52. The report including maps and historical data. Rutgers University. 1974. 78. Ichthyological Associates, Inc. Effect of Reduced Levels of Dissolved Oxygen on the Avoidance Temperatures of the White Perch, Morone Americana, Blueback Herring, Alosa Aestivalis, and Atlantic Silverside, Menidia Menidia: Final Report. Includes background information on the Hackensack Estuary. 11. *Anselmini, Ludwig D. An Ecological Study of the Hackensack River in the Vicinity of the Hudson Generating Station, Jersey City, New Jersey. The Oradell Dam was constructed to supply potable water to northern New Jersey and has essentially separated the Hackensack River into two distinct components: the upper river (above the dam) and the lower river (below the dam). [1a]During 1988, tide and water quality data were collected intensively in the Hackensack Estuary. 1988. 70. A bathymetric survey was conducted to obtain river bottom profiles along each transect. [2a] Compilation of historical evidence relating to tidal flow to assist in determining ownership of the Meadowlands along the Hackensack River. 8. Trace organic compounds were measured in the suspended sediment and water, and include polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, furans, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, and metals. 1978. However the northern headwaters of the basin lie within a small portion of southeastern New York State. 1975. Historic point source mercury (Hg) contamination from industrial processes on the South River (Waynesboro, Virginia) ended decades ago, but elevated Hg concentrations persist in the river system. 3. 1978. 59. B. Bragin. The concentrations of mercury in the samples collected were to be determined at a later date under a separate contract. [1a] Draft Environmental and Health Impact Statement submitted to NJDEP Division of Solid Waste, which included: 1) a flood insurance study; 2) historical and cultural reconnaissance; 3) biological resources inventories; 4) soils data; 5) water quality data; 6) recycling coordination/correspondence, 7) groundwater monitoring results (metals and nutrients); 8) coastal resources policies report; 8) supporting air quality impact documentation; 10) incineration bottom ash residue research study, and 11) habitat evaluation/mitigation plan. 1988. 8. A Historical Consideration of Tidal Flow in the Hackensack Meadowlands. 53. Programs: Eco-cruises:hackensack riverkeeper takes over 3,000 people out on the river every year on our eco-cruises, our primary outreach program. Huntley, B.W. [1a] Preliminary Environmental and Health Impact Statement submitted to NJDEP for the proposed Hudson County resource recovery facility on the 150 acres Koppers Coke site in Kearny. Demonstration of Absence of Prior Appreciable Harm Respecting Application for Imposition of Alternative Thermal Effluent Limitations Bergen Steam Electric Generating Station Units No. 39. *HMDC. Although the proposed project is in Ridgefield, extensive biological resources inventories included the entire HMD. First Progress Summary. A Major Incident of Dioxin Contamination: Sediments of New Jersey Estuaries Environmental Science and Technology. A Fisheries Inventory Report is currently being drafted and is expected to be completed by December 2004. In 1972 Congress enacted the HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site. In order to relieve the pollution in Overpeck Creek, a main tributary of the Hackensack River, the Bergen County Sewage Authority (now Bergen County Utilities Authority) undertook the construction of a trunk sewer, intercepting sewers, and a sewage treatment plant. Abstracts of the Meadowlands Symposium. Hackensack Riverkeeper runs boat tours and operates a paddling center on the Hackensack River in the Meadowlands, and has its offices in Hackensack New Jersey. Included description/calibration of the model, hydrological/thermal characteristics of the Hackensack River, and projection of Hackensack River temperature distribution under various conditions. [1a] Preliminary Environmental and Health Impact Statement submitted to NJDEP for the proposed Hudson County resource recovery facility on the 150 acres Koppers Coke site in Kearny. Included description/calibration of the model, hydrological/thermal characteristics of the Hackensack River, and projection of Hackensack River temperature distribution under various conditions. Demonstration of Absence of Prior Appreciable Harm Respecting Application for Imposition of Alternative Thermal Effluent Limitations Kearny Steam Electric Generating Station Units No. Hackensack NJ, the USS Ling has been stuck in Hackensack, NJ since 2015 in the Hackensack river ,near the old Bergen Record building . 1989. Section 1 is an ecological primer, Section 2 provides information on the state of the estuary, and Section 3 presents natural resource management strategies for wetlands, water quality, open space, and land use planning. 75. Environ. 