Photo Credit: Andrew Maclean, for The Star-Led Residents carry out water from the Boylan Recreation Center in the West Ward of Newark. Coronavirus spoils the plan in some towns in New Jersey affecting their water infrastructure projects.
Greening the Garden State: These Three Towns Show You How!
Green streets aren’t just for big cities like Philadelphia. They can help smaller cities like Camden and Hoboken and towns like Highland Park to meet flooding and stormwater challenges while providing community benefits. Camden, Hoboken, and Highland Park chose to use green streets strategies because they protect public health, improve water quality, manage stormwater runoff,… Continue reading Greening the Garden State: These Three Towns Show You How!
What’s in your water? A new dashboard will help you find out.
Public health connects us all. This is never more true than during a pandemic. One of the most important public health successes of the past century is advances in sanitation and water treatment, on which we rely daily and yet it remains invisible. In our current pandemic, clean water to wash our hands and stay… Continue reading What’s in your water? A new dashboard will help you find out.
JWW members prioritize collaboration, communication, and engagement at Membership Meeting
“Since early 2020, a lot has changed. We can’t go to a show. We can’t go to a ball game. We can’t go to a concert. We’ve given up shaking hands. But one thing that we have been able to do is turn on our taps and have water and flush out toilets. The water… Continue reading JWW members prioritize collaboration, communication, and engagement at Membership Meeting
Bacteria Are Fouling the Water off NJ’s Beaches, Advocates Warn. It’s from Leaking Septic Systems, Farms and More
Photo Credit: chrisinphilly5448 (CC BY-SA 2.0) Sea Isle City, where the EPA standard was topped on one day last year. “Report says a third of beaches exceeded federal limits at least once last year, putting swimmers’ health at risk.”
Newark’s Lead Service Line Replacement Program is a Model for the Nation
Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, is home to 282,000 residents who are served by the City’s water system. In June 2017, testing revealed 22% of 129 samples of the City’s water exceeded the federal limit for lead. Since more than 10% of samples exceeded the federal threshold, the City had to inform its residents. As… Continue reading Newark’s Lead Service Line Replacement Program is a Model for the Nation
A Message to Jersey Water Works Members
The events of the last weeks and months have provided a stark reminder that Jersey Water Works operates within a context of systemic racism. The burdens of failing infrastructure do not impact us equally. The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately damaging the health of communities of color and emphasizing the reality that there are too many… Continue reading A Message to Jersey Water Works Members
Bolstering the Water Workforce with Innovative Programs
The coronavirus crisis has reminded us of the vital role of our water infrastructure and, accordingly, has highlighted the impact of when it fails. Regardless of a contagious and deadly virus, public health is threatened without safe and reliable water services, both drinking water and wastewater. Along with reminding us how important water infrastructure itself… Continue reading Bolstering the Water Workforce with Innovative Programs
Op-Ed: Now More than Ever, Our Health Depends on Access to Clean Water
Medical experts tell us that the best defense against the coronavirus (and many other illnesses) is to wash our hands with soap and water.These days, the minute we walk in the house, we head to the sink for a vigorous scrub. We also rely on running water for drinking, cooking, sanitation and hygiene every day;… Continue reading Op-Ed: Now More than Ever, Our Health Depends on Access to Clean Water
Let’s invest in projects that guarantee we’ll have clean water | Opinion
“As we move toward reopening and recovery, the government response to COVID-19 must assure a clean water future for all communities in New Jersey. And we can do so while growing New Jersey’s economy and creating thousands of much needed jobs.” — Chris Sturm of New Jersey Future