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Water Supply Advisory Council (WSAC)<\/h2>\n

P.L. 1981, Chapter 262<\/a>, also known as the Water Supply Management Act was enacted by the Senate and General Assembly concerning the management of water in New Jersey and ensuring an adequate water supply for its residents. Also established by this Act was the Water Supply Advisory Council (WSAC), which advises the Department concerning the next iteration of the New Jersey State Water Supply Plan (NJSWSP) and other related water supply resource issues. At this time, the WSAC is consists of eleven members who are appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate. The eleven representatives include the agricultural community, industrial and commercial water users, residential waters users, private watershed protection associations, academic community, golf course superintendents of NJ, and two members each from investor-owned water companies and municipal or county water companies along with a representative of the nursery\/landscapers\/irrigation contractors industry.<\/p>\n

NJDEP published an updated New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan in 2024. To learn more and get involved in assisting NJDEP as it develops this key document, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The following list is the individuals that comprise the WSAC along with the group(s) that they represent:<\/b><\/p>\n

Jennifer Coffey <\/strong>(Residential Water Users), Acting
\nMara Tippett<\/strong> (Private Watershed Protection Associations), Acting
\nNorman Nelson, P.E., C.M.E.<\/strong> (Industrial and Commercial Water Users), Vice<\/em>-chair<\/em>
\nSteve Blankenship<\/strong> (Municipal or County Water Company), Chair<\/em>
\nDave Specca <\/strong>(Agricultural Community)
\nKareem Adeem<\/strong> (Municipal or County Water Company), Acting
\nSteve Wagner<\/strong> (Nursery, Landscape and Irrigation Contractors), Acting
\nSean Hartmann<\/strong> (Golf Course Superintendents), Acting
\nNatalie Chesko<\/strong> (Investor-owned Water Company), Acting
\nDon Shields<\/strong> (Investor-owned Water Company) Acting
\nDr. Ryan Kingsbury<\/strong> (Academia), Acting<\/p>\n

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\nSteve Domber
\nNew Jersey Geological and Water Survey
\nDivision of Water Supply and Geosciences
\nP.O. Box 420
\nTrenton, N.J. 08625<\/p>\n

Steven.Domber@deptest.nj.gov<\/a>
\n(609) 292-1185<\/p>\n

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