1985. *Konsevick, Edward, Christine Cheng Hobble, & Paul Lupini. Included general information on the sewage treatment plants and wetland preservation efforts that all contributed to the improvement of the water quality. [1] Blue crabs were analyzed for total chromium concentrations to determine extent of contamination. [1a]During 1988, tide and water quality data were collected intensively in the Hackensack Estuary. Hudson County Resource Recovery Project: Preliminary Environmental and Health Impact Statement in Fulfillment of NJSA 13: 1E-26 Requirements. Parameters monitored include: conventional field parameters (dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, salinity); heavy metals (cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, nickel, zinc); nutrients; solids; and bacteria. Lo Pinto Associates, Inc. *Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. Bergen County Resource Recovery Facility: Draft Environment and Health Impact Statement. 2003. Chemistry and water quality were measured at 11 sites, including Berry’s Creek, Penhorn Creek, Losen Slote Creek, Bellman’s Creek, Moonachie Creek, Mill Creek, and the Hackensack River. Hudson County Resource Recovery Project: Preliminary Environmental and Health Impact Statement in Fulfillment of NJSA 13: 1E-26 Requirements. Abstracts of the Meadowlands Symposium. The Hackensack River and the Meadowlands in New York and New Jersey face rapidly escalating development pressure that threatens to destroy a significant portion of the largest block of wetlands left in the region and increase the amount of pollution entering … And that pollution is having a detrimental effect on local ecosystems. 54. Belton, Thomas, Bruce Ruppel, & Rovert Hazen (NJDEP). ??? Collections of Aquatic Organisms from the Hackensack Meadowlands, Bergen and Hudson Counties, NJ. [1a] A four season investigation of K, N, nicotinic acid, thiamine, cyanocobolamine, and biotin on biological productivity to determine which of these chemicals are limiting nutrients and which are not. The creek runs through a densely populated region and has been subject to extensive industrial pollution during the 19th and 20th centuries. The three tributaries that were selected for this study were Sawmill Creek, Berry’s Creek, and Mill Creek. Triaxial Thermal Plume Monitoring Program for Hudson and Kearny Generating Stations: Final Report. [1a] Supplemental environment assessment report including: 1) permit approvals; 2) water quality sampling results; and 3) a proposed offsite wetland mitigation conceptual design consisting of tidal mudflats and an impoundment. 1896. 7 and No. Mathematical Projection of Thermal Plumes: Hudson and Kearny Generating Station. E.   Biological Studies – General Environmental. 14. Appendix B contains mathematical projections of the thermal plumes from the Hudson and Kearny generating stations. The map was a figure for a section of the annual report entitled “Drainage of the Hackensack and Newark Tide Marshes.”. 2. Flood Control Survey. [1a] Presented data to the USEPA to demonstrate that the final thermal effluent limitations specified in the draft NPDES Discharge Permit for the Bergen Generating Station are more stringent than necessary to assure the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of fish, shellfish, and wildlife in and on the Hackensack River. 84. [4] Details the 362 vascular plants taxa found along the Hackensack River from the Hackensack Meadowlands to the Oradell Dam. A Sediment Quality Triad (SQT) study consisting of chemical characterization in sediment, sediment toxicity and bioaccumulation testing, and benthic community assessments was performed in the Lower Hackensack River, New Jersey. Hackensack Riverkeeper carries carry out its mission through a combination of formal and nonformal environmental education programs designed to raise awareness of the people of the Hackensack River Watershed. An Environmental Protection Agency sampling in recent years showed its riverbed laced for 22 miles — … March 1999. *Lo Pinto, Richard W. Waste Water Treatment: A Determination of Limiting Factors Through Biological Assay. In addition, digital aerials were flown and geo-referenced. 10. NORTHJERSEY.COM – The Hackensack River is a toxic stew, having been savagely polluted for several decades. Thermal Pollution. 1974. 1985. Site history reports for the HMD were compiled in 1973 and 1978. Mercury in the Hackensack River: Initial Findings of the NJ Toxics Reduction Workplan for NY-NJ Harbor. 1985. Sheehan, who runs boat tours, started Hackensack Riverkeeper decades ago and has made it his life mission to preserve the beauty and ecology of the Hackensack River. *Rogers Surveying, Inc. Hackensack River Survey: Lower Portion. Also set fish sampling nets in Berry’s Creek Canal and Sawmill Creek. Included water quality, hydrology, topography/geology, and biological resource studies. 