Members of Save Barnegat Bay are calling on the state to test for pollution after a second brown plume discharged from a Seaside Park pumping station surfaced over the weekend. 

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State officials have said the plume has no contaminants, according to NJ Advance Media. It's being contained by booms.

Ken Israel, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Transportation, told NJ Advance Media the plume is from sediment that settled in the pipes and was pumped out during flushing.

Contractors hired by the state have been trying to seal the pipes and the boom system is designed to contain the silt and allow it to settle on the bay floor, according to NJ Advance Media.

Officials continue to insist the water is safe and reiterated silt discharges are possible during construction work on nine pumping stations.

Britta Wenzel, executive Director of Save Barnegat Bay, told the Asbury Park Press the nine outfalls should be required to have individual pollution permits with monitoring plans. She claimed the pumps run 24 hours a day, even though they're not supposed to.

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