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Livingston Wins Sustainable New Jersey Green Grant for $25,000 for feasibility study for reclamation and reuse of wastewater   Jennifer Hoehn (Senior Manager of Public Affairs New Jersey, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.), Randall Solomon (Executive Director, New Jersey Sustainable State Institute, Bloustein School of Planning and Policy, Rutgers University), Township Manager Michele Meade, Pam Mount (Vice Chair, Mayors Committee for a Green Future and Mayor of Lawrence Township), Deputy Mayor Arlene Johnson, Louise Wilson (President of the New Jersey League of Municipalities Educational Foundation), Joseph Doria, Jr. (Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs), Joseph Fiordaliso (Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities), Jeanne Herb (Director of Policy, Planning and Science, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) Photo by Steve Lubetkin The Township of Livingston will conduct a feasibility study regarding the adaptation of the municipal wastewater treatment plant to reclaim and reuse water for beneficial uses, such as landscape irrigation, street sweeping, sewer jetting and field maintenance. The Livingston Water Pollution Control Facility currently discharges approximately 2.5 million gallons of water per day into the Passaic River.  Beneficial reuse of this water would conserve fresh water resources, provide an unrestricted water source during droughts and possibly postpone future expansions of water supply facilities. This project will continue the initiative of the NJDEP Division of Water Quality Reclaimed Water for Beneficial Reuse Task Force. "Sustainability is a major focus of municipal and citizen action in Livingston, so we are pleased and honored to be a recipient in this first round of Sustainable Jersey grants." "The project funded through our grant illustrates the win-win nature of sustainability efforts. By finding ways to capture and re-use clean effluent from our Water Pollution Control Facility, we will not only be conserving water and reducing the discharges into the Passaic River; we will also be developing a new source of non-tax income for the municipality." - Arlene Johnson, Deputy Mayor, Township of Livingston Read more! Also visit www.sustainablejersey.com