On October 20, 2020, Pablo Calabuig, CEO of GoAigua, spoke at “What’s the role of wastewater analytics/sampling/epidemiology during the COVID pandemic?”. As a panelist at this first webinar in NEWEA’s Innovation Council’s Reverse Pitch Series, Pablo spoke about a successful implementation with the City of Burlington, Vermont. The City was subdivided into Sewerheds by reviewing […]
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Green Steps – Climate Resiliency in Water Resource Planning
Jake Cantor – Hazen and Sawyer NEWEA Sustainability Committee Contributor A changing climate presents challenges for utilities to provide clean drinking water, treat wastewater and mitigate stormwater impacts. Infrastructure damage resulting from extreme weather and flooding associated with climate change may be costly and can even displace communities, particularly in underserved areas that are more […]
Green Steps – From the Sustainability Committee
The Sustainability Committee recently completed (February 2019) an informal survey of NEWEA members to better understand how the membership views sustainability, and what our committee can do to further promote sustainable principles and practices within the wastewater community and NEWEA’s membership. The eight-question survey included the following five sustainability-focused questions: How would you describe a […]
Green Steps – From the Sustainability Committee
In this installment of Green Steps, we pause to take a moment to highlight initiatives and thoughts from our very own NEWEA Sustainability Committee. We recognize that we are living in uncertain times right now. Though the daily news is grim and can cause much trepidation, we wanted to help brighten everyone’s news feed by […]
Green Steps – From the Sustainability Committee (Part 3)
By Courtney Eaton In this installment of Green Steps, we wanted to highlight a few upcoming initiatives from our very own NEWEA Sustainability Committee. First, a little history of our committee. We started as a standing committee around 2008 when NEWEA members recognized an opportunity to make the operation of NEWEA and specifically NEWEA conferences […]
In Solidarity
Dear NEWEA Members and Friends, The recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are painful examples of the systemic racism and violence inflicted upon Black and Brown individuals and communities across our nation, as well as beyond our borders. NEWEA condemns these acts of violence against people of color and stands in […]
Internship Opportunity with NEWEA’s Innovation Council
NEWEA is excited to offer an internship in the non-profit water and environmental services industry focused on supporting the creation of an Innovation Collaboration platform for members. This is an excellent opportunity to gain skills and exposure to innovation organizations and activities in the environmental field across many sectors. Description: NEWEA’s mission is to promote […]
Near Misses- Learning to Protect Ourselves and Our Utilities Better
By Kate Novick A near miss is an event that causes no losses, but could have if conditions were slightly different. It is defined as “a narrowly avoided loss.” Companies that have worked hard to reduce workplace accidents will tell you that managing near miss incidents is a key technique they used to achieve their […]
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NEWEA invites contributors to submit guest posts for publication on our website’s blog. All posts should address water quality, NEWEA committee news, water innovation, water infrastructure, or other topics related to NEWEA, New England’s water environment, or the water industry. NEWEA does not compensate writers for submitted work. Please complete our submission form to submit […]
NEWEA Hires New Team Member, Promotes Staff to More Senior Role
WOBURN, MA: New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) has made recent staff changes, welcoming Jordan Gosselin as Communications/PR Coordinator and promoting Janice Moran to Program Director. Prior to her promotion to Program Director, Moran worked for nearly 20 years with NEWEA, joining as the Information/Education Program Coordinator in 1999 and shifting to the role of […]
