JWW Lead in Drinking Water Task Force chair Chris Daggett says that we cannot expose another generation of children to the scourge of lead from drinking water. There are two solutions that are both practical and efficient if public officials are committed to addressing the problem. The first is found in water rates, the second… Continue reading Op-Ed: Workable solutions to the replacement of lead service lines in NJ
Conference Highlights: Racial Equity, Collaboration, and Resilience as Themes
Water work has continued despite the pandemic. The pandemic has highlighted just how essential access to clean water really is. Despite the challenges of 2020, Jersey Water Works members continued to lead the way in advancing New Jersey water infrastructure goals. These advances were highlighted during the Jersey Water Works sixth annual conference, held virtually… Continue reading Conference Highlights: Racial Equity, Collaboration, and Resilience as Themes
Cleanup of our water continues: NJ 2020, the year of COVID-19
Photo Credit: Montgomery County Planning Commission from Flickr An aeration tank at a wastewater treatment facility In 2021, there is a chance of turning the corner in water infrastructure projects following a year of progress in lead-line replacement, curbing sewage overflows and state funding. Mark Mauriello talked about how Jersey Water Works members are finding… Continue reading Cleanup of our water continues: NJ 2020, the year of COVID-19
Want Clean Water Included in New Federal Spending Plan? Sign on by Jan. 15
Jersey Water Works members, your voices are needed to amplify water infrastructure as a federal priority. Large infrastructure investments are under consideration in Washington, D.C. including a lame duck omnibus spending package and initiatives in the next Congress and Biden administration next year. Will clean water be included? And, if so, will Jersey Water Works’… Continue reading Want Clean Water Included in New Federal Spending Plan? Sign on by Jan. 15
Finance sources can ease daunting cost of renewing water infrastructure, experts say
“The price tag for fixing New Jersey’s creaking water infrastructure is an eye-watering $25 billion over the next 20 years, according to a water-industry collaborative, but a range of financing options could soften the impact and allow critical improvements to be made, experts told an NJ Spotlight News roundtable on Monday.”
NJ Spotlight News Virtual Roundtable Focuses on New Jersey Water Infrastructure
State Broadcast News (SBN) “produced a live virtual roundtable broadcast for NJ Spotlight News on Oct. 19, this time focusing on New Jersey’s drinking water infrastructure. SBN produces the live web TV program from its broadcast center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.”
Efforts to Make Sure Water Safe to Drink in Paterson Continue
Photo Credit: TAPinto.net File Photo “In an effort to accelerate pipe replacements – something that can cost property owners upwards of $5,000 – the PVWC plans to launch a program that’ll allow customers to do so for free.”(Jersey Water Works mentioned).
N.J. was promised safe drinking water a year ago. Coronavirus spoiled the plan.
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.