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History of the Raritan River Timeline

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Sara Malone in data, Initiative Activities, News, Public Access, R&D Posts, R3C News, Remediation, Resources, Resources Page Content, RU on the Raritan, Stewardship, Water Quality

During Spring Semester, 2019, Jenny Schneider, a candidate for the Rutgers Public History Program Certificate (School of Arts and Sciences, Department of History), developed a dynamic historic timeline of major events and happenings around the Raritan region.  It is a project we hope to continue to develop in the coming semesters. View the timeline here. […]

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Tracking Genes and Bacteria Responsible for Organohalide Reduction in the Raritan River Basin

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_StormWaterOutfalls, Water Quality

The Raritan River receives wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent, stormwater runoff, combined sewer overflow (CSO), and groundwater infiltration from a variety of sites contaminated with organohalide pollutants. Organohalides are known or suspected carcinogens and some bioaccumulate and enter the food chain, leading to human exposure. In New Jersey, organohalides are present as groundwater and sediment […]

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Assessing Exposure of Water-Dependent Uses to Coastal Flood Hazards

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, Resilience, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_Resilience, Uncategorized, Water Quality

Water-dependent uses along the New Jersey coast rely on access to the water that increasingly threatens to damage their facilities and support infrastructure in the surrounding community. Mal-adaptive planning strategies to enhance resilience could fail to recognize the interrelated systems of benefits and risks that face water-dependent uses, including the spatial constraints that limit the […]

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Video Series Explores Restoration of the Manalapan Brook Watershed

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Sara Malone in News, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, Stewardship, Video, Water Quality No Comments

An “Restoring the Manalapan Brook Watershed”, a series of videos produced by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, examines restoration efforts within the Manalapan Brook watershed. The Manalapan Brook is part of the Lower Raritan watershed management area (WMA09) in central New Jersey. This video series was developed for New Jersey municipalities, residents, and […]

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Rutgers Partners with Raritan Headwaters Association to Study Microplastics in the Raritan River

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_StreamIntegrity, Water Quality

The study of microplastics and their negative effects as water pollutants has led to multiple opportunities for research and partnership. Through the Rutgers Raritan River Consortium minigrant program, Dr. Nicole Fahrenfeld led a study with the Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA) over this past summer. The goal of the study was to better understand microplastic transport […]

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Assessing Forest Status in the Lower Raritan Watershed

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_CanopyCover, Stewardship, Water Quality

Forest fragmentation is a process by which large forest areas are broken into smaller forest areas. Fragmentation is often a result of human development such as the creation of housing or roads. When fragmentation occurs, forest patches decrease in size. In addition, the amount of forest core decreases and the relative amount of forest edge […]

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Student engagement on microplastics in the Raritan River

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, Water Quality

Students from Dr. Jill Lipoti and Mary Nucci’s environmental studies practicum formed a team to investigate microplastics in the Raritan. They studied the technique used by the NY/NJ Baykeeper to gather samples to count microplastics utilizing a Manta sampling net.  Noting that the cost of the Manta net could be prohibitive, they invented a simplified […]

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New Jersey 2040 Water Demand Study for Public Community Water Supply Systems

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Sara Malone in News, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, Water Quality

A new study by Dr. Dan Van Abs provides a variety of water demand scenarios for New Jersey’s 584 Public Community Water Supply (PCWS) systems, targeting the year 2040, including, of course, those utilities operating within and dependent upon the Raritan Basin.  The study includes an assessment of how changes in population trends could alter […]

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Anaerobic Biodegradability of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Raritan River Sediments

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, RU on the Raritan, Water Quality

Professor Max Häggblom and his team of researcher received a R3C mini-grant to investigate the biodegradability of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in Raritan River Sediments.  The team was comprised of Dr. Häggblom (Dept. Biochemistry and Microbiology, SEBS), Professor Lee Kerkhof (Dept. Marine & Coastal Sciences, SEBS), Professor Donna Fennel (Dept. Environmental Sciences, SEBS), Dr. […]

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Undergraduate Profiles Water Column for NJDEP Project

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Sara Malone in minigrant, News, R&D Posts, R3C News, Resources, RU on the Raritan, SOTR_StreamIntegrity, Water Quality

This summer, Rutgers undergraduate student Laura Wiltsee, advised by Dr. Josh Kohut, worked with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to produce a profile of the water column at different sites along the Raritan River, as marked on the map (click to view full map). The profiles of the temperature and salinity shown on […]

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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

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  • Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting
    Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority Meeting
    Starts: 7:30 pm
    Ends: May 23, 2022 - 9:30 pm

    Location: 290 River Road, Princeton, NJ


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    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: May 23, 2022 - 9:30 pm

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


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    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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