Greenfield, MA. June 25, 2008  The Connecticut River Watershed Council has filed a motion to intervene in a November 28, 2007 complaint by the EPA against the Town of South Hadley wastewater treatment facility for alleged violations of their NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit.  The EPA’s complaint cites several violations by the town [...]

Greenfield, MA. June 17, 2008 — The Connecticut River Watershed Council has hired Richard J. Ewald as its first Director of Planning and Development.  Ewald, of Westminster, Vermont, was chosen at the end of three month search that produced applicants from across New England.
“We’re incredibly fortunate to find someone of Richard’s caliber,” says CRWC Executive [...]

Greenfield, MA. June 11, 2008 The 7th annual Curtis Universal Connecticut River Challenge flat water paddling races will take place at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, June 21st, at the Springfield Yacht and Canoe Club at 1210 River Road in Agawam, MA, just south of the Springfield-Agawam South End Bridge.   The events include the Challenge’s traditional [...]

Boaters Beware Exotics Lurk Everywhere!

“Exotic,” is usually thought to be an appealing word. When you hear it you can think of faraway places, different cultures, unusual and pleasing food unless of course you happen to be considering exotics from an ecological point of view. Exotic has a decidedly negative connotation to environmental scientists. From [...]