Watershed Focus Newsletter, Summer 2006

The Watershed Focus Newsletter, which is published by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Watershed Management, concentrates on watershed management, stormwater and nonpoint source pollution management issues in New Jersey. The Summer 2006 issue features the following articles: Swartswood Lake NPS Improvement Projects: Intra-agency Cooperation to Yield Improved Water Quality; Point System for Non-Structural BMPs: Available on the Web; 46 Pathogen TMDLs Established: Coastal Shellfish Impairments Assessed; Environmental Excellence Awards: Nominations Due Septemner 22; Warimanco Park Lake Restoration: Buffers in Union County; Watershed Ambassador Partnership Projects: From Plastics to Paddles to Plantings; New Riparian Buffers for Northwest New Jersey: Nine Projects Completed in 2006; Public Service Awards for DWM Staff: TMDL Team and Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator Recognized; Volunteer Monitoring Summit: November 2 and 3 at Monmouth University; Clean Water Council Hearing on WQMPs: October 10 at DEP Headquarters; South Branch Trains Volunteers: Macroinvertebrates in the Rain; Students of the South Branch: 700 Visit the River; Fall Volunteer Monitoring Training Opportunities: Rapid Bioassessment and Study Design.This newsletter is published with funding provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section 319 of the Federal Clean Water Act