Introduction to Summaries of each Watershed Management Area
The following summaries provide information about New Jersey’s 20 watershed management
areas (WMAs). Major sources of information used for these summaries included: interviews with
all WMA contractors; background documents requested of and provided by WMA contractors to
the NJ Council of Watershed Associations; WMA web sites; and the NJDEP website. The
description below explains how the information is presented and a list of acronyms can be found
at the end of this section. The list of acronyms can expand for an easy reference.
PLACE:
• The size of the WMA is noted in square miles; the NJDEP Division of Watershed
Management website and/or the WMA contractors provide this information.
• Population estimates for each WMA were not available. WMA borders are hydrologicallybased and thus non-political; by contrast, U.S. Bureau of the Census population data is
reported along political lines (municipalities, counties).
• The number of municipalities and counties noted includes those that are wholly or partly
within the WMA.
KEY ISSUES:
• WMA problems includes a brief description of the key physical problems affecting water
quality or quantity in the WMA, if an official determination of such by the WMA was
available. A blank entry for this category should not be taken to mean that a WMA lacks
physical watershed problems but, rather, that the information was not readily available.
• WMA characteristics lists the top few general land use/land cover categories in the WMA,
based on the most recent 1995/97 GIS data. Each category of land use/land cover is
represented as a percentage of the total area of the WMA. The six categories are:
Agriculture (“Ag”), Barren Land, Forest, Urban Land (“Urban”), Water, and Wetlands.
More detailed information on land use/land cover data for the state is available through the
NJDEP Bureau of Geographic Information Systems at (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis).
CONTRACT:
• Contractor – The NJDEP has contracted the task of organizing the 20 watershed
management areas (WMAs) and managing the watershed planning process to 16 agents,
including county governments, water suppliers, municipal utility authorities, and planning
entities. The name of each contractor is noted in this category.
• Affiliation is the interest each contracting organization considers itself as representing or
closely affiliated with, as chosen from the following: Agriculture, Business/Industry,
Educator, Environment, County Government, Development, Municipal or County Utility
Authority, State Government, or Water Supplier. Where the contracting agent indicated
more than one affiliation, the answer is “Multiple.”
• Project employees (DEP $) is the number of staff employed by the contracting
organization who are working on the WMA project and funded through contract with
NJDEP. Project employees (non-DEP $) is the number of staff employed by the
contracting organization who are working on the WMA project but not funded through
contract with NJDEP.
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CONTRACT CONT’D:
• Sub-contractors lists the entities, if any, hired by the WMA to conduct work for the WMA.
Phase 1 indicates the planning phase of the WMA’s contract, and Phase 2 the
implementation phase.
• Date, duration, amount of contract funding lists information regarding the contract
between NJDEP and each WMA contractor.
• Note: In the case of the Passaic River Basin Project (WMAs 3, 4 and 6) and the Raritan
Basin Project (8, 9 and 10), the summaries indicate when the information listed in this
section applies to the project and not to a single WMA.
• WMA website is the official website address for the WMA.
STRUCTURE
• Management structure notes the major decision making bodies within the WMA. A
typical management structure might include an executive/coordinating/steering committee,
Public Advisory Committee (PAC), TAC (Technical Advisory Committee), and
subcommittees specializing in areas such as open space or education and outreach.
Management structures vary among WMAs, with each given the flexibility to choose a
management structure specific to the WMA. If available, information is included about the
composition, role, and meeting frequency of each organizational body, e.g., the PAC,
executive committee, and subcommittees. (Note: A Public Advisory Committee is
designed to be a representative committee of interests formed for the purpose of advising
the WMA on policy or other relevant issues in the development and implementation of the
watershed management area plan.)
• Diagram: A graphic depiction of the WMA organizational structure is included if available
from the WMA.
BYLAWS
• “Yes” or “No” indicates whether the WMA has developed by-laws. The summaries
provide highlights of a WMA’s by-laws, except in those instances when the NJCWA was
unable to obtain a copy of the by-laws.
STATUS
• Applications of Plan, if known indicate any stated intentions by the WMA regarding
practical application of the WMA’s comprehensive Watershed Management Plan. Each
WMA is responsible for developing a Watershed Management Plan, i.e., a plan to protect
and improve water and water-related resources by identifying actions to maintain, restore
and enhance existing water quality, water quantity and ecosystem health, wherever
attainable, within a watershed management area (NJDEP definition). Planned applications
of the Plan might include using it to influence local decision making, for example. Often,
intended application of the Plan was not able to be determined from materials supplied by
a WMA.
• Status of Plan notes the anticipated date for a WMA’s Watershed Management Plan, if this
information was available from materials supplied by the WMA.
• C&A Report – A WMA may be required by its Scope of Work to produce a
characterization and assessment of water quality and water quantity.
• Decision making process for Action Now indicates any formal process established by the
WMA to rank and recommend NJDEP/U.S. EPA funding of “Action Now” (water quality
restoration projects) proposals.
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MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Major participants include private corporations, non-profit and citizen-based organizations,
government entities (local, county, state, and federal), academic entities, etc. Departments within
county government are grouped under the name of that county, e.g., "Cape May County
(Engineering, Health, Mosquito Commission, MUA, Planning)." Municipalities are often grouped
together, e.g., “Municipalities (Monroe, Piscataway, South Brunswick, South River, Spotswood,
others)” (WMA 9).
SOURCES:
• Background documents requested of each WMA contractor and used for these summaries
included: information on management structures; bylaws; scope of work; processes for
making decisions, including processes used for making decisions on Action Now grant
projects, and descriptions or other materials on accomplishments. Contractors often sent
additional materials not specifically requested by the NJCWA, such as mission statements;
goals and objectives; overview PowerPoint presentations; committee and subcommittee
agendas and minutes; quarterly reports, etc.
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WMA 1
WMA 1: UPPER DELAWARE
Northwest Region
1. PLACE
Size: 746 square miles
Municipalities: 54
Counties: Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, Warren
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: Water quality impairments, development pressures
WMA characteristics: Forest 53%, Ag 19%, Urban 14%, Wetlands 10%
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(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council
Affiliation: Multiple
Project employees (DEP $): 7 partial
Project employees (non-DEP $): 3
Sub-contractors: NJ Conservation Foundation, Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Jul-00, 2 years, $400K
WMA website: www.upperdelaware.org
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Project Work Group, Committees
• Project Work Group:
Composition – RC&D (4), NRCS (4), NJCF (1), USGS (1), NJDEP (3), and
Watershed Ambassador.
Stakeholder Composition – representatives from agriculture, watershed &
lake associations, planning departments, environmental commissions,
open space commissions, recreation commissions, health departments,
state agencies, federal government and utilities.
Meetings – every 1 to 2 months.
• Committees (4): Characterization & Assessment, Open Space &
Farmland Preservation, Education & Outreach, and Action Now.
Meetings – every 1 to 2 months.
Diagram: See page 2.
5. BYLAWS
No.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of Plan: (unknown)
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C&A Report: Scope of Work deliverable, 18-month timeframe
Decision making process for Action Now: Evaluation criteria for ranking projects
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7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); New Jersey
Conservation Foundation; NJDEP – Watershed Management; North Jersey
Resource Conservation and Development Council; U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS)
Sources
------------------------------------S -- Settings Report, Nov-01
Sc -- Scope of Work, Jul-00
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 1: UPPER DELAWARE
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
CHARACTERIZATION &
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
COMMITTEE
PROJECT WORK GROUP
(detailed composition of
work group below)
OPEN SPACE &
FARMLAND
PRESERVATION
COMMITTEE
NRCS
Technical Support Team
NJDEP
ACTION NOW
COMMITTEE
NORTH JERSEY RC&D
Project Manager – Donna Drewes
Project Coordinator – Christine Hall
North Jersey RC&D
Recreational Assessment
Outreach Assistance
GIS Support
NJ Conservation
Foundation
Open Space/Farmland
Preservation Plan
U.S. Geological
Survey
Water Quality
Assessment
WMA 2
WMA 2: WALLKILL
Northwest Region
1. PLACE
Size: 208 square miles
Municipalities: 13
Counties: Sussex, Passaic
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
WMA characteristics: Forest 49%, Wetlands 17%, Ag 16%, Urban 15%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority
Affiliation: Municipal Utilities Authority
Project employees (DEP $): 1.8
Project employees (non-DEP $): 0
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Sub-contractors: Cerenzio & Panaro, P.C.
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: March-00, 2 years, $235K
WMA website: www.wallkillriver.org
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: PAC, Coordinating Committee, Work Committees
• Coordinating Committee:
Composition – Work Committee coordinators, SCMUA administrator,
watershed coordinator, watershed specialist, NJDEP.
Meetings – Meets monthly.
• Work Committees (3): Land Use, Public Education & Outreach, TAC.
Meetings – monthly.
Diagram: See page 2.
