Education

Water. It’s the invisible thread that weaves together our daily lives. We often take it for granted and we easily forget that there is simply no substitute for water. Although Americans consume a lot of water, few people realize what is required to treat and deliver water every day or how wastewater is cleaned so that it can be safely reused or returned to the environment. Water service provides the foundation for the health and safety of our families and the economic prosperity of our communities. It truly does touch everything we care about.

Clean Water Act

The Clean Water Act of 1977 was established to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters so that they can support "the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and recreation in and on the water."

It is the cornerstone of surface water quality protection in the United States and established the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into U.S. waters. It gave the EPA the authority to implement pollution control programs such as setting water standards for industry, and made it unlawful for any person to discharge pollutants from a point source into navigable waters, unless a permit was obtained under its provisions. It set quality standards for all contaminants in surface waters, funded the construction of sewage treatment plants, and recognized the need for planning to address the critical problems posed by non-point source pollution.

One of the most successful environmental laws, the Clean Water Act has made most of the nation's waters once again safe for fishing, swimming, and drinking. Utilities, Inc. staunchly upholds the Act's environmental mission by observing its laws and dedicating its resources toward improving water quality in the United States.

The Safe Drinking Water Act

The Safe Drinking Water Act was passed in 1974 due to congressional concerns about organic chemical contaminants in drinking water and the inefficient manner by which states supervised and monitored drinking water supplies. Congress’ aim was to assure that all citizens served by public water systems would be provided high quality water. As a result, the EPA set enforceable standards for health-related drinking water contaminants. The Act also established programs to protect underground sources of drinking water from contamination.

Trenton Sewer Utility CSO Advisory System

The Trenton Sewer Utility (TSU) has established a “CSO Advisory System” in order to provide the public with real-time information related to Trenton’s sole Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) located across the street from the TSU Sewage Treatment Plant on the Delaware River.

This website will post live and up to date starts and endings of CSO events.

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SP3)

The City makes elements of the MS4 stormwater program available to the public, including but not limited to the current Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.