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Public Works

STREET SWEEPING NOTIFICATIONS

Residents can sign up for text & email notifications regarding street sweeping operations using the Smart911 system – register HERE to create a Smart911 account.  Please ensure you click the box for “Street Sweeping” at the bottom of the list.  For more information please click here.

NOTICE: STORMWATER PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENT

CLEAN OCEAN ACTION BEACH SWEEP – Saturday-October 19, 2024, from 9:00am to 12:30pm

Location: 2nd Ave Beach

Register here

STORMWATER EDUCATION & MANAGEMENT

When it rains in Seaside Park, stormwater flows over our driveways, streets, lawns, and sidewalks.  Along the way, it picks up debris, chemicals, oil, pet waste, and other pollutants.  All of these things flow into our storm drains and go DIRECTLY into the Barnegat Bay!  Storm drains in Seaside Park do not lead to a treatment plant!  Anything that goes into our storm drains will make its way into the bay.

In order to minimize this, here are some things we can all do to help combat this:

  • DO NOT DUMP ANYTHING INTO A STORM DRAIN!  This includes oil, gas, antifreeze, paint, fryer oil, mop water, etc.
  • Pet waste must be picked up and disposed of properly (Chapter 127 Article II).
  • Please utilize the dog waste bags located around town if you walk your dog– they are there for your use!
  • Do not feed wildlife on any property owned by the Borough of Seaside Park (Chapter 127 Article III).
  • Do not litter. Please place all garbage and recycling in their proper containers – (Chapter 288).
  • Prohibition of illicit connections and improper disposal of waste ordinance (Chapter 395 Article I)
  • Containerized Yard Waste/Yard Waste Collection Program ordinances (Chapter 390 Part 2)
  • Private storm drains must be retrofit – (Chapter 395 Article II).
  • Garbage dumpsters must be covered at all times –(Chapter 395 Article III).
  • De-icing salt must be stored properly – (Chapter 348)
  • Tree Removal & Replacement Ordinance (Ord 2024-06)
  • Drain your swimming pool when a test kit does not detect chlorine levels.
  • Use a commercial carwash or wash your car on your lawn to minimize the amount of dirty, soapy water that makes its way into
    a storm drain and into the Barnegat Bay.
  • Check your vehicles and boats for leaks or spills.  Clean up with an absorbent material like kitty litter or sand and dispose of properly.  Do not rinse into the street.
  • Recycle used oil at the Seaside Park Recycling Center at 14th and Barnegat Avenues. Please place your used oil in a detergent bottle or something similar in the Enviro-shed.  Do not dump your oil container.
  • For more about the New Jersey Fertilizer Law please visit https://www.nj.gov/dep/healthylawnshealthywater/
  • Use fertilizers and pesticides sparingly.  Avoid application if rain is in the immediate forecast.  Read the label and follow the directions!
  • Use nontoxic, biodegradable, recycled and recyclable products whenever possible.
  • Sweep your driveway and sidewalk rather than hose it down. (It’s also a waste of water!)

If you see someone deliberately dumping anything into a storm drain call the police at 732-793-8000, the DPW at 732-793-5100, or 1-877-WARN-DEP to report it.

Please check out the following links to learn more about stormwater and non-point pollution. http://www.cleanwaternj.org

Seaside Park Municipal Stormwater Control Ordinance (Ord. 2024-19)

Seaside Park Municipal Stormwater Management Plan

Seaside Park Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan 

Seaside Park Outfall & Catch Basin Map (2022)