P.L. 1981, Chapter 262, also known as the Water Supply Management Act was enacted by the Senate and General Assembly concerning the management of water in New Jersey and ensuring an adequate water supply for its residents. Also established by this Act was the Water Supply Advisory Council (WSAC), which advises the Department concerning the next iteration of the New Jersey State Water Supply Plan (NJSWSP) and other related water supply resource issues. At this time, the WSAC is consists of eleven members who are appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate. The eleven representatives include the agricultural community, industrial and commercial water users, residential waters users, private watershed protection associations, academic community, golf course superintendents of NJ, and two members each from investor-owned water companies and municipal or county water companies along with a representative of the nursery/landscapers/irrigation contractors industry.

The following list is the individuals that comprise the WSAC along with the group(s) that they represent:

Eugene Golub, Ph.D., P.E. (Academic Community), Chairman
VACANCY (Industrial and Commercial Water Users)
Ella Filippone, Ph.D. (Private Watershed Protection Associations), Co-chair
Stephen P. Dey II, DVM (Agricultural Community)
Neil Goldfine (Residential Water Users)
Stephen Gallo (Municipal or County Water Company)
William Hutchinson (Municipal or County Water Company)*
Steven Tambini, P.E. (Investor-owned Water Company)*
Pete Haran (Nursery, Landscape and Irrigation Contractors)
Michael Stachowski (Golf Course Superintendents)
Chris Andreasen (Investor-owned Water Company)*

*Appointment pending

For additional information please contact:

Joseph Mattle
Division of Water Supply
P.O. Box 426
401 E. State Street
Trenton, N.J. 08625

Telephone: (609) 292-7219