Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 25 September '85 5

Moratorium Set In Court House

COURT HOUSE - Middle Township sewage commissioners last week enacted a moratorium on sewer connections or extensions as demanded by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It has about 425 customers in the Cape May Court House area. But no progress was reported on the DEPs charge that the sewage treatment plant was "unacceptable" because of too high a concentration of BODs (Biochemical Oxygen Demand), and too many suspended solids in plant effluent. Adoption of the ban on

new sewers came within 10 days of a time limit of 45 days set by DEP. DEP requires all treatment plants to come under such a ban if they have reached 100 percent of capacity, as the Middle Township plant reportedly has. EXCEPTION TO. or waiver of the ban. can be granted for public buildings which can show sufficient need such as schools, hospitals, or fire or police stations. The ban also can be waived if a new building or construction replaces an old one and the amoqnt of sewage is equal to or less

» than the amount produced • by the original connection. (That's a policy the board has. in effect, been following since it took office in January > Plant operator Walter Turnier told the commission members that the BOD levels were "still too strong." and that the removal of suspended solids from the effluent averaged only 29.75 percent compared to a 50 percent removal that is required. COMMISSION CHAIRMAN Albert C. Karaso. Jr. announced he will seek federal grant money in an attempt to improve plant operation and perhaps correct some of the problems Karaso said he has been in touch with DEP s division of Municipal Waste Management's technical assessment group about arranging for an expert to "come in and look the plant over." Karaso said plants with a capacity of less than 100.000 gallons daily can obtain the assistance. "We have been tentatively identified as qualifying for it," said Karaso. Karaso said he hopes such a move might result in "suggestions on how we can operate the plant more efficiently without spending a lot of money." THE COMMISSION also voted to advertise for bids for removal of sludge on a regular basis after hearing Turnier report that sludge residue at the plant "is getting thick." Plant sludge has been removed on a yearly or half-yearly basis. When it is allowed to accumulate it thickens and must be diluted with water before it is hauled away. The charge for removal is based on the volume of the sludge, so the more water that is added, the higher the bill will be. "The engineer tells us that if we have a regular sludge maintenance program it would cost uf less money." said Karaso. "Plus, the plant will run more efficiently if sludge is maintained regularly."

J The commission hopes to receive bids on the work by i Oc t. 15. ON ANOTHER MATi TER, the commission agreed to ask district r engineer Charles Kona for "his thoughts" on ; rehabilitating the sewer > line that runs behind pro- ; perties on the east side of 1 Main Street, from t Mechanic Street to Hereford Avenue. A survey by the county ; Municipal Utilities Authority in 1977 found the line to be so deteriorated that the TV camera used to : check pipe condition could i not be used on it. t The infiltration of ground water into the section of pipe reportedly adds to the i cost of treating the sewage. "The infiltration isn't as bad as everyone thinks acI cording to the survey," said Karaso. i "It's a lot," said Turnier. "I've seen it go from 30.000 gallons to 60.000 gallons in one day. You get daily seepage The pipes are old and cracked." ESTIMATES on the work range from $59,000 to over / $200,000 depending on/ whether the pipes are! replaced or relined. Initially, Karaso suggested the commission ask Kona to develop cost estimates "and see whether we can get grants, loans, or have to pass it oir" in assessments of every customer, or what." But Karaso withdrew the suggestion when other commission members said they felt the commission ought to find out if the move was cost-effective. "I think we ought to be more pro-active than reactive," said Karaso.

Land Given as Bird Stopover

COURT HOUSE - A donation of 49 acres in Middle Township will help the New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJCF) protect migratory shorebirds which depend on the area as a stopover during their long journeys. Roger Hansen, president of Atlantic Utilities Construction Co., made the donation to the private, nonprofit, membersupported organization Sept. 11. The salt-marsh wetland provides habitat for the birds when they break their biennial transcontinental flights to rest and feel along the Delaware Bayshore. NJCF. a statewide group headquartered in Morristown, is working to protect the habitat of these birds. The donated tract lies adjacent to the state's Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area, near Bidwell Creek. "We appreciate this generous donation," said NJCF regional director Dirk W. Van Nest. "Wetlands like this one play a vital part in providing food and shelter for birds and other wildlife, as

well as in controlling floods and fighting pollution of streams." THE DELAWARE Bay stopover plays a critical role in the life of the shorebirds, which time their arrival in spring to coincide with the egglaying cycle of the horseshoe ,crab. Up to 100,000 birds can be found roosting at night along the bayshore, feeding on the crab eggs. Human intrusion shortens the time these long-range fliers have to feed and forces them to use even more energy to escape from harassment. NJCF, which has saved tens of thousands of acres throughout New Jersey for open space purposes during the past 25 years, is working on this project in cooperation with the State of New Jersey, the Cumberland County Conservation League, the NewJersey Audubon Society. Manomet Bird Observatory on Cape Cod and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, under a $4,500 grant from the Prospect Hill Foundation.

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