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FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION
NORTHEAST REGION
NORTH ATLANTIC WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT CENTER
METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY
SEPTEMBER 1967
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REPORT ON
POLLUTION OF THE NAVIGABLE WATERS
OF
EASTERN NEW JERSEY
SHARK RIVER TO CAPE MAY
II. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION
NORTHEAST REGION
NORTH ATLANTIC WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT CENTER
Metuchen, New Jersey
September 1967
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an impressive body of evidence points to the lowlands
bordering the sea coasts as an area where pollution problems
merge and concentrate. In this area contamination which is
deleterious to fish and wildlife resources is rarely if ever
a purely local problem; "
The President's Science Advisory Committee
November, 1955
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Conclusions and Recommendations v
I. Introduction 1
Description of Area 1
Geology 1
Population and Economy 1
II. Hydrography if
III. Water Use 5
Water Supply 5
Recreational Bathing 5
Recreational Boating 5
Commercial Finfishing 6
Commercial Shellfishing 6
IV. Sources of Pollution 8
Municipal and Institutional Wastes 8
Industrial Wastes 9
Cesspools and Septic Tanks 9
Recreational Boating 9
Other Sources of Pollution 10
V. Effects of Waste on Water Quality and Uses 11
Bacteria 11
Dissolved Oxygen. 12
Nutrients.......... 13
Suspended Solids 1^
VI. Status of Pollution Control Programs 15
Water Quality Standards 15
State Abatement Programs 15
Federal Grants 17
VII. Bibliography 18
APPENDICES
I. Shellfish Closure Orders - New Jersey State Department
of Health
II. New Jersey Stream Classification
Water Quality Criteria
Classifcation-Atlantic Coastal Basin
Wastewater Treatment Requirements
Typical Pollution Abatement Order Under Classification
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TABLES
Following
Number Page
1 Municipal and Institutional Water Supply
Systems, Water Consumption - New Jersey
Coastal Basin. 6
2 Estimated Beach Use, 1964 for Selected
Resort Centers in the Study Area 6
3 Municipal and Institutional Waste Dis-
charges, New Jersey Coastal Basin (Shark
River to Cape May) 8
4 Active Shellfish Areas Closed to Harvest-
ing of Shellfish (as of 1966) 12
FIGURES
Following
Number Page
1 Municipal Waste Sources Ocean & Monmouth
(Part) Counties 8
2 Municipal Waste Sources, Atlantic County... 8
3 Municipal Waste Sources, Cape May County... 8
4 New Jersey Coast - Shark River to-Cape May. Appendices
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. This report covers the estuaries and tributaries of Eastern New
Jersey, from Shark River on the north to Cape May on the south. These
waters receive the discharge of wastes from municipal waste treatment
plants, individual septic tanks and cesspools, recreational boats and
land drainage. As a result, these waters are polluted by bacteria,
suspended solids and nutrients.
2. Because of the existing or potential pollution of these waters,
the State of New Jersey, under the cooperative arrangements governing
the National Shellfish Sanitation Program, has closed more than 33^000
acres of water to the direct harvesting of shellfish. These closures
have caused substantial economic injury resulting from the inability to
market shellfish or shellfish products in interstate commerce. The es-
timated economic loss to the region is at least $1.5 million annually.
3. Accordingly, the pollution of these navigable waters is subject
to abatement under the provisions of Section 10 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as ammended.
In addition to constituting a health hazard via shellfish, the
bacterial contamination of these waters constitutes a hazard to the
health and welfare of persons utilizing these waters for recreation.
5. The pollution of these waters by suspended solids and nutrients
has resulted in an unsightly appearance, the production of objectionable
odors, and excessive growths of algae and other aquatic plants. These
conditions limit the use of these waters for recreational bathing, boat-
ing, and esthetic enjoyment.
6. Municipal and institutional waste discharges constitute the major
sources of pollution of these waters. Although all significant sources
of such waste provide some form of treatment, many of the existing treat-
ment facilities do not provide effective removal or control of pollutants
due to inadequate design or operation. The 100 known municipal and
institutional discharges impose a loading of 125,000 pounds per day of
BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) on the waters of the area.
7. Other sources of pollution to these waters include overflow or
seepage from cesspools and septic tanks, the discharge of waste from
recreational boats, and surface or groundwater runoff of agricultural
chemicals. At the present time, due to the limited number of industries,
industrial waste does not represent a significant source of pollution in
this area.
8. Pollution of these waters is complicated further by natural hydro-
graphic conditions. Many of the bays have very restricted connections
with the ocean. As a result of this lack of available circulation, pollu-
tants are not readily flushed from these waters, which further increases
the degradation of water quality.
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9. The New Jersey State Department of Health has adopted water
quality standards for the waters covered by this report, and has sub-
mitted the standards to the Secretary of the Interior for approval as
Federal water quality standards under the provisions of Section 10 of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended. These standards
require that all wastes discharged to the Atlantic Ocean receive, as
a minimum, treatment that will provide at all times 85 percent removal
of BOD, and that all wastes discharged to the estuaries or tributary
streams receive a minimum treatment at all times of 95 percent removal
of BOD. Abatement orders issued under these standards further require
effective year round disinfection, with construction to be undertaken
in accordance with the following schedule:
a. Preliminary plans for treatment or for upgrading of facil-
ities to be submitted on or before October 30, 1968;
b. Final construction plans to be submitted on or before and
approved by June 1, 1969;
c. Construction to be initiated on or before October 1, 1969
and to be completed on or before November J>0, 1970.
10. The treatment requirements and time schedule established by these
standards and orders represent a significant step in pollution abatement.
However, to permit reopening of those areas presently closed to the har-
vesting of shellfish under the National Shellfish Sanitation Program, it
will be necessary for all waste discharges to be eliminated, since some
danger of contamination exists even when adequate treatment is provided.
Construction of waste treatment systems which provide adequate treatment
prior to discharge through a limited number of outfalls into the estuaries
or through outfall lines extended into the Atlantic Ocean should be con-
sidered an approach that may permit opening areas now closed to the har-
vesting of shellfish. As an alternate, construction of advanced waste
treatment facilities with groundwater recharge of the effluent would have
the additional benefit of preserving or enhancing the groundwater supply.
11. Since the existance of individual septic tanks and cesspools
also requires closure of adjacent shellfish harvest areas under the
National Shellfish Sanitation Program, the elimination of such individual
facilities would enable more utilization of these harvest areas. Steps
should be taken to restrict proliferation of individual sub-surface disposal
systems by more stringent control of sub-division construction.
12. Control measures aimed at abating pollution from recreational
boats operating in the tidal waters of the area should be adopted by the
State of New Jersey. Such control measures should require either adequate
treatment facilities aboard vessels equipped with toilets, or holding
tanks capable of holding waste material for subsequent discharge to on-shore
treatment facilities. Such regulations should be adopted so that pollution
from this source will be controlled no later than January 1, 1970.
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I. INTRODUCTION
Description of Area
The area covered by this report extends from Shark River on the north
to Cape May on the south, and embraces the navigable estuaries and tribu-
taries of the Atlantic Coastal Area of New Jersey. It includes Shark River1
and inlet, Manasquan River and inlet, the Intracoastal Waterway, and the
various bays, harbors, and streams tributary to the waterway. These waters
have a surface area of more than 126,000 acres.
With the exception of Shark River and a portion of Manasquan River,
which are in Monmouth County, and a portion of Mullica River in Burling-
ton County, the waters of the area lie within three counties: Ocean,
Atlantic and Cape May. As only a very limited portion of Monmouth and
Burlington Counties is included in this area, discussions of population,
economics and similar factors are restricted to Ocean, Atlantic and Cape
May Counties.
Geology
On the basis of ground water occurrence, New Jersey can be divided
into two major geological provinces: The highland Appalachian Valley
and the Atlantic Coastal Plain. 1/ A "fall line", stretching from Trenton
to Perth Amboy, separates the Atlantic Coastal Plain from the northern
ground water province. The area under discussion is entirely underlain
by the Atlantic Coastal Plain Province.
The Atlantic Coastal Plain Province is a southeastward-thickening
wedge made up of deposits of unconsolidated clay, silt, sand, gravel and
marl of Cretaceous and Tertiary age. The wedge has a southeastward dip
of about 100 feet per mile. The coarser beds in these deposits are very
favorable for the storage and movement of ground water. A band six to
ten miles wide along the coast identifies the area susceptible to salt-
water contamination. 2/
The topography of the Coastal Plain has relatively low relief. Most
of the Plain lies between sea level and the 200 foot contour.
Population and Economy
The resident population in the three county area numbered 3171676
persons in I960, and is estimated to have increased to 382,850 by 1966, a
growth of approximately 3.^ percent each year, compared with a statewide
annual rate of 2.5 percent. l>j Atlantic County is the most populous, with
slightly less than half of the area's residents. Ocean County registered
the swiftest population rise, approximately 39 percent in the six-year
period, I96O-I966. More than three-quarters of the inhabitants in the
study area live in the cities and other municipalities fronting the Atlantic
or located along the coastal bays and inlets.
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An internationally famous resort area, the "Jersey Shore" attracts
millions of tourists and vacationers throughout the year. During the
summer season the population swells to more than triple its winter size.
The following data illustrate the enormous influx of summer visitors to
several large and small resort centers. This seasonal variation requires
that all forms of public facilities be sufficiently flexible to provide
increased services during the summer, yet operate efficiently during off-
peak periods.
SEASONAL POPULATION CHANGES AT SELECTED COASTAL COMMUNITIES 1964
Normal
Summer
Population
Increase
Resort
Population
Population
Net Gain
Percent
Atlantic City
6o,4oo
210,000
149,000
248
Ocean City
7,730
150,000
142,270
1,840
Wildwood City
if, 680
125,000
120,320
2,571
Ship Bottom
750
16,000
15,250
2,033
Surf City
450
13,000
•12,^0
2,789
TOTALS
74,010
514,000
439,990
595
Source: New Jersey State Navigation Bureau. 2/
It should be noted that the summer population gain of 439,990 for
the five resorts listed above is larger than the total resident popula-
tion for the three-county area, 382,850. There are many other resort
communities in the area which experience equally dramatic increases in
summer population.
An analysis of the employment pattern (wage and salary employment
covered by Social Security) in the three-county coastal area also
characterizes it as a leading resort region. 2/ More than half of those"
employed are engaged in trade and service activities. Even in mid-March,
the data of Census enumeration, these counties provided 43 percent of the
State's total employment in hotels, motels and other lodging places. Sum-
mer employment at these facilities rises significantly to accommodate the
needs of thousands of guests visiting the "Jersey Shore".
Employment in the area is growing faster than in the state as a whole.
Although total employment in New Jersey advanced 23 percent between 1956
and 1966, employment in the three-county area grew at almost twice the
state rate, with an increase of 44 percent. The area accounted for
only four percent of the state's total covered employment, but in several
major employment sectors it had a relatively high ratio of the state total.
Such sectors include: agricultural services, forestry and fisheries, 15
percent of the state total; contract construction, 9 percent; services,
6.3 percent and retail trade, 6 percent.
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Another economic measure demonstrating the attraction of this area
as a vacation and recreation area is the proportion of seasonally vacant
housing units within.its outline, which is one of the best qualitative
measures of an area's recreational development. With only nine percent
of the state's total housing units, the three-county area monopolized
61 percent of New Jersey's total seasonally vacant housing units.
On the basis of employment, the area includes the majority of the
New Jersey fin and shellfish industry. According to the Fish and Wild-
life Service of the U. S. Department of the Interior, New Jersey had
3,789 fin and shellfisherraen in 1965< two-thirds of whom worked in the
three-county area. ^ Of this total, approximately 1,000 fishermen
were classified as casual (fishermen who earn less than half of their
income in the fishing industry).
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II. HYDROGRAPHY
New Jersey has a very uniform long-term average monthly precipi-
tation with about 8 percent of the annual average occurring each month.
Average annual precipitation in southern New Jersey is about inches.
Although precipitation during drought conditions may be only a
third or half of the maximum rainfall month, the stabilizing effect of
ground water storage in the Coastal Plain results in a noticeably greater
sustained dry season runoff in the headwaters region of the Batsto and
Toms Rivers. 2J
The New Jersey coastal estuaries are characterized by very restricted
connections with the ocean. The average depth over their barrier bars is
from three to five feet (except for Cape May and Little Egg Inlets), and
the bars are made impassable by breakers on many occasions. The greatest n ,
tidal current velocities are found, in the inlets and may reach three knots.—'
The northern estuaries, inside the inlets, are relatively broad and
shallow, and their normal tidal current pattern and range may be greatly
modified by the wind. In Barnegat Bay, for example, normal tidal range is
about half a "foot away from the inlets, and four feet on the ocean side,
but during strong winds of long duration may vary by as much as three feet
above and below normal maximum levels. The southern estuaries are charac-
terized by relatively narrow, twisting channels connecting shallow, sedgy
sounds. Their circulation is quite restricted.
A dye study in Barnegat Bay by Carpenter (1965) indicated a residence
time of roughly five days, a tidal excursion of about one mile, and typical
bay water velocities of several tenths of a knot. 2/ Federal Water Pollution
Control Administration drogue studies made in 1966 indicated elliptical
particle trajectories over a tidal cycle and appeared tq confirm Carpenter's
conservative speed and excursion values. The tide provides most of the
energy for circulation, although water from Toms River contributes to a
general southerly drift.
New Jersey State Department of Health studies conducted south of Atlantic
City from I960 to 1967 show tidal excursions of about 2.5 miles near the
inlets on the larger bays and sounds and about 1.5 miles in the more restricted
sounds and channels well away from the inlets. Immediately outside.the in-
lets, the major sand transport is northward along the coastline. Recent
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration studies served to confirm
New Jersey's work in the area. Drift bottle studies by Bumpus and Lauzier
in 1965 showed that a combination of eddies, tidal currents and net drift .
exerts a shoreward component of current during the summer bathing season. ^
Sea bed drifter returns suggest bottom currents with a shoreward component of
several tenths of a mile per day.
As a result of this limited circulation, residence time of pollutants
in many of the bays and inlets is increased, which results in further degrada-
tion of water quality.
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III. WATER USES
Water Supply
An inventory of municipal and institutional water supplies in the
three-county study area was conducted in 1966. The results, shown in
Table 1, indicate significant seasonal variation in demand. There are
51 systems supplying 29 MGD (million gallons per day) in the winter.
Demand in the summer increases to 77 MGD. The majority of the systems
are small in size. Only nine systems supply 1.0 MGD or more during the
winter months.
All of these systems rely on ground water sources, although Atlantic
City utilizes a supplemental surface water source during period of peak
demand.
Industry is generally supplied by the systems described above, and
according to one estimate, utilizes about 5 MGD of the total municipal
supply.!£/ The only major self-supplied industry in the area is Toms
River Chemical Co., which utilizes 3 to 4 MGD of ground water for process
purposes, and an additional 13 MGD of Toms River water for cooling.
Recreational Bathing
Recreational bathing, most of which is along the Ocean, represents
an important water use and economic factor in the New Jersey Coastal Area.
Table 2 presents data on the number of visitors at each of the 31 public
bathing areas in the three counties for 1964. Use amounted to 4-5,300,000
visitor-days, evenly distributed throughout the three counties. These
figures are for public beaches only, and do not include the extensive use
of private beaches where no records are maintained.
