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Toothy Critter
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I don't know if I am being too pessimistic but I really am afraid for the Pinelands. Maybe someone with more knowledge can ease my concerns but... I was studying records from the USGS about the level of ground water in the Pines. In Brendon Byrne for example the highest recorded level of underground water (aquafer) was about 14 feet below land surface. That was in 1958. The worst recorded measurement was in 2002 when it was 26.75 feet below land. In Jan. of this year it was 26.25 feet below land surface, 6 inches above the driest level ever recorded. Some of you folks on this site seem very educated and knowledgeable concerning this environment. Please convince me that the sky is not falling and that I am misreading this data.