5. BYLAWS
No.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: Characterization and assessment of
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parameters for TMDL development; NJDEP decision-making; etc.
Status of Plan: (unknown)
C&A Report: DEP draft C&A report (2000); C&A report not Scope of Work
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deliverable; DEP to prepare inventory/characterization report.
WMA working on Settings Report; developed and implemented
surface water chemical sampling program to augment DEP
collected data and to apply to C&A; planning C&A report in 2 yrs.
Decision making process for Action Now: (unknown)
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Local lake community organizations; Municipalities (Environmental
Commissions, Health Directors, Planning Boards); NJDEP – Forestry, Watershed
Management; school environmental clubs; Sussex County (Board of Agriculture,
Engineering, Health, MUA, Strategic Growth Committee); U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service
Sources
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
Sc -- Scope of Work, Mar-00
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 2: WALLKILL
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
SCMUA
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SCMUA ADMINISTRATOR
JOHN HATZELIS
COORDINATING COMMITTEE
LAND USE
PUBLIC ED/OUTREACH
TAC
WATERSHED COORDINATOR
NATHANIEL SAJDAK
WATERSHED AMBASSADOR
WATERSHED SPECIALIST
ERNEST HOFER
GIS SPECIALIST
VACANT
WMA 3
WMA 3: Pompton, Pequannock, Wanaque, Ramapo
(Passaic River Basin Project)
Northeast Region
1. PLACE
Size: 238 square miles
Municipalities: 21
Counties: Bergen, Morris, Passaic, Sussex
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
WMA characteristics: Forest 58%, Urban 24%, Wetlands 10%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (NJDWSC)
Affiliation: Water supplier
Project employees (DEP $) (PRB Project): 2
Project employees (non-DEP $) (PRB Project): 6-7
Sub-contractors (PRB Project): Ecosystems Consulting Services, Inc.;
Killam Associates; Najarian Associates; Palisades Interstate Parks
Commission; Passaic River Coalition; Morris Land Conservancy;
Webb Communications
Date, duration, amount of contract funding (PRB Project): Oct-00, 4 years, $1.75M
WMA website: www.njdwsc.com/prbwmp/index.htm
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Passaic River Basin Consortium;
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WMA 3 PAC, Coordinating Committee, Committees
• Passaic River Basin Consortium:
Composition – Passaic River Coalition (environment), Passaic River
Basin Alliance (dischargers), Passaic Valley Water Commission (water
supplier), Palisades Interstate Parks Commission (open space).
Role – Works as management committee to assist NJDWSC in making
decisions relating to administration of watershed planning and
management processes.
Meetings – monthly.
• WMA 3 PAC:
Voting members – Multi-jurisdictional public utilities, municipalities,
counties, qualified local organized groups, those recognized by
Coordinating Committee, and citizens serving as Committee Chair or
Vice Chair.
Role – Serves in advisory capacity to NJDEP and makes
recommendations on funding, issues, goals, priorities and actions for
WMA 3 as developed through watershed planning process.
Meetings – monthly.
• WMA 3 Coordinating Committee:
Composition – PAC Chair and Vice Chair, Chairs of Committees (3)
[voting]; NJDEP (1), U.S. EPA (1), NJDWSC (1) [advisory].
Role – Prepares meeting agendas for PAC and makes recommendations
on policies, objectives, actions and other PAC business.
Meetings – monthly.
• WMA 3 Committees (3): TAC, Education & Outreach, Open Space.
Also interim committees as needed, established by PAC.
Meetings – monthly.
Diagram: N/A
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 3
5. BYLAWS
Yes. WMA 3 By-Laws include definitions; description of PAC; election, terms,
and duties of officers; composition and roles of committees; guidelines for
meetings; PAC membership; amendments; and rules of procedure.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of Plan: Passaic River Basin Plan – Scheduled Oct-04.
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C&A Report: Scope of Work deliverable. Anticipated Sep-02.
Decision making process for Action Now: PAC ranks Action Now projects
through comparison of project proposals with WMA goals and
objectives.
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Passaic Basin
NJDEP – Watershed Management; North Jersey District Water Supply
Commission; Palisades Interstate Parks Commission; Passaic River Alliance;
Passaic River Coalition; Passaic Valley Water Commission
WMA specific
East Jersey Trout Unlimited; Greenwood Lake Watershed Management District;
LMS Engineers; Municipalities (Bloomingdale, Mahwah, Oakland, Ramsey,
Wayne, West Milford); Pequannock River Coalition; Ramapo River Interstate
Partnership; Sierra Club; Skylands CLEAN; TRC Omni Environmental; Victoria
Foundation; Wanaque REACH
Sources
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
B -- Bylaws for WMA 3, Sep-01
Sc -- Passaic River Basin Scope of Work
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 4
WMA 4: Lower Passaic
(Passaic River Basin Project)
Northeast Region
1. PLACE
Size: 180 square miles
Municipalities: 66
Counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
NJDEP
WMA characteristics: Urban 83%, Forest 11%, Wetlands 4%
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (NJDWSC)
Affiliation: Water supplier
Project employees (DEP $) (PRB Project): 2
Project employees (non-DEP $) (PRB Project): 6-7
Sub-contractors (PRB Project): Ecosystems Consulting Services, Inc.;
Killam Associates; Najarian Associates; Palisades Interstate Parks
Commission; Passaic River Coalition; Morris Land Conservancy;
Webb Communications
Date, duration, amount of contract funding (PRB Project): Oct-00, 4 years, $1.75M
WMA website: www.njdwsc.com/prbwmp/index.htm
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Passaic River Basin Consortium;
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WMA 4 PAC, Executive Committee, Committees
• Passaic River Basin Consortium:
Composition – Passaic River Coalition (environment), Passaic River
Basin Alliance (dischargers), Passaic Valley Water Commission (water
supplier), Palisades Interstate Parks Commission (open space).
Role – Works as management committee to assist NJDWSC in making
decisions relating to administration of watershed planning and
management processes.
Meetings – monthly.
• WMA 4 PAC:
Voting members – Multi-jurisdictional utilities, municipalities, counties,
Chairs of permanent committees, qualifying stakeholder groups, major
employers, others designated by PAC.
Role – Serves in advisory capacity to NJDEP and makes
recommendations on funding, issues, goals, priorities and actions for
WMA 4 as developed through watershed planning process.
Meetings – monthly.
• WMA 4 Executive Committee:
Composition – PAC Chair and Vice Chair, Chairs of Committees (3)
[voting]; NJDEP (1), U.S. EPA (1), NJDWSC (1) [advisory].
Role – Prepares meeting agendas for PAC and makes recommendations
on policies, objectives, actions and other PAC business.
Meetings – monthly.
• WMA 4 Committees (3): TAC, Education & Outreach, Open Space.
Also special committees as needed, established by PAC.
Meetings – monthly.
Diagram: N/A
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 4
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of Plan: Passaic River Basin Plan – Scheduled Oct-04.
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C&A Report: Scope of Work deliverable. Anticipated Sep-02.
Decision making process for Action Now: PAC ranks Action Now projects
through comparison of project proposals with WMA goals and
objectives.
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Passaic Basin
NJDEP – Watershed Management; North Jersey District Water Supply
Commission; Palisades Interstate Parks Commission; Passaic River Alliance;
Passaic River Coalition; Passaic Valley Water Commission
WMA-specific
Bergen County (Planning); Hudson/Essex/Passaic SCD; League of Women
Voters; Municipalities (Bloomfield, Clifton, Fair Lawn, Mahwah, Ramsey,
Ridgewood, Wayne); NJ Builders Association; NJ Community Water Watch; NJ
Environmental Water Association (NJEWA); Northwest Bergen County Utility
Authority (NWBCUA); Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission; PSEG Services
Corporation; Ramapo College; Ridgewood Water Company; Sierra Club; William
Paterson University
Sources
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
B -- Bylaws for WMA 4, Sep-01
Sc -- Passaic River Basin Scope of Work
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 5
WMA 5: HACKENSACK
Northeast Region
1. PLACE
Size: 165 square miles
Municipalities: 61
Counties: Bergen, Hudson
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
WMA characteristics: Urban 69%, Forest 11%, Water 11%, Wetlands 7%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Bergen County Department of Health Services
Affiliation: County government
Project employees (DEP $): 1
Project employees (non-DEP $): ½
Sub-contractors: N/A
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Dec-00, 4 years, $600K
WMA website: www.wma5nj.org
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: PAC, PAC Steering Committee, Management
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Committee, Committees
• PAC Steering Committee:
Composition (30) – elected municipal officials (2), county officials (3),
utilities (2), watershed associations (3), government agencies (2),
agriculture/major landowners (2), industry/dischargers (2), recreational
interests (1), civic organizations (2), homebuilders/developers (1),
citizens (5), education/academia (2), Committee Chairs (3) [voting];
watershed coordinator (1), NJDEP (1) [advisory]. Officers elected by
Steering Committee members for maximum of two one-year terms.
