Bayonne's combined sewer system often floods often after a heavy rain event. Officials recently announced that a new technology by Suez-
Bayonne
called SL-RAT (Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool), led to an 83 percent decrease in sewer blockages and may be beneficial to the future of Bayonne's water and sewer infrastructure as they consider solutions for their combined sewer system.
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The Cost of Inaction
Often overlooked, our water infrastructure isn’t noticed until something goes wrong. This section spotlights everyday consequences of not investing in New Jersey’s water systems.
News:
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Public Hearing to be Held on the Water Quality Accountability Act
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New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senator Bob Smith, and Senator Troy Singleton announced at a press conference on August 14 that they will schedule a committee hearing this fall to discuss the progress of the Water Quality Accountability Act and what next steps need to be taken to ensure compliance.
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Jersey Water Works Updates
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CSO Communities Need Local Input on Potential Solutions
Volunteer with the JWW Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Committee to help review
Development and Evaluation of Alternatives reports
that have been submitted by the CSO permit holders. They are pending review and are posted on the DEP website
.
Your comments will help evaluate the ability of these plans to ensure successful and comprehensive results, balanced green and gray solutions, and provide community benefits. To submit comments, click on the link
here
. The deadline to submit comments is September 1. Contact
Mo Kinberg
to volunteer to review the reports or with any questions.
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Save the Date for the Annual Jersey Water Works Conference!
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Submit Nominations for the One Water Awards
Do you know of a project or program that exemplifies the principles of the One Water approach
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sustainable, integrated, and inclusive water resource management practices? Nominate them for the New Jersey One Water Awards! Winners will be recognized at the annual Jersey Water Works Conference. One Water is the belief that all water, including stormwater, drinking water, wastewater, has value that can be unlocked to solve the state’s water challenges. Check out
past winners
and
learn more
about holistic solutions to water issues on our website.
Nominations are due by September 30.
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RFQ: Creation of a Web-Based Data Dashboard
The Jersey Water Works collaborative
seeks qualifications
from a consultant team or qualified firm(s) with experience in creation of web-based data dashboards, water sector performance metrics, and data analytics. Selected consultants will assist New Jersey Future, the collaborative's backbone organization, in meeting specific objectives as part of an 18-month project called the JWW Data Dashboard. This RQF is step one of a multi-phase selection process to consultant selection. New Jersey Future will work with respondents selected through this RFQ process to subsequently submit a proposal for the project. The deadline for applications is
September 6, 2019
. For additional information, please contact
Jyoti Venketraman
.
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AWWA Annual Conference Call for Papers
The New Jersey Section of the American Water Works Association has posted a
call for papers
for its 2020
annual conference
, which will be March 17-20 at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. They are seeking abstracts for presentations on forward-thinking, practical ideas to train AWWA-NJ members to become tomorrow’s water industry leaders. The deadline to
submit an abstract
is Friday, October 4.
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Consulting Firms Finding Stormwater Utility Solutions
New Jersey Future now has a
list of consultants
who can help your town examine how a stormwater utility can help reduce flooding from polluted runoff. The consulting firms have been added at their request, and inclusion does not represent endorsement. If your firm would like to be added to the list, please contact
Gary Brune
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Water Infrastructure in the News
New Jersey:
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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.
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Lauren Belsky
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Program Manager
New Jersey Future
(609) 393-0008 x112
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Program Coordinator
New Jersey Future
(609) 393-0008 x106
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Program Manager
New Jersey Future
(609) 393-0008 x117
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Planning and Policy Manager
New Jersey Future
(609) 393-0008 x108
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Community Outreach Manager
New Jersey Future
510-452-7178
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