<h1>Conference Agenda &#8211; Coming Soon!</h1>

Call to Action for Jersey Water Works Members

<h2>Welcome to the 2026 Jersey Water Works Annual Conference</h2>
Join us on December 8, 2026, as Jersey Water Works (JWW) hosts its 12th Annual Conference, &#8220;Driving the Change: Shared Action for New Jersey’s Water Future&#8221;, which will bring together over 250 state and local decision-makers, practitioners, and stakeholders to amplify the importance of addressing New Jersey’s water infrastructure, explore  innovative solutions, and celebrate the Jersey Water Works collaborative as an effective, comprehensive approach to  achieving statewide impact. 
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<li>Thursday, December 8, 2026</li>
<li>New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Campus Center &#8211; Ballroom (2nd floor) 
150 Bleeker Street, Newark, NJ 07102</li>
<li>Parking: TBA </li>
<li>Please see NJIT campus map <a href="https://www.njit.edu/campus-parking-maps">here</a></li>
<li>Download Program Book here &#8211; TBA</li>
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<h2>8 Engaging Conference Sessions: 
Our conference will feature a diverse range of topics to ensure every attendee finds value and inspiration. Session descriptions TBA. </h2>
<h2>Value-Added Continuing Education Units (CEUs)</h2>
To enhance the professional value of attending our conference, we’re offering Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Attendees will have the opportunity to earn these valuable credits while gaining insights into the latest industry trends and practices.
<h2>Join Us to Drive the Change</h2>
The Theme: Driving the Change: Shared Action for New Jersey’s Water Future
Driving the Change: Establishes an urgent, results-driven call to action. It targets New Jersey’s 2026 pivotal inflection point as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) comes to an end and strict compliance are in place—especially as the state tackles aggressive timelines for lead service line replacements, newly launched PFAS regulations, and aging Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs).
Shared Action: Anchors the theme to the fundamental mission of the<a href="https://api.neonemails.com/emails/tracking/click-link/bgvgwIgLxiowGKroP--PoLEjX0iRIGh_Su44pqi176M=/ahUgaz8P2oYWR6Jja5SBDMpZfJosClhpBIVZrNRDjVQ="> Jersey Water Works</a> collaborative. It explicitly focuses on cultivating workforce inclusion, scaling up water affordability programs, and delivering resilient infrastructure upgrades to all communities, ensuring we don’t leave any communities behind.
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Driving the Change: Shared Action for New Jersey’s Water Future

<h3><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/123SwEZzVjRfNBywotIUgDrK8aB-iDPfL/view">Download the Sponsorship Application Packet</a></h3>
QUESTIONS: 
Contact Reagan Tangney, <a href="mailto:rtangney@njfuture.org">rtangney@njfuture.org </a>or 860-689-5712.

<h4><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/123SwEZzVjRfNBywotIUgDrK8aB-iDPfL/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 <a href="https://www.jerseywaterworks.org/events/annual-conference/2025/">here.</a>
Thank you for considering sponsoring the conference!
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A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

2026 Annual Conference

Jersey Water Works

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

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

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

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December 8, 2026
Starts 8:00 am|Ends 4:00 pm

December 8, 2026Starts 8:00 am|Ends 4:00 pm

December 8, 2026
Starts 8:00 am|Ends 4:00 pm