The goal of this project is to develop a watershed restoration plan that will detail the management measures needed to achieve the necessary reduction in fecal coliform and attain water quality standards for the total phosphorus, TSS, reduce the aquatic life impairments to a non-impaired level, and outline the possibility of restoring the base flow of the Neshanic River. 

Project Team:

New Jersey Institute of Technology takes the lead on this project. Following is the team with the collaborative partners;

New Jersey Institute of Technology	University Of Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension
South Branch Watershed Association	Hunterdon County Soil Conservation Disctrict
North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council	New Jersey Water Supply Authority
Natural Resource Conservation Service	Division of Watershed Management of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Funding Sources:

The Clean Water Act 319 (h) Program administered by Division of Watershed Management of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Project Duration:

3 years form October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2009