New Jersey 1984 State Water Quality Inventory

The purpose of this report is to assess water quality conditions throughout the state, determine trends in water quality and to make recommendations for furthering improvements in water quality. The report is composed of three chapters: Chapter II, Water Quality Management Progress Report- A Review of Water Quality Trends and Benefits of New Jersey's Water Quality Management Activities; Chapter III, Selective Monitoring Results 1981-1983; and Chapter IV, A System for Rating Waterbodies and their Water Quality Management Needs.This report is prepared every two years since 1975 pursuant to Section 305(b) of the Federal Clean Water Act.Purpose: To assess current water quality conditions in the State's major rivers, lakes, estuaries, ocean waters, and ground water, determine trends in water quality and to make recommendations for furthering improvements in water quality