This is becoming a serious issue. I hope that you learned a ton of information about the pollution. Who’s to say we will always have safe drinking water. We must take a stand and actually make a difference or worry about one by one falling to our knees from poisonous water.


This is how most people want their rivers to look. They do not want to have to worry about if it is safe to swim in or even safe enough to use as cleansing water. What may look as the cleanest and safest river, can lead you to being ill for life or death.

This is how most people want their rivers to look. They do not want to have to worry about if it is safe to swim in or even safe enough to use as cleansing water. What may look as the cleanest and safest river, can lead you to being ill for life or death.


The Greenbrook. Once an inviting lovely park for many. The pond absolutely gorgeous and the fish practically jumped at you. But today, no one takes care of it. It’s overly polluted and no one cares. What used to be a site for fish, maybe unsafe to stick a foot in. This happens to be one of the Raritan Rivers tributaries.

The Greenbrook. Once an inviting lovely park for many. The pond absolutely gorgeous and the fish practically jumped at you. But today, no one takes care of it. It’s overly polluted and no one cares. What used to be a site for fish, maybe unsafe to stick a foot in. This happens to be one of the Raritan Rivers tributaries.


The Raritan River had their most profitable year in 1979, with operating revenues amounting to $1,968,671. That is almost 2 million dollars!


In 1979, the Raritan River had about 30 active customers.


Without a doubt, the next couple of years are going to bring huge expansion.
Newman

There are 17 communities on the Raritan.


Today: Two environmental groups wants to sue eight public and private entities.


Some say it has been contaminated for over 200 years and that there has been many attempts to save it, but it cannot be fixed.


The Raritan River flows approxmately 16 miles.


The Raritan has persistent flooding problems when excessive rain from storms affects the river basin.


Important source of drinking water for the central portion of New Jersey.


Companies tend to throw there waste in the Raritan River, but then spend a lump some of money to clean it up.


Population becoming a serious problem.


The e coli rate.

The e coli rate.