New Jersey

Information and Resources

New Jersey’s Environment 1998

From the Department of Environmental Protection

State Information

Provides state legislative information along with documents related to state and local government. New Jersey. (Washburn University School of Law)

US Farms – State Fact Sheets

Links for each state, with current information about farm size, financial status, rural employment, land use, and more. (USDA)

Water Quality in the Long Island-New Jersey Coastal Drainages, New York and New Jersey, 1996-98

Water quality assessment reports from the US Geological Survey.

State and Local Government

County Links for New Jersey
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) – Information from the Natural Resources Conservation Service on this cost-sharing program.
New Jersey Bureau of Air Monitoring
New Jersey Department of Agriculture (DOA)
New Jersey DOA Natural Resource Conservation Info – Including Non-Point Source (NPS) Pollution
New Jersey DOA Division of Rural Resources
New Jersey Department of Natural Resources
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
New Jersey Bureau of Engineering
New Jersey Division of Water Quality

Groups

The Delaware Riverkeeper and Delaware Riverkeeper Network work throughout the Delaware’s entire 13,539 square mile watershed, which includes portions of NY, NJ, PA and DE. Programs include a watershed-wide advocacy program; the River Resources Law Clinic enforcing environmental laws in the watershed; taking a stance on regional and local issues that threaten water quality; a tributary task force initiative designed to organize and strengthen local communities working to protect local streams; restoration projects organizing volunteers to restore eroded streambanks using bio-engineering techniques; a volunteer monitoring program with sites along the entire length of the River; pollution hotlines; and student intern opportunities.