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If you want to know how the affordability of drinking water and sewer rates compares between locations in New Jersey, you can now use spatial data from Jersey Water Works to find out.

As Congress debates various proposals to increase federal aid to address the problem of lead-contaminated drinking water, it is important to consider potential allocation formulas, as different choices may drastically alter New Jersey’s share.

Every four years, the EPA conducts the Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey. The goal of this survey is to estimate the projected 20-year financial need of water systems throughout the country. The responses of systems in New Jersey will help to determine how much funding our state receives for drinking water infrastructure improvements. In New Jersey, the NJDEP administers the survey.

On February 23, Governor Murphy presented the FY 2022 Budget Address. The proposed budget includes $60 million to provide continued state budget support for the Drinking Water and Clean Water Infrastructure Fund. The budget also supports new staff to monitor lead and copper contaminants in drinking water.

Jersey Water Works members, your voices are needed to amplify water infrastructure as a federal priority.

This content was written by Caroline Kirkland, Marketing/Communications Administator, New Jersey Infrastructure Bank.

In response to the public health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Jersey Water Works Asset Management and Finance Committee submitted recommendations to the Governor's Office on April 17.

Guest blog post by Tom Neltner, chemicals policy director at Environmental Defense Fund.

Guest blog post by George Hawkins and Andy Kricun, Moonshot Missions.

The WQAA has the potential to serve as a tool for water systems to invest in and maintain reliable, sustainable infrastructure. The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee held three hearings to better understand where the Act can be improved, based on testimony from a diverse group of water, utility, environmental, and policy experts.