Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 26 June '85

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Backbay Problem Off W. Wild wood

CREST HAVEN - With a few exceptions, the county 's ocejn waters tested fine last week, but a new backbay problem popped up off West Wildwood, according to the County Health Department. It tests about 43 ocean and 92 backbay sites weekly for its recreational waters monitoring program. Results appear exclusively in this newspaper, on page 67 this week. High fecal coliform bacteria counts were found in two Wildwood ocean locations. and blamed on runoff from the previous day's rainstorms. There also were high counts in the Cox Hall Creek area of Lower Township where a special study is probing causes. In the backbays. sites in Sea Isle City and Stone Harbor continue to be posted against "all primary contact recreational activities" because of ongoing high counts. Sea Isle's problems now are confined to 42nd and 43rd Streets, according to the department And the department has started dye testing in West Wildwood after complaints of sewage backup into homes and overflowing in yards. "They have a very antiquated system," said county Health Officer Louis J. Lamanna. "They probably have four-inch lines dating back to the '20s." The dye tests, Lamanna said, will show if sewage lines are infiltrating storm drains which empty into the backbay. Some of the area under study, he said, is already automatically posted against recreational activities because it is within a quarter-mile of the Wildwood Sewage Treatment plant outfall line —Closed on 4th ~ COURT HOUSE - The staff of this newspaper will celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, July 4. The office at 106 N. Main St. will be closed. Deadlines remain the same for the July 10 issue.

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Doris Ward FIND THE GIMMICK — Assemblyman Guy Muziani, center, and Freeholder James Kilpatrick, right, are reelection candidates and will speak to any group of two or more. James Aprill, left, owns Learnings Run in Swainton, a tourist attraction which so far hasn't qualified for state directional highway signs. That might be because Muziani and Kilpatrick had never been there before. Last week they were invited, went, and presumably everybody's happy.

Avalon Grooming Its Water System

AVALON — Work totalling more than SI 1,000 is now underway on the burough's water system as part of an on-going maintenance program. according to Administrator Andrew Bednarek. "We have always concentrated our efforts on maintaining and improving our utilities." Bednarek said. "We've been told by experts that our system is in good condition, and we'll continue to work on keeping it that way." ORIFICE TESTS and measurements of well static and pumping levels and capacities will be conducted by the Layne Well and Pump Division of Hydro Group, Inc., of Moorestown. over the next few weeks. William Seward, vice president of Hydro Group, said the quality and availability of the borough's water service are in good shape, and the few altera tions that have to be made are routine. He called the work that is being done "planning for the future." "THE MAINTENANCE plan is an on-going effort designed to recognize any

potential problems before they develop," Bednarek said. "We will continue to work with Hydro Group as we have in the past to try to give our residents the best water service we can." Current testing on water wells at 11th, 31st and 38th Streets is expected to be completed by July 1, as is the lowering of the well pump at 67th Street. Because Avalon will be going on-line with the Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority in the next few years, borough officials are trying now to identify antr control any sources of infiltration into the sewer collection system. RESIDENTS living in low-lying areas have been advised by the borough to raise their sewer vents, which is one way of preventing infiltration Another method of control is the installation of flapper valves for storm drain lines, which the county plans doing along the Ocean Drive outfall lines. The countyfunded project is expected to be completed by the end of the summer. In addition. Borough Engineer A1 Herman is currently testing for sources of ground water that may seep into the sewer collection system. "WE'RE PLANNING for the future and attempting to relieve any additional burden that water infiltration would place on our sewer treatment plant." Bednarek said On another front, the borough's sign ordinance — which limits the number of I rent signs to one per property and was enforced in April — has met with some resistance. A recent borough survey found that there were 260 violations. After the council contacted Avalon realtors and warned them of their violations, the number of resistors dropped to 60 "The purpose of the ordinance was to improve the appearance of Avalon by getting rid of some of the realty signs that clutterred the properties here," Councilman Richard Light said. "We want residents and realtors to know that the council is serious about enforcing the ordinance."

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