1978. The solid waste quantities, characteristics, and control, as well as an air quality impact assessment were also included. Hackensack River Determination of Tertiary Sewage Treatment Requirements for Waste Water Discharge. A Historical Consideration of Tidal Flow in the Hackensack Meadowlands. [1] A two-year survey (2/1987 to 12/1988) initiated by HMDC of the lower Hackensack River to ascertain the fisheries values of the river and help guide intelligent decisions on development applications. A Study of Dioxin Contamination in Select Finfish, Crustaceans, and Sediment of New Jersey Waterways. 1985. Zoning, water quality and flood management, air quality, quasi-govenrmental agency plans, and major development proposals were reviewed. *Konsevick, Edward. One sample was collected in the Hackensack River. “Major abatement efforts are still needed in both of these areas,” Mr. Mattson said. Hudson County Resource Recovery Project: Preliminary Environmental and Health Impact Statement in Fulfillment of NJSA 13: 1E-26 Requirements. The highest levels of any pollutants recorded in the Hackensack sediment were found at a sharp bend in the river where it squeezes between PSEG … Correlated metals concentrations to rainfall amounts. Friends of the Hackensack River Greenway Through Teaneck is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Found, & R.J. Wenning. *Bonnevie, N.L., S.L. Surface runoff and river models were developed and verified by local data. A bathymetric survey was conducted to obtain river bottom profiles along each transect. Hackensack Riverkeeper works to remediate centuries of pollution and associated environmental damage caused by the human community. [1a] A general literature search done by ERM-Southwest, Inc. The entrainment of fish eggs and larvae was examined in the spring when larvae were expected to be present in the source water body. “The Hackensack River has gotten cleaner when it comes to industrial pollution, but … Findings are that the study area has been marsh land for the last 2000 to 4000 years, with late 19th century industrial landfill on the south shore, and mid 20th century power generation and sanitary landfill on the north. The lower river and its tributaries are part of a brackish estuary in which tidal fluctuations and seasonal water events permit flooding of the adjacent wetland areas. 25. Supplement to Environmental Assessment Report for NJ Transit’s Proposed Secaucus Transfer Station Northeast Corridor Track Modifications and Main Line Improvements. The study demonstrated that heavy metals can move from contaminated estuarine sediments through midges and bioaccumulate in pre-fledgling tree swallows. Although the proposed project is in Ridgefield, extensive biological resources inventories included the entire HMD. [1a] Presented data to the USEPA to demonstrate that the final thermal effluent limitations specified in the draft NPDES Discharge Permit for the Kearny Generating Station are more stringent than necessary to assure the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of fish, shellfish, and wildlife in and on the Hackensack River. [1] In 1993, the USGS, in cooperation with the HMDC, established a network of 14 ambient water monitoring sites, including the Hackensack River, Berry’s Creek, Penhorn Creek, Sawmill Creek, Mill Creek, and Cromakill Creek, to characterize the current status of water quality in the HMD. E. Biological Studies – General Environmental. LYNDHURST, Jan. 20—“The Hackensack River is coming back.” That is the conclusion of a five‐year study of efforts to reverse decades of polltion and abuse of the Hackesack River and its estuary that had brought one of the great wildfowl and marine‐life sanctuaries in the East to the brink of extinction. *Woodward-Clyde Consultants. Hackensack Riverkeeper® is the leading environmental organization working on Hackensack River issues. By Walter H. Waggoner Special to The New York Times. [2] Pb (275 ± 138 mg/kg) and Cu (116 ± 63 mg/kg) concentrations in sand sediments from Hackensack Area I were similar to those found in the Passaic River and the Arthur Kill. [1a] Includes evaluation of site characteristics of the Hackensack River such as: 1) drainage/basin morphology; 2) anthropogenic influences; 3) freshwater inflow; 4) tidal flow; and 5) general water quality information, as they related to facility biota interactions, evaluation criteria, and evaluation methodology. [1a] NJMC has been conducting a summer water quality program since 1971. General Baseline data was collected for a BCUA impact study in 1985. Surface distributions and cross-section views are presented for each of the four stages of the tide. Bragin, A. Brett. 1978. This volume is a comprehensive review of all existing regional plans that encompass the project area (Berry’s Creek area). The papers reviewed cover the entire reach of the Lower Hackensack River and one of its major tributaries, Berry’s Creek. The Hackensack Meadowlands Flood Control Study. [2a] A map contained in an annual report published by Macrellish & Quigley, Trenton, New Jersey for the New Jersey Geological Survey for 1986. *Kraus, Mark L. Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Pre-fledging Tree Swallows, Tachycineta bicolor Bull. *Pandullo Quirk Associates. 1985. 1976. [1]The vertical and areal distribution of Cr, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu, and Ni were determined for 12 sediment cores taken in creeks along the main channel of the Hackensack River. The New Jersey Hackensack Meadowlands District is a tract of land measuring approximately four miles by eight miles extending in a north-south direction along the Hackensack River. Tong, Huayl, James H. Simpson, Fredrika C. Moser, Stephen J. Monson, Michael L. Gross, Bruce L. Deck, & Richard F. Bopp. Location: Begins in Rockland County, New York, flowing down through the middle of the HMD, and eventually outlets into the Newark Bay at Kearny Point. Cultural Resource Reconnaissance of the Hackensack River Tidal Barrier Hudson County, New Jersey. The papers reviewed cover the entire reach of the Lower Hackensack River and one of its major tributaries, Berry’s Creek. Hackensack Riverkeeper is a non-profit corporation organized to provide representation for the living resources of the Hackensack River. [1a]Details the geology and hydrology existing in the Hackensack River Basin, including descriptions of the bedrock, existing aquifers, and chemical quality of water. A Water Quality Success Story. 27. Mr. Mattson discussed the 95‐page report on the study he headed — which supplants the much gloomier forecasts of a report made in 1971 — at a news conference at the Holiday Inn here on the edge of the Meadowlands area. Sediment, Carbon, and Trace Contaminant Contributions to the New Jersey Meadowlands Area from the Hackensack River Basin. ERM-Southeast, Inc. 1.2.D Existing and Proposed Regional Plans: Task 1. Vertical datum for the survey was NGVD29. 2003. BCUA. Sediments along the eastern shore of the river near the confluence with Newark Bay are known to contain chromium, which … State action necessary 1974. The New Jersey sports complex, which is rising in the Meadowlands just north of State Route 3, is also a potential source of pollution, and Mr. Mattson said that pending the completion of further studies “we may have to isolate the marsh around the sports complex.”. [1a]A synopsis of what the then eight-year-old HMDC had learned about the Hackensack Estuary. 79. U.S. manufacturing was jump-started along its banks. An assessment of the physical and economic problems arising out of or associated with the reclamation was completed. [1a] A general literature search done by ERM-Southwest, Inc. 55. In addition to providing information on the absence of prior harm, presented engineering and hydrologic data, water quality data, and a proposed thermal plume mapping study. [2a] Compilation of historical evidence relating to tidal flow to assist in determining ownership of the Meadowlands along the Hackensack River. [1a] Presented results of a triaxial temperature program conducted to satisfy the monitoring requirements of the USEPA NPDES permits for PSEG (formerly PSE&G). The Hackensack River in New Jersey, suffering the ill effects of a century of industrial impacts, is badly in need of environmental remediation. 1971. 1994. The study was written by Mr. Mattson and Nicholas C. Vallario, a natural‐resource planner for the development commission. This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. 76. Included general information on the sewage treatment plants and wetland preservation efforts that all contributed to the improvement of the water quality. To this end, we will always seek the best possible solutions to the many problems caused by the unfettered growth and sprawl development that have taken place within the watershed. Konsevick, Edward. 66. Woodcliff Lake is located on the Pascack Brook, while the Oradell reservoir is fed by both the Hackensack River and the Pascack Brook. 1985. 43. J.   Restoration/Remediation Design Plans. 1977. 85. In all, more than 30,000 people have taken Eco-Cruises since Captain Sheehan started the program in 1995. 1974. Mattson, Chester P., Richard W. Lo Pinto, Joanne D. Lo Pinto. *ERDC, HMDC, & USACE – NYD. Various other hydrology studies were conducted from 1974 to 1991. Saks. Proceedings of University Seminar on Pollution and Water Resources, Volume VI. *PSE&G Company. The Hudson River Foundation and the National Estuarine Research Rese... rve will be hosting the Tibor T. Polgar 2020 Final Report Presentations virtually on Thursday, January 21. *ERDC & USACE – NYD. The river furnished both the Native Americans and the European settlers with abundant runs of herring, shad and striped bass. Past manufacturing operations by various companies led to extensive contamination of the site with a number of hazardous chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxin. Consideration was given to alternative methods of protection. Be7 and Cs137 were also measured for dating. 