| SHELLFISH
BEDS REOPEN
(03/177) TRENTON -- Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bradley Campbell
today announced the reopening of the Barnegat Bay for shellfish
harvesting after closing the area seven weeks ago. The waters
were closed due to a ruptured wastewater line beneath the
bay.
The line was repaired on November 7, and
subsequent sample monitoring results show that these waters
are now safe for harvesting.
A copy of the Notice of Revocation is presented
below.
REVOCATION OF SHELLFISH BED CLOSURE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
LAND USE MANAGEMENT
Public Notice of
Revocation of Condemnation of Shellfish Beds
Pursuant to statutory authority granted
the Department of Environmental Protection appearing at
N.J.S.A. 13:1B-4 and 58:24-1 et. seq. and because of degraded
water quality resulting from the release of sewage from
a broken main into the waters of Barnegat Bay in Ocean County,
the Department condemned and prohibited the harvesting of
all shellfish from those State waters previously classified
as Approved and Seasonally Approved in the Barnegat Bay
area, specifically:
All waters of Barnegat Bay south of the
Mathis Bridge (Route 37) to a line from the northernmost
point of land on the mainland located at the northeastern
extent of Laurel Boulevard in Lacey Township bearing 105
degrees T to the cupola on Island Beach State Park.
As provided for in the aforementioned prohibition,
having determined through sample monitoring that the waters
described above are now safe for the harvesting of shellfish,
I revoke the prohibition on these waters and return them
to their prior classification effective December 11, 2003.
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Bradley M. Campbell
Commissioner |
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