This agreement provides funding to neiwpcc to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in the northeast

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) $634,146 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support program (CFDA 66.419) on October 1, 2025.

NEIWPCC will conduct water pollution control and coordination activities, training, and regional initiatives to maintain, protect, and improve water quality across rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in the Northeast. The recipient will identify and examine environmental issues common to multiple states, provide technical support and information through state and federal work groups, and present recommendations to regional commissioners on water quality policies. NEIWPCC will develop and implement water programs that complement and support the statutes, goals, and programs of its member states and federal agencies including EPA.

The award funds work performed in Lowell, Massachusetts from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. The assistance type is a formula grant. No subawards are included in this agreement.

Neiwpcc's role is to integrate the states' individual efforts to coordinate, improve, and maintain water quality, and therefore make substantial contributions to constituent states in implementing clean water programs. The environmental benefits of this program include preventing degradation of unimpaired waterbodies and reducing the number of impaired waterbodies. Activities include conducting water pollution control and coordination activities, training, and regional initiatives of interest to constituent neiwpcc states. One of neiwpcc's most important roles is to identify and examine environmental issues common to all or some of the states. Neiwpcc will conduct water pollution control and coordination activities, training, and regional initiatives in accordance with the work plan and the requirements of the clean water act, section 106 (CWA 106). Initial award.activities:these CWA 106 funds will be used to support neiwpcc in helping states of the northeast to preserve and advance water quality. Neiwpcc will continue to identify and examine environmental issues through the framework of state and federal work groups to provide technical support, channel information, and present recommendations to commissioners regarding regional policies. Neiwpcc will, in consultation with the states, take a proactive leadership role on regional and national issues while developing and implementing water programs complementary to and supportive of the statutes, goals, and programs pursued by its member states and by EPA and other relevant federal agenciessubrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the expected deliverables and outcomes are as follows: the continued exchange of state and federal perspectives and concerns on clean water act programs and activities at the environmental agency commissioner and water program director level; to identify and address issues of mutual concern to water programs; to advise the states and EPA of progress toward achieving objectives of neiwpcc's workplans and other activities; to continue to assist the states and be flexible to support the attainment of state clean water program goals and address shared concerns; to produce and distribute content showcasing recent news and work from neiwpcc and its partners; to promote interstate coordination and compatibility of wastewater-related programs and activities; to support environmental training and professional development in the northeast; to continue to identify and explore high priority water management issues, including source water protection, integration of the safe drinking water act and clean water act, non-point source pollution, emerging contaminants, and the development of regional policies or positions when necessary; and to support an environmental analyst to provide overall coordination of the organization's water quality monitoring activities. The intended beneficiaries are that of the seven member states of neiwpcc, including all six states in EPA region 1.