August 26, 2020
Greening the Garden State: These Three Towns Show You How!
Jersey Water Works and EPA Region 2 recently released case studies on three New Jersey communities—Hoboken, Highland Park, and Camden—to spread awareness about green streets and their environmental, public health, social, and economic benefits.
MoreMay 2, 2019
What Can You Do About CSOs?
Guest blog post from NY/NJ Baykeeper detailing actions that individuals can take to reduce combined sewer overflows.
MoreApril 19, 2019
At Convention, Builders Take Interest in Green Infrastructure
Why is green infrastructure right for your project? Changing rules will make it a central element of stormwater management.
MoreJanuary 25, 2019
Tackling Combined Sewer Overflows
Could proposed changes to New Jersey’s Stormwater Rule assist municipalities with reducing combined sewer overflows?
MoreJanuary 18, 2019
Camden Stormwater Management and Resource Training Initiative
Camden SMART was honored with a 2018 One Water Award for its record of community collaboration, engagement, and education, as well as 49 green infrastructure installations that help manage more than 60 million gallons of stormwater annually.
MoreNovember 6, 2018
From Stormwater to Clean Water: New Flood-Control, Pollution Resource for Towns
New Jersey Future’s Green Infrastructure Municipal Toolkit Makes a Splash
October 8, 2018
Rain Garden by Rain Garden, Hoboken Builds Resilience
On a recent tour of Hoboken’s green infrastructure, sponsored by the SWIM Coalition, participants got a close look at the city’s progress on resilience projects.
MoreSeptember 10, 2018
New Model Ordinance Will Help Reduce Polluted Runoff in New Jersey
A new model ordinance will help New Jersey communities curb harmful stormwater runoff that pollutes local waterways and contributes to urban flooding.
MoreApril 5, 2018
How Do We Pay for New Jersey’s Aging Stormwater Infrastructure?
How can the least-valued, sometimes most expensive part of the water cycle become an economic asset? The resounding answer was by allowing for stormwater utilities to be established in New Jersey.
MoreDecember 12, 2017
Protecting against floods with a community-designed park
Hoboken’s Southwest Park helps control chronic flooding, its design and features received public input on three occasions, and its interpretive signage provides educational opportunities to visitors.
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