Hon. Ras BarakaMayor, City Of Newark
Introduction: Joseph Della Fave, Ironbound Community Corporation
Welcome
Commissioner Robert MartinNew Jersey Department ofEnvironmental Protection
Introduction: Daniel KennedyNew Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionMember, Jersey Water Works Steering Committee
Joan Leary MatthewsDirector, Clean Water Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2
Introduction: Kate AndersonU.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2Member, Jersey Water Works Steering Committee
Radhika FoxChief Executive Officer, U.S. Water AllianceDirector, Value of Water Coalition
Introduction: Bob IaculloSUEZ
Keynote Address
Water Infrastructure: Laying the Groundwork for Economic Development and Sustainable Communities
Plenary Session
Albert ChoVice President, Strategy and Business Development, Xylem Inc.
Rahwa GirmatzionProgram Director, PUSH Buffalo
Michael DeaneExecutive Director, National Association of Water Companies
Anthony PernoChief Executive Officer, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership
Moderator: Michele SiekerkaPresident and Chief Executive Officer,New Jersey Business & Industry Association
Plenary Session
Michele SiekerkaPresident and Chief Executive Officer,New Jersey Business & Industry Association
Plenary Session
Albert ChoVice President, Strategy andBusiness Development, Xylem Inc.
Plenary Session
Michael DeaneExecutive Director, National Association of Water Companies
Plenary Session
Anthony PernoChief Executive Officer, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership
LIVE. WORK. Green. CAMDEN.
12.10.15
Camden SMART
NJ Urban Water Conference
A Collective Impact Approach to Stormwater Management
Anthony J. Perno, CEOCooper’s Ferry Partnership
A COMPLEX CAUSE
more development
more paved surfaces
more stormwater runoff
10% 20% 30%
55%
Regional Waterfront Destination Multi-Modal Transportation Options Educational & Medical Hub Camden Promise Zone designation Community Policing Model Sustainability Agenda Economic Opportunity Act
CAMDEN: A City Invincible
July 2013 Flooding on the Camden Waterfront stranded concert goers and suspended
regional transportation connections.
Camden’s Struggle With Stormwater
Stormwater Management A NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY
HOW DO WE TACKLE COMPLEX PROBLEMS?
The Camden SMART Initiative
The Camden SMART Initiative a community-driven movement to protect human health, improve conditions for economic development, improve water quality, and
enhance the quality of life for Camden City, its residents, and the Delaware River watershed through the broad use
of green and grey infrastructure techniques for stormwater management.
EDUCATE. IMPLEMENT. ENGAGE.
Neighborhood Center cistern
A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACH
SMART IN NUMBERS
47 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS COMPLETED
1,458 TREES PLANTED
223 RAIN BARRELS DISTRIBUTED
4,000 RESIDENTS ENGAGED
40+ PARTNERSHIPS CREATED
$25 MILLION INVESTED CAMDEN FROM 2011-2015
6,126,814 + GALLONS OF STORMWATER
LIVE. WORK. Green. CAMDEN.
Anthony J. Perno III, Esq.Chief Executive Officer
Cooper’s Ferry PartnershipOne Port Center
2 Riverside Drive, Suite 501Camden, NJ 08103
www.coopersferry.comwww.camdensmart.com
Phone 856/757-9154Fax 856/757-9478
Plenary Session
Rahwa GirmatzionProgram Director, PUSH Buffalo
Water Infrastructure: Laying the Groundwork for Economic Development and Sustainable Communities
Plenary Session
Albert ChoVice President, Strategy and Business Development, Xylem Inc.
Rahwa GirmatzionProgram Director, PUSH Buffalo
Michael DeaneExecutive Director, National Association of Water Companies
Anthony PernoChief Executive Officer, Cooper’s Ferry Partnership
Moderator: Michele SiekerkaPresident and Chief Executive Officer,New Jersey Business & Industry Association
MARK MAURIELLOEdgewood Properties; Co-Chair, Jersey Water Works
MARGARET WALDOCKGeraldine R. Dodge Foundation; Member, Jersey Water Works Steering Committee
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSLEADERS
ADVOCATES
SUPPORTERS
WHAT WE’RE FACING
ASSESSING THE SITUATION AND SEEING THE POSSIBILITIES
THE POWER OF COLLABORATION
INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS COLLABORATIVE ACTION
STEERING COMMITTEE
DREW CURTISIronbound Community Corporation
DONNA DREWESSustainable Jersey
JENNIFER GONZALEZLouis Berger
ANDREW HENDRYNew Jersey Utilities Association
PETER KASABACHNew Jersey Future
MEISHKA MITCHELLCooper’s Ferry Partnership
SHOSHANNA PAGENew Jersey Urban Mayors Association
ROB PIRANINY/NJ Harbor and Estuary Program
DAN VAN ABSRutgers University
MARGARET WALDOCKGeraldine R. Dodge Foundation
KATE ANDERSON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 2
DAN KENNEDY New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
DAVID ZIMMER New Jersey
Environmental Infrastructure Trust
EX-OFFICIO NON-VOTING GOVERNMENT MEMBERS
MARK MAURIELLO Edgewood Properties
Co Chair, Jersey Water Works
JANE KENNYWhitman Strategy Group
Co Chair, Jersey Water Works
ANDY KRICUNCamden County Municipal Utilities Authority
LARRY LEVINENational Resources Defense Council
DEBBIE MANSNY/NJ Baykeeper
STEPHEN MARKSCity of Hoboken
SHARED GOALS
Smart Combined Sewer Overflow
Plans
Financially Sustainable Systems
Empowered Stakeholders
Effective Green and Gray Infrastructure
Effective Green and Gray Infrastructure
Smart Combined Sewer Overflow Plans
Financially Sustainable Systems
Empowered Stakeholders
JERSEY WATER WORKS STRUCTURE
Our first officialcollaboration exercise!
• On your smartphone, tablet or computer, open a browser and navigate to
www.govote.at
• Enter the code 37 39 94 (without spaces)(Fun fact: If you have location-sharing enabled on your device,
the code should appear automatically!)
WANTS YOU!
A COMMITMENT TO OUR FUTURE
Water Infrastructure ThatWorks for CitiesHon. Chris Bollwage, Mayor, City of Elizabeth
Hon. Wilda Diaz, Mayor, City of Perth Amboy
Hon. Dawn Zimmer, Mayor, City of Hoboken
Moderator: Barbara George JohnsonExecutive Director, New Jersey Urban Mayors Association
Closing Remarks
Peter KasabachNew Jersey Future