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Jersey Water Works members, your voices are needed to amplify water infrastructure as a federal priority.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

With the federal funding for water infrastructure that is anticipated, we urge utilities to provide us with robust data, which will help us take advantage of this critical moment in time and make the collective case for continued investment in these vital systems. The deadline for the survey response and data review is Friday, October 15.

This is a guest blog post on the August 26 virtual Listen and Learn session, which focused on the dangers of exposure to lead in paint, water, and soil. The event was attended by nearly 30 East Trenton residents, as well as Mayor Reed Gusciora.

JWW aims for adequate and affordable utility operating budgets and capital investment, which will result in systems that operate efficiently and in a state of good repair. That way, utilities can efficiently deliver quality water services that meet community needs.

To get a clearer and more consistent answer on annual capital expenditures for water and wastewater, utilities could be asked to report a figure to the state that is based on a consistent definition of what constitutes a capital project, that follows a single method of accounting for expenses, and that follows a unified way of counting debt-funded projects.

Elected officials and community voices echo the same sentiment: Jersey Water Works members must work together to transform water infrastructure at this historic moment. See the five takeaways from the 2021 JWW Membership Meeting.