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Community-Based Green Infrastructure
Initiative for New Jersey
Presented at the Penn State Center Philadelphia Delaware Valley
Stormwater Dialogue
March 23, 2017
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Water Resources Program
water.rutgers.edu
Christopher C. Obropta, Ph.D., P.E.
[email protected]
Jeremiah Bergstrom, LLA, ASLA
[email protected]
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Our Mission is to
identify and address
community water
resources issues
using sustainable and
practical science-
based solutions.
The Water Resources
Program serves all of
New Jersey, working
closely with the
County Extension
Offices.
Water Resources Program
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Program History
• Created in 2002
• Statewide focus
• $1,500,000 annual operating budget
• All grant funded
• Diverse staff
• Effective partnerships
• Measurable impact
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN
NEW JERSEY
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Definitions
• Stormwater Best Management Practices
(BMPs): structural or non-structural
management measures designed to
control stormwater runoff
• Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs):
name given “BMPs” by professionals
conducting research on stormwater related
issues
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New Jersey’s Combined
Sewer CommunitiesMunicipality Permit Holder Entity County # CSOs
Bayonne Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 30
Camden City Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority Camden 28
CCMUA Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority Camden 1
East Newark Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 1
Elizabeth Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Union 28
Fort Lee Bergen County Utilities Authority Bergen 2
Gloucester Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority Camden 7
Guttenberg North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority-Woodcliff Hudson 1
Hackensack Bergen County Utilities Authority Bergen 2
Harrison Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 7
Jersey City Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 21
Kearny Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 5
Newark Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Essex 17
North Bergen North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority-Woodcliff Hudson 1
North Bergen Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 9
Paterson Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Passaic 24
Perth Amboy Middlesex County Utilities Authority Middlesex 16
Ridgefield Park Bergen County Utilities Authority Bergen 6
Trenton Trenton Mercer 1
Union City North Hudson Sewerage Authority-Adams Hudson 8
West New York North Hudson Sewerage Authority-West NY Hudson 2
Total 217
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New Jersey’s Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer (MS4) Communities
• 457 Tier A Stormwater Permits
• 99 Tier B Stormwater Permits
(mostly rural municipalities)
• 75 Public Complex Stormwater
• 33 County and State Highway
Stormwater Permits
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Interesting Facts
• New Jersey is 8,723 square miles
• Population is 8,864,590 (1,170.64/mi2)*
• 1,055 square miles of impervious cover =
12.1%
• One inch of rain = 18.2 billion gallons
• 90% of NJ’s rivers are impaired
* CT population density is 722.65/mi
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Green Infrastructure is ...
…an approach to stormwater
management that is cost-effective,
sustainable, and environmentally friendly.
Green Infrastructure projects:
• capture,
• filter,
• absorb, and
• reuse
stormwater to restore the
natural water cycle.
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Addressing Impervious Cover
Can we eliminate it?
Can we reuse it?
Can we change it?
Can we disconnect it?
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Programs
• New Jersey Technical Assistance Program for
CSO Communities
– Creating municipal action team for GI
– Conducting education and outreach programs for a
variety of audiences (dischargers, politicians,
residents, businesses, community groups)
– Developing GI Feasibility Studies
– Designing demonstration projects
– Soliciting funding including EIT applications
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Programs• Stormwater Management for
Impervious Surfaces for Climate
Resiliency
– Conducting Impervious Cover
Assessments (ICAs)
– Hosting community meetings and
delivering workshops
– Developing Impervious Cover
Reduction Action Plans (RAPs)
– Designing and implementing
demonstration projects
– Updating ordinances, building codes,
and master plans
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Programs
• Stormwater Management in Your
Schoolyard
– Delivering K-12 educational programs
– Engaging student in design process
– Building GI Practices on school properties
– Assisting with green certification for schools
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Funding Sources
• Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA)
• Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC)
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection 319h Program
• Surdna Foundation
• Geraldine Dodge Foundation
• Hamilton Township
• NJ Sea Grant
• Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
• North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development
Program
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37.5%
