Above, Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard lifts up from the launchpad at Europe's Spaceport at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, on December 25, 2021. And we will have ended the spaceport project here in this courtroom."Ī group of Georgia residents has petitioned to allow voters to decide whether the state's Camden County should be able to buy land to build a spaceport. "We will have a $10.3 million bill that we have paid over the past nine years that we will never recoup. John Myers, the county's attorney, told the judge Tuesday that delaying the 4,000-acre land purchase could cause the seller to back out, wasting millions of dollars that were already spent on the project. If the judge rules in favor of an election, it will likely take place in mid-March. Superior Court Judge Stephen Scarlett plans to rule on January 23 on whether to hold an election, with the related land purchase now paused until that date. A Camden County conservation group said it collected over 3,800 signatures, which meets that requirement as the county has fewer than 35,000 registered voters. Georgia's constitution allows special elections for local issues if 10 percent or more of a county's voters sign a petition. While county officials supporting "Spaceport Camden" say it will boost the economy through its satellite launches and tourist appeal, opponents worry this boost is not guaranteed and that the launches could threaten nearby federally protected land. In response to growing public concern for water quality, New Jersey’s soil conservation districts have become the primary local governmental agencies responsible for controlling point sources of pollution due to soil erosion and sedimentation associated with construction, mining, quarrying, and agriculture.A group of residents in Camden County, Georgia, asked a judge on Tuesday to let voters decide whether their tax dollars should be spent on a new spaceport the county is currently trying to acquire land for. Poor land management practices resulted in mounting soil erosion, floods, and sky blackening dust storms that swept across the Nation. Our Nation’s soil conservation districts were formed back in the 1930′s as a result of the Dust Bowl. We are governed by a board of five supervisors who are nominated locally and appointed by the State Soil Conservation Committee.Īs a member of the New Jersey Conservation Partnership, our mission is to provide leadership in the planning and implementation of natural resource management programs for the agricultural and development communities and the general public through a locally based delivery system in coordination with local, state and federal partners. The District operates under the guidance of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture State Soil Conservation Committee. Through this State Law, soil erosion and sedimentation as a result of construction activity is substantially minimized. We also implement the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, Chapter 251, P.L. The District provides soils information, technical assistance, and conservation education to the public. There are 15 soil conservation districts in New Jersey with each serving one or more counties. The Bergen County Soil Conservation District is a special purpose subdivision of the State of New Jersey. UPDATE: Urban Redevelopment Exclusion AreasĪ complete copy of the Standards and associated forms and documents as well as a Frequently Asked Questions document to aid the regulated community in complying with these requirements may be downloaded from the NJ Department of Agriculture website at: These provisions have been included within the Standards for Topsoiling (Chapter 8) and Land Grading (Chapter 19).Įffective December 7th, 2017, any application submitted to a local Soil Conservation District for soil erosion and sediment control plan certification must include provisions to mitigate potential soil compaction in accordance with the revised Standards.
The State Soil Conservation Committee has revised The Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey to include provisions for mitigating the negative impacts of soil compaction on construction sites subject to review and regulation by the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. Visit our Announcements page to see the winners!
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