NASTT - UMass Lowell Student Chapter

Northeast Regional Chapter is a non-profit organization established to promote Trenchless Technology education and development for public benefit in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.

One of the primary objectives of Northeast Regional Chapter is to provide opportunities to advance the science and practice of Trenchless Technology by promoting and conducting training and education through seminars, short courses and field demonstrations, and to make available information thereof to interested and concerned parties.

Northeast Regional Chapter is a member of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology.

Trenchless Technology, as the name implies, stands for subsurface construction works where less trenches or no continuous trenches are required to be dug. It is a rapidly growing sector of the construction and Civil Engineering industry. It can be defined as "A family of methods, materials, and equipment capable of being used for the installation of new or replacement or rehabilitation of existing underground infrastructure with minimal disruption to surface traffic, business, and other activities."