Attention NJ Water/Wastewater/Solid Waste Authorities, Water or Sewer Departments and Municipal Utilities

Throughout this COVID-19 emergency, AEA is holding periodic “check-in” meetings online, providing staff of water/wastewater/solid waste utilities an opportunity to support one another and problem-solve. If you are with a New Jersey municipal collection, treatment system or a drinking water system, and you would like to participate, please call 609-584-1877 ext 1 or email karen@aeanj.org.

COVID-19 Response Guidelines, Recommendations & Information

Federal Agencies

• Guidance on the Contact of a Close or Casual Contact of a Confirmed or Suspected Case of COVID-19
• CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut – March 28, 2020
• COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program
• Memorandum On Identification Of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During Covid-19 Response — U.S. Department of Homeland Security – March 19, 2020 
• OSHA health and safety page — Spanish language version — Preventing Worker Exposure – U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA

New Jersey: DEP, DCA and other Agencies

• Ongoing Construction Projects and COVID-19
• NJ Counties Excess Joint Insurance Fund
• New Jersey Executive Orders
• New Jersey Administrative Orders
• NJ Maintains Site for COVID-19 Rumor Control and Disinformation
• Does my Business Need to Close? – March 30, 2020
• COVID 19 update –Guidance on E0107 – Undated
• Reduced Monitoring Frequency for Sanitary Wastewater Dischargers – March 23, 2020
• Distribution Sampling Guidance During COVID-19 Pandemic-01 – March 21, 2020
• Guidance for Remote Public Meetings – Undated
• Local Finance Notice: Coronavirus Response: Emergency Procurement & Use of Storm Recovery Reserves – March 16, 2020

NJ Authorities & Other Local Government Units

• Notice of Virtual Public Meeting on April 15, 2020 (“Google Hangouts Meet” Platform), Manasquan River Regional Sewerage Authority
• Example Emergency Resolution, Pequannock, Lincoln Park And Fairfield Sewerage Authority
• Example Emergency Resolution, Frank Scangarella, Esq.
• Declaration of Emergency, Western Monmouth UA – March 24, 2020
• COVID-19 Update No. 5, Western Monmouth UA – March 22, 2020
• Implementation Guidelines: For Operations During A State Of Emergency, Western Monmouth UA – March 22, 2020
• Memo: Governor Murphy Issues Executive Order 107, Matthew J. Giacobbe, Esq. – March 21, 2020
• Standard Operating Guideline, Western Monmouth UA – March 20, 2020
• COVID-19, Update No. 4, Western Monmouth UA – March 19, 2020
• Example, Incident Action Plan/Incident Briefing, WMUA – March 19, 2020
• Briefing to Staff, Western Monmouth UA – March 19, 2020
• COVID-19 Update No. 1, Western Monmouth UA – March 16, 2020

Other sources

• Coronavirus Pandemic, Updated March 30, 2020 – Water ISAC
• What We Know About Coronavirus and Water Treatment – March 26, 2020
• Sweeney Calls For Two-Month Moratorium On Mortgage, Loan, Utility Payments During Economic Lockdown
• Americans coping with coronavirus are clogging toilets with wipes and T-shirts – March 18, 2020

Environmental Professional Development Academy 2020
Postponed