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Photo:
No, you're not looking at a toxic spill - t
he Plumber's Local Union 130 dyes the Chicago River green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
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The Cost of Inaction
Often overlooked, our water infrastructure isn't noticed until something goes wrong. This section highlights the everyday consequences of not investing in New Jersey's water systems.
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Jersey Water Works Updates
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2018 Work Plan to be Released Next Week
Jersey Water Works' four implementation
committees
met individually
to establish a work plan for realizing
Our Shared Goals
in 2018.
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New Membership Milestone
We're
400
Supporting
Members
Strong!
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The City of Camden is a 2018 Spotlight Award winner for its SMART Initiative (Stormwater Management and Resource Training), which trains local residents to build rain gardens to reduce city flooding. The Spotlight Award highlights cities and counties that address local social determinants of health through home-grown solutions.
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New Jersey American Water is promoting Fix a Leak Week, part of the EPA's national campaign to raise awareness about water that may be wasted inadvertently within homes. The company has produced an infographic including tips on finding and fixing leaks.
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Dawn Zimmer, former mayor of the
City of Hoboken,
is one of 250 bipartisan elected leaders to sign the
Flood-Ready Infrastructure Statement of Principles
, a statement prioritizing infrastructure decisions that will, among other things, improve resiliency requirements for buildings and infrastructure systems.
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In the spring 2018 edition of the organization's Wellspring magazine, the Stony Brook Millstone-Watershed Association promotes a smart water infrastructure agenda and says investment is a bold action required by Gov. Murphy. The publication also features an article on how stormwater utilities would benefit the state.
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Chris Obropta and Rosana DaSilva of Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resource Program, both Jersey Water Works supporting members, delivered the keynote address at the Urban Green Infrastructure Summit in Portland, Oregon. The goal of the summit was to create new collaborative networks, identify research and education priorities, and share existing resources.
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The South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority (SMSRA) recently completed a pump station replacement that is being funded with approximately $2.8 million in loans from the New Jersey Water Bank.
"This project is an example of our dedication to serve our customers with State-of-the-art, innovative equipment, protect the environment, and minimize the cost of doing so." - Ryan Krause, executive director, SMSRA
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New Resources
This guide tackles timely and relevant stormwater issues such as permit terms, the Maximum Extent Practical standard versus water-quality standards, water quality trading in the context of stormwater, post-construction needs, and more.
This case study features Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority's augmented approach to support its combined sewer Long-Term Control Plan.
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Funding Opportunities
This grant
offers funding for innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface water and groundwater supplies in local communities.
This grant supports
participation in the Peer Learning Cohort and
may be awarded to urban, community-based environmental justice, watershed and/or public health organizations.
This grant
supports locally-focused environmental education projects that increase public awareness of and knowledge about environmental and conservation issues and provide the skills that participants need to make informed decisions and take responsible actions toward the environment.
The New Jersey Urban & Community Forestry program is accepting applications for its two grant categories: resiliency planning and reforestation and tree planting. An informational webinar will take place on March 23.
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Water Infrastructure in the News
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Jersey Water Works
is a collaborative effort working to transform New Jersey's inadequate water infrastructure through sustainable, cost-effective solutions that provide communities with clean water and waterways; healthier, safer neighborhoods; local jobs; flood and climate resilience; and economic growth.
Jersey Water Works welcomes individuals and organizations committed to working towards transforming New Jersey's inadequate water infrastructure through sustainable, cost-effective solutions that provide communities multiple benefits.
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