Each year the Lake Hopatcong Commission contracts Princeton Hydro to monitor water quality on Lake Hopatcong. At the end of the season the data is analyzed and compared to over thirty years of historical water quality data to monitor trends in parameters such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, and phosphorus. During …
As the autumn leaves fall, the Lake Hopatcong Commission offers the following reminders to homeowners within the watershed on how to properly dispose of leaves and vegetative waste. Leaves should never be blown or raked directly into Lake Hopatcong. Although some may think it is silly to worry about …
On July 2, 2019 the State of New Jersey’s Governor’s Office and Department of Environmental Protection provided an update on the status of their harmful algal bloom advisory to local officials and groups, including the Lake Hopatcong Commission and Lake Hopatcong Foundation. The full update from DEP is provided below. “The …
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection is advising the public to avoid swimming in, or contact with Lake Hopatcong water due to an extensive Harmful Algal Bloom, or HAB, confirmed this week by aerial surveillance. The DEP will monitor cyanobacteria levels until the lake is determined to be safe for …
April 2018 Environmental Update The information below was obtained by the Commission through a conversation with the environmental contractor (Active Environmental) for Valiant Contracting in Jefferson Twp., Morris County. Valiant Commercial Fuel Oil Incident Update – see previous update below for additional information On February 15, 2018, the soil in …