The Federal Ad Hoc Water Resources Council has suggested that a
minimum value of $.50 per visitor-day provides a conservative estimate of
the economic value of this industry. 13/ Using this guideline, recreational
bathing has a minimum value of nearly $22,700,000 annually in the three-
county area. This.figure, however, is a minimum and does not represent the
full economic benefit associated with recreational bathing in this region.
As a resort area, much of the region's economy derives from activities
associated with forms of recreation, such as bathing. In 1962, for example,
it is estimated that wages paid to employees of hotels, motels, eating and
drinking establishments in the three-county area amounted to nearly
$24,000,000.
Recreational Boating
Boating is another important factor in the economy of the New Jersey
Coastal Area. From Manasquan River to Cape May there are 260 known marinas
or dock facilities for recreational boating. ±2/ Two-thirds of these are
located north of Great Bay.
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One of the attractions of the Atlantic Coastal counties to the
boating enthusiast is the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. Small craft
(draft four feet or less) can cruise protected waters from Manasquan Inlet
to Cape May Inlet and then proceed by canal to Delaware Bay and the National
Intracoastal Waterway.
In 1966, New Jersey issued 130,000 motor boat licenses. In addition,
there are 200,000 boats in the New York City-Long Island area, many of
which cruise the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. ^5/
Commercial Finfishing
Commercial finfishing is an important industry in New Jersey, although
the catch value has declined over the past decades. The 1966 catch, with a
value of $3.0 million, was only one-third of the 1956 catch. The relative
importance of finfishing to the total New Jersey fish catch (finfish plus
shellfish) has also sustained a similar downward trend, from 62 percent of
the total take in 1956 to 31 percent in 1966. In comparision, the United
States total harvest of finfish has remained relatively unchanged for the
last eleven years, with an annual value of $200 million.
Although the finfishing industry in New Jersey as a whole has slumped
sharply, the three-county area reported an advance of 15 percent, during
the same period, from $2 million in 1956 to $2.3 million in 1966. In terms
of relative share of the state's total catch, the area now accounts for
slightly more than one-third of the total finfish harvest as compared with
one-fifth eleven years earlier.
Commercial Shellfishing
The New Jersey shellfish industry services a significant portion of
the Northeast market. In 1956, the area accounted for 40 percent of the
New Jersey shellfish output, which had a total landing value of $5-7 million.iZ/
In 1966, this same area contributed 82 percent of the state's total shellfish
catch valued at $6.7 million. This increased contribution by the area to the
state's total shellfish take is due to the increasing harvest of the surf clam,
a mollusk found in the moderately deep ocean waters. The value of the surf
clam harvest in the three counties rose by 208 percent in ten years, from
$1.2 million in 1956 to $3-7 million in 1966, with all of the gain taking
place off Ocean County.
In contrast to the accelerated harvest of the surf clam, the landing
value of hard clams, soft clams and oysters in New Jersey declined from
$3.6 million in 1956 to $2.0 million in 1966. Expressed in relative shares
of the industry, the value of the hard clam, soft clam and oyster harvest
fell from 63 percent of the total shellfish output in 1956 to 30 percent
of the total in 1966.
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TABLE 1
MUNICIPAL 8c INSTITUTIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER CONSUMPTION - N. J. COASTAL BASIN
Consumption - mgd
Water Facility by County Winter Summer
A. CCEAN COUNTY
1.
Barnegat Light Municipality
0.08
0.35
2.
Bay Head Municipality
0.40
1.65
3.
Beachwood Municipality
0.10
0.18
4.
Beach Haven Municipality
0.20
1.00
5.
Arlington Beach Water Company
0.04
1.12
6.
Bayville Water Company
0.03
0.03
7.
Shore Water Company
0.06
0.16
8.
Toms River Water Company
1.90
1.90
9.
Harvey Cedars Municipality
0.06
0.31
10.
Island Heights Municipality
0.18
0.30
11.
Jackson Township Municipality
0.60
0.70
12.
Lakehurst Municipality
0.12
0.30
13.
Iakewood Water Company
1.00
1.20
14.
South Lakewood Water Company
0.03
0.14
15.
Lavallette Municipality
0.15
0.80
16.
Mystic Isles Water Company
0.08
0.45
17.
Long Beach Water Company
0.25
1.50
18.
Long Beach Township Municipality
0.05
0.15
19.
Cedar Glen City
0.10
0.10
20.
Ocean Gate Municipality
0.09
0.30
21.
Pine Beach Municipality
0.10
0.10
22.
Point Pleasant Municipality
1.50
2.50
23.
Point Pleasant Beach Municipality
o.6o
2.00
24.
Seaside Heights Municipality
0.30
2.89
25.
Seaside Park Municipality
0.10
1.62
26.
Ship Bottom Municipality
0.20
0.79
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Stafford Water Company
0.10
0.28
28.
Surf City Municipality
0.10
0.67
29.
lUckerton Water Company
0.04
0.50
Total Ocean County
8.56
22.99
ATLANTIC COUNTY
1.
Atlantic City Municipality
10.00
20.00
2.
Atlantic County Water Company
1.80
5.60
3.
Brigantine Municipality
0.51
1.13
4.
Egg Harbor City Municipality
0.35
0.50
5.
Hamilton Township Municipality
0.25
0.25
6.
Hammonton Municipality
0.90
2.00
7.
Longport Municipality
0.25
0.80
8.
Margate Municipality
1.00
2.00
9.
Atlantic County Hospital
0.04
0.09
10.
Ventnor Municipality
1.07
2.35
Total Atlantic County
16.17
34.72
CAPE
MAY COUNTY
1.
Avalon Municipality
0.15
1.20
2.
Cape May Municipality
0.70
2.10
3.
Lower Township Water Company
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4.
Crest Haven Home
0.01
0.01
5.
Neptunnus Water Company
0.18
0.18
6.
Ocean City Water Company
1.00
5.20
7.
Sea Isle City Municipality
0.25
1.00
8.
Stone Harbor Municipality
0.45
0.85
9.
Corson's Inlet Water Company
0.08
0.12
10.
Wildwood Municipality
1.00
7.40
11.
N. J. Colony @ Woodbine
0.20
0.20
12.
Woodbine Water Company
0.30
0.90
Total Cape May County
4.32
19.16
TOTAL THREE COUNTIES
29.05
76.87
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TABLE 2
ESTIMATED BEACH USE, 1964 TOR
SELECTED RESORT CENTERS IN THE STUDY AREA
Resort Centers and
Municipalities by
County
Estimated Population
Normal Summer
(Resident)
Beach
Weekdays
Use
Weekends
Total ^
Beach Use
Atlantic County
Atlantic City
60,400
210,000
110,000
150,000
14,860,000
Brigantine city
4,590
15,000
1,500
3,000
165,000
Long Port borough
1,060
8,000
600
1,500
73,500
Margate city
10,000
30,000
5,000
12,000
600,000
Ventnor city
8,900
20,000
7.000
20.000
920.000
Total
84,950
283,000
124,100
186,500
16,618,500
Cape May County
810
16,000
780,000
Avalon borough
8,000
12,000
Cape May City
4,600
25,000
15,000
28,000
1,600,000
Cape May Point borough
280
2,300
750
1,800
90,000
Lower Township
7,110
20,000
318
650
35,330
North Wildwood city
5,670
48,000
35,000
40,000
3,100,000
Ocean City
7,730
150,000
25,000
40,000
2,500,000
Stone.Harbor borough
860
25,000
10,000
15,000
975,000
Sea Isle City
1,580
22,000
10,000
18,000
1,050,000
Upper Township
2,690
4,000
1,500
3,500
177,500
Wildwood city
4,680
125,000
45,000
75,000
4,575,000
Wildwood Crest borough
3.270
20.000
17,600
23.100
1.633.500
Total
37,080
457,300
168,168
257,050
16,516,330
Ocean County
Barnegat Light borough
320
10,000
4,000
7,000
415,000
Bay Head borough
820
5,000
2,500
4,000
250,000
Beach Haven borough
1,060
22,000
2,000
5,000
245,000
Berkeley Township
5,240
10,000
100
500
18,500
Brick Township
20,830
65,000
1,000
2,500
122,500
Dover Township
22,070
35,000
1,500
3,000
165,000
Harvey Cedars
140
5,500
2,750
3,500
252,500
Lavallette borough
840
25,000
9,000
12,000
840,000
Long Beach Township (all four
parta)
1,770
35,000
20,000
25,000
1,825,000
Mantoloking borough
180
1,600 .
400
500
36,500
Pt. Pleasant Beach borough
4,140
35,000-2/
20,000
25,000
1,825,000•
Seaside Heights borough
970
33,000
12,800
27,500
1,455,500
Seaside Park borough
1,060
25,000
18,591
37,182
2,045,010
Ship Bottom borough
750
16,000
22,800
32,600
2,183,000
Surf City borough
450
13.000
5.000
8.000
500,000
Total
Grand Total
60,640
182.670
336,100
1.076.400
122,441
414.709
193,282
636.832
12,178,510
45.313.340
a/ Total beach use was arrived at by multiplying the "Beach Use Weekdays" figure by 60 and the "Beach Use Weekend days" by
25i a period encompassing 85 days from June 15 to September 7, 1964• An estimation method developed by the New Jersey
State Navigation Bureau.
b/ Total beach use for Atlantic City was compiled for the period from June 1 through September 30.
c/ No Beach Use Report - Estimate based on Long Beach Center, with like summer population.
Source: New Jersey State Navigation Bureau
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Hence, although the New Jersey shellfish industry has shown a moderate
gain of 17 percent in value of output in the period selected for analysis,
(1956-1966), the direct market harvest of hard and soft clams and oysters
has declined, due primarily to pollution in the case of clams and to natural
disease in the case of oysters.
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IV. SOURCES OF POLLUTION
The New Jersey coastal waters serve as a receiving body for the
discharge of wastes from municipalities, institutions, industry, indi-
vidual cesspools and septic tanks, recreational boating and, to a lesser
degree, surface runoff and agricultural land drainage.
Municipal and Institutional Wastes
Municipal and institutional waste discharges constitute the greatest
source of pollution within the New Jersey Coastal Basin. Many of these
sewage systems are subjected to large seasonal load variations, which are
due to an increase in the resident and transient population during the
summer recreational period. As a result, a number of water pollution con-
trol plants are overloaded or operate at capacity during the summer.
A recent Federal Water Pollution Control Administration survey of
municipal and institutional wastes discharged into the New Jersey Coastal
Basin between the vicinity of Shark River and Cape May found that: 17
sources discharge directly into the Atlantic Ocean; 37 discharge directly
into the estuary (shellfish waters); 46, including three Federal installa-
tions, discharge to tributary streams. These figures include small "pack-
age plants" which are defined as prefabricated units with design flows less
than 150,000 gallons per day.
Information for these waste sources is summarized in Table 3- The
locations of the sources listed are shown by county in Figures 1, 2 and 3-
Of the 100 facilities listed: 37 serving 836,000 persons provide primary
treatment or less, 36 serving 69,000 persons provide intermediate treatment
and 27 serving 121,000 persons provide secondary treatment. Chlorination
facilities are provided for all of the systems shown in Table 3.
The BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) loadings discharged by these systems
are summarized below. Of the total load of 125,000 pounds of BOD per day,
over 65 percent is discharged to the shellfish waters. Less than three
percent of the load is imposed upon the tributary waters.
MUNICIPAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTE LOADINGS TC STUDY AREA
Receiving Water
No. of
Plants
Est. Summer
Pop. Served
Est. Pounds
BOD/day
Atlantic Ocean
17
290,000
40,000
Estuary (Shellfish
Waters)
37
658,000
81,000
Tributaries
46
78,000
3,700
Totals
100
1,026,000
124,700
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TABLE 3
MUNICIPAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTE DISCHARGES
NEW JERSEY COASTAL BASIN
(SHARK RIVER TO CAPE MAY)
p.
£•
Municipality by
County and Major
Discharge Water
Receiving
Waters
4->
O C
o u
4)
04 g
0) S
0) -P
u cd
-P 3
U) 4)
CD CO
&&
W ^
ESTIMATED BOD LOADINGS'
(lbs/day)
Influent
Percent
Removal
Effluent
(0 TJ
U 4>
4> 3
73 (0
MONMOUTH COUNTY (See Figure l)
I. Systems Discharging Directly to Atlantic Ocean
l.
Belmar and S. Belmar
Atlantic
Ocean
30,000
Primary
2.5
1.2
6,000
35
3,900
Yes
2.
Spring Lake Heights
Atlantic
Ocean
8,000
Primary
3.5
0.2
1,600
35
1,000
Yes
3.
Spring Lake Boro #1
Atlantic
Ocean
12,000
Primary
1.5
0.7
2,400
35
1,600
Yes
4.
Spring Lake Boro #2
Atlantic
Ocean
700
Primary
0.1
Unk
200
35
100
Yes
5.
Sea Girt
Atlantic
Ocean
3,000
Primary
0.5
0.2
600
35
400
Yes
6.
Manasquan
Atlantic
Ocean
18,000
Primary
1.0
0.3
3,600
35
2,400
Yes
II. Systems Discharging Directly to Shellfishing Waters
Brisbane Child Center (Allaire)
7.
9.
Wall Twp. N.J. Highway Auth.
Wall Twp. Allenwood Hospital
Brisbane Lake
Manasquan River
Shark River
Manasquan River
III. Systems Discharging Indirectly to Shellfishing Waters
200 Primary Unk 0.02
2,000 Second. 0.03 0.02
200 Inter. 0.04 0.02
4o
400
ko
35
85
70
OCEAN COUNTY (See Figure i)
I. Systems Discharging Directly to Atlantic Ocean
19. Point Pleasant Beach
20. Bay Head
21. Lavallette
22. Dover Twp. Ortley Beach
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
15,000
6,000
5,000
7,000
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
1.5
0.5
0.9
2.6
0.8
0.4
0.8
1.1
3,000
1,200
1,000 ./
2,500 =*
35
35
35
5^
30
60
10
2,000
800
700
1,150
No
Yes
No
10.
Camp Evans (Federal)
Shark River
300
Primary^/o.6
0.03
100
2/
85
15^
No
11.
Freehold Boro
Tributary to
&t
85
300 ^
Manasquan River
10,000
Second.
0.8
0.7
2,000
Yes
12.
Freehold Twp. (Freehold
Tributary to
Sewer Company)
Manasquan River
1,100
Inter.
0.3
0.2
200
70
100
Yes
13.
Freehold Twp. (Wynnewood
Tributary to
2/
95 ^
Sewer Company)
Manasquan River
1,000
Second.
0.2
0.1
325
70
Yes
14.
South Freehold Regional H.S.
Manasquan River
300
Inter.
0.06
0.01
60
70
20
Yes
15.
Howell Twp. (Maxim Sewer Co.)
Tributary to N.
670
<2/
88
85
Branch Metedeconk
4,000
Inter.
0.4
0.2
Yes
16.
Freehold Twp. Silvertrailers
Tributary to
85
Manasquan River
Na
Second.
0.03
Na
Na
Na
Yes
17-
Freehold Twp. Stonehurst
Br. to Manasquan
Na
Second.
0.3
Na
Na
85
Na
Yes
18.
Howell Twp. Cricket Rest.
N.Br. Metedeconk
Na
Second.
0.006
Na
Na
85
Na
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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TABLE 3
MUNICIPAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTE DISCHAKGES
NEW JERSEY COASTAL BASIN
(SHARK RIVER TO CAPE HAY) (Cont'd)
ft •
£3
Municipality by
County and Major
Discharge Water
Receiving
Waters
FLOW-MGD
3 I
+J E
ESTIMATED BOD LOADINGS
(lbs/day)
IT
Influent
Percent
Removal
Effluent
OCEAN COUNTY (Contfd)
23.
