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Defend NJ Waterways
A Clean Water Agenda to Protect New Jersey's Waterways

Environmental Health
New Jersey needs new pollution limits to protect public health. Currently, most pollution limits in the state specify how much each polluter can release into the environment, but fail to account for the health impact of this pollution.

How You Can Help
New Jersey Community Water Watch
Find out how to volunteer or intern with Water Watch and get involved with their upcoming river clean-ups, stream monitoring and educational events.

Reports
Rivers in Dangers: The Impact of Development on Water Quality in New Jersey

Strengthening New Jersey's Anti-Degradation Regulations 3/20/02

Consider The Source: Farm Runoff, Chlorination Byproducts And Human Health 1/10/02
Full Report | New Jersey Report

New Jersey's Top 30 Waterways To Save 11/21/01

New Jersey Watershed Health Report Card: The Case For A Stronger State Water Program Center 3/01

New Jersey's Waters At Risk, An Examination Of The State's Clean Water Program 1999

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News Releases
NJPIRG Water Report Exposes Link Between Overdevelopment And Worse Water Quality 4/9/03

NJPIRG Praises Governor's Pristine Waterway Proposal, Calls for Swift Implementation 3/11/03

At Public Hearing, Enviro Leaders Call For Swift Approval of Governor's Water Initiative 12/10/02

Nothing To Celebrate: EPA Chief Whitman Weakens Clean Water Act on 30th Anniversary 10/18/02

Governor McGreevey Protects Drinking Water On Earth Day 4/22/02

Enviros Call On Governor To Slash Watershed Grants, Boost Clean Water Program: Report Shows New Jersey Trails New York And Pennsylvania 3/20/02

Report Says Tap Water Places 10,400 New Jersey Pregnancies At Risk Per Year 1/10/02

Defend New Jersey Waters Releases List Of Top 30 Waterways To Save 11/21/01

Coalition Urges NJ Towns To Endorse Hudson Clean-up 4/12/01

NJ Leaders Demand Hudson River Clean-up 4/10/01

Environmental Leaders Call On EPA To Sanction The DEP For Failure To Comply With The Clean Water Act 11/28/00

The History Of NJPIRG Clean Water Advocacy
Since its founding in 1972, NJPIRG has focused on the quality of New Jersey's drinking water and its rivers, streams and reservoirs. In that same year, Congress passed the Clean Water Act in an attempt to clean up pollution in the nation's waterways. The following year, NJPIRG founded the Clean Water Project to advocate for full implementation of the goals of the federal Clean Water Act: reducing pollution discharge into waterways, completely eliminating the discharge of toxics into waterways, and returning all waterways to fishable and swimmable condition by 1983. More.

The History of NJPIRG Lawsuits
Over the last 20 years, NJPIRG has used 53 citizen lawsuits to force the state's worst water polluters to pay over $32 million in violations of the federal Clean Water Act. More.

Links
NJ Department of Environmental Protection: Division of Water Quality
Sierra Club, NJ
New Jersey Environmental Federation
NJ State Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs