What does Climate-Ready CSO Solutions Mean ?

Submitted by Debra Italiano, SJC Board President

Climate-Ready Solutions Forum - Learn More About Here

For those of us who have been working with the City for some years around flooding, CSO’s and stormwater management issues, we have come down a long road nearing the delivery to the state of Long Term Control Plans by our JC Municipal Utility Authority (JC MUA) and 21 other NJ Cities on how they are going to address these issues and attend to needed infrastructure upgrades that will cost billions of dollars. Yes, this will be largest set of public works projects ever, across the state’s municipalities and yes, rate payers will be responsible for a good chunk of the investment in the solutions that are selected, to solve the problems that these issues represent.

So . . . 3 things are really important - pay attention, ask questions, get educated. It’s the same 3 things we all find generally useful of course, however, because this topic has been ESPECIALLY complex, even for those of us tracking the details for years, these 3 things are REALLY important right now, as THERE ARE ONLY 5 MONTHS LEFT before these plans get turned in to the state, and THEREAFTER THE PUBLIC WILL NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN.

So . . . this forum in Elizabeth is bringing together a group of top notch leaders from around the state to speak to those who attend about how these plans are being implemented over the next 30 years and what we need to consider when we lean in to ask ARE THESE CSO SOLUTIONS CLIMATE-READY ?

For Speaker Line-up and More Details From Sewage Free NJ - SewageFree.org/Events or you can contact Mo Kinberg directly if you have a questions (mkinberg@njfuture.org)

The Event Is FREE But REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, CLICK HERE