Seaside Heights
Atlantic
Ocean
50,000
Primary
1.7
1.5
10,000
35
6,500
Yes
24.
Seaside Park
Atlantic
Ocean
55,000
Primary
1.0
1.3
7,000
20
5,600
Yes
25.
Berkeley Twp. Sewerage Auth.
(S. Seaside Park)
Atlantic
Ocean
500
Inter.
0.4
0.1
100
70
30
Yes
26.
Surf City
Atlantic
Ocean
15,000
Primary
0.7
0.4
8,000
35
2,000
Yes
27.
Ship Bottom
Atlantic
Ocean
20,000
Primary
1.2
0.4
4,000
35
2,600
Yes
28.
Long Beach Twp.
Atlantic
Ocean
50,000
Primary
2.0
1.3
10,000
35
6,500
Yes
29.
Beach Haven
Atlantic
Ocean
15,000
Primary
0.6
0.9
3,000
20
2,400
Yes
II. Systems Discharging Directly to Shellfishing Waters
30. Dover Sewerage Auth.
(Toms River Plant)
Toms River
4,000
Primary
0.4
0.5
800
35
500
Yes
31.
Island Heights Boro
Tributary to
Toms River
3,700
Second.
0.4
0.1
700
85
100
Yes
32.
Berkeley Twp. Municipal
Clamming Cr.
(Clamming Creek)
Barnegat Bay
500
Inter.
0.3
0.1
100
70
30
Yes
33.
Tuckerton Municipal
Tuckerton Creek
(Little Egg H.)
7,000
Inter.
0.5
0.2
1,400
70
400
Yes
34.
Little Egg Harbor Twp.
Big Creek
(Mystic I. Sewer Co.)
Great Bay
7,000
Inter.
0.5
0.2
1,400
70
400
Yes
35.
Dover Twp.-Bd. of Ed.
Barnegat Bay
Na
Inter.
0.04
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
36.
Lacey Twp. N.J. Highway Auth.
Forked River
200
Inter.
0.04
0.02
40
70
10
Yes
37.
Iacey Twp. Forked R. Marina
Forked River
Na
Primary
0.01
Na
Na
35
Na
Yes
38.
Point Pleasant Boro. Bd. of Ed.
Boy Hd.-Manasqn
Can. Na
Inter.
0.02
0.01
Na
70
Na
Yes
39.
Berkeley Twp.-Berkeley Shores
Barnegat Bay
250
Inter.
0.3
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
40.
Berkeley Twp.-Bd. of Ed.
Barnegat Bay
Na
Inter.
0.01
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
4l.
Dover Twp.-Toms R. Bd. of Ed.
Applegate Cove
Barnegat Bay
Na
Inter.
0.04
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
III. Systems Discharging Indirectly to Shellfishing Waters
42.
Jackson Twp. Municipal
North Branch
375 ^
50^
(Brookwood j£3)
Metedeconk
1,200
Inter.
0.3
0.1
87
Yes
43.
Jackson Twp. Municipal
North Branch
670 U
165^
(Brookwood #1)
Metedeconk
2,000
Inter.
0.1
0.2
75
Yes
44.
Lakewood Boro
South Branch
13,000
1,300 ^
(lakewood Water Co.)
Metedeconk
12,500
Second.
1.9
2.0
90
Yes
45.
Jackson Twp. Municipal
South Branch
290 ^
42 &
(Brookwood #2)
Metedeconk
1,000
Inter.
0.1
0.1
86
Yes
46.
Jackson Twp.
South Branch
210
10^
(Harmony Sewer Co.)
Metedeconk
700
Inter.
0.1
0.5
95
Yes
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TABLE 3
MUNICIPAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTE DISCHARGES
NEW JERSEY COASTAL BASIN
"(SHARK RIVER TO CAFE MAY) (Cont'd)
0
i •
• St.
Risley Channel
Na
Primary
0.04
Na
Na
35
Na
No
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IT ABLE 3
MUNICIPAL AMD INSTITUTIONAL WASTE DISCHARGES
NEW JERSEY COASTAL BASIN
(SHARK RIVER TO CAPE MAY) (Cont'd)
•*>
£ S
Municipality by
Comity and Major
Discharge Water
Receiving
Waters
a u
o •
* i
• 3
4-> CO
(h -p
o a
a> a
a>
h a)
to a>
ti
EH
s
FLOW-HGD
a h h
S 33
ESTIMATED BOD LOADINGS
(lbs/day)
Influent
Percent
Removal
Affluent
^1
03 TJ
b 4>
© 3
TJ (0
Jh (0
Q It
ATLANTIC COUNTY (Cont'd)
63. USN Reserve Center
Atlantic City, (Federal)
Clam Thoro.
Na
Primary
Na
Na
Na
35
Na
No
69.
Brigantine
Absecon Inlet
25,000
Inter.
1.0
3.5
4,800
50
2,400
Yes
I. Systems
Discharging Indirectly to Shellfishing Waters
70.
Winslow Tvp. '
Tributary to
85
80
State Hosp. 6 Ancora
Mullica E.
2,500
Second.
1.2
0.2
500
No
71.
Hammonton Municipal
Tributary to
a/
A/
Mullica R.
6,000
Second.
1.2
0.7
2,400 -2/
94
140 -2/
Yes
72.
Egg Harbor City
Tributary to
A/
A/
Mullica R.
^,500
Second.
1.0
0.3
690-2/
93
50-2/
Yes
73.
Monroe Mun. Util. Auth.
Tributary to
(Williamstown)
Gr. Egg H. R.
4,600
Second.
0.4
0.3
900
85
100
No
7^.
Weymouth Twp. Municipal
S. Br. Great
(Belcoville Section)
Egg Harbor R.
400
Primary
0.6
0.03
70
35
50
Yes
75-
Mays Tending
Tributary to
£/
(Oakcrest School)
Gr. Egg H. R.
1,800
Second.
0.03
0.011
400
85
60
No
76.
Pomona (FAA Federal)
Gr. Egg-H. R.
2,000
Second.
0.2
0.1
400
85
60
No
77.
Galloway Twp.
Tributary to
N.J. Highway Auth.
Mullica R.
Na
Inter.
0.03
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
78.
Hamilton Twp.
Tributary to
Atlantic City Expressway
Gr. Egg.H. R.
Na
Inter.
0.05
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
79.
Hammont on
Tributary to
Atlantic City Expressway
Gr. Egg H. R.
Na
Inter.
0.01
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
80.
Linwood-Bd. of Ed.
(Mainland Reg. H. S.)
Patcong Creek
Na
Inter.
0.02
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
81.
Galloway Twp.
Tributary to
Seaview C. C.
Reeds Bay
Na
Primary
0.03
Na
Na
35
Na
Yes
82.
Hamilton Twp.
Bd. of Chosen Freeholders
Gr. Egg H. R.
Na
Inter.
0.04
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
00
Hamilton Twp.
Atlantic City Raceway
Gr. Egg H. R.
Na
Inter.
0.03
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
84.
Hamilton Twp.
Mun. Util. Auth.
Gr. Egg H. R.
Na
Second.
0.6
Na
Na
85
Na
No
CAPE MAY COUNTY (See Figure ?)
I. Systems Discharging Directly to Atlantic Ocean
None
II. Systems Discharging Directly to Shellfishing Waters
85. Ocean City - 3rd Ave Plant Gr. Egg H.
100,000 Primary
3.6 J>.k
20,000
30
14,000
Yes
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TABLE 3
MUNICIPAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTE DISCHAKGES
NEW JERSEY COASTAL BASIN
(SHARK RIVER TO CAPE MAY) (Cont'd)
o
z
Municipality by
County and Major
Discharge Water
Receiving
Wat ers
'1 1
o c
o u
4)
cu 0>
<0 e
0) 4->
u 3
tO 4)
to CO
O L,
O EH
FLOW-MGD
ESTIMATED BOD LOADINGS &
(lbs/day)
Percent
Influent Removal Effluent
CO TJ
U ft)
0) ?
T3 (0
CAPE MAY COUNTY (Cont'd)
86.
Ocean City - 46u> Ave. Plant
Gr. Egg H.
25,000
Second.
1.0
0.5
5,000
85
8oo
Yes
87.
Sea Isle City
Ludlamfi Thoro.
3,500
Primary
0.3
0.3
700
30
500
Yes
88.
Avalon Sew. Auth.
Great Sound
10,000
Inter.
1.0
0.8
2,000
70
600
Yes
89.
Stone Harbor Boro.
Great Channel
10,000
Primary
1.2
0.9
2,000
35
1,300
Yes
90.
North Wildwood City
Hereford Inlet
30,000
Primary
2.0
1.5
7,000
35
4,600
Yes
91.
Wildwood City
Post Cr.
30,000
Primary
4.0
5.0
10,000
30
7,000
Yes
92.
Wildwood Crest
Grassy Sound
17,000
Primary
1.9
1.5
3,400
30
2,400
Yes
93.
Dennis Twp.
N.J. Highway Auth.
Ludlaras Bay
2,000
Second.
0.03
0.02
400
85
60
Yes
9^.
Cape May C. H.
Middle Twp. S. A.
Hereford Inlet
4 ,600
Primary
0.1
Na
900
30
600
Yes
95.
Garden Lake
Middle Twp.
Grassy Sound
Na
Inter.
0.02
Na
Na
70
Na
Yes
96.
Lower Twp. Bay Auth.
Cape May H.
Na
Second.
0.03
0.02
400
85
60
Yes
97.
Cape May - Coast Guard
Sta. (Federal)'
Cape May H.
Na
Primary
Na
Na
Na
70
Na
No
Systems Discharging Indirectly to
Shellfishing Waters
98.
Lower Twp. - Bd. of Ed.
Mill Creek to
Lower Mainland Reg. H.S.
Cape May H.
Na
Second.
0.02
Na
Na
85
Na
Yes
CAMDEN COUNTY (See Figure 2)
I. Systems Discharging Directly to the Atlantic Ocean
None
II. Systems Discharging Directly to Shellfiahing Waters
None
III. Systems Discharging Indirectly to Shellfishing Waters
99. Berlin Boro Mun. Tributary to
Gr. Egg H.R.
BURLINGTON COUNTY (See Figure 2)
I. Systems Discharging- Direetly to tha Atlantic Ocean
None
3|000 Inter.
0.7 0.3
720
2/
85
110'
Yes
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TABLE 3
MUNICIPAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTE DISCHARGES
NEW JERSEY COASTAL BASIN
(SHARK RIVER TO CAPE MAY) (Cont'd)
o
z
p.'-*
o a
FLOW-MGD
ESTIMATED BOD LOADINGS \
(lbs/day) '
Map
Ident.
Municipality by
County and Major
Discharge Water
Receiving
Waters
Pn o
E
• E
-P 3
(Q CO
w ¦w
a) e
0) -«->
u CO
&0 <2J
££
Design
Actual
Summer
, ra -a
' h <11
Percent : ,g g
Influent Removal Effluent : <*> m
BURLINGTON COUNTY (Cont'd)
II, Systems Discharging Directly to Shellfishing Waters
None
III. Systems Discharging Indirectly to Shellfishing Waters
100. Washington Twp. Leeks Mullica R. Na Inter. 0.01 Na Na 70 Na Yes
a/ Where plant data were not available waste loads were estimated using 5-day 20° Centigrade biochemical oxygen demand
(BOD) in pounds per day, based upon summer population, a factor of 0.2 pounds of BOD per capita, and a percentage of
BOD removal for each sewage treatment plant. Waste facilities were credited with-35 percent BOD removal for primary
treatment, 70 percent for intermediate treatment and 85 percent for secondary treatment. The percentage of BOD re-
moval was adjusted for those cases where plants were found to be overloaded. For purposes of this study, type of
treatment provided is defined as: primary, primary settling; intermediate, any treatment in excess of primary set-
tlingbut less than full scale biological secondary treatment; and secondary treatment, primary settling, biological
treatment and secondary settling,
b/ Formal pollution abatement orders issued by the New Jersey State Department of Health,
c/ Plant has secondary treatment facilities - due to low flows, only primary units are in use.
d/ Treatment plant data,
e/ Includes some industrial waste.
if Day school - flow figure represents school period.
Na Information not available.
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FIGURE 1
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H
Seal* in milai
1 ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦
5 0
i J
5 10
LEGEND
^ Primary Plant
Intermediate Plant
| Secondary Plant
9 Head el Tid*
Number! correspond to plants named in table 3
NEW JERSEY COAST
MUNICIPAL WASTE SOURCES
SEPT. 1967
CAPE MAY COUNTY
U. 1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION
METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY
FIGURE 3
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Nearly thr^e-quarters of the waste load to the estuarine shellfish
waters is concentrated in the Atlantic City and Wildwood-Cape May areas.
Both these areas contain a large concentration of recreational facilities.
Near Atlantic City four plants operate near or beyond design capacity.
In the Wildwood-Cape May area, three municipal primary sewage treatment
plants which discharge about 8 mgd directly into the intracoastal water-
way are either outdated or overloaded.
The 17 municipal plants which discharge directly into the Atlantic
Ocean utilize outfall pipes extending from 1,000 to 1,200 feet offshore.
For the most part, the effluent from plants discharging municipal waste
directly into the ocean is chlorinated only from May to October each year.
Industrial Wastes
At present, industrial waste is not a major pollution problem in the
New Jersey Coastal Basin. The economy of the region is primarily recrea-
tional and agricultural, with only light industrial activity. The major
industrial plant is the Toms River Chemical Corporation, Toms River, which
employs about. 1,200 persons, and produces dyes, resins and plastics. Treat-
ment is provided *the. combined industrial waste and sanitary sewage, and the
effluent discharged through a 3,500-foot-long outfall into the Atlantic Ocean.
Wastes from three firms: Nescafe Coffee, Freehold; Glidden Co., Jackson
Township; and New Jersey Menhaden Products, Wildwood, appear to cause occa-
sional local pollution problems. Thirteen industrial plants discharge wastes
to municipal sewage treatment facilities, and the remaining ten industries in
the basin either utilize dry processes or provide subsurface waste disposal.
Cesspools and Septic Tanks
Based upon Bureau of Census data for I960, within the Atlantic Coastal
watershed of New Jersey there are more than 300,000 persons in 100,000
homes who dispose of domestic sanitary waste waters by individual cesspools
or septic tanks. Leaching of pollutants, in particular nutrients, from
cesspools and septic tanks may. constitute a significant source of pollution
of these waters.
Recreational Boating
Recreational boating can represent a significant source of pollution,
particularly from the standpoint of pathogenic bacteria. Over 300,000
boats are registered within a few hours drive of the area, indicating that
wastes from this source may be highly significant. The State of New Jersey
does not at present have any regulations governing the discharge of human
waste from boats in tidal waters.
9
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The development of marinas and associated facilities (presently
110 launch ramps and 18,000 marina berths) to meet present and future
recreational boating needs will result in greater pollution unless closer
regulatory and surveillance activity is provided.
Other Sources of Pollution
Water quality may be adversely affected by a variety of other land
and water uses. Agricultural activities within the area result in agri-
cultural chemicals spread over the land surface being washed into surface
waters or percolated into the ground water aquifers. This transport' of
nutrient fertilizers and toxic herbicides and pesticides, across and
through the land into adjacent bodies of water, should be recognized as
a possible contributing factor to the problems in these waters.
