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The library contains Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association publications. You can find more publications and information under the Resources section of our website.

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Tools - Tools for Improving Water Quality Laws - Resources for Understanding NJ Laws Models - Watershed Protection: A How-To Series Capacity Building - Develop a Watershed Organization Sustainable Design - Watershed Management in Municipal Planning Newsletters - Watershed Information and Updates Community Initiatives - Letters and Updates

Tools
- Improve the water quality in your backyard, your community and work place.

  Your Backyard

•   River-Friendly Resident Brochure (1.04 MB)



• Septic System Information:
  
  •   A Residential Guide to Septic System Management & Maintenance
  •   Household Tips to Avoid Septic System Troubles
  •   What to Expect from Septic System Inspections
  •   Homeowner Septic System Maintenance Record

Your Community

• Subwatershed Characterization & Assessment
  •   Royce Brook Watershed - Executive Summary (374 KB)
  •   Royce Brook Watershed - Text (1.47 MB)
  •   Cranbury Brook Watershed - Executive Summary (340 KB)
  •   Cranbury Brook Watershed - Text (1.63 MB)
  •   Rocky Brook Watershed - Executive Summary
  •   Rocky Brook Watershed - Text
  •   Beden Brook Watershed - Executive Summary (0.97 MB)
  •   Beden Brook Watershed - Text



• Citizen's Guides
  •  Citizen's Guide to Protecting Groundwater Supplies
  •   The Power of Public Participation
  •   Improving Public Input 
  •   Advocacy Tools for Land Use Issues (by Julia Somers, GSWA) 
  •   Preserve Local Resources With a Conservation Plan 
  •   Citizen's Guide to Historic Preservation 
  •   Protecting Critical Habitats in Your Community 
  •   Navigating Surface Water Policies in New Jersey 
  •   Guide to Municipal Stormwater Plans
  •   Citizen's Guide to New Jersey Municipal Master Plans
  •   Citizen's Guide to Wetlands and the New Jersey Wetland Rules (180 KB)



• Land Stewardship
  •  Establishing and Managing Grasslands Naturally (0.2 MB)
  •  Municpal Pesticide Regulation (708 KB)
    SBMWA guidance for municipalities on reducing pesticide use on both public and private property, by ordinances, educational initiatives and best management practices. Provisional Draft - Comments are welcome, contact Susan Charkes.

Your Workplace

•   River-Friendly Golf Course Brochure
•   River-Friendly Business Brochure

Sample Quality Assurance Project Plans

•   SBMWA Sample Water Chemistry QAPP

Laws
- Resources for understanding the rules governing New Jersey

•   Obtaining Tax-Exempt Status for Your Non-Profit in New Jersey (2004)
•   The Law of Takings - One Page Takings Summary; U.S Constitution and Local Land Use (06/24/02)
•   NEPA Primer - The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), A Two-Page Primer (09/20/00)
• Also look at Citizen's Guides

Models
- Watershed Protection: A How-To Series

• Streambank Restoration: Mud, Sweat, and Volunteers
• Watershed Reconnaissance: Getting the Lay of the Land
• Municipal Assessment: Partnering With Local Governments
• River Friendly: Fostering Environmental Stewardships - Coming Soon!
  
  The first three of the Association's model series is available for sale.
  Download the flyer and mail in your order today!

Capacity Building
- Develop a watershed organization

• Setting and Maintaining the Right Course: A Capacity Building Series
  A series of publications written for non-profit organizations and those interested in forming a non-profit organization. Its purpose is to convey detailed information on how to start and build the capacity of a non-profit group, with emphasis on watershed associations. The goal is to provide capacity building tools and resources, allowing groups to perform vital work to protect their local watershed's health.