Role – Lead body of PAC; sets agenda, determines general policies,
approves routine business items.
Meetings – monthly (minimum six times per year).
• Management Committee:
Composition – Bergen County Department of Health Services, Fairleigh
Dickinson University, Hackensack Riverkeeper, New Jersey
Meadowlands Commission, Rutgers University Center for Information
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Management Integration and Connectivity, United Water Company
Role – Represents key interest groups in WMA and works with
contractor to make decisions related to administration of the watershed
planning and management processes required in contract.
• Committees (3): Education & Outreach, Open Space, TAC.
Composition – Open to PAC members. Officers elected by committee
members for maximum of two one-year terms.
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
Yes. WMA 5 bylaws include description, role, and officers of PAC, PAC Steering
B
Committee, and other committees.
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 5
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: To be completed in a form suitable for
proposal and adoption by NJDEP as an amendment to the
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Northeast Water Quality Management Plan.
Status of Plan: Scheduled for completion Dec-04.
C&A Report: Not Scope of Work deliverable. Deliverable GIS base maps to
“be coordinated with DEP efforts to prepare C&A reports for each
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WMA.”
Decision making process for Action Now: No written criteria. TAC evaluated;
PAC reviewed, established priority, presented to steering
committee for concurrence. Project list formulated.
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Bergen County Department of Health Services; Fairleigh Dickinson
University; Hackensack Riverkeeper; NJDEP – Watershed Management; New
Jersey Meadowlands Commission; Rutgers University Center for Information
Management Integration and Connectivity; United Water Company
Sources
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
B -- Bylaws, Nov-00
Sc -- Scope of Work
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02
WMA 6
WMA 6: Middle Passaic, Whippany
(Passaic River Basin Project)
Northeast Region
1. PLACE
Size: 414 square miles
Municipalities: 52
Counties: Essex, Morris, Somerset, Sussex
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
WMA characteristics: Urban 43%, Forest 34%, Wetlands 17%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (NJDWSC)
Affiliation: Water supplier
Project employees (DEP $) (PRB Project): 2
Project employees (non-DEP $) (PRB Project): 6-7
Sub-contractors (PRB Project): Ecosystems Consulting Services, Inc.;
Killam Associates; Najarian Associates; Palisades Interstate Parks
Commission; Passaic River Coalition; Morris Land Conservancy; Webb
Communications
Date, duration, amount of contract funding (PRB Project): Oct-00, 4 years, $1.75M
WMA website: www.njdwsc.com/prbwmp/index.htm
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Passaic River Basin Consortium;
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WMA 6 PAC, Steering Committee, Committees
• Passaic River Basin Consortium:
Composition – Passaic River Coalition (environment), Passaic River Basin
Alliance (dischargers), Passaic Valley Water Commission (water supplier),
Palisades Interstate Parks Commission (open space).
Role – Works as management committee to assist NJDWSC in making
decisions relating to administration of watershed planning and management
processes.
Meetings – monthly.
• WMA 6 PAC:
Voting members – Multi-jurisdictional utilities, municipalities, counties, Chairs of
permanent committees, qualifying stakeholder groups, major employers, builders
association representative, others designated by PAC.
Role – Serves in advisory capacity to NJDEP and makes recommendations on
funding, issues, goals, priorities and actions for WMA 6 as developed through
watershed planning process.
Meetings – monthly.
• WMA 6 Steering Committee:
Composition – PAC Chair and Vice Chair, Chairs of standing and interim
Committees (3), Great Swamp WA (1), PRC (1), Passaic Valley Ground Water
Protection Committee (1), Rockaway River Watershed Cabinet (1), Ten Towns
Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee (1), Whippany River
Watershed Action Committee (1), counties (4), sewerage authorities (1), water
purveyors (1), building/development industry (1), Concerned Citizens of the
Second Ward of Morristown, others approved by PAC upon recommendation
of Steering Committee [voting]. NJDEP (1), U.S. EPA (1), NJDWSC (1)
[advisory].
Role – Prepares meeting agendas for PAC and makes recommendations on
policies, objectives, actions and other PAC business.
Meetings – monthly.
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 6
4. STRUCTURE CONT’D
•
WMA 6 Committees (3): TAC, Education & Outreach, Open Space. Also
interim committees as needed, established by PAC.
Meetings – monthly.
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
Yes. WMA 6 By-Laws include mission and description of PAC; election, terms,
and duties of officers; composition and roles of committees; guidelines for meetings;
PAC membership; selection of projects for grant funding; rules of procedure;
amendments.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known:
Status of Plan: Passaic River Basin Plan – Scheduled Oct-04.
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C&A Report: Scope of Work deliverable. Anticipated Sep-02.
Decision making process for Action Now: PAC ranks Action Now projects
through comparison of project proposals with WMA goals and objectives.
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Passaic Basin
NJDEP – Watershed Management; North Jersey District Water Supply
Commission; Palisades Interstate Parks Commission; Passaic River Alliance; Passaic
River Coalition; Passaic Valley Water Commission
WMA-specific
Concerned Citizens Second Ward, City of Newark (CCSW); Great Swamp WA;
LMS Engineers; Morris County (Planning Board); NJ Builders Association;
Municipalities (Morris, Morristown); NJ Watershed Ambassador Program (NJWAP);
Passaic Valley Ground Water Protection Committee (PVGWPC); Rockaway River
Watershed Cabinet; Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority (RVRSA); Two
Bridges Sewerage Authority (TBSA); TRC Omni Environmental; U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Planning); Victoria Foundation; Whippany River Watershed Action
Committee (WRWAC)
Sources
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
B -- Bylaws for PAC of WMA 6, Jan-02
Sc -- Passaic River Basin Scope of Work
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 7
WMA 7: ARTHUR KILL
Raritan Region
1. PLACE
Size: 180 square miles
Municipalities: 36
Counties: Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Union
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: Habitat loss and degradation; toxic contamination;
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pathogen contamination; floatable debris; nutrients; sedimentation
NJDEP
WMA characteristics: Urban 77%, Water 9%, Forest 9% (1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Union County
Affiliation: County government
Project employees (DEP $): 1
Project employees (non-DEP $): 0
Sub-contractors: Killam Associates; Najarian Associates
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Dec-00, 2 years, $400K
WMA website: www.njwma7.org
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: PAC, Steering Committee, Committees
• Steering Committee: Meetings – monthly.
• Committees (3): Education & Outreach, Open Space, Water Resources
Restoration
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
Yes. (Not sent.)
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of Plan: (unknown)
C&A Report: Draft Settings Report complete. C&A Report due Sep-02.
Decision making process for Action Now: (unknown)
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Essex County; Hudson County; local environmental organizations; Middlesex County;
NJDEP – Watershed Management; NPDES permittees; NY-NJ Harbor Estuary
Program; Union County; water purveyors
Sources
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P – PowerPoint presentation to Stakeholders of the Metropolitan Watershed at a WMA 7 PAC meeting, Dec-01.
NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 8
WMA 8: North and South Branch Raritan
(Raritan Basin Project)
Raritan Region
1. PLACE
Size: 468 square miles
Municipalities: 38
Counties: Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: Loss of agricultural and forest land, nutrient enrichment of
streams and reservoirs, water supply constraints re: ground water wells,
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fragmentation of natural areas, etc.
WMA characteristics: Forest 36%, Urban 27%, Ag 25%, Wetlands 9%
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(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: New Jersey Water Supply Authority
Affiliation: Water supplier
Project employees (DEP $) (Raritan Project): 6 funded (60/40 DEP/NJWSA)
Project employees (non-DEP $) (Raritan Project): See above
Sub-contractors: (Raritan Project): SBMWA, SBWA, URWA (Phase 1 and 2);
USGS, USDA-NRCS, Rutgers Center for Environmental Communication,
North Jersey RC&D (Phase 1)
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Feb-99, 4 years, $600K per WMA
WMA website: www.raritanbasin.org
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Raritan Basin Council, TAC, Issue Committees;
North and South Branch Raritan WMA Committee, WMA Work Groups
• Raritan Basin Council:
Composition – WMA Committee representatives – 2 per committee (6),
interest groups (9), Raritan Council Chair, Raritan TAC Chair and Vice Chair.
Non-member liaisons: NJWSA, NJDEP, U.S. EPA.
Meetings – monthly.
• Raritan Basin TAC: Formed by Raritan Council.
Meetings – monthly.
• Raritan Basin Issue Committees (2): Education & Outreach, Agricultural.
Meetings – monthly.
• North and South Branch Raritan WMA Committee:
Composition – Chair, Vice Chairs, Council representatives, Work Group
Chairs, various stakeholder groups.
Meetings – monthly.