The disturbance of bottom muds by dredging operations can result in
a re-suspension of accumulated organic sludges and silt. In addition,
uncontrolled dredging may result in the formulation of significant potholes
in the bottom of bays, thereby increasing the detention time and reducing
the circulation, the result being inadequate mixing of pollutants with the
receiving water and inadequate flushing of the system.
10
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V. EFFECTS OF WASTE ON WATER QUALITY AND USES
One of the problems of waste contamination of the water of the bays
and inlets in the New Jersey Coastal Area can be illustrated by a state-
ment issued by the President's Science Advisory Committee on Barnegat Bay,
an area typical of the New Jersey coast. This report states in part:
"1. Barnegat Bay, N. J.: Sewage - Proliferation of a sudden Red-
Tide in Barnegat Bay during August, 196^ generated considerable contro-
versy which centered on the role of a small chemical company whose efflu-
ents enter the Bay via a tidal estuary. Barnegat Bay is shallow,
highly productive, and its northern shores are densely populated with
many miles of small summer cottages in rows of 10-20 perpendicular to
the Bay.
"...Most Bay residents assumed that the bloom water discoloration and
fish kill were due to the chemical company's dye effluent, although actually
the bloom species does not utilize this kind of molecule. Organic nitrate
and phosphate sources and bacteria...vl/hich most probably caused their massive
proliferation are the result of sewage and septic tank wastes—wastes from
cottages of persons who populated Barnegat's shores to enjoy their recrea-
tional resources...
"...Thus, knowledge of the nutritional requirements of the bloom
species gives circumstantial evidence that the source of pollution which
supported the red tide was primarily sewage that has leached into the Bay.
A repetition of this occurrence in coming summers will undoubtedly damage
the shore resort economy of several towns along Barnegat*s banks."12/
Bacteria
Bacteria from human wastes constitute a major water pollution problem
in _thQ basin. These bacteria originate from the discharge of inadequately
treated municipal wastes, from the discharges of septic tanks and cesspools
on or near the shore, and from recreational boats using these waters.
The chain of disease transmission by pathogenic bacteria from human
waste, through shellfish which are eaten raw or improperly cooked, has been
well established. The National Shellfish Sanitation Program was established
to control such disease transmission. This program is an excellent teaming of
State, Federal and industry resources aimed at preserving and managing the
shellfish industry. The National Program, of which New Jersey is a member,
has set guidelines for the determination of proper sanitary quality and
classification for the designation of waters approved for shellfish harvesting-
Approval or condemnation of a shellfish area is based on the following factors?
1. Amount of dilution water available;
2. Hydrographic conditions;
3. Survey of actual and potential sources of pollution, including
fecal material, radionuclides., and chemical wastes;
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Possible fresh pollution sources, such as that from toilet
discharges from boats directly over shellfish beds;
5. Lack of knowledge of above factors pending a sanitary survey; and
6. Bacteriological data, with samples collected under the worst
hydrographic conditions.
In accordance with this program the New Jersey State Department of
Health has closed valuable shellfish harvest areas throughout the area.
The shellfish areas which have been closed are shown in Figure b and
listed in Table k. A copy of the closure orders is included in Appendix
I. The harvest of shellfish is prohibited year round in more than 33,000
of the 126,000 acres of water within the study area.
The compilation of actual and potential harvest of hard and soft clams
in the coastal areas indicates that a minimum of 2/2 bushels per acre could
be' harvested in the acreage (33,000) closed year-round to shellfishing if
existing and suspected pollution sources were abated and the harvest (catch)
is left to purely natural propagation. Based on the 1966 dockside price of
$5.0^' per bushel for the study area, the potential natural harvest from the
closed areas would have an annual value of roughly $^+00,000.
Clammers could double the natural harvest to five bushels per acre by
carrying out only the simplest of controlled fish farm practices. Accordingly,
output could double yielding clammers in the Jersey Coastal Area, a harvest
valued at $800,000 per year. Marine biologists engaged in the study of
mollusk reproduction have shown that an annual harvest of 50 bushels per
acre can be obtained using scientific mollusk farm practices.
A recent study of the Florida shellfish industry and the price structure
of the shellfish industry indicated that the final retail value of shellfish
products is roughly four times the dockside value. The economic loss due to
the closure of shellfish harvest areas may be summarized as follows:
Annual Loss
Output/acre Dockside Retail
Harvest Method Bushels Value Value
Present (natural) 2/2 $^00,000 $1,600,000
Using Simple Farm
Practices 3 $800,000 S3,200,000
The economic loss in shellfish production is not the sole damage
caused by the discharge of bacteria to the study waters. The discharge of
inadequately treated human wastes creates a hazard to the health of those
coming in contact with the receiving wa-ters.
. Dissolved Oxygen
Dissolved oxygen is one of the most significant parameters of water
quality. When an organic load, such as that measured by the BOD test, is
imposed upon a water, dissolved oxygen is utilized in the stabilization
process. Oxygen is transferred and dissolved from the atmosphere, or from
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-TABLE 4
ACTIVE SHELLFISH AREAS
-CLOSED TO HARVESTING OF SHELLFISH*
Areas Closed Full Year
AREA ACREAGE
Shark River 8lO
Manasquan River 1,350
Barnegat Bay (Part) & Metedeconk River 2,010
Barnegat Bay (Part - Kettle Creek to Mathis Bridge) 2,^90
Toms River 1,920
Barnegat Bay (Part - Mathis Bridge to Forked River) 1,180
Barnegat Bay (Part - Forked River to Main Point) 1,800
Manahawkin Bay (Main Point to Long Point) 1,3i+0
Little Egg Harbor (Long Point to Beach Haven Inlet) l^fO
Mullica River 220
Great Bay 150
Brigantine Area (Great Bay to Absecon Inlet) 700
Reed Bay & Absecon Bay 3,570
Lakes Bay Area 3,9^0
Scull Bay 1,050
Great Egg Harbor River 1,160
Great Egg Harbor Bay 2,190
Peck Bay to Corson Inlet 350
Ludlam Bay 160
Sea Isle City Blvd. to Great Sound 6kO
Great Sound to Jenkins Sound 1,300
Hereford Inlet to Wildwood Blvd. 2,*f*t0
Wildwood Blvd. to Cape May 2,000
Total, Full Year Closure 32,930
Seasonal Closures
Manahawkin Bay (Main Point to long Point) 170
Little Egg Harbor (Long Point to Beach Haven Inlet) 1^+0
Scull Bay 80
Great Egg Harbor River kj>0
Great Egg Harbor Bay k20
Peck Bay to Corson Inlet 6*40
Great Sound to Jenkins Sound 170
Total, Seasonal Closure 2,050
* Data from the Water Supply and Sea Resource Program, Region 2, Public Health
Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education^and Welfare (1967).
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photosynthetic production by aquatic plants. Adequate levels of dissolved
oxygen are necessary to support fish and other aquatic life. When total
depletion of oxygen occurs, the waters become septic and further decomposi-
tion produces hydrogen sulfide gas, creating obnoxious environmental condi-
tions.
The shellfish waters in the study area receive directly an estimated
8l,000 lbs. per day of BOD from municipal wastes. As a result of the dis-
charge of this waste into waters with limited dilution or restricted circula-
tion, such as found in the various bays and lagoons of the study area,
dissolved oxygen may be depressed to less than desirable values. The FWPCA
sampling program conducted during the summers of 1966-67 showed that 20
percent of the samples taken in the waters from Absecon Inlet to Great Egg
Harbor Inlet (restricted intracoastal waters) contained dissolved oxygen
levels equal to or less than four milligrams per liter Cmg/l).
Nutrients
Human and animal feces contain phosphorus and nitrogen that serve
as nutrients, or fertilizer, for both land and water plant life.. Although
other elements are necessary as nutrients for plant growth, deficiencies
in phosphorus.and nitrogen are believed to be the most common restraining
factors on aquatic plant growth. Municipal waste is a significant source,
of phosphorus and nitrogen in these waters. - Other sources may include
the direct discharge from recreational boats, runoff from adjoining agri-
cultural areas, and percolation from cesspools and septic tanks.
New Jersey Coastal waters are rich in both phosphorus and nitrogen
which support prolific growths of both suspended and attached algae. Open
coastal waters commonly contain 0.02 to 0.05 mg/l of phosphorus (as P). Study
area waters have been found to contain as much as 0.5 mg/l of phosphorus.
Although minimum concentrations of nitrogen required for algae blooms
have not been determined for sea water, the generally accepted value for
fresh water is 0.3 mg/1 (as N). Results of the FWPCA sampling program
(summer 196?) showed that of 160 stations sampled, 152 containe total
available nitrogen (N) concentrations greater than 0.3 mg/l.
With the adequate supply of nitrogen and phosphorus, the waters of
the study area support luxurious growths of suspended algae, attached
filamentous algae and rooted aquatic plants. The suspended algae gener-
ally reduce aesthetic enjoyment of the waters by reducing their clarity,
sometimes to the extent that objects in more than two feet of water are
not visible from the surface. With changes in environmental conditions,
the sudden death and subsequent decomposition of a dense algae population
can deplete dissolved oxygen to the extent that fish and other aquatic
life are not able to survive.
These plants become detached from their moorings, especially during
periods of turbulent water, accumulate as slimy masses in the surf and wash
up on the shore.. It is not uncommon to see masses of detached plants covering
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long reaches of the shore several inches deep and many feet from the water's
edge. They not only present an unsightly appearance but also decay and
produce extremely offensive odors. Such shoreline conditions prevent full
development of the recreational potential of the area.
Suspended Solids
Suspended solids in sewage include large proportions of decomposable
organic solids. Within this area, the major source of such suspended
solids is the discharge of inadequately treated municipal waste. Adequate
treatment facilities are capable of removing 90 to 95 percent of such
material from municipal wastewaters. Upon discharge to the receiving
waters, the suspended solids immediately impart a grey turbidity to the
waters and diminish their esthetic appeal. The heavier solids settle to
the stream bottom in the vicinity of the points of discharge and form ob-
jectionable and harmful sludge deposits. These sludge blankets cover and
destroy the bottom aquatic life that serve as food for fish. A survey of
the study waters by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration in
1966 found sludge deposits at 3^ sampling stations along the Intracoastal
Waterway and its adjoining bays and tributaries. These deposits, in the
form of strips of black odorous ooze, were found on the bottom as well as
along the shore line, in some cases covered by shallow layers of sand that
have been washed over them by wave action.
The organic material in the sludge undergoes a decomposition process
which lowers the dissolved oxygen level in the overlying waters, at times
to below that needed for fish and other aquatic life to survive. When
complete depletion of oxygen occurs, the further decomposition of organic
matter produces obnoxious hydrogen sulfide g;as which appears as bubbles on
the surface. This gas breaks loose masses of the deposited sludge and
lifts them to the surface where they appear as unsightly grey or black
odorous clumps and rafts.
The lighter suspended solids are carried downstream by the velocity
of the following water to settle and form similar sludge banks in eddy areas
distant from the points of discharge. In coastal streams, the salt con-
tent of the sea water precipitates the fine colloidal portions of the
suspended solids to form additional sludge deposits where fresh and salt
waters meet.
Thus, these suspended solids may produce harmful effects throughout
the entire length of the receiving streams from the points of discharge
to their jnouths.
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VI., STATUS OF POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS
Water Quality Standards
The Water Quality Act of 1965 amended the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to provide for establishment of water quality standards for
interstate waters. It.is the position and purpose of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Administration to encourage and support the States in
establishing their own standards. Standards adopted by a State may be
accepted by the Secretary of the Interior if he determines that the State
criteria and plan are consistent with the purposes of the Act, i.e. "...to
enhance the quality and value of our water resources and to establish a
national policy for the prevention, control, and abatement of water
pollution." In the absence of State action, such standards will be adopted
by the Secretary of the Interior under procedures set forth in the Act.
In 196^, the New Jersey State Department of Health established a
program of stream classification. The Department adopted water quality
criteria for various uses of water and after public .hearings issues for-
mal rules and regulations classifying the waters and establishing minimum
waste treatment requirements. Following a series of public hearings the
State adopted in May 1967 standards for the waters of the Atlantic Coastal
Basin and subsequently submitted these standards to the Secretary of the
Interior under the Water Quality Act of 1965. Appendix II presents the
classifications for these waters as submitted to the Secretary, rules
and regulations for treatment requirements for all wastes discharged to
these waters, and a co^y of a typical pollution abatement order issued
by the Department to achieve compliance with these standards. Similar
orders were issued to a number of municipalities and institutions, as
shown in Table 3«
State Abatement Programs
There has been increasing emphasis on water pollution control by
the State of New Jersey, and a number of new programs initiated. To
carry out the State's water quality management programs the Commissioner
of the New Jersey State Department of Health in 1967 created the Division
of Clean Air and Water.
The State Public Sanitary Sewerage Facilities Act of 1965 authorizes
the Commissioner of Health to make grants and loans to local governmental
units for the preparation of feasibility slyudies on the engineering design
of public sanitary sewerage facilities. The law declares that it is the
Public policy of the State, "to encourage and support, as hereinafter pro-
vided, the promotion, planning, development and construction of public
sanitary sewerage facilities, including collection, transmission, treatment
and disposal works on a regional or multi-unit basis."
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Grants are authorized for the purpose of preparing feasibility studies
and reports on projects for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage
involving two or more local governmental units, acting together on a joint"
basis. Loans are authorized for the preparation of preliminary engineering
plans, detail design, engineering drawings and specifications, and contract
documents for the construction of a new, or expansion of an existing, sewerage
facility provided a feasibility study or a report upon the facility has been
filed with and approved by the Commissioner. This Act became effective
July 1, 1965 with $1,000,000 appropriated for carrying out the grant and
loan provisions. Additional funds have been appropriated for subsequent
years.
The County Sewerage Financing Law (Chapter 205) passed in 1966, permits
counties, separately or jointly with municipalities located within the county:
(1) to construct or acquire sewage disposal facilities or sanitary sewers,
(2) to operate such facilities, and (3) to furnish the services of these
facilities to any municipality within the county. The Law also authorizes
a county (l) to issue general obligation bonds to finance the construction
or acquisition of such facilities, (2) to fix and collect fees for the
facilities and services furnished, (3) to accept grants and gifts, and (4)
to enter into contracts and carry out other business necessary to the opera-
tion of these facilities. This law is designed to supplement the "Sewerage
Authorities Law." It specifically restricts a county from establishing any
sewage disposal system, however, that would be competitive with a county
sewerage or municipal utilities authority previously established under
existing legislation, without the consent of such existing authority.
In 1967, the State of New Jersey enacted additional pollution abate-
ment legislation encouraging the broad and active participation of repre-
sentative leaders of industry, labor, government and selected professional
societies in the clean waters program of the State. It created a Clean
Water Council, within the State Department of Health, to advise the Commis-
sioner on matters relevant to the management of the State's water pollution
control program, to conduct studies and hearings pertinent to the program,
and to make enlightened recommendations to the Commissioner. It authorized
the Commissioner of Health (subject to the availability of funds) to make
grants to any county or municipality, or any combination or agency thereof
or any State or interstate agency to assist such governmental units in the
construction of those water pollution control projects as qualify for Federal
Aid. The State's contribution toward the construction of such projects shall
not exceed 30 percent of the cost of that portion of said projects that shall
qualify for Federal Assistance. Under the provision of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended, this grant program makes possible increased
Federal construction grants participation. In addition, the legislature
broadened the program of loans and grants for feasibility studies and engineer-
ing reports and established educational scholarship programs at the graduate
and undergraduate level to help further the purposes of administering the
State's clean waters program by attracting qualified students to those fields
of engineering essential to the progress of pollution abatement and water
resource development.
