The Asset Management Definitions Guidebook defines terms commonly used in water utility Asset Management practice. American Water Works Association’s Asset Management Committee developed it to help improve learning, consistency, and communication in the water industry. The Committee encourages professionals throughout the industry to use the guidebook, and expects the terminology in products that the Committee sponsors (e.g., publications… Continue reading Asset Management Definitions Guidebook
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Holistically Analyzing the Benefits of Green Infrastructure
This document is intended for smaller local governments with stormwater programs that are responsible for regulatory compliance with municipal separate storm sewer system obligations. It outlines an approach to holistically evaluate the benefits of implementing green infrastructure. The guidance places emphasis on first understanding the goal and scope for assessing benefits. It uses the goal… Continue reading Holistically Analyzing the Benefits of Green Infrastructure
Joint Legislative Task Force on Drinking Water Infrastructure’s Final Report
The Joint Legislative Task Force on Drinking Water Infrastructure convened on Jan. 8, 2018, and voted unanimously to adopt the findings and recommendations in its report. In response to concerns over the condition of the State’s drinking water infrastructure, on Jun. 30, 2016 the Legislature passed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 86 and Assembly Concurrent Resolution… Continue reading Joint Legislative Task Force on Drinking Water Infrastructure’s Final Report
Mainstreaming Green Streets in New Jersey: Policy Recommendations for State Government
The Jersey Water Works Green Infrastructure Committee developed state-level policy recommendations to make green streets a mainstream practice in New Jersey based on research and discussion with key stakeholders including state agencies.
Factors Contributing to the Hydrologic Effectiveness of a Rain Garden Network (Cincinnati OH USA)
U.S. EPA researcher Bill Shuster and his co-authors recently published a paper titled, Factors Contributing to the Hydrologic Effectiveness of a Rain Garden Network (Cincinnati OH USA). The paper is one of two included in a special issue of that focuses on green infrastructure. Infiltrative rain gardens can add retention capacity to sewersheds, yet factors contributing to… Continue reading Factors Contributing to the Hydrologic Effectiveness of a Rain Garden Network (Cincinnati OH USA)
Great Urban Parks Campaign Resources
The National Recreation and Park Association in cooperation with the American Planning Association and the Low Impact Development Center as part of the Great Urban Parks Campaign has produced a number of new resources on green infrastructure stormwater management in parks and on public lands. Downloadable resources include: A Resource Guide to Planning, Designing and… Continue reading Great Urban Parks Campaign Resources
Our Water Transformed: An Action Agenda for New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure
The report, Our Water Transformed: An Action Agenda for New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure, offers an in-depth understanding of the state’s water infrastructure and the context for improvement, provides clarity on how Jersey Water Works has brought so many stakeholders together to affect change, and outlines a consensus-based “action agenda” with three practical solutions: Robust asset management to… Continue reading Our Water Transformed: An Action Agenda for New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure
Jersey Water Works Social Media Toolkit on Water Infrastructure
The Jersey Water Works Community Engagement Committee has compiled memes, posts and tweets that can be used to help you raise awareness about combined-sewer overflow pollution, flooding, runoff and the need for water infrastructure investment. Our goal is to engage stakeholders and the public in water infrastructure issues. Use these posts, tweets and memes strategically… Continue reading Jersey Water Works Social Media Toolkit on Water Infrastructure
Impact of Proper Maintenance of Combined Sewer Overflow System on Flooding in the City of Camden
This fact sheet was prepared in 2017 by Jersey Water Works’ Best Practices Committee (committee later renamed). It summarizes a case study performed by CDM Smith, an engineering firm, and commissioned by the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority. The was predicted by modeling Camden’s combined sewer system (CSS) and measuring the changes in the volume… Continue reading Impact of Proper Maintenance of Combined Sewer Overflow System on Flooding in the City of Camden
Educational Resources for the Classroom Inside and Outside of School
The Jersey Water Works Community Engagement Committee worked with a New Jersey Future intern to compile educational resources on water infrastructure that can be used inside and outside of school. We separated the content by what we thought would be most useful for inside and outside of the classroom. Videos, for example, are in the… Continue reading Educational Resources for the Classroom Inside and Outside of School