Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Whippany River Watershed Action Committee


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The result was   no consensus. Stifle (talk) 17:39, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Whippany River Watershed Action Committee

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This committee is a local committee and really has no other notability than cleaning up a local river. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 03:22, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 14:39, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
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 * Delete The sources are essentially parochial coverage, and for at least some of them it seems doubtful that they can truly be regarded as independent sources. There is no real evidence of notability. It is clear that the article was created to publicise its subject. The article was created by an account (now blocked) with an unambiguous conflict of interest, and subsequently all the substantive edits have been by a single purpose account, perhaps the same person. JamesBWatson (talk) 12:08, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - See below for independent, third-party reliable sources that cover this topic in detail. Northamerica1000 (talk) 08:59, 11 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep  (apparent keep comment from article talk p. by contributor--should have been placed here--DGG 


 * The following can be found on the United States Environmental Protection Agency website http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/7144dd430c47561885257018004c77a3/d6165ffef5f792e18525716a005bccfb!OpenDocument on the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee
 * The Whippany River Watershed Management project was New Jersey’s pilot watershed management project. The Watershed Action Committee is a coalition of citizens and municipalities dedicated to preserving and protecting the land and water resources within the watershed and achieving the goals of the watershed management plan. Among their accomplishments is the creation of model ordinances that have been adopted by watershed municipalities to address nonpoint source pollution. They have also undertaken a project to achieve a 58% reduction in fecal coliform to meet the Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL, established by the plan. Through education and outreach they are engaging the entire watershed community in the effort to restore and protect its valuable water resources. (LeonardC (talk) 04:25, 6 January 2012 (UTC))


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, causa sui (talk) 20:50, 10 January 2012 (UTC)


 * 'Keep - Significant coverage in reliable sources; topic passes WP:GNG:
 * NJ.com - River group celebrates watershed moment at Morristown's Willow Hall
 * The Record - Eco-friendly projects showcased
 * Additionally, there are many paywalled sources available:, , , , ,.
 * — Northamerica1000 (talk) 07:29, 11 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk about my edits? 17:08, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

 http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cecomm/whippany.pdf The 69-square-mile watershed was chosen as a kind of “test case”—to coordinate and integrate regulatory and non-regulatory water resource programs in New Jersey to a greater degree than had ever been attempted in the past. Several years into the Project, a mayors' committee specifically for local municipal officials was formed and has since evolved into the current Whippany River Watershed Action Committee. Another link from Rutgers University, http://morris.njaes.rutgers.edu/environment/Stormwater/Maintenance%20manual%20Dinesh.pdf “The Whippany River Watershed Action Committee. First Regional Stormwater Management Plan and now First Residential Cluster Rain Garden Project.” Both projects were the first of their kind in New Jersey. In an article titled “Beware Water Quality When Wet” from the Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s largest newspaper, link http://wrwac.org/news/SL_study_part1.jpg “Because of their successes, they (Whippany River Watershed Action Committee) became a model for watershed management in the state,” said Larry Baier who directs the DEP’s watershed management division.” The meeting notice mentioned in same article was to announce the study findings conducted by the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee. (LeonardC (talk) 03:02, 28 January 2012 (UTC))
 * Merge & Redirect I checked the article's references, and most of them are about the Whippany River, and not about the Whippany River Watershed Action Committee. There are two references, in the Star Ledger and Daily Record specifically discussing WRWAC, but they appear to be more like meeting notices than real news.  A subsequent Google search I did found few independent references.  I do not wish to denigrate any work that WRWAC has done, but I believe that the topic does not meet Wikipedia's notability standards. I think that a sentence or two could be added to the Whippany River article about WRWAC.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dwainwr123 (talk • contribs) 04:38, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * 'Keep – Additional coverage in reliable sources as per Wikipedia notability standards: United States Environmental Protection Agency, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Rutgers University.
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