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2016 NEWEA and NYWEA Joint Spring Meeting and Exhibit

The Joint NEWEA & NYWEA Spring Meeting & Exhibit is a three-day technical meeting that will feature 50 exhibit display, 16 technical sessions, a tour to City of Groton and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation WWTF, Joint Operations Challenge Competition and plenty of networking opportunities from June 5-8, 2016.  NEWEA & NYWEA are proud to announce […]

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A Look Back- NEWEA 2013 Annual Conference in Review

As NEWEA begins preparations for the 2014 Annual Conference, to be held January 26-29, 2014 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel, we’re looking back at some of last year’s highlights for inspiration and motivation. The 2013 Annual Conference followed the theme “This is where it begins,” marking the launch of NEWEA’s new brand, and […]

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Be a Voice For the Water Environment

The Water Environment Federation (WEF)’s new Water Advocates website is a quick and easy platform for members to influence Congress and make their voices heard in regards to legislative issues in the water environment. You can use the  “Write your Congressman” tool to electronically submit pre-drafted letters to your Senators and Representatives, or edit/add your own personal message. Currently, […]

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Call for Abstracts for the Northeast Residuals & Biosolids Conference

Submit an Abstract!  Abstracts pertaining to the management of biosolids, organic residuals, resource recovery and efficiency are being requested for the coming Northeast Residuals & Biosolids Conference, October 19-20, 2016 in Cromwell, CT. Preferred abstracts are those that provide clear results from full-scale operations or comprehensive pilot projects and research and/or summarize significant developments and/or generally […]

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Call For Stories

NEWEA launched the first two Water for Life “Water Champion” ads at the 2016 Annual Conference, and now we are looking to you for story ideas to help build the campaign. Share your industry success story that supports Storm Preparedness, The Value of Infrastructure or Community Awareness, and it may be featured in an upcoming […]

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Change Water Forever! 5k Fun Run/Walk

NYWEA’s Humanitarian Assistance Committee and NEWEA’s Water For People Committee are partnering on a Change Water Forever 5K fun run and walk to take place at the 2016 Joint NEWEA/NYWEA Spring Meeting in Groton, CT. This unique run/walk will be held at the beautiful Bluff Point State Park and Coastal Reserve on June 7th 2016 at 6:30 AM. Runners will be charged a $25 entrance fee […]

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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 […]

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Dover Wastewater Treatment Facility Tour & Technical Presentation

Join us for technical presentations and a facility tour at Dover, NH Wastewater Treatment Facility in Dover, NH on Wednesday, August 24. The Dover, NH facility is a great example of how communities have dealt with the complex issue of upgrading their wastewater facilities to increase performance and meet tighter regulatory limits which has led to the clean-up […]

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Follow-Up From a Humanitarian Grant Recipient

In 2015, three community organizations were awarded stipends to support their projects as part of the NEWEA Humanitarian Assistance Grant Program. One of the recipients, Clarke School for Hearing and Speech, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, sought $1,000 to improve the curriculum and materials available to teachers to educate their students about the environment. This week, NEWEA […]

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