• North and South Branch Raritan WMA Work Groups (4): Education &
Outreach, Land Use & Open Space, Headwaters & Stream Management,
Stormwater Management & Hydrology.
Meetings – monthly.
Diagram: See page 2.
5. BYLAWS
Yes. Raritan Basin Council General Operating Principles include decisionmaking approach for Council; membership on Council and Issue Committees; role of
WMA Committees and Chairs (public process).
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
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Status of Plan: Raritan Basin Plan – Expected adoption 2004.
C&A Report: Complete for Raritan Basin Aug-01. Scope of Work deliverable.
Decision making process for Action Now: Review Committee for 319/NPS Grants
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 8
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Raritan Basin
Bristol-Myers Squibb; Elizabethtown Water Company; ENSR International
Corporation; Freehold SCD; Killam Associates; Langan Engineering & Environmental
Services; Middlesex County (MUA, Planning); Monmouth County (Health, Planning);
Morris County (MUA, Planning); NJ American Water; NJDEP – Watershed
Management; NJ Farm Bureau; NJ Water Supply Authority; NY/NJ Baykeepers; North
Jersey RC&D; Omni Environmental; Princeton Hydro; Rutgers Center for
Environmental Communication; Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service; SomersetUnion SCD; Stony Brook-Millstone WA; Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority;
South Branch WA; Upper Raritan WA; USGS; USDA-NRCS; U.S. Water; Water
Resources Research Institute
WMA-specific
Hunterdon Coalition; Municipalities (Clinton, Readington, Tewksbury, Union,
Washington (Morris County), others); NJ Land Improvement Contractors/ Middlesex
County College
Sources
------------------------------------------------------------------------------T -- Technical Reports for the Raritan Basin, various, 00-01
S -- Setting of the Raritan Basin Report, Jul-00
Sc -- Raritan Basin Scope of Work Phase 2, Sep-00
WMAs 8, 9, 10: RARITAN BASIN
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
NORTH & SOUTH BRANCH
RARITAN WMA (8)
Bob Colburn, Chair
Geoff Knapp, Vice Chair
Dave Peifer, Vice Chair
Debbie Newcomb, Staff Lead
MILLSTONE WMA (10)
Mary Beth Koza and Heidi
McLaughlin, Co-Chairs
Amy Shallcross, Staff Lead
MILLSTONE WMA SUB-COMMITTEES
Education & Outreach
Nonpoint Source Management
Stormwater, Flows & Flooding (PL 566
Steering Committee, NRCS)
•
TMDL Allocations & Implementation Plan
•
Watershed Open Space & Riparian Area
Preservation
•
Water Supply Management
•
•
•
LOWER RARITAN WMA (9)
Steve Barnes, Chair
Richard Weidman, Vice Chair
Alan Godber, Vice Chair
Kathy Hale, Staff Lead
RARITAN BASIN
COUNCIL
Nick Polanin, Chair
Dan Van Abs, Staff Lead
BASIN-WIDE
EDUCATION &
OUTREACH
COMMITTEE
N & S BRANCH RARITAN WORK GROUPS
•
Education & Outreach
•
Headwaters & Stream Management
•
Land Use & Open Space
•
Stormwater Management & Hydrology
Project Sponsor:
NJDEP Division of Watershed
Management
Kerry Kirk-Pflugh, Raritan Bureau Chief
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EVALUATION
COMMITTEE
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
LOWER RARITAN SUB-COMMITTEES
Education & Outreach
Land Management & Open Space
Land Use Planning, Wastewater & Water Supply
Legal, Institutional & Implementation
Stormwater & Flood Management
Water Resources Restoration
Water Quality Monitoring & Modeling
TECHNICAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Project Management:
NJ Water Supply Authority
Thomas G. Baxter, PE, Exec. Director
Daniel J. Van Abs, PhD, PP/AICP, Manager
Watershed Management Project
Watershed Protection Specialists:
Kathleen P. Hale
Deborah Newcomb
Amy Lynne Shallcross, PE
GIS Specialist: Thomas J. Stanuikynas
WMA 9
WMA 9: Lower Raritan
(Raritan Basin Project)
Raritan Region
1. PLACE
Size: 352 square miles
Municipalities: 49
Counties: Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, Union
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: Extensive loss of riparian areas, highest level of moderately
and severely impaired streams in Basin, highest levels of impervious
cover, few areas supporting threatened and endangered species,
wetlands losses, water pollution of mainstem Raritan River, continued
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suburban expansion into agricultural/forested areas, etc.
WMA characteristics: Urban 51%, Wetlands 20%, Forest 18%, Ag 7%
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(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: New Jersey Water Supply Authority
Affiliation: Water supplier
Project employees (DEP $): 6 funded (60/40 DEP/NJWSA)
Project employees (non-DEP $): see above
Sub-contractors: (Raritan Project): SBMWA, SBWA, URWA (Phase 1 and 2);
USGS, USDA-NRCS, Rutgers Center for Environmental Communication,
North Jersey RC&D (Phase 1)
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Feb-99, 4 years, $600K per WMA
WMA website: www.raritanbasin.org
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Raritan Basin Council, TAC, Issue Committees;
Lower Raritan WMA Steering Committee, Subcommittees
• Raritan Basin Council:
Composition – WMA Committee representatives - 2 per committee (6), interest
groups (9), Raritan Council Chair, Raritan TAC Chair and Vice Chair. Nonmember liaisons: NJWSA, NJDEP, U.S. EPA.
Meetings – monthly.
• Raritan Basin TAC: Formed by Raritan Council.
Meetings – monthly.
• Raritan Basin Issue Committees (2): Education & Outreach, Agricultural.
Meetings – monthly.
• Lower Raritan WMA Steering Committee:
Composition – Chair, Vice Chairs, Counties (4), 1 municipality per watershed
(5), Watershed and Water Resources Associations (6), Subcommittee Chairs
(7), Council representatives (2).
Meetings – monthly.
• Lower Raritan WMA Subcommittees (7): Education & Outreach; Land
Management & Open Space; Land Use Planning, Wastewater & Water Supply;
Legal, Institutional & Implementation; Stormwater & Flood Management; Water
Resources Restoration; Water Quality Monitoring & Modeling.
Meetings – monthly.
Diagram: See page 2.
5. BYLAWS
Yes. Raritan Basin Council General Operating Principles include decisionmaking approach for Council; membership on Council and Issue Committees; role of
WMA Committees and Chairs (public process).
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 9
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
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Status of Plan: Raritan Basin Plan – Expected adoption 2004.
C&A Report: Complete for Raritan Basin Aug-01. Scope of Work deliverable.
