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https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2019/03/04/nj-waterways-get-more-protection-under-new-rules/3055920002/ I can't help but wonder if more of the river would be included if the "mussel study" hadn't been limited to Oakland.

As you may be aware mussels thrive on organic waste. Due to over-development in the Ramapo Valley, serviced by thousands of aging septic fields, our mussels have become quite muscular.

You may recall that in 2014 the Borough of Oakland undertook a project to restore their section of the Ramapo River, not unlike similar projects on the Musconetcong, and the Raritan. Since the Borough Council never does it right the first time, there were a series of missteps that culminated in...