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Community-Based Green Infrastructure, A Rutgers Cooperative Extension Urban Extension Initiative Presented at the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Green Infrastructure Conference May 31, 2017 Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program water.rutgers.edu Christopher C. Obropta, Ph.D., P.E. [email protected]

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  • Community-Based Green Infrastructure, A Rutgers Cooperative Extension Urban

    Extension Initiative Presented at the

    Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Green Infrastructure Conference May 31, 2017

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program

    water.rutgers.edu

    Christopher C. Obropta, Ph.D., P.E. [email protected]

    http://www.water.rutgers.edu/mailto:[email protected]

  • 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

  • Program History

    • Created in 2002 • Statewide focus • $2,500,000 annual operating budget • All grant funded • Diverse staff • Effective partnerships • Measurable impact

  • GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW JERSEY

  • 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

  • New Jersey’s Combined Sewer Communities

    Municipality Permit Holder Entity County # CSOsBayonne Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 30Camden City Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority Camden 28CCMUA Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority Camden 1East Newark Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 1Elizabeth Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Union 28Fort Lee Bergen County Utilities Authority Bergen 2Gloucester Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority Camden 7Guttenberg North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority-Woodcliff Hudson 1Hackensack Bergen County Utilities Authority Bergen 2Harrison Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 7Jersey City Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 21Kearny Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 5Newark Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Essex 17North Bergen North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority-Woodcliff Hudson 1North Bergen Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Hudson 9Paterson Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Passaic 24Perth Amboy Middlesex County Utilities Authority Middlesex 16Ridgefield Park Bergen County Utilities Authority Bergen 6Trenton Trenton Mercer 1Union City North Hudson Sewerage Authority-Adams Hudson 8West New York North Hudson Sewerage Authority-West NY Hudson 2

    Total 217

    SummarizeCSO

    CSO PERMITTED OUTFALLS IN NEW JERSEY

    MunicipalityFacility Name (Permit Holder)CountyCSO_Count

    HackensackBCUABergen2

    Ridgefield ParkBCUABergen6

    Fort leeBCUABergen2

    CCMUA (Camden County)CCMUA Camden1

    Camden CityCCMUA Camden28

    GloucesterCCMUA Camden7

    NewarkPVSCEssex17

    North BergenN Bergen MUA-WoodcliffHudson1

    GuttenbergN Bergen MUA-WoodcliffHudson1

    West New YorkN Hudson SA-West NYHudson2

    HobokenN Hudson SA-AdamsHudson0

    WeehawkenN Hudson SA-AdamsHudson0

    Union CityN Hudson SA-AdamsHudson8

    BayonnePVSCHudson30

    Jersey CityPVSCHudson21

    North BergenPVSCHudson9

    East NewarkPVSCHudson1

    HarrisonPVSCHudson7

    KearnyPVSCHudson5

    TrentonTrentonMercer1

    Perth AmboyMCUAMiddlesex16

    PatersonPVSCPassaic24

    ElizabethJoint Meeting of Essex & UnionUnion28

    TOTAL217

    TOTAL217

    "In New Jersey there are 25 active CSO permit holders with 217 permitted outfalls."

    SOURCES

    http://www.epa.gov/region2/water/

    http://www.epa.gov/region2/water/pdf/nj_cso_list_rev_20130823.pdf

    For Poster

    MunicipalityPermit Holder EntityCounty# CSOs

    BayonnePassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson30

    Camden CityCamden County Municipal Utilities AuthorityCamden28

    CCMUA (Camden County)Camden County Municipal Utilities AuthorityCamden1

    East NewarkPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson1

    ElizabethJoint Meeting of Essex & UnionUnion28

    Fort LeeBergen County Utilities AuthorityBergen2

    GloucesterCamden County Municipal Utilities AuthorityCamden7

    GuttenbergNorth Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority-WoodcliffHudson1

    HackensackBergen County Utilities AuthorityBergen2

    HarrisonPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson7

    Jersey CityPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson21

    KearnyPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson5

    NewarkPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionEssex17

    North BergenNorth Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority-WoodcliffHudson1

