ecological restoration projects, including replacing outdated culvers, removing dams, and restoring wetlands and coastal habitats.

The Long Island Sound Partnership published its 2024 Year in Review, highlighting projects and achievements from the year. The Partnership also released a new educational toolkit to support increased understanding of the causes and solutions to low levels of oxygen, or hypoxia, in the Sound.

The new report, “Protecting Land for Water Quality: Strategies for State Nonpoint Source Management Programs” is available for download. It was developed by the Open Space Institute with EPA funding to harness land protection as a strategy to advance state-level nonpoint source program goals across the U.S.

In this new video, learn about NEIWPCC's work over the years to advance clean water in the Northeast.

Accolades

Meg Modley, environmental analyst and Lake Champlain Basin Program aquatic invasive species management coordinator, was featured on a recent WMHT Public Media video segment to discuss efforts to prevent the spread of round goby, an invasive fish, to Lake Champlain.

Modley and Erin Vennie-Vollrath, environmental analyst and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Lake Champlain Basin coordinator, were interviewed as part of a WAMC Northeast Public Radio article about the impact of invasive water chestnut near Plattsburg, New York.

Daphne Short, environmental analyst, showcased the newly developed Class A and Class B Operator training intended for operators in Indian country at the Tribal Lands and Environment Forum held in Minneapolis.

Job Opportunities

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

• Environmental Analyst – Long Island Sound Regional Coordinator (Full-time, Stony Brook, New York
• Environmental Analyst – Training Development Specialist (Full-time in South Portland, Maine)
• Human Resources Internship (Part-time, Lowell, Mass.)

Upcoming Events

Sept. 8, New England Water Environment Association Small Communities Conference, Sturbridge, Mass.

Sept. 12, Rhode Island Clean Water Association Annual Trade Show, Warwick, R.I.

Sept. 14-17, American Water Works Association Water Infrastructure Conference, Orlando, Fla.

Sept. 18-19, Maine Water Environment Association 2025 Annual Fall Convention, Newry, Maine

Sept. 21-24, New England Water Works Association Annual Conference, Rockport, Maine

Sept. 22-25, National Tanks Conference, Spokane, Wash. (hosted by NEIWPCC)

Sept. 27, Science on the [Hudson] River, Staatsburg, N.Y.

Sept. 27-Oct.1, WEFTEC Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, Ill.

Oct. 6, New England Water Environment Association Joint Asset Management and IT Workshop, Holliston, Mass.



Oct. 15, A Day in the Life of the Hudson River and Harbor, various locations

Oct. 19-22, National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference, Sandusky, Ohio

Oct. 20-22, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Annual Conference, Long Beach, Calif.

Oct. 27-30, National Nonpoint Source Training Workshop, Baton Rouge, La. (hosted by NEIWPCC)

Oct. 29-30, Restore America’s Estuaries Living Shorelines Tech Transfer Workshop, New Haven, Conn.

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