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Federal Grants
In the Jersey Coastal Area to date the Federal Water Pollution Control
Administration has spent or allocated $2.7 million of the Area's total
waste facilities construction cost of $10.8 million. This amounts to a
Federal participation ratio in the Jersey Coastal Area of one Federal
dollar to every three State-and-local dollars and contrasts well with the
national average of one Federal dollar to four State-and-local.
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VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
^ 1. Survey of New Jersey Water- Resources Development, by Tippets-Abbett-
McCarthy-Stratton, New York, N. Y., 1955, Page 3-1.
/ 2. Survey of New Jersey Water Resources Development, by Tippets-Abbett-
McCarthy-Stratton, New York, N. Y., 1955.
JL3. "Estimated Population Projections", 1966, Research. & Statistics
Section, New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Develop-
ment, Trenton, New Jersey.
^4. From a 1964 survey conducted by the Navigation Bureau, New Jersey
Department of Conservation & Economic Development, Trenton, N. J.
/ 5* County Business Patterns, 1964, 195,6, U. S. Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Census.
./ 6. Fishery Statistics of the U. S.. 1964, Statistical Digest No. 58
U. S. Department of the Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau
of Commercial Fisheries, pg. 10.
„ 7. Survey of New Jersey Water Resources Development, by Tippets-Abbett-
McCarthy-Stratton, New York, N. Y., 1955, Pg. 1-3, & 1-12.
^ 8. Atlantic Coast-Sandy Hook to Cape Henry, U. S. Coast Pilot,
Volume 3 (1961), U. S. Department of Commerce.
9. "Concentration - Distribution for Material Discharged into Barnegat
Bay" - 1965 James H. Carpenter, Pritchard-Carpenter Consultants, The
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
p. 10. Surface Circulation on the Continental Shelf, Bumpus, Dean F..
and Louis M. Lauzier. Serial Atlas of the Marine Environment. Folio 7,
American Geographical Society, 1965.
f 11. Limnology and Oceanography,.Bumpus. Dean F., Supplement to Volume
10, November, 1965.
12. Inventory of Water Facilities, 1963, U. S. Department of Health,
Education, & Welfare.
S 13- Evaluation Standards for Primary Outdoor Recreation Benefits,
Supplement No. 1, Ad Hoc Water Resources Council, June, 1964.
r 14. a) Little Egg Harbor to Cape May, N. J., Nautical Chart 826-5c,
(1966)
F b) Sandy Hook to Little Egg Harbor, N. J.. Nautical'Chart 824-5c,
(1966) U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey.
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15.
Highlights of Northeastern States Boating Administration Confer-
ence, May 17-19, 1966 - Outboard Boating Club of America.
& 16. New Jersey Landings, 1956-1966, U. S. Department of the Interior,
Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Comm. Fisheries, Washington,
D. C. in cooperation with the N. J. Department of Conservation
8e Economic Development, Division of Fish & Game, Trenton, N. J.
/ 17. Restoring the Quality of Our Environment. Report of the Environ-
mental Pollution Panel, President's Science Advisory Committee,
The White House, November 1963#
y18. National Shellfish Sanitation Program Manual of Operations, Part
1, 1965 Revision, U. S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare.
G 19. Personal communication to the Project Director, Hudson-Champlain Pro-
ject , from the Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
./ 20. The Oyster-Based Economy of Franklin County, Florida, July 1965i
by Dr. Marshal R. Colberg 8c Douglas M. Windham, Florida State
University, Tallahassee, Florida (U. S. Department of Health,
Education & Welfare, Public Health Service).
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APPENDIX I
SHELLFISH CLOSURE ORDERS
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
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The State Department of Health of the State of New Jersey pursuant
to the authority vested in it by Chapter 177, Laws of 1947 hereby
establishes the following Rules and Regulations for the administra-
tion of Revised Statutes 24:2-1 and 24:14-2. All prior Rules and
Regulations in these matters adopted on various dates by the De-
partment of Health of the State of New Jersey are hereby rescinded.
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
By:
Effective Date: January 1, 1967
Filed with the Secretary of State: December 15, 1966
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The State Department of Health hereby condemns all oyster, clam
and mussel growing areas or other places from which oysters, clams
or other shellfish are or may be taken, at all times of the year
except when otherwise noted, in:
1. General
(a) all lagoons dredged for the purpose of providing
access to property and/or the dockage of boats.
(b) all marinas, boat yards, boat basins, harbors or
other places where docking facilities are provided
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2. Northern New Jersey Area
(a) All the waters lying west and north of Raritan Bay
including; Raritan River, Arthur Kill, Kill Van
Kullt Newark Bay, Passaic River, Hackensack River,
Upper Bay, Hudson River and tributaries of the above
bodies of water.
3. Raritan Bay Area
(a) all the waters of Raritan Bay and tributaries thereof*
(b) all the waters of Lower Bay and tributaries thereof.
(c) all the waters of Sandy Hook Bay lying west and north
of a straight line beginning at Conover Light at
Leonardo, N.J. and bearing approximately M>°T to
Sandy Hook Lighthouse and; all the waters of Sandy
Hook Bay south of a straight line beginning at the
flashing green light at the end of the first spur
of the Naval Ammunition Pier at Leonardo, N.J. bear-
ing approximately 133°T to the flashing light at
l:he eastern end of the Atlantic Highlands breakwater,
then bearing 094°T across the southeast tip of the
island at the mouth of Spermaceti Cove and termina-
ting on Sandy Hook peninsula.
4. Shrewsbury River Area
(a) all of the Shrewsbury River and tributaries thereof
(not including the Navesink River) lying south from
the above described line in Sandy Hook Bay running
from the Naval Ammunition Pier to Sandy Hook penin-
sula. At the confluence of the Navesink and Shrews-
bury Rivers, the condemned waters shall be only on
the east side of a line beginning at the most southerly
tip of Lower Rocky Point and connecting the most
easterly edge of the marshy islands in the mouth of
the Navesink River then terminating on the mainland
of Rumson Neck on the south side of the most southerly
entrance to the Navesink River.
5. Navesink River
(a) all that portion of the Navesink River and tributaries
west from a straight line beginning on shore at the
pier at the Fairhaven Yacht Works bearing approximately
001°T to the mouth of the small creek on the opposite
shore of the Navesink River.
Cb) all that portion of the Navesink River contained
within a line beginning at the southern terminus of
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the Oceanic Bridge then running along the bridge
to the main channel, then following the south side
of the channel westward to flashing light #15, then
bearing approximately 181°T to the point of land
on the south bank of the Navesink River*
(o) all that portion of the Navesink River and tributaries
contained within a line beginning at the southern
terminus of the Oceanic Bridge and bearing approxima-
tely 65°T to the northwest tip of the small island
southeast of flashing light #9 marking the Navesink
River Channel, then bearing approximately 93°T to
northernmost tip of Barley Point, then following the
eastern shore of Barley Point to its southeastern
point at the mouth of Black Point Creek, then bearing
approximately 180°T and terminating on the mainland
shore of Black Point Creek.
6. Shark River Area
(a) all of Shark River and tributaries.
7» Sea Girt Area
(a) all of Sea Girt Inlet.
(b) all of Wreck Pond and tributaries.
8* Manasquan River Area
(a) all of Manasquan River and tributaries including
Stockton Lake, Watson Creek, Glimmer Glass, and
Lake Louise.
(b) all of Bay Head - Manasquan Canal.
9» Bay Head Area & Metedeconk River
(a) all of Beaverdam Creek and tributaries and all of
Metedeconk River west from a straight line beginning
at Flashing Red light #10 off Perch Hole Point at
the southern, end of Bay Head - Manasquan Canal and
bearing approximately 226°T to Flashing Red light
#2 south of Wardell Neck, then bearing approximately
172°T through Flashing Gr^en light #1 and terminating
on the south shore of the Metedeconk River.
10a Island Beach Area - Bay Head to Seaside Park
(a) all that portion of Bamegat Bay and tributaries
north and east of a line beginning at Flashing Red
light #10 off Perch Hole Point at the southern end
of Bay Head - Manasquan Canal, then running in a
southerly direction to Flashing Red light #12,
then to Flashing Red light #14, then to the northwest
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tip of Herring Island, continuing along the shore
of Herring Island to its southernmost tip* then
bearing approximately 185°T to inland waterway mar-
ker 23, then following the east side of the inland
waterway channel to can buoy "27", then bearing
approximately 202°T to the most westerly point of
land in "Curtis Point", then bearing approximately
189°T to the most westerly point of land just south
of 'Mantaloking Shores", then bearing approximately
213°T to Flashing Red light #2 off"Normandy Beach",
then bearing approximately 169°T to the nearest is-
land to the south, then along the shore of that
island to its southeastern point, then bearing
approximately 177°T to the east tip of the 2 islands
off "Ocean Beach" continuing along the east shore
of that island and the next island immediately to
the south to its southernmost point, then bearing
approximately 181°T to Flashing Green light #13 off
Lavallette, then bearing approximately 23k°T to
Flashing Green light #11 off West Point Island,
then bearing approximately 159°T to Flashing Red
light #10 off West Point Island, then bearing ap-
proximately 187°T to the northernmost point of the
marsh island to the south of that light, continuing
along the shore of that island to its southernmost
point, then bearing approximately 221°T to the
westernmost tip of Pelican Island, then bearing
approximately 130^ to Flashing Green light #3 off
Seaside Heights, then bearing approximately 170°T
to the southwest corner of the bulkhead west of
Berkeley Yacht Basin, then bearing approximately
176^ to the western end of the municipal pier off
5th Ave. in Seaside Park, then bearing approximately
210°T to the western end of the municipal pier off
14th Ave. in Seaside Park, then bearing approximately
186 T to the next point of land, then bearing ap-
proximately 178°T and terminating at the next point
of land at Island Beach State Park.
11. Dover Township Area from Kettle Creek to Toms River
(a) all of Kettle Creek and tributaries north and west
from a straight line beginning at Seaweed Point and
bearing approximately 241°T to Andrew Point at Green
Island.
(b) all of Silver Bay and tributaries west from a
straight line beginning at Andrew Point at Green
Island and bearing approximately 206°T to the next
point of land (Cattus Island).
(c) all of Applegates Cove and tributaries west of a
straight line beginning at Tilton Point and bearing
approximately 333<>T to next point of land.
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(d) all of Shelter Cove west from a straight line
connecting the points of land at its mouth.
(e) all of Goose Creek and tributaries west from a
straight line beginning at the southern point
at the mouth of Shelter Cove and bearing approxima-
tely 195°T to the next point of land«
12. Toms River Area
(a) all of Toms River and tributaries west from a
straight line beginning at Goodluck Point and
bearing approximately 353°T to the most easterly
point of land at "Windsor Park", north of the
Mathis Bridge.
13. Berkeley Township Area - Toms River to Cedar Creek
(a) all the waters west from a line beginning at the
northern tip of Berkeley Island, on the north side
of Cedar Creek, and bearing approximately 29b°T
to the next point of land, closing off the first
cove north of Berkeley Island, then bearing ap-
proximately 318°T to the next point of land, closing
of the next cove to the north, then bearing approxima-
tely 351°T to the point of land on the north bank of
Maple Creek, then bearing approximately 021°T to the
most easterly of the small islands off the mouth of
Clamming Creek, then bearing approximately 011°T to
the most easterly point of land on the south bank of
Potter Creek (Dicks Landing), then bearing 038°T to
Flashing Red light #60 north of "Berkeley Shores",
then bearing approximately 045°T to the eastern end
of Barnegat Pier, then continuing in a generally
northerly direction along the offshore ends of the
piers and terminating on the north bank at the en-
trance to Goodluck Harbor Marina•
Cedar Creek (Lanoka Harbor Area)
(a) all of Cedar Creek and tributaries west from a
straight line beginning at the southeasterly tip
of Berkeley Island on the north side of the mouth
of Cedar Creek and bearing approximately 185°T to
the next point of land east of Flashing light #1
on the south shore of Cedar Creek.
1*». Forked River Area to Barnegat (Double Creek) Area
(a) all those waters west from a line beginning at
Flashing Red light #4 off the mouth of Forked River
and bearing approximately 347°T to a point of land
north of Forked River; also beginning at the same
light the line bears approximately 219°T through
Flashing light #3 marking the entrance channel at
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Oyster Creek to the entrance channel at Holiday
Harbor, then bearing approximately 187°T to the
entrance channel at Waretown Creek, then bearing
approximately 196°T to the entrance channel at
Liberty Harbor, then bearing approximately 187°T
to the entrance channel to Bamegat Beach, then
bearing approximately 190°T to Flashing Red light
#2 at the entrance to Double Creek, then bearing
approximately 186°T to the point of land across
the entrance to Double Creek, then bearing ap-
proximately 224°T to the next point of land to
the southwest and continuing in a straight line
to its terminus on the mainland.
15. Long Beach Island Area, Bamegat Light to Holgate
(a) all that portion of Barnegat Bay, south and east
from a line beginning at Barnegat Lighthouse and
running in a northwesterly direction to red nun
buoy #4, then running in a southwesterly direction
through Flashing light #1, then continuing in a
straight line to its terminus on High Bar peninsula.
(b) all that portion of Barnegat Bay and Manahawkin
Bay lying east and south from a line beginning at
the western end of Arnold Rd„ in High Bar Harbor
and bearing approximately 217°T to the northeast
point of the southernmost of the two islands just
off shore, then along the east shore of that island
to its southeast point, then bearing approximately
140°T to the most easterly tip of Vol Sedge, then
along the east shore of that island and across to
the southernmost tip of the other island of Vol
Sedge, then bearing approximately 170°T to a point
on the west side of the staked channel directly
off the mouth of the lagoon at "Long Beach Club
Estates", then bearing approximately 236°T to the
west side of the staked channeL around the outer
perimeter of "Loveladies Harbor", then following
the west side of that channel around to the south-
west side of "Loveladies Harbor" until it intersects
a straight line connecting Flashing Red light #2
off Harvey Cedars Harbor with Barnegat Lighthouse,
then bearing approximately 204°T along that line to
Flashing Red light #2, then bearing approximately
235°T toward Flashing Red marker #28 until it in-
tersects a line connecting Barnegat Light and Woods
Island, then along that line bearing 20S°T to the
westernmost tip of Woods Island which is adjacent
to flashing light #85, then bearing approximately
112°T to the nearest point of land in Harvey Cedars,
then bearing approximately 219°T to the next point
of land, then bearing approximately 196°T to the
point of land just north of Barbay Road in Long
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Beach Twp., then bearing approximately 209°T to
thQ end of the pier at the end of Bay Shore St.
in'Long Beach Twp., then Jbearing approximately
i29°T to the pier at the end of N. 9th St. in
£»urf City (Surf City Yactit Club), then bearing
approximately 239°T to the point of land at the
end of N. 3rd St. in Surf City, then bearing
approximately 263°T to a point of land on Cedar
Bonnet Island, then along the north shore of
that island and across the entrance to the two
cut8 into the island and terminating on the
northwest bank at the entrance to Bamegat Isle
Marina.
