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
Topic: Community Engagement and Partnerships
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
Winners Announced for the New Jersey One Water Awards
The inaugural New Jersey One Water Awards, sponsored jointly by Jersey Water Works, the Association of Environmental Authorities of New Jersey, and the New Jersey chapter of the American Water Works Association, have been awarded to four projects that highlight innovative best practices in management across the full water cycle. The awards were developed to… Continue reading Winners Announced for the New Jersey One Water Awards
How Technology Is Providing Solutions For Clean Water
This resource from Ohio University highlights pollution prevention efforts and technologies engineers are focusing on to improve the safety of drinking water. It contains infographics for innovative technologies including desalinization, irrigation, and wastewater treatment. It is intended to create awareness around the need for these improving technologies to create safer and more sustainable water infrastructures for… Continue reading How Technology Is Providing Solutions For Clean Water
Sewerage Authority Serves Community by Hosting Weather Station
After being recognized several years ago by the U.S. EPA for its environmental leadership, the Landis Sewerage Authority (LSA) is still finding innovative ways to contribute to the region. Jersey Water Works checked in with LSA Executive Director and Chief Engineer Dennis Palmer to learn more about how the authority is benefiting the local community… Continue reading Sewerage Authority Serves Community by Hosting Weather Station
Educational Signs on Combined Sewer Outfalls
The Jersey Water Works Community Engagement Committee has developed graphics for signage that can be used by combined sewer system cities and towns, organizations, and individuals to educate the general public on combined sewer overflows. These images have been approved by the NJDEP for permit holders to use to help fulfill their NJ CSO permit… Continue reading Educational Signs on Combined Sewer Outfalls
One Water Delegation Finds Insights, Inspiration for New Jersey
Seeking strategies to improve water management in New Jersey, members of Jersey Water Works led a 24-person delegation to the US Water Alliance’s One Water Summit, June 27 to 29 in New Orleans. Representing a wide range of water infrastructure professionals and advocates, the delegation explored ways to build public and political will for investments… Continue reading One Water Delegation Finds Insights, Inspiration for New Jersey
Opportunities for Municipal Clean Water Utilities to Advance Environmental Justice & Community Service
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies prepared this report to increase awareness of the many benefits America’s clean water utilities provide to their communities. The projects in this compendium represent efforts by NACWA members to reach beyond the traditional model of simply conveying and treating wastewater and stormwater, to become assets and partners in their… Continue reading Opportunities for Municipal Clean Water Utilities to Advance Environmental Justice & Community Service
An Equitable Water Future
This national briefing paper from US Water Alliance examines the connections between water management and vulnerable communities in the United States. The overall high quality of water systems in America obscures the fact that water challenges are a daily reality for some communities. All people need access to the basics — water, food, shelter —… Continue reading An Equitable Water Future
DC Water Materials: Connecting with Stakeholders on Water Infrastructure
In Fall 2016, experts from DC Water’s consulting arm, Blue Drop, conducted five workshops for New Jersey’s cities and utilities on how to successfully make the case for water infrastructure investment that were co-presented by Jersey Water Works the NJ Urban Mayors Association and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. The DC Water representatives shared… Continue reading DC Water Materials: Connecting with Stakeholders on Water Infrastructure