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10th Annual WFP Softball Tournament a Hit

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 […]

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1st Annual Young Professionals Summit Held in Boston, MA

The NEWEA Young Professionals (YP) Committee hosted the first annual YP Summit at the NEWEA Annual Conference on January 22nd with a tremendous turnout of nearly 70 attendees. The idea for the summit arose from NEWEA’s campaign to increase young professional engagement throughout the organization. The summit was structured to provide a welcoming forum for […]

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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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2016 Stormy Awards Announced

The New England Stormwater Collaborative received excellent submissions again this year and the decision was challenging. The Collaborative and its parent organizations (NEWWA, NEWEA, and NEAPWA) will award the top three “best stormwater ideas” and we want to thank you for your excellent submission. The 2016 New England Stormy Award winners are: • City of […]

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2017 Stockholm Junior Water Prize Winners

Each year, the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) program gains more and more respect, popularity and prestige, and this would not be the case without the hard work and dedication of state organizers. Reviews from the students, parents, judges, and coaches have been nothing but glowing, from the beginning to end. This years group of […]

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2018 Collection System Specialty Conference Recap

The NEWEA Collection Systems Committees held a Specialty Conference on September 10, 2017 at the Boxboro Regency Hotel in Boxborough, MA. Over 130 professionals from across the region participated in the event. The participants included consulting engineering firms, management and operations teams from multiple municipalities, water/wastewater equipment manufacturers and reps, and NEWEA Management and staff. […]

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2018 Committee Member Appreciation Recap

It may have been a rainy day, but the sun started shining just in time for the 30th Annual NEWEA Committee Member Appreciation Event held at Kimball Farm in Westford, MA on July 26th! All committee members were invited to come out and celebrate their hard work throughout the year by playing harder. This year’s […]

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2018 Operations Challenge Competition – Rhode Island Takes 1st

The Operations Challenge was held in early June 2018 during the NEWEA Spring Meeting in scenic Newport Rhode Island. There were three teams participating in the competition: Connecticut Franken Foggers (Jason Nenninger-Captain, Christopher Findley, Dan Sullivan, Dan Wolff); Maine – Force Maine (Alex Buechner-Captain, Riley Cobb, Nate Melanson, Shelby Carver); Defending champions Rhode Island Ocean […]

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2018 Water For People Gala Approaches

This May 5th, the Water for People Committees of NEWEA/NEWWA are putting on the bi-annual Water For People Gala! This year, the theme once again is the Kentucky Derby and will be held at the fabulous Dane Estate in Brookline, complete with live-streaming of the race, barbeque, mint-juleps, seersucker suits and your best dresses and […]

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