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Spotlight: Keynote Speaker George S. Hawkins

George S. Hawkins knows a lot about water. As the CEO of DC Water, he oversees the distribution of fresh drinking water to the more than 600,000 residents, as well as the countless tourists and employees that pass through the nation’s capital. Hawkins is also responsible for coordinating the treatment of wastewater from DC and four counties in […]

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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 […]

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Ted DeBoda, NASSCO Selected as Collection Systems Keynote Speaker

The NEWEA Collection Systems Committee is pleased to announce that Mr. Ted DeBoda, National Association of Sewer Service Companies, will be the keynote speaker for the NEWEA 2016 Collection Systems Conference & Exhibit that will take place on Monday, September 12 in Boxborough, MA.  Ted DeBoda has 30 years of engineering experience in both the […]

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Waterlink – August 2016

Member Profile : Charles Tyler, MWRA Process Operations In this issue, we profile a man of many talents and a one of a kind, NEWEA Past President, Assessment and Development Committee Chair, Executive Committee Parliamentarian, photographer extraordinaire, and operator’s operator, Charles Tyler. Charlie has been an active member of NEWEA since 1984, and is presently […]

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Waterlink – Fall 2015

Member Profile : Dan Roop, NEWEA Committee Appreciation Chair In July, NEWEA’s Committee Member Appreciation Chair Dan Roop and his fellow committee members coordinated another very successful outing at Kimball Farms in what has become an eagerly anticipated summertime gathering for our membership. Dan has been an active member of NEWEA since 2012 and is […]

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Waterlink – May 2016

Member Profile : Dr. Udayarka Karra, NEWEA Scholarship Chair Uday became a member of NEWEA in 2010 when he moved to Connecticut to continue his studies, and pursue a PhD in Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. While studying at UConn he was awarded the NEWEA Scholarship twice, once in 2011 and once in […]

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Waterlink – Spring 2015

Member Profile : Kate Biedron, NEWEA Registration Chair For many of us, Kate is the first friendly face that greets us when we arrive to register at our conferences. Kate has been an active member of NEWEA since 2006, not only leading the Registration Committee, but also working closely with other committees in the Meeting […]

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Waterlink – Spring 2016

Member Profile : John Sullivan, Chief Engineer, BWSC Flint, MI has made the headlines over and over again due to the current water crisis the community is endeavoring to overcome. While the residents have been in many of our thoughts and prayers, one NEWEA member has had the opportunity to provide professional support to the […]

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Waterlink – Student Edition Fall 2015

The Waterlink is a quarterly email publication published by the Newsletter Committee. Member Profile : Johanna Lewis, Student Member Johanna Lewis won the NEWEA undergraduate student scholarship award in 2015.  She is currently in her third year of study towards a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering at the University of New Hampshire.  Though she […]

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