TRASH MANAGEMENT

Do not let your trash blow around onto your neighbor's property! Your neighbors might like you, but believe me they do not want to clean up your trash! - And they won't like you for long.

There are very strong winds here that will knock over your cans easily - recyclables will be blown everywhere, even into the water! The seagulls will also rip any plastic bags right open. We have watched as seagulls removed loose lids from cans and ripped bags as well!

Part time residents have earned a bad reputation for some of these things. Just remember, many of us live here full time and we hope you'd treat this home like your first home!

Tips:

• An outdoor garbage can enclosure will stop your cans from ending up in your neighbor's yard or the bay! This also saves you the hassle of remembering to pull the trash to the curb on garbage day!

• Ammonia will mask the smell of food in your trash and keep the birds away!

• Observe the trash and recycling guidelines published by Lacey Township and included in the calendars mailed to all residents.

LAGOON WATERWAYS

What is wake? Wake is the white water behind your vessel. If you have ANY wake whatsoever in the lagoon, you are going too FAST!!!

New Jersey regulations require the operator of every power vessel to reduce speed to “slow speed/no wake” when passing within 200 feet of a marina, pier, dock, wharf or abutment; when passing work boats engaged in work related activity; when passing through bridge openings of 400 feet or less; when traveling through lagoons, canals and confined areas less than 200 feet in width; when passing vessels not under command; when passing emergency vessels displaying emergency lights; or when passing vessels engaged in certain recognized activities and displaying rotating or sequential flashing red and yellow lights.

The law says no wake 200 feet from the NO WAKE BARREL in any direction.

If you think waking a bulkhead is harmless, think again. Waking a bulkhead causes erosion which in turn fills our waterways with sediment. This leads to shallow lagoons - many boats cannot pass over shallow waters. Dredging waterways costs millions of dollars. Those dollars will end up coming from increased club fees. Shallow lagoons also means lower property resale values.

⇒ Wakes are against the law. They damage property and cause injury to swimmers. Further, you are responsible for any damage caused by your wake, you can be held liable in criminal and civil court! The waterways are under the jurisdiction of the NJ State Police. Contact them directly to report issues. The Point Pleasant Station telephone is (609) 899-5052.

FISH WASTE

The best disposal for fish waste is composting. Please don’t throw it in the lagoon. The combination of shallow water and poor flushing can concentrate fish waste. As with other organic matter, decomposing fish waste requires oxygen, and in large enough quantities, can lower the dissolved oxygen levels in the water. It also contributes to nutrient pollution.

⇒ Disposing of food waste or fish parts in the water is illegal and compromises water quality. Do not feed the seagulls, ducks or any other wildlife. Food sources quickly sink, and then decay. The process of decay consumes dissolved oxygen (D.O.). D.O. is the air that all sea creatures require to survive. The waterway should not be used as a dumping ground. Nature provides for the creatures we share the environment with. Properly dispose of all wastes via trash pickup.

The EPA recommendations are at http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/czara/ch5-3b.cfm

Don't be surprised if one of your neighbors pulls that fish head from the lagoon and throws it in your boat - wouldn't be the first time! Please do not clean your fish and throw the remains in the lagoons!