Monthly Archives: January 2024

Murphy DEP Dragging Its Feet In Posting Denial Of Petition To Mandate Treatment To Remove Over 500 Unregulated Chemicals In NJ Drinking Water

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Bill Wolfe

Rule Petition Was Denied On October 31 And Is Still Not Posted On DEP Website DEP Does Not Allow Public Comment On Rule Petitions Legislators Urged To Mandate DEP Allow Public Involvement And Set Firm Timeframes On October 31, 2023, the … Continue reading →

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Murphy DEP Proposing To Eliminate The Current Public Health Based Approach To Protecting Groundwater

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Bill Wolfe

DEP Proposes A Vague “Weight of Evidence” Method To Gut Current Groundwater Quality Standards Proposal Lacks Any Justification And Would Invite Industry Challenges To Current Standards DEP Openly Admits That”Less Stringent” Groundwater Protection Standards Would Result The Murphy DEP just … Continue reading →

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Despite Massive Drinking Water Infrastructure Deficits And Additional New Climate Challenges, NJ Water Supply Authority Re-Adopts Current Water Rates

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Bill Wolfe

Another Example Of The Contradiction Between Murphy DEP Rhetoric And Policy Reality Th NJ Water Supply Authority (NJWSA) just proposed to retain current water user rates, a move that conflicts with Murphy DEP warnings about the need to make major … Continue reading →

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