Mark your calendars for the event of the year! The New England Water For People “Kentucky Derby” Gala will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 4:30-8:30PM at the Dane Estate, Chestnut Hill, MA to raise awareness and funds for Water For People. Enjoy lawn games, live streaming coverage of the Kentucky Derby and […]
WEF and DC Water Join to Create Green Infrastructure Program
DC Water and the Water Environment Federation have announced that they are developing a National Green Infrastructure Certification Program. This program, which will be housed within the WEF Stormwater Institute, will certify individuals who install, inspect, and maintain green infrastructure (GI) systems. The program also subsequently, will help spur economic development in regions where significant GI […]
Compete in NEWEA’s 1st Design Competition
Undergraduate and Graduate students! Are you completing a capstone project? Consider participating in NEWEA’s 1st Annual Student Design Competition (SDC). The SDC promotes “real world” design experience for students interested in water engineering and sciences. The Student Design Competition (SDC) is based on problems relating to the environmental field. Student design teams will compete in one […]
NEWEA Held Its 10th Annual Planning Session in March
NEWEA convened its 10th Annual Planning Session on March 6th and 7th in Manchester NH. As in past years, the primary goal of this Planning Session was to improve the Association to benefit our members and the interests of the water quality professions. Participation was open to all NEWEA members. This year the Planning Session […]
Wastewater Facility Safety Survey Results for 2014 Work Year
Early in 2015, the NEWEA Safety Committee emailed its annual Wastewater Facility Safety Survey for the 2014 work year to facilities throughout the six New England states. The purpose of the annual survey is to: Collect regional incident and injury statistics and publish them for use by all wastewater professionals to benchmark their safety programs, […]
President’s Corner: 2016 President Ray Willis
Hello NEWEA Members! Hope you are well! As we turn the calendar to March, we at NEWEA as well as our Affiliated State Associations are in full swing with planning and implementation of our Legislative Events. This year, I have had the opportunity to attend three Legislative Events, which were hosted by Connecticut, Massachusetts and […]
Words of Wisdom from NEWEA’s President
NEWEA’s President, Matthew Formica, AECOM will be completing his term on Wednesday, January 27 during NEWEA’s Annual Conference in Boston, MA. Newsletter Chair, Ashley Dunn took a moment to interviewed Matt about his evolution of experience with NEWEA. Matt Formica – It has been more than fifteen years since a colleague first suggested Matt get […]
Keynote Address And Opening Session Speaker George Hawkins
Join us on Monday, January 25th for the Opening Session (11 AM- 12PM) of our Annual Conference & Exhibit to listen to George Hawkins of DC Water describe the challenges they have been facing, and how it’s enthusiastically embracing a far-reaching effort to build a new water utility that can become a powerful and sustainable […]
Submission of Abstracts For Joint Spring Meeting
New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) and New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) are excited to announce the call for presentations and papers for our joint spring meeting. This three-day joint meeting offers attendees technical sessions, exhibit displays, tours, Operations Challenge competition and a chance to network with wastewater and water quality professionals in a relaxed […]
NEWEA Announces 2015 Award Recipients
The New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) is proud to announced the 2015 slate of awards recipients. These Awards recognize “the best of the best” of water quality professionals from within the 2,000-member NEWEA organization, plus additional “stars” from the Public Education, Journalism, Educational Institution, and Municipal Utility/Public Works community. Visit our awards page to learn […]
