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Green Infrastructure Municipal Outreach and Technical Assistance Program
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The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) has partnered with Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Water Resources Program to pilot an outreach and technical assistance program providing guidance and direction to the 48 municipalities in the PVSC service area regarding the benefits and opportunities of implementing green infrastructure practices.
Targeted efforts are needed for the management of stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollution using green infrastructure so that municipalities can begin to alleviate localized flooding, protect and improve water quality, reduce inflow and infiltration and combined sewer overflows to local waterways. Through education, outreach, and community-driven demonstration projects, the program partners will provide municipalities with information they can use to make practical, science-based, and cost-effective decisions about water, wastewater, and stormwater management to improve the quality of life of residents while protecting the water resources of the region.
PVSC is committed to helping struggling communities better manage their existing water infrastructure. Through its partnership with RCE Water Resources Program, PVSC will:
- Provide outreach and education about green infrastructure strategies to municipalities in its service area
- Install demonstration green infrastructure projects to reduce stormwater runoff volumes
- Provide cost-share funding to assist municipalities in evaluating needs and green infrastructure opportunities to increase soil infiltration and groundwater recharge and protect waterways from nonpoint source pollution
Adopted Municipal Green Infrastructure Feasibility Studies:
- City of Bayonne
- Borough of East Newark
- City of Garfield
- Town of Harrison
- City of Jersey City
- Township of Little Falls
- Township of Montclair
- City of Newark
- Township of North Bergen
- City of East Orange
- City of Paterson
- Township of Saddle Brook
- Township of West Orange
- Borough of Glen Rock
- Borough of North Haledon
Municipal Green Infrastructure Feasibility Plans in Progress:
- Township of Belleville
- Township of Bloomfield
- Township of Cedar Grove
- City of Clifton
- Borough of East Rutherford
- Borough of Elmwood Park
- Borough of Fair Lawn
- Borough of Glen Ridge
- Borough of Haledon
- Borough of Hawthorne
- Town of Kearny
- Borough of Lodi
- Township of Lyndhurst
- Borough of North Arlington
- Borough of North Caldwell
- Township of Nutley
- City of Orange
- City of Passaic
- Borough of Prospect Park
- Borough of Rutherford
- Borough of Totowa
- City of Union City
- Borough of Wallington
- Borough of Woodland Park
Green Infrastructure Demonstration Projects:
PVSC Project Database - PVSC Green Infrastructure Projects with Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS
- Elysian Fields Community Garden's Cistern (Paterson)
- Greater Newark Conservatory's Cistern (Newark)
- Lincoln Middle School's Interior Courtyard Redesign (Kearny)
- Horace Mann School's Exterior Green Infrastructure Projects (Bayonne)
- Watsessing Elementary School’s Exterior Green Infrastructure Projects (Bloomfield)
- Hawkins Street Elementary School Interior Community Garden (Newark)
- Langston Hughes Elementary School (East Orange)
- Abraham Lincoln School #6 (Garfield)
- Washington Middle School (Harrison)
Outreach and Educational Information:
- Green Infrastructure Planning and Implementation in New Jersey, Mountain Lakes, NJ, January 14, 2020
- Green Infrastructure Planning and Implementation in New Jersey, North Haledon, NJ, October 10, 2019
- Clean Waterways, Healthy Neighborhoods - website -The Clean Waterways, Healthy Neighborhoods initiative aims to reduce the impact of combined sewer overflows into area receiving waters; Facebook, Twitter
- Green Infrastructure Planning and Implementation Workshop, Montclair, NJ, March 19, 2019
- Green Infrastructure Planning and Implementation in New Jersey (pdf, presentation)
Handouts:
- The Code & Ordinance Worksheet (pdf, 44 pp.) - Center for Watershed Protection
- Scoring Spreadsheet (excel) - Center for Watershed Protection
- Green Infrastructure Site Assessment Checklist (pdf, 2 pp.) - RCE Water Resources Program
- Green Infrastructure Implementation (pdf, 9 pp.) - Sustainable Jersey
- Green Infrastructure Planning (pdf, 11 pp.) - Sustainable Jersey
- Tier 2 Green Infrastructure Action Plan - Example of an "investment/funding strategy for green infrastructure projects" (pdf, 2 pp.) - Sustainable Jersey
- Tier 3 Green Infrastructure Strategic Plan - Develop an implementation agenda (pdf, 2 pp.) - Sustainable Jersey
- Green Infrastructure Planning and Implementation in New Jersey (pdf, presentation)
- Complying with New Jersey Stormwater Regulations Workshop, September 2017 (agenda)
- Welcome and Asking the Right Questions in Stormwater Review
- Update on the Tier A and Tier B MS4 NJPDES Permits
- Inventory and Assessment of Stormwater Infrastructure
- Green Infrastructure Training in New Jersey, June 2017 (agenda)
- Municipal Day Pilot Program Overview May 2017 (presentation)
- Complying with New Jersey Stormwater Regulations Workshop, May 2016 (agenda)
- PVSC Green Infrastructure Training Workshop, January 2014 (presentations)
- Green Infrastructure Training Workshop (brochure)
- Green Infrastructure Practices to Reduce Flooding and CSOs (brochure)
- Informational Meetings – Pilot Program June 2013 (presentation)
- Municipal Day Pilot Program Overview May 2013 (presentation)
- Harrison TIDE and Volunteers Plant the Town’s First Rain Garden at the Public Library (update 10/31/2017)
- Complying with New Jersey Stormwater Management Regulations (update 8/30/2017)
- Green Infrastructure Municipal Outreach and Technical Assistance Program in partnership with Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (update 6/28/2017)
- Green Infrastructure in New Jersey Training Program – June 15th, Newark, NJ (update 5/31/2017)
- Green Infrastructure Practices are Installed at the Watsessing Elementary School in Bloomfield (update 4/28/2017)
- Green Infrastructure Municipal Outreach & Technical Assistance Program Year Two (update 5/31/2016)
- Upcoming events for PVSC municipalities (email blast 2/9/2016)
- Horace Mann School in Bayonne, NJ selected as one of the two demonstration projects sponsored by PVSC (letter 6/10/2015)
- Lincoln Middle School in Kearny, NJ selected as one of the two demonstration projects sponsored by PVSC (letter 6/10/2015)
- Elysian Field Community Garden organized by Paterson Public School #5 selected as one of the two demonstration projects sponsored by PVSC (letter 11/12/2014)
- Greater Newark Conservancy selected as one of the two demonstration projects sponsored by PVSC (letter 11/12/2014)
- PVSC celebrates Montclair’s Green Infrastructure Initiatives (update 8/22/2014)
- Green Infrastructure Municipal Outreach & Technical Assistance Program Year One (update 6/30/2014)
- Green Infrastructure in Action (Jersey City School update 11/26/2013)
- Message from the Executive Director, Mike DeFrancisci (letter 12/30/2013)
Christopher C. Obropta, Extension Specialist, 848-932-5711, obropta@envsci.rutgers.edu
Matthew Leconey, Project Coordinator, 848-932-6716, matthew.leconey@rutgers.edu
Chris Perez, Program Associate, 848-932-6724, cperez3@rutgers.edu
John Pietrykoski, PVSC, 973-817-5777, jpietrykoski@pvsc.com
