BE THE FIRST TO DISCOVER AND REPORT A FRESHWATER SPRING

ATTENTION ALL NATURE LOVERS!

by Brian T. Lynch, MSW

BE THE FIRST TO DISCOVER AND REPORT A FRESHWATER SPRING TO THE NJDEP

FRESHWATER SPRINGS ARE AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF WATER THAT CAN ALSO HARBOR UNIQUE AQUATIC HABITATS. NEW JERSEY HAS NOT MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO LOCATE AND STUDY ALL OUR NATURAL SPRINGS BEFORE. WITH YOUR HELP, IT IS TAKING ITS FIRST STEPS.

THE NJDEP CREATED A WEBSITE WHERE WE CAN REPORT THE LOCATION AND BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT ANY SPRINGS YOU KNOW OF OR DISCOVER. ONCE VERIFIED, THE NJDEP WILL ENTER THE SPRINGS LOCATION ON IT’S GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM MAP - https://dep.nj.gov/gis/nj-geoweb/

DEFINITION: A SPRING IS ANY SPOT WHERE GROUND WATER RISES TO THE SURFACE AND FLOWS OVER GROUND. IT CAN BE BIG OR SMALL, SEASONAL OR PERANIAL, HOT, COLD OR IN BETWEEN. IF IT SURFACES AND FLOWS, NJDEP WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

REPORT ANY SPRING YOU KNOW OF OR DISCOVER HERE:

REPORT A SPRING

                           https://tinyurl.com/yzk2p5ky

NOTE: Explore safely! Bring a friend and be well prepared. – This is not a NJDEP public notice.  

Read more about springs here:
https://aseyeseesit.blogspot.com/2025/07/exploring-freshwater-springs-in-new.html