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During the beach seasons before 1992, the DEPE had inspected these facilities 

 weekly as part of the CCMP, and also conducted weekend inspections. However, 

 financial constraints made it necessary for the DEPE to reduce the frequency of its 

 inspections to biweekly and suspend weekly inspections. As a result, the DEPE 

 performed 324 inspections of coastal wastewater treatment facilities in 1992. That 

 figure includes preseason and postseason inspections as well as the inspections 

 performed during the beach season. Additionally, during the beach season the DEPE 

 inspected 57 collection systems associated with the coastal wastewater treatment 

 facilities and 43 stormwater collection systems in the coastal region. The DEPE also 

 conducted a total of 77 special investigations into potential causes of elevated fecal 

 coliform concentrations in the coastal waters, including unpermitted discharges, 

 overflows, and stormwater impacts. In addition, 32 citizen complaints regarding 

 degraded coastal water quality were investigated during the summer. 



As of August 1988, all coastal wastewater facilities (listed below) had been 

 upgraded and were discharging effluent that met at least secondary performance 

 concentrations. Secondary treatment of sewage provides for removal of a 

 minimum of 85 percent of total suspended solids and biological oxygen demand. 



Monmouth County Bayshore Regional Outfall Authority 



Northeast Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority 



Long Branch Sewerage Authority 



Ocean Township 



Asbury Park 



Tow'^.ship of Neptune Sewerage Authority 



South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority 



Ocean County Utilities Authority Northern 



Ocean County Utilities Authority Central 



Ocean County Utilities Authority Southern 



Atlantic County Utilities Authority 



Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority, Ocean City 



Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority, Seven Mile Middle 



Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority, Wildwood /Lower 



Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority, Cape May Point 



Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority 



D. Coastal Surveillance 



Aerial surveillance of nearshore coastal waters has been an essential part of the 

 CCMP since 1988. The DEPE conducts surveillance flights six days each week 

 during the beach season from mid-May through mid-September, providing 

 information needed to assess the condition of coastal waters and to evaluate public 

 reports of ocean pollution. The flights also assist the DEPE's efforts to identify 

 problems and correct them before they affect the use of bathing waters. For example, 

 during the flights the DEPE surveys the fourteen outfall pipes that discharge into the 

 ocean, because problems in the operation of a sewage treatment plant or the rupture 

 of a sewer line may become apparent from a survey of the outfall. 



