Water

The City of Newark saved $4.1 million while tackling stormwater pollution. The Peddie CSO project prevents stormwater overflow and protects local waterways, including the Passaic River.

"With the reintroduction of flow to the canal, water quality monitoring has shown increased dissolved oxygen concentrations that meet water quality goals for fish and aquatic organisms to thrive."

"Overall, 37 percent of likely voters in New Jersey say that they’re 'very concerned' about property and infrastructure damage caused by extreme weather events like flooding, with another 40 percent saying that they’re 'somewhat' concerned."

"More than 40 years after the Passaic River was declared a Superfund site, cancer-causing toxins still line its bottom. While residents drink from its waters, cleanup stalls under corporate resistance and potential federal budget cuts."

Bound Brook is much safer from floods today than in years past, thanks to decades of planning, funding, and construction.

New Jersey has seen several significant developments in its water infrastructure, reflecting both local upgrades and statewide investment initiatives.

Municipal Breakdown New Jersey has allocated over $350 million ($300M from the American Rescue Plan’s State Fiscal Recovery Fund) to support drinking water, wastewater, and...

A brief history and behind the scenes look at the Raritan Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater.

"The well, located at a self-storage facility, recorded a total PFAS concentration of 18,997 parts per trillion, the highest ever seen in New Jersey and among the highest in the nation."

NJ I-Bank is hosting seminars to help potential applicants learn about program and financing changes coming in SFY2026 for the Water Bank, Transportation Bank, and Resiliency Bank programs.

"Trenton Water Works has struggled to meet Safe Drinking Water Act requirements on numerous occasions over the past 50 years."

New Jersey will elect a new governor in 2025. They will need to address the state of the state’s infrastructure, balancing competing interests and budgets. Here are five questions that could spark some meaningful discussions with gubernatorial candidates about New Jersey's infrastructure, transportation, water, and energy.

"Last week's 20-inch water main break was one of the largest in the township, initially impacting 20,000 residents in the southern section of the municipality."

Holiday water main breaks in Edison, Wayne, and Essex Fells have caused significant disruptions for residents.

"New Jersey American Water has completed its acquisition of the wastewater collection system of the Borough of Manville for $6.5 million. This municipally owned system...

"Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are receiving millions of dollars in new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve drinking water quality, upgrade...