Environmental Commission

Meeting Schedules

Hope Environmental Commission and Green Team

Third TUESDAY (beginning with the July meeting) of the Month Unless Otherwise Noted - 6:30 pm via Zoom

  • July 16, 2024 - NOTE NEW START TIME OF 6:30 MOVING FORWARD

  • August 20, 2024

  • September 17, 2024

  • October  15, 2024

  • November 19, 2024

  • December 17 2024

  • January 21, 2025 Reorganization

  • January 16, 2024 Reorganization

  • February 28, 2024

  • March 20, 2024

  • April 17, 2024

  • April 23, 2024 (Prior to Green Fair, April 29) - in person at Community Center

  • May 15, 2024 - Official meeting cancelled, casual get together still on

  • June 19, 2024

All meetings are held virtually at this point.  Please check here for any updates.  Link may be obtained for meetings by reaching out to the Secretary at 908-459-5011x1 or emailing the EC chair at monica.sobon@icloud.com.

Robin Keggan, Secretary

Meeting Minutes

Green Team

Stormwater Pollution Information 

WHAT IS STORMWATER POLLUTION?

Water from rain and melting snow that flows over lawns, parking lots and streets is known as stormwater runoff. This water, which travels along gutters, into catch basins and through storm drain pipes and ditches, usually is not treated, but then flows or is discharged into local waterbodies. Along the way, the stormwater picks up trash (fast-food wrappers, cigarette butts, styrofoam cups, etc.) and toxins and other pollutants (gas, motor oil, antifreeze, fertilizers, pesticides and pet droppings). This polluted stormwater can kill fish and other wildlife, destroy wildlife habitat, contaminate drinking water sources and force the closing of beaches because of health threats to swimmers.

Human activity is largely responsible for the stormwater pollution. Everything that we put on the ground or into the storm drain can end up in our water. Each of us has a responsibility to make sure these contaminants stay out of our water. Whether we have clean water is up to you.  Please click the link below for further information on how you can help protect our water resources.

http://www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/fd.htm