Decision making process for Action Now: Review Committee for 319/NPS Grants
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Raritan Basin
Bristol-Myers Squibb; Elizabethtown Water Company; ENSR International
Corporation; Freehold SCD; Killam Associates; Langan Engineering & Environmental
Services; Middlesex County (MUA, Planning); Monmouth County (Health, Planning);
Morris County (MUA, Planning); NJ American Water; NJDEP – Watershed
Management; NJ Farm Bureau; NJ Water Supply Authority; NY/NJ Baykeepers; North
Jersey RC&D; Omni Environmental; Princeton Hydro; Rutgers Center for
Environmental Communication; Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service; SomersetUnion SCD; Stony Brook-Millstone WA; Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority;
South Branch WA; Upper Raritan WA; USGS; USDA-NRCS; U.S. Water; Water
Resources Research Institute
WMA-specific
Lower Raritan/Middlesex County Water Resources Association; Middlesex Water
Company; Municipalities (Monroe, Piscataway, South Brunswick, South River,
Spotswood, others); Somerset County (Planning Board, Water Resources Committee);
Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority (SVRSA)
Sources
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------T -- Technical Reports for the Raritan Basin, various, 00-01
S -- Setting of the Raritan Basin Report, Jul-00
Sc -- Raritan Basin Scope of Work Phase 2, Sep-00
WMAs 8, 9, 10: RARITAN BASIN
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
NORTH & SOUTH BRANCH
RARITAN WMA (8)
Bob Colburn, Chair
Geoff Knapp, Vice Chair
Dave Peifer, Vice Chair
Debbie Newcomb, Staff Lead
MILLSTONE WMA (10)
Mary Beth Koza and Heidi
McLaughlin, Co-Chairs
Amy Shallcross, Staff Lead
MILLSTONE WMA SUB-COMMITTEES
Education & Outreach
Nonpoint Source Management
Stormwater, Flows & Flooding (PL 566
Steering Committee, NRCS)
•
TMDL Allocations & Implementation Plan
•
Watershed Open Space & Riparian Area
Preservation
•
Water Supply Management
•
•
•
LOWER RARITAN WMA (9)
Steve Barnes, Chair
Richard Weidman, Vice Chair
Alan Godber, Vice Chair
Kathy Hale, Staff Lead
RARITAN BASIN
COUNCIL
Nick Polanin, Chair
Dan Van Abs, Staff Lead
BASIN-WIDE
EDUCATION &
OUTREACH
COMMITTEE
LOWER RARITAN SUB-COMMITTEES
Education & Outreach
Land Management & Open Space
Land Use Planning, Wastewater & Water Supply
Legal, Institutional & Implementation
Stormwater & Flood Management
Water Resources Restoration
Water Quality Monitoring & Modeling
Project Sponsor:
NJDEP Division of Watershed
Management
Kerry Kirk-Pflugh, Raritan Bureau Chief
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EVALUATION
COMMITTEE
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
N & S BRANCH RARITAN WORK GROUPS
•
Education & Outreach
•
Headwaters & Stream Management
•
Land Use & Open Space
•
Stormwater Management & Hydrology
TECHNICAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Project Management:
NJ Water Supply Authority
Thomas G. Baxter, PE, Exec. Director
Daniel J. Van Abs, PhD, PP/AICP, Manager
Watershed Management Project
Watershed Protection Specialists:
Kathleen P. Hale
Deborah Newcomb
Amy Lynne Shallcross, PE
GIS Specialist: Thomas J. Stanuikynas
WMA 10
WMA 10: Millstone
(Raritan Basin Project)
Raritan Region
1. PLACE
Size: 285 square miles
Municipalities: 25
Counties: Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: Extensive suburbanization along Route 1 and Route 33
corridors, with loss and fragmentation of agriculture, wetlands and
forested areas; nutrient and fecal contamination of streams; localized
flooding; loss of ground water recharge; significant locations of
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moderate stream impairment
WMA characteristics: Urban 31%, Ag 25%, Forest 22%, Wetlands 20%,
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(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: New Jersey Water Supply Authority
Affiliation: Water supplier
Project employees (DEP $): 6 funded (60/40 DEP/NJWSA)
Project employees (non-DEP $): See above
Sub-contractors: (Raritan Project): SBMWA, SBWA, URWA (Phase 1 and 2);
USGS, USDA-NRCS, Rutgers Center for Environmental Communication,
North Jersey RC&D (Phase 1)
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Feb-99, 4 years, $600K per WMA
WMA website: www.raritanbasin.org
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Raritan Basin Council, TAC, Issue Committees;
Millstone WMA Committee, Subcommittees
• Raritan Basin Council:
Composition – WMA Committee representatives -2 per committee (6), interest
groups (9), Raritan Council Chair, Raritan TAC Chair and Vice Chair. Nonmember liaisons: NJWSA, NJDEP, U.S. EPA.
Meetings – monthly.
• Raritan Basin TAC: Formed by Raritan Council. Meets monthly.
• Raritan Basin Issue Committees (2): Education & Outreach, Agricultural.
Meetings – monthly.
• Millstone WMA Committee:
Composition – Chair, Vice Chairs, Subcommittee Chairs (6), Council
representatives (1), NJWSA (1), NJDEP (1).
Meetings – monthly.
• Millstone WMA Subcommittees (6): Education & Outreach; Nonpoint Source
Management; Open Space & Riparian Area Preservation; Stormwater Flows &
Flooding; TMDL Allocations & Implementations Plan; Water Supply
Management.
Meetings – monthly.
Diagram: See page 2.
5. BYLAWS
Yes. Raritan Basin Council General Operating Principles include decisionmaking approach for Council; membership on Council and Issue Committees; role of
WMA Committees and Chairs (public process).
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
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Status of Plan: Raritan Basin Plan – Expected adoption 2004
C&A Report: Complete for Raritan Basin Aug-01. Scope of Work deliverable.
Decision making process for Action Now: Review Committee for 319/NPS Grants
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 10
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Raritan Basin
Bristol-Myers Squibb; Elizabethtown Water Company; ENSR International
Corporation; Freehold SCD; Killam Associates; Langan Engineering & Environmental
Services; Middlesex County (MUA, Planning); Monmouth County (Health, Planning);
Morris County (MUA, Planning); NJ American Water; NJDEP – Watershed
Management; NJ Farm Bureau; NJ Water Supply Authority; NY/NJ Baykeepers; North
Jersey RC&D; Omni Environmental; Princeton Hydro; Rutgers Center for
Environmental Communication; Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service; SomersetUnion SCD; Stony Brook-Millstone WA; Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority;
South Branch WA; Upper Raritan WA; USGS; USDA-NRCS; U.S. Water; Water
Resources Research Institute
WMA-specific
Hunterdon SCD; Mercer SCD; Monmouth County (planning board); Morris SCD;
Municipalities (Hillsborough, Lawrence, Montgomery, South Brunswick, others); M2Associates; Rutgers University - Dept. Ecology & Evolution; Sharbell Development;
Somerset County (Engineering)
Sources
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------T -- Technical Reports for the Raritan Basin, various, 00-01
S -- Setting of the Raritan Basin Report, Jul-00
Sc -- Raritan Basin Scope of Work Phase 2, Sep-00
WMAs 8, 9, 10: RARITAN BASIN
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
NORTH & SOUTH BRANCH
RARITAN WMA (8)
Bob Colburn, Chair
Geoff Knapp, Vice Chair
Dave Peifer, Vice Chair
Debbie Newcomb, Staff Lead
MILLSTONE WMA (10)
Mary Beth Koza and Heidi
McLaughlin, Co-Chairs
Amy Shallcross, Staff Lead
MILLSTONE WMA SUB-COMMITTEES
Education & Outreach
Nonpoint Source Management
Stormwater, Flows & Flooding (PL 566
Steering Committee, NRCS)
•
TMDL Allocations & Implementation Plan
•
Watershed Open Space & Riparian Area
Preservation
•
Water Supply Management
•
•
•
LOWER RARITAN WMA (9)
Steve Barnes, Chair
Richard Weidman, Vice Chair
Alan Godber, Vice Chair
Kathy Hale, Staff Lead
RARITAN BASIN
COUNCIL
Nick Polanin, Chair
Dan Van Abs, Staff Lead
BASIN-WIDE
EDUCATION &
OUTREACH
COMMITTEE
LOWER RARITAN SUB-COMMITTEES
Education & Outreach
Land Management & Open Space
Land Use Planning, Wastewater & Water Supply
Legal, Institutional & Implementation
Stormwater & Flood Management
Water Resources Restoration
Water Quality Monitoring & Modeling
Project Sponsor:
NJDEP Division of Watershed
Management
Kerry Kirk-Pflugh, Raritan Bureau Chief
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EVALUATION
COMMITTEE
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
N & S BRANCH RARITAN WORK GROUPS
•
Education & Outreach
•
Headwaters & Stream Management
•
Land Use & Open Space
•
Stormwater Management & Hydrology
TECHNICAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Project Management:
NJ Water Supply Authority
Thomas G. Baxter, PE, Exec. Director
Daniel J. Van Abs, PhD, PP/AICP, Manager
Watershed Management Project
Watershed Protection Specialists:
Kathleen P. Hale
Deborah Newcomb
Amy Lynne Shallcross, PE
GIS Specialist: Thomas J. Stanuikynas
WMA 11
WMA 11: CENTRAL DELAWARE
Northwest Region
1. PLACE
Size: 272 square miles
Municipalities: 24
Counties: Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: Assunpink Creek (TMDL); headwaters encroachment; open
space acquisition in urban areas; contaminated sites (funding); nonpoint
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source pollution (education); rural ground water recharge
WMA characteristics: Ag 30%, Forest 27%, Urban 26%, Wetlands 14%
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(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Regional Planning Partnership (RPP)
Affiliation: Multiple
Project employees (DEP $): 3 partial
Project employees (non-DEP $): 0
Sub-contractors: ANJEC, DRBC, Hunterdon SCD, Isles, Inc., Mercer SCD
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Sept-00, 2 years, $400K
WMA website: www.delawaretribs.org
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Working Group (PAC), Project Team, Committees
• Working Group: equivalent to PAC.
• ProjectTeam (7):
Composition – ANJEC, Delaware River Basin Commission, Hunterdon County
SCD, Isles, Inc., Mercer County SCD, NJDEP, RPP
• Subcommittees (3): Characterization & Assessment, Education & Outreach,
Land Use and Action Now
Diagram: See page 2.
5. BYLAWS
No.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: Municipal consideration of alternative zoning
scenarios and potential master plan amendments.
Status of Plan: Draft Watershed Action Plan presented to Land Use & Action
Now Committee May-02 for review by Working Group Jun-02.
C&A Report: Not Scope of Work deliverable. Settings Report finalized
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Feb-02. Individual reports: Impervious Cover report due
Jun-02; Water Quality History Characterization due Jun-02; Riparian
Corridor Health report anticipated Sep-02.
Decision making process for Action Now: Have project selection score
sheet/criteria; FY2002 RPF for Action Now Projects.
