The money for the pipeline from sewage utilities to the new locations will need to be provided from the state. Second, wastewater reuse must be as regulatory free as possible. Mr. Dimino concluded by stating that each utilities authority should at least look at the feasibility of wastewater reuse options. Mrs. Pearl Schwartz, Ocean County Chapter of the New Jersey League of Women Voters, addressed the question of what citizens can do to help conserve our water resources. Mrs. Schwartz began by describing the importance of prevention of water loss.
Prevention is one of the three keys to keeping a healthy water supply.
She explained that paving over open space prevents water from recharging aquifers. The more land we lose to urban sprawl, the more fresh water we lose to the ocean. In order to prevent this water loss we need to buy more natural land. Mrs. Schwartz then explained that the water quality in the watershed needs to be improved. Ground water is very difficult to clean up.