Registration Information

<h1>Conference Agenda</h1>
<a href="https://cms.jerseywaterworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/WEBSITE-Latest-2025-JWW-Conference-Agenda-updated-12.08.2025.pdf">(Click to open a full PDF of the Agenda)</a>
8:00–9:00 a.m.   Door Opens, Registration, Networking, Exhibitor’s Table
&nbsp;
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>9:00–9:45 a.m.</td>
<td>WELCOME AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Welcome Remarks</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Our Commitment to Future Generations Mini Keynotes</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Title Sponsor Remarks: NJ American Water</li>
</ol>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9:45–10:00 a.m.</td>
<td>BREAK</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10:00–11:15 a.m.</td>
<td>BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Authority Governance Explained</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Building Holistic Pathways for Resilient Municipal Stormwater Management</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Advancing Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) in New Jersey Part 1</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Connecting the Dots: Organizing Our Approach to PFAS Challenges Part 1: Mapping Existing Efforts</li>
</ol>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11:15-11:30 a.m.</td>
<td> BREAK</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11:30-12:30 p.m.</td>
<td> BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Addressing Combined Sewer Overflows: Navigating Challenges and Solutions</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Debt as a Tool, Not a Burden: Smart Financing for Stronger Water Systems</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Advancing Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) in New Jersey Part 2</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Connecting the Dots: Organizing Our Approach to PFAS Challenges Part 2: Collaboration Opportunities</li>
</ol>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12:30-1:40 p..m.</td>
<td>LUNCH AND AFTERNOON KICK OFF
THIS MOMENT: THE STATE OF WATER AND OUR COLLECTIVE VOICE</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Jersey Water Works, Nicole Miller</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Commissioner Shawn LaTourette</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Veolia, Community Builder Sponsor</li>
</ol>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1:45-2:45 p.m.</td>
<td>BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Advancing Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) in New Jersey Part 3</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Water Affordability: An Action Agenda for a Permanent Low-Income Water Affordability Program in New Jersey</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Rethinking Economies of Scale: Regionalization, Shared Services, and the Spectrum of Opportunities Part 1</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Leaders in Green Infrastructure: Overcoming Local Challenges</li>
</ol>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2:45-3:00 p.m.</td>
<td> BREAK</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3:00-4:00 p.m.</td>
<td> BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Rethinking Economies of Scale: Regionalization, Shared Services, and the Spectrum of Opportunities Part 2</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">NJDEP Operator&#8217;s License Updates and Inspiring Journeys from Emerging Water Leaders</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Protecting Future Generations: Policy Solutions that Protect Health and Addresses Lead in Water </li>
</ol>
4:00 p.m. Conference Adjourns</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">We are in the process of confirming additional speakers. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://newjerseyfuture.regfox.com/2025-jersey-water-works-conference">Register and join us!</a></li>
</ul>

2025 JWW Annual Conference Agenda

Call to Action for Jersey Water Works Members

JWW_2025ConferenceBook_FINAL_Page_01

JWW_2025ConferenceBook_FINAL

Program Book

8am and 12.30 pm – JWW Conf 2025 Morning and Lunch Slide Loop.pptx

Morning and Lunch Sessions

9 am Final – Welcome and Mini-Keynotes JWW conf 2025 (1).pptx (1)

9 am Final – Welcome and Mini-Keynotes JWW conf 2025 (1).pptx

Welcome and Mini-Keynotes 

10 am PFAS Learning Lab Part 1 and 2.pptx (1)

10 am PFAS Learning Lab Part 1 and 2.pptx

PFAS Learning Lab Part 1 and 2

145 pm Session – Economies of Scale (JWW Conf 2025) Final.pptx

Economies of Scale

10 am Authorities Explained JWW conf 2025.pptx

Authorities Explained

11_30 CSO Session Slides.pptx

CSO Session 

1_ 45 pm Affordability Workshop

Affordability Workshop 

3_00 p.m. NJDEP and Emerging Water Leaders Presentation.pptx

NJDEP and Emerging Water Leaders Presentation

10 am Building Holistic Pathways for Resilient Municipal Stormwater Management_Final.pptx

Building Holistic Pathways for Resilient Municipal Stormwater Management

11_30-12_30 Debt as a Tool Session.pptx

Debt as a Tool 

1_45 p.m. Green Infrastructure Session.pptx

Green Infrastructure

LSL1 Open_Close.pptx

Part 1 Leveraging SRF for Lead Service Line Replacement

Leveraging SRF for Lead Service Line Replacement 

LSL2 Open_Close.pptx

Part 2 Non-SRF Approaches to Lead Service Line Replacement

Lead Learning Lab: Non - SRF Approaches to Lead Service Line Replacement 

LSL3 Open_Close.pptx

Part 3 Optimizing Contracting and Consultant Collaboration For LSLR Efficiency

Lead Learning Lab: Optimizing Contracting and Consultant Collaboration for LSLR Efficiency 

