Paying for Water Infrastructure
New Jersey’s water infrastructure needs $25 billion in upgrades over the next 20 years. The urgency of the water infrastructure problem in New Jersey’s older cities and towns cannot be overstated. Water systems in some areas are more than 100 years old—with pipes that leak or break—and are unable to handle the increasing volume that comes with successful urban revitalization. Water infrastructure systems are complex, but elected and staff leaders are poised to advance more sustainable funding arrangements, while addressing the affordability of water bills for their lowest-income residents.
Jersey Water Works members work to achieve the following intended outcomes: Effective and Financially Sustainable Systems, Adequate and Fair Revenue, and Robust Government Funding Initiatives.
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07/31/23First Ever Joint Membership Meeting Held by Jersey Water Works & Lead-Free New Jersey
“One thing is clear, equity is furthered by our continued collaboration,” announced Olivia Glenn, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for Equity U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, in her welcoming remarks at the Jersey Water Works and Lead-Free New Jersey Joint Membership Meeting. Members of JWW, LFNJ, and water and lead advocates convened on July 12, 2023, for the first-ever Joint Membership Meeting to connect on water issues and the collective need for community input. Read the full blog here.READ ARTICLE#Affordability, #Climate Resilience, #Community Engagement and Partnerships, #Drinking Water, #Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management, #Lead, #Paying for Water Infrastructure, #Smart CSO Control Plans, #WorkforceSOURCE
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05/16/23Murphy Administration Kicks Off Infrastructure Investment Tour by Announcing $1 Million in Grants for Green Infrastructure Projects in Hudson-Raritan Watershed
JWW Co-Chair Andy Kricun is quoted in this NJDEP press release announcing $1 Million in Grants for Green Infrastructure Projects in Hudson-Raritan Watershed.READ ARTICLE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management, #Paying for Water InfrastructureOpen NJDEP Press Release in a new tabSOURCE
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05/11/23NJDEP Launches Interactive Dashboard to Provide Regularly Updated Information on Water Infrastructure Investments
JWW Co-Chair Andy Kricun is quoted in this NJDEP press release announcing the launch of The New Jersey Water Infrastructure Spending Dashboard, an interactive data visualization tool that demonstrates the amount of funding that has been awarded for clean and drinking water projects for Fiscal Year 2023.READ ARTICLE#Data, #Paying for Water InfrastructureOpen NJDEP Press Release in a new tabSOURCE
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04/24/23MS4 Permit: Watershed Improvement Plan & Public Participation
The 2023 Tier A Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection went into effect on January 1, 2023, and the implementation of its requirements on the local level will help address water quality and stormwater issues. Upgrading and retrofitting New Jersey’s stormwater infrastructure and reducing impervious cover is very important in our highly developed state.READ ARTICLE#Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management, #Paying for Water InfrastructureSOURCE
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04/17/23From Federal Dollars to State Investment: Understanding Technical Assistance for Water Systems
At New Jersey Future’s Planning and Redevelopment Conference in June 2022, New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection, Shawn LaTourette, emphasized the historic funding opportunities for NJ flowing from the federal government and implored attendees, “If you don’t have a grant writer on staff, hire one. If you do have one, hire a second.” LaTourette concluded his remarks by stating his desire for New Jersey to seize the opportunity for federal funding, and to position itself well for any additional rounds of funding.READ ARTICLE#Paying for Water InfrastructureOpen Diane Schrauth, New Jersey Future in a new tabSOURCE
Diane Schrauth, New Jersey Future
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08/27/19Water Resources Baseline Topic Report
This report examines water resource and infrastructure issues in northern New Jersey, reports on current and possible future conditions, and recommends water resource objectives, outcomes, metrics and indicators for use by the Together North Jersey in its Regional Plan for Sustainable Development (RPSD). For each element of water sustainability, the report addresses whether sustainability is being achieved under current conditions and demands, ...LEARN MORE#Paying for Water Infrastructure -
05/14/19Handout: Water Infrastructure Drives New Jersey’s Economy
In order to lay the groundwork for wide-scale transformation of New Jersey’s water infrastructure systems, members of the Jersey Water Works collaborative have prioritized educating the public and elected and appointed officials on the importance of taking care of water infrastructure. This booklet is a tool for doing so and Jersey Water Works encourages all to make this economic case to their local and state elected and appointed officials ...LEARN MORE#Community Engagement and Partnerships,#Paying for Water InfrastructurePRODUCT OF
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04/25/19Policy Options: Promoting Affordability of Public Water and Sewer Service for Low-Income Households in New Jersey
This discussion paper presents policy options for improving affordability of water and wastewater service for lower income residents in New Jersey—for the benefit not only of those customers, but of all New Jerseyans, who depend on their local utilities for clean, safe, and reliable water and sewer service. Jersey Water Works aims to use it to spark discussion among state and local policy makers, utility managers, water and sewer customers, ...LEARN MORE#Affordability,#Paying for Water InfrastructurePRODUCT OF
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03/27/19To P3 or not to P3: A water industry view on the relevance of public-private partnership delivery models
This report, To P3 or not to P3: A water industry view on the relevance of public-private partnership delivery models, details how P3s benefit municipal utilities who don’t have the experience, capacity or confidence to deliver and maintain these assets using their existing staff and resources. Public-private partnerships (P3), while no means a panacea for infrastructure delivery, offer distinct advantages to municipal water utilities in a range ...LEARN MORE#Paying for Water Infrastructure -
03/27/19Paying for Water Systems: A Guide for Local Leaders
This brief, Paying for Water Systems: A Guide for Local Leaders, focuses on the most sustainable, equitable toolkit to finance and operate publicly-owned water utilities, for which elected city or utility leaders can advocate. Water infrastructure systems are complex, but elected and staff leaders in cities are well poised to advance more sustainable funding arrangements while addressing the affordability of the water bill for their ...LEARN MORE#Paying for Water Infrastructure
