Commencing the celebration of Earth Week on campus, Brad Campbell, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection commissioner, addressed students, faculty and local Princeton residents Monday about protecting New Jersey's waterways.
Organized by the Princeton chapter of New Jersey Water Watch, Campbell's lecture focused on the importance of improving New Jersey's water quality, which he said currently ranks as one of the worst in the nation.
According to Campbell, Gov. James McGreevey's administration has reduced pollution from non-point sources such as fertilizers and pesticides by enforcing current environmental standards.
"We started to impose phosphorous initiatives that have been on the books for decades but never implemented," Campbell said, referencing statutes meant to lower levels of metals in water sources. "One of our visions is to make local waters safe for both fishing and swimming."
The McGreevey administration is also attempting to control storm water runoff pollution and restore areas that historically have been subject to toxic pollutants.
"These are not encouraging times to be in charge of protecting the environment because federal leadership has been regressive instead of progressive on environmental issues," Campbell said.
Because federal leadership seeks to maintain the status quo in protecting the environment, he said, states are taking more control of environmental issues.
Campbell also advocated community involvement in cleaning the environment.
"New Jersey is different because we have had benefit of extraordinary citizen advocacy as we have come forward with environmental protection policies," he said.
Campbell has worked with McGreevey to preserve drinking water quality and manage water resources during droughts. In addition, he has been a leading force behind the governor's anti-sprawl legislation to improve public parks and recreation areas.
"We are very impressed by Campbell and the administration's efforts in not only protecting water but also improving air quality and reducing pollution," said Denise Patel, campus organizer for New Jersey Water Watch.
Campbell's policies have even influenced the environmental engineering curriculum at the University.
Civil and environmental engineering professor Jim Smith said, "Campbell's work has motivated the engineering school to strengthen focus on problems relating to the urban environment and water quality."
Campbell, a graduate of Amherst College and the University of Chicago Law School, has been McGreevey's commissioner of the DEP since 2002.
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