LFNJ Open_Close.pptx

Protecting Future Generations: Policy Solutions that Protect Health and Address Lead in Water - World Cafe Discussion

Water affordability (1)

JWW PFAS Committee Handout Dec 11th 2025 (1)

JWW's PFAS Committee Handout of Resources

PFAS-Remediation-Resources_QR-JWW

PFAS Remediation Resources_QR JWW

PFAS Remediation Resources 

Economies of Scale Resources Share – Post Jersey Water Works Conference 2025

IMG_0628

IMG_0626

IMG_0624

IMG_0620

IMG_0614

IMG_0612

IMG_0607

IMG_0595

IMG_0586

IMG_0585 (1)

IMG_0581

IMG_0580

IMG_0578

IMG_0573

IMG_0569

IMG_0567

IMG_0561

IMG_0560

IMG_0557

IMG_0554

IMG_0548

IMG_0543

IMG_0535

IMG_0522

IMG_0509

IMG_0499

IMG_0489

IMG_0492

IMG_0487

IMG_0485

IMG_0484

IMG_0479

IMG_0471

IMG_0468

IMG_0456

IMG_0446

IMG_0439

IMG_0427

IMG_0421

IMG_0416

IMG_0411

IMG_0404

IMG_0396

IMG_0388

IMG_0381

IMG_0378

IMG_0376

IMG_0367

IMG_0341

IMG_0336

IMG_0326

IMG_0317

IMG_0316

IMG_0287

IMG_0274

IMG_0255

IMG_0234

IMG_0230

IMG_0219

IMG_0205

IMG_0190

SWU JWW conf 23

IMG_7850

IMG_1048 (1)

IMG_1047

IMG_1038

IMG_1029 (1)

IMG_1026

IMG_1010 (1)

IMG_0999 (1)

IMG_0991 (1)

IMG_0961

Emerging Leaders and NJDEP Lic (1)

IMG_1053

IMG_1056

IMG_1050

IMG_1074

IMG_1079

<h2>Welcome to the 2025 Jersey Water Works Annual Conference</h2>
Join us on December 11, 2025, as Jersey Water Works (JWW) hosts its Annual Conference with a focus on &#8220;Our Commitment to Future Generations.&#8221; This event will bring together experts and stakeholders to collaborate on improving water infrastructure and stormwater management.
<ul>
<li>Thursday, December 11, 2025</li>
<li>The College of New Jersey, Brower Student Center</li>
<li>2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08618</li>
<li>Parking: Parking is directly in front of the Student Center (TCNJ has designated Lots 5, 6, and 7. </li>
<li>Please see TCNJ campus map here: <a href="https://tcnj.edu/about/campus-info/campus-map/">https://tcnj.edu/about/campus-info/campus-map/</a>)</li>
<li>Download Program Book <a href="https://cms.jerseywaterworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/JWW_2025ConferenceBook_FINAL.pdf">here</a></li>
<li>REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED</li>
</ul>
<h2>Expanded Opportunities: 12 engaging sessions (maybe more!)</h2>
This year, we’re expanding our horizons with 12 engaging sessions, a noticeable increase from the 8 sessions we had in 2024. Our conference will feature a diverse range of topics to ensure every attendee finds value and inspiration.
<h2>Value-Added Continuing Education Units (CEUs)</h2>
To enhance the professional value of attending our conference, we’re offering more Continuing Education Units (CEUs) than ever before. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn these valuable credits while gaining insights into the latest industry trends and practices.
<h2>Join Us to Shape the Future</h2>
The JWW Conference is a platform for fostering collaboration among state and local leaders, experts, and stakeholders committed to promoting public health through equitable and sustainable water solutions. Together, we aim to educate, innovate, and work towards a thriving future for all.

Save the Date: 2025 Conference

Our Commitment to Future Generations

<h3><a style="color: #000080;" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ND4KPqAoq-8risJ_6NjtkRAgQhV3TrTh/view">Download the Sponsorship Application Packet</a></h3>
QUESTIONS: 
Contact Susan O&#8217;Connor, <a href="mailto:mglassburg@njfuture.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soconnor@njfuture.org</a> or 609-293-3797.

<h4><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ND4KPqAoq-8risJ_6NjtkRAgQhV3TrTh/view">Download the Sponsorship Application Packet</a></h4>
Your contribution supports the collaborative backbone capacity and the annual conference! Thank you!
MAKE A RIPPLE EFFECT FOR GOOD:
Support a great cause and gain exposure with potential and current collaborators, partners, and clients by sponsoring the most popular event of the JWW collaborative. Our newsletter subscribers and social media followers are an audience of over 7,000.
Sponsorship benefits vary, based on sponsor level, such as registrations, exhibit, program book ad, listing on the Jersey Water Works website, a linked logo on conference emails, a short video, and recognition on social media.
WHO ATTENDS?
The perfect mix of the private and public sectors: mayors and CEOs, township managers and corporate program directors, COOs and public finance managers, and engineers from towns and top regional firms, along with planners, contractors, environmental service providers, and community advocates—all of whom are influencers or decision-makers for how and with whom infrastructure projects will proceed. This year’s program will include a utility track which includes targeted professional education credits.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
The conference will cover pressing issues through informative discussions, insightful panels on water infrastructure improvement, and in-depth analysis sessions. Learn more about this year’s program and previous conferences here: <a href="https://www.jerseywaterworks.org/events/annual-conference/2024/">https://www.jerseywaterworks.org/events/annual-conference/2024/</a>
Thank you for considering sponsoring the conference!
&nbsp;

A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

2025 Annual Conference

Jersey Water Works

Stormwater Utility Committee Meeting

Green Infrastructure Committee Meeting (Sept 17)

Native Plant Landscaping & Stormwater Solutions Certification (Wed, October 21, 6-8 pm (virtual);  Sat, October 24, 9 am – 4 pm (Ocean County College))

Native Plant Landscaping & Stormwater Solutions Certification (Wed, October 14, 6-8 pm (virtual) ; Sat, October 17, 9 am – 4 pm (The Watershed Institute))

NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) workshop series, From Capacity to Impact: Skill-Building Trainings to Collectively Strengthen our Estuary. (Oct date)

NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) workshop series, From Capacity to Impact: Skill-Building Trainings to Collectively Strengthen our Estuary. (Sept date)

Jersey Water Works Annual Conference! December 8th NJIT

NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) workshop series, From Capacity to Impact: Skill-Building Trainings to Collectively Strengthen our Estuary. (Aug – Oct dates)

Imagine a Day Without Water. What Would You Do?

Community Watershed Advocate Program  – the Watershed Institute (Sept 30 – Nov 4)

The 14th Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum

2026 ANJEC Environmental Congress

June 8-Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Projects and Stormwater Utilities:

June 2-Stormwater Utilities Committee Meeting

May 27-Green Infrastructure In-Person Tour

New Jersey Sustainability Summit – May 15

Hackensack River Nation Summit – April 28

CTR Workshop on Translational Research and Technology Innovations for PFAS Decontaminations –  April 24

AEA One-Day Spring Conference & Wave Award Luncheon – April 23

AWWA NJ 2026 Annual Conference – March 17-20

Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed Hill Day in Washington, DC – March 17th

The 9th Annual NJ Watershed Conference – February 26 & 27

Stormwater MS4 Permit: What, Why and How Webinar

Stormwater Utilities Subcommittee Meeting

Asset Management and Finance Committee Meeting

Launching a New Committee: PFAS and Emerging Contaminants 

2026 Green Infrastructure Champions Training Program

Debt Isn’t A Bad Word: Navigating Funding to Address PFAS in Drinking Water – Webinar #3

Green Infrastructure Committee Meeting: October 7th

Jersey Water Works Conference Annual Conference: Thurs., Dec 11

From Runoff to renewal: Rolling out a New Stormwater Utility in NJ Webinar

New Jersey Future 2025 Smart Growth Awards

Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS FOR NJ WATER SYSTEMS

June 4 – Green Infrastructure Tour at The Watershed Institute

June 11: Denver, CO: WaterNow Emerging Leader Awards Ceremony

Green Infrastructure Champions Conference – May 30

New Jersey Utilities Association’s (NJUA) 110th Annual Conference – May 28-29

June 17 Debt Isn’t A Bad Word 2nd Webinar: SFY26 IUP Deep Dive: Policy Updates, Affordability Criteria, and Debt Strategy for Local Governments

Stormwater Utility Subcommittee Meeting – Special Presentation & A Conversation about creating a Scorecard for Towns

April 15th Radio Broadcast in English and Spanish: Spring Cleaning: Lead Edition