Longport: Small Town, Big Plans for Conservation
Longport is populated with just under 900 residents. It is a small, quaint town just a stone’s throw from Atlantic City. This tiny borough is facing high water usage which has recently become a concern making it necessary to seek out a means for conservation of water and reduce stress on an aging water system. Longport […]
New Jersey’s Infrastructure Financing Program
The New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program is a revolving loan program governed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – and the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, an independent state financing authority. The Financing Program provides loans to local government units for the construction of wastewater treatment facilities, sludge management systems for wastewater […]
Rutgers University Waters Restoration Grant Program
Rutgers University in cooperation with the Stewards program on campus is establishing a Waters Restoration Grant Program. The current project seeks to address water quality issues in priority watersheds, such as erosion due to unstable streambanks, pollution from stormwater runoff, and degraded shorelines caused by development. The program focuses on the stewardship and restoration of […]
The Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program
The EIFP (Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program) is a partnership between the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, providing low-interest loans for environmental infrastructure projects. Since 1988 the clean water and drinking water components of the EIFP have awarded more than $5.7 billion in loans throughout the State. Recently, […]
New Jersey’s Use of Cisterns for Sustainability
After withstanding the devastations of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey has initiated strong efforts to implement several resiliency practices to help handle the effects of similar future events. Green infrastructure is one of these key practices. It is essential that these methods be utilized as frequently as possible to promote sound storm water management going forward. […]