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 11
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
ANJEC; Assunpink Greenway Committee; Assunpink WA; Delaware River Basin
Commission; Delaware Riverkeeper; Isles, Inc.; Friends of Hopewell Valley; Hunterdon
County (Planning, SCD); Mercer County (Planning, SCD); Municipalities (Alexandria,
Delaware, Ewing, Frenchtown, Hamilton, Kingwood, Lawrence, Lambertville, Millstone,
Roosevelt, Trenton, Washington, West Amwell, West Windsor); NJ Conservation
Foundation; NJDEP – Fish & Wildlife, Watershed Management; NJ Farm Bureau; NJ
Water Supply Authority; Omni Environmental; Regional Planning Partnership;
Sourlands Commission
Sources
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------W -- Working Group meeting, finalization of top issues for WMA, Feb-02
S -- Settings Report, Feb-02
WMA 11: CENTRAL DELAWARE TRIBUTARIES
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
WORKING GROUP (PAC)
TEAM PARTNERS
ANJEC, ISLES, DRBC, MCSCD,
HCSCD, NJDEP
CONTRACT
MANAGER
RPP
Land Use and Action
Now Committee
Education & Outreach
Committee
Characterization &
Assessment Committee
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 12
WMA 12: MONMOUTH
Atlantic Coastal Region
1. PLACE
Size: 326 square miles
Municipalities: 57
Counties: Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems:
• Bayshore region – erosion, sedimentation, and water quality
• Manasquan region – water quality, sedimentation, and erosion
• Mid-Coast region – sedimentation, water quality, and water quantity
• Navesink/Swimming River region – sedimentation, water quality, and
natural resource management
• North Coast region – stormwater infrastructure, erosion, and natural
resource management
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•
South Coast region – water quality, sedimentation, erosion
WMA characteristics: Urban 47%, Wetlands 21%, Forest 17%, Ag 8%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Monmouth County Planning Board/Board of Chosen Freeholders
Affiliation: County government
Project employees (DEP $): 0
Project employees (non-DEP $): 1 ½
Sub-contractors: Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea, Freehold SCD, Master
Gardeners of Monmouth County, Monmouth Conservation Foundation,
Monmouth University, NJ PIRG Law and Policy Center
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Jun-00, 2 years, $400K
WMA website: www.visitmonmouth.com/area12/
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Monmouth Coastal Watersheds (aka Area 12 Watershed
Management) Partnership, Congress, and Executive Committee; Regional
Subwatershed Management Councils; Task Committees
• Congress:
Composition – Broad representation from all stakeholder groups; comprises
the Monmouth Coastal Watersheds Partnership group as a whole; (eligible)
officers selected for two year terms by Congress (regular participants)
consensus or simple majority.
Role – Overall review and final approval body.
Meetings – at least twice per year.
• Executive Committee:
Composition – Chair and Vice Chair of Congress, Monmouth County
(Agriculture Development Board, Finance, GIS Management, Health, Mosquito
Extermination Commission, Planning Board, Water Resources Association) (7);
Monmouth County Chapter League of Women Voters (1); Monmouth County
Cooperative Extension Services (1); Middlesex County (1); Ocean County (1);
Regional Councils (6); Freehold SCD (1); areawide representatives from
environmental community (1); sewerage authority coalition (1); development
community (1); water purveyor (1); academia (1); at-large members selected
annually by Congress (3); NJDEP (1).
Role – Advisory committee to the Congress which oversees the business of the
Partnership; provides communication links between Regional Councils and
Congress.
Meetings – monthly.
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 12
4. STRUCTURE CONT’D
•
Regional Councils (6): Bayshore, Manasquan, Mid-Coast, Navesink/Swimming
River, North Coast, South Coast.
Composition – Open to but not limited to citizens; representatives from
municipal governing bodies; local business, community, and environmental
groups; water purveyors unique to municipalities in region; sewerage
authorities serving municipalities and subwatersheds in region. Officers
selected by consensus or simple majority by Councils.
Role – Provide communication between subwatersheds and Congress/
Executive Committee; define subwatershed issues.
Meetings – at least four times per year.
• Task Committees (10): Bylaws, Conflict Resolution, Education & Outreach,
Management Plan Format, Open Space, Resource Restoration (not yet active),
Technical Review (not yet active), TMDL/303d, Volunteer Monitoring, Water
Budget (not yet active), Website.
Role – Created by Executive Committee to prepare specialized products
needed in watershed management planning process.
Meetings – Most monthly.
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
Yes. Area 12 Watershed Management Partnership Bylaws include purpose of
Partnership; definitions; program composition, officers, operating standards, and roles
of Congress, Regional Councils, and Executive Committee; selection of projects,
funding levels, and awarding of grant funds.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Plan: Status – released an RFP and selected a contractor; awaiting
confirmation of no clause time extension for funds.
C&A Report: Not a Scope of Work deliverable. DEP preliminary C&A.
Decision making process for Action Now: Bylaws Article VI outlines
application process.
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Monmouth Coastal Watersheds Partnership Regional Subwatershed Management
Councils – Chairs (6); Manasquan Watershed Management Group (aka Manasquan
Regional Council); Monmouth County (Agriculture Development Board, Board of
Chosen Freeholders, EC, Finance, GIS Management, Health, Mosquito Extermination
Commission, Planning Board, Water Resources Association); Monmouth-Ocean
Development Council; Monmouth University; Navesink River Municipalities Committee;
NJ American Water Company; NJDEP – Watershed Management; NJ Marine Sciences
Consortium; NY-NJ Baykeepers; Oceanport Water Watch; Regional Sewerage
Authorities; Rutgers Agricultural Extension Service; Shark River Environmental
Roundtable (aka South Coast Regional Council); Shore Builders Association; Sylvan
Lake Commission
Sources
------------------------------------------------------------------------------R -- Issue Lists from Regional Subwatershed Surveys, 2001
NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http:www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 13
WMA 13: BARNEGAT BAY
Atlantic Coastal Region
1. PLACE
Size: 660 square miles
CCMP
Population: 500,000
Municipalities: 37
Counties: Ocean, Monmouth
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (1) nonpoint source pollution/water quality degradation and
water supply; (2) habitat loss and alteration; (3) fisheries decline; (4)
CCMP
human activities and competing uses
WMA characteristics: Forest 37%, Urban 21%, Wetlands 21%, Water 18%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Ocean County Planning Department
Affiliation: County government
Project employees (U.S. EPA $): 3 full-time, 2 part-time (planning phase)
Project employees (non-U.S. EPA $): N/A
Sub-contractors: N/A
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: N/A re: standard contract;
For BBEP, $310K per year for 4.5 years from U.S. EPA/ NJ DEP.
WMA website: www.bbep.org
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: In 1995 Barnegat Bay Estuary Program (BBEP)
Management Conference (six year planning effort) set up management
structure to develop CCMP – six Committees – Policy, Management,
Scientific and Technical Advisory (STAC), Citizens Advisory (CAC), Local
Government, and Financial Planning
• Policy Committee:
Composition – Municipal, county, state, and federal government;
representatives from CAC and STAC.
Role – Provides overall direction and sets priorities for BBEP, defines
Management Committee membership, selects Program Director.
Meetings – as needed.
• Management Committee:
Composition – County, state, and federal government; Chairs of CAC, STAC,
Local Government Committee, and Barnegat Bay Watershed Association.
Role – Refines definitions of watershed problems and develops strategies;
oversees characterization of WMA; prepares actions plans for CCMP; plans
CCMP implementation.
Meetings – monthly.
• Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee:
Composition – Scientists, engineers, environmental professionals, planners,
citizen interest groups, government (federal, state, local), academia, industry.
Role – Guides characterization of WMA and oversees technical activities.
Meetings – monthly.
• Citizens Advisory Committee:
Composition – Citizen leaders.
Role – Informs public and develops strategies to involve citizens in decisionmaking process; develops educational programs and conducts public
meetings.
Meetings – monthly.
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 13
4. STRUCTURE CONT’D
•
Local Government Committee:
Composition – All Ocean County Mayors and parts of Monmouth County, via
Ocean County Mayor’s Association.
Role – Provides BBEP with forum to interact with Ocean County municipalities.
Meetings – monthly.
• Financial Planning Committee:
Composition – State, county, legislative, and private interests with expertise in
financial planning, grantmaking, and fundraising.
Meetings – Ad hoc.
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
Yes. (Not sent.)
