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Insights From A Water Equity Taskforce Member
By Andy Kricun
The Alliance is pleased to announce the release of our report, “Water Equity Taskforce: Insights for the Water Sector,” a report that highlights the achievements of the Water Equity Taskforce and the lessons learned throughout the project. The goals of the Taskforce were to promote water equity, the notion that everyone is entitled to safe drinking water and clean waterways no matter where they live or who they are, test and implement more inclusive and just strategies, and institutionalize equitable water management practices in the water utilities involved in the project.
Camden County needs a backup plan for future storms. Clean energy can be the solution, developer says.
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
Posted Mar 06, 2021
Dramatic rain clouds hover over the Covanta Camden Energy Recovery Center and its smokestack last May, viewed from I-295. (Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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When a powerful derecho slammed South Jersey with 93 mph winds last June and a round of intense thunderstorms followed just hours later, Camden County found itself with a sewage problem.
The storms managed to knock out the two independent power lines that connect the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority’s sewage treatment plant to the main power grid. Then, the plant’s backup generator failed.