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Illegal Dumping CampaignNew Jersey Waste Wise Business NetworkNovember 5, 2015
Katie Ribsam Barnett – NJDEP ‐Water Resource ManagementArtie Zanfini – NJDEP ‐ Compliance and Enforcement
Identified ProblemIdentified Problem
6 B t B Blit E t6 Barnegat Bay Blitz Events
654 Cubic Yards of Material
634 Tires
All removed from State Owned Land (Parks and Wildlife Management Areas)(Parks and Wildlife Management Areas)
300 Tires300 Tires
1 P k1 Park
1 d1 day
TaskTaskP Ill l D iPrevent Illegal Dumping on State Open Space
SCOPE
O S ?Open Space?ParksForests
Wildlife Management gAreas
Natural Lands Trusts
800 000+ A800,000+ AcresAvailable Resources and BudgetAvailable Resources and Budget
20 Conservation Officers20 Conservation Officers100 State Park Police
C&E InspectorsHealth DepartmentHealth Department
NJDEP Programs Involved State Park ServiceState Park ServiceState Park Policeli d fCompliance and EnforcementFish and Wildlife
Conservation OfficersNew Jersey Natural Lands TrustyEnvironmental ManagementWater Resource ManagementWater Resource Management
Division of LawC i i P OffiCommissioner Press Office
GIS and Green Acres
How?
bli d iEnforcement and Prevention
Public EducationAnd Outreachand Prevention And Outreach
BalancedBalanced Approach
Communication Measurement Communication to tell the story
Success?
This project will be successful when we haveThis project will be successful when we have established a new level of awareness about illegal dumping on public land which makesDETERRENCEillegal dumping on public land which makes substantial consequences clear and increases h h d f i i i l
DETERRENCEthe strength and scope of citizen involvement
and stewardship over public land.
EnforcementEnforcement
Cameras InstalledCameras InstalledRoles/Responsibilities Identified
Buy‐In
66 individuals charged66 individuals charged
Max FinesMax Fines
$~1,000,000.00 +$ 1,000,000.00 +
Education/ OutreachEducation/ OutreachBrand/Logo/ g
Massive clean‐up eventsL l P Id ifi dLocal Partners Identified
stopdumping.nj.gov
Wharton State Forest
60+ cubic yards of illegally y g ydumped materials removed!
Brendan T. Byrne State Forest
64 cubic yards of illegally dumped materials and 150 tires removed!
Bass River State Forest
30 cubic yards of illegally dumped t i l d 75 ti d!materials and 75 tires removed!
Clean‐up Eventsp
1200 cubic yardsy1,000 + tires,000 tires
CommunicationPress EventsPress Events
~70 features within the press
15 videos
40 di tl t i l di NBC NY40+ media outlets including NBC NY, CBS NY, CBS Philadelphia, NJ 101.5,CBS NY, CBS Philadelphia, NJ 101.5,
1010 Wins, WPIX NY and the National Law Review
Products
Storyboard – Who has been caught?
D&R Canal Duck IslandD&R Canal Duck Island
Turkey Swamp WMAy p
G d WMAGreenwood WMA
Phase IIPhase IIPartnershipsPartnerships
PartnershipsTrentonCamdenCamdenSecaucus
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
Why Partnerships?Why Partnerships?United FrontUnited Front
Aids in our overall goal of Deterrence
Increased visibility on the municipal level helps us on State Land as well
Partner SpecificTrentonGrass RootsGrass‐Roots
Focus on Education and OutreachClean‐up efforts
PVSC38 i i liti ithi i38 municipalities within service areaCharges with camera surveillance
18 cases handed over for administrative law follow‐up
Success?
This project will be successful when we haveThis project will be successful when we have established a new level of awareness about illegal dumping on public land which makesDETERRENCEillegal dumping on public land which makes substantial consequences clear and increases h h d f i i i l
DETERRENCEthe strength and scope of citizen involvement
and stewardship over public land.
November 2013November 2013
PVSC removed 2,000+ tires from the Passaic River
If stacked vertically, would surpass y, pthe height of One World Trade
