Tim Loftus has been a member of NEWEA for more than twenty years and has made a significant contribution to the NEWEA Voluntary Laboratory Analyst Certification Program, as a test question writer. Tim’s full time position has him working as the Operations Manager and Chief Chemist at the Town of Webster’s WWTP. Through this work … Read more
Committees
The NEWEA Safety Committee congratulates Ross Elliott, Woodard & Curran for winning the 2016 Safety Logo Contest. His logo was chosen to help promote safety throughout all of New England by appearing on Safety Committee shirts for the next three years. Ross has been invited to join the Safety Committee for a group luncheon during … Read more
The New England Stormwater Collaborative is recognizing simple, imaginative and inventive ways that are increasing employee capacity, funding or political support for stormwater management programs. Tell us how your community is improving its ability to deliver stormwater management services and you could win a 2015 Stormy Award! The best ideas submitted will be featured on the … Read more
NEWEA is proud to co sponsor the International Low Impact Development (LID) conference hosted by ASCE on August 29-31, 2016 at the Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland, Maine. The conference will highlight the mainstreaming of Green Infrastructure (GI) and LID in municipal programming as well as new and existing work and research in … Read more
NEWEA’s Collection Systems Committee will host a one-day specialty conference & exhibit on Tuesday, September 13 at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough, Massachusetts that will benefit collection systems operators, managers, engineers, and members of the regulatory community. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The committee is currently requesting abstracts covering the topics of planning; design; construction; and rehabilitation of … Read more
Emerging Laboratory Technologies Conference May 3, 2016 Narragansett Bay Commission, Providence, RI The NEWEA Lab Practices Committee is soliciting a Call for Abstracts covering Emerging Laboratory Technologies for the Specialty Conference on May 3, 2016 at the Narragansett Bay Commission in Providence, RI. This conference will focus on instrument technologies and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and will also include a … Read more
The NEWEA Water for People Committee hosted its 10th annual softball tournament on Saturday, October 17th at Danehy Park in Cambridge, MA. The five teams were happy to have a beautiful, late-October day to put their skills on display. As is the norm now, teams arrived with custom uniforms and plenty of excitement to get … Read more
Marylee Santoro, chair of the Laboratory Practice Committee, had the opportunity to deliver a wastewater presentation in Spanish for the first time. It went well, not perfect, but was a good start and a great opportunity to get involved with the community. The crowd at the Stamford Senior Center was highly engaged and excited about … Read more
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 presently employed by Tighe and Bond as a Staff Engineer in their … Read more