Clean Water Council Public Hearing 2009-Monday, December 7, 2009, 9 am - noon The Clean Water Council of New Jersey is seeking public testimony on the risks posed to water quality and water infrastructure by climate change and on effective means to adaptively manage the risks. Climate change is causing warmer air and surface water temperatures, more intense storms intermixed with longer periods of dry weather, and rising sea levels. While the contributory causes can be debated, the potential impacts of climate change on water resources and related infrastructure need to be identified and properly managed.

New Jersey Private Well Testing Act - Summary of Rules. A power point presentation by Judy Lewis, PhD., and John Shevlin regarding testing of private well water quality prior to the sale of real estate and leasing of real estate.

Climate Change & New Jersey's Water Resources - A presentation by Davis Robinson.

Dave Robinson, Rutgers professor and NJ State Climatologist, discussed state and local water resource issues. He explained past and present observational records and models that seek to project the future climate of the region. Climatologically, NJ has experienced warmer and wetter conditions in the past few decades compared to earlier in the 20th century. Warming is expected to continue throughout this century, while models suggest precipitation may remain the same or increase. Extremes in rainfall, and even drought, may accompany a more energized climate system. Hydrologically this may result in more extremes, with more information needed on the seasonality of changes in future decades as NJ prepares for and adapts to a different climate regime.

Confronting Climate Change in U.S. North - Science, Impacts, and Solutions - A presentation Prepared by the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment Synthesis Team.

Professor Eric Wood made a presentation on the NE climate change impact assessment study coordinated by the Union of Concerned Scientists. In the discussion he highlighted the projected changes to the hydrology and water resources of the New Jersey region, including how these changes may affect water quality.