This
program has county-wide involvement and brings citizen
volunteers together to promote and provide cleaner roadways.
Participants agree to adopt and bi-annually pick up trash
along a two-mile stretch of county road.
Trash Hunt
Since the inception of the Public Lands Cleanups in 1992,
over 765 tons of trash have been collected from the 75,000
acres of Cumberland County’s Fish, Game and Wildlife
Management areas, lakes, streams, shores and rivers. We
look forward to your support in the upcoming Waterways Cleanup
on September 27, 2008 and at the next Trash Hunt event in
March 2009.
2008 Trash Hunt
On Saturday, March 29, 2008 over 180 volunteers from throughout
Cumberland County patrolled our woodlands in a search for
trash as part of the Cumberland County Clean Communities
17th Annual Public Lands Cleanup. Volunteer groups included
Menantico Gun Club, NJ Fish & Game, New Breed, Fish
& Game Protective Association, NJ Fur Havesters, CC
Federation of Sportsmen, Citizens United, East Creek, Mauricetown
Gun Club, Rosenhayn Gun Club, Good Sports Gun Club, Buck
Hill Gun Club, South Millville Gun Club, All Bucks, Tri-County
Sportsmen Motorcycle Club, Competition Dirt Riders, Cumberland
County Ducks Unlimited, Bayshore Conservation Club, Bill
Simon Group, City of Millville Clean Communities, City of
Vineland Clean Communities , Natural Lands Trust, Nature
Conservancy, Vineland Environmental Commission and many
individual residents. The areas cleaned throughout the County
included Peek’s Preserve, Tarklin Branch in Vineland,
Peaslee-Union Road, Munyon in Upper Deerfield, Clarks Pond,
Bevan-Shaws Mill, Bevan-Tribbett/Ackley Road and Union Lake.
This year 21.64 tons of trash were collected along with
1118 car and truck tires. Thanks to all who volunteered.
The 17th Annual Public Lands Cleanup Waterway Cleanup will
be Saturday, September 27, 2008. To volunteer or for more
information, contact us at 856-825-3700, or complete the
registration form and return
it to the Authority.
The Waterway Cleanup Program targets all of Cumberland County's
lakes, streams, shores, rivers, and other waterways in an
effort to remove litter, tires, and illegally dumped waste
from these areas. Groups that have boats or canoes are needed
to assist in the cleanup effort. Those individuals or groups
who don't have watercrafts are encouraged to help by collecting
trash along the banks and shore lines. Supplies and services
are provided to volunteers by the Improvement Authority
and Clean Communities Program. Each year, areas are selected
to be covered during the cleanup. Residents are encouraged
to contact the Improvement Authority with information on
areas that are in need of attention and can benefit from
this program.
Since 1990, the Clean Communities Program has removed over
3.2 million pounds of litter, tires, and illegally dumped
waste from our County's roadways, protected woodlands and
precious waterways.
Litter
Patrol
Since
1990, a full time crew, co-sponsored by the Improvement
Authority and Clean Communities, has been helping to keep
our county roadways clean and litter free.
The
winner of this year’s Storm Drain T-shirt Design
Contest is Erin Murowany, from Memorial School in Millville.
Erin and her classmates boarded the AJ Meerwald for a ½ day
sail on Monday, May 23, 2005. The picture below was taken
at our Board Meeting on Tuesday, May 24, 2005.
From left
to right: Sumner Lippincott (CCIA Board Member),
Erin Murowany (Contest Winner), and Donna Cedermark
(Teacher)
Storm Drain Marker Press Conference
On Tuesday, July 12, 2005, the Cumberland County Improvement
Authority held a press conference to announce the details
of our Storm Drain Marking Program. The public education
program is intended to remind residents that the only thing
that should be entering the storm drain is water.
Each time it rains, cigarette butts, pet waste, motor oil,
antifreeze, lawn chemicals, and other pollutants reach local
waterways through the storm drains. Known as non-point source
pollution, it is the largest threat to our waterways today.
This pollution is discharged untreated, into the bodies
of water that we use for recreation and consumption.
Storm drain management issues are also a problem at a municipality
level. Tom Walkup, City of Millville Public Works Supervisor,
stated that there are over 3,000 storm drains in the City
of Millville. Through their street sweeping efforts he estimates
that over 200 tons of material is kept from entering the
water via storm drains each year.
Storm Drain Press Conference on July 12, 2005.
In the past, the Improvement Authority utilized
storm drain marking kits that included a stencil and paint
to mark the storm drains. This year the Improvement Authority
purchased storm drain markers. The markers are applied by
an adhesive disc and will last longer than painting the
storm drain.
Storm Drain labeling is a great way to make people in our
community more aware of non-point source pollution. Storm
drain marking serves as an educational tool to remind people
about the connection between storm drains and local waterways.
Storm drain marker applied to storm drain at the
press conference.
The Storm Drain Marking Program is a volunteer
program. For more information on how to obtain a kit, please
contact the Cumberland County Improvement Authority at 856-825-3700.