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of the Plan: (unknown)
A
C&A Report: Completed for CCMP/National Estuary Program, 2001
Decision making process for Action Now: (unknown)
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Alliance for Living Ocean; Barnegat Bay WA; D.W. Smith Associates; GPU Nuclear
Corporation; Lotan Development Co.; National Marine Fisheries Service; NJ DEP –
Watershed Management; NJ Marine Sciences Consortium; National Ocean and
Atmospheric Administration; Ocean County (Environmental Agency, Freeholders,
Health, Mayor’s Association, Planning, SCD, Utilities Authority); Pinelands Preservation
Alliance; Rutgers University (Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis,
Cooperative Extension, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences); U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers; USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service; U.S. EPA Region II; U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service; U.S. Geological Survey
Sources
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CCMP -- Barnegat Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, Feb-01
NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 14
WMA 14: MULLICA
Atlantic Coastal Region
1. PLACE
Size: 569 square miles
Municipalities: 24
Counties: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Ocean
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
WMA characteristics: Forest 47%, Wetlands 34%, Water 7%, Ag 6%, Urban 6%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: The Pinelands Commission
Affiliation: State government
Project employees (DEP $): 3
Project employees (non-DEP $): 0
Sub-contractors: N/A
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Sept-00, 2 years, $400K
WMA website: www.state.nj.us/pinelands/mullica
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Steering Committee, Technical Focus Groups,
Science & Technical Support Group
• Steering Committee:
Composition – Members appointed by Pinelands Commission for two year terms.
Meetings – Quarterly.
• Technical Focus Groups (5): Permanent Land Protection & Biodiversity;
Sustainable Development; Recreation; Wastewater Management Systems; and
Agriculture.
Composition – Members nominated by Steering Committee and public.
Meetings – 2 to 3 times per year.
• Science & Technical Support Group: Established by Steering Committee.
Composition – Scientific experts in water quality and quantity issues.
Meetings – as needed.
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
Yes. Ground Rules outline steering committee purpose, role, membership,
meetings, decisions and recommendations, Commission staff activities.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of the Plan: (unknown)
C&A Report: Not Scope of Work deliverable.
Decision making process for Action Now: (unknown)
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
American Littoral Society; Atlantic County (Planning); Builder’s League of South Jersey;
Burlington County (Land Use); Camden County (Environmental Affairs); NJ DEP – Fish
& Wildlife, Watershed Management; NJ Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs; NJ Forestry
Association; NJ Pinelands Commission (Agricultural Advisory Committee, Science
Advisory Committee); NJ Water Association; Pine Barrens Canoe Rental; Pinelands
Municipal Council; Pinelands Preservation Alliance; Richard Stockton College; Rutgers
University – Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, IMSC,
Cranberry/Blueberry Research Center; Wharton State Forest
Sources
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 15
WMA 15: GREAT EGG HARBOR
Atlantic Coastal Region
1. PLACE
Size: 627 square miles
Municipalities: 34
Counties: Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
WMA characteristics: Forest 40%, Wetlands 29%, Urban 16%, Water 8%,
NJDEP
Ag 6% (1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Atlantic County Department of Regional Planning and
Development/Board of Chosen Freeholders
Affiliation: County government
Project employees (DEP $): Approx. 1 part-time
Project employees (non-DEP $): Approx. 11 staff and 4 interns as needed
Sub-contractor: Richard Stockton College
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Oct-00, 2 years, $400K
WMA website: www.aclink.org/area15
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Steering Committee, Focus Groups
• PAC:
Composition – public at large, steering committee, focus groups, coordinator
• Steering Committee:
Composition – 11 members selected by Atlantic County Executive.
Meetings – 4 to 5 times per year as needed.
• Focus Groups (3): Education and Outreach, Environmental
Planning/Preservation Agencies, Technical and Infrastructure.
Composition – Open membership.
Meetings – 3 to 4 times per year.
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
Yes. Ground Rules outline PAC organization, role of steering committee, role
of Atlantic County as contract entity, steering committee membership, etc.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of the Plan: (unknown)
Sc
C&A Report: Not Scope of Work deliverable.
Decision making process for Action Plan: (unknown)
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Atlantic County (Planning); Great Egg Harbor WA; NJDEP – Watershed Management
Sources
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
Sc -- Scope of Work, Jan-98 (“Project Requirements”)
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 16
WMA 16: CAPE MAY
Atlantic Coastal Region
1. PLACE
Size: 334 square miles
Municipalities: 17
Counties: Cape May, Cumberland
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
WMA characteristics: Wetlands 49%, Forest 18%, Urban 16%, Water 11%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Cape May County Planning Department/Board of Chosen Freeholders
Affiliation: County government
Project employees (DEP $): 6 partial
Project employees (non-DEP $): 2 partial
Sub-contractors: N/A
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Dec-00, 2 years, $400K
WMA website: http://www.co.cape-may.nj.us/cit-e-access/
webpage.cfm?TID=5&TPID=400
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Steering Committee, Advisory Committees, Task Forces
• Steering Committee:
Composition – Nine-member “rule-making” body with two representatives from
each Advisory Committee (6) (Chair and at-large member), NJDEP (1), County
Planning Department (1), and Board of Chosen Freeholders (1).
Meetings – monthly.
• Advisory Committees (3): Citizens Advisory Committee, Government Advisory
Committee, Technical Advisory Committee.
Meetings – monthly.
• Task Forces (3): Strategic Plan, Open Space, Media. Established by Steering
Committee.
Meetings – as needed.
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
Yes. Describe program purpose; participants; Advisory Committee
membership, officers and operating procedures; Steering Committee role, membership,
B
meetings and activities; grant funding procedure, including Action Now projects.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of Plan: Have Strategic Plan for Watershed Management Plan.
C&A Report: Not Scope of Work deliverable; TAC has developed key
criteria to apply to characterization study; have not formally begun
characterization.
Decision making process for Action Now: Criteria for definition and prioritization
expected May-02 from Steering Committee. Description of project
requirements and fund allocation procedure (TAC, Steering Committee,
B
Freeholders) in bylaws.
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 16
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
ANJEC; ATC Associates; Cape May County (Engineering, Health,
Mosquito Commission, MUA, Planning); Coalition of Civic Associations of Cape May
County (COCA); Delaware River Greenway; Cape Atlantic SCD; Engineering Design
Associates; Lorax-Morey Consultants; Mayors (Avalon, Cape May Point, Lower
Township, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor, Upper Township, West Wildwood,
Wildwood Crest, Woodbine); NJ Conservation Foundation; NJ Department of
Agriculture; Pinelands Preservation Alliance; State legislators (Senator Cafiero,
Assemblyman Gibson); U.S. Coast Guard Training Center; U.S. EPA; Van Note Harvey
Associates
Sources
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
B -- Area 16 Watershed Management Program Bylaws, Sep-01
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 17
WMA 17: MAURICE, SALEM, COHANSEY
Lower Delaware Region
1. PLACE
Size: 885 square miles
Municipalities: 39
Counties: Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
WMA characteristics: Wetlands 29%, Ag 27%, Forest 26%, Urban 12%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Cumberland County Department of Planning & Development/
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Affiliation: County government
Project employees (DEP $): 0
Project employees (non-DEP $): 1
Sub-contractors: Perks Reutter Associates, TRC Omni Environmental
Corporation (water quality), Fralinger Associates (engineering),
Communications Solutions Group (PR)
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Oct-00, 4 years, $600K
WMA website: www.perksreutter.com/ccwatershed/index.htm/
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Task Force, Subcommittees
• Task Force:
Composition – 75 people drawn from four counties covering all known
interests: academia, aquaculture, agriculture, citizens at large, environmental
organizations, federal government, major employers/businesses, municipalities
(including local planning and zoning boards), real estate, state government.
Meetings – every 3 to 4 months.
• Subcommittees: Not yet formed.
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
No.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: Goals and objectives (6) include developing
model land use ordinances and development strategies to protect water
B
supplies and natural resources.
Status of Plan: Scheduled Dec-03.
C&A Report: Scope of Work deliverable. Release imminent, for publication
on website and CD-rom.
Decision making process for Action Now: No.
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Cumberland County (Agricultural Board, Planning, Wastewater Authority); Cumberland
County College; Cumberland/Salem County Boards of Health; Gloucester (Planning,
SCD); National Park Service; Parvin State Park; Pinelands Commission; Salem
Cooperative Extension; Salem County
Sources
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
B -- Brochure, “Area 17 Watershed Management Plan”
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 18
WMA 18 LOWER DELAWARE TRIBUTARIES
Lower Delaware Region
1. PLACE
Size: 391 square miles
Municipalities: 65
Counties: Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: (not available)
WMA characteristics: Urban 46%, Ag 21%, Forest 15%, Wetlands 13%
C
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Affiliation: Multiple
Project employees (DEP $): 1
Project employees (non-DEP $): 0
Sub-contractors: Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester County Planning Departments
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: May-00, 2 years, $400K
WMA website: www.dvrpc.org/planning/watershed.htm
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: Steering Committee, PAC, SubArea PACs, TAC,
Issue Committees
• Steering Committee:
Composition – DVRPC; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester County Planning
Departments; Soil Conservation District representatives.
Role – Guides process, ensures fulfillment of DEP requirements, facilitates
municipal involvement.
Meetings – monthly.
