{"content":[{"text":"Community Values in the Cleanup and Restoration of the Passaic River \n Revised Draft 2/18/2010","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.088788,"width":0.663659,"height":0.03828799999999999}},{"text":"The following values were developed by the Passaic River Community Advisory Group \n to represent the consensus ideals of the Passaic River community. These values are \n intended to guide federal agencies and other stakeholders in making sustainable \n decisions and taking responsible action regarding all aspects of the cleanup, \n restoration, and stewardship of the Passaic River.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.140909,"width":0.750891,"height":0.09051499999999998}},{"text":"Protection of Public Health \n • Design all decisions and activities to protect the health and safety of residents, \n visitors, and workers","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.245606,"width":0.7379290000000001,"height":0.056499999999999995}},{"text":"Environmental Protection and Restoration \n • Make all decisions in light of a long-term goal to eventually return the river to a \n fishable, swimmable condition \n • Restore the Passaic to a living river and a viable natural resource, with \n coordinated short and long-term efforts to conduct wetlands, habitat, and wildlife \n restoration \n • Place a high priority on locating natural resource restoration activities in the local \n communities that have been directly affected by the long-term pollution of the \n river \n • Protect against cross contamination to air, groundwater, and other environmental \n media \n • Clean sediments to a level that supports the above conditions and limits the \n potential for recontamination","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.316288,"width":0.7606710000000001,"height":0.23483299999999996}},{"text":"Economic Benefits \n • Plan and manage activities in order to protect ongoing commercial uses of the \n river \n • Create living wage jobs for local residents to the maximum extent possible \n • Engage local businesses in cleanup, restoration, and long-term stewardship \n activities to the maximum extent possible \n • Incentivize and support environmentally sustainable development of waterfront \n properties \n • Recognize the long-term economic value of creating recreational, park, and open \n space along the river as part of the cleanup and restoration process \n • Strike an appropriate balance between sustainable business and river restoration","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.565303,"width":0.7617849999999999,"height":0.201121}},{"text":"Community Benefits \n • Enhance area aesthetics through river beautification and litter removal \n • Protect local culture and heritage \n • Enhance and maintain the positive perception of the local community \n • Provide positive physical and societal connections between people and the river \n • Engage in ecological education for local residents, and particularly for youth","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.78053,"width":0.751971,"height":0.11293900000000001}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}