Jersey Water Works Releases 2016 Workplan

Jersey Water Works, the cross-sector collaborative formed to address the problems of New Jersey’s aging urban water infrastructure, today released its workplan for 2016. Among the 2016 workplan’s key items are: Facilitating the inclusion of best practices in water infrastructure management into municipal sustainability efforts, in order to minimize flooding and water loss and maximize… Continue reading Jersey Water Works Releases 2016 Workplan

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Dodge Partners with New Jersey Health Initiatives to Support Build It Green Competition

Posted with permission from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation BIG Competition Aims to Spark Innovative Stormwater Management Solutions in New Jersey Communities The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and New Jersey Health Initiatives recently awarded $165,000 in matching grants to New Jersey Future in support of the new Build It Green Competition, a design challenge to help New… Continue reading Dodge Partners with New Jersey Health Initiatives to Support Build It Green Competition

Greatest Danger Facing NJ’s Water Infrastructure: The Unknown

Lead in water in public schools. Potentially harmful contaminants found in drinking water, without suitable standards to act on. An aging infrastructure leaking water before it ever gets to consumers. There is no shortage of issues facing policymakers charged with overseeing proper management of New Jersey’s drinking water, but in this age of information, maybe… Continue reading Greatest Danger Facing NJ’s Water Infrastructure: The Unknown

Forum Roundup: Cities, Redevelopers Join Forces To Tackle Floodproofing, Sewer Upgrades

Cities are engaging redevelopers in a number of ways to meet the challenge of flooding, aging infrastructure and climate change, as described at New Jersey Future’s Redevelopment Forum session on Rebuilding Water Infrastructure, One Redevelopment Project at a Time. Speakers from Hackensack, Hoboken and Gloucester City described how they are shaping redevelopment plans, redevelopment agreements… Continue reading Forum Roundup: Cities, Redevelopers Join Forces To Tackle Floodproofing, Sewer Upgrades

From River to Tap: How Your Water is Cleaned and Delivered

With the Flint water crisis in the national spotlight and now Newark, many communities in New Jersey have a renewed focus on their water supply. When you turn on the water to take a shower, do you ever think about where your water comes from? The EPA estimates that we use between 80 and 100… Continue reading From River to Tap: How Your Water is Cleaned and Delivered

Green Infrastructure Taking Off in Paterson

Paterson SMART provides forum for coordination The City of Paterson, or Silk City, is not only one of New Jersey’s most densely populated cities but also home to 24 of 212 combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in New Jersey. These combined sewer overflows can be overwhelmed during heavy rain events, dumping raw sewage into the Passaic… Continue reading Green Infrastructure Taking Off in Paterson

Flint’s Wake-Up Call for New Jersey — and the Nation

New Jersey communities are not experiencing Flint’s dire public-health crisis. However, while our water systems are better managed and regulated, they share many of the same underlying issues, and are crying out for action. Children in Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Prospect Park and Woodland Park, for example, face potential health impacts from lead fixtures and service… Continue reading Flint’s Wake-Up Call for New Jersey — and the Nation

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Fixing Flooding in Communities Through Collaboration

Earlier this month, the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority’s green and grey infrastructure projects earned national recognition from the Environmental Council of the States. The national acclaim is a result of a competition for the top three most innovative uses of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) since the fund’s origin in 1987. Projects… Continue reading Fixing Flooding in Communities Through Collaboration

Sewage Overflow Warning Signs Popping Up

Sign warns residents to avoid this Newark Outfall at the Passaic River. Photo courtesy of the City of Newark.

Twenty-four-inch by 18-inch warning signs have been popping up along waterways throughout New Jersey. “Warning” or “Aviso” can be read in bold red letters, advising community members to steer away from nearby waters during rain events that might cause combined sewer overflows (CSOs). During rain events at these sites, raw sewage can flow into waterways,… Continue reading Sewage Overflow Warning Signs Popping Up