1 and No. William F. Cosulich Associates. [1a] Presents the initial findings of the Phase 1 Studies for the New Jersey Toxics Reduction Workplan for NY-NJ Harbor that included the collection of water samples at three tidal locations and the head-of-tide in the Hackensack River. 1979. 1985. Sediment Geochemistry of the Hackensack Meadowlands: A Survey of Research Conducted in the Hackensack River Estuary. Science of the Total Environment 144 (1-3):1-6. PSE&G. Deadly dioxin covers a layer of mercury. 88. [2a] Plan for clearing the Hackensack River and adjacent tide lands of pollution, making them suitable for public use and development, primarily for conservation and recreation purposes. The effects of this pollution were intensified in the tidal areas since the tidal action tended to confine the pollutants in the lower part of the river. The solid waste quantities, characteristics, and control, as well as an air quality impact assessment were also included. [1a] As part of the Toxics Reduction Workplan for the New York – New Jersey Harbor, conducted study to estimate the loads of suspended sediment, organic carbon, particulate nitrogen, and select trace elements at the head-of-tide of the Hackensack River. The Hackensack River borders the Village on the west and its tributary, Overpeck Creek, forms the town's southern and eastern boundaries. *Ichthyological Associates, Inc. Predictive Biological Information to Demonstrate the Passage and Maintenance of Representative Important Species: Demonstration Type III-Section 316 (a) of Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, PL 92-500 for Hudson and Kearny Generating Stations. The river provides hydrologic support to the adjoining wetland areas, preserving wetlands and their diverse flora and fauna. NJDEP. Lo Pinto, Richard W. Primary Production Potential in the Central Hackensack River. 56. They are also advocates to keep the area clean in general, such as their recent opposition to a North Bergen power plant. Out on the river, participants experience for themselves its abundant living resources and better understand the threats to our urban wilderness. Tidal and Water Quality Variability in an Urbanized Estuary. December 1976. The Hackensack River provides hydrologic support to adjacent wetland areas, preserving the wetlands and their diverse flora and fauna. General soils/geologic data collected for the HMD for a draft EIS and an environmental and health impact statement in 1985. Various invertebrate and fish studies were conducted between 1974 and 2003. 23. No field data was collected. [1a]A synopsis of what the then eight-year-old HMDC had learned about the Hackensack Estuary. 67. Detailed surveys completed in 1999 and 2000. *Versar, Inc. Review and Evaluation of Thermal Effects Studies and Cooling Water Intake Structure Demonstrations of Impact for the Bergen, Hudson, Kearny, Linden, and Sewaren Generating Stations. Demonstration of Absence of Prior Appreciable Harm Respecting Application for Imposition of Alternative Thermal Effluent Limitations Kearny Steam Electric Generating Station Units No. [1a] Presented data to the USEPA to demonstrate that the final thermal effluent limitations specified in the draft NPDES Discharge Permit for the Bergen Generating Station are more stringent than necessary to assure the protection and propagation of a balanced, indigenous population of fish, shellfish, and wildlife in and on the Hackensack River. Hackensack River Recovering, An Environmental Study Finds. *Woodward-Clyde Consultants. [1a]Dioxin was measured in sediments and suspended matter samples collected near the Diamond Shamrock site in on the Passaic River in Newark. Demonstration of Absence of Prior Appreciable Harm Respecting Application for Imposition of Alternative Thermal Effluent Limitations Bergen Steam Electric Generating Station Units No. The Hackensack River and Adjacent Areas. 64. 1978. During EPA’s investigation, EPA identified elevated levels of cadmium, lead, mercury, cancer-causing dioxin, and PCBs. Thermal pollution refers to water being released into a stream or river at a warmer temperature than it normally would. 80. 29. 2000. Of the 13 parameters evaluated, this study reports on just four: temperature, salinity, BOD, and DO. Harmonic analyses of tidal elevation data indicate that Hackensack Estuary tides are predominantly semi-diurnal, though modulated by diurnal and fortnightly components. 47. [1a]During a one-day sampling event, water quality was measured at 11 sites for temperature, salinity, DO, and TSS. June 1976. 4. Although the proposed project is in Ridgefield, extensive biological resources inventories included the entire HMD. Cheng, C. & E. Konsevick. *USEPA, Office of Water Planning and Standards. Water Quality in a Disordered Ecosystem: A Report on the Water Quality Monitoring Study Performed in the Hackensack Meadowlands between June and September 1971. *USEPA, Office of Water Planning and Standards. *Rogers Surveying, Inc. Hackensack River Survey: Upper Portion. 