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NJ DEP Issues “Clean Marina”
Designation To Silver Cloud
Harbor
Website URL
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njcleanmarina/
NJ Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP)
Commissioner Bradley
Campbell has designated
Silver Cloud Harbor Marina
as the first New Jersey
Clean Marina. This
implementation of the NJ
Clean Marina Program is part
of the Governors Coast 2005
initiative to protect
quality and habitat.
“Protecting NJ water is a
shared responsibility” said
Acting Governor Richard
Codey.
“The Silver Cloud Harbor
Marina is New Jersey's first
Clean Marina and serves as
an example of what marina
operators, local governments
and the state can accomplish
by working together to
protect our valuable water
resources.” Currently
20 marinas have signed the
pledge to participate in the
Clean Marina Program – a
voluntary program that
encourages marinas to adopt
environmentally sound
measures to reduce and
eliminate pollution that can
be discharged into the
waterways during regular
operations.
“I commend the Giombetti
family and their staff for
their commitment to
environmental stewardship”,
said Commissioner Bradley
Campbell. “The
pollution control practices
they implement at their
marina are vital to
protecting and maintaining
our state’s healthy water
quality which supports
aquatic wildlife, as well as
our tourism and boating
industries.”
The Giombettis' first
participated in a pilot
project that later developed
into the DEP’s New Jersey
Clean Marina Program.
They successfully
implemented safety measures
including training employees
at docks to ensure proper
fuelling, properly recycling
and storing waste products
such as oil and anti-freeze
to prevent hazardous
dumping, and managing storm
water to reduce pollution,
according to the DEP.
New Jersey Clean Marinas are
recognized with State
Certification, authorized
use of the logo for
marketing and advertising,
and an official burgee to
fly at their facility.
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12/16/05 |
