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Environmental Commision
Email: libertyec@comcast.net
Phone: 908-637-4579 ext. 26
The Environmental Commission serves as an advisory board to the Land Use Board and the Township Committee. It is concerned with the quality of the surface and ground water, air, soils, flora, fauna, and general life in our community.
Schedule of Regular Meetings:
Take notice that, pursuant to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, the following is the schedule of the regular meetings of the Liberty Township Environmental Commission to be held in 2007 and January 2008. Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings shall begin at 7 P.M. on the third Thursday of each month at the location below:
Liberty Township Municipal Building
349 Mountain Lake Rd.
Great Meadows, NJ 07838
2007
Thursday, February 15
Thursday, March 15
Thursday, April 19
Thursday, May 17
Thursday, June 21
Thursday, July 19
Thursday, August 16
Thursday, September 20
Thursday, October 18
Thursday, November 15
Thursday, December 20
2008
Thursday, January 17
Meeting Minutes
- January 18, 2007 (Reorganization meeting)
Annual Report
List of members:
- Phil Wooldridge, Chairman
- Eckhardt Debbert, Vice Chair
- Beverly Gloumakoff
- Bill VonderHaar
- Tom Webster
- Frank Joseph, Frist Alternate
- Lorna Wooldridge, Second Alternate
- Eileen Greason, Secretary
eileeng@epix.net
Official information:
A series of studies was undertaken to provide data on one of the townships most valuable resources, the watershed of Mountain Lake, the largest natural glacial lake in Warren County.
- 1992: Mountain Lake Watershed Study done by Warren County Soil Conservation.
- 1995: DEP grant Environmental Resources Inventory – Eric Snyder Associates $5,000
- 1998: DEP grant Water Quality Study of Mountain Lake – Amy Greene Assoc. $5,000
- 1999: DEP grant Bathymetric Map of Mountain Lake – Aquatic Analysts, Inc. $5,000
- 2000: DEP grant Phase I Storm Water Study of Mountain Lake – Aquatic Analysts $5,000
- 2001: DEP grant Phase II NPS Loading of Phosphorous Modeling – Aquatic Analysts $5,000
- 2003: Clean Water Act 319h grant for filtering storm drains at Mountain Lake. – Applied
Water Management, Inc.
$117,000 - 2005: Additional funds for stormwater monitoring- $47,628
Ongoing projects:
In 2005 the Commission purchased a computer for the use of GIS mapping, and was accepted into the NJ ICAT Program in 2006. This program includes a grant of ArcView software and training in its use. This will enable the Commission to prepare maps and overlays for planning and the protection of environmentally sensitive areas, as well as updating the Environmental Resources Inventory.
The Commission participates in Liberty Township Community each year, manning a public education booth.
"Welcome to the Watershed" tote bags containing brochures and flyers on environmental issues and other Township information are distributed to new residents. The bags were obtained through the Warren County Environmental Commission’s Richard Dunlap Memorial Grant.
Working closely with the Mountain Lake Community Association, the Commission also supports a volunteer water monitoring project and weed control program for Mountain Lake.
Other functions of the Environmental Commission include review of development plans that come before the Land Use Board, recommending environmental ordinances to the Township Committee, and most importantly, offering public education on environmental issues. A series of educational brochures has been developed, and presentations by experts are offered on a quarterly basis.
The Commission is a member of the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC).
Environmental Brochures:
