The deal with Bound Brook marks the third such transaction the company has made within its water footprint in the past four years, adding more than 7,500 wastewater customers.

The figure includes $6.9 million in proceeds from the state's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and $3.9 million from its share of the nationwide Volkswagen Settlement.

The declaration from New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn LaTourette is the first of its kind since 2016. It comes amid persistent hot, dry conditions that are stressing supplies and urges residents and businesses to conserve water.

Robert Pohlman joined the Wall-based company in 2011. As vice president for Clean Energy Ventures, he'll oversee what President and CEO Steve Westhoven referred to as a "core part of our business and growth strategy."

The NJDEP will implement the initiative, which provides funding over three years for the purchase of such vehicles and charging infrastructure.

According to the provider, the initiative will be a boon to the local economy with more than $27 million going to companies supporting the installations, which will result in job creation throughout the South Jersey.

Electric vehicle drivers can now power up at the station situated along the Atlantic City Expressway, the South Jersey Transportation Authority and EVgo Inc. announced Aug 4.

Atlantic Power Transmission's collaboration with Morrison Energy to build and train a local, union-based workforce would be executed if APT is awarded its bid under the New Jersey Offshore Wind SAA Transmission Solicitation. According to the partners, the proposed fabrication facilities efforts would also serve as the foundation for future projects.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will dole out $10 million in grants for the effort, which also seeks to provide technical assistance to municipal, county and utility authorities to make plans to increase resiliency in the face of climate change.

The state's first offshore wind project announced a $13 million investment to collaborate with Rutgers University, Monmouth University and Delaware State University on the effort, including for a first-of-its-kind study in the sector that involves extracting genetic materials from the ocean to determine whether the development of turbines and infrastructure has an impact on aquatic populations.

“Now is the time for New Jersey to be especially mindful of water usage and proactively moderate our consumption,” said NJDEP Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn LaTourette. “Although our reservoirs and other indicators are healthy, persistent hot and dry weather coupled with the high water demands of summer can quickly impact water supply.”

A recent Stevens TechPulse Report from the Hoboken university "highlights the tremendous progress made in sparking public interest, but also exposes the bigger challenge that lies ahead — converting that momentum into tangible action," according to Assistant Professor Philip Odonkor.