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Mercer County Soil Conservation District
ALTERNATE NAME
SCD
ADDRESS
508 Hughes Drive
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
PHONE
609-586-9603
FAX
609-586-1117
INTERNET ADDRESS
ADMINISTRATOR
William F. Brash, Jr., Director
CONTACT NAME
Heather McNeil-Nazareth, Education Coordinator
DESCRIPTION
A government agency, administered through the New Jersey
Department of Agriculture, which enforces the New Jersey Soil
Erosion and Sediment Control Law (Chapter 251), a state
regulation which is designed to protect New Jersey's water
quality by preventing erosion from polluting surface water.
PROGRAMS
Assunpink Environmental Institute, Inc.: A non-profit
organization established by the Mercer County Soil
Conservation District to further environmental education and
research focusing on cost effective solutions to present
environmental concerns for the residents of central New Jersey.
NJ Envirothon: Annual competition that challenges the
environmental knowledge of NJ high school students in a
unique outdoor setting.
FOUNDED
1959
SUBJECTS
Environmental Organizations and Services
LAST UPDATED
3/08