Governor’ ’s Barnegat Bay s Barnegat Bay Governor Priority I nitiative Priority I nitiative Dr. Jill Lipoti, Director NJDEP Water Monitoring & Standards 609-292-1623 Jill.lipoti@dep.state.nj.us December 1, 2011 NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Governor’ ’s 10 Point Plan s 10 Point Plan Governor for Barnegat Bay for Barnegat Bay 1. Close Oyster 6. Est. Special Area Creek Management Plan 2. Fund Stormwater 7. Adopt More Rigorous Mitigation Projects Water Quality Standards 3. Reduce Nutrient � Monitoring & Modeling Pollution from Fertilizers 8. Educate the Public 4. Require Post-Construction Soil Restoration 9. Fill in Research Gaps � 10 research projects 5. Acquire Land in the Watershed 10. Reduce Water Craft Impacts NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Features Features • BB is one of the 5 DEP goals • BB is one of the 5 DEP goals • BB is one of the Governor • BB is one of the Governor’ ’s Legacy items s Legacy items • Emphasis is on action now, without • Emphasis is on action now, without waiting for water quality data waiting for water quality data • Barnegat Bay Blitz was an additional • Barnegat Bay Blitz was an additional opportunity to demonstrate commitment opportunity to demonstrate commitment • BB considered a model • BB considered a model – – expansion to expansion to other watersheds in the future other watersheds in the future NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
5 DEP goals 5 DEP goals • Goals establish the • Goals establish the “ “North Star North Star” ” • Provide context to discuss desired results • Provide context to discuss desired results • Work together to gain greater • Work together to gain greater environmental benefits environmental benefits • Challenge our existing assumptions • Challenge our existing assumptions • Move beyond tactics to apply new • Move beyond tactics to apply new strategies strategies • Encourage passion • Encourage passion NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Next Generation of Environmental Next Generation of Environmental Management – – 5 goals 5 goals Management • 1. Comprehensive Regional Environmental • 1. Comprehensive Regional Environmental Management - - “ “the umbrella the umbrella” ” Management • 2. Barnegat Bay!!!! • 2. Barnegat Bay!!!! - - “ “the model the model” ” • 3. Enhanced Protection of Overburdened • 3. Enhanced Protection of Overburdened Communities – – “ “environmental health environmental health” ” Communities • 4. Sustainable Funding for Parks • 4. Sustainable Funding for Parks – – “ “accessible accessible recreation” ” recreation • 5. Green Energy Initiatives • 5. Green Energy Initiatives – – “ “sustainability sustainability” ” NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Goal 2 – – Barnegat Bay Barnegat Bay Goal 2 • Clear example of a unique • Clear example of a unique “ “Region Region” ” • Enact the 10 • Enact the 10- -point plan point plan • Develop additional strategies to restore • Develop additional strategies to restore the bay the bay • Multimedia, cross • Multimedia, cross- -program program • Model for protection of all surface water • Model for protection of all surface water bodies bodies • Involve the communities/ stakeholders • Involve the communities/ stakeholders NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
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Action I tem 5 – Acquire Land in the Watershed Open Space Acquired to Date NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Action I tem 3 – Reduce Nutrient Pollution from Fertilizer • Jan 5, 2011 – Gov signs Fertilizer Act, establishing most restrictive nitrogen content nationally & application rates • 3 phased implementation: • Phase 1 : No application Nov 15-Mar 1 (residential), Dec 1-Mar 1 (commercial) • Phase 2 : Jan 5, 2012 – training & certification for professional applicators • Phase 3 : Jan 5, 2013 – all turf fertilizer: 20% slow-release nitrogen & zero phosphorus NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Action Item 7 – – Comprehensive Ambient Comprehensive Ambient Action Item 7 Water Monitoring Project Water Monitoring Project Phase 1 Monitoring Plan Components Phase 1 Monitoring Plan Components • • Grab water quality sampling Grab water quality sampling – 13(12) water quality grab sample locations at major – 13(12) water quality grab sample locations at major tributaries tributaries – 14 in bay water quality grab sample locations – 14 in bay water quality grab sample locations – Continuous WQ monitoring at Toms River gaging station – Continuous WQ monitoring at Toms River gaging station http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nj/nwis/uv/?site_no= 01408500&PARAmeter_cd= 00010,00095,00300,00301,00400,63680 _cd= 00010,00095,00300,00301,00400,63680 http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nj/nwis/uv/?site_no= 01408500&PARAmeter • • Flow Monitoring Flow Monitoring – Flow monitoring Fresh Water Tributaries – Flow monitoring Fresh Water Tributaries – 3 new tributary flow stations in addition to 3 existing – 3 new tributary flow stations in addition to 3 existing ones ones NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
