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WHAT WE DO -
Ground Water Protection Committee
In
the central Passaic River basin, over 70% of the
residents depend on groundwater for their drinking
water supplies. In the Highlands, nearly everyone
uses groundwater. The Ground Water Protection
Committee (GWPC, formerly PVGWPC for Passaic
Valley) was established in 1980 to provide a
coordinated perspective on groundwater management
throughout the Passaic River watershed.
Since its founding, the GWPC has been continuously
involved in research and education on this region�s
groundwater resources. Today, GWPC remains the only
intermunicipal organization dedicated to the
preservation and enhancement of groundwater in the
State of New Jersey.
It
serves as an advisory board on topics such as
recharge, stream base flow, and maintenance of
adequate water supplies for the counties,
municipalities, and people within the Passaic River
watershed. Our annual Ground Water Summit provides a forum
for public discussion on these crucial issues.
The chair of the Ground
Water Protection Committee is Richard Plambeck.
Click here to download a municipal membership form.
Upcoming Meetings All meetings are open to the public at Willow Hall (330 Speedwell Ave, Morristown, NJ) and begin at 10am.
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October 27, 2011 |
December 8, 2011 |
Alternatives for Snow and Ice Management
Resources about road salt in ground water and alternatives for snow and ice management from the GWPC's 2010 Ground Water Summit and 2011 Course are available at www.passaicriver.org/salt.html.
The
Committee also publishes the quarterly newsletter
Ground Water Sentinel that keeps its readers
up-to-date on ground water issues throughout the
Passaic River Watershed. The sentinel is now
available online (see below) and can be sent free to
interested groups, individuals and to public
libraries.
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Volume 1, Issue 1 August 2001 |

Volume 1, Issue 2 November 2001 |

Volume 1, Issue 3
July 2002 |

Volume 2, Issue 1
December 2002 |
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Volume 2, Issue 2
July 2003 |

Volume 3, Issue 1 December
2003 |

Volume 3, Issue 2 June 2004 |

Volume 4, Issue 1
October 2007 |
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Issue 9
Fall 2009 |

Issue 10
Summer 2010 |

Issue 11
Spring 2011 |
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To request a CD of 'Planning for Well Head
Protection for Ground Water from the Whippany, Chatham & Millburn Valleys of
the Buried Valley Aquifer Systems' book, please contact
GIS_Specialist@passaicriver.org. |