“We owe our citizens water quality,” said André Sayegh, mayor of Paterson, at the fourth annual Jersey Water Works Conference in Newark on Dec. 7. Due to a variety of infrastructure challenges — aging water and sewer pipes, lead in drinking water, stormwater management, and combined sewer overflows — quality is hard to achieve. To… Continue reading Conference Speakers Discuss Innovative Solutions for Equitable, Affordable Water Financing
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The Price of Clean Water
If there had been a soundtrack to the annual conference of Jersey Water Works, held last Friday at NJPAC, it could have been the Bob Marley lyric: “You don’t miss your water ‘til your well runs dry.” Lester Taylor, one of the conference panelists, found those lyrics to be very motivational back in 2014, when… Continue reading The Price of Clean Water
When it Comes to Clean and Safe Water, We’re All in the Same Boat
It has been a tough year for New Jersey’s water infrastructure. A series of water main breaks in Hoboken this summer reminds us yet again that the pipes that carry water to many of our homes and businesses are old, leaky and failing. Drinking water contaminated with lead continues to be an issue not just… Continue reading When it Comes to Clean and Safe Water, We’re All in the Same Boat
Eleven Great One Water Ideas From the Jersey Water Works Membership Meeting
One Water: the idea that all water, regardless of source or use, has value and should be managed as one cycle looking across economic, social, and ecosystem needs to deliver multiple benefits. This was the topic of discussion at Jersey Water Works’ July 19 annual membership meeting. Led by longtime Jersey Water Works member Chris… Continue reading Eleven Great One Water Ideas From the Jersey Water Works Membership Meeting
NJ Legislature Weighs In on Clean Water: Governor Is Up Next
A new governor takes the helm in New Jersey next week, and the state is looking ahead to a fresh start on environmental protection. High on the list is clean water. It’s a basic necessity of life. And it’s an issue consistently identified as a top environmental concern—indeed a top concern of any kind—by voters in New… Continue reading NJ Legislature Weighs In on Clean Water: Governor Is Up Next
Jersey Water Works Wins Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
Photo Caption: New Jersey Department of Environmental Commissioner Robert Martin. Jersey Water Works has been selected as a winner of the 2016 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award, in the category of Water Resources. Steering Committee Co-Chair Jane Kenny accepted the award on behalf of the collaborative at a luncheon ceremony on Dec. 7, and was joined… Continue reading Jersey Water Works Wins Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
Working Together to Upgrade New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure
On July 25, 2016, 90 people met at New Jersey City University to talk about water. Not an ordinary meeting, it was the inaugural membership congregation of a cross-sector collaborative called Jersey Water Works – the latest milestone in more than two years of work by organizations to build a coalition to address the Garden… Continue reading Working Together to Upgrade New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure
Raising Awareness of our Urban Water Infrastructure on #UndertheEarthDay
On April 22, we brought attention to New Jersey’s water infrastructure and green infrastructure projects with #UnderTheEarthDay and #NJWater