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Public Engagement
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Stakeholder Engagement
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]CSO permittees are required to conduct a public engagement process to inform, educate and engage members of the community. The NJPDES CSO permits require active public outreach and engagement during the implementation and construction of the CSO LTCP projects. Through public engagement, the interested public may provide input on the location of green infrastructure (GI) projects in their community. In addition, members of the community may be invited to join a Supplemental CSO Team to serve as a liaison between the interested public and the decision makers for the CSO permittees.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1683050286921{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column][info-box-shortcode title=”CSO Public Hearings” buttontitle=”Read more” buttonlink=”https://deptest.nj.gov/dwq/combined-sewer-overflow/community-involvement/cso-public-hearings/”]The NJDEP holds public hearings to provide an opportunity for interested members of the public and affected communities to be heard on proposed CSO Draft permit actions.[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”stakeholderengagement”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]
Final CSO Public Engagement Guidance
On June 27, 2023, the Department issued a Draft CSO Public Engagement Guidance document to collect input from the interested public. A virtual stakeholder meeting occurred on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 where oral feedback was received. Written feedback was also received through July 28, 2023. A revised November 1, 2023 Draft CSO Public Engagement Guidance document was prepared and an additional virtual stakeholder meeting occurred on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 to discussed the revised document and receive oral feedback. Written feedback was also received through December 11, 2023. The January 5, 2024 Final CSO Public Engagement Guidance is now available and a downloadable version of the document can be found below.
The January 5, 2024 Final CSO Public Engagement Guidance document can be downloaded here:
Stakeholder Meetings
The NJDEP hosted a series of stakeholder meetings to discuss the CSO renewal permit requirements for public engagement, environmental justice, climate change and metrics. Below are the agendas.
- Public Engagement – Stakeholder Meeting, November 28, 2023 {Presentation}
- Public Engagement – Stakeholder Meeting, July 19, 2023 {Presentation}
- Permit Concepts – Stakeholder Meeting, October 6, 2022 {Presentation}
- Metrics – Stakeholder Meeting, February 17, 2022 {Agenda}
- Climate Change – Stakeholder Meeting, February 10, 2022 {Agenda}
- Environmental Justice – Stakeholder Meeting, January 13, 2022 {Agenda}
- Public Engagement – Stakeholder Meeting, December 7, 2021 {Agenda}
Stakeholder Questionnaire
The NJDEP distributed a stakeholder feedback questionnaire. Below is the questionnaire and the responses.
- CSO Stakeholder Questionnaire
- Response – Camden County MUA
- Response – Community Church of Hoboken
- Response – Jersey Water Works – CSO Committee – LTCP Implementation Subcommittee
- Response – Morris Park Neighborhood Association
- Response – New Jersey Future
- Response – North Hudson Sewerage Authority
- Response – New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance
- Response – NJ CSO Group
- Response – Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers
Additional Feedback
The NJDEP received letters regarding the technical reviews of the LTCPs. Below are the letters.
[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Second Stakeholder Meeting (November 28, 2023 2pm) for Revised Draft CSO Public Engagement Guidance
On June 27, 2023, the Department issued a Draft CSO Public Engagement Guidance document to collect input from the interested public. A virtual stakeholder meeting occurred on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 2pm where oral comments were received. Written comments were also received through July 28, 2023 . A revised November 1, 2023 Draft CSO Public Engagement Guidance document has been prepared. This meeting will discuss the revised document. See below for a link to the revised document. The November 28, 2023 2pm meeting will be conducted virtually via the NJDEP’s video conferencing software (i.e., Microsoft Teams) in English and Spanish. A link/phone number has been provided below. NOTE: The link below will take you to the meeting.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Segunda Reunión de partes interesadas (28 de noviembre de 2023, 2pm) para el borrador revisado de la guía de participación pública de las CSO
El 27 de julio de 2023, el Departamento emitió un documento preliminar de orientación para la participación pública de las CSO para recopilar comentarios del público interesado. Una reunión virtual con interesados tuvo lugar el miércoles 19 de julio de 2023 a las 2pm, donde se recibieron comentarios orales. También se recibieron comentarios por escrito hasta el 28 de julio de 2023. Se ha preparado un borrador revisado de la Guía de Participación Pública de las CSO papa el 1 de noviembre de 2023. Esta reunión discutirá el documento revisado. Consulte a continuación un enlace al documento revisado. La reunión del 28 de noviembre de 2023 a las 2 pm se llevará a cabo virtualmente a través del software de videoconferencia del NJDEP (es decir, Microsoft Teams) en inglés y español. Se ha proporcionado un enlace/número de teléfono a continuación. NOTA: El siguiente enlace lo llevará a la reunión.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]