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11/17/21I’ll Have My Child Care Without the Lead, Please: New Report Identifies Ways to Eliminate the Risk of Lead in Drinking Water
Across New Jersey, an estimated 400,000 children spend part of their day in child care facilities. Although science confirms that exposure to even minor amounts of lead can permanently harm infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, the extent of lead contamination in these facilities is unknown. How well does New Jersey’s current regulatory system protect these children from lead in drinking water, what gaps exist, and what can we do to minimize that ...READ ARTICLE#LeadSOURCE
Gary Brune, JWW Lead in Drinking Water Task Force backbone staff -
11/15/21NJ sets tougher standards for drinking water suppliers
Incoming Jersey Water Works co-chairs Andy Kricun, from Moonshot Missions & US Water Alliance, and Nicole Miller, from Newark DIG share their thoughts on this ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to fix leaking pipes and drains.READ ARTICLE#Drinking Water, #Paying for Water InfrastructureOpen NJ Spotlight News in a new tabSOURCE
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11/11/21Statement from Jersey Water Works Co-Chairs on Historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
After much anticipation, Congress has passed the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. New Jersey is expected to receive $1 billion over five years to upgrade water infrastructure. This is significant news for the members of Jersey Water Works, who work together to transform water systems so they provide communities with clean water and waterways; healthier, safer neighborhoods; local jobs; flood and climate resilience; and economic ...READ ARTICLE#Paying for Water InfrastructureSOURCE
Andy Kricun and Nicole Miller, Jersey Water Works Co-Chairs -
11/04/21Register today for the Dec. 8-10 Jersey Water Works conference
Register now for the Jersey Water Works conference, held virtually, where we will explore solutions to urgent health and climate risks as well as ways that every community can access much-anticipated federal funding.READ ARTICLE#Paying for Water Infrastructure -
10/21/21Op-Ed: We need to foster NJ’s next generation of utility workers
JWW Steering Committee member Tom Churchelow, President of New Jersey Utilities Association, says that as we celebrate New Jersey Careers in Utilities Week this third week of October, we as a state must do all we can to encourage the next generation of utility workers.READ ARTICLE#WorkforceOpen NJ Spotlight News in a new tabSOURCE
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