A Natural Resource Management Guide for the County of Morris A ...
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Regulatory Support<br />
The Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act regulates conveyance <strong>of</strong> stormwater run<strong>of</strong>f down slopes,<br />
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minimizing erosion<br />
Planning Strategies<br />
Erosion and sedimentation plans including mapping areas prone to erosion<br />
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Stormwater management plan addressing water quality and quantity, enhancing water infiltration<br />
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Ground water recharge analyses and management plan including location <strong>of</strong> recharge areas, permeability<br />
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<strong>of</strong> soils, ground and surface water interchange, and potential sources <strong>of</strong> contamination<br />
Land cover analyses indicating areas suitable <strong>for</strong> ground water recharge<br />
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Hydric soils identification as part <strong>of</strong> overall habitat evaluation<br />
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Stream corridor protection and restoration plan including suitability determination <strong>for</strong> vegetative buffers<br />
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based on resident soils. Stabilizing stream banks will deter erosion and sedimentation.<br />
Species diversity management plan identifying potential <strong>for</strong> habitat enhancement<br />
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Open space and recreation plan locating active and passive recreation according to soil’s sensitivity to<br />
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compaction and erosion<br />
Tree protection and re-<strong>for</strong>estation plan<br />
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Septic system management plan<br />
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Design Strategies<br />
Development per<strong>for</strong>mance standards suitable <strong>for</strong> specific environmental constraints including:<br />
highly erodible soils<br />
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prime infiltration areas<br />
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prime agricultural land<br />
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freshwater wetlands<br />
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potential rapid run<strong>of</strong>f areas<br />
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prime aquifer recharge areas<br />
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floodways È<br />
flood fringe areas<br />
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Zoning and Site Plan Ordinances<br />
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control ordinance in areas outside <strong>of</strong> <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Resource</strong>s Conservation District<br />
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jurisdiction<br />
Septic <strong>Management</strong> District ordinance establishing maintenance measures, including pumping<br />
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Practices<br />
! Township <strong>of</strong> Chatham’s ordinance establishing a management program <strong>for</strong> individual subsurface sewage<br />
disposal systems. Stipulations include restrictions on use, substances disallowed <strong>for</strong> disposal, and<br />
maintenance <strong>of</strong> disposal fields.<br />
! Rockaway River restoration project at McCarter Park in Denville where erosion and excess geese feces<br />
were degrading <strong>the</strong> river corridor; streambanks were revegetated with shrub and tree plantings. (Urban<br />
Conservation Action Partnership, Inc.)<br />
! Rockaway River greenway development in Dover. Through <strong>the</strong> facilitation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Urban Conservation<br />
Action Partnership, <strong>the</strong> Dover Rockaway Railway was realigned. Fill, pavement and ballast were removed<br />
while native trees and shrubs were planted. The result was recovery <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> channel’s flood storage<br />
and <strong>the</strong> installation <strong>of</strong> a greenway trail.<br />
A <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Morris</strong> 40
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