Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management
Most people are familiar with “gray” water infrastructure, which includes hard concrete and metal pipes, holding tanks, pumps, water tunnels, and treatment plants. These systems play a key role in managing drinking water, wastewater, and combined sewer systems.
“Green” infrastructure is a newer approach to stormwater management that mimics nature by capturing stormwater so it can either be reused or seep into the ground where it falls, rather than flowing into underground sewer and storm pipes. Methods for stormwater capture include rain gardens, pervious pavement, planted swales, and storage containers, such as cisterns and rain barrels. Green infrastructure features can help reduce stress on water systems and provide good local jobs, while making the communities where they’re installed healthier and more vibrant.
Both gray and green infrastructure are important components of water infrastructure systems across the state. Communities with combined sewer systems, in particular, will be evaluating gray and green infrastructure approaches to identify the best combination that meets regulatory requirements cost-effectively and in a manner that provides tangible community benefits.
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12/01/16New Guidance: Designing Parks and Public Spaces with Green Infrastructure
Jersey Water Works Green Infrastructure Committee issues design recommendations.READ ARTICLE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater ManagementSOURCE
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05/19/16Chipping Away: Water Infrastructure Improvements Improve Health, Safety & Quality of Life
During infrastructure week, Jersey Water Works is joining organizations across the country to recognize progress and leadership at the federal, state and local levels, including celebrating important steps in Perth Amboy, Jersey City and Hoboken.READ ARTICLE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management, #Paying for Water InfrastructureSOURCE
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04/15/16Dodge Partners with New Jersey Health Initiatives to Support Build It Green Competition
New Jersey Health Initiatives Director Bob Atkins and Dodge Environment Program Director Margaret Waldock explain why $165,000 in matching grants was awarded to New Jersey Future in support of the new Build It Green Competition.READ ARTICLE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management, #Smart CSO Control PlansOpen The Geraldine R Dodge Foundation in a new tabSOURCE
The Geraldine R Dodge Foundation
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03/23/16Forum Roundup: Cities, Redevelopers Join Forces To Tackle Floodproofing, Sewer Upgrades
At the Redevelopment Forum, representatives from three cities detailed how they are engaging redevelopers in a number of ways to meet the challenge of flooding, aging infrastructure and climate change.READ ARTICLE#Climate Resilience, #Green Infrastructure/Stormwater ManagementSOURCE
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02/18/16Green Infrastructure Taking Off in Paterson
Through the coordinating efforts of the Paterson SMART collaborative, its member organizations are spearheading multiple green-infrastructure projects in the Silk City.READ ARTICLE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater ManagementSOURCE
Max Brekke, Jersey Water Works Staff
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12/14/16Green Acres and Green Infrastructure
The Green Acres and Green Infrastructure report from Jersey Water Works' Green Infrastructure Committee recommends ways for New Jersey Green Acres Program to allow green stormwater infrastructure in existing parks. To prepare, the committee sought and received input from Jersey Water Works members.LEARN MORE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater ManagementPRODUCT OF
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12/14/16New Guidance: Designing Parks and Public Spaces with Green Infrastructure
The Jersey Water Works Green Infrastructure Committee has released recommendations for designing new parks and public spaces with green infrastructure to manage stormwater. Green infrastructure features allow parks and public spaces to manage stormwater, control flooding, and improve water quality in ways that complement and can even enhance their other functions. Green infrastructure features can be especially useful in flood-prone areas and in ...LEARN MORE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater ManagementPRODUCT OF
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10/18/16Promoting Green Streets: A recipe for integrating water and transportation infrastructure investment
This guide, developed by The River Network and Hawkins Partners, Inc., helps support city administrators, planners, designers, and environmental advocates in determining the potential -- and developing strategies -- for green streets in their cities and watersheds. Many large cities have made intentional commitments to green street strategies to reduce stormwater runoff that contributes to combined sewer overflows.LEARN MORE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management -
10/17/16Green Infrastructure Toolkit from the Georgetown Climate Center
This Green Infrastructure Toolkit from the Georgetown Climate Center can help local governments at different stages of their green infrastructure programs find the resources and examples that are most helpful to them.LEARN MORE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management -
07/07/16Turning Concept Into Reality: Green Infrastructure
The Green Infrastructure Support Tool (GIST) is a web-based mapping tool that provides wetland restoration site analysis. By combining environmental data with business initiatives it compares values and costs in order to determine the best restoration sites and options.LEARN MORE#Data,#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management
