Belleville Township recently closed on a $2,592,243 loan with the NJ Water Bank for Phase 1 of its lead service line replacement program. The project includes the replacement of 430 lead service lines out of the approximately 5,500 identified by the Belleville Water Department. All lines will be rep

Woodbine Borough recently completed drinking water improvements that are being financed with approximately $1.1 million in loans from the NJ Water Bank, a low-rate funding program jointly administered by the DEP and the NJ I-Bank. This project is eligible for a NANO loan because the municipality ser

Hoboken City recently completed drinking water improvements that are being financed with approximately $6 million in loans from the NJ Water Bank, a low-rate funding program jointly administered by the DEP and the NJ I-Bank. Including interest cost savings, total savings for this project are estimat

Hawthorne Borough recently closed on a $5,000,000 loan with the NJ Water Bank to address excessive levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"). This group of chemicals is commonly used in a wide range of industrial processes and is found in many consumer products. PFAS can penetrate the w

Climate change poses significant challenges to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (water sector) utilities in fulfilling their public and environmental health missions. EPA's Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative provides the water sector and its stakeholders with practic

Shore Water Company recently closed on a $20,000,000 loan with the NJ Water Bank to repaint its 75,000-gallon elevated water storage tank inside and out. The tank provides potable water service through approximately 1,270 service connections, with sources of supply from one Cohansey aquifer well and

Essex Fells Borough recently closed on a $5,400,000 loan with the NJ Water Bank to address excessive levels of PFAS and PFOS. This group of chemicals is commonly used in a wide range of industrial processes and is found in many consumer products. PFAS can penetrate the water supply and affect d

Robbinsville Township recently closed on a $1,460,608 loan with the NJ Water Bank to address issues with the Newtown Village water distribution system. The township recently acquired the Newtown Village site which contains 149 mobile homes. The existing water distribution system is haphazardly place

Ho-Ho-Kus Borough recently closed on a $3,700,000 loan with the NJ Water Bank to address excessive levels of PFAS and PFOS that can penetrate the water supply and affect drinking water quality. This project includes the design and installation of a permanent granular activated carbon (GAC) system to

Red Bank Borough recently closed on an $3,241,647 loan with the NJ Water Bank to identify and replace lead service lines within the borough. The borough aims to identify all unknown service lines by the end of 2024 and replace them with copper lines by the end of 2031.