Final CSO Public Engagement Guidance<\/h5>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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The January 5, 2024 Final CSO Public Engagement Guidance document can be downloaded here:<\/p>\n
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- A Guide to CSO Public Engagement – Final <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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Stakeholder Meetings<\/h5>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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- Public Engagement – Stakeholder Meeting, November 28, 2023 {Presentation} <\/a><\/li>\n
- Public Engagement – Stakeholder Meeting, July 19, 2023 {Presentation} <\/a><\/li>\n
- Permit Concepts – Stakeholder Meeting, October 6, 2022 {Presentation} <\/a><\/li>\n
- Metrics – Stakeholder Meeting, February 17, 2022 {Agenda} <\/a><\/li>\n
- Climate Change – Stakeholder Meeting, February 10, 2022 {Agenda} <\/a><\/li>\n
- Environmental Justice – Stakeholder Meeting, January 13, 2022 {Agenda} <\/a><\/li>\n
- Public Engagement – Stakeholder Meeting, December 7, 2021 {Agenda} <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Stakeholder Questionnaire<\/h5>\n
The NJDEP distributed a stakeholder feedback questionnaire. Below is the questionnaire and the responses.<\/p>\n
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- CSO Stakeholder Questionnaire <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 Camden County MUA <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 Community Church of Hoboken <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 Jersey Water Works \u2013 CSO Committee \u2013 LTCP Implementation Subcommittee <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 Morris Park Neighborhood Association <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 New Jersey Future <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 North Hudson Sewerage Authority <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 NJ CSO Group <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Additional Feedback<\/h5>\n
The NJDEP received letters regarding the technical reviews of the LTCPs. Below are the letters.<\/p>\n
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- Comments \u2013 Jersey Water Works CSO Committee <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Comments \u2013 Passaic River Coalition <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Comments \u2013 Sewage-Free Streets and Rivers <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
[\/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<\/strong><\/p>\n
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El 27 de julio de 2023, el Departamento emiti\u00f3 un documento preliminar de orientaci\u00f3n para la participaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica de las CSO para recopilar comentarios del p\u00fablico interesado. Una reuni\u00f3n virtual con interesados tuvo lugar el mi\u00e9rcoles 19 de julio de 2023 a las 2pm, donde se recibieron comentarios orales. Tambi\u00e9n se recibieron comentarios por escrito hasta el 28 de julio de 2023. Se ha preparado un borrador revisado de la Gu\u00eda de Participaci\u00f3n P\u00fablica de las CSO papa el 1 de noviembre de 2023. Esta reuni\u00f3n discutir\u00e1 el documento revisado. Consulte a continuaci\u00f3n un enlace al documento revisado. La reuni\u00f3n del 28 de noviembre de 2023 a las 2 pm se llevar\u00e1 a cabo virtualmente a trav\u00e9s del software de videoconferencia del NJDEP (es decir, Microsoft Teams) en ingl\u00e9s y espa\u00f1ol. Se ha proporcionado un enlace\/n\u00famero de tel\u00e9fono a continuaci\u00f3n. NOTA:<\/u><\/strong> El siguiente enlace lo llevar\u00e1 a la reuni\u00f3n.[\/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]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Comments \u2013 Passaic River Coalition <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Response \u2013 Camden County MUA <\/i><\/a><\/li>\n
- Public Engagement – Stakeholder Meeting, July 19, 2023 {Presentation} <\/a><\/li>\n
- Public Engagement – Stakeholder Meeting, November 28, 2023 {Presentation} <\/a><\/li>\n