Seamaid
10-15-2009, 11:19 AM
Fellow Barn Members... I have inquired about this as I feel this is something which needs to be accomplished, your support is needed as most of us consume fish/shellfish from NJ Coastal Waters including the various bay regions which migrate into the River systems...Its about time something is done to eradicate or improve this situation. PCB's are a scourge to the entire fish population contaminating our food chain!!!!...Please Read and respond!!!...http://delawareriverkeeper.org/takea...%20Regulations (http://delawareriverkeeper.org/takeaction/urgent-action.asp?ID=78&cat=Regulation%20and%20Law&subcat=PCB%20Regulations):bow::please: :eek: Please support this proposal to apply PCB regulations to all reaches of the Delaware Estuary, including the Delaware Bay. I also propose to make this a regional issue as well as North Jersey River/Bay systems are equally important to blocking this contaminate...its a start.
Finally, the DRBC implementation plan for achieving these regulations needs to include clear and enforceable PCB pollution limits that clearly state the amount of PCB reduction which a discharger must achieve. Setting a permit limit at the level at which PCBs are already being discharged by a facility will not get us the PCB pollution reductions we need.
Industry has burdened our fish, our river and our bodies long enough with their toxic PCBs. It is time to take a strong stand that will protect the public over the polluter. We know getting all of these PCBs out of the system will take time, there is simply too much already there, but the more we allow polluters to continue to discharge, the longer it will take to reach the time when we can catch and eat our river fish free from the fear or harm of PCBs.
Finally, the DRBC implementation plan for achieving these regulations needs to include clear and enforceable PCB pollution limits that clearly state the amount of PCB reduction which a discharger must achieve. Setting a permit limit at the level at which PCBs are already being discharged by a facility will not get us the PCB pollution reductions we need.
Industry has burdened our fish, our river and our bodies long enough with their toxic PCBs. It is time to take a strong stand that will protect the public over the polluter. We know getting all of these PCBs out of the system will take time, there is simply too much already there, but the more we allow polluters to continue to discharge, the longer it will take to reach the time when we can catch and eat our river fish free from the fear or harm of PCBs.