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Lauren Belsky

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Program Manager

Paula Figueroa-Vega

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Jyoti Venketraman

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Policy and Program Coordinator

Andrew Tabas

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Policy Manager

Gary Brune

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Policy Analyst

Kimberley Irby

Julia Cavalier

Stephanie Corso, CPC

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

Glenn Barnes

Scientist (retired)

Robert Tucker

Jim Nelson

Environmental Activist

Mike Morgan

Director of Water Supply

Patricia Ingelido

Grants and Compliance Manager

Louis Copeland, Jr

Director

Shep Brown

Senior Program Officer

Lucy Vandenberg

Associate Professor of Practice for Water, Society and the Environment

Dan Van Abs

Watershed Scientist – Groundwater

Mara Tippett

Managing Director, Policy and Water

Chris Sturm

Community Organizer

Shereyl Snider

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

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Assistant Director

Kristin Epstein

Vice President of Operations

Tom Shroba

Director, Office of Local Public Health

Shereen Semple

Senior Director of Environmental Health Policy

Elyse Pivnick

Assistant Director, Office of Policy and Regulatory Development

Joseph Pargola

Executive Director

Doug O’Malley

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Joe Myers

Managing Director / Senior Fellow

Andy Kricun

Director, National Campaign to End Lead Poisoning

Cate Klinger

Bureau Chief

Michael Kammer

Special Assistant to the Commissioner

Chris Huber

Associate Director

Ishiya Hayes

Director of Health and Human Services

Monique Griffith

State Director

Amy Goldsmith

Owner

Michael Furrey

Supervisor of Certification

Olumuyiwa Falajiki

Senior Policy Analyst

Peter Chen

Laureen Boles

President and Chief Executive Officer

Staci Berger

General Supervisor of Water

Jeffrey Baig

Chief, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection

Christine Ash

Kareem Adeem

Chairman, Former Commissioner / Former Regional Administrator

Christopher Daggett

Kevin Whitney

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

Sarah Neiderer

Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds

Monique Girona

Bernadette M. Sohler

Chris Obropta

Bill Cesanek

Rosana DaSilva

Lester Taylor

Christine Ballard

Kareen Adeem

Drew Curtis

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Lead in Drinking Water Task Force

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Every person in New Jersey deserves a safe, healthy environment that nurtures their full potential. Lead exposure thwarts this basic goal. Across New Jersey, lead in drinking water threatens human health, especially among children.
To address the risks from lead in water, Jersey Water Works, with support from The Fund for New Jersey, convened a 30-member task force of representatives from local, state, and federal governments, water utilities, academia, environmental and public health organizations, and smart growth and community advocacy groups. 
Beginning in December 2018, the task force worked to determine practical, cost-effective, equitable, and permanent solutions that will ensure people across the state can access drinking water free from the risks of lead. 
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With a grant from The Fund for New Jersey, staff support for the Lead in Drinking Water Task Force is provided by New Jersey Future, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes sensible growth, redevelopment and infrastructure investments in the state and facilitates the Jersey Water Works collaborative.
Questions about the JWW Lead in Drinking Water Task Force? 
Please contact Gary Brune of Jersey Water Works’ Backbone Staff at <a href="mailto:gbrune@njfuture.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gbrune@njfuture.com</a> or 609-393-0008 x119.

Asset Management and Finance Committee

Education and Outreach Committee

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Combined Sewer Overflow Committee

Data Advisory Committee

Jersey Water Works

Creating Meaningful Partnerships with BIPOC and EJ Communities and Organizations

State Policy Showcase: How States Can Use Federal Covid Relief Funds to Pay for Equitable Water Infrastructure

Water for Climate Action: Reducing GHG Emissions

Fall DEIJ Webinar Series: Bridging Environmental Education and Advocacy

Next Generation Asset Management: Integrated Delivery of Large-Diameter Pipeline Renewal Projects

Lead with Infrastructure Webinar: What the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Means for the Water Sector

Affordability and Customer Assistance for Stormwater Services

One Water Leadership Institute

The Watershed Institute Annual Conference

NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program Annual Conference

New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management (NJAFM) Annual Conference

Atlantic County Utilities Authority Tour

Imagine a Day Without Water

Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) Annual Environmental Congress

Linden Blue Acres Tour – Green Infrastructure & Floodplain Restoration

Jersey Water Works Conference

Planning and Utilities, Cities and CSOs—The Value of Collaboration to Improve Municipalities

CSO Committee Meeting

Jersey WaterCheck Utility Survey

Education and Outreach Committee meeting

Association of Environmental Authorities (AEA) Annual Meeting and Conference

American Water Works Association New Jersey Chapter Conference

Tapping into Federal Funding: Leveraging WaterSMART Grants for Innovative Water Infrastructure Investments

DEIJ and Racial Justice Are Not Synonymous: Intersectional Social Justice in Environmental Work

Tapping into Federal Funding: Leveraging Housing and Urban Development Loans for Innovative Water Infrastructure Investments

