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532:Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
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617:Woodcliff Lake Reservoir
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809:Garfield
749:Denville
700:Caldwell
655:Bernards
199:See also
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1282:Suffern
1251:Wyckoff
1231:Wharton
1206:Wanaque
1066:Passaic
1056:Paramus
1024:Oakland
929:Maywood
919:Madison
869:Hohokus
839:Harding
834:Hanover
829:Haledon
744:Clifton
166:E. coli
109:in the
101:of the
52:improve
1287:Tuxedo
1277:Ramapo
1272:Monroe
1211:Warren
1186:Verona
1181:Vernon
1171:Totowa
1166:Summit
1161:Sparta
1091:Ramsey
1039:Orange
1019:Nutley
1004:Newark
924:Mahwah
879:Kearny
690:Butler
1221:Wayne
754:Dover
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490:Lakes
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37:, or
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