Now that the multi-billion dollar plans to stop sewage overflows have been submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and communities have reviewed the plans and sent incomments, what happens? Read more here.
"These plans represent billions of public infrastructure dollars,” said Nicole Miller, principal, MnM Consulting and co-chair, NewarkDIG. “Our residents and business owners deserve the maximum benefit from each dollar spent. We hope NJDEP will take our concerns into consideration when preparing responses to the permit holders." Read more here.
Water and wastewater infrastructure are essential to the health and wellbeing of our communities. Jersey WaterCheck, an initiative of Jersey Water Works, brings together information on water and wastewater systems from multiple sources in one easy to use website. Register for the March 18 webinarto learn how this online resource can connect you to New Jersey water systems and help you understand your water’s story.
In the meantime, you can explore the Benchmark Hub on the website and examine 11 CSO metrics within the “Smart Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plans” goal. You’ll be able to find information such as:
On average, New Jersey has about 54 combined sewer overflow events per year.
17 out of 24 CSO permittees considered climate change impacts in their LTCPs.
Completion of the LTCPs will require a minimum of 26 years, on average.
In addition to this state level information, you can see the data at a more granular level displayed for each of the 24 CSO permittees.
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 River Network’s new Community-Led Research Toolkit. It provides step-by-step guidance and lessons learned on how to effectively engage with community members to understand climate impacts and to develop more equitable climate resilience strategies.
Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers is an action-oriented campaign that empowers community organizations to engage residents and small business owners to shape the solutions that will be adopted in July 2020 to reduce localized flooding and the raw sewage dumped into our waterways. It is organized by its partners and an advisory board, with the support of New Jersey Future.
