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05/25/17Three New Jersey Cities Use Citizen-Powered Initiatives to Tackle Stormwater Runoff
The Cities of Service Prepared Together program is giving three of New Jersey's CSO communities -- Hoboken, Jersey City, and Newark -- a chance to address stormwater runoff issues and build stronger, more resilient neighborhoods.READ ARTICLE#Smart CSO Control PlansSOURCE
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01/31/17The Crisis in Our Pipes: Lead in Drinking Water
Legislators at Third Task Force Hearing Seek SolutionsREAD ARTICLE#Drinking Water, #LeadSOURCE
Vivian Chang, New Jersey Future -
01/17/17The Numbers Behind New Jersey’s Leaking Water Systems
A new report released by NRDC on Jan. 17 begins to shed some light on the largely hidden loss of drinking water across New Jersey.READ ARTICLE#Data, #Drinking WaterOpen Ed Osann, Senior Policy Analyst and Water Efficiency Project, NRDC in a new tabSOURCE
Ed Osann, Senior Policy Analyst and Water Efficiency Project, NRDC
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12/01/16New Guidance: Designing Parks and Public Spaces with Green Infrastructure
Jersey Water Works Green Infrastructure Committee issues design recommendations.READ ARTICLE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater ManagementSOURCE
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09/19/16Working Together to Upgrade New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure
New Jersey's water infrastructure is too big a problem for any one organization to fix, so lots of them decided to tackle it together.READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and PartnershipsOpen U.S. Water Alliance in a new tabSOURCE
U.S. Water Alliance
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08/03/16Lead in New Jersey’s Drinking Water Calls for Awareness, Education and Investment
Special statement from Jersey Water Works Steering Committee highlights new online resource on lead for New Jersey's residents and demonstrates commitment to help educate on lead to keep our children safe.READ ARTICLE#Drinking Water, #Lead -
06/27/16Ten Great Ideas for New Jersey’s Water Infrastructure
The New Jersey delegation to the One Water Summit in Atlanta shares what they learned about innovative ways to integrate water management, reduce costs, partner and build broad public support for investment in upgraded water infrastructure.READ ARTICLE
#Community Engagement and PartnershipsSOURCE
Chris Sturm, Managing Director, Policy and Water, New Jersey Future -
06/22/16Protecting Drinking Water by Becoming Climate Ready
Understanding climate impacts will exacerbate the country’s aging water infrastructure, the U.S. EPA has developed tools that address challenges including highlighting actions taken by the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority.READ ARTICLE
#Climate Resilience, #Paying for Water InfrastructureSOURCE
Joel Beauvais and Andrew Kricun, Executive Director for the Camden County (NJ) Municipal Utilities Authority -
06/06/16Vital Public Notice of Sewage in New Jersey Waters, Just in Time for Summer
Learn about what combined sewer overflow operators are doing to notify the public of overflow events and what New Jersey operators are doing to meet a July 1 permit deadline.READ ARTICLE#Data, #Smart CSO Control PlansSOURCE
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05/25/16Three New Jersey Cities Selected To Accelerate Water Infrastructure Innovation
Gloucester City, Jersey City, and Perth Amboy will receive technical assistance and engineering support services to design innovative, financeable projects that reduce combined sewer outflows (CSOs) while also making neighborhoods and downtowns better places to live, work, and invest.READ ARTICLESOURCE
Jersey Water Works Staff
