Duhernal Lake in Old Bridge Township 11/11/17:

[AndyS]

November 11, 2017 : Central Jersey Stream Team did a cleanup at Duhernal Lake in Old Bridge Township. Today's haul included 26 tires, 2 car rims, 2 wooden ladders, a carpet, 2 chairs, chain link fence,1 wheel barrow, 1 lawn mower, a box spring, 1 gas tank, 102 bags of recycling, 49 bags of trash, and lots of misc metal.

CJST would like to thank all our volunteers for braving the cold to help out and a special thanks to the Spotswood Cub Pack 35. We would also like to thank Old Bridge Township for trash disposal.

[thmyorke1]

Good haul. A lot of trash being exposed as the vegetation declines. Any idea when the next cleanup will be? They're scheduling for winter?

[Jigman13]

The volume of plastics in the water over there is insane. Why did they choose that particular area? I live in spotswood. They cleared out a ton of trees etc on main st by where the old Stewart's was. Are they planning open that area up to the public?

[FASTEDDIE29]

PHENOM WORK!!! The trash down there is unbearable! Glad to see it got cleaned up!!!

[RyanMac14]

Yeah same question as jig. Not that it isnt important to clean all our waters, being a old bridge resident for most of my life I appreciate this effort immensely, but why put priority on a body of water that is (while loosely enforced) technically private property?

[bulletbob]

Honestly, WHY do people in NJ do that to their fresh waters??.. Is it simply a population thing??.. You just don't see anything like that at ALL up here even in the cities... Its not perfect here , we have *******s as well, but you simply never see the garbage in the water here, even in areas where rivers run through big cities.
I lived in NJ the first 37 years of my life, moving upstate in 1991.. I NEVER remember seeing this type of garbage in NJ fresh water rivers, lakes and streams.. I guess a lot has changed in the 26 years since I left NJ... bob

[AndyS]

The reason for the clean up in that area is because it is all part of a watershed, the Raritan watershed as a matter of fact. This lake is the headwaters to the South river. Anything to improve water quality as a whole weather it be on land or in water clean up.

[Jigman13]

That particular area is a massive flood basin/zone. Much of what you see in regards to recyclables came from the feeder creek flooding and depositing garbage from all over into that general area...especially the first pond by the road. Pair that with reckless illegal dumping and a-holes who don't give a shit and I have the perfect storm of pollution.

There's next to no fish in the first pond aside from stunted sunfish and some minnows. I've hiked back there a lot checking out the water and the life was minimal at best. As you go further back it prob gets SLIGHTLY better but I wouldn't plan a day fishing there lol