1978. *Carswell, L.D., Appraisal of Water Resources in the Hackensack River Basin, New Jersey. Kardas, Susan & Edward McLarrabee. The group USS LING SS 297 plans to move her to Indiana for much needed drydock, and create a new naval museum (Louisville Naval Museum) with Ling as the main attraction. [1a] Includes evaluation of site characteristics of the Hackensack River such as: 1) drainage/basin morphology; 2) anthropogenic influences; 3) freshwater inflow; 4) tidal flow; and 5) general water quality information, as they related to facility biota interactions, evaluation criteria, and evaluation methodology. This volume is a comprehensive review of all existing regional plans that encompass the project area (Berry’s Creek area). 2003. Although dump trucks continue to bring waste into specified landfill areas, Mr. Mattson said that “not one new acre has gone under garbage” since the commission started work in 1969. These results suggest that metal concentrations, particularly Cd, Hg, and Pb, in surficial sediments in the Passaic River, Hackensack River, and the Arthur Kill and portions of the Hackensack Meadowlands may pose a significant threat to aquatic biota. The researchers examined the degree to which old mercury contamination has been redistributed throughout the Hackensack River, the main waterway in Meadowlands, and the degree to which legacy pollution outweighs the mercury that may arrive from the atmosphere or other sources. Analyzed blue crabs for dioxin contamination, among other species. The upper river is a controlled freshwater section in which the flow is inhibited, while the lower river, its tributaries, and the adjoining wetlands comprise a brackish estuary influenced by the semi-diurnal tides. *Carswell, L.D., Appraisal of Water Resources in the Hackensack River Basin, New Jersey. The vertical datum for the survey was NGVD29. On a tour of the Hackensack River with local high-school students last summer, Captain Bill, as he is nicknamed — he holds a 25-Ton Launch/Tender Master’s license from the U.S. Coast Guard — navigates a pontoon boat south along the river from Carlstadt, N.J., past the old, the new and the timeless. 72. [1a] Draft Environmental and Health Impact Statement submitted to NJDEP Division of Solid Waste, which included: 1) a flood insurance study; 2) historical and cultural reconnaissance; 3) biological resources inventories; 4) soils data; 5) water quality data; 6) recycling coordination/correspondence, 7) groundwater monitoring results (metals and nutrients); 8) coastal resources policies report; 8) supporting air quality impact documentation; 10) incineration bottom ash residue research study, and 11) habitat evaluation/mitigation plan. Analyzed blue crabs for dioxin contamination, among other species. Hackensack Meadowlands Development Comm study, written by Chester P Mattson and Nicholas C Vallario, repts Hackensack River pollution has … Homa, J. Jr., P. G. Broskus, & T. W. Woithe (Ichthyological Associates, Inc.). Utilization of the Hackensack River by the Atlantic Tomcod (Microgadus tomcod). [1a] A general literature search done by ERM-Southwest, Inc. 6. *Woodward-Clyde Consultants. ERM-Southeast, Inc. 1.2.D Existing and Proposed Regional Plans: Task 1. Monitoring Effects of Urban Land Use of Esturine Water Quality, Hackensack Meadowlands District, New Jersey. A parent model (one-dimensional hydrologic) is being developed for the Hackensack River Basin, while child models (two-dimensional hydrologic) are being developed for Berry’s Creek, Penhorn Creek, Sack Creek, and the Cayuga Dyke. Ichthyological Associates, Inc. An Ecological Study of the Hackensack River in the Vicinity of the Bergen Generating Station Public Service Electric & Gas Company. *DiLorenzo, Joseph L. Ph.D., et al. 1964. 69. 1998 – 2004 (On-going). [1a] The waters of the lower Hackensack River and tributaries have been monitored seasonally from 13 sites since 1993. Discrete water quality samples were collected at six main-stem estuarine stations and at two- to three-hour intervals. His group is also instrumental in cleaning up the river after years of toxic pollution. Flood control survey conducted in 2000; study conducted between 1998 and 2004, including a one-dimensional hydrological (“parent”) model for the river. [1a] Provides the results of laboratory studies on the temperature preference, temperature avoidance, and susceptibility to heat shock and cold shock of representative important species for the PSEG (formerly PSE7G) Hudson and Kearny generating stations. 1990. Hackensack waterfront. EPA will use this information to determine whether the Hackensack should become a Superfund site. PSE&G. 1994. *Konsevick, Edward. This representation is manifested in Hackensack Riverkeeper’s environmental advocacy, education and conservation programs. The solid waste quantities, characteristics, and control, as well as an air quality impact assessment were also included. 8. 77. 1976. 8. Trends in the Water Quality of an Urban Estuary: Hackensack Meadowlands, New Jersey. The vertical datum for the survey was NGVD29. 62. 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