High Flow Management Objectives for New Jersey Non-Coastal Waters: A Study of the Delaware, Saddle, Whippany, and Musconetcong Rivers and Flat Brook

The purposes of this study were to use existing, available flow and water quality data plus field observations from non-coastal New Jersey watersheds to 1) evaluate the nature of water quality, habitat, and stream channel changes due to stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollutants; 2) examine and develop various flow and nonpoint source watershed assessment methods; 3) determine which methods can be used to develop nonpoint source or stormwater related goals and objectives; and, 4) develop, if possible, numeric and non-numeric goals and objectives for these watersheds.This report was developed by the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). This study was conceived by Richard Albert of DRBC and Eric Evenson of USGS, and nurtured by various NJDEP staff. This DRBC report and a companion report by USGS (Kariouk 2000) represent a collaborative effort