Watershed Partners

In 2009, we began a conservation about the future of the Raritan River with twenty leaders from the legislature, local and state governments, and environmental and regional planning organizations. This work built upon the foundation laid by the 2002 “Raritan Basin Watershed Management Plan ”, developed under the New Jersey Water Supply Authority. A responsive update report entitled, “The State of the Raritan River: A Work in Progress”, was crafted in early 2009.

During the summer of 2009, over seventy-five professionals worked on five committees to research and write white papers outlining the challenges and opportunities for the Raritan. The group focused on environmentally sensitive redevelopment, public access, remediation, stewardship, and water quality. Detailed reports for each of these five areas were made public in December 2009, and with the support of the Mushett Family Foundation, the University’s Initiative published a summary Action Plan entitled “Reclaiming the Raritan: A Restoration and Sustainable Reuse Plan” (the Action Plan).

Support for the vision for the Raritan Basin grew, and the Collaborative quickly expanded. Today the Sustainable Raritan River Collaborative has grown to over 130 members, including environmental organizations, Raritan-based counties and municipalities, foundations and charities, businesses, and key regional, state and federal agencies. Each member organization in the Collaborative contributes to the overall restoration and preservation of the River. Collectively we are changing the conversation about the future of the River and its value to our economy and the environment. Click on the links below to learn about our partners and other organizations that are contributing to a more sustainable Raritan region.

Environmental Organizations

American Littoral Society
Clean Ocean Action
Central Jersey Stream Team
Central Jersey Trout Unlimited
Conserve Wildlife Foundation
D&R Greenway Land Trust
Duke Farms
East Coast Greenway Alliance
Edison Greenways Group
Edison Wetlands Association
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space
Hunterdon Land Trust
Kingston Greenways Association
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey
Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership
Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership
Montgomery Friends of Open Space
Native Plant Society of New Jersey
New Jersey Audubon Society
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team
NY/NJ Baykeeper
New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program
No Water No Life
Raritan Basin Alliance
Raritan Headwaters
Raritan Riverkeeper
Save Coastal Wildlife
Schiff Natural Lands Trust
Sourland Conservancy
Tewksbury Land Trust
Trust for Public Land
Waterfront Alliance
The Watershed Institute (formerly Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association)

Business Partners

AKRF, Inc.
American Water
Bayshore Recycling
CME USA
Colgate-Palmolive
DevCo
Federal Business Center
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
GEI Consultants
Great Ecology Environment & Design
GreenVest, LLC
J.G. Petrucci Company, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Langan
Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Middlesex Water Company
New Jersey American Water
Pfizer
Princeton Hydro
PS&S
PSE&G
Reel Therapy
Rosengarten Realty
Sadat & Associates
Sanofi-Aventis
Shiseido
Stantec
T&M Associates
VanCleef Engineering
Vertices

Foundation Partners

Cape Branch Foundation
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
J. Seward Johnson Charitable Trust
Mushett Family Foundation
PNC Foundation
PSEG Foundation

County Partners

Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County Parks & Recreation
Mercer County
Middlesex County
Middlesex County Economic Development
Middlesex County Improvement Authority
Middlesex County Parks & Recreation
Middlesex County Utilities Authority
Monmouth County
Morris County
Somerset County
Somerset County Parks Commission
Union County
Union County Parks & Recreation

Regional Organizations

Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast
Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area
Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
Green Brook Flood Control Commission
New Jersey Future
New Jersey Highlands Coalition
New Jersey League of Municipalities
New Jersey Statewide Dam Removal Partnership
New Jersey Water Supply Authority, Watershed Protection Programs Division
Plan Smart NJ
Raritan and Millstone Rivers Flood Control Commission
Regional Plan Association
RideWise
Somerset County Business Partnership
Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority
Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority

New Jersey State Links

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
NJDEP, Dam Safety and Flood Control
NJDEP, Division of Fish and Wildlife
NJDEP, Division of Water Quality
NJDEP, Water Monitoring and Standards
NJDEP, Land Use Regulation Program
NJDEP, Division of Watershed Management
NJDEP, Site Remediation Program
NJDEP, NJ Natural Heritage Program
NJDEP, Division of Water Supply
Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center, NJDEP

New York State Links

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York City Department of City Planning
New York Rising

Municipal Partners

Hunterdon County
Alexandria Township
Bethlehem Township
Califon Borough*
Clinton Town
Clinton Township
Delaware Township
East Amwell Township*
Flemington Borough
Franklin Township
Glen Gardner Borough
Hampton Borough
High Bridge Borough
Lebanon Borough
Lebanon Township*
Raritan Township*
Readington Township
Tewksbury Township
Union Township
West Amwell Township

Mercer County
East Windsor Township*
Hightstown Borough*
Hopewell Borough
Hopewell Township
Lawrence Township
Pennington Borough
Princeton Borough*
Robbinsville Township
West Windsor Township

Middlesex County
Cranbury Township*
Dunellen Borough
East Brunswick Township*
Edison Township*
Helmetta Borough*
Highland Park Borough*
Jamesburg Borough
Metuchen Borough
Middlesex Borough*
Milltown Borough*
Monroe Township
New Brunswick City*
North Brunswick Township*
Old Bridge Township
Perth Amboy City*
Piscataway Township*
Sayreville Borough
South Amboy City*
South Brunswick Township
South Plainfield Borough*
South River Borough
Spotswood Borough *
Woodbridge Township *

Monmouth County
Englishtown Borough*
Freehold Borough
Freehold Township*
Manalapan Township
Marlboro Township
Millstone Township
Roosevelt Borough

Morris County
Chester Borough*
Chester Township
Mendham Borough
Mendham Township
Mine Hill Township
Mount Arlington Borough
Mount Olive Township
Randolph Township
Roxbury Township
Washington Township

Somerset County
Bedminster Township*
Bernards Township*
Bernardsville Borough*
Bound Brook Borough*
Branchburg Township*
Bridgewater Township*
Far Hills Borough
Franklin Township*
Green Brook Township*
Hillsborough Township*
Manville Borough
Millstone Borough
Montgomery Township*
North Plainfield Borough*
Peapack-Gladstone Borough
Raritan Borough*
Rocky Hill Borough
Somerville Borough*
South Bound Brook Borough
Warren Township
Watchung Borough

Union County
Berkeley Heights Township
Fanwood Borough
Mountainside Borough
New Providence Borough
Plainfield City
Scotch Plains Township
Springfield Township*
Summit City
Westfield Township

General Watershed and River Information

Center for Watershed Protection
American Rivers
River Network

Federal and Regional Agency Links

Army Corps of Engineers
EPA Watershed Central
EPA funding sources for watersheds
Federal Environmental Management Agency
Interstate Environmental Commission
National Park Conservation Association
National Park Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
National Water Trails System
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
US Army Corps of Engineers – NY/NJ Harbor
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey New Jersey Water Science Center
US Geological Survey

*Boroughs, cities and townships that passed a Resolution in support of the Sustainable Raritan River Action Plan.