Sustainable Design
- Incorporating watershed management techniques in municipal planning

• Model Stream Corridor Ordinance - Revised February 2008
  Rich Text Format (.rtf) for easy incorporation into any wordprocessing document
•   Stream Corridor Ordinance Implementation Package
•   Stream Corridor Ordinances - At a Glance
•   Wellhead Ordinance Implementation Package



•   Cranbury Township Municipal Assessment Report (0.5 MB)
•   East Amwell Township Municipal Assessment Report (2.0 MB)
•   East Windsor Township Municipal Assessment Report (0.3 MB)
•   Franklin Township Municipal Assessment Report (0.6 MB)
•   Hillsborough Township Municipal Assessment Report (0.5 MB)
•   Hopewell Borough Municipal Assessment Report (0.3 MB)
•   Hopewell Township Municipal Assessment Report (0.2 MB)
•   Lawrence Township Municipal Assessment Report (0.3 MB)
•   Millstone Township Municipal Assessment Report (2.2 MB)
•   Monroe Township Municipal Assessment Report (4.1 MB)
•   Montgomery Township Municipal Assessment Report (0.5 MB)
•   Pennington Borough Municipal Assessment Report (2.0 MB)
•   Princeton Township and Borough Municipal Assessment Report (0.9 MB)
•   West Amwell Township Municipal Assessment Report (0.2 MB)



•   Howard Cohen's Recipe for Planning and Defense of Resource Management Zoning (07/03/02)
•   Revitalizing the Watershed Management Program to Protect Clean and Plentiful Water: Recommendations to NJDEP a report by the New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations (06/02)
•   Some Perceptions of New Jersey's Watershed Management Effort report by the Center for Environmental Communication, Rutgers University (06/02)
•   Summaries for the 20 Watershed Management Areas in New Jersey (06/02)
•   Summary of the Ratables Chase - The Ratables Chase and Saving Open Space (04/26/01)
•   Stemming the Tide of Sprawl - A Watershed Management Model for New Jersey (09/27/00)

Newsletters

• The StreamWatcher - StreamWatch Volunteers Newsletter
  •   September 2008 (806 KB)
  •   June 2008 (4.1 MB)
  •   December 2007 (168 KB)
  •   September 2007 (168 KB)
  •   May 2007 (3.3 MB)
  •   March 2007 (2.5 MB)
  •   December 2006 (1.8 MB)
  •   September 2006 (1 MB)
  •   June 2006 (1 MB)
  •   March 2006 (252 KB)
  •   December 2005 (736 KB)
  •   September 2005 (834 KB)
  •   March 2005 (469 KB)
  •   December 2004 (280 KB)
  •   August 2004 (114 KB)
  •   May 2004 (242 KB)
  •   February 2004 (212 KB)
  •   November 2003 (80 KB)
  •   August 2003 (410 KB)
  •   May 2003 (445 KB)
  •   February 2003 (787 KB)
  •   November 2002 (544 KB)
  •   August 2002 (365 KB)
  •   May 2002 (1.2 MB)
  •   February 2002 (160 KB)
  
  
• Watershed Watch - Natural Lands Network Newletter [discontinued]
  •   April 2006 (95 KB)
  •   January 2006 (78 KB)
  •   November 2005 (75 KB)
  •   October 2005 (93 KB)

Community Initiatives
- Providing sound science, analysis and balanced opinions on community issues.

• Diverting Open Space
  •   Letter to Governor James McGreevey
• Bristol-Myers Squibb
  •   Public Summary
  •   Recommendations & Q&A
  •   Developer's Agreement (FINAL)
• Millstone Bypass
  •  "Speaking for the River" - SBMWA's Position and Comments on the Penns Neck Area Draft Environmental Impact Statement - 6/30/03
  •  Recommendations to Evaluate Potential Impacts to the Millstone River, Carnegie Lake, D&R Canal and Little Bear Brook for the Penns Neck EIS
  • Letter to NJDOT 10/10/02
  •  Letter from Dr. Michael Van Clef, Ecologist 8/18/00
• Category 1 Nominations
  • SBMWA Recommends Streams for Upgrade to Category 1