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Infrastructure Update – Week of November 2, 2026
Who decides what gets built, and who pays for it? This week’s Infrastructure Update covers New Jersey’s data center debate, water infrastructure funding gaps, utility transparency and a proposed $50 billion climate fund. Read the full roundup at TriStateInfrastructureNews.com.
Drinking Water
Infrastructure Update – Week of October 26 2026
New Jersey water utility investments, PFAS treatment, municipal data center bans, NJ Transit bridge repairs, $500M New York clean water grants, and FERC grid oversight #NJInfrastructure #CleanWater #DataCenters #NJTransit #EnergyGrid
Drinking Water
New Jersey Water Utilities Pour Hundreds of Millions Into Clean Water Infrastructure
New Jersey’s investor-owned water utilities are putting hundreds of millions of dollars into meeting that challenge. Edison’s aging municipal system demonstrates what is at stake when public water infrastructure struggles to keep pace.
Drinking Water
NJ Water infrastructure report card
New Jersey's water record gets a C+: progress on PFAS and filters, but critical infrastructure investments are still urgently needed.
Drinking Water
Could hackers shut down New Jersey’s water systems?
Could hackers attack your drinking water?
Energy Policy
Infrastructure Update – Week of August 3, 2026
A consequential week across transportation, energy markets, land‑use policy, and regional development. Here is your curated weekly summary of the stories shaping New Jersey and the broader grid transition.
Infrastructure Funding
New York’s 2025 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card
New York’s infrastructure is under heavy strain, from aging roads and bridges to a transit system that moves about 3.4 billion passengers a year across 77 networks. Despite recent investment and major projects like the Hudson River Tunnel and I-81 rebuild, the system continues to face a D+ rating driven by maintenance backlogs and rising costs.
Business
Our Infrastructure Matters – Episode 9
“Our Infrastructure Matters” is a news program highlighting important infrastructure projects and issues throughout the region. From roads and bridges to rails and tunnels....
Drinking Water
Water quality and infrastructure grants approved throughout NYS [News 12]
New York State has approved $265M+ in water quality and infrastructure grants to protect drinking water, reduce flooding and modernize aging systems. Investments support 175 projects statewide focused on clean water and climate resiliency.
Drinking Water
NJ American Water to buy Hopewell Borough water system in $6.4M deal [BINJE]
Hopewell Borough has signed a $6.4 million agreement to sell its municipal water system to New Jersey American Water. New Jersey American Water plans to invest roughly $7 million in system improvements over the first five years, including infrastructure upgrades and service reliability enhancements.
Drinking Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Water Priorities for Governor-Elect Sherrill
Governor Mikie Sherrill will be sworn in on January 20, 2026. The state’s aging drinking, waste, and storm water infrastructures will need her immediate attention.
Drinking Water
Towns Join Lawsuit Against Trenton Water Works [CentralJersey.com]
"In a six-page letter released in July to Trenton City Council and Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, Shawn LaTourette, the commissioner of the NJDEP, stated independent third-party evaluators found TWW at 'extremely high risk of systematic failure.'"
Drinking Water
How the tristate area is tackling forever chemicals in local water systems [NJ Spotlight News]
"New Jersey is, in many ways, ground zero for some of the worst impacts of PFAS.” Water providers across the tristate area are racing to remove these “forever chemicals” from drinking water through new treatment systems and stricter testing.
Energy
Largest US-built 35 MW PEM electrolyzer deployed at hydro-powered plant in Niagara Falls [Interesting Engineering]
"Powered by local renewable hydroelectric energy, the system is designed to generate green hydrogen at commercial scale and will support production at Linde’s plant in Niagara Falls in New York State."
Drinking Water
Manayunk Canal Reopens After 85 Years, Restoring Flow and Wildlife [The Philly Voice]
"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."
Environment
The Slow-Moving Fight to Clean New Jersey’s Most Contaminated River [Inside Climate News]
"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."
Environment
Bound Brook’s Battle With Flooding: Resilience Not Retreat
Bound Brook is much safer from floods today than in years past, thanks to decades of planning, funding, and construction.
Water
New Jersey Invests over $350 Million in Water Infrastructure
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...
Drinking Water
Securing Raritan Millstone – New Jersey American Water’s Largest Water Treatment Plant
A brief history and behind the scenes look at the Raritan Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater.
Infrastructure Funding
New Jersey’s 2025 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card
The national grade for infrastructure improved from C- in 2021 to C in 2025. Nearly half of the assessed categories saw grade increases, with ports receiving the highest grade (B) and stormwater and transit rated lowest (D). For the first time since 1998, no category received a D- grade.
Water
New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (NJ I-Bank) Hosting Spring Seminars
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.
Policy
Culprit behind mysterious Edison water main break discovered [Home News Tribune]
"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."
Stormwater
Water Main Breaks Dampen Holidays in Edison, Wayne, and Essex Fells
Holiday water main breaks in Edison, Wayne, and Essex Fells have caused significant disruptions for residents.
Drinking Water
Warning About Drinking Water Issued Nationwide [Newsweek]
A nationwide warning has been issued regarding potential cyberattacks on water and wastewater systems in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and...
Drinking Water
Jersey Shore towns named in suit over toxic chemicals in drinking water [Asbury Park Press]
This article in the Asbury Park Press discusses the widespread contamination of drinking water in New Jersey and other parts of the United States by...
Video
Meet A Professional Poo Diver [Vice]
From Vice, "Next time you’re having a shit day at work, spare a thought for Australia’s professional poo divers. They’re tasked with making sure...