Construction of upgrades and improvements to the Northwest Bergen County Utility Authority’s Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 30 Waldwick Drive, Waldwick, New Jersey at a construction cost of $1,482,000.00 were financed by the New Jersey Water Bank (NJWB). The NJWB is a State Revolving Fund program jointly administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (Infrastructure Bank) and uses a combination of funds provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the DEP, and the Infrastructure Bank to provide very low interest loans to borrowers for environmental infrastructure projects.

The SLUDGE THICKENER REHABILITATION PROJECT will provide water quality benefits to the community by replacing aging equipment that is nearing its life expectancy and has previously failed resulting in shutdowns of the process unit. The improvements will allow the Authority to replace the equipment to avoid future failures and service disruptions to the treatment process that provides sanitary sewage service for residents and businesses within the Authority’s sewer service area. 

State Revolving Fund programs around the nation provide states and communities the resources necessary to maintain and improve the infrastructure protecting our valuable water resources nationwide.