Among the issues addressed in the letters are green infrastructure, street flooding, climate change, and public participation. DEP asks permit holders for clarifications and revisions to their plans. The CSO permit holders have 60 days to respond to the letters. After both technical issues and implementation schedules are adequately addressed, the NJDEP Division of Water Quality will make a decision on the Long Term Control Plan (LTCP). The Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers campaign is reviewing the DEP's response letters and will share summaries of our findings on our website and in next month's newsletter.
The Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers campaign submitted a letter to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) Board of Commissioners on Monday, May 10, 2021. The 38 signatories asked that the costs of the regional upgrades be distributed among 48 municipalities in the PVSC region. Read the letter and learn more here.
This year’s Jersey Water Works (JWW) membership meeting will be held virtually on July 28, 2021. JWW is a collaborative effort by a diversity of organizations and individuals, who embrace the common purpose of transforming New Jersey’s inadequate water infrastructure. JWW wants to know what’s important to you as it prepares the agenda for its membership meeting. What topics are you most interested in discussing or learning about at the membership meeting? Let the team know.
The 2021 New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference is a two-day virtual event on June 10-11 that will be co-hosted by New Jersey Future and APA New Jersey. It will feature a multitude of timely sessions as we restart, recover, and reimagine land use in a rapidly changing and post-pandemic environment. Visit the 2021 Planning and Redevelopment Conference website to learn more about the conference and register.
The Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers campaign is funded by The Kresge Foundation’s generous grant to New Jersey Future. As part of an initiative that funds 24 grantees, the Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems (CREWS) program works to transform stormwater and wastewater systems through equitable, climate-resilient water management practices. This month, we are featuring the River Network’s Fostering Community Leadership toolkit.
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.