    North BergenPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson9

    PatersonPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionPassaic24

    Perth AmboyMiddlesex County Utilities AuthorityMiddlesex16

    Ridgefield ParkBergen County Utilities AuthorityBergen6

    TrentonTrentonMercer1

    Union CityNorth Hudson Sewerage Authority-AdamsHudson8

    West New YorkNorth Hudson Sewerage Authority-West NYHudson2

    For Presentation

    MunicipalityPermit Holder EntityCounty# CSOs

    BayonnePassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson30

    Camden CityCamden County Municipal Utilities AuthorityCamden28

    CCMUACamden County Municipal Utilities AuthorityCamden1

    East NewarkPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson1

    ElizabethJoint Meeting of Essex & UnionUnion28

    Fort LeeBergen County Utilities AuthorityBergen2

    GloucesterCamden County Municipal Utilities AuthorityCamden7

    GuttenbergNorth Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority-WoodcliffHudson1

    HackensackBergen County Utilities AuthorityBergen2

    HarrisonPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson7

    Jersey CityPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson21

    KearnyPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson5

    NewarkPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionEssex17

    North BergenNorth Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority-WoodcliffHudson1

    North BergenPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionHudson9

    PatersonPassaic Valley Sewerage CommissionPassaic24

    Perth AmboyMiddlesex County Utilities AuthorityMiddlesex16

    Ridgefield ParkBergen County Utilities AuthorityBergen6

    TrentonTrentonMercer1

    Union CityNorth Hudson Sewerage Authority-AdamsHudson8

    West New YorkNorth Hudson Sewerage Authority-West NYHudson2

    Total217

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Addressing Impervious Cover Can we eliminate it?

    Can we reuse it?

    Can we change it?

    Can we disconnect it?

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 37.5%

    26.9%

    21.1%

    4.9% 4.9%

    4.6%

    Foundation State UtilityUniversity Municipality Federal

  • 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

  • The Process… • Green Infrastructure

    Feasibility Plan • Project Partner

    Meetings • Site Investigations • Surveys • Design • Funding & Contracting • Education & Training

    Newark, Essex County

    Camden, Camden County

  • CAMDEN SMART STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE TRAINING

    Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA)

  • 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

  • The Camden SMART Initiative • Community Education • Creating a

    Sustainable Network • Green & grey

    infrastructure project implementation

    • Green infrastructure training

    Park Boulevard Rain Garden in Parkside

  • Rain Gardens

    Rain Barrels

    Cisterns

    Trees

    SMART Green Infrastructure Projects

  • Green Infrastructure on Brownfield Sites

    Waterfront 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

  • Green Infrastructure in Action Waterfront South Rain Gardens

  • Green Infrastructure in Action The Neighborhood Center Cistern

  • Project Sites & Partners Project # Project Site Property Owner

    1 Acelero Learning Center Acelero Learning Center

    2 Adventure Aquarium State of New Jersey

    3 Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts School Camden 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

  • 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

  • www.water.rutgers.edu

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program

    Christopher C. Obropta, Ph.D., P.E. [email protected]

    848.932.5711

    http://www.water.rutgers.edu/mailto:[email protected]

    Community-Based Green Infrastructure, A Rutgers Cooperative Extension Urban Extension Initiative� Presented at the �Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Green Infrastructure Conference�May 31, 2017Water Resources ProgramProgram HistoryGreen infrastructure in new jerseyDefinitionsNew Jersey’s Combined Sewer CommunitiesNew Jersey’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) CommunitiesInteresting FactsGreen Infrastructure is ... Addressing Impervious CoverProgramsProgramsProgramsFunding SourcesSlide Number 15Green Infrastructure Feasibility StudiesThe Process…Camden smart �Stormwater management and resource trainingThe Camden SMART Team�(Stormwater Management and Resource Training)The Camden SMART InitiativeSlide Number 21SMART Green Infrastructure ProjectsGreen Infrastructure on Brownfield SitesGreen Infrastructure in Action�Waterfront South Rain GardensGreen Infrastructure in Action�The Neighborhood Center CisternProject Sites & PartnersWhat’s Next?Rutgers Cooperative Extension �Water Resources Program