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DEP COMMISSIONER BRADLEY
M. CAMPBELL HOSTS SECOND REGIONAL DROUGHT WORKSHOP (02/34) Trenton, NJ--- Bradley M. Campbell,
Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection will
be at Liberty State Park in Jersey City on Thursday,
May 9, to exchange information and provide updates on
the status of the drought in the Northeast region of the
state. The second in the series of six regional meetings
will be held in the Blue Comet Auditorium, Central Railroad
of New Jersey Terminal (CRRNJ) building at Liberty State
Park. "The workshops provide an open forum
for residents to ask questions and to provide input on how
the drought is affecting their communities," said Commissioner
Campbell. "It is important to discuss environmental
strategies with all constituents to best determine a course
of action for the long term." With rain during March and April temporarily
improving stream flows and making vegetation look green
and lush, the illusion is that New Jersey's water supply
situation has improved dramatically. However, two months
of near-normal rainfall cannot erase the deficit that has
accumulated for the last year and a half of below normal
rainfall. The workshop will be held from 4 p.m. to
7 p.m. in the Blue Comet Auditorium at Liberty State Park.
For future workshop dates and locations, go to the drought
web-site at www.njdrought.org.
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