A 6-acre former brownfield on the Raritan River in Perth Amboy is being converted into the new 2nd Street Park. The site, previously Harry S. Goldberg and Sons Scrap Metal Recycling property, was acquired by the City of Perth Amboy in 2003. The property contained hazardous materials including, chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic […]
Rutgers University’s Sustainable Raritan River Initiative, with input from watershed partners, has developed a new report that updates the New Jersey Water Supply Authority’s Raritan Basin: Portrait of a Watershed that was an earlier assessment of the Raritan basin focusing on key indicators for water quality and quantity. This new report employs similar methodology but […]
Eight individuals and organizations received Sustainable Raritan River Awards at the 8th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony at Rutgers’ Douglass Student Center on Friday, June 10, 2016. “The purpose of these awards is to recognize some of the more creative and impressive accomplishments by genuine leaders throughout the Raritan Watershed,” said Michael Catania, […]
The Two States: One Bay conference, convened on June 12, 2015 by the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative and the New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program, brought together more than 200 representatives from federal, state and local governments, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and businesses to focus on Raritan Bay. During plenary and working sessions where […]
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, […]
On June 12th, 2015, the New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program and the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative at Rutgers University co-produced a conference about the challenges and opportunities facing the bi-state waters of the Raritan Bay. To set the tone for the conference, the conference producers commissioned a short testimonial video featuring comments by […]
The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative helped launch the Rutgers Raritan River Project in January 2013 with a workshop in The Forum at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in New Brunswick. This project is nearing completion (September 2015). When done, the Rutgers Raritan data project will provide a comprehensive understanding of […]
Two States: One Bay A bi-state conversation about the future of the Raritan Bay 7th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference and Awards Ceremony Friday, June 12, 2015 Douglass Student Center Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey On Friday, June 12, 2015, more than 200 leading representatives from government, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and […]
Stop dumping in the Raritan! To report dumping, call the NJDEP Hotline at 877-WARN-DEP After you report the illegal activity to the NJDEP, call your local watershed group and tell them about it as well. They will help follow-up on the problem. There are several wonderful organizations working in the Raritan who can help. Following […]
On February 4, 2015, the Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast (BCONE) joined the New Jersey Society of Women Environmental Professionals (NJSWEP) to host the NJDEP Regulatory Update. The session was a big deal! It was the first time in years that the NJDEP has held the Regulatory Update with NJSWEP. The Department’s expressed gratitude that […]
