Township Council Meeting — Packet

ROBERT R. FIORILE Vice President/Technical Director – Ecological and Regulatory Services historical data to understand the causality of the rapid loss to the surface area of the marsh complex. We analyzed best methods for re-establishing marsh edges to the maximum allowable regulatory footprint and protecting the complex from future any future loss. Newark Bay Wetlands Restoration, City of Newark, NJ – Practice Lead responsible for the implementation of a coastal wetland restoration project funded by a grant made to the City of Newark by the Department of Interior National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) through the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program. The project entails the restoration and protection of a 12-acre wetlands complex located along Newark Bay. The site, which was historically separated from Newark Bay by an 800-foot revetment wall, is one of only a few remaining natural areas remaining in this highly-industrialized portion of Newark Bay. Although some healthy tidal wetlands remain, most of the site has become highly degraded by invasive species and severe shoreline erosion. This project will restore, enhance, and protect the wetland complex through the implementation of multiple resilient and sustainable measures. These include a living shoreline, saltmarsh restoration, and invasive species eradication. The project will ultimately buffer the wetland complex from continued erosion from the tidal action of Newark Bay, improve flood control for the adjoining upland areas in the City of Newark, and restore the natural habitat. Lenake Lane Drainage Improvements – Responsible for the preparation of Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Statewide General Permit and Flood Hazard Area Control Act Individual Permit applications required for drainage improvements within a residential neighborhood. Sylvan Lake Living Shoreline 310(h) Grant Program, Avon-By-The-Sea, Monmouth County, NJ – Responsible for the preparation and submission of grant application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to request funding under the State 319(h) Grant Program for the borough of Avon-By-The-Sea to implement Sylvan Living Shoreline Project. In addition, The Sylvan Lake Living Shoreline project also incorporates creation of bioswales and constructed wetlands, designed to mitigate the nonpoint source (NPS) pollution

ving Shoreline Project. In addition, The Sylvan Lake Living Shoreline project also incorporates creation of bioswales and constructed wetlands, designed to mitigate the nonpoint source (NPS) pollution impacting Sylvan Lake, which is a coastal lake located on the border of Avon-By-The-Sea and Bradley Beach in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The borough successfully received the grant to implement the project. Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit Stormwater Outfall Pipe Inspections, Lakewood, NJ – Task Manager for the implementation of a township-wide EPA Phase II stormwater outfall sampling program in accordance with monitoring and assessment procedures guidance presented within the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination system (NPDES) Stormwater Sampling Guidance Document. Efforts included initial physical inspection of stormwater outfall pipes, sampling and field analyses for outfalls that exhibited dry weather flow, follow-up Inspections for outfalls that exhibited signs of intermittent flow, and project documentation and reporting. Strategic Water Quality Improvement Plan for Surface Water Quality Improvements of the Long Swamp Creek Watershed, Toms River, NJ – Task Manager for the completion of field work and preparation of the final report for a NJDEP approved watershed management plan for the entire Long Swamp Creek watershed, which included spatial analyses of lake subwatersheds and key land use characteristics. Lake Pohatcong Watershed Analysis – Securing of grant funding for and the implementation of a Rosgen stream analysis as well as the development and implementation of watershed management plan that included the development and implementation of a bacteria source assessment program and the identification of appropriate restoration BMPs for the Lake Pohatcong subwatershed. Phase 1 Diagnostic-Feasibility Study of Lake Carasaljo – Task Manager for the completion of a NJDEP approved watershed management plan for the entire Lake Carasaljo watershed, which included the development and implementation of a nutrient loading assessment. Lake Management/Restoration Program for Lake Alberta – Securing of grant funding and the performance of multiple lake and stormwater management BMPs designed to improve water quality conditions by reducing the level of NPS pollutants within this municipal lake.