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Route 35 Pump Station Test Results

Findings: (a) pollutants do not seem to exceed standards (b) the salinity readings are suggestive of varying degrees of bay water versus ground water infiltration in a system that was designed to have no infiltration, and (c) we were not able to test the station in Seaside Park (8th Ave.) where the plume occurred due […]

Green Acres should not approve restaurant at Traders Cove

May 4, 2015 Commissioner Bob Martin New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Re: Please ensure that the Green Acres Program denies Brick Township’s     request to build a restaurant at Traders Cove Park. Dear Commissioner Martin, We are writing on behalf of Save Barnegat Bay, a not-for-profit organization that receives contributions from over 2,000 families […]

Six Flags wants to clear 90 acre forest to build massive solar farm

Six Flags plans to cut down 18,000 trees on 90 acres for one of the most ambitious renewable-energy projects yet: a 21.9-megawatt solar array that on most summer days will make the park energy independent. But achieving that goal means cutting out a chunk of forest at the edge of the Pine Barrens that already […]

Plan to save Barnegat Bay stalls over costs

AN IMPORTANT PART OF GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE’S BARNEGAT BAY PLAN IS STUCK IN BUREAUCRATIC MUD

Save Barnegat Bay Model Nitrogen Ordinance

The County of Ocean is currently considering an ordinance governing nitrogen in fertilizer. Save Barnegat Bay’s extensively and carefully research model ordinance would be the strongest and most practical in the country. During most of 2008, Save Barnegat Bay extensively researched the science of of excess nitrogen in Barnegat Bay as well as all of […]

Welcome Leadership New Jersey !

On Tuesday, September 13, Leadership New Jersey, a class of up-and-coming NJ business, governmental, and not-for-profit leaders, will meet with SBB and pro-development leaders of WARETOWN [Ocean Township] for a case study in coastal development issues. Welcome, Leadership New Jersey, to Save Barnegat Bay’s website. We hope you will gain knowledge as to the problems […]

Outreach Education for Barnegat Bay Municipal Officials & Local Communities

Outreach Education for Barnegat Bay Municipal Officials; Local Communities NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials) provides information, education and assistance to local land use officials and other community groups on how they can accommodate growth while protecting their natural resources and community character. Lear More Smart Yard Healthy Bay

Native Plant Bill becomes LAW!

Lease Agreement Traders Cove

Brown water coming from the new storm water pump station on 8th Ave in Seaside Park

Brown water coming from the new storm water pump station on 8th ave in Seaside Park,NJ #barnegatbay #water pic.twitter.com/T3t3L0gIEO — Dominick Solazzo (@DominickSolazzo) September 10, 2015