At the “Fostering Municipal and Utility Partnerships for Water Quality Management” Workshop on Feb. 7, 2017, audience members learned about new best practices that will help municipal governments, working in partnership with their utilities, conduct/implement water loss audits, utility asset management and green infrastructure planning and implementation. The workshop was presented in partnership with the… Continue reading Presentations from Workshop: “Fostering Municipal and Utility Partnerships for Water Quality Management”
Topic: Data
Report on the Evaluation of Water Audit Data for New Jersey Water Utilities
A report released on Jan. 17, 2017 by the estimates that statewide, New Jersey water utilities lose approximately 130 million gallons of clean drinking water per day through leaky pipes. Of that total, the report estimates that 50 million gallons per day could be recovered cost-effectively through investments in new or upgraded infrastructure. According to… Continue reading Report on the Evaluation of Water Audit Data for New Jersey Water Utilities
The Numbers Behind New Jersey’s Leaking Water Systems
Photo: This water main break in Hoboken on December 1 slows traffic on Willow Avenue approaching the Lincoln Tunnel. Marisa Iati, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Every water system leaks. But residents of Newton in Sussex County, New Jersey, got an especially unwelcome surprise this past Thanksgiving. A 16-inch water main break erupted from under Sparta… Continue reading The Numbers Behind New Jersey’s Leaking Water Systems
One Water Roadmap: The Sustainable Management of Life’s Most Essential Resource
This report from the U.S. Water Alliance makes a case for the One Water approach and highlights successful strategies and real-world examples in practice.
Turning Concept Into Reality: Green Infrastructure
The Green Infrastructure Support Tool (GIST) is a web-based mapping tool that provides wetland restoration site analysis. By combining environmental data with business initiatives it compares values and costs in order to determine the best restoration sites and options.
Vital Public Notice of Sewage in New Jersey Waters, Just in Time for Summer
UPDATE June 30: Several operators of combined-sewer systems in New Jersey are now participating as the NJ CSO Group in the Combined Sewer Overflow Notification website: http://njcso.hdrgateway.com/ This is a web application that notifies the public of the possibility of a combined-sewer overflow at any of the outfall locations in the municipality via an online… Continue reading Vital Public Notice of Sewage in New Jersey Waters, Just in Time for Summer
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
Hoboken Emnet Sewer Monitoring Study 2011 Final Report
This report provides an analysis of the data collected by the city of Hoboken’s extensive sewer monitoring system. 2011.