New Jersey § 58:30-2 Findings, declarations relative to water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems.

New Jersey Statutes

§ 58:30-2 — Findings, declarations relative to water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems.

New Jersey § 58:30-2

Title 58WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 58:30-2 (2026).

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2.The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The maintenance and operation of water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems is vital to ensuring the protection of water quality and clean drinking water in New Jersey; b. There are public water and wastewater systems in the State that present serious risks to the integrity of drinking water and the environment because of issues such as aging infrastructure systems, the deterioration of the physical assets of the systems, or damage to infrastructure so severe that it is beyond governmental capacity to restore; c. Under the appropriate circumstances, the transfer of these threatened water and wastewater assets to a capable private or public entity with the financial resources and expertise to improve management, operation, and contin

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2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The maintenance and operation of water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems is vital to ensuring the protection of water quality and clean drinking water in New Jersey; b. There are public water and wastewater systems in the State that present serious risks to the integrity of drinking water and the environment because of issues such as aging infrastructure systems, the deterioration of the physical assets of the systems, or damage to infrastructure so severe that it is beyond governmental capacity to restore; c. Under the appropriate circumstances, the transfer of these threatened water and wastewater assets to a capable private or public entity with the financial resources and expertise to improve management, operation, and continued maintenance of the assets could help ensure the protection of drinking water; and d. It is in the public interest that public entities have the option to transfer, lease, or sell water or wastewater assets if there exist emergent conditions that threaten drinking water or the environment. L.2015, c.18, s.2.