OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Urban Fishing
The Watershed Education and Urban Fishing Program (UWEP) is designed to educate children from urban areas in New Jersey about their local watershed.
Barnegat Bay Blitz
The Blitz is an annual cleanup that brings together hundreds of volunteers with one goal in mind – keeping our land and water clean by removing litter from our neighborhoods
Watershed Ambassadors
The Watershed Ambassadors Program
is a community-oriented AmeriCorps program
designed to raise awareness about water issues
Project WET
Make a splash in class this year with Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
Rain Barrel Challenge
The Barnegat Bay Blitz Rain Barrel Challenge is a competition that engages schools and youth groups located in the Barnegat Bay watershed
Resources
Division of Water Monitoring Standards
The Division of Water Monitoring and Standards provides water quality information to assess and manage New Jersey’s water resources. This information is critical to knowing whether NJ’s waters are safe to swim in, aquatic life is healthy, fish and shellfish are safe to eat, and contributes information on whether water sources are safe to use […]
New Jersey Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan 2020 – 2025
The Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan highlights the key actions that New Jersey, with its partners, will use to address water quality issues caused by nonpoint source pollution (NPS) to achieve water quality objectives. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires states to have an updated NPS Management Program in place to qualify for Federal […]
Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters
This document provides guidance to states, territories, authorized tribes, local governments, watershed organizations, and the public regarding technical tools and sources of information for developing watershed based plans to improve and protect water quality. This document refers to statutory and regulatory provisions that contain legally binding requirements. This document does not substitute for those provisions […]