Lead-Free NJ July 2021 Membership Meeting

Improving Watershed Health through Agricultural-Municipal Partnerships

Water Risk Equity Map Green Infrastructure Subcommittee

CSO Water Workforce Subcommittee

Green Infrastructure Municipal Engagement Subcommittee

Stormwater Utilities Subcommittee

2021 New Jersey Water Association Annual Conference

Green Infrastructure Workforce Subcommittee

2021 American Water Resources Association Mid-Atlantic Conference

Jersey Water Works 2021 Membership Meeting: Different Perspectives, New Opportunities, Win-Win Solutions

Asset Management and Finance LSL Guidance Subcommittee Meeting

Green Infrastructure Committee Meeting

JWW and the American Water Works Association New Jersey Chapter –  Young Professionals Networking Happy Hour

Equity Mapping Subcommittee 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>
</ol>

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>
</ol>
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>
</ol>
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>
</ol>

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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>
</ol>

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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>
</ol>

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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>
</ol>

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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Advance implementation of “green streets” by recommending policy changes, promoting state and federal pilot projects and expanding the complete streets “action” in the Sustainable Jersey certification program.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Partner with Jersey Water Works members to host green infrastructure trainings for key stakeholders.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Recommend ways to conduct an inventory of green infrastructure installations and their performance.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Facilitate community advocacy for green infrastructure by assessing stakeholders’ needs for green infrastructure tools and training and developing solutions to fill the gaps.</li>
</ol>

<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Advance implementation of “green streets” by recommending policy changes, promoting state and federal pilot projects, and expanding the complete streets “action” in the Sustainable Jersey certification program.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Partner with Jersey Water Works members to host green infrastructure trainings for key stakeholders.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Recommend ways to conduct an inventory of green infrastructure installations and their performance.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Facilitate community advocacy for green infrastructure by assessing stakeholders’ needs for green infrastructure tools and training and developing solutions to fill the gaps.</li>
</ol>

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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Host or participate in two events to promote water workforce development, such as running facility tours, career days, or job fairs, and share supporting materials.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Make existing informational resources on water infrastructure more accessible for residents and other stakeholders by creating a new Jersey Water Works website interface.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Implement a pilot schools program in Robbinsville to educate grade-school students on water infrastructure and share lessons learned.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Host or participate in at least two national water infrastructure awareness events such as Infrastructure Week and Imagine a Day Without Water and amplify those efforts through Jersey Water Works’ communications platforms.</li>
</ol>
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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>
</ol>

<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Advance water and sewer affordability for low-income customers by:
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">(a) Finalizing and issuing a white paper with a menu of state policy options to ensure affordability.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">(b) Establishing a consensus methodology for measuring affordability issues, using it to assess New Jersey communities, and issuing a report on the benchmark findings.</li>
</ul>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Issue a baseline assessment of drinking water utility capital investments in New Jersey.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Review and issue comments on state government proposals, including New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection guidance for stormwater utilities, efforts to require asset management for wastewater systems, and Water Quality Accountability Act recommendations.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Recommend, in partnership with industry groups, level-of-service goals for use with asset management programs.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Represent Jersey Water Works and promote its work at industry and partner conferences and workshops, in coordination with backbone staff.</li>
</ol>

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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Advance water/wastewater affordability for low-income customers by:
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<li>(a) Developing recommendations for an emergency assistance program in New Jersey, and work towards implementing a permanent program.</li>
<li>(b) Coordinating with the BPU water workgroup on its structure and outreach.</li>
<li>(c) Communicating, sharing, and using the consensus methodology report measuring affordability.</li>
</ul>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Develop guidance for drinking water utilities to complete lead service line inventories.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3">Develop and implement actions for the committee to increase the committee&#8217;s racial, gender, and sector diversity.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="4">Coordinate with the CSO Committee on LTCP implementation and stormwater fee options for CSO communities.</li>
</ol>

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<li>Host or participate in at least two activities (meeting, event, letter campaign) that engage and inform elected officials about the benefits of investing in water infrastructure including the need for funding the LTCP, stormwater utilities, green infrastructure, and how to utilize Jersey WaterCheck as a resource.</li>
<li>Conduct an interactive program for the public to increase understanding of complex water policies and create opportunities for a two-way exchange of ideas.</li>
<li>Host two structured listening sessions with utilities to learn more about their challenges and continue to identify opportunities for synergy.</li>
<li>Create a resource for water customers at risk of service shut-off when the moratorium is over. Share with utility companies and the general public.</li>
<li>Host two networking events for JWW members and non-members to activate their participation.</li>
</ol>

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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Strengthen the green infrastructure workforce by publishing a fact sheet with green infrastructure certification programs and employment strategies.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Identify funding sources for green infrastructure retrofit projects, share with GI champions, and present findings in a fact sheet.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Develop the JWW Water Equity Map to show where overburdened communities experience water-related risks. By July 2021, develop the interactive map. By December 2021, identify hotspots.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Identify and implement a project to continue to advance the understanding of stormwater utilities in MS4 towns by sharing resources.</li>
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