ORGANIZATION

The Lower Passaic &  Saddle River Alliance is made up of over 30 local community groups, businesses, state and federal agencies, and local citizens working to improve and protect the natural resources of the Lower Passaic River watershed. Our geographic focus is the Passaic River and its tributaries from Two Bridges in Wayne to Newark Bay.  The Alliance is working to preserve, protect and restore the Lower Passaic River by improving public access to the River, monitoring tributary streams for sources of pollution and working with partner organizations to reconnect River communities to the River and to change their often negative perceptions of this valuable public resource.

For more information on how you can get involved please contact the PAC Chair, Mark Newell, (973) 239-5943, mnewell@ramapo.edu .  Normally meets second Thursday of each month at various locations around the watershed.

Education and Outreach Committee (EOC)
The goal of the EOC is to assure that all residents have a basic understanding of what a watershed is and their direct connection to their watershed. For more information on how to get involved please contact the EOC Chair, Tom Pietrykoski, at (973) 817-5735, TPietrykoski@PVSC.COM . Normally meets third Wednesday of each month; Allwood Branch of the Clifton Public Library - 44 Lyall Road , Clifton, NJ . Click for map.

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
The TAC will facilitate the development of a comprehensive, holistic watershed management approach for the protection and restoration of WMA4 by providing technical leadership and guidance on all scientific and technical issues. For more information on how to get involved please contact the TAC Chair, Russ Furnari, at (973) 430-8848, russell.furnari@pseg.com.  Normally meets fourth Thursday of each month; William Patterson University Alumni house- 42 Harmon Place, North Haledon, NJ   Click for map.

Open Space Committee (OSC)
The mission of the WMA4 OSC is to protect and preserve open space within WMA4 in order to maintain water quality and water quantity and to protect public health and maintain and improve the ecologic integrity of the waterway biodiversity. Preservation should be through sound ecological methods that take into account sound economics for public benefit and public awareness. For more information on how you can get involved please contact the OSC Chair, Paul Russo, at (973) 748-9000 ext. 312, turtle34@comcast.net