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<h1>Conference Agenda</h1>
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8:00–9:00 a.m.   Door Opens, Registration, Networking, Exhibitor’s Table
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<td>9:00–9:45 a.m.</td>
<td>WELCOME AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS </td>
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<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>
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<td>9:45–10:00 a.m.</td>
<td>BREAK</td>
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<td>10:00–11:15 a.m.</td>
<td>BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1</td>
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<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>
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<td>11:15-11:30 a.m.</td>
<td> BREAK</td>
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<td>11:30-12:30 p.m.</td>
<td> BREAKOUT SESSIONS 2</td>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<td>1:45-2:45 p.m.</td>
<td>BREAKOUT SESSIONS 3</td>
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<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>
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<td>2:45-3:00 p.m.</td>
<td> BREAK</td>
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<td>3:00-4:00 p.m.</td>
<td> BREAKOUT SESSIONS 4</td>
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<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>
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4:00 p.m. Conference Adjourns</td>
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<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>
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2025 JWW Annual Conference Agenda

Call to Action for Jersey Water Works Members

<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.
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<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>
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<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.

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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!
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A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

2025 Annual Conference

Jersey Water Works

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

Asset Management and Finance Committee Meeting

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

Lead Service Line Replacement Virtual Office Hours for NJ Water Systems

City of Water Day

New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Three-Day Conference

Global Earth Day Network – Earth Action Day 2025

ANJEC: In Person Session: Fundamentals for Effective Environmental Commissions

Virtual Public Workshop: Community-Driven Input on Upcoming CSO Proposed Projects

Hackensack River Nation Summit 2025

Green Infrastructure Champion Program

2025 Utility Management Conference & Recognition Awards

Stormwater Utilities Subcommittee Meeting

2025 New Jersey Sustainability Summit

Debt Isn’t A Bad Word: Utilizing The Water Bank State Revolving Fund for Long-Term Infrastructure Investments webinar

Eighth Annual NJ Watershed Conference

Lessons Learned After Two Years of Accelerating Lead Service Line Replacement in New Jersey Communities

Hackensack River Nation Council meeting

Green Infrastructure and Combined Sewer Overflow Committees – Joint Meeting

Webinar: Imagine a Day Without the Water Workforce: Strengthening the Water Sector Pipeline through Entry-Level Opportunities

2024 Jersey Water Works Annual Conference

2024 Annual Membership Meeting

Safe Drinking Water Cybersecurity Grant Program – Informational Webinar

World Water Day 2024

2024 Utility Management Conference

Using the Enhanced Stormwater Control Ordinance Action to Meet New DEP Requirements

Seventh Annual Watershed Conference

2023 Jersey Water Works Annual Conference

2023 NY-NJ HEP State of the Estuary Conference

2023 New Jersey League of Municipalities

How Hackensack is Working to Reduce Flooding and Combined Sewer Overflow

ANJEC 50th Annual Environmental Congress (Virtual)

ANJEC 50th Annual Environmental Congress (In-Person)

Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Communications: Guidelines for the Water Movement