Maximize Funding Proposed
to Stop Sewage Overflows
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On October 3rd, Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers’ members submitted comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) on the proposed amendments to the Final Intended Use Plan (IUP). The IUP establishes the priorities and projects that will receive funding in 2023 and is expected to be finalized soon. Here are some of our comments:
- Start to release the draft CSO permits as soon as possible and release a timeline for when the remaining draft permits will be released.
- Scale financial assistance to reflect environmental challenges, fiscal distress, and the potential burden that is projected for residents.
- Provide technical assistance to under-resourced and low-income communities to ensure that projects are ready to be submitted for funding.
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It's the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act |
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Read what New Jersey Future has to say about this important milestone.
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Graphic credit: Waterkeepers Chesapeake; cwa50.org |
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Jersey City artist Nancy Cohen creates art that tackles the climate crisis. "Some aspects of water have been sort of intuitively in my work for a long time, but I think when I moved to New Jersey, to Jersey City in particular, I became really conscious of the relationship between rivers, industrial development, pollution, climate change, all of that," Cohen said. Read more about her story here.
Artwork by Nancy Cohen; Hackensack Net, 2015, handmade paper 98 x 86 inches; [photo credit: Edward Fausty]
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On the Ground at New Jersey Future |
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SFSR Speaking at the ANJEC Annual Conference |
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SFSR’s Suzanne Aptman presented on a panel at the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) annual conference on October 14th, along with Mike Pisaro from The Watershed Institute. The topic was The Impacts of Climate Change on CSOs.
New Jersey Environmental Commissioners walked away with information to support their municipalities in mitigating storm and wastewater flooding.
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From left to right: Laura Szwak, ANJEC; Suzanne Aptman, New Jersey Future; Mike Pisauro, The Watershed Institute [photo credit: Suzanne Aptman] |
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SFSR Advisory Committee Members Recognized for Their Leadership |
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Congratulations to SFSR Advisory Committee Members: Kim Gaddy, Nicole Miller, and Dr. Chris Obropta who were recognized for their extraordinary leadership on Newark Doing Infrastructure Green (DIG) at our partner NY/NJ Baykeeper’s Gala on October 4th. |
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Left to right: Greg Remaud & Nicole Miller; Kim & Greg Remaud; Dr. Chris Obropta [photo credit: NY/NJ Baykeeper] |
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2022 Smart Growth Award Winners |
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Join New Jersey Future in honoring six incredible projects and our Cary Edwards Leadership Award winners for their groundbreaking contributions to making New Jersey communities sustainable, resilient, equitable, and strong. Don't miss the opportunity to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Smart Growth Awards and honor this year’s winners by tuning into the virtual showcase.
November 10, 2022
Two showings: 12:00–1:00 p.m. and 5:00–6:00 p.m.
There is no cost to attend but pre-registration is required.
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The Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers campaign is funded by a generous grant from The Kresge Foundation to New Jersey Future. As part of an initiative that funds 24 grantees, the Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS) initiative is a program working to transform stormwater and wastewater systems with climate-resilient water management practices that emphasize equity.
This month, we are featuring a NYC-based organization, Urban Systems Lab. The Lab is an interdisciplinary research, design and practice space at The New School that provides knowledge and analysis for developing more equitable, resilient, and sustainable cities.
At the 2022 CREWS conference, Urban Systems Lab presented on the work they are doing as part of the Urban Resilience to Extremes Sustainability Research Network (UREx SRN). They are codesigning approaches to visioning positive urban futures, assessing heat and flood risk, and analyzing nature-based solutions and other strategies for building social, ecological, and technological infrastructure resilience in cities. Learn more here.
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Beyond New Jersey’s Borders |
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Florida’s wastewater infrastructure didn’t hold up during Hurricane Ian. Untold gallons of raw and poorly treated sewage flowed into streets and rivers. Read more.
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EPA requires East Chicago Sanitary District to stop sending wastewater discharge into the Grand Calumet River. Read more.
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Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers (SFSR) is an action-oriented campaign that empowers community organizations to engage residents and small business owners to shape their communities’ solutions to reduce localized flooding and the raw sewage dumped into rivers and streams due to combined sewer overflows (CSOs). SFSR is organized by its partners and an advisory board, with the support of New Jersey Future.
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