publications and resources
Interstate Water Report
IWR Archives
- Spring 2006
The water and wastewater side of the Hurricane Katrina story; efforts to reduce the backlog in NPDES permits; lessons learned from October’s epic rains; growing concerns over pharmaceuticals in the waste stream. - Fall 2005
Latest research on mercury in the Northeast produces unexpected and disturbing findings; an innovative way to deal with septage and grease waste in Maine; the benefits of “green roofs”; a court battle that holds a lesson for TMDL developers. - Spring 2005
Special report on growing difficulties faced by states as they train and recruit wastewater treatment plant operators; hatchery-raised sturgeon released in Hudson as part of habitat restoration effort; UMass professor works to create sustainable water infrastructure in developing nations. - January 2005, Special Edition
Keeping the Plants in Good Hands: In-depth article exploring the challenges associated with maintaining a well-trained, high-caliber wastewater workforce in an era of tight budgets, increasingly sophisticated facilities, underappreciation of industry and profession, and graying of staff. - Summer 2004
Special two-page section on the New England SPARROW Water Quality Model; Massachusetts's latest tool for protecting wetlands and punishing those who illegally fill them; New York team finds a way to provide virtual visits to Hudson's wetlands. - Fall 2003
Impact of the August 2003 blackout on water and wastewater treatment plants; interview with Bob Varney, EPA New England's Regional Administrator; tank truck rollover classes in Maine. - Summer 2003
Vulnerability assessments at wastewater treatment plants; restoring water quality in the Charles River; sampling for American shad and striped bass on the Hudson River.
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