While acknowledging the decision to take over an authority rests in local officials' hands, Peggy Gallos, executive director of the Association of Environmental Authorities of New Jersey, questions the need to do so.
"All in all, I am very happy with the results," Delran Township Council President Gary Catrambone said of his municipality's takeover of the sewage authority in 2010.Ĭatrambone said the utility's surplus has been restored and the township is making major improvements to the system.Īs some see dissolution of an authority as an opportunity for the municipality, others view it as unnecessary and a cause for concern. That prospect is not new in New Jersey or Burlington County, but given the stakes of dissolving an autonomous body responsible for a municipality's water supply and infrastructure, it still tends to be divisive, finding its share of critics and supporters. That may be true, but for years elected officials have been at the forefront on who should control the operations and millions of dollars these utilities generate.Įvesham officials will soon cast a vote on whether to take control of the township water and sewer utility, dissolve it, and turn it into a municipal department. "There's nothing political about turning on your faucet and water coming out or being able to take a shower or flush your toilet," said Christopher Vandenberg, an environmental steward for the MUA. Water may be the most important and essential resource on the planet, but some municipalities also see opportunity.Ī chance to take over the specialized, multimillion-dollar water and sewer operations could mean benefits well into the future, municipal officials say, as others question at what cost.Ĭontrol of one such operation in Burlington County's largest town is at stake, as discussions continue about dissolving the Evesham Municipal Utilities Authority.
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