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Policy Coordinator

Zeke Weston

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Policy Manager

Gary Brune

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Policy and Program Coordinator

Patricia Dunkak

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Deandrah Cameron

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Kimberley Irby

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Director, Jersey Water Works Collaborative and Organizational Development

Paula Figueroa-Vega

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Community Outreach Manager

Mo Kinberg

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Program Coordinator

Andrea Sapal

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Director of Collaborations & Organizational Equity

Jyoti Venketraman

Environmental Specialist

Alaina Ungarini

Director

Laura Norkute

Director of Policy and Advocacy

Matthew Hersh

Michele Langa

Director of the Urban Mayors Policy Center

Tenisha Malcolm

President and CEO

Ruth Ann Norton

Policy Director

Diane Schrauth

Program Manager

Heather Sorge

Donald Shields

Patricia Lindsay Harvey

Russ Dudley

Kendra Morris

Manager

Zach Green

Assistant Director

Tiffany Stewart**

Julia Cavalier

Stephanie Corso, CPC

Richard Calbi Jr. P.E., P.P.

Glenn Barnes

Scientist (retired)

Robert Tucker

Jim Nelson

Former Mayor

Dawn Zimmer**

Program Officer

Lupe Flores

Associate Professor of Practice for Water, Society and the Environment

Dan Van Abs

Watershed Scientist – Groundwater

Mara Tippett

Community Organizer

Shereyl Snider

Director, Trenton Water Works (served until Sept. 13, 2019)

Shing-Fu Hsueh

Vice President of Operations

Tom Shroba

Senior Director of Environmental Health Policy

Elyse Pivnick

Executive Director

Doug O’Malley

Managing Director / Senior Fellow

Andy Kricun

Bureau Chief

Michael Kammer

State Director

Amy Goldsmith

Owner

Michael Furrey

Senior Policy Analyst

Peter Chen

Laureen Boles

General Supervisor of Water

Jeffrey Baig

Kareem Adeem

Kevin Whitney

Daniel J. Van Abs Ph.D., PP/FAICP

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Bernadette M. Sohler

Chris Obropta

Bill Cesanek

Rosana Pedra Nobre

Lester Taylor

Christine Ballard

Kareen Adeem

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Larry Levine

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Dan Kennedy

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Combined Sewer Overflow Committee

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Committee goal: Municipalities and utilities adopt innovative CSO Long Term Control Plans with cost-effective solutions that meet or exceed permit requirements and provide multiple community benefits.
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See Jersey Water Works latest news on <a href="https://www.jerseywaterworks.org/topics/smart-cso-control-plans/">smart CSO control plans</a> and <a href="https://www.jerseywaterworks.org/topics/workforce/">workforce</a>.

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Water Workforce Task Force

Asset Management and Finance Committee

Education and Outreach Committee

Green Infrastructure Committee

Lead in Drinking Water Task Force

Data Advisory Committee

Jersey Water Works

Safe Drinking Water Cybersecurity Grant Program – Informational Webinar

World Water Day 2024

2024 Utility Management Conference

Using the Enhanced Stormwater Control Ordinance Action to Meet New DEP Requirements

Seventh Annual Watershed Conference

2023 Jersey Water Works Annual Conference

2023 NY-NJ HEP State of the Estuary Conference

2023 New Jersey League of Municipalities

How Hackensack is Working to Reduce Flooding and Combined Sewer Overflow

ANJEC 50th Annual Environmental Congress (Virtual)

ANJEC 50th Annual Environmental Congress (In-Person)

Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Communications: Guidelines for the Water Movement

Technical Friday Series: Forever Chemical – Treatment and Remediation

One Water Summit 2023

JWW and LFNJ Joint Membership Meeting

Water Workforce Program (Info Session)

Understanding Technical Assistance for Water Systems Webinar

LSL Replacement Financing and Implementation

Technical Assistance Coffee Chat for New Jersey Coastal Communities

2nd Environmental Summit South Ward Environmental Justice

2023 Camden Environmental Summit

Construction Industry Career Day (open to high school students)

Construction Industry Career Day (open to the public)

NJ Water Environment Association Conference and Exposition

New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference

New Jersey Sustainability Summit

American Water Works Association New Jersey Annual Conference

Sixth Annual Watershed Conference

State Revolving Funds and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding – Webinar

Leveraging Capital Markets to Accelerate Lead Service Line Replacements

Tracking Pollution in the Delaware Basin: Tools for Community Action

Asset Management & Finance Committee

Climate Resilience Committee

American River: A Journey Down the Passaic (film premiere)

