Beachgoers Swimming Against Steady Tide Of Pollution Runoff
Rubatex Msds First, the good news: The number of New Jersey beaches closed because of polluted water last year plunged to 31, a welcome side effect of a drought that plagued the state.
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Rubatex Neoprene Now, the bad: Persistent rain this summer has carried polluted stormwater and other contaminated runoff into the ocean, bays and freshwater bodies, resulting in 140 beach closings -- with nearly a month still left in the season, according to data released yesterday.
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Rubatex Pipe "Last year's low number of closings was a fluke," said Sam Boykin, of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group. "This year is shaping up to be one of the worst years for beach pollution ever."
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Rubatex Pipe Insulation Environmental advocates say the beach closing data released by the Natural Resources Defense Council underscores New Jersey's failure to address pollution from pesticides, fertilizers, litter and other pollutants that get washed away by rain and end up in swimming areas.
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Rubatex 180 "It's very clear that our water quality depends on the weather," said Cindy Zipf, executive director of Clean Ocean Action, an environmental group. "When it rains, it pours -- pouring all the polluted run-off into the water."
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Rubatex 180 Fs The Defense Council's 13th annual report, entitled "Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches," said the nation's coastal waters are generally in fair to poor condition, reflecting a need for more water quality testing and public notification when the results aren't good.
Rubatex 1800 Last year, there were more than 12,000 beach closings or advisories caused by pollution nationally, the group said.
Rubatex 320 "Too much of the water at too many beaches is still polluted with sewage and runoff," said Nancy Stoner, director of the council's Clean Water Project. "That means millions of American families have their beach vacations ruined when they can't go in the water. Worse yet, officials often don't warn parents when it's unsafe for their children to swim."
Rubatex 373 New Jersey, the first state to have a mandatory beach-closing requirement and bacteria standard, continued to reap the benefits of the stricter monitoring in 2002.
Rubatex Rubber According to the report, there were 31 saltwater beach closings last year -- down from 125 the year before -- and 23 of them were pre-emptive, ordered as a precaution after a significant rainfall.
Rubatex Tape Twenty-five of the beaches were in Monmouth County and the rest in Ocean County.
Rubatex Closing Among them: L Street beach in Belmar, Rec Center beach in Atlantic Highlands, Brown South beach and York Avenue beach in Spring Lake, Beachwood beach in Beachwood, Taylor Avenue bay beach in Beach Haven, Hancock Avenue beach in Seaside Heights, Windward beach in Brick Township and Money Island beach in Dover Township.
Rubatex Closed Cell Gasketing There were no beach closings in Atlantic or Cape May counties last year, according to the report, which for the first time included information on freshwater beach closings, too.
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Shoreline 13171 17 Neoprene "To me, the quality of the water is great. It's clear and you can see your feet," said Ruth Donnelly, 68, of Bensalem, Pa., who was on the Hereford Inlet beach in North Wildwood yesterday. "Atlantic City especially seems 100 percent better than it used to be."
By John Curran
Associated Press - 8/14/2003
Topic: Water Pollution
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