The Deal Lake Commission has joined forces with Clean Ocean Action [COA] to search for possible sources of human pathogen pollution within the Deal Lake watershed, Chairman Don Brockel announced in written news statement Monday. “This effort started months ago after hearing about the successful efforts of COA and the Environmental Canine Services [ECS] within the […]

Deal’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a new municipal beach Friday. The public beach, located between Marine Place and Neptune Avenue, includes a swimming zone that by law will not exceed 300 ft. in width. “The addition of beach fees seemed inevitable thanks to the Army Corps’ replenishment project,” said Surfrider Foundation co chair Andrew […]

While we dodged a bullet during last week’s nor’easter, a few inches more of rainfall would have caused flood damage to nearby properties, said Deal Lake Commission Chairman Don Brockel. During “the latest northeaster, ocean water poured into Deal Lake 2-3 hours before and after high tide,” Brockel said. The lake “just got pounded by […]

Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] Commissioner Bob Martin announced a $1.66 million contract to remove sand pushed by Superstorm Sandy into Deal Lake has been awarded to Tri-State Dredging of Philadelphia. The project, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service [NRCS], will dredge 12,000 cubic yards of material. The […]

The Deal Lake Commission has announced its spring clean-up event. The clearing of logs, debris and trash will begin 9 a.m. March 28 at the Asbury Boat ramp, officials said. Participants are asked to wear older clothing and shoes and bring along their work gloves. There will be some work gloves available if you don’t […]

The Deal Lake Commission [DLC] is looking for volunteers to help clean Deal Lake on Saturday, Sept. 20. The end of summer cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. at the Asbury Park boat ramp, located on Seventh Avenue across from the 7-11 store. It is suggested volunteers bring gloves, wear old clothes, shoes, boots, or waders […]

The federal government has approved a request for post-Sandy dredging and debris removal to Deal Lake, but the funds are significantly less than the total sought by the Deal Lake Commission [DLC]. The DLC teamed up with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection [NJDEP] to request a total $6.9 million in federal aid for […]

The Deal Lake Commission has teamed up with the The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection [NJDEP] to request $6.9 million in federal assistance to restore the eastern end of Deal Lake that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, according to a news release from the Deal Lake Commission. The NJDEP will give the 10 percent of matching […]

Residents and homeowners around the Deal Lake area need not be alarmed in the coming days as the level of the lake significantly decreases. In preparation for an upcoming lake clean up to take place Oct. 26, members of the Deal Lake Commission will begin to lower the lake starting Oct. 22 by opening up […]

When members of the Deal Lake Commission went to survey the damage Hurricane Sandy caused to the flume house that connects Deal Lake with the Atlantic Ocean, they thought they were going to have to replace the entire structure. “It was pretty bad,” said Don Brockel [shown above, in front of the flume house], chairman […]