Category: Studies & Reports

Assessment of Shallow Ground Water Quality Indicator

posted on: June 29, 2007

This report, prepared by Christine Weiben of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the BBNEP, is an assessment of one of the indicators presented in the BBNEP Monitoring Program Plan. The BBNEP 2005 State of the Bay Technical Report includes an assessment of six of these indicators. The USGS prepared this assessment of […]

Impact of Soil Disturbance During Construction on Bulk Density and Infiltration in Ocean County, New Jersey

posted on: June 1, 2007

A study was conducted of undisturbed and disturbed urban soils in Ocean County, New Jersey, to investigate the impact on soil infiltration rates due to modification and compaction during construction operations, to examine if the effects are significant enough to alter the Hydrologic Soil Group (HSG) classification or Runoff Curve Number, and to provide additional […]

Barnegat BayLittle Egg Harbor Estuary: Case Study Of A Highly Eutrophic Coastal Bay System

posted on: May 1, 2007

This peer-reviewed publication discusses why the bay is classified as highly eutrophic and identifies several of the adverse impacts associated with excess nutrients and potential solutions to those problems.

Barnegat Bay – Little Egg Harbor Estuary: Ecosystem Conditions and Recommendations

posted on: April 1, 2007

In this report, Michael Kennish, Ph.D. of Rutgers University focuses on the serious impacts that eutrophication poses to the estuary’s ecosystem, as well as the immediate need for a reduction of nitrogen loading to the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor estuarine system.

Borough of Tuckerton Natural Resource Inventory

posted on: January 1, 2007

A Natural Resource Inventory forms the foundation of future planning and development of a municipality by taking inventory of the municipalitys natural resource characteristics. This baseline report includes information on the Borough of Tuckertons physical resources, biotic resource and current land uses presented in both text and map formats. In addition, this NRI presents a […]

Lakewood Township Natural Resource Inventory

posted on: October 4, 2006

The Lakewood Township Environmental Commission, in consultation with its Planning Board and Township Committee, prepared this Natural Resource Inventory for use as a reference in the land use planning decision making process. This document identifies Lakewood’s natural resources and describes their importance for public health, saftey, and welfare of the community.

Brown Tide Assessment Project in NJ Coastal Waters: A comparison of three bloom years (2000-2002) with two non-bloom years (2003-2004)

posted on: August 1, 2006

To determine whether brown tide blooms are a threat to coastal waters in New Jersey, the division of NJDEP Science Research and Technology implemented the Brown Tide Assessment Project from 2000-2004. The primary objectives of this study are to (1) characterize the spatial and temporal occurrence of brown tides in Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor, (2) […]

Ocean County College Pond Turtle Inventory and Water Quality Assessment, Toms River, New Jersey

posted on: June 9, 2006

The Research Team for this study consisted of six students of the Marine Academy of Technology and Evironmental Sciences (M.A.T.E.S). The purpose of their research was to determine the overall health of the Ocean County College pond and estimate the populations of endemic and non-native turtle species in the pond.

Relations of Water Quality to Streamflow, Season, and Land Use for Four Tributaries to the Toms River, Ocean County,

posted on: December 31, 2005

The effects of nonpoint-source contamination on the water quality of four tributaries to the Toms River in Ocean County, New Jersey, have been investigated in a 5-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The purpose of the study was to relate the extent of land […]

Ocean Township Environmental Resource Inventory

posted on: November 1, 2005

The Township of Ocean, in consultation with the Township of Ocean Land Use Board, has prepared this Environmental Resource Inventory as a reference for land use and planning decisions in the Township. The purpose of the Environmental Resource Inventory is to identify the natural resources of the municipality, to describe their importance to the public […]