Community Engagement and Partnerships
Local partnerships can catalyze the rebuilding of our aging infrastructure. Jersey Water Works implements a collective impact approach to address water infrastructure issues and opportunities in New Jersey. Its common agenda, shared measurements, coordinated efforts, continuous communication, and dedicated team are essential pieces of this collaborative. With empowering stakeholders as a core goal of the collaborative, the success of any water infrastructure transformation requires the strengths that each partner brings to the table.
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12/13/21Planning and Utilities, Cities and CSOs—The Value of Collaboration to Improve Municipalities
Collaborative approaches improve cost-effectiveness, the health of our residents, and the environment. There are a number of goals and benefits that derive from collaborative approaches, according to CDM Smith Vice President and Senior Infrastructure Planner Bill Cesanek at the Nov. 12 “Planning and Utilities, Cities and CSOs—The Value of Collaboration to Improve Municipalities” workshop. Through his work for different city departments across ...READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and Partnerships, #WastewaterSOURCE
Andrea Jovie Sapal, Program Associate, New Jersey Future -
12/06/21Allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds for water infrastructure investments. Sign on by Dec. 9.
Jersey Water Works members, your voices are needed to amplify water infrastructure as a federal priority.READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and Partnerships, #Paying for Water Infrastructure -
08/25/21Jersey Water Works members connect to prioritize water infrastructure in this historic funding moment
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.READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and Partnerships, #Paying for Water InfrastructureSOURCE
Lauren Belsky, Program Coordinator and Paula Figueroa-Vega, Program Manager, Jersey Water Works -
07/20/21Use billions from infrastructure deal, COVID-19 aid to fix water problems in poor communities, advocates urge
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#Affordability, #Community Engagement and Partnerships, #Drinking Water, #Lead, #Paying for Water Infrastructure, #Smart CSO Control Plans, #WastewaterOpen NJ Spotlight News in a new tabSOURCE
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05/10/21New Jersey‘s water partners have laid the groundwork for transformative federal investment
Op-ed by JWW Co-Chairs Mark Mauriello and Jane Kenny for United for Infrastructure 2021: A Week to Champion America’s Infrastructure.READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and PartnershipsSOURCE
Mark Mauriello and Jane Kenny, Jersey Water Works Co-Chairs
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07/20/17Opportunities for Municipal Clean Water Utilities to Advance Environmental Justice & Community Service
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies prepared this report to increase awareness of the many benefits America's clean water utilities provide to their communities. The projects in this compendium represent efforts by NACWA members to reach beyond the traditional model of simply conveying and treating wastewater and stormwater, to become assets and partners in their communities. Some of the projects included in this compendium ...LEARN MORE#Community Engagement and Partnerships,#Drinking Water,#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management,#Wastewater -
06/26/17An Equitable Water Future
This national briefing paper from US Water Alliance examines the connections between water management and vulnerable communities in the United States. The overall high quality of water systems in America obscures the fact that water challenges are a daily reality for some communities. All people need access to the basics — water, food, shelter — in order to participate fully in society. Water systems that do not deliver clean, affordable water ...LEARN MORE#Community Engagement and Partnerships,#Paying for Water Infrastructure -
06/15/17DC Water Materials: Connecting with Stakeholders on Water Infrastructure
In Fall 2016, experts from DC Water’s consulting arm, Blue Drop, conducted five workshops for New Jersey’s cities and utilities on how to successfully make the case for water infrastructure investment that were co-presented by Jersey Water Works the NJ Urban Mayors Association and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. The DC Water representatives shared key communications strategies and techniques they used to build public support for ...LEARN MORE#Community Engagement and Partnerships -
04/06/17The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure
This economic impact analysis from the The Value of Water Campaign quantifies the the need to increase investments in the nation's water infrastructure and the impacts on economic growth and employment. Based on a 2016 assessment by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), this study estimates that the US needs to invest an additional $82 billion per year in water infrastructure at all levels of government over the next 10 years to meet ...LEARN MORE#Community Engagement and Partnerships,#Drinking Water,#Lead,#Paying for Water Infrastructure,#Wastewater,#Workforce -
02/09/17Presentations from Workshop: “Fostering Municipal and Utility Partnerships for Water Quality Management”
At the "Fostering Municipal and Utility Partnerships for Water Quality Management" Workshop on Feb. 7, 2017, audience members learned about new best practices that will help municipal governments, working in partnership with their utilities, conduct/implement water loss audits, utility asset management and green infrastructure planning and implementation. The workshop was presented in partnership with the Association of Environmental ...LEARN MORE#Affordability,#Community Engagement and Partnerships,#Data,#Drinking Water,#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management,#Lead,#Paying for Water Infrastructure,#Smart CSO Control Plans,#Wastewater,#Workforce