Only New York and California ranked higher than New Jersey in the EPA's Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2000 Report to Congress (CWNS). The CWNS lists EPA's survey of water quality programs and projects eligible for funding under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) as of January 1, 2000. In the past, Congress has used the outcome of surveys to allocate the States' share of the Construction Grants Program and the current CWSRF Program. The following are report highlights: The total CWSRF-eligible needs for New Jersey is $12.8 billion, which is 7.1 percent of the nation's $181.2 billion needs. New Jersey was 8.7 percent of the National Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) needs of $50.6 billion and ranked fifth in the nation, behind Illinois, New York, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. CSO costs of $4.4 billion comprised the New Jersey's largest needs category. Twenty states reported $5.5 billion in needs for developing and implementing Phase I and Phase II municipal storm water management programs. New Jersey's reported $89 million was 1.6 percent of the national storm water needs and ranked eighth in the nation. Thirty-three states submitted documented Nonpoint Source (NPS) pollution control needs totaling $13.8 billion - an increase of $10.9 billion from the $2.9 billion cited in the 1996 Survey. The rise is due to a concerted effort by EPA and the states to document NPS needs. New Jersey documented $2.8 billion in NPS needs, which was 20.3 percent of the nation's needs, ranking it second behind Florida. In response to the Wet Weather Water Quality Act (Act) of 2000, EPA estimates the nation's Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) needs to be $88.5 billion. New Jersey's needs are $3 billion, or 3.4 percent of the national needs, ranking the state eighth in this category. For the first time, EPA is using a broad, geographically-based approach to report national needs by watersheds. This approach is reflected in the survey's new name - Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (The survey was formerly known as the Clean Water Needs Survey). To promote a more holistic approach to water pollution control, the EPA encourages states to use the CWNS database to more efficiently and effectively address high-priority problems in watersheds. The Clean Watersheds Needs Survey report can be viewed on the Internet by visiting: http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/cwns/2000rtc/toc.htm. Various reports from the CWNS 2000 can be viewed at http://cfpub.epa.gov/cwns/. The details of the watershed needs in the Nation are presented in Appendix F at: http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/cwns/2000rtc/cwns2000-appendix-f.pdf. For additional information about the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2000 Report, please contact David Shu or Ketan Patel of the Bureau of Administration and Management at (609) 633-1208. The following chart lists New Jersey's needs as of January 1, 2000: Category Category Name Total Needs in Millions of Dollars I Secondary Wastewater Treatment $2,818 II Advanced Wastewater Treatment $368 III-A Infiltration/Inflow Correction $339 III-B Sewer Replacement/Rehabilitation $610 IV-A New Collector Sewers and Appurtenances $1,007 IV-B New Interceptor Sewers and Appurtenances $411 V Combined Sewer Overflow Correction $4,385 VI Storm Water Management Program $89 VII-A NPS Control -Agriculture (Cropland) $1 VII-B NPS Control -Agriculture (Animals) $4 VII-C NPS Control -Silviculture $0 VII-D NPS Control -Urban $148 VII-E NPS Control -Ground Water Protection (Unknown Source) $430 VII-F NPS Control -Marinas $0 VII-G NPS Control -Resource Extraction $0 VII-H NPS Control -Brownfields $10 VII-I NPS Control -Storage Tanks $0 VII-J NPS Control -Sanitary Landfills $893 VII-K NPS Control -Hydromodification $1,314 VIII Confined Animals - Point source $0 IX Mining - Point Source $0 TOTAL = $12,827   SUMMARY: Needs in Million Dollars TOTAL Wastewater Needs (Cat. I through IV) $5,553 TOTAL CSO Needs (Cat. V) $4,385 TOTAL Storm Water Needs (Cat. VI) $89 TOTAL Nonpoint Source (NPS) Needs (Cat. VII-A through V-IIK) $2,800