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RRHO Interface

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Sara Malone in R&D Page Content, Resources Page Content

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Real-Time Hydrological Observatory and ERDDAP Interface

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Sara Malone in data, Data Portal, Education on the Raritan Page Content, Equipment, Johnson Chair, News, R&D Page Content, R3C News, Resources Page Content, RU on the Raritan

A real-time water quality monitoring station has been deployed on the bottom of the Raritan River in the mid-channel in front of the Rutgers Class of 1914 Boathouse (at approximately Lat/Long 40.488960, -74.33184). YSI/Xylem EXO2 Sonde sensors include: conductivity, temperature, depth, dissolved oxygen, salinity, chlorophyll, turbidity. A Sontek Argonaut-XR ADCP measures pressure, temperature, and current […]

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Access to the Raritan

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Sara Malone in Education on the Raritan Page Content, R&D Page Content, R3C Page Content, Resources Page Content

Field experiences provide students with a sense of their local environment and how it fits into the larger world. It also allows students to see firsthand and apply the concepts that are addressed in their courses. Rutgers launched a new 20 passenger landing craft that can navigate the lower Raritan River and estuary. The R/V […]

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MERI – Spatial Distribution of Contaminants in Lower Raritan Sediments

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Sara Malone in Data Portal, minigrant, News, R&D Page Content, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_KnownContamSites, Water Quality

This research study by the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MERI) at Rutgers – Newark, aimed to fill in data gaps in river and marsh sediment contamination in the Lower Raritan River. The main tasks of this study were: (1) Measure trace metal and organic contaminant levels in surficial sediments along 20 km of the Lower […]

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ArcGIS StoryMaps of Key Raritan Indicators

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Sara Malone in data, Johnson Chair, Maps, News, R&D Page Content, R3C News, RU on the Raritan

Key Raritan Indicators described through ArcGIS StoryMaps by Advanced Environmental Geomatics Students In the Spring of 2019, undergraduate students in Dr. Richard Lathrop’s Advanced Environmental Geomatics course developed ArcGIS StoryMaps for key indicators identified in the State of the Raritan Report, Volumes 1 and 2.  The reports were written to provide critical data to inform […]

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ERDDAP Interface

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Sara Malone in Johnson Chair, News, R&D Page Content

We have deployed a real-time water quality monitoring station in the Raritan River near the Rutgers Class of 1914 Boathouse in New Brunswick. All data coming from the gaging station is recorded every 10 minutes and uploaded every hour to the ERDDAP server. Twelve minutes later the data is processed and posted to the public. […]

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Access to Equipment

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Sara Malone in Data Portal, Education on the Raritan Page Content, R&D Page Content, Research-Data, Resources Page Content, Water Quality

The R/V Rutgers, available to organizations inside and outside of Rutgers University, comes equipped with instrumentation to measure water quality and quantity, such as CTDs, an ADCP, and a fluorometer.  Click on the images to learn more about the instruments and what they measure. Follow this link to learn more about the R/V Rutgers. Follow […]

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EPA Rutgers Raritan Data Project

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Sara Malone in Data Portal, News, R&D Page Content, Remediation, Resources, RU on the Raritan, Water Quality

The EPA Rutgers Raritan River Project was conducted to compile data related to point source and non-point source pollution and Superfund, Brownfield and other contaminated sites into a comprehensive database. In addition, the project developed an interactive tool that assists federal, state, and local stakeholders to make decisions related to environmental cleanup and site reuse, […]

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Peer Reviewed Literature, Reports, Books and Studies

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Sara Malone in R&D Page Content, Research-Data, Resources Page Content

This page contains titles and links to research, reports, books and studies that are either focused on an area of the Raritan Basin or on one of the key issue areas that we focus on. We welcome recommendations for additions to this list. Please send suggestions for additions or any changes with “Raritan Bibliography” in […]

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Mini-Grant Program

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Sara Malone in R&D Page Content, R3C Page Content

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News

  • R3C Webinars on Recent Raritan Research

  • 2020 and 2021 Raritan River Conferences Canceled

  • Rutgers Raritan River Initiative to partner with NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program on Coastal Watershed Grant

  • Influence of biogeochemistry on the availability of toxic metals in iron-replete New Jersey sediment

  • New video on removal of Weston Mill Dam highlights preservation of historic artifacts

  • A Watershed-Based Approach to Flood Hazard Mitigation in the Raritan Region

Click here for more news! and be sure to check out the Calendar for upcoming activities.

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  • World Wetlands Day
    World Wetlands Day
    Starts: 12:00 am
    Ends: February 2, 2023 - 11:59 pm


    Description:

    2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

    Each year since 1997, the Ramsar Secretariat has provided materials to help raise public awareness about the importance and value of wetlands.

    - See more at: http://www.worldwetlandsday.org/about

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  • Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting
    Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: February 27, 2023 - 9:30 pm

    Location: 290 River Road, Princeton, NJ


    Description:

    Authority Board Meeting Schedule

    ­A RESOLUTION SETTING REGULAR MEETING DATES FOR THE STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016
    IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT

    Resolution No. 2015-78

    BE IT RESOLVED by the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority:

    That the regular meeting day of the Authority be held on the fourth Monday of each month, except in November, when it will be held on the second Monday, and June and December when the meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month.

    http://www.sbrsa.com/

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  • Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority
    Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: February 27, 2023 - 9:30 pm

    Location: 50 Polhemus Ln, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA


    Description:

    Meetings of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority are held the fourth Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the Authority conference room located in the Administrative Office. Open session meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and there is an opportunity for public participation. Anyone from the public wishing to be heard should arrive promptly for the start of a meeting as the public participation portion is early on the agenda.

    http://srvsa.org/

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