(c) all that portion of Manahawkin Bay and Little
Egg Harbor lying east and south from a line
beginning at the southeast tip of Cedar Bonnet
Island and bearing 181°T to Flashing Red light
#8, then continuing to Flashing Green light #9,
then continuing to Flashing Red light #34 marking
the intracoastal waterway, then bearing approxima-
tely 198°T to the small island inshore from channel
barker #36, then continuihg to Flashing Red light
#38, then following the wfest side of the intra-
coastal waterway to Flashing Red light #44, then
in a straight line to Flashing Green light #47,
then in a straight line to Flashing Green light
#53, then continuing in a straight line to channel
marker #54 and then following the west side of the
intracoastal waterway to Flashing Red light #64,
then bearing approximately 239°T to the southern-
most tip of the small island off the Beach Haven
Yacht Club, then bearing:iapproximately 226°T to
the northernmost tip of Mordecai Island, then
along the shore of that island to its southwest
point, then bearing approximately 267°T to Flashing
light #75, then bearing approximately 191°T to a
point of land, then continuing along the shoreline
to the southwest closing "off the entrances to Teb-
co's Boat Basin and Silver Sands Marina, then from
the bulkhead at the end of Inlet Drive, the line
bears 215°T and terminates at the point of land on
the south side of Holgate.
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16* Beach Haven West - Mallard Island Area
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(a) all of Cedar Creek and Manahawkin Creek north
and west from a line beginning on the northern
bank at the entrance to Cedar Creek and bearing
approximately 150OT to a small island, then bear-
ing approximately 209°T to the western end of
the most westerly island1'along the Manahawkin
Causeway, then bearing approximately 173°T to
the most easterly tip of
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Islands in Great Bay for a distance of approxima-
tely 750 yards until it intersects a line beginning
at Flashing Red light #28 marking the inland water-
way and bearing approximately 275°T toward Flashing
light #1 off Cedar Run Cove. The condemned area
boundary continues along said line bearing 275<>t
for a distance of approximately 1100 yards until
it intersects a line beginning at the next point
of land west from Popular Point and bearing ap-
proximately 21U°T toward the above mentioned "Fish
Factory". The condemned area boundary then continues
along said line in a northeasterly direction and
terminates at the point of land where the line be-
gins.
17* Cedar Run Area (Seasonal)
(a) all of Cedar Run and tributaries west from a
straight line across the creek bearing 210OT
from Flashing Red light #2 in Cedar Run.
(b) all of Cedar Run Cove lying between the above
described line and a straight line beginning at
Horse Point and bearing approximately 037°T to
a point of land on the opposite side of the cove
shall be condemned from May 1 through October
31 of each year and approved for the harvest of
shellfish from November 1 through April 30 of
each year.
18* Westcunk Creek
(a) all of Westcunk Creek and tributaries west from
a straight line across the creek beginning at
Flashing light #1 at the mouth of Westcunk Creek
and bearing approximately 006<>T to the southern
point at the mouth of Dinner Point Creek.
19. Tuckerton Area ( Seasonal )
(a) all of Tuckerton Creek and tributaries north and
west from a straight line beginning at Flashing
light #17 at the mouth of Tuckerton Creek and
bearing approximately 073°T to a point across
Tuckerton Cove.
(b) all of Tuckerton Cove lying between the above
described line and a straight line connecting
Thorofare Point and Gaunt Point shall be condemned
from May 1 through October 31 of each year and
approved for the harvest of shellfish from Novem-
ber 1 through April 30 of each year*
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20# Atlantis and Mystic Isles Area
(a) all of Big Thorofare and tributaries,
(b) all of Big Creek and tributaries.
21. Mullica River - Great Bay Area
(a) all of Bass River and tributaries.
(b) all of Nacote Creek and tributaries.
(c) all of Mott Creek upstream from a straight line
beginning at Flashing Red light #2 at the mouth
of Mott Creek and bearing approximately 226°T
to the opposite shore of the creek.
(d) all of Oyster Creek and tributaries,
22. Reed Bay Area
(a) all the waters north and west of a line beginning
at the most southerly point of land on the west
side of Somers Cove and bearing approximately
215°T terminating on the mainland southwest from
the mouth of Conover Creek.
(b) all of Conover Creek and tributaries.
23. Brigantine Area
(a) all of Golden Hammock Thorofare.
(b) all of Bonita Tideway but not the creeks between
Bonita Tideway and Eagle Bay.
(c) all of Baremore Quarters.
(d) Wading Thorofare from Bonita Tideway and Baremore
Quarters northwest to a line beginning at Flash-
ing Red light #6 and bearing approximately 196°T
terminating on the opposite shore of Wading
Thorofare and another line beginning at Flashing
red light #6 bearing approximately 041°T termina-
ting on the opposite shore of Obes Thorofare.
(e) all of Black Hole.
(f) all of Low Water Thorofare
2*f. Atlantic City - Absecon Area
(a) all of Absecon Inlet.
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(b) all of Absecon Channel south and vest from a
line across Middle Thorofare beginning at Debs
Point and bearing approximately 056°T through
Inland Waterway Channel marker #73 terminating
on the opposite shore; and south and west from
a line across the southeast entrance to Wills
Thorofare including;. Mankiller Bay and Point
Bar Thorofare.
(c) all of Absecon Bay south and west from a line
beginning at the southwest bank of the northwest
entrance to Wills Thorofare bearing approximately
305°T and terminating on the mainland east of
Absecon Creek.
(d)
all
of
Absecon Creek.
(e)
all
of
Jonathan Thorofare.
(f)
all
of
Newfound Thorofare.
all
of
Duck Thorofare.
(h)
all
of
Clam Thorofare and the canals in the Venice
Park section of Atlantic City.
(i) all of Clam Creek and contiguous harbors.
(j) all of Beach Thorofare from Absecon Channel to
Great Egg Harbor Inlet.
(k) all of Inside Thorofare and West Canal.
(1) all of Great Thorofare.
Pleasantville - Northfield - Linwood - Margate Area
(a)
all
of
Lakes Bay.
(b)
all
of
Shelter Island Bay.
(c)
all
of
Lakes Channel.
(d)
all
of
Dock Thorofare and tributaries.
(e)
all
of
Stillman Creek.
(f)
all
of
Mulberry Thorofare and tributaries.
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(h)
all
of
Shelter Island Waters.
(i)
all
of
Whirlpool Channel*
(j)
all
of
Scull Bay.
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shall be condemned for the harvest of shellfish
from May 1, through October 31 of each year and
shall be approved for the harvest of shellfish
from November lf through April 30 of each year*
(g) all of Patcong Creek and tributaries upstream
from a line beginning at Channel Marker F1 "1"
bearing approximately 110°T and terminating on
the opposite side of Patcong Creek.
(h) all of Beach Thorofare from Great Egg Harbor
Inlet to a line beginning at the southwest point
of Shooting Island bearing approximately 169°T
and terminating on the opposite side of Beach
Thorofare, including the waters south and east
from a line beginning at Inland Waterway Marker
F1 R "lZ11 bearing 0k0°T passing through Channel
Marker F1 R "6" and terminating on the island
northeasterly from F1 R "6".
(i) all of Peck Bay contained within a line beginning
on the northerly point at the mouth of the un-
named ditch at Golders Point and bearing approxima-
tely 125°T to Shooting Island, then along the
shore of Shooting Islands to and along the line
described in section (h) as bearing 169°T from
the southwest point of Shooting Island, then along
the east shore of Peck Bay to and along a straight
line transecting Peck Bay passing through Inland
Waterway Marker "29" bearing approximately 306°Tf
then in a northerly direction along the west shore
of Peck Bay to its beginning at Golders Point shall
be condemned for the harvest of shellfish from
May lf through October 31 of each year and shall be
approved for the harvest of shellfish.from November
1, through April 30 of each year.
(j) all of Peck Bay south and west from the line tran-
secting Peck Bay through Channel Marker "29" bearing
306°T described in section (i) above.
(k) all of Crook Horn Creek from Peck Bay to Middle
Thorofare.
(1) all of Upland Thorofare and tributaries.
(m) all of Beach Creek,
Great Egg Harbor River (Seasonal)
(a) all the waters of Great Egg Harbor River and
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tributaries between a straight line beginning
at Channel Marker F1 G "5" bearing approximately
93°T and terminating on the opposite shore of
Great Egg Harbor River and a Line beginning at
the point of land on the west bank at the mouth
of English Creek and bearing approximately 149°T
to the point of land on the opposite side of
Great Egg Harbor River shall be condemned for
the harvest of shellfish from May 1, through
October 31 of each year and shall be approved
for the harvest of shellfish from November 1,
through April 30 of each year.
(b) all of Great Egg Harbor River and tributaries
upstream from the line at English Creek described
in section (a) above.
28. Tuckahoe River
(a) all the waters of Tuckahoe River and tributaries
upstream from a straight line beginning on the
east bank at the mouth of Job Creek bearing
approximately 23°T to the island off ehore along
the shore of the island and terminating on the
opposite bank of the Tuckahoe River.
29. Sea Isle City Area
(a) all of Maple Swamp (both branches) including the
cove at the mouth.
(b) all of Big Elder Creek.
(c) all of Little Elder Creek.
(d) the waters of Ludlam Bay south and west from a
line beginning on the northwesterly point at
the mouth of Maple Swamp, bearing approximately
130°T and terminating on the southerly side of
Ludlam Bay.
(e) all of Ludlam Thorofare from Ludlam Bay to
Townsend Channel.
(f) all of Sunks Creek and tributaries not including
Ware Thorofare
30. Avalon Area
(a) all of Avalon (Canfield) Canal.
(b) all of Cornell Harbor.
(c) all of Pennsylvania Harbor.
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(d)
ail of Princeton Harbor
(e) all of Graven Thorofare and tributaries.
(f) all the stream between Avalon (Canfield) Canal
and Long Reach.
(g) all of Ingram Thorofare and tributaries from
the Avalon Road bridge southwesterly to a
straight line beginning at the point of land
at the confluence of Long Reach and Ingram
Thorofare, bearing approximately 35°T termina-
ting at the point of land at the confluence of
of Ingram Thorofare and Deep Thorofare,
(h) all of South Channel from a straight line be-
ginning at the point (on the un-named island)
of confluence with North Channel, bearing approxima-
tely 138°t terminating on the opposite side of
South Channel in a westerly direction to a straight
line beginning on the northeast bank of the west
entrance to South Channel (on the small island),
bearing approximately 2U6°T terminating on the
mainland at the entrance to Leonard Thorofare.
(i) all of Leonard Thorofare in a southerly direction
from the line specified in section (h) above
(bearing 246°T).
(j) Deep Thorofare from a straight line beginning
on the northern bank at the entrance to Cat Run
and running across Deep Creek to the northern
bank at the entrance to Leonard Thorofare. (Cat
Run is not condemned) to a line across the mouth
of Deep Thorofare at Paddy Thorofare meeting the
northeast end of the line across the mouth of
Ingram Thorofare.
31. Stone Harbor Area
(a) all of Gull Island Thorofare, Cresse Thorofare
and Great Channel south and east from a straight
line beginning at Halfmile Point, bearing approxima-
tely 110°T passing across the northern tip of Gull
Island and terminating on the easterly bank at the
entrance to Sturgeon Hole to a straight line transect-
ing Great Channel beginning on the southwest bank
at the entrance to a small ditch on the northwest
shore of Great Channel near inland waterway marker
#80 bearing approximately 126°T passing across the
island and terminating on the opposite shore of
Great Channel.
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(b) all that body of water running parallel with
Seven Kile Beach, not including tributaries.
(c) all of Oldman Creek.
(d) all of Oyster Creek.
(e) all of Scotch Bonnett.
(f) all that creek connecting Oyster Creek and Scotch
Bonnett•
(g) all of Muddy Hole.
(h) all of Stone Harbor Canal.
(i) all of Hetty Creek.
Cj) all of Crooked Creek.
(k) all of Mulford Creek and the creek connecting
it with Crooked Creek.
32. Jenkins Sound (Seasonal)
(a) all that portion of Jenkins Sound contained
within a line beginning at the end of Shellbed
Landing Road, bearing approximately 093°T to
the northwest tip of the nearest island, then
bearing approximately 046°T to the nearest point
of land on the opposite side of Nichols Channel,
then bearing approximately 305°T to the northern
bank at the mouth of the creek north of Benny's
Landing; shall be condemned for the harvest of
shellfish from May 1, through October 31, of each
year and shall be approved for the harvest of
shellfish from November 1 through April 30, of
each year.
33. The Wildwoods Area
(a) all of Hereford Inlet lying south from a straight
line connecting the most southerly tip of Nummy
Island and the most southerly tip of land on the a
north side of the inlet.
(b) all of Grassy Sound Channel and tributaries not
including Jenkins Channel.
(c) all those waters lying between North Wildwood
Blvd. and Jenkins Channel and Jenkins Sound in-
cluding Gravelly Run and Turtle Gut.
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(d) all of Beach Creek and tributaries.
(e) all o£ Grassy Sound and tributaries.
(£) all of Turtle Thorofare and tributaries.
(g) all of Tempe Creek and tributaries.
(h) all of Cresse Creek and tributaries.
(i) all of Richardson Sound and tributaries.
(j) all of Post Creek and Ottens Harbor and
tributaries.
(k) all of Sunset Lake and tributaries.
(1) all of Richardson Channel and tributaries.
(m) all of Swain Channel and tributaries.
(n) all of Taylor Sound and tributaries including
Jones Creek.
(o) all of Reubens Thorofare and tributaries.
(p) all of Jarvis Sound and tributaries.
34. Cape May Area
(a) all of Upper Thorofare and tributaries.
(b) all of Middle Thorofare and tributaries.
(c) all of Lower Thorofare and tributaries.
(d) all of Cape May Inlet (Cold Spring Inlet).
(e) all of Cape May Harbor (Cold Spring Harbor).
(f) all of Skunk Sound and tributaries.
(g) all of Cape Island Creek and tributaries.
(h) all of Cape May Canal and tributaries.
35. Delaware Bay Area
(a) all that portion of Delaware Bay contained
within a line beginning at the pumping station
at the mouth of Fishing Creek, Cape May County
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and extending into the bay for one nautical
mile on a bearing of 295°T, then continuing on
a faring of approximately 196oT to Fl. light
#5 at Crow Shoal, then continuing to Cape May
Lighthouse and terminating. The closure includes
all tributaries flowing into the above described
area including Fishing Creek, Cox Hall Creek and
Pond Creeks
(b) all of Dias Creek.
(c) all of Bidwell Creek and tributaries shall be
condemned for the harvest of shellfish from
May 1, through October 31, of each year and shall
be approved for the harvest of shellfish from
November 1, through April 30, of each year.
(d) all of Dennis Creek and tributaries including
Roaring Ditch upstream from a line beginning on
the southwest bank at the entrance to Roaring
Ditch and bearing 149°T to the opposite shore
of Dennis Creek. That portion of Dennis Creek
downstream from the above described line shall
remain approved for the harvest of shellfish.
(e) all of East Creek and tributaries.
(f) all of Riggins Ditch and tributaries.
(g) all of Maurice River and tributaries and that
portion of Maurice River Cove north and east
from a straight line known as the "Summer Line"
beginning at the lighthouse on East Point and
bearing 311°T to a marker on the western bank
at the mouth of New England Creek.
(h) all of Dividing Creek and tributaries upstream
from a line beginning on the northerly bank at
the entrance to Hansey Creek and bearing 217°T
to the opposite shore of Dividing Creek. That
portion of Dividing Creek and tributaries down-
stream from the above described line shall remain
open for the harvest of shellfish.
(i) all of Fortesque Creek and tributaries from the
mouth to the confluence of each of its branches
with Oranoaken Creek. Oranoaken Creek shall re-
main approved for the harvest of shellfish down-
stream from "The Glades".
