Stormwater Resources for Your Community

Overviews

• New Jersey Future - What's the cost of inaction? (Brochure)
• New Jersey Future - Stormwater Utilities at a Glance
• New Jersey Future - Stormwater Utilities Fact Sheet
• New Jersey Future - Stormwater Utilities Steps For Local Implementation
• 2021 Stormwater Utility Survey Report, Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Stormwater Utilities Guidance
• 2022 Western Kentucky University Stormwater Utility Survey

Consulting Assistance

• Consultants List (Need help investigating whether a stormwater utility is right for your community? - These firms can help!)
• Consultant Questionnaire Form (For consultants who would like to be added to the list)

NJ Stormwater Utility Learning Exchange

• For NJ & National Local Officials - Join with your peers to learn from experienced localities, compare notes, and stay up-to-date!

Asset Management

• Southwest Environmental Finance Center (SWEFC)
• Integrated Asset Management Framework: Combining Green & Gray Assets

Legal

• New Jersey Clean Stormwater and Flood Reduction Act
• NACWA - Navigating Litigation Floodwaters: Legal Considerations for Funding Municipal Stormwater Programs
• Flood Defense Model Ordinance

Financial

• New Jersey Future - Stormwater Utility Credits and Incentives
• New Jersey Future - Stormwater Utilities: Typical Steps in Calculating a Potential Fee
• New Jersey Future - Overview of Fee Structure and Incentive Programs
• Funding Sources For Your Locality
• USEPA - Paying for Stormwater - The Benefits of a Utility (webcast)
• University of North Carolina Environmental Finance Center Stormwater Utility Data Dashboard (North Carolina)
• Boom and Bust: Toxic Algae's Impact on Nearby Property Values, by David Wolf, H. Allen Klaiber

Public Outreach

• Building Holistic Pathways for Resilient Municipal Stormwater Management (2025 Jersey Water Works Conference)
• Launching a New Stormwater Utility (ANJEC and Jersey Water Works Webinar, November 2025)
• Unlocking the Potential of Stormwater Utilities: Perspectives and Progress in NJ (2024 Jersey Water Works Conference)
• Stormwater Utility Information Forum Hosted by Members of Jersey Water Works
• When a Bandaid's Not Enough: Implementing Stormwater Utilities In The Great Lakes Basin, American Rivers
• Jersey Water Works: New Jersey Opinions on the State of Our Water Systems, the Environment and Infrastructure
• The Future of Water (video) - WaterNow Alliance & Water Hub at Climate Nexus
• Communication and Public Outreach Plan for Stormwater Utility Development and Implementation

Stormwater Utilities Established

• New Brunswick City, Middlesex County, SWU established 2024
• Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, SWU established 2025
• Maplewood Township, Essex County, SWU established 2025
• Borough of Carlstadt, Bergen County, SWU established in 2025

Case Studies

• Lancaster, PA
• Wyoming Valley Regional, PA
• Wilmington, DE
• Newark, DE
• Meadville, PA

Mapping/Impervious Cover Information

• NJ MAP - Interactive Atlas of New Jersey from Rowan University, Dept. of Earth & Environment
• Impervious Coverage Data in New Jersey

Climate/Flooding

• Stormwater Utilities Can Facilitate Green Infrastructure
• 2020 New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change
• The Growing Threat of Urban Flooding, University of Maryland, College Park & Texas A&M University, Galveston Campus
• Flooding Information for the Townships of Hammonton and Evesham, Pinelands Preservation Alliance
• Hoboken Rainfall Flood Mitigation Story Map

Water Environment Federation (WEF) Tables

• Current/Desired Level of Service
• Feasibility Study Framework & Issues
• Stormwater Utility Study Team
• Functional Areas & Tasks
• Summary for Potential Staffing Resources
• External Stakeholder Groups
• Key Aspects - Stakeholder Plan
• Common Stakeholder Activities
• Public Education - Supporting Materials

Special thanks to the Water Environment Federation (WEF) for providing permission to reprint the above tables from their publication:  

Water Environment Federation (2013). User-fee-funded stormwater programs (2nd ed.). Water Environment Federation