New Jersey launches dashboard to track water infrastructure funding
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has launched an interactive dashboard that provides regularly-updated information on the progress of funding for drinking water and clean water infrastructure projects.
“This dashboard is an important part of the DEP’s efforts to raise public awareness about the state’s water infrastructure funding needs,” said Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette. “In a glance, the tool provides users with an easy way to follow the progress of funding for projects that will maintain, upgrade and modernize infrastructure that is critical for protection of public health and a cleaner environment.”
The New Jersey Water Infrastructure Spending Dashboard is an interactive data visualization tool that demonstrates the amount of funding that has been awarded for clean and drinking water projects for Fiscal Year 2023. Aggregate amounts and per-project award information are presented, showing how much funding has been awarded community by community.
“We are very pleased to hear about the NJDEP's new dashboard,” said Andrew Kricun, co-chair for Jersey Water Works, a collaboration of organizations working to improve New Jersey’s water infrastructure. “The dashboard will be an outstanding tool to help communities identify and navigate the various federal and state funding opportunities for water infrastructure improvements. This is a great step forward to ensure that all communities have safe drinking water and clean waterways at an affordable rate.”
The dashboard elements break down each project in terms of the expected long-term funding sources, including the projected New Jersey I-Bank share, total short-term loan award and more. It also includes aggregate information on projects that are expected to close on loans by the end of the fiscal year. The dashboard features an interactive map that provides snapshot information about funding for projects across New Jersey.
All data visualizations are interactive. The data in this dashboard is updated monthly, with the last data update on April 26, 2023.