Jersey Water Works Comments on City of Elizabeth and Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties (JMEUC) Draft Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Permits

Urban flooding in Hoboken. Image credit: Flickr/alecperkins

On July 14, the Jersey Water Works Combined Sewer Overflow Committee submitted comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Draft Combined Sewer Overflow Permits NJ0108782 and NJ0024741—the City of Elizabeth and the Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties.

Executive Summary – Planning for Our Future: Effects of Climate Change on CSOs

The Jersey Water Works (JWW) Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Committee recognizes that CSO permittees, communities, and stakeholders know that climate change can harm our sewer infrastructure, but may struggle with how to plan for climate resiliency. Recently, major events like Hurricanes Henri and Ida have raised awareness and increased visibility of our current sewer infrastructure… Continue reading Executive Summary – Planning for Our Future: Effects of Climate Change on CSOs

Fact Sheet on Municipal Combined Sewer Outfall Long Term Control Plans

Under the federal Clean Water Act, combined sewer discharges are prohibited without a permit. In New Jersey, the permit program is administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and is an essential tool for the control of combined sewer overflows (CSOs). In March 2015, NJDEP issued 25 CSO permits for the municipalities,… Continue reading Fact Sheet on Municipal Combined Sewer Outfall Long Term Control Plans