(j) all the waters known as The Glades north from
their confluence with Weir Creek, including that
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portion of Oranoaken Creek north from Weir
Creek. Weir Creek shall remain approved for
the harvest of shellfish*
(k) all of Nantuxent Creek (Cumberland County) and
tributaries upstream from a straight line be-
ginning at the Fl. light on the southern bank
at the mouth of Nantuxent Creek and bearing
approximately 003°T to the mouth of the small
ditch on the opposite shore of Nantuxent Creek.
(1) all of Cedar Creek (Cumberland County) and tri-
butaries upstream from a straight line beginning
at the point of land on the southern bank and
the entrance to Cedar Creek and bearing approxima-
tely 003°T to the opposite shore of Cedar Creek.
(m) all of Cohansey River and tributaries upstream
from a straight line beginning at the most easterly
point of land on the island at the mouth of Cohansey
River and bearing 330°T to the opposite shore of
Cohansey River and from a straight line from the
outer range light marking the entrance to Cohansey
River to the most westerly point of the same island.
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APPENDIX II
NEW JERSEY STREAM CLASSIFICATION
1. Water Quality Criteria
2. Classification-Atlantic Coastal
Basin
3. Wastewater Treatment Requirements
k. Typical Pollution Abatement Order
Under Classification
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
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REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE WATERS
OF THIS STATE AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY TO BE MAINTAINED IN WATERS SO CLASSIFIED.
WHEREAS, Chapter 12 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes of Nev Jersey (N.J.S.A.
58x12-3) provides that no plant for the treatment of domestic or
industrial waetes or other polluting substance, from vhich the effluent
is to flow into any of the vaters of this State, shall be constructed
except under such conditions as shall be approved by the State
Department of Health, and
WHEREAS, The conservation of the quality and function of the vaters of the
streams of this State into vhich effluents from sewerage facilities are
discharged and the minimising of pollution of these vaters is the
over-riding consideration of the Department of Health of the State of
New Jersey in its considerations of the approvals of designs for such
treatment vorks, and
WHEREAS, The maintenance of reasonable quality of the vaters of the streams of
this State is the primary basis upon vhich the State Department of
Health approves of the design of proposed severage facilities, and
WHEREAS, The Interdepartmental Committee on Stream Pollution Control Problems,
established by the State Commissioners of Health 8rid Conservation and
Economic Development, on April 9, 196U, recommended certain
classifications be assigned to the vaters of this State and standards
of quality to be maintained in vaters so classified, be promulgated as
regulations by the State Department of Health, and
WHEREAS, The State Department of Health has determined that classifications of
the vaters of this State and standards of quality to be maintained in
such vaters as proposed and recommended by the Interdepartmental
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Committee on Stress Pollution Problems in this State are reasonable and
constitute a valuable administrative instrument to the Department in
the administration of the New Jersey Stream Pollution Control Program,
NOW THEREFORE, The State Department of Health, pursuant to authority vested in
it, promulgates the following regulations establishing certain
classifications to be assigned the waters of this State and standarda
of quality to be maintained in such waters ifoich are to be implemented
from time to time by further regulations promulgated after public hearing
defining the water or waters of this State to be assigned certain
classifications and standards of quality to be maintained in such waters.
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Roscoe P« Kandle, M.D.
State Commissioner of Health
Filed with Secretary of State! August 10, 1961*
Effective Dates September 1, 1961*
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(COPY)
REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE WATERS
OF THIS STATE .AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY TO BE MAINTAINED IN WATERS SO CLASSIFIED.
Fresh Waters
The afresh non-tidal surface waters of the State are herein classified as
Classes FW-1, FW-2, FW-3 and FW-4. For each classification there follow
definitions and stream quality criteria.
Class FW-1.
Definition: Fresh surface waters designated by authorized State Agencies'
as being set aside for posterity to represent the natural aquatic environment
and its associated biota.
These waters shall be maintained, as to quality, in their natural state.
Class FW-2
Definition: Fresh surface waters approved as sources of public potable
water supply. These waters are to be suitable for public potable water supply
after such treatment as shall be required by the State Department of Health.
These waters shall be suitable, also for all recreational purposes including fish-
ing, the propagation of native fish species desired for angling and other fish
and aquatic life necessary thereto as well as any other reasonable uses.
Criteria
Criteria
Conditions
1. Floating solids, settleable solids,
oil, grease, artificial coloring
Allowable Limits
None of which are noticeable in
the water or are deposited along
matter and turbidity.
the shore or on the aquatic
2. Toxic or•deleterious substances
(including mineral acids, caustic
alkali, cyanides, heavy metals
carbon dioxide, ammonia or ammonium
compounds, chlorine, etc.)
substrata' in quantities detri-
mental to the natural biota.
None which would affect humans or
aquatic biota
be detrimental to the natural
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3* Odor and taste producing substances*
None which are offensive to humans,
detrimental to the aquatic biota or
oapable of producing offensive tastes
and/or odors in water supplies and
fauna used for human consumption.
Between 6*5 and 8.5* unless naturally
outside thereof.
Not less than 5*0 p.p.m. for trout
waters; otherwise U*0 p.p.m.
None which detrimentally affect the
natural aquatic biota, or reasonably
anticipated reuse of the waters.
C1888 FW-3
Definition! Fresh surface waters suitable for all purposes provided for under
Class FV-2 except public potable water supply.
Criteria
Conditions
U. pH.
J>. Dissolved oxygen.
6* Thermal discharges.
1. Floating solids, settleable solids,
oil, grease and turbidity.
2. Toxic or deleterious substances
(including mineral acids, caustic
alkali, cyanides, heavy metals,
carbon dioxide, ammonia or ammonium
compounds, chlorine, etc.).
Allowable Limits
None which are noticeable in the
water or are deposited along the
shore or on the aquatic substrata
in quantities detrimental to the
natural biota.
None which would affect humans or
be detrimental to the natural
aquatic biota*
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3* Color, odor and taste producing
substances*
lu pH«
5* Dissolved oxygen.
6* Thermal discharges*
None which are offensive to humans,
detrimental to the aquatic biota or
capable of producing offensive
testes and/or odors in fauna used
for huaan consuaption*
Between 6*5 and 8.£ unless naturally
outside thereof*
Mot less than 5*0 p.p.m. for trout
vaters; otherwise U.O p.p.n.
None vhich detrimentally affect tho
natural aquatic biota, or reasonably
anticipated reuse of the vaters#
Class FW-U
Definitioni Fresh surfaoe vaters except as provided for under Classes FW-1,
PJJ-2, and FW-3. These vaters are to have United recreational value and ordinarily
not be acceptable for bathing or fishing but shall be able to maintain some fish
life even though they nay not be suitable for the propagation of fish. These
vaters shall not be an odor nuisance and shall not oause damage to pleasure craft
having occasion to traverse the vaters.
Criteria
Conditions
1* Floating solids, settleable solids,
oil and grease*
2* Toxic and deleterious substances*
Allowable Limits
None vhich are noticeable in the
vater or contribute to the formation
of sludge deposits along the shores.
None in such concentrations as to
cause fish mortality or inhibit
their natural migration.
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3* Taste and odor producing substances* None which shall be offensive or
that would detrimentally affect
finfish, shellfish or other aquatic
life in higher quality receiving
waters* Neither shall it inhibit
U« Dissolved oxygen*
the natural migration of fish*
Not less than *>0£ saturation*
Tidal Waters
The tidal surfaoe waters of the State, including interstate waters, are
herein classified as Classes TW-1, TVT*2 and TW-3« For each classification there
follow definitions and stream quality criteria.
Class TW-1
Definition: Tidal surfaoe waters suitable for all recreational paiposes,
as a source of public potable water supply where permitted, and, irtiere shellfishing
is permitted, to be suitable for such purposes*
Criteria
Conditions
Allowable Limits
1* Floating solids, settleable solids, None which are noticeable in the water
oil, grease, sleek and turbidity* or are deposited along the shore or on
the aquatic substrata in quantities
detrimental to the natural biota*
2* Toxic or deleterious substances
(including mineral acids, caustic
alkali, cyanides, heavy metals,
carbon dioxide, ammonia or ammonium
compounds, chlorine, etc.).
None which would affect humans or
be detrimental to the natural aquatic
biota*
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3. Color, odor and taste producing
substances*
U. pH.
5. Dissolved oxygen*
6. Thermal discharges.
None which are offensive to humans,
detrimental to the aquatic biota or
capable of producing offensive
tastes and/or odors in water supplies
and fauna used for human consumption.
Between 6*5 and 6.5 unless naturally
outside thereof.
Not less than 50$ of saturation.
None which detrimentally affect the
natural aquatic biota, or reasonably
anticipated reuse of the waters.
The median MPN value in shellfish
growing area8 shall not be in excess
of 70 per 100 milliliters.
CLASS TW-2 (As ammended and filed with Secretary of State January $, 1966.
Effective date: March 1, 1966).
Definition: Tidal surface waters having limited recreational value and
ordinarily not acceptable for bathing but suitable for fish survival although
perhaps not suitable for fish propagation. These waters shall not be an odor
nuisance and shall not cause damage to pleasure craft having occasion to traverse
the waters.
Criteria
Conditions
7. Colifora bacteria.
1. Floating solids, oil and grease.
2. Toxic and deleterious substances.
Allowable Limits
None which are noticeable in the
water or contribute to the formation
of sludge deposits along the shores.
None in such concentrations as to
cause fish mortality or inhibit
their natural migration.
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3. Taste and odor produoing
substanoes*
U. pH.
$* Dissolved oxygen.
6* Thermal discharges<
None, either alone or 1a combination,
which are offensive or that would produce
offensive tastes and/or odors in fauna
used for hunan consumption#
Between 6*£ and 8**> unless naturally
outside thereof*
Not leas than $0$ saturation.
None which detrimentally affect
reasonably anticipated reuse of the
waters*
Class TW-3
Definitions Tidal surfaoe waters used primarily for navigation, not recreation*
These waters, although not expeoted to be used for fishing, shall provide for fish
survival* These waters shall not be an odor nuisanoe and shall not cause damage to
pleasure craft traversing then*
Criteria
Conditions
1. Floating solids, settleable solids,
oil and grea8e*
2. Toxic and deleterious substances*
3* Taste and odor producing substanoes*
I4. pH.
5. Dissolved oxygen*
Allowable Limits
None which are noticeable in the
water or contribute to the formation
of sludge deposits along the shores.
None in such concentrations as to
cause fish mortality or inhibit their
natural migration*
None which shall be offensive or that
would detrimentally affect finfish,
shellfish or other aquatic life in
higher quality waters.
Between 6.5 and 8*5 unless naturally
outside thereof*
Not less than 30% of saturation or
3*0 D*D.m.. whir.htrvaf 4a
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Coastal Waters
The surf waters of the Atlantic Ooean are classified as Class CW-1.
Class CW-1
Definition» Ocean surf waters expected to be suitable for recreation use.
Criteria
Conditions
Allowable Limits
1. Floating solids* settleable solids, None of which are noticeable in the
oil, grease and turbidity.
water or contribute to the formation
of sludge deposits along the shores.
2. Toxic and deleterious substanoes.
None which would affect humans or be
detrimental to the natural aquatic
biota.
3. Color, taste and odor producing
substances*
None which are offensive to humans,
detrimental to aquatic biota or
capable of producing offensive tastes
and/or odors in fauna used for human
consumption.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
# # *
The State Department of Health of the State of New Jersey,
pursuant to the authority vested in it by Chapter 177# Laws of
19^7, hereby amends that portion of Regulations Establishing
Certain Classifications to be Assigned to the Waters of this State
and Standards of Quality to be Maintained in Waters So Classified
relating to Class FW-2, PW-U and Coastal Waters filed with the
Secretary of State on August 10, 1?6U.
Effective Date: May 1, 1967
Filed with Secretary of State* March 6, 1967
Class FW-2
Definition; Fresh surface waters approved as sources of
public potable water supply. These waters are to be suitable
for public potable water supply after such treatment as shall be
required by the State Department of Health. These waters shall
be suitable also for all recreational purposes including fishing,
the propagation and migration of native fish species desired for
angling and other fish and aquatic life necessary thereto as
well as any other reasonable uses.
Class FW-U
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
State Commissioner of Health
Repealed
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Coastal Waters
The waters of the Atlantic Ocean within 1500 feet from mean low
tide or to a depth of 15 feet, whichever is more distant from the mean
low tide line, are classified as CW-1.
The waters of the Atlantic Ocean not included under Class. CW-1
are classified as CW-2, out to the three (3) mile limit.
Class. CW-1
Definitions -Ocean waters expected to be suitable for all recrea-
tional purposes including fishing, the propagation and migration of
native fish species desired for angling and other fish and aquatic life
necessary thereto as well as any other reasonable use.
Criteria
Conditions
Floating solids, settleable solids,
oil, grease and turbidity.
Toxic and deleterious substances.
Allowable Limits
None of which are noticeable in the
water or contribute to the formation
of sludge deposits along the shores.
None which would affect humans or be
detrimental to the natural aquatic
biota.
Color, taste and odor producing sub-
stances.
PH
None which are offensive to humans,
capable of producing offensive tastes
and/or odors in fauna used for human
consumption.
Between 6.5 and 8.5 unless naturally
outside thereof.
Dissolved Oxygen
Thermal Discharges
Not less than 50% saturation.
None which detrimentally affect the
natural aquatic biota.
Class. CW-2
Definition: Ocean waters expected to be suitable for all recreational
uses, including those in Class. CW-1, except bathing.
Criteria
Conditions
Floating solids, settleable solids,
oil, grease and turbidity.
Allowable Limits
None of which are noticeable in the
water or contribute to the forir.ation
of sludge deposits along the shores.
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Conditions
Allowable Limits
2. Toxic and deleterious substances.
3» Color
U. Taste and odor producing substances.
£. Dissolved Oxygen
6. Thermal Discharges
None which would affect humans or
be detrimental to the natural
aquatic biota.
None which would impair the quality
of CW-1 waters or detrimental to
aquatic biota.
None which are offensive to humans,
or capable of producing tastes and/or
odors in fauna used for human con-
sumption.
Not less than $0% saturation.
None which detrimentally affect the
natural aquatic biota.
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REGULATIONS CONCERNING CLASSIFICATION OF THE SURFACE
WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health of the State of New Jersey did
promulgate "Regulations Establishing Certain Classifications to
be Assigned to the Waters of this State and Standards of Quality
to be Maintained in Waters so Qualified,n effective September 1,
1961, and amended the said Regulations on January £, 1966 and
March 6, 1967, and
JWHEREAS, in public hearings conducted by the State Department of Health on
March lf>, 22 and 29, 1967, classifications of the surface waters
of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, as proposed by the State Department
of Health, were presented to the general public, and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health has given careful and thorough con-
sideration to all statements submitted at said hearings, as well as
statements and briefs submitted thereafter, relating to the proposed
Classifications of the Surface Waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain,
NOW, THEREFORE, the State Department of Health promulgates the following
regulations entitled "Classification of the Surface Waters of the
Atlantic Coastal Plain."
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Roscoe P. Kandle, M.D#
State Commissioner of Health
Filed with Secretary of Statet April 27, 1967
Effective Dates May 1967
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CLASSIFICATION OF THE SURFACE WATERS OF THE
ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN
Pursuant to authority vested in it under the. provisions of Chapter 12, Title £8
of the Revised Statutes, the State Department of Health hereby promulgates the
following classifications of the surface waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain*
Standards of Quality to be maintained in these waters as established by the
State Department of Health are attached hereto*
I* Class FW-1
Waters having the ptential for this Class but which are not classified as
such at this time may be recommended for such classification by public or
private interests controlling the land area draining to the watercourse.