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But we couldn’ ’t do it alone t do it alone… … But we couldn • Approached members of the NJ Water • Approached members of the NJ Water Monitoring Council Monitoring Council • Divided the work among many hands • Divided the work among many hands • Common Quality Assurance Project Plan • Common Quality Assurance Project Plan • Common training and performance testing • Common training and performance testing • New DHSS lab was not up & running • New DHSS lab was not up & running • Significant logistical challenges • Significant logistical challenges NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Partners Barnegat Bay Partnership Brick Township MUA DEP Forest Resource Education Center EPA Region 2 Monmouth University/Urban Coast Institute Ocean County Health Department Ocean County Utilities Authority Ocean County Vocational Technical School - MATES Pinelands Commission US Geological Survey NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Involvement of Office of Quality Involvement of Office of Quality Assurance Assurance • Training • Training • Performance Testing Samples • Performance Testing Samples • Audit of partners in the field • Audit of partners in the field • Certification of methods • Certification of methods • Troubleshooting • Troubleshooting NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
NJDEP Trenton Barnegat Bay Monitoring Program Sample Routing University of Maryland Overnight Center for Express Environmental Studies Lab NJDEP-BFBM Partners: 3 Staff Bay Monitoring NJDEP US EPA 3 1 Staff Bureau of Marine US EPA Edison Water Monitoring Lab 1 USEPA Region 2 NJDEP-BMWM Monmouth 2 Staff University 2 NJ Forest Research & Ocean County Education Utilities Authority Center Lab Partners: NJDEP Bureau of Freshwater & Biological Monitoring NJ Pinelands Saltwater Carbon Commission OCVTS MATES Freshwater Carbon, Silica, Alkalinity Ocean County BOD, CBOD Health Department Brick Twp MUA Nutrients, TSS, Chlorophyll a Tributary Monitoring NJDEP Bureau of Barnegat Bay Marine Water Monitoring Turbidity Partnership Lab NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Problems? Problems? • Filtration • Filtration – – FREC and DEP mobile lab FREC and DEP mobile lab • Water main break outside Ocean CC • Water main break outside Ocean CC - - Rutgers Extension Service room Rutgers Extension Service room • Carbon measurement in salt water • Carbon measurement in salt water • Chain of custody changes • Chain of custody changes • Weather! • Weather! – Hurricane Irene/ Tropical Storm Lee Hurricane Irene/ Tropical Storm Lee – NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Accomplishments for Phase 1 Accomplishments for Phase 1 – Grab water quality sampling Grab water quality sampling – • 11 sampling events completed to date • 11 sampling events completed to date • 1 more event scheduled to complete • 1 more event scheduled to complete phase 1 phase 1 • Next event scheduled for 12/8/2011 • Next event scheduled for 12/8/2011 – Macroinvertebrate monitoring has been Macroinvertebrate monitoring has been – added to tributaries added to tributaries • 11 of 13 monitoring locations • 11 of 13 monitoring locations NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
Accomplishments (con con’ ’t t) ) Accomplishments ( – Flow monitoring Flow monitoring – • All 3 new tributary gauge stations built and running • All 3 new tributary gauge stations built and running • Toms River • Toms River – Continuous water quality installed Continuous water quality installed – – nitrate probe in progress nitrate probe in progress – • Inlet gauges installed • Inlet gauges installed – Barnegat Inlet Barnegat Inlet – – Point Pleasant Canal Point Pleasant Canal – NJDEP Water Monitoring and Standards
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