The New Jersey Highlands consists of 800,000 acres of largely contiguous forest stretching from Northwest Bergen County to Northern Hunterdon County. Over 4 million New Jerseyans in over 30 of 40 legislative districts receive at least some of their water from the New Jersey Highlands. The 2004 New Jersey Highlands Protection Act is one of the most important drinking water laws that the New Jersey Environmental Federation has helped to pass.

• The law is supposed to protect the Highlands' natural resources, especially its water supplies, the source for half the state's drinking water.
• These resources are key to New Jersey's economy: our 3 largest industries (food processing, recreation-tourism-fishing and pharmaceutical) are all water-dependent.
• If the New Jersey Highlands are not adequately protected, the cost for additional water treatment in just one North Jersey service area would be $100 billion over 50 years.

The Highlands Law is being delayed and weakened. Take Action Now: Tell Gov. Corzine that protection of New Jersey's water supply is vital.