The New Hampshire Sustainable Craft Beverage Program hosted Discover How CO2 Capture Can Benefit Your Brewery and the Environment – Dalum Beverage Equipment webinar on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM EDT.   

This webinar provided insights on C02 capture from John Kiedrowski, former process engineer and plant manager for Miller Brewing, Paul Graham Clear Waters Brewing Company in Amherst Wisconsin and Eric Dean, Head of US Sales for Dalum Beverage Equipment.

The Municipal EcoLink is a monthly e-bulletin designed to inform cities and towns of the latest environmental ideas, trends, grants, rules and more from NHDES. We respectfully request that municipalities electronically distribute or otherwise make available this newsletter to your municipal committees, councils and boards. Please feel free to post it on your municipal website as well.

Read the March 2023 Municipal Ecolink  

Floods are the most common type of natural disaster affecting people across the United States, and New Hampshire residents must contend with it sometimes, too. Heavy spring rains, slow-moving summer thunderstorms, or the rare hurricane can come through and cause severe flooding nearly anywhere within the state. Floods can introduce new hazards inside and outside a home. Flood waters can carry sewage and other harmful substances indoors and standing water and wet materials can become a breeding ground for viruses, bacteria and mold.

The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable Food & Beverage Workgroup and the New Hampshire Sustainable Craft Beverage Program hosted a webinar featuring Using Sensor Technology to Manage Beverage Quality, Monitor Inventory and Eliminate Waste. The webinar was held on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. 

The Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund (DWGTF) Advisory Commission awarded $1.5 million to six projects this year through the NHDES Source Water Protection (SWP) grant program. These six projects will protect public drinking water sources on the Contoocook River, the Connecticut River, the Bellamy Reservoir, the Saco River Valley Aquifer, and municipal wells.

New England craft beverage technical assistance providers from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island will be part of a panel discussion Be The Change - Sustainability in Practice at the New England Brew Summit in Portland, Maine on March 9, 2023.

The Seacoast Private Well Initiative is offering educational workshops and free well water testing to all households using private wells in 12 communities. The Initiative came out of the work of the Seacoast Commission on Long-Term Goals and Requirements for Drinking Water, which was established under RSA 485-F:6, “to plan for long-term goals and requirements for drinking water on the seacoast.”  

Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District (PVWSD)! The 2022 Asset Management Award given by NHDES recognizes exemplary Asset Management Programs (AMPs) implemented by public water systems within the state.