DescriptionThe preparation of this report presents in summary form the major findings of the technical reports completed under the Master Plan program. Each preliminary report prepared under this two-year...
DescriptionThe New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is committed to implementing a
comprehensive, statewide watershed management strategy. Part of that strategy is to determine the assimilative...
DescriptionPart of a series of historic maps from the late 1800s and early 1900s. These maps, from the United States Geological Survey, present geographic and topographic information from the time period.
DescriptionThe Hackensack River and its associated wetlands have been greatly impacted by man. Construction of a dam at Oradell has greatly altered the original river hydrology, and consequently it no longer...
DescriptionThe study area in this report is the shallow water area of the Delaware River Estuary from Reedy Point, Delaware to the head of tide at Trenton, New Jersey. Shallow water areas are defined as those...
DescriptionEutrophication is a potential threat to the ecological health of Barnegat Bay and other shallow bays behind barrier islands (back bays or coastal lagoons) that line the New Jersey coast. Nutrients...
DescriptionIn order to minimize continued degradation of water quality in Barnegat Bay, effective nutrient control strategies must be developed for the Bay watershed. To decrease current eutrophication levels...
DescriptionThis study is phase I of a longer-term project designed to address several information needs of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. These needs include understanding: the role of...