The first Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Long Term Control Plans (LTCPs) have been posted on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection website. North Hudson Sewerage Authorities submitted LTCPs for the
Adam Street
and
River Road
Sewer Treatment Plants on June 1, and they are now live for public review and are pending review by the NJDEP.
We expect the eight remaining regional LTCPs to be submitted in October. Public engagement should continue on the LTCPs over the summer and according to the NJDEP, CSO permit holders should hold at least one more public meeting before the October deadline and release draft LTCPs for Supplemental CSO Teams to review.
What are we seeing?
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission held a regional Supplemental CSO Team meeting for (Bayonne, East Newark, Guttenberg, Jersey City, Kearny, Newark, North Bergen, Paterson) on June 17. The eight municipalities need to decide if they will collaborate on regional alternatives that will involve large gray infrastructure projects. The regional alternatives and municipal alternatives can be viewed in this
virtual board area
.
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority presented an update on their Long Term Control Plan at the Camden Collaborative Initiative meeting on June 8, 2020. CCMUA presented a five prong approach to their LTCP: 1) optimization of the current system, 2) lead with green infrastructure, 3) address street flooding, 4) Coopers River water quality program, and 5) monitor and evaluate.
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Earth Economics, a global leader in science-based economics, worked with the Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers partners to develop a
New Jersey-specific flyer
highlighting the benefits of using green infrastructure (GI) to reduce combined sewer overflows. As 21 New Jersey communities select solutions to reduce combined sewer overflows, it is important for decision-makers to fully understand costs and the benefits of green infrastructure. The flyer is an outreach tool to inform local communities, organizations, permit holders, and policymakers as they select the solutions to stopping sewage overflows. Learn more
here.
Download the flyer
here
.
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Tuesday, August 18 at 10am–noon
This CSO LTCP review workshop will focus on reviewing the LTCPs and submitting comments to municipal and utility permit holders and then to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. In this hands-on workshop we will use the LTCPs that have been submitted to the NJDEP and draft plans to guide participants through the evaluation process with a particular focus on environmental and engineering specifications, green infrastructure specifications, local job impacts, and financial analysis. NewarkDIG is hosting the workshop in partnership with the Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers campaign and the Jersey Water Works CSO committee. Learn more
here.
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A virtual presentation hosted by New Jersey Future
Tuesday, August 11 at 12:30pm–1:30pm
Presenters from GreenPrint Partners and the Philadelphia Water Department will focus on the initial questions that municipalities and utilities should ask internally when thinking about starting a GI program, cover how these questions guide the type and design of a GI program, and discuss different strategies for funding and financing these efforts. Learn how GI installations are designed to maximize community benefits, delivered at scale, and maintained for the long-term. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of a private property program’s foundations and steps to take to create a program locally. This program is for anyone who is responsible for CSO LTCPs and green infrastructure plans in CSO communities.
Speakers include:
- Jessica Brooks, PE, Director Green Stormwater Infrastructure Unit, Philadelphia Water Department
- April Mendez, Co-founder and VP of Strategy, Greenprint Partners
- Chris Sturm, Managing Director, Policy and Water, New Jersey Future (moderator)
Register
here
(Please note registration is limited).
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Strong Infrastructure, Healthy New Jersey
Monday, July 20 at 1:30 – 3:00pm (Virtual event!)
The COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted many challenges the water sector has been facing for years, and has emphasized just how essential clean, safe, affordable water; water and wastewater utility workers; and reliable infrastructure are to public health.
For the first time, JWW will host its annual Membership Meeting in a virtual format.
Here is what you can expect:
- State leaders’ COVID-19 response stories and ideas for getting ahead of the next crisis;
- A sneak peek of Jersey WaterCheck and a chance to shape its creation and launch;
- Hot-off-the-press member updates (email us to add yours to the list); and
- Top highlights from JWW working committees.
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solutions
that will be adopted in July 2020 to reduce localized flooding and the raw sewage dumped into our waterways. It
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