Volume 151, No. 72 covering the 1st Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“HONORING THE TEN TOWNS GREAT SWAMP WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1128 on May 26, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
HONORING THE TEN TOWNS GREAT SWAMP WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN
of new jersey
in the house of representatives
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee of Morris County, New Jersey, a vibrant organization I am proud to represent! On June 15, 2005 the Trustees and Friends of the Committee are celebrating its Tenth Anniversary.
The Great Swamp Watershed is a 55 square mile region in Morris and Somerset Counties and includes portions of Bernardsville Borough, Bernards Township, Chatham Township, Township of Harding, Long Hill Township, Borough of Madison, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, the Town of Morristown, and Morris Township.
The Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee was formed in 1995 through an Inter-municipal Cooperative Agreement among the ten municipalities that have lands within the Great Swamp Watershed. Developed under the auspices of the Morris County leadership group, Morris 2000 (now Morris Tomorrow), the Ten Towns Committee was formed for the specific purpose of developing and implementing a watershed management plan for the watershed in the Upper Passaic River basin of northern New Jersey.
Since its formation, the Ten Towns Committee has developed a full range of programs to protect water quality and water resources in the Great Swamp, including: a water quality monitoring program, development of environmental ordinances, and construction of ``Best Management Practices'' improvements to correct existing non-point source pollution conditions.
The Ten Towns Committee has been recognized as a model in the state of New Jersey and has received awards for its work from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
It has also been my pleasure on several occasions to assist the Association with Federal support which enhances their critical work that both protects this remarkable national asset, the Great Swamp, and protects, for future generations, precious water supplies.
Mr. Speaker, I urge you and my colleagues to join me in congratulating the members of the Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee on the celebration of the Committee's ten years serving the Great Swamp Watershed area. Special praise is due to their dedicated staff and active volunteers who work tirelessly to protect and enhance the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness Area.
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