26.9%
21.1%
4.9%
4.9%4.6%
Foundation State Utility
University Municipality Federal
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Green Infrastructure
Feasibility Studies
• Bergen County
– Township of
Saddle Brook
• Camden County
– City of Camden
• Essex County
– Township of
Montclair
– City of Newark
– Township of West
Orange
• Hudson County
– City of Bayonne
– Town of East
Newark
– Town of Harrison
– City of Jersey City
– Town of Kearny
– Town of North
Bergen
– City of Union City
• Mercer County
– City of Trenton
• Middlesex County
– City of Perth
Amboy
• Passaic County
– Township of Little
Falls
– City of Paterson
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The Process…
• Green Infrastructure
Feasibility Plan
• Project Partner
Meetings
• Site Investigations
• Surveys
• Design
• Funding & Contracting
• Education & Training
Newark, Essex County
Camden, Camden County
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CAMDEN SMART STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE TRAINING
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
(CCMUA)
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The Camden SMART Team(Stormwater Management and Resource Training)
New Jersey Tree
Foundation
City of Camden
Camden County
Municipal Utilities
Authority
(CCMUA)
Cooper’s Ferry
Partnership
New Jersey
Department of
Environmental
Protection
Rutgers Cooperative
Extension Water
Resources Program
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The Camden SMART Initiative
• Community Education
• Creating a
Sustainable Network
• Green & grey
infrastructure project
implementation
• Green infrastructure
training
Park Boulevard Rain Garden in Parkside
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Camden SMART
Accomplishments
2011 – 2013
3.8 Million
Estimated Gallons of
Stormwater Managed
Annually
Camden SMART Initiative Accomplishments (2011-2013)City of Camden, NJ
Green Infrastructure
Project
Tree Planting
**Map created with help from The Nature Conservancy
RT Cream School Rain Garden
29th St. Biobasins
Neighborhood Center Rain Garden & Rainwater
Harvesting System
Parkside Neighborhood Rain Garden # 1
Jackson StreetSewer Outfall
Sumner Elementary SchoolRain Garden
St. Anthony's Rain Garden
Pyne Poynt Middle SchoolRain Garden
Woodrow Wilson High SchoolRain Garden
Ferry AvenueLibrary Rain Garden
Cramer Hill Community Rain Garden
Camden CountyTechnical School
Rain Garden
Puerto Rican Unity for ProgressRain Garden
Urban Promise Academy
Rain Garden
Waterfront SouthRain Gardens
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
Rain Garden
304 State St. Rainwater Harvesting System
Admiral WilsonBlvd & Thorndyke St
Sewer Outfall
Federal Street Sewer Outfall
Yorkship ElementarySchool Rain Garden
Dr. Charles E. BrimmMedical Art High School
Rain Garden
Front St. Community Garden Rainwater Harvesting System
Baird Boulevard Sewer Outfall
Parkside Neighborhood Rain Garden # 2
Farnham Park Rain Garden
Since 2011...
992 Trees Planted
27 Green Infrastructure Projects Installed
120 Rain BarrelsDistributed
+ + =3.1 million
gallons of stormwater
captured annually
PHILADELPHIA, PA
CAMDEN, NJ
Camden SMART Initiative Accomplishments (2011-2013)City of Camden, NJ
Green Infrastructure
Project
Tree Planting
**Map created with help from The Nature Conservancy
RT Cream School Rain Garden
29th St. Biobasins
Neighborhood Center Rain Garden & Rainwater
Harvesting System
Parkside Neighborhood Rain Garden # 1
Jackson StreetSewer Outfall
Sumner Elementary SchoolRain Garden
St. Anthony's Rain Garden
Pyne Poynt Middle SchoolRain Garden
Woodrow Wilson High SchoolRain Garden
Ferry AvenueLibrary Rain Garden
Cramer Hill Community Rain Garden
Camden CountyTechnical School
Rain Garden
Puerto Rican Unity for ProgressRain Garden
Urban Promise Academy
Rain Garden
Waterfront SouthRain Gardens
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
Rain Garden
304 State St. Rainwater Harvesting System
Admiral WilsonBlvd & Thorndyke St
Sewer Outfall
Federal Street Sewer Outfall
Yorkship ElementarySchool Rain Garden
Dr. Charles E. BrimmMedical Art High School
Rain Garden
Front St. Community Garden Rainwater Harvesting System
Baird Boulevard Sewer Outfall
Parkside Neighborhood Rain Garden # 2
Farnham Park Rain Garden
Since 2011...
992 Trees Planted
27 Green Infrastructure Projects Installed
120 Rain BarrelsDistributed
+ + =3.1 million
gallons of stormwater
captured annually
PHILADELPHIA, PA
CAMDEN, NJ
Camden SMART Initiative Accomplishments (2011-2013)City of Camden, NJ
Green Infrastructure
Project
Tree Planting
**Map created with help from The Nature Conservancy
RT Cream School Rain Garden
29th St. Biobasins
Neighborhood Center Rain Garden & Rainwater
Harvesting System
Parkside Neighborhood Rain Garden # 1
Jackson StreetSewer Outfall
Sumner Elementary SchoolRain Garden
St. Anthony's Rain Garden
Pyne Poynt Middle SchoolRain Garden
Woodrow Wilson High SchoolRain Garden
Ferry AvenueLibrary Rain Garden
Cramer Hill Community Rain Garden
Camden CountyTechnical School
Rain Garden
Puerto Rican Unity for ProgressRain Garden
Urban Promise Academy
Rain Garden
Waterfront SouthRain Gardens
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
Rain Garden
304 State St. Rainwater Harvesting System
Admiral WilsonBlvd & Thorndyke St
Sewer Outfall
Federal Street Sewer Outfall
Yorkship ElementarySchool Rain Garden
Dr. Charles E. BrimmMedical Art High School
Rain Garden
Front St. Community Garden Rainwater Harvesting System
Baird Boulevard Sewer Outfall
Parkside Neighborhood Rain Garden # 2
Farnham Park Rain Garden
Since 2011...
