March 2024

Technical Assistance Programs

Supporting communities with their capital infrastructure projects

Significant planning and investment are required to sustain and improve New Jersey’s aging infrastructure systems. That cost often exceeds the capabilities of local sewer utilities and municipalities. The New Jersey Water Bank Program (Water Bank), a financing program jointly administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (I-Bank) to provide funds to help communities address water infrastructure needs, has an abundance of resources available to finance projects.

In addition to deploying and leveraging federal Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) annual grant monies, the Water Bank will receive almost $1 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) over the next five years, the largest federal investment in clean water infrastructure in the history of the United States. The State Fiscal Year 2023 state budget also allocated $300 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the DEP to make transformative investments in critical water infrastructure upgrades. 

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Legislative Update

Each month our Legislative Update column reports on legislation of interest to our municipal membership. This month's column focuses on A-4 and S-50, which reforms municipal responsibilities concerning provision of affordable housing; abolishes COAH; and appropriates $16 million.

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