Water quality professionals from all across New England competed in the Annual Operations Challenge Competition on June 9, 2015 during the NEWEA Annual Spring Meeting & Exhibit at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, N.H. Teams of four raced against the clock as they completed tasks in the fields of process control, maintenance, laboratory, […]
Industry News: How Alkalinity Affects Nitrification
How Alkalinity Affects Nitrification Use alkalinity profiling in wastewater operations to control biological activity and optimize process control By Mary Evans and Gary Sober The Water Environment Federation’s new Operations Challenge laboratory event will determine alkalinity needs to facilitate nitrification. Operators will evaluate alkalinity and ammonia by analyzing a series of samples similar to those observed […]
Waterlink – Summer 2015
The Waterlink is a quarterly email publication published by the Newsletter Committee. Member Profile : Jessica Cajigas, NEWEA Program Chair Jessica Cajigas has been a member of NEWEA for three years serving on the Program Committee. As the Chair of this key NEWEA committee, Jessica enjoys the challenge of overseeing our many programs, coordinating activities […]
WEF Announces SJWP 2015 Winner and Finalists!
Perry Alagappan, of Clear Lake High School in Houston, Texas, was named the winner of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) at the national competition held in Herndon, Va. June 19-20, 2015. The SJWP, established in 1997 to mirror the adult Stockholm Water Prize, rewards outstanding research conducted by students grades 9-12. In his winning project, Alagappan […]
Meet NEWEA Member Jessica Cajigas
NEWEA’s Program Committee Chair Jessica Cajigas. Jessica is employed by Comprehensive Environmental Inc. (CEI) where she has worked for the last four years as a Senior Environmental Scientist. Her projects include watershed assessments and nutrient loading studies, evaluations of water supply issues with respect to the new SMWI standards, MS4 compliance, and hazardous waste site […]
NEWEA Goes to Washington
A delegation of NEWEA members, led by our Government Affairs Committee Chair Peter Grose, traveled to Washington, DC in mid-April to make a pitch to our Senators and Congressmen for support of clean water in New England and our nation. We had three main focuses on this trip; explaining to our federal legislators what is […]
Now Accepting Humanitarian Grants for 2015
The Humanitarian Assistance Committee is seeking grant proposals from NEWEA members for humanitarian and community type projects throughout New England. Grant applications may be submitted on behalf of groups, individuals and or organizations. NEWEA has approved $2500 for grants. Grants will be awarded based on the projected project costs. The Committee would like your assistance […]
NEWEA Outreach Director Jonathan Kunay Receives Prestigious Water For People Award
NEWEA is proud to announce that Jonathan Kunay, NEWEA Outreach Council Director has received the prestigious Water For People’s Kenneth J. Miller Founders’ Award. “We have been inspired by Jonathan’s creative font of fundraising ideas, fueled by his genuine concern for those who suffer in this world from lack of sanitation and clean water. He’s a […]
NEWEA Call for Action – Request for Federal Funding
Good Afternoon Water Quality Professionals, WEF, NEWEA, NACWA and a number of other professional organizations have sent a Support Letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting full funding in FY16 for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), WIFIA, and grants for the EPA’s Integrated Planning pilot program. The letter was included in […]
Nominate Outstanding Water Quality Professionals
NEWEA is looking to honor outstanding water quality professionals. Nominate a worthy candidate for an award! Nominations for the following awards are due July 1st: Alfred E. Peloquin Award Arthur Sidney Bedell Award (WEF) Asset Management Excellence Award Biosolids Management Award Clair N. Sawyer Award Committee Service Award Elizabeth A. Cutone – Executive Leadership Award […]
