Headgates dam Raritan river Duke Island Park:

[Lard Almighty]

Yeah, those dams coming down are just killing the river.

[JimmyMas]

I say take them all down! What a great day that would be. The Raritan River has such a bright future! CPR!

[Dave B.]

Hah! Best testament yet Lard!! Nice!

[jimmythegreek]

absolutely........can we get a private fund setup for a sea run trout program that will actually work? I got my $$ ready to donate, forget pulaski lets do it right here at home

[NickN]

Originally Posted by jimmythegreek

absolutely........can we get a private fund setup for a sea run trout program that will actually work? I got my $$ ready to donate, forget pulaski lets do it right here at home

I hear that.... I'll kick in a few bucks. Where are we going to build the hatchery?

[EJS]

Originally Posted by jimmythegreek

absolutely........can we get a private fund setup for a sea run trout program that will actually work? I got my $$ ready to donate, forget pulaski lets do it right here at home

It's a killer idea! With notariety comes money!

[steve392]

anyone think if they took the dundee dam down on the passaic in garfield it would improve the river at all?

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by steve392

anyone think if they took the dundee dam down on the passaic in garfield it would improve the river at all?

Unfortunately no. The Dundee dam keeps the tons of dioxin, PCBs, and other contaminants in the Passaic River mud from being dispersed upriver by the tide any farther north than Garfield. Without it, the stretch of river from Garfield to Paterson would be just as polluted as the stretch from Garfield to the Newark Bay Complex. It is a shame really, but the lower Passaic is the most polluted river in the state and there are billions and billions of dollars of chemical remediation work that must be completed before the Dundee could come down.

[jimcnj]

Any chance the Rahway River dams could come down?