DescriptionThe sanitary quality of New Jersey coastal waters is determined in part by measuring the levels of certain intestinally-derived (enteric) bacteria. Although such tests are very useful in assessing...
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...
DescriptionIn 1992, the Bureau of Water Monitoring designed and initiated the Ambient Biomonitoring Network (AMNET). The goal of the program is to establish a network of lotic (running water) stations in each...
DescriptionThis report deals with the legislative and administrative background to policy formulation by the Department of Environmental Protection; it examines the coastal environment today, both natural and...
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...
DescriptionMap covers area from Middle Marsh Creek to Fishers Point along Delaware River. Map shows the location for a channel 600 feet wide and 30 feet deep at mean low water.
DescriptionThis document contains the argument of Thomas N. McCarter, President of Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and Public Service Electric and Gas Company, at the opening of the company's case for...
DescriptionThis is a report on flood hazard mapping in New Jersey and the creation of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). It includes a background on the NFIP, an...
DescriptionThis report looks at how the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) operates in New Jersey and how price changes will affect New Jersey residents. It provides: background on the general structure and...