Monthly Archives: September 2015

DEP (*Permit condition) Ordered Halt to Pumping River Water to Fill Wanaque Reservoir

Drought Meltdown Scenario Begun in North Jersey  Critical Low River Flows In Passaic Basin – Declining Reservoirs [*Clarification: 10/2/15 – Technically, DEP did not issue an enforcement “order” to stop pumping. A water allocation permit limit was the mechanism, based … Continue reading

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Christie DEP Covering Up Reasons for Publishing Faulty Drought Data

DEP denies public records request for explanation DEP provided to Advisory Council [Update #2 – Acting State Geologist Hoffman made a presentation to the Water Supply Advisory Council today about the “mix up” with respect to drought data. It boils down … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to PennEast Pipeline Opponents

A Note on Strategy [Update below] Friends – I previously wrote to suggest that your coalition focus on the only regulatory tool that can effectively win the battle and stop the pipeline. That tool is the Clean Water Act “water … Continue reading

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Sometimes In Winter

Sometimes in Winter I gaze into the streets And walk through snow and city sleet Behind your room Sometimes in Winter Forgotten memories Remember you behind the trees With leaves that cried ~~~ Blood, Sweat and Tears  (1968)- listen (after all, You … Continue reading

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Christie DEP Denies Rollback in Stream Buffer Protections

Bergen Record Story Gives DEP Platform To Lie DEP proposal opposed by EPA, FEMA & League of Municipalities, hardly a tree hugging trio! [Updates below] It’s a cool Sunday morning, perfect for a bike ride, so I’m headed out right now and … Continue reading

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