Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson addresses municipalities at the NJ League of Municipalities Conference.

Clinton Town, Hunterdon County – Local Public Education

• Conducted a six-week education program for local 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to address “people pollution”
• Held numerous stormwater educational events, and participated in the South Branch River clean up
• Completed all storm drain inlet labeling four years ahead of schedule

Chatham Borough, Morris County – Maintenance Yard / Public Works Operations (including Solids and Floatable Controls)

• Sharing services for new salt storage shed and vehicle wash station with local school district
• All commercial areas in the downtown area are swept weekly, and the entire town is swept quarterly
• Maintenance yard was given a 100% compliance rating by the Environmental Joint Insurance Fund

Hamilton Township, Atlantic County – Illicit Connection and Outfall Pipe Mapping Program

• Utilizes illuminated cameras and scopes to inspect for illicit connections
• Employed two crews to map, number and classify all municipally owned and operated outfall pipes ahead of schedule
• Municipality has mapped all municipally, county, and State owned and operated outfall pipes

Burlington County (Highway Agency) – Illicit Connection and Outfall Pipe Mapping Program

• Mapped all inlets, outfalls, manholes and cross-drains, including non-County owned facilities
• Established and maintains a hotline number, and is developing a website to report problems, complaints and illicit connections
• Documented flow patterns for the entire storm sewer system by mapping actual stormwater pipe networks

Morris County (Highway Agency) – Maintenance Yard / Public Works Operations (including Solids and Floatable Controls)

• Installed a vehicle washwater recycle system ahead of schedule, which is shared by the other county organizations, and is planning to construct a second one
• Holds mandatory employee training on stormwater where BMP pamphlets are distributed
• Manage a “Stormwater Management Control Center” that locates, maps and maintains County’s stormwater system

Rutgers University (Public Complex) – Local Public Education

• Held a two semester course where students developed and distributed stormwater PSAs, pamphlets and coordinated events such as Ag Field Day and Earth Day
• Labeled the University’s more than 2,000 storm drain inlets with custom markers, across three campuses ahead of schedule
• Play stormwater PSAs on the University’s radio station and at Rutgers football games

The Clean Water New Jersey program was launched by the DEP in 2005 as a public-education campaign to help residents of New Jersey understand the link between their daily activities – such as car washing, lawn fertilizing and dog walking -- and their impact on water quality. Featuring the slogan “Clean Water: It’s Up to You New Jersey,” the campaign includes television, radio and print advertisements, posters, brochures, Web sites and public events.

For more detailed information on the Clean Water New Jersey program, stormwater pollution, ways to prevent it and a list of frequently asked questions, visit www.cleanwaternj.org