Landscape of the Raritan River Basin

A Technical Report for the Raritan Basin Watershed Management Project

Final Report - August 2002

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List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Appendices

List of Tables (PDF Format)

Table 5 - Relationship of SSA and Land Use

Table 6 - Relationship of Highways & Urban Land Use

Table 7 - Relationship of Rail Stations & Urban Land Use

Table 8 - Relationship of SDRP and Land Use

Table 9 - Relationship of SDRP & Land Use Change

Table 12 - Relationship of SDRP & Wastewater Management Areas

Table 13 - Vegetative and Developed Land Cover in the Upper Raritan WMA

Table 14 - Vegetative and Developed Land Cover in the Lower Raritan WMA

Table 15 - Vegetative and Developed Land Cover in the Millstone

Table 16 - NJDEP Natural Heritage Priority Sites

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List of Figures (JPEG Format)

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 - Historical Population Estimates in New Jersey

Figure 3 - Population Growth & Age of Housing Stock, 1990

Figure 4 - Urban Land Change Percentages by HUC-11

Figure 5 - Urban Land Use Classifications within the Raritan Basin

Figure 6 - Agricultural Land Use Classifications within the Raritan Basin

Figure 7 - Percent of Area Covered By Impervious Surface 

Figure 8 - Percent Impervious Surface Cover by Subwatershed

Figure 9 - Future Wastewater Management Area Boundaries

Figure 10 - Wastewater Management Area Percentages by (HUC-11)

Figure 11 - Land Use Classifications by Sewer Service Area Boundaries

Figure 12 - Road & Rail Network within the Raritan Basin

Figure 13 - Proximity of Urban Land Use to National Highway System

Figure 14 - Proximity of Urban Land Use to Passenger Rail Lines

Figure 15 - Place of Work and Travel Times of Workers 16 Years Old and Over

Figure 16 - NJ State Development & Redevelopment Plan (SDRP) - March 1995

Figure 17 - SDRP Planning Area Percentages by Watershed (HUC-11)

Figure 18 - SDRP Planning Areas Relative to Land Use Classifications

Figure 19 - SDRP Planning Areas Relative to Urban Land Change 1986-1995

Figure 20 - SDRP Planning Areas Relative to Headwaters

Figure 21 - Wastewater Management Areas relative to SDRP Planning Areas

Figure 22 - Transportation Network Relative SDRP Planning Areas

Figure 23 - Capability Classes of Agricultural Land in Upper Raritan WMA, 1995

Figure 24 - Comparison of Soil Limitations in the Upper Raritan WMA - (PDF)

Figure 25 - Capability Class of Agricultural Land in Lower Raritan WMA, 1995

Figure 26 - Comparison of Soil Limitations in the Lower Raritan WMA - (PDF)

Figure 27 - Capability Class of Agricultural Land in the Millstone WMA, 1995 

Figure 28 - Comparison of Soil Limitations in the Millstone WMA - (PDF)

Figure 29 - Composite Community Development Suitability in the Upper Raritan

Figure 30 - Composite Community Development Suitability in the Lower Raritan

Figure 31 - Composite Community Development Suitability in the Millstone

Figure 32 - Susceptibility of Raritan Basin Soils to Erosion

Figure 33 - Development Suitability of Urban Land in the Upper Raritan WMA

Figure 34 - Development Suitability of ISSDA in the Upper Raritan WMA

Figure 35 - Development Suitability of Urban Land in the Lower Raritan WMA

Figure 36 - Development Suitability of ISSDA in Lower Raritan WMA

Figure 37 - Development Suitability of Urban Land in the Millstone WMA

Figure 38 - Development Suitability of ISSDA in the Millstone WMA

Figure 39 - Vegetative and Developed Land Cover in the Raritan Basin, 1995

Figure 40 - T & E Species National Heritage Priority Macro-Sites

Figure 41 - Critical Habitats of the Upper Raritan WMA

Figure 42 - Critical Habitats of the Lower Raritan WMA

Figure 43 - Critical Habitats of the Millstone WMA

Figure 44 - Critical Habitat Classifications - (PDF)

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."

 

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List of Appendices (PDF Format)

 

Appendix A

New Jersey State Development & Redevelopment Plan:

Excerpts from the DRAFT Final Plan

Appendix B

Table B-1 - Suitability of Soils for Non-irrigated Agriculture in the Upper Raritan

Table B-2 - Suitability of Soils for Non-irrigated Agriculture in the Lower Raritan 

Table B-3 - Suitability of Soils for Non-irrigated Agriculture in the Millstone

Table B-4 - Capability Classes of Agricultural Land in the Upper Raritan WMA

Table B-5 - Capability Classes of Agricultural Land in the Lower Raritan WMA

Table B-6 - Capability Classes of Agricultural Land in the Millstone WMA

Appendix C

Table C-1 - Soil Suitability for Development in the Upper Raritan WMA

Table C-2 - Soil Suitability for Development in the Lower Raritan WMA

Table C-3 - Soil Suitability for Development in the Millstone WMA

Appendix D

Table D-1 Soil Erodibility Factors of the Upper Raritan WMA

Table D-2 Soil Erodibility Factors of the Lower Raritan WMA

Table D-3 - Soil Erodibility Factors of the Millstone WMA

Appendix E

Table E-1 - Development Suitability of Urban Land in the Upper Raritan WMA

Table E-2 - Development Suitability of ISSDA in the Upper Raritan WMA

Table E-3 - Development Suitability of Urban Land in the Lower Raritan WMA

Table E-4 - Development Suitability of ISSDA in the Lower Raritan WMA

Table E-5 - Development Suitability of Urban Land in the Millstone WMA

Table E-6 - Development Suitability of ISSDA in the Millstone WMA

Table E-7-E-9 - Development Suitability of the State Planning Areas by WMA

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