Ground Water in the Raritan River Basin

Ground Water in the Raritan River Basin

A Technical Report for the Raritan Basin Watershed Management Project

Final Report - June 2002

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List of Tables in Appendices

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Figure 1a - 14-Digit Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUC-14) within the Raritan Basin

Figure 1b - HUC-14 and Municipalities within the Raritan Basin

Figure 1c - Municipalities and Hydrology within the Raritan Basin

Figure 2 - Ground Water Recharge in the Upper Raritan WMA

Figure 3 - Ground Water Recharge in the Lower Raritan WMA

Figure 4 - Ground Water Recharge in the Millstone WMA

Figure 5 - Differences in Average Ground Water Recharge Values 1986-1995

Figure 6 - Land Use Classifications That Have Changed to Urban 1986-1995

Figure 7 - Detailed Classifications of New Urban Land Uses 1986-1995

Figure 8 - Public Community Water Supply Wells, 2002

Figure 8a - Wellhead Protection Areas within the Raritan Basin, 2001

Figure 9 - Wellhead Protection Areas in and near Alamatong Wellfield

Figure 10 - Public Non-Community Wellhead Locations

Figure 11 - Known Contaminated Site Locations, 2001

Figure 12 - Solid Waste Landfills

Figure 13 - Septic System Carrying Capacity for the Upper Raritan WMA

Figure 14 - Septic System Carrying Capacity for the Lower Raritan WMA

Figure 15 - Septic System Carrying Capacity for the Millstone WMA

Note: "These maps were developed using New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information System digital data, in conjunction with the New Jersey Water Supply Authority's work, but these secondary products have not been verified by NJDEP BGIA and are not state-authorized.

List of Tables in Appendices (PDF Format)

Table A-1 - Ground Water Recharge for the Upper Raritan WMA

Table A-2 - Ground Water Recharge for the Lower Raritan WMA

Table A-3 - Ground Water Recharge for the Millstone WMA

Table B-1 - Public Community Water Supply Wells

Table B-2 - List of Known Contaminated Sites by County

Table B-3 - Solid Waste Landfills in the Raritan Basin

Table B-4 - NJPDES Discharges to Ground Water by County

Table C-1 - Septic System Carrying Capacity for the Upper Raritan WMA

Table C-2 - Septic System Carrying Capacity for the Lower Raritan WMA

Table C-3 - Septic System Carrying Capacity for the Millstone WMA