Surface water quality and pollutant loadings: A technical report for the Raritan Basin Watershed Management Project

The focus of this technical report is the quality of the surface waters in the Raritan River Basin. The concentration, trend, and relationships between flow and season of seventeen water quality constituents, bioassessment ratings, habitat assessment ratings, and concentrations and detection frequencies of pesticides and volatile organic compounds were used to characterize the surface waters of the Basin. The assessment of the quality of surface water in this basin reflects the listing of probable and potential waters that require remedial water pollution controls through total maximum daily load (TMDL) development. This report also discusses the primary water quality indicators of concern and trends of concern for the surface waters of the Raritan River Basin. Finally, the report provides information on the relative pollutant loads from permitted (point) and non-permitted sources for seven water quality constituents.August 200

Landscape of the Raritan River Basin: A technical report for the Raritan Basin Watershed Management Project

This technical report focuses on the landscape of the Raritan River Basin and includes detailed descriptions of historical, current and future land uses, soils, vegetation and wildlife resources of the Basin. It also provides a general summary of the existing regulations and plans that aid in the protection of these natural resources.This report relies heavily upon the State Development and Redevelopment Plan (SDRP) Policy Map for comparisons of current and future land uses with planning area designations. In addition, 1995 land use/land cover (LU/LC) data obtained from the NJDEP was compared to existing and approved sewer service areas for the Basin as well as to New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Road Network geographic information systems (GIS) data to assess existing land uses.August 200