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03/10/21Jersey WaterCheck: A tool to help you be informed about your water system
Jersey Water Works created Jersey WaterCheck to support the goal of solving New Jersey’s water infrastructure challenges using information.READ ARTICLE#Data, #Drinking Water, #LeadSOURCE
Glenn Barnes, Director, Water Finance Assistance -
01/28/21Conference Highlights: Racial Equity, Collaboration, and Resilience as Themes
The sixth annual Jersey Water Works Conference brought together a record-breaking 355 stakeholders and 29 speakers over 11 sessions to share the latest ideas on water funding, CSOs, transparency and data, water workforce, water equity and resilience, and more. This is the first blog post of two recapping the December 9-11 event.READ ARTICLE#Drinking Water, #Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management, #Smart CSO Control PlansSOURCE
Paula Figueroa-Vega and Lauren Belsky, Jersey Water Works Backbone Staff -
12/08/20Want Clean Water Included in New Federal Spending Plan? Sign on by Jan. 15
Jersey Water Works members, your voices are needed to amplify water infrastructure as a federal priority.READ ARTICLE#Drinking Water, #Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management, #Paying for Water InfrastructureSOURCE
Lauren Belsky, Program Coordinator, Jersey Water Works -
07/30/20JWW members prioritize collaboration, communication, and engagement at Membership Meeting
The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting existing water challenges. JWW members gathered virtually on July 20 to hear from water leaders on the importance of data and collaboration to find long-term, innovative solutions.READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and PartnershipsSOURCE
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06/09/20Op-Ed: Now More than Ever, Our Health Depends on Access to Clean Water
This op-ed, co-authored by Jersey Water Works co-chairs Mark Mauriello and Jane Kenny, appeared in NJ Spotlight on June 9.READ ARTICLE#Affordability, #Drinking Water, #Lead, #Paying for Water Infrastructure, #WorkforceSOURCE
Mark Mauriello and Jane Kenny, Jersey Water Works Co-Chairs, NJ Spotlight -
01/31/20Water leaders call for continued momentum, innovative funding to transform New Jersey’s water infrastructure
A record number of conference attendees gathered to explore equitable solutions for New Jersey's top water challenges in the year ahead.READ ARTICLE#Drinking Water, #Green Infrastructure/Stormwater ManagementSOURCE
Lauren Belsky, Program Coordinator, Jersey Water Works -
10/10/19Jersey Water Works Lead in Drinking Water Task Force Releases Recommendations for Lead-Free Drinking Water, Joined by Governor Murphy
The task force report outlines a roadmap to virtually eliminate lead in drinking water in 10 years; Governor Murphy announces a comprehensive statewide strategy to address lead contamination.READ ARTICLE#Drinking WaterSOURCE
Lauren Belsky, Program Coordinator, Jersey Water Works -
10/04/19Where are the lead service lines in New Jersey?
Guest blog post from New Jersey Future, showing mapped data that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection collected from community water systems to show the intensity of lead service lines across the state.READ ARTICLE#LeadSOURCE
Gary Brune, Senior Policy Manager, New Jersey Future -
08/05/19Reports on Potential Solutions from CSO Permit Holders Require Local Input
This content originally appeared as a blog post from Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers. The statewide coalition comprises a number of JWW member organizations and it helps to advance the collaborative’s shared goals.READ ARTICLE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater ManagementOpen Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers in a new tabSOURCE
Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers
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05/13/19How Water Investments Drive New Jersey’s Economy
It can be difficult communicating the value of water infrastructure since so often it is out of sight and out of mind. This educational initiative translates hard data into easily understandable and accessible charts and infographics.READ ARTICLE#Drinking WaterSOURCE
Brian Caycho, Program Coordinator, New Jersey Future
