EPA Sets Sail on the Barnegat Bay to Measure Water's Health
State agency will continue its testing of the Barnegat Bay as part of Gov. Chris Christie's 10-point plan
Staff of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set out from Southwinds Marina in Forked River Monday to pull water samples from the Barnegat Bay as part of Gov. Chris Christie's 10-point plan to clean up the waterway. “We are a part of the larger effect that is led by NJDEP,” said Randy Braun, chief of EPA Region 2's monitoring operation section. “The bay is being impacted by development on shore. There is a lot of runoff flowing into the Bay from fertilizer and other chemicals.” Three groups had 13 spots to pull samples from, and all had to be collected between 8 and 10 a.m. so they could see how the entire Bay looked during that time. Samples are tested from the waters surface, as well as along the bottom of the bay. The samples are…
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