BARNEGAT BAY NO DISCHARGE AREA DESIGNATION
WORKSHOP
Development of an application nominating the Barnegat Bay for No Discharge Area
designation is underway.
This federal approval would prohibit the discharge of treated and untreated vessel
sewage into the estuary. This approval is the primary tool available to state and
local agencies to provide additional protection of the Bay from vessel sewage discharges.
Two workshops have been scheduled to bring together members of local, regional and
statewide organizations, agencies and interested citizens to discuss the No Discharge
Area application for Barnegat Bay and to invite public input into the process:
SOUTHERN WORKSHOP: Rutgers Dormitory Facility, Tuckerton; April 12,2000;
7:00-9:00 p.m.
NORTHERN WORKSHOP: Ocean County Library, Toms River; May 3, 2000;
7:00-9:00 p.m.
For additional information, contact the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium at
732-872-1300 or the Barnegat Bay Estuary Program at 732-286-7877.
Workshops are sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences
Consortium, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the
Barnegat Bay Estuary Program.