992 Trees Planted
27 Green Infrastructure Projects Installed
120 Rain BarrelsDistributed
+ + =3.1 million
gallons of stormwater
captured annually
PHILADELPHIA, PA
CAMDEN, NJ
Camden SMART Initiative Accomplishments (2011-2013)City of Camden, NJ
Green Infrastructure
Project
Tree Planting
**Map created with help from The Nature Conservancy
RT Cream School Rain Garden
29th St. Biobasins
Neighborhood Center Rain Garden & Rainwater
Harvesting System
Parkside Neighborhood Rain Garden # 1
Jackson StreetSewer Outfall
Sumner Elementary SchoolRain Garden
St. Anthony's Rain Garden
Pyne Poynt Middle SchoolRain Garden
Woodrow Wilson High SchoolRain Garden
Ferry AvenueLibrary Rain Garden
Cramer Hill Community Rain Garden
Camden CountyTechnical School
Rain Garden
Puerto Rican Unity for ProgressRain Garden
Urban Promise Academy
Rain Garden
Waterfront SouthRain Gardens
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
Rain Garden
304 State St. Rainwater Harvesting System
Admiral WilsonBlvd & Thorndyke St
Sewer Outfall
Federal Street Sewer Outfall
Yorkship ElementarySchool Rain Garden
Dr. Charles E. BrimmMedical Art High School
Rain Garden
Front St. Community Garden Rainwater Harvesting System
Baird Boulevard Sewer Outfall
Parkside Neighborhood Rain Garden # 2
Farnham Park Rain Garden
Since 2011...
992 Trees Planted
27 Green Infrastructure Projects Installed
120 Rain BarrelsDistributed
+ + =3.1 million
gallons of stormwater
captured annually
PHILADELPHIA, PA
CAMDEN, NJ
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SMART 2011 - 2013 IN NUMBERS
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120
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Camden
Stormwater Manag ement and Resource Tra in ing
3,119,950 gallons of stormwater captured annually
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Rain Gardens
Rain Barrels
Cisterns
Trees
SMART Green Infrastructure Projects
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Green Infrastructure on
Brownfield SitesWaterfront South Rain Gardens
• 1, 850 tons of contaminated soil
• 12 USTs removed from site
• 4 rain gardens designed to
manage about 1 million gallons of
stormwater per year
• A green gateway into the
Waterfront South neighborhood
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Green Infrastructure in ActionWaterfront South Rain Gardens
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Green Infrastructure in ActionThe Neighborhood Center Cistern
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2014 Project Sites & PartnersProject # Project Site Property Owner
1 Acelero Learning Center Acelero Learning Center
2 Adventure Aquarium State of New Jersey
3Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts
SchoolCamden Board of Education
4 Octavius V. Catto Community School Camden Board of Education
5 Cooper Sprouts Community Garden Cooper Lanning Civic Association
6 Dudley Grange Park City of Camden
7 Henry H. Davis School Camden Board of Education
8 Neighborhood Center The Neighborhood Center
9 Ferry Avenue Branch Library City of Camden
10 St. Joan of Arc Church St. Joan of Arc Church
11 St. Bartholomew’s Church St. Josephine Bakhita Parish
12 Haddon Avenue Pocket Park Camden Redevelopment Authority
13 Vietnamese Community Garden Camden Board of Education (vacant lot)
14 Respond Inc. Respond, Inc.
15 U.S. Wiggins Elementary School Camden Board of Education
16 Yorkship Elementary School Camden Board of Education
17 Mt. Zion Highway of Holiness Mt Zion Highway of Holiness Church
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What’s Next?
• Evaluate existing
infrastructure for green
opportunities
• Identify local partners and
technical assistance
• Prioritize needs
• Educate residents, officials,
staff, and professionals
• Identify funding
mechanisms
• Develop implementation
strategy
Conduction a Percolation Test in Camden
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www.water.rutgers.edu
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Water Resources Program
Christopher C. Obropta, Ph.D., P.E.
[email protected]
848.932.5711
Jeremiah D. Bergstrom, LLA, ASLA
[email protected]
848.932.5708