Description
Main TitleEight Characterizing Trends in Barnegat Bay Watershed, Ocean County, New Jersey
PublisherNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Date Created1998
Subject (Geographic)Ocean County
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical)
Country: United States
State: New Jersey
Subject (Topical)environmental impact; population; landcover; freshwater quality; beach closings; wetlands acreage; fecal coliform averages; marine waters; nonpoint source pollution; phosphorus; nitrogen; Coastal Zone Management Program; Barnegat Bay Watershed; Coastal Zone
DescriptionTo characterize the impacts of development along the New Jersey coastal zone, long term trends describing cumulative impacts were developed for eight environmental parameters in the Barnegat Bay watershed. The eight parameters evaluated were population, landcover, freshwater ambient quality, beach closings, wetlands acreage, fecal coliform averages in marine waters, nonpoint source loads of phosphorus to marine waters and nonpoint source loads of nitrogen to marine waters. Results reveal a quadrupling of population; a significant increase in residential/commercial landcovers; freshwater problems with fecal coliform, pH, and phosphorus; unacceptable numbers of backbay beach closings; inadequate wetland information; unacceptable levels of fecal coliform in some sections of the backbay waters; and lower than expected loads of nonpoint source phosphorus and nitrogen to marine waters. Analyses conducted using a Geographical Information System (GIS) were essential to the evaluation and interpretation of the available scientific data for the watershed.
Data Life Cycle Event(s)
Date: 1999-09-24 00:00:00.0
Creator: Collins, Elizabeth
Organization NameNew Jersey Environmental Digital Library
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