The statewide coalition comprises a number of JWW member organizations and it helps to advance the collaborative’s shared goals. For more information, please visit the Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers campaign website. All of the Development and Evaluation of Alternatives reports that were submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) on July 1, 2019 have been… Continue reading Reports on Potential Solutions from CSO Permit Holders Require Local Input
Trenton’s Plan to Make Clean, Safe Water a Priority
Guest blog from For the Times of Trenton detailing the water infrastructure improvement projects Trenton Water Works plans on implementing over the next several years.
How Water Investments Drive New Jersey’s Economy
Water infrastructure drives New Jersey’s economy; however, deferred maintenance and inadequate levels of investment are putting the state’s prosperity and future at risk. Until recently, the total economic impact in terms of jobs and dollars spent was not well understood, so today, the first day of Infrastructure Week, a national annual campaign, five statewide water… Continue reading How Water Investments Drive New Jersey’s Economy
A Call to Action: We Can Take Back the Tap, One Municipality at a Time!
Older cities and towns throughout New Jersey and the nation are facing a public health crisis – lead in drinking water. The most common source of lead in tap water is from the lead service line (LSL, curb to the home), lead solder at pipe joints and faucets. The most protective remedy is to fully… Continue reading A Call to Action: We Can Take Back the Tap, One Municipality at a Time!
At Convention, Builders Take Interest in Green Infrastructure
Why does green infrastructure make good business sense in private-sector projects? Two experts explain why in a new video produced by New Jersey Future. George Vallone, founder and chief executive officer of Hoboken Brownstone Company, and Jeromie Lange, engineer and senior principal at Maser Consulting, make several convincing arguments about the business sense and overall return on… Continue reading At Convention, Builders Take Interest in Green Infrastructure
Watershed Ambassadors Program a Win for Water Sector Workforce
This content was adapted and originally appeared on the Association of Environmental Authorities’s blog. Several AEA member organizations get a boost for their community outreach and education efforts and great prospects for hiring via participation in the AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors Program, which was first developed and initiated by the New Jersey Department of… Continue reading Watershed Ambassadors Program a Win for Water Sector Workforce
Seminars Highlight Programmatic Changes at the New Jersey Water Bank
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) are federal-state partnerships that provide communities with permanent, independent sources of low-cost financing for a wide range of water infrastructure projects. The loan programs are administered jointly by the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (I-Bank) and the New Jersey Department of… Continue reading Seminars Highlight Programmatic Changes at the New Jersey Water Bank
Municipalities get boost from major federal water legislation
Following years of advocacy, bipartisan sponsorship, as well as House and Senate support, the administration signed the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act amending the Clean Water Act on January 14, 2019. A progressive move, considering the recent efforts to repeal the 2015 definition of the Waters of the United States rule and revise it, narrowing the definition of… Continue reading Municipalities get boost from major federal water legislation
Green infrastructure is coming of age, and it’s time to demystify it.
Green Infrastructure and Transportation Presentations Introduction to Green Infrastructure and Transportation in New Jersey (CDM Smith) City of Newark Case Study on Green Infrastructure and Transportation (City of Newark) City of Hoboken Case Study on Green Infrastructure and Transportation (City of Hoboken) City of New York Case Study on Green Infrastructure and Transportation (City of… Continue reading Green infrastructure is coming of age, and it’s time to demystify it.
Tackling Combined Sewer Overflows
Increased rainfall caused by climate change is having a negative impact on water quality, especially for communities with combined sewer systems. In 21 New Jersey communities with combined sewer systems, increased rainfall also means an increase in combined sewer overflows (CSOs). These CSOs occur when older sewer systems that convey both sewage and stormwater through… Continue reading Tackling Combined Sewer Overflows