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February 6, 2004

New Jersey Farmers Get $100 Million to Safeguard Water

New Jersey is getting it right on water, adopting rules that will place 300 foot buffers around more than 6,000 miles of waterways - the most comprehensive water protections in the nation. And they are providing financing for doing so through establishment of trees, shrubs, vegetative strips used to filter water, contour grass strips and grass waterways.

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