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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04/15/21How More Accurate Water Utility Reporting Could Increase Federal Funds
Every four years, the EPA conducts the Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey. The goal of this survey is to estimate the projected 20-year financial need of water systems throughout the country. The responses of systems in New Jersey will help to determine how much funding our state receives for drinking water infrastructure improvements. In New Jersey, the NJDEP administers the survey.READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and Partnerships, #Drinking Water, #Paying for Water InfrastructureSOURCE
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03/18/21Survey Update: New Jersey Residents Maintain Clean Drinking Water as Top Environmental Priority
Two public opinion surveys found that respondents’ highest environmental concern was the quality of their drinking water and that ensuring all people have safe drinking water should be a top priority for our governor and Legislature.READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and Partnerships, #Drinking WaterSOURCE
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09/30/20Efforts to Make Sure Water Safe to Drink in Paterson Continue
“In an effort to accelerate pipe replacements – something that can cost property owners upwards of $5,000 – the PVWC plans to launch a program that’ll allow customers to do so for free.”(Jersey Water Works mentioned).READ ARTICLE#Affordability, #Community Engagement and Partnerships, #Drinking Water, #Lead, #Paying for Water InfrastructureOpen TAPinto Paterson in a new tabSOURCE
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07/30/20JWW members prioritize collaboration, communication, and engagement at Membership Meeting
The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting existing water challenges. JWW members gathered virtually on July 20 to hear from water leaders on the importance of data and collaboration to find long-term, innovative solutions.READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and PartnershipsSOURCE
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07/24/20Bacteria Are Fouling the Water off NJ’s Beaches, Advocates Warn. It’s from Leaking Septic Systems, Farms and More
“Report says a third of beaches exceeded federal limits at least once last year, putting swimmers’ health at risk.”READ ARTICLE#Community Engagement and Partnerships, #Data, #Drinking Water, #Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management, #Paying for Water Infrastructure, #Smart CSO Control Plans, #WastewaterOpen NJ Spotlight News in a new tabSOURCE
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12/20/16One Water Roadmap: The Sustainable Management of Life’s Most Essential Resource
This report from the U.S. Water Alliance makes a case for the One Water approach and highlights successful strategies and real-world examples in practice.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 -
07/07/16Drinking Water and Wastewater Utility Customer Assistance Programs
This report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency describes the types of assistance programs currently in use around the country and details each one’s benefits and costs. The examples show short-term or long-term reductions through a bill discount, flexible terms, lifeline rate, temporary assistance and water efficiency advantages.LEARN MORE#Community Engagement and Partnerships,#Drinking Water,#Wastewater -
03/31/16Get to Know Your Local Waterway Flushing Creek & Flushing Bay
This handout by the S.W.I.M Coalition describes the importance of Flushing Creek & Flushing Bay as a community asset and how to improve its water quality.LEARN MORE#Community Engagement and Partnerships,#Drinking Water,#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management,#Wastewater -
02/03/16Customizable CSO Factsheets
This series of fact sheets is designed for use by residents, local organizations, and anyone else interested in educating the general public on combined sewer overflows and CSO solutions. Our City’s Plumbing Problem and Fixing Our Old Sewers are available in two forms: generic, which can be used in any location, and customizable, which can be tailored with an organization’s information, logo and information specific to its community. Each of the ...LEARN MORE#Community Engagement and Partnerships,#Smart CSO Control Plans -
01/19/16Growing Pains: A Burgeoning Jersey City Contends With Aging Water Infrastructure
This 2014 Case Study highlights the prescient investment in water infrastructure that Jersey City made in the 1970s that is allowing its booming growth today.LEARN MORE#Community Engagement and Partnerships,#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management