Community-Based Green Infrastructure Initiative for New …water.rutgers.edu/Recent_Presentations/Obropta_PennStateGSI_03242017.pdfCommunity-Based Green Infrastructure Initiative for

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]

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.


Program History

• Created in 2002

• Statewide focus

• $1,500,000 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 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

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 Utility

University 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

Camden SMART

Accomplishments

2011 – 2013

3.8 Million

Estimated Gallons of

Stormwater Managed

Annually

Camden SMART Initiative Accomplishments (2011-2013)City of Camden, NJ


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


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


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



Project

Tree Planting



29th St. Biobasins


Harvesting System










Rain Garden



Rain Garden



Rain Garden



Sewer Outfall




Rain Garden





Since 2011...

992 Trees Planted



+ + =3.1 million


captured annually

PHILADELPHIA, PA

CAMDEN, NJ



Project

Tree Planting



29th St. Biobasins


Harvesting System










Rain Garden



Rain Garden



Rain Garden



Sewer Outfall




Rain Garden





Since 2011...

992 Trees Planted



+ + =3.1 million


captured annually

PHILADELPHIA, PA

CAMDEN, NJ



Project

Tree Planting



29th St. Biobasins


Harvesting System










Rain Garden



Rain Garden



Rain Garden



Sewer Outfall




Rain Garden





Since 2011...

992 Trees Planted



+ + =3.1 million


captured annually

PHILADELPHIA, PA

CAMDEN, NJ

SMART 2011 - 2013 IN NUMBERS

3,8

90 com

munity m

em

bers

992

trees

33

events and w

ork

shops

27

green infrastru

cture

pro

jects

120

rain barrels

35 project pa

rtners

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

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

Green Infrastructure in ActionWaterfront South Rain Gardens

Green Infrastructure in ActionThe Neighborhood Center Cistern

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

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


Christopher C. Obropta, Ph.D., P.E.

[email protected]

848.932.5711

Jeremiah D. Bergstrom, LLA, ASLA

[email protected]

848.932.5708

http://www.water.rutgers.edu/



Documents

Community-Based Green Infrastructure Initiative for New …water.rutgers.edu/Recent_Presentations/Obropta_PennStateGSI_03242017.pdfCommunity-Based Green Infrastructure Initiative for