• SubArea PACs (3): Upper, Middle, Lower.
Composition – Stakeholders from wide range of groups.
Role – Each SubArea PAC focuses on the particular concerns of its locale;
reviews process and provides constructive advice, including development and
review of the final Plan recommendations.
Meetings – quarterly.
• Issue Committees (4): Action Now Projects, Education & Outreach, Open
Space, Water Quality.
Meetings – every 1 to 2 months.
Diagram: See page 2.
5. BYLAWS
No.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: Include using Plan to guide decisions through
Tri-County Water Quality Management Board; guide transportation
capital investments through region’s Transportation Improvement
Sc
Program and long-range plan.
Status of Plan: Proposed outline. Scheduled May-04.
C&A Report: Scope of Work deliverable. (NJDEP was to provide surface
water characterization and preliminary characterization by Jul-01.
DVRPC was to create GIS layers and maps to assess and support the
Sc
characterization. ) DVRPC developed preliminary characterization
report, Oct-01. Final C&A Report scheduled Fall 2002.
Decision making process for Action Now: Committee establishes scope, focus,
analytical procedures, and ranking criteria for Action Now Project
endorsement, etc.
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 18
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
ATC Environmental; Burlington County (Land Use); Camden County (Environmental
Affairs, EC, Parks Planning, Public Works, Shared Services, SCD); Cooper River WA;
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission; Gloucester County (Board of
Agriculture, Parks, Planning, SCD, Utilities Authority); Federation of Gloucester County
Watersheds; Mantua Creek WA; NJ American Water Company; NJ Conservation
Foundation; NJDEP – Watershed Management; Newton Creek WA; Old Pine Farm
Natural Lands Trust; Oldmans Creek WA; Pompeston Creek WA; Raccoon Creek WA;
Rowan University; South Jersey Land Trust, South Jersey RC&D Council; TRC Omni
Environmental
Sources
----------------------------------------------C -- Preliminary C&A Report, Oct-01
Sc -- Scope of Work (revised) (“Lower Delaware Tributaries WMA 18 Watershed Management Planning
Process Roles and Responsibilities”)
WMA 18: LOWER DELAWARE TRIBUTARIES
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
STEERING COMMITTEE
Public Advisory Committee (PAC)
Upper SubArea PAC
Middle SubArea PAC
Technical Advisory
Committee (TAC)
Lower SubArea PAC
ISSUE COMMITTEES
• Water Quality
• Action Now Projects
• Open Space & Smart Growth
• Education & Outreach
AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 19
WMA 19: RANCOCAS
Lower Delaware Region
1. PLACE
Size: 360 square miles
Municipalities: 29
Counties: Burlington, Camden, Ocean
2. KEY ISSUES
WMA problems: Fecal coliform, sedimentation
WMA characteristics: Forest 34%, Wetlands 28%, Urban 21%, Ag 12%
C
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Burlington County Resource Conservation Department/Board of
Chosen Freeholders
Affiliation: County government
Project employees (DEP $): approx. ¼
Project employees (non-DEP $): approx. ¾
Subcontract partners: Omni Environmental (technical), Laura Bishop
(PR/outreach), Rancocas Conservancy, Rancocas Watershed
Association
Date, duration, amount of contract funding: Nov-00, 4 years, $550K
WMA website: www.co.burlington.nj.us/rancocas
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: PAC, Steering Committee, Subcommittees
• PAC: Meets every 2 months.
• Steering Committee:
Composition – Subcommittee Chairs (6), Burlington County Health
Department (1), Burlington SCD (1), Camden SCD (1), Rancocas
Conservancy (1), watershed coordinator.
Role – Facilitates communication among subcommittees; focuses efforts
on specific issues and events; devises PAC meeting agendas. In 2001,
provided guidance on hiring consultant, buffer gap assessment project
utility, relative importance of Action Now project proposals, and next
steps on fecal coliform source assessment.
PR
Meetings – every 3 weeks.
• Subcommittees (5): Education & Outreach, Land Use, Nonpoint Source,
TMDL, Water Resources (on hiatus). Also Agricultural Advisory (WMAs
14, 19, 20).
Meetings – monthly.
Diagram: N/A
5. BYLAWS
No.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of Plan: (unknown)
C&A Report: Scope of Work deliverable. Final C&A available on CD-rom,
website.
Decision making process for Action Now: No formal process.
I
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 19
7.
MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
Burlington County (Health, Resource Conservation, SCD); Camden Aquarium; Camden
County SCD; Delaware Riverkeeper; Environmental Resolutions; Environmental
Consulting of Southern NJ; NJDEP – Watershed Management; NJ Environmental
Federation; NJ Farm Bureau; Pinelands Preservation Alliance; Rancocas WA; USDA NRCS; Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
Sources
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I -- NJDEP impairments data (303d listings); also TAC approval (March/April 2002) of NJDEP approach
paper for establishing TMDLs.
C -- Contractor
PR -- 2001 Progress Report
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 20
WMA 20: ASSISCUNK, CROSSWICKS, DOCTORS
Lower Delaware Region
1. PLACE
Size: 253 square miles
Municipalities: 26
Counties: Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean
2. KEY ISSUES:
WMA Problems:
• Non-point source degradation impacts to surface and ground water
quality and quantity AND inadequate public understanding of water
conservation and non-point source pollution issues.
• Cumulative farmland loss decreasing viability of agriculture sector AND
other natural resources lands lost to development.
• Inconsistent land use planning AND commercial, development and
industrial interests not adequately engaged in overall planning process.
• Tax structure encourages green field (suburban) rather than urban infill
development AND historic town and village centers and related scenicC
natural landscapes threatened by suburban sprawl development.
WMA Characteristics: Ag 32%, Wetlands 25%, Urban 22%, Forest 17%
NJDEP
(1995/97 LU/LC)
3. CONTRACT
Contractor: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Affiliation: Multiple
Project employees (DEP $): 1
Project employees (non-DEP $): 10
Subcontract partners: Burlington County Resource Conservation
Department; Regional Planning Partnership; South Jersey Resource
Conservation & Development Council
Date, duration, level of contract funding: Nov-00, 4 years (01-05), $120K
WMA website: Scheduled June 2002.
4. STRUCTURE
Management structure: PAC, Steering Committee, Subcommittees
• PAC
W
Composition – Stakeholders from all public-private sector interest groups.
Role – Guides program process; develops/reviews final Watershed
Management Plan recommendations; serves as main mechanism for public
W
input into watershed management process.
• Steering Committee:
Composition – NJDEP, DVRPC, Regional Planning Partnership, Burlington
County Resource Conservation Department, South Jersey Resource
W
Conservation & Development District, Subcommittee Chairs.
Role – Plans and guides program process; ensures fulfillment of NJDEP
W
requirements; facilitates municipal, county, private sector involvement.
Meetings – every 2 to 3 months.
• Issue Subcommittees: Water Quality Technical Advisory, Joint Land UseAction Now (Doctors-Crosswicks Watershed and Blacks-Crafts-Assiscunk
W
Watersheds), Education-Outreach, Agriculture Advisory Group.
Meetings – monthly.
Diagram: See page 2.
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.
WMA 20
5. BYLAWS
No.
6. STATUS
Applications of Plan, if known: (unknown)
Status of Plan: Due Mar-05
C&A Report: Not a Scope of Work deliverable. WMA producing C&A
(preliminary).
Decision making for Action Now: (unknown)
7. MAJOR PARTICIPANTS
AD Marble, Alaimo Associates; Burlington (Board of Agriculture, Board of Health,
Planning Board, SCD); Delaware and Raritan Greenway, USDA-NRCS; Mercer County
(Board of Health, Planning Board, SCD); Monmouth County (Board of Agriculture,
Board of Health, Planning Board, SCD); Ocean County (SCD); New Jersey Farm
Bureau; Municipalities (Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Burlington,
Chesterfield, Hamilton, Mansfield, Millstone, North Hanover, Plumsted, Springfield,
Upper Freehold, Washington, etc.); Municipal Boards of Education (Bordentown,
Burlington, Chesterfield, Hamilton, Mansfield, Plumsted, Upper Freehold, etc.);
Rutgers University Cooperative Extension; TRC-OMNI Environmental; Rider University
Sources
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------C -- Land Use and Action Now Committees conclusions, 2002 joint meetings
NJDEP -- NJDEP GIS website (http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis)
W -- WMA website
WMA 20: ASSISCUNK, CROSSWICKS, DOCTORS
Public Advisory Committee
(PAC)
Sub-Committees
•
•
•
•
Technical Advisory Committee –
Water Quality
Burlington County
Land Use/Action Now
o Municipal
o Citizen
Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean
Counties Land Use/Action Now
Education/Outreach
Steering Committee
Agricultural Advisory Group
Status Summaries for each Watershed Management Area
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations, information received as of 6/1/02.