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Conservation groups and residents urge caution as DEP moves on expanded water allocations in Pinelands
Summary
Public commenters at the Jan. 10 finance commission meeting warned that proposed increases in groundwater pumping risk damage to Pinelands streams and ecosystems; commenters pointed to a winslow-area application seeking a roughly 225% increase and urged that the commission coordinate with the DEP and municipalities.
Several conservation advocates used public comment at the Pinelands Commission finance commission meeting on Jan. 10, 2025, to press regulators to scrutinize proposed groundwater-allocation increases and to ask the commission to offer technical guidance to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
"The DEP Division of Water Resource Management released the 2024 New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan," said Fred Agers of the Great Urban Watershed Association, noting the plan documents stressed groundwater concerns in parts of the Pinelands. Agers said a pending application in Winslow Township by Rothfors seeks a 225% increase in pumping…
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