We've set the standard. Other states should be up to the same standards of testing and notification. This provides an incentive. The bill stops short of making ocean-water testing standards mandatory for all coastal states. Legislation that set such standards has been defeated in the past because some states' leaders don't want a level of scrutiny on their beaches that could result in closings.
New Jersey gets a bad rap a lot of times, but there's a big misconception about our water.
Totah said New Jersey's weekly testing system allows for greater confidence by bathers that the water will be clean and allows the state to address any pollution head on in full view of the public. I would be more scared not knowing. Some states don't even test and some states only test when they believe there is a problem. We have been doing the right thing and should be rewarded for it. South Jersey Publishing Co.