Sewage service Into The Pinelands

[dogg57]

Construction is set to begin on a $50 million project to expand sewage service in undeveloped sections of eastern Camden County, including portions of the Pinelands, laying the groundwork for 10,000 new homes.
The county plan - paid for with a low-interest loan from a state environmental fund - comes as the region wrestles with tight municipal budgets caused by the real estate slowdown and shrinking property values.
"That part of Camden County that has remained stagnant because of water and sewer issues," said Camden County Freeholder Jeff Nash. "Hopefully, the economy is going to substantially turn around in the next few years, so this is the best time to rebuild the infrastructure."
The 25 miles of new sewage lines will enable residential and commercial construction in Winslow Township, Berlin Township, Berlin Borough, Pine Hill, Waterford Township, and Chesilhurst. Much of the region was at its building limit because of the limited capacity of the existing sewage system and proximity of the Pinelands conservation area and the underlying Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer.
The amount of water pumped from the aquifer almost doubled between 1991 and 2010, due largely to increased development on the Jersey Shore, spurring fears that the water level would eventually drop too low to support wildlife in the area.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/n...d_sewage_service_could_spur_construction.html

 

[Pine Baron]

In southern Camden county, we've been paying the CCMUA for this sewer trunk for over fifteen years, without it even reaching our boundaries. Now, all we have to look forward to is a "$50 million project to expand sewage service" that will "enable residential and commercial construction" . How much more is this going to cost us?
But, of course, they add the assessment that "Hopefully, the economy is going to substantially turn around in the next few years". Not a very bright prospect.

Okay, so water usage doubled in nine years... but what are the actual the number? I'd like to know how much of the 17 trillion gallons of water were actually used.

John-

 

[bobpbx]

Take the same money and level Camden to the ground...then, on the outskirts of the formerly blighted area, build some low-income housing that looks up to date for those who chose to stay. Sell the rest on the open market, and you'll get your $50M back along with an area that is no longer an eyesore and a death trap.

 

[woodjin]

What a mess....everything is a catch 22.

 

[woodjin]

Hey, you know what would really help to stop the depletion of the aquifer? Stop building on top of it altogether. How about banning sprinkler systems in the entire pinelands federal reserve? Of course I know this will never happen but there is the simple solution. Imagine if the federal gov. just said, "okay, see these boundries?, no new construction plain and simple"

Don't misunderstand me, I fully understand why this is completely unrealistic but still.... I was in a disscussion (argument) once with someone who worked for a developer. It concerned new construction in the pine barrens. He said "our population is out of control and growing. People have to live somewhere" I responded, "great, as long as they live somewhere else"

All of this is disscussed at greater length in my new book; What is This Sh$t! The loss of Rural America to Public Sewage Systems

Jeff

 

[dogg57]

So where do the casinos get all there water? Can you say The Pinelands.I agree 100% with you Jeff time to stop building!