Phone:
609-693-9355
Fax
609-693-1227
2 Point Road, Waretown, New Jersey 08758
Latitude / Longitude
39° 46 min 28 sec N / 74°11 min 23 sec. W
HABITAT PROBLEMS at TICES SHOAL
Approximately 3 miles south of Seaside Park and 6 miles north of Barnegat Inlet on the east side of Barnegat Bay (along Island Beach State Park) lies Tices Shoal. This is a popular recreational boating area that provides anchorage for approximately 600 recreational boats and crafts. Overnight anchorage at Tices Shoal is common, creating an environmental problem when boaters release boat sewage into the bay. Disease, contaminated shellfish beds and lower oxygen levels result from this practice. It detrimentally affects public health, overall water quality, plant life, clam and oyster beds and numerous wildlife species. Boaters using the pumpout boat will be an enormous step in rectifying boat sewage problems.
Boaters: Don't Pollute
NEVER:
- Discharge oily bilge water
- Squirt liquid detergent into oily bilge water
- Top off fuel tanks
- Use liquid detergent to disperse fuel spills at fuel pumps
- Dump used oil, other engine fluids or oil products into the water,
down storm drains or into a general waste receptacle
- Contaminate used oil with other toxic substances, such as engine
cleaner or gasoline
- Use toxic solvents to clean engine parts
- Leave oily tools, parts or debris on the boat or dock
- Spill or burn off paint
- Scrape paint over the water's surface
- Scrape, sand, or paint on windy days
- Allow paint materials to enter the environment
- Launch boat before the paint has cured
- Wash or discard paint cans, brushes, or protective clothing in storm
drains or water.
HOW TO CONTACT THE PUMPOUT BOATS
"The Circle of Life" monitors VHF radio frequency #9 and is in operation through mid-September. Give them a call - the cost is completely FREE! - and Barnegat Bay will benefit from your participation in keeping our waters clean and healthy. For additional information on the pumpout boats, contact the Borough of Seaside Park at 732-793-0234, the County of Monmouth at 732-431-7456 and the County of Ocean at 732-244-2121. For further information on land based pumpout stations call the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife at 609-748-2056.
Three CVA pumpout boats are in service in New Jersey. They are operated by the Borough of Seaside Park, by Monmouth County, and by Ocean County. New Jersey's first pumpout boat, "The Circle of Life", was dedicated on May 22, 1998 at the Borough of Seaside Park. The boat was given its name following an essay contest with the students of Seaside Park Borough School. "The Circle of Life" is a 20-foot open scow type boat, that can carry up to 300 gallons of boat sewage from vessels that are moored and anchored in Barnegat Bay. It was purchased with funds allocated under the Clean Vessel Act Program and NJ Department of Environmental Protection environmental grants.
Pumpout boats can pull up along side a recreational boat and pump out its sewage holding device with a suction hose. Once a pumpout boat is full of waste, it discharges the waste into a sewage treatment facility for proper disposal.
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