Saturday, April 28, 2012
Considering the relatively dry winter and spring seasons, the DEP is advising that people conserve for the summer.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
A message from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection on water conservation: Due to ongoing concerns about below normal precipitation, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin today encouraged residents across New Jersey to take steps to conserve water, both inside the home and outside. While recent rainfall has helped ease this year’s precipitation deficits somewhat, the effects of an unusually dry winter and spring are starting to be felt across the state. “Overall our major water supplies, including reservoirs and deep aquifers, remain in good shape,” Commissioner Martin said. “But after too much precipitation last year, we’ve now swung in the opposite direction, with months of below normal precipitation. …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
DEP holds public hearing in Long Branch
A large contingent of citizens and groups gathered at Long Branch City Hall on Wednesday night to criticize the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) proposed public access rules and amendments for beaches, bays and other waterways. The DEP held the meeting to hear public comments on the public access rules and the amendments which were drafted after hearing feedback from the public in the past. According to the DEP, the proposed amendments will: Most spoke against the rules and the amendments. Their contention: While the amendments were a step in the right direction, they will not help create more public access areas for all residents and will give too much power to municipalities to close off access to appease wealthy property …
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Tips from state officials on how to keep the pests at bay
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
The state departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Health and Senior Services (DHSS) are urging state residents to take precautions to protect themselves from mosquito-borne West Nile virus by taking some simple steps to reduce populations of the insect on their own properties. Late summer and early fall are typically the most critical times of the year to be aware of the potential for the dangers of contracting West Nile virus from mosquito bites. Mosquito activity can continue until late October. Mosquitoes also can become more active throughout the entire day at this time of year. Concerns are elevated this year because many areas of the state are still wet as a result of excessive rainfall over the late summer resulting …
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
New rules could impact boardwalk, parking, bathrooms near beaches
Although critics say the rules would restrict access to local beaches, it was the local officials who stressed that the changes would ultimately give them more input into the access planning process. A crowd of nearly 60 people, representing various stakeholders in the beach access fight, gathered in the municipal court room in Seaside Heights on May 23 to voice their criticism or support of the state Department of Environmental Protection's proposal to change waterfront access rules under the Gov. Chris Christie administration. (See story.) In a nearly three hour hearing, members of the state business community, access and environmental advocates and elected officials registered their opinions for consideration by the DEP before the …
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Good or bad? State DEP's new rules would give municipalities more control over public access points to rivers, bays and beaches.
It's an ongoing issue that affects all shore areas: from the Bayshore of Middletown to Sandy Hook and all the way down south on the seaside. It's all about beach access. The issue has been riddled with controversy for some years. Now it's being weighed in public again. Do the new state edicts on the subject make things easier on residents or visitors? Are the new rules a developer's or Joe Q. Public's dream? Patch offers a look at the issue with a peak into a recent meeting calling for public comment. The state Department of Environmental Protection held a forum in Jersey City last week giving the public a chance to sound off on proposed changes to rules governing waterfront access, which would impact the Hudson River and Newark Bay as …
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