Because of the restrictive-use nature of the FW-1 classification any waters
thus designated must be contiguous with their source* Also, since tha
characteristics of surface waters are sometimes changed to the detriment
of their natural biota by seemingly minor associations with domestic and/or
agricultural activities, they must be inspected and approved before being
classified* Requests for consideration in the classification of,FW-1 waters
should be directed tot
New Jersey State Department of Health
P.O., Box l&O
Trenton, N. J, 0862J?
A* FW-1 Manasquan River Drainage
Allaire State 1* That portion of the second southerly tributary of the
Park Manasquan River west of Hospital Road situated wholly
within the Allaire State Park boundaries*
2* The easterly tributary of the brook feeding Brisbane
Lake located wholly within the Allaire State Park
boundaries downstream to its confluence with the
westerly tributary.
B# FW-1 Cedar Creek Drainage
Greenwood 1* Webbs Mill Branch and tributaries situated wholly
forest ETsh within the Greenwood Forest boundaries*
& Game Tract
2* Chamberlain's Branch and tributaries situated wholly
within the Greenwood Forest boundaries upstream from-
the blueberry farm exception, also other tributaries
to Chamberlain's Branch situated wholly within the
Greenwood Forest Tract boundaries*
FW-1 Wading River Drainage
1* Westerly tributary to the Howardsville Cranberry Bog
Reservoir and tributaries thereto situated wholly
within the Greenwood Forest Tract boundaries*
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C. EW-1 Barnegat Bay Drainage
Island Beach 1. All the fresh water ponds on Island Beach State Park.
State Park
D. FW-1 Manahawkln Creek Drainage
1. Tommy's Branch from its headwaters downstream to the
Bass River State Forest Recreation Area service road*
2* Falkenburg Branch of Lake Absegarni from its headwaters
downstream to the lake*
£. FW-1 Mullica River Drainage
Wharton Tract 1* Deep Run and tributaries thereto from its headwaters
dovinstream to Springer's Brook.
2. Skit Branch from its headwaters downstream to its
confluence with Robert's Branch,
3. Tulpehocken Creek and tributaries thereto from its
origin downstream to its confluence with Featherbed
Branch*
U. The westerly tributaries to Tulpehocken Creek and those
natural ponds within the lands bounded by Hawkins Road,
Hampton Gate Road, and Sandy Ridge Road.
5>* Stream in the southeasterly corner of the Wharton Tract
lying between Ridge Road and Seaf Weeks Road down to the
Wharton Tract boundary.
6* Brook and tributaries between and immediately to the
west of Tylertown and Crowleytown from its headwaters
downstream to the head of tide at mean high water.
7* The easterly branches of the Batsto River from Batsto
Village upstream to the confluence of Skits Branch*
8* Gun Branch from its headwaters downstream to U* S*
Routa 206.
NOTE* All boundaries referred to as they existed
December 1966#
F* FW-1 Great Egg Harbor River Drainage
Tuckahoe Public 1* Hawkin's Creek and the next adjacent tributary to the
Hunting and" Great Egg Harbor River lying to the north from their
Fishing Grounds origin downstream to where the influence of impounding
occurs*
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II« Class FW-2
A. Cranberry Brook and tributaries thereto upstream from the intake of the
Monmouth Consolidated Water Company near the New York-Long Branch
Railroad Crossing*
B. Shark River and tributaries thereto upstream from Ramson's Kill Road.
C. Jumping Brook and tributaries thereto above intake of Monmouth Con-
solidated Water Company near Old Corlies Avenue*
D. Main stem of Manasquan River and tributaries thereto upstream from Oardan
State Parkway*
E* All fresh waters of the Plain, from Manasquan River to and including the
Mullica River, upstream from the head of tide*
F* Absecon Creek and tributaries thereto upstream from Atlantic City
Reservoir Dam in the City of Absecon*
0* Patcong Creek and tributaries thereto upstream from Patcong Lake Dam*
III, Class FW-3
A* Lake Takanassee
B* Poplar Brook
Deal Lake and tributaries\thereto
Sunset Lake and n n
Lake. Wesley and n "
Fletcher Lake and n n
Sylvan Lake and n "
C* Shark River and tributaries thereto downstream from Rfimson's Mill Road to
head of tide*
D* Jumping Brook and tributaries thereto downstream from Old Corlies Avenue
to head of tide*
E* Silver Lake and tributaries thereto
Lake Como n n "
Spring Lake " n n
Wreck Pond nun
F* Fresh water reaches of main stem of Manasquan River and tributaries
downstream from Garden State Parkway,
0* Absecon Creek and tributaries thereto downstream from above dam to head
of tide.
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H. Patcong G^eek and tributaries tht reto downstream from
Patcong Lake dam to head of tidR.
J, All other fresh waters of the Flai\ not delineated upstream
from head of tide.
IV. Class TW-1
A. All tidal waters of Shark River and tributaries thereto from
head of tide to surf waters.
3. All tidal waters of Jumping Brook and tributaries thereto
downstream from head of tide to Shark River and to surf waters.
C. Tidal waters of main stem of Manasquan River and of tributaries
thereto downstream from near the Garden State Parkway to
surf waters.
D. All other tidal waters of the Plain downstream from the head
of tide to surf waters.
V, Class CW-1
Ocean waters within 1,500 feet from mean low tide to a depth
of 15 feet, whichever is more distant from the mean low tide
line, from Sandy Hook to Cape May Point.
VI. Class CW-2
Ocean waters of the Plain not included under Class CW-1 out
to the "three mile limit.n
Filed with the Secretary of State* April 27, 1967
Effective Datei May 2h, 1967
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REGULATIONS CONCERNING TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS, DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL
SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION, DISCHARGED INTO THE WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL PLAIN, INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health is charged with the responsibility for the
Water Pollution Control Program, including the approval of the designs of
wastewater treatment facilities, in the State of New Jersey, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of this State, particularly the citizens in the Atlantic Coastal
Plain, have been obliged in recent years to suffer repeatedly the consequences
of serious oxygen depletion and other exemplifications of pollution in waters
of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, said exemplifications of water pollution con-
stituting threats to the public health, comfort or property of citizens of
this State, and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health did promulgate rules and regulations entitled
"Regulations Establishing Certain Classifications to be Assigned to the
Waters of this State and Standards of Quality to be Maintained in Waters so
Classified," effective September 1, 196b, and amended said rules and regulations
on January $, 1966 and March 6, 1967, and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health has concluded after extensive investigations
and analyses of factual data that more intensive treatment of wastewaters
must be provided throughout the Atlantic Coastal Plain in order to attain
water quality specified by the aforesaid regulations of the Department, and
WHEREAS, the State Department is of the opinion that the attainment and maintenance
of water quality in the Atlantic Coastal Plain as specified by the afore-
said reflations of the Department is necessary in order to abate a present
threat to the public health, comfort or property of citizens of this State,
NOW, THEREFORE, the State Department of Health promulgates the following regulations
entitled "Regulations Concerning Treatment of Wastewaters, Domestic and
Industrial, Separately or in Combination, Discharged into the Waters of the
Atlantic Coastal Plain, including the Atlantic Ocean
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Filed with Secretary of State» May 1, 1967
Effective Datet June 1, 1967
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REGULATIONS CONCERNING TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS, DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL
SEPARATELY OR IN COMBINATION, DISCHARGED INTO THE WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL PLAIN, INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Pursuant to the authority; vested in it under the provisions of Chapter 12, Title £8
of the Revised Statutes, the State Department of Health hereby promulgates the follow-
ing regulations concerning treatment of wastewaters, domestic and industrial, separatelj
or in combination, discharged into the waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
X* Henceforth, domestic wastes, separately or in combination with industrial wastes,
prior to discharge into waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain classified as FW-2
or FW-3 or TW-1, shall be treated to.a degree providing, as a minimum, ninety-five
percent (95%) of reduction of biochemical oxygen demand at all times including
any four-hour period of a day when the strength of the wastes to be treated might
be expected to exceed average conditionsj it is an objective of this regulation'
that the biochemical oxygen demand of effluents discharged shall not exceed 15
parts per million.
II. Henceforth, industrial wastes, prior to discharge into waters of the Atlantic Coastf1
Plain, classified as FW-2, FW-3 or TW-1, shall be treated to a degree providing,
as a minimum, ninety-five percent (9$%) of reduction of biochemical oxygen demand
at all times and such further reduction in biochemical oxygen demand as may be
necessary to maintain receiving waters, after reasonable effluent dispersion, as
specified in the rules and regulations entitled "Regulations Concerning Classifica-
tion of the Surface Waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain," effective May 2U, 1967j
it is an objective of this regulation that the biochemical oxygen demand of effluent
discharged shall not exceed 1$ parts per million.
Ill, Henceforth, domestic wastes, separately or in combination with industrial wastes,
prior to discharge into waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain classified as CW-1 or
CW-2. shall be treated to a degree providing, as a minimum, eighty-five percent
($5%) of reduction of biochemical oxygen demand at all times, including any four-hour
period of a day when the average of the wastes to be treated might be expected to
exceed average conditions; it is an objective of this regulation that the biochemici
oxygen demand of effluents discharged shall not exceed I4O parts per million.
IV, Henceforth, industrial wastes prior to discharge into waters of the Atlantic Coastaj
Plain, classified as CW-1 or CW-2, shall be treated to a degree providing,- as a
minimum, eighty-five percent (85^5 of reduction of biochemical oxygen demand at
all times and such further reduction of biochemical oxygen demand as may be necessai
in order to maintain the receiving waters in a quality as specified by the rules
and regulations entitled "Classification of the Surface Waters of the Atlantic
Coastal Plain," effective May 2^,. 1967.
V, It is recognized, especially in connection with some industrial wastes, that the
pollution load imposed upon the waters of the Plain cannot be evaluated fully
exclusively by the biochemical oxygen demand test; therefore, each industrial waste
problem shall be considered individually and treatment shall be required as needed
to effect compliance with the Water Quality Criteria established for the various
classifications of waters in the Plain.
VI, Treatment standards set by these regulations are the minimum acceptable for the
Atlantic Coastal Plain. Treatment more intensive than that specified hereinabove
shall be provided whenever it is determined by the State Department of Health that
such treatment is necessary.
Filed with Secretary of State1 May 1, 1967
Effective Datet June 1, 1967
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S90E P. KAN OLE. M.O.. M P H
Slate Commnvoner of Health
&tatr nf Npuj 3rru?g
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
JOHN MTCH PLAZA, P.O. BOX 1 540. TRENTON, 08625
ORDER
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health of the State of New Jersey did promulgate
"Regulations Establishing Certain Classifications to be Assigned to the
Waters of this State and Standards of Quality to be Maintained in Waters
so Classified," effective September 1, 196U and amended the said regula-
tions on January 5, 1966 and Harch 6, 1967, and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health of the State of New Jersey did after
public hearings conducted by the Department on March 1>, 22 and 29, 1967
promulgate regulations, entitled "Regulations Concerning Classification
of the Surface Waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain," effective ^ay 2h,
1967, and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health of the State of New Jersey aid promulgate
regulations entitled "Regulations Concerning Treatment of Wastewaters,
Domestic and Industrial Separately or in Combination, Discharged into
the Waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, including the Atlantic Ocean,"
effective June 1, 1967, and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Health of the State of New Jersey has found
through investigations made by its representatives that the sewage treat-
ment plant owned and operated by the City of i-leag'T'ifrv-n r in the County
of Atlantic and the State of New Jersey, does not conform to the aforesaid
regulations of the State Department of Health, and is inadequate in
capacity or unit design to properly care for, treat and dispose of the
sewage received therein before an effluent from the said sewage treatment
plant is discharged into the waters of the Lakes Bay, being waters of the
Atlantic Coastal Plain, being waters of this State, thereby causing or
threatening injury to the inhabitants of this State either in their health,
comfort or property, and
WlfEREAS, the State Department of Health of the State of iiew Jersey, in consideration
of the aforesaid, is of the opinion that in order for the sewage to be
properly, adequately and sufficiently treated at the said sewage treatment
plant before an effluent is discharged into the said waters of this State,
the said sewage treatment plant must be altered, added to or improved in a
manner approved by the State" Department of Health, and.
RICHARD J. SULLIVAN. Oirectof
Division of Clean Air and Water
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ViHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the State L/epartment of Health of the' State of
New Jersey to be specific as to the mini]aw decree of sewage treatment
meeting the approval of the said State Department of Health, and a
timetable of significant events including the contemplated dates for
the completion of construction of sewage treatment projects,
THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the State Department of Health of the State
of New Jersey pursuant to fl.S. 58:12-2 to the City of Pleasantville, in
the County of Atlantic and the State of New Jersey, requiring that the
said City of Pleasantville must and shall, prior to November 30, 1970,
cease the discharge of improperly, inadequately and insufficiently
treated sewage into the waters of the Lakes Bay beint waters of the .
Atlantic Coastal Plain, being waters of this State, and must alter add
to or improve the sewage treatment plant operated by the City of Pleasantville,
including sewage treatment units designed to provide at all times a minimum
of ninety-five percent (95/^) reduction in biochemical oxygen demand of
the sewage received at the said sewage treatment plant, the biochemical
oxygen demand of the effluent of said plant not bo exceed fifteen (15)
parts per million, or, if in lieu of the discharge of the effluent to
the Lakes Bay an effluent is to be discharged into the Atlantic Ocean,
then the treatment.units shall be designed to provide at all times a
minimum of eighty-five percent (85/») reduction in biochemical oxygen
demand of the sewage received at the said sewage treatment plant, the
biochemical oxygen demand of the effluent of said plant not to exceed
forty (1+0) parts per million, and including units for effective year
around effluent disinfection, in order that the sewage received therein
shall be cared for, treated and disposed of and the effluent discharged
in a manner approved by the State Department of health of the State of
New Jersey, and in order that the treatment and disposal of said effluent
shall meet the applicable standards of water quality described by regula-
tions of the State Department of Health entitled "Regulations Concerning
Classification of the Surface Waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain,"
effective May 2h, 1967, and, the regulations of the State Department of
Health entitled "Regulations Concerning Treatment of Wastewaters,
¦ Domestic and Industrial Separately or in Combination, Discharged into
the Waters of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Including the Atlantic Ocean,"
effective June 1,.1967, anci in effecting abatement of pollution of the
waters of this State within the time hereinabove provided shall execute
the following work performance schedule:
(1) Complete an engineering report upon the proposed basis of design
of additions and alterations with review and approval of same by
the State Department of Health on or before April 30, 1968;
(2) Complete preparation of and secure review and approval of pre-
liminary engineering plans on or before October 30, 1968;
(3) Complete preparation of and secure review and approval of
detailed contract plans and specifications on or before June 1, 1969;
(U) Award construction contracts on or before October 1, 1969;
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(5) Complete, construction or* or before iiovewbor 30, 1970;
(6) The work peri'orinance scncduleci herein suall be in conforaiity with
the master engineering plan Tor sewerage services in the bounty of
Atlantic as approved by the New Jersey State Department of ilealth
and the design of any ocean outfall sewer shall be in conformity
with a feasibility study and report upon the desi( n of such ocean
outfalls along the coast of Atlantic County as approved by the
New Jersey State Department of health.
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF THE STATE OF NEtf J£t3Elr
Richard J* Sulli^dn, Director
Division of Clean Air and Water
Datpd: June 16, 1?67
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