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Debt Isn’t A Bad Word: Navigating Funding to Address PFAS in Drinking Water – Webinar #3

Green Infrastructure Committee Meeting: October 7th

Jersey Water Works Conference Annual Conference: Thurs., Dec 11

From Runoff to renewal: Rolling out a New Stormwater Utility in NJ Webinar

New Jersey Future 2025 Smart Growth Awards

Asset Management and Finance Committee Meeting

Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS FOR NJ WATER SYSTEMS

June 4 – Green Infrastructure Tour at The Watershed Institute

June 11: Denver, CO: WaterNow Emerging Leader Awards Ceremony

Green Infrastructure Champions Conference – May 30

New Jersey Utilities Association’s (NJUA) 110th Annual Conference – May 28-29

June 17 Debt Isn’t A Bad Word 2nd Webinar: SFY26 IUP Deep Dive: Policy Updates, Affordability Criteria, and Debt Strategy for Local Governments

Stormwater Utility Subcommittee Meeting – Special Presentation & A Conversation about creating a Scorecard for Towns

April 15th Radio Broadcast in English and Spanish: Spring Cleaning: Lead Edition

Lead Service Line Replacement Virtual Office Hours for NJ Water Systems

City of Water Day

New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Three-Day Conference

Global Earth Day Network – Earth Action Day 2025

ANJEC: In Person Session: Fundamentals for Effective Environmental Commissions

Virtual Public Workshop: Community-Driven Input on Upcoming CSO Proposed Projects

Hackensack River Nation Summit 2025

Green Infrastructure Champion Program

2025 Utility Management Conference & Recognition Awards

Stormwater Utilities Subcommittee Meeting

2025 New Jersey Sustainability Summit

Debt Isn’t A Bad Word: Utilizing The Water Bank State Revolving Fund for Long-Term Infrastructure Investments webinar

Eighth Annual NJ Watershed Conference

Lessons Learned After Two Years of Accelerating Lead Service Line Replacement in New Jersey Communities

Hackensack River Nation Council meeting

Green Infrastructure and Combined Sewer Overflow Committees – Joint Meeting

Webinar: Imagine a Day Without the Water Workforce: Strengthening the Water Sector Pipeline through Entry-Level Opportunities

2024 Jersey Water Works Annual Conference

2024 Annual Membership Meeting

Safe Drinking Water Cybersecurity Grant Program – Informational Webinar

World Water Day 2024

2024 Utility Management Conference

Using the Enhanced Stormwater Control Ordinance Action to Meet New DEP Requirements

Seventh Annual Watershed Conference

2023 Jersey Water Works Annual Conference

2023 NY-NJ HEP State of the Estuary Conference

2023 New Jersey League of Municipalities

How Hackensack is Working to Reduce Flooding and Combined Sewer Overflow

ANJEC 50th Annual Environmental Congress (Virtual)

ANJEC 50th Annual Environmental Congress (In-Person)

Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Communications: Guidelines for the Water Movement

Technical Friday Series: Forever Chemical – Treatment and Remediation

One Water Summit 2023

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Many of New Jersey’s oldest cities still rely on combined sewer systems in which stormwater runoff from city streets feeds into sewer lines along with sewage from homes. In dry weather it&#8217;s pumped to a sewer treatment plant where it is then treated. Some of these systems are more than 100 years old.
During heavy rainfalls, the volume of stormwater in the combined systems can overwhelm the capacity of the treatment plant. When that happens, combined sewage and stormwater overflows into local waterways and can back up into streets, public spaces such as parks, and even residential basements. 
Jersey Water Works’ initial efforts involved working with communities and utilities that have combined sewer systems to help them identify and implement an appropriate and optimal combination of strategies to reduce sewer overflows. In 2015, the first round of five-year CSO permits were issued by the NJDEP, which required the operators of combined sewer systems to develop a Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) that describes how they intend to reduce overflows. Since then—until the submission of draft LTCPs in 2020—the Jersey Water Works CSO Committee continued the collaborative’s initial efforts by participating in the public input process, assisting communities in submitting comments on the drafts, and submitting its own comments. As the operators begin implementation of the finalized plans and the NJDEP crafts the next five-year permits, the CSO Committee will continue to make recommendations that support cost-effective approaches, affordable options, community benefits, and a balance of green and gray projects.

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