Virtual Workshop: Community Driven Input on Upcoming Combined Sewage Overflow Proposed Projects

Webinar | Small Water System Funding: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)

Webinar | Financial Benchmarking for Small Water and Wastewater Systems

JWW Annual Conference Virtual Session: Tapping into the Water Assistance Program for Low Income Households

Preparing Critical Infrastructure for Climate Change: Water Utilities Leading the Way

Jersey Water Works Annual Conference

AEA Annual Meeting and Conference

New Jersey’s Low Income Household Water Assistance Program Webinar

WEFTEC 2022

Delaware River Watershed Forum

Imagine a Day Without Water 2022

World Water-Tech North America Summit

Lead-Free New Jersey September Membership Meeting

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Under Former Community Engagement Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Produce public participation materials for the new municipal separate storm sewer (MS4) permit.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop a strategic communications plan that identifies event-oriented social media campaigns and tools for committee members to use to engage stakeholders in water infrastructure issues.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Provide tools and resources needed by CSO permit holders to address public participation requirements.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Compile and share a collection of educational curricula about water infrastructure.</li>
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Under Former Municipal Outreach Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Continue outreach for Mayoral Proclamations and City Council Resolutions.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Provide technical training for decision makers and their staff on water infrastructure and best management practices.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Build awareness of Jersey Water Works and water infrastructure through a strong presence at external events with a municipal audience.</li>
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Under Former Best Practices Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop two actions for the Sustainable Jersey certification program: asset management and a water loss audit.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Educate utilities about NJ A.I.M.S. and promote uptake through a presence at utility, municipal, and trade association conferences.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Launch a recognition program for utilities that adopt N.J.A.1.M.S. practices through partnerships with water infrastructure trade associations.</li>
</ol>
Under Former Community Engagement Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop and enhance educational materials and actions for community members and community-based organizations.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop a list of specific stakeholders in communities, targeting areas that are perceived to have fewer potential stakeholders. Develop and implement strategy for communicating with identified stakeholders.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop &#8220;universal&#8221; public participation materials for permittees that would outline best practices and checklist of potential stakeholders for outreach and supplemental teams.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Create a network for green infrastructure Municipal Action Teams to share best practices and support and expand work.</li>
</ol>

Under Former Municipal Outreach Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Support the New Jersey Urban Mayors Association Water Infrastructure Policy Committee in developing state policy recommendations on water infrastructure and announcing them at a fall event.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Partner with the New Jersey League of Municipalities and other Jersey Water Works members to provide an educational webinar series for municipal officials.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Encourage partners to host events and conferences that include water-related sessions and invite state and local officials to participate.</li>
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Under Former Best Practices Committee
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Examine the legal impediments to establishing water infrastructure ratepayer assistance programs in New Jersey and identify policy recommendations to overcome them.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Publish a report on “Cost Effective Investments for Water Infrastructure” and host an event to discuss implementation.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Host educational events that utilize the framework provided by the NJ AIMS Guide, including training on water loss audits.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Propose a completed Asset Management “action” for the Sustainable Jersey certification program.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Facilitate the development of a case study of the fiscal implications of asset management at Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop an on-line water infrastructure finance clearinghouse with references, resources and links to the following: grant/funding resources, innovative financing methods. alternative project delivery structures, New Jersey enabling statutes.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Assess NJEIT financed integrated green and green infrastructure stormwater management projects that feature successful designs and financing applications and highlight intervention points and advocacy efforts that can improve the financing process and ultimately increase the number of projects funded.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Benchmark wastewater and water-supply utility emergency repair costs.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Review and catalog existing state water-related household assistance programs.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Publish case studies on the financial benefits of asset management for drinking water and wastewater utilities.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Assess the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust green infrastructure financing program to identify ways to improve applicant success at obtaining funding.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Publish a national survey of state-level initiatives to fund water infrastructure.</li>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop two Sustainable Jersey actions for green infrastructure (planning and installation).</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Better understand how and which green infrastructure techniques can be used in or next to parks that can control stormwater generated elsewhere under existing regulations and identify necessary modifications to state controls.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Review existing efforts and need for a database of green infrastructure installations and monitoring data in NJ.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Encourage NJ and local DOTs to support green infrastructure best practices on green streets (e.g., right-of-way bioswales) by identifying likely applications, performance, and permitting requirements that could be adopted by the state, counties and/or municipalities.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop green infrastructure educational materials for the construction and development industries, such as a design charrette that explores the use of various GI techniques.</li>
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