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	Watershed Management Area 12 Monmouth   Section 319(h) NPS Grant: Regional Stormwater Management Plan for Many Mind Creek Atlantic Highlands Borough Environmental Commission This project will result in the development of a regional stormwater management plan for the Many Mind Creek Watershed. The plan will address the stormwater problems throughout the watershed and provide regional BMP solutions that are needed to reduce water quality impairments in this coastal watershed that drains directly to Raritan Bay.
Regional Water Quality Coordination Project   Regional Water Quality Coordination Project   Harrow Run   Harrow Run   Many Mind Creek    Many Mind Creek    Pompeston Creek   Pompeston Creek   Robinson's Branch   Robinson's Branch   Strawbridge Lake   Strawbridge Lake   Troy Brook   Troy Brook   Upper Cohansey   Upper Cohansey   Upper Salem   Upper Salem   Water Quality Trading Program   Water Quality Trading Program	Many Mind Creek Stormwater Modeling Hydrologic and Hydraulic Models can be useful in determining solutions to common stormwater induced problems such as erosion, flooding and contamination. Situation: Many Mind Creek is a stream that flows from the Lenape Woods Nature Preserve in Middletown through the Borough of Atlantic Highlands and eventually drains into Sandy Hook Bay. Although the headwaters of Many Mind Creek are located in a forested area, the stream takes a course through an area thick with residences and businesses. Over the years, the stream has been subject to channelization, contamination from coal-tar and its byproducts, siltation, runoff, and erosion. Many Mind Creek is also the recipient of the majority of the Borough of Atlantic Highland’s stormwater. Action: The Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension have developed a hydrologic and hydraulic model to evaluate the impacts of stormwater on water velocity and water surface elevation. The original model represents conditions as they exist. Other scenarios were then simulated to evaluate the effect of potential mitigation measures. Impact/Outcomes: The intended outcome is to provide the municipalities and concerned citizens with guidance on how to manage stormwater issues specific to the Many Mind Creek. The model was able to simulate three potential mitigation projects being considered by the Many Mind Regional Stormwater Management Committee and the Borough of Atlantic Highlands. Project Funding Source:  Atlantic Highlands Environmental Commission through the NJDEP Environmental Services Program Resources: Stormwater Modeling in the Many Mind Watershed - Presented to the Many Mind Creek Regional Stormwater Management Plan (RSWMP) Committee, Atlantic Highlands, NJ - April 19, 2005 Stormwater Modeling in the Many Mind Watershed - Presented to the Many Mind Creek Regional Stormwater Management Plan (RSWMP) Committee, Atlantic Highlands, NJ - January 18, 2005 Contacts: Christopher C. Obropta, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Extension Specialist Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension 14 College Farm Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Sandra M. Goodrow Program Associate Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension 14 College Farm Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Program Partners: Borough of Atlantic Highlands 100 First Avenue Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 Jacqueline M. Royce, PhD Atlantic Highlands Environmental Commission Borough Hall, 100 First Avenue Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 Monmouth County Planning Board 1 East Main Street Freehold, NJ 08825

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