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A Helping Hand
Dr. William
Montgomery, kneeling, an associate professor of geoscience at
New Jersey City University (NJCU), and his students have been
working with the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority
(JCMUA) to ensure the City’s compliance with the Department of
Environmental Protection Stormwater Regulations. With Rajiv
Prakas h,
center, a staff engineer with the JCMUA, and Dr. Montgomery’s
supervision, NJCU students have collected Global Positioning
System (GPS) data that will be used to inventory inlets,
hydrants, and manholes and create bett er
computer models of the City’s water and sewer systems. The
students also stenciled messages about not dumping waste into
the inlets. NJCU students involved in the project, which covers
about 37 percent of
the City’s sys tem, included from left are sophomore Padmini
Harriram of
Jersey City; senior Sandira Robles of
Union City, standing behind; senior Rianne Jodice of
Weehawken; junior Mark Zdziarski of Nutley, partially seen;
Satish Ramrup of Jersey City, stand ing behind; senior Geoffrey
Keroti of Jersey City; senior Stephanie Morel of Ridgefield
Park; and NJCU alumnus Paul Kaczka, right, of Bayonne.
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