Description
Main TitleBacterial Contamination of Shellfish Harvest Areas in the Navesink River, Final Report
PublisherNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Water Resources, Bureau of Planning and Standards
Date Created1982
Subject (Geographic)Monmouth County
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical)
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Subject (Topical)animals; biology; contamination; ecology; environmental data; environmental monitoring; fisheries; human health; invertebrates; pollution intervention; rivers; water; water quality; water resources; watershed; shellfish; clams; mussels; oysters; bacteria; Fecal Coliform; Fecal Streptococus; horse farms; Best Management Practices; Navesink River; Lower Navesink Watershed; Shrewsbury
DescriptionThis report is based on a study which was initiated to identify and isolate probable nonpoint source contamination to the Navesink River estuary and the shellfish harvesting areas. As a result of high bacterial levels for shellfish growing waters in New Jersey, all 2,622 acres of shellfish harvesting areas in the Navesink River (Monmouth County) have been closed for more than 20 years. The only allowed way to harvest shellfish is through "depurification" plant processing by licensed clammers. Hard clam harvesting has ceased and soft clam harvesting has dwindled. This study indicates that the primary bacterial loading originates from animal, rather than human, feces, and emanates from horse farms upstream of the Navesink River. Appropriate Best Management Practices for control of bacterial sources and management agencies are identified.
NoteThis study was conducted by the NJDEP through a federal grant from the US EPA under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act.
NotePurpose: To identify and isolate probable nonpoint source contamination to the Navesink River estuary shellfish harvesting areas.
Data Life Cycle Event(s)
Type: Cataloging
Date: 2005-09-22 00:00:00.0
Creator: Lena Raberg
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
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