Passed the Private Well Testing Bill, which requires the testing and disclosure of private wells and increases groundwater monitoring and cleanup. NJEF's Vote Environment Committee (VEC) won 44 of 49 legislative and gubernatorial races, including 12 of 13 of the most competitive races where the VEC aggressively campaigned. NJEF's canvass identified 14,000 voters in 5 key districts that provided the margin of victory for 6 endorsees. Pressured USEPA and NJDEP to set stricter health based standards for arsenic and radium in drinking water. Assisted Pemberton First, a local group, in delaying the rezoning of 450-500 acres of farm land into high density housing and a golf course. Passed more Integrated Pest Management (IPM) resolutions in urban areas like Perth Amboy, Elizabeth, and Irvington bringing the total number of IPM policies/programs passed to date to 86. Introduced (A-3694-Lance, Corodemus) (S-2464- Mattheussen) legislation that incorporates 3 critical pieces of the Defend NJ's Waters platform giving drinking water sources the same protections as trout streams, and slowing sprawl to prevent further degradation. Within 2 weeks of introduction 63 co-sponsors signed on providing a bipartisan majority in both houses. Prevented USEPA (through amendments to HR2620) from spending any of its budget on delaying or weakening its adopted 10ppb standard for arsenic in drinking water. Restored the NJ DEP's lab and (added) 200 more water monitoring stations. Stopped all the bad provisions to Governor Whitman's controversial water rules while winning adoption of Subchapter 8 of the Water Quality Management Planning Rules. It requires environmental reviews for proposed developments of 6 or more homes using septic systems. Staved off, working with other members of the Alliance to End the Delaware Deepening, US Rep. Andrews and US Sen. Torricelli, NJ Sen. Matheussen, NJ Asm. Geist, NJ Asm. Bagger, the deepening of Delaware River pending a GAO study due out in Spring 2002. Represented on the NJ Information Network for Pesticides and Alternative Strategies Advisory Committee.   Increased notification for mosquito spraying in Bergen, Passaic, and Monmouth counties, decreased state wide pesticide use for West Nile Virus mosquito control by focusing on increased source reduction and larvaciding. Reappointed to the US EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee through September 30, 2003. Improved NJ DEP regulations for training and licensing pesticide applicators, requiring the use of least hazardous pesticides and more effective public notification of community spraying programs, and prohibiting false or misleading advertising of pesticide products. The regulations were formally adopted November 19, 2001. Providing organizing assistance to South Camden Citizens in Action who are facing an environmental health injustice operation of St. Lawrence Cement in their pollution laden neighborhood. Helped shutdown a newly approved Berlin Well #12 which was drying up Kettlerun Stream, private wells, and the lake system in Evesham. Stalled repeated legislative efforts to prevent towns from applying appropriate environmental public health and quality of life regulations on local mines and quarries. Organized more than 2 dozen press conferences and generated hundreds of tv, radio, and newspaper stories on a variety of water, sprawl, and toxics issues. Defeated repeated efforts to pass A-794 which unfairly singled out the NJDEP (and no other state agencies) to reimburse legal fees to polluters who "prevailed" (including settlements) in a challenge to an enforcement action–severely restricting the DEP's willingness to take action against polluters. Campaigned for the passage of the federal School Environment Protection Act (SEPA) to reduce pesticide use, provide right to know to parents, and require USEPA to test new pesticides. It passed in the US Senate. NJEF's field canvass generated hundreds of letters to the U.S. House but it lost in Conference Committee by one vote. Expanded NJEF's member groups to 106. Our canvass was able to reach 120,000 households generated over 40,000 new individual members and over 17,000 handwritten letters on water, sprawl, and toxics issues.