A Natural Resource Management Guide for the County of Morris A ...
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Two - Upper Passaic River Watershed Dischargers<br />
Table<br />
NAME MUNICIPALITY RECEIVING WATERS<br />
FACILITY<br />
Twp.Wtr.Pol.Plant #1 Chatham Twp. Black Brook<br />
Chatham<br />
DOT Harding Great Brook<br />
NJ<br />
STP <strong>Morris</strong> Twp. Loantaka Brook<br />
Woodland<br />
SS Chatham Borough Passaic River<br />
Mobil<br />
Chatham Borough Passaic River<br />
Molitor<br />
Service Station Chatham Twp. Passaic River<br />
Exxon<br />
Manufacturing Chatham Twp. Passaic River<br />
National<br />
Way Associates Chatham Twp. Passaic River<br />
New<br />
Central STP Chatham Twp. Passaic River<br />
Park<br />
Corp. East Hanover Passaic River<br />
Givaudan<br />
Nike 79/80 STP East Hanover Passaic River<br />
US<br />
Park STP Florham Park Passaic River<br />
Florham<br />
Products Inc. Florham Park Passaic River<br />
Orange<br />
Hill Twp. STP Long Hill Twp. Passaic River<br />
Long<br />
Park STP Montville Passaic River<br />
Forest<br />
Plastics Riverdale Passaic River<br />
Prestige<br />
Source: New Jersey 1992 State Water Quality Inventory Report, 1993, III-248.<br />
Wetland Complexes<br />
Wetlands within <strong>the</strong> entire Passaic River Basin have been designated as EPA Priority. This classification<br />
bears witness to <strong>the</strong> multiple functions benefitting both humans and wildlife. The human sector is served by<br />
way <strong>of</strong> flood control, water supply and recreational opportunities. Habitat is provided <strong>for</strong> waterfowl, raptors,<br />
passerines, herptiles, furbearers, and fish, including various state and federally listed species.<br />
Subsheds<br />
The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Great Swamp) Watershed, an integral component within<br />
<strong>the</strong> upper Passaic ecosystem, has become an environmental planning prototype. Concern <strong>for</strong> this resource<br />
has resulted in <strong>the</strong> amassing <strong>of</strong> extensive data on <strong>the</strong> Swamp's features, inhabitants and overall health.<br />
Presently, <strong>the</strong> Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed Committee is seeking to devise a comprehensive<br />
watershed management plan, with corresponding land use ordinances.<br />
Feeder streams to Great Swamp include Great, Black, Primrose, and Loantaka Brooks. Each subwatershed<br />
is unique ranging in character from rural low density development, to urbanized high density housing, industry<br />
and infrastructure. The degree <strong>of</strong> intensity is reflected in <strong>the</strong> viability <strong>of</strong> each brook.<br />
The USDA Great Swamp Watershed Project, a five year ef<strong>for</strong>t begun in 1991, was designed to "develop a<br />
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strategy to ensure acceptable water quality and quantity in <strong>the</strong> Refuge." Stream water quality assessment,<br />
utilizing <strong>the</strong> macroinvertebrate surveying methodology, was conducted on <strong>the</strong> Black, Great, Loantaka and<br />
Primrose Brooks as well as <strong>the</strong> upper Passaic. Results <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> four years are illustrated in Table Three. Index<br />
values and <strong>the</strong>ir corresponding assessments are as follows:<br />
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US Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, Best <strong>Management</strong> Practice Recommendations <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Great Swamp<br />
Watershed, 1994.<br />
86 Surface Water
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