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Appendix A<br />

Best <strong>Management</strong> Practices For The Great Swamp Watershed<br />

GROUP 1 BMP'S: REDUCE AN EXISTING POLLUTION PROBLEM<br />

(Suitable to Black and Loantaka Brooks)<br />

Filter Strips<br />

!<br />

Riparian Forest Buffer<br />

!<br />

! Individual Homeowner Practices<br />

maintenance <strong>of</strong> septic systems<br />

È<br />

recycling and composting <strong>of</strong> organic yard waste<br />

È<br />

proper storage and disposal <strong>of</strong> all toxics<br />

È<br />

lawn management practices involving less fertilization, watering, and mowing<br />

È<br />

Conversion <strong>of</strong> mowed turf to natural vegetation<br />

!<br />

Agricultural Practices: comprehensive resource management system addressing <strong>the</strong> soil, water, air, plants,<br />

!<br />

and animals within that microhabitat<br />

GROUP 2 BMP'S: PREVENT A FUTURE POLLUTION PROBLEM<br />

(Suitable to Primrose Brook and Passaic River)<br />

Watershed-based planning<br />

!<br />

Stream corridor buffer requirement<br />

!<br />

Steep slope ordinance<br />

!<br />

Cluster zoning with permanent open space dedication<br />

!<br />

Limits to impervious areas<br />

!<br />

Water quality structures in new developments<br />

!<br />

riparian buffers È<br />

filter strips È<br />

enhanced grass waterways (instead <strong>of</strong> curbs, catch basins and storm sewers along streets)<br />

È<br />

GROUP 3 BMP'S: RESTORE IN-STREAM FISH HABITAT<br />

(Suitable to Primrose, Great, and Loantaka Brooks, and Passaic River)<br />

Streambank stabilization using bioengineering<br />

!<br />

Preservation and enhancement <strong>of</strong> riparian buffers<br />

!<br />

Source: U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, Best <strong>Management</strong> Practice<br />

Recommendations <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Great Swamp Watershed, 1994.<br />

Red Maple<br />

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Surface Water

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