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The Non-Tidal Passaic River Basin Nutrient TMDL

Rutgers University New Jersey EcoComplex New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Watershed Management

September 28, 2004 Passaic Stakeholder Data Exchange Meeting

Presented by: James F. Cosgrove, Jr., P.E. JCosgrove@TRCsolutions.com

Agenda

Basin Overview Description of 2003 Sampling Overview of Results – Productivity Indicators

– Passaic River – Ramapo and Pompton Rivers – Dead River, Peckman River, Rockaway River

Overview of Results – Nutrient Sources

– Point Sources – Nonpoint Sources (incl. stormwater)

Questions

RAMAPO RIVE R

WANAQUE RIVE R

ROCKAWAY RIVE R

P AS S AIC RIVE R

GRE AT B ROOK

P OMP TON RIVE R

P E QUANNOCK RIVE R

WHIPPANY RIVE R

B LACK B ROOK

DUNDEE DAM

DE AD RIVE R

Non-Tidal Passaic River Basin

Non-Tidal Passaic River Basin

2003 Sampling Program Overview

Data to Identify Impairment at Critical

Locations

Data to Calibrate and Verify Watershed Model Data to Characterize Nutrient Sources

Data to Identify Impairment at Critical Locations

Diurnal DO, pH, temperature

– 20 stream locations

3 low-flow events, 2-7 days continuous

Phytoplankton (chl-a)

– 20 stream locations

3 low-flow events, 2 days

– 8 baseflow/reference locations

3 low-flow events, 1 day

Periphyton (chl-a)

– 20 stream locations

4 low-flow events

– 8 baseflow/reference locations

3 low-flow events

Data for Watershed Model Calibration and Validation

Algae and Diurnal DO (previous slides)

– Phytoplankton, periphyton, and pH/temperature/DO

Stream Chemistry samples

– pH, temperature, DO, alkalinity, CBOD5, P-series,

N-series, iron, TDS, TSS, TOC, turbidity

6 stream characterization stations

– 20 weekly events

30 stream intensive locations (including 6 characterization sites above)

– 3 high-flow events and 3 low-flow events, 2 days each

8 baseflow/reference locations

– 3 low-flow events, 1 day each

Data to Characterize Nutrient Sources

Sewage Treatment Plants (24 STPs)

– pH, temperature, DO, alkalinity, CBOD5, P-series,

N-series, TDS, TSS, TOC

24-hour composites 3 low-flow and 3 high-flow events (stream events)

Stormwater Sources

– alkalinity, CBOD5,P-series, N-series, TDS, TSS, TOC

8 stormwater stations for different land uses 3 storm events, ~4 samples per storm

Stormwater Station Locations

Wetlands (SW1, Troy Hills) Forest in WMA3 (SW2, West Mahwah) Highway (SW3, Route 287, Franklin Lakes) Industrial/commercial (SW4, Pompton Plains) New residential (SW5, Basking Ridge) Corporate Center (SW6, Bernardsville) Rural residential (SW7, Harding) Urban city (SW8, Paterson)

Overview of Results – Productivity Indicators

Indicators of Excessive Productivity

Significant Water Column Algae Significant Attached Algae Significant Rooted Plants (macrophytes) Significant Diurnal Dissolved Oxygen Swings

– Potential to Cause Dissolved Oxygen Instream

Standard Violations (e.g., 4 mg/l FW2-NT)

Water Column Algae

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 PA1 PRB GB1 BB1 PA2 PA3 PA4 PA5 PA6 PA7 PA8 PA9 PA10 Chlorophyll-a (µg/l) July 14-15, 2003 August 25-26, 2003 November 17-18, 2003

Phytoplankton in Passaic River

Attached Algae

50 100 150 200 250 PA2 PA3 PA5 PA6 PA7 PA8 PA10 PA11 Chlorophyll-a (mg/m²) July 14-18, 2003 August 24-25, 2003 September 30, 2003 November 17-18, 2003

Periphyton in Passaic River

Passaic River Total Phosphorus

2003 data collected under high and low flows 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 PA1 BB1 GB1 PA2 PA3 PA4 PA5 PA6 PA7 PA8 PA9 PA10 PA11 Location (Upstream to Downstream) Total Phosphorus (mg/l)

Passaic River Summer Diurnal Dissolved Oxygen Variation

Approximated from 2003 data collected below 70th percentile flow 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 GB1, BB1 PA2 PA3 01379500 (2002) PA5 PA6 PA7 01389005 PA8 PA10 PA11 Location (Upstream to Downstream) Dissolved oxygen (mg/l)

Pompton River

Inter-Year Comparisons of Passaic River Summer Diurnal DO Variation

Approximated from continuous data collected below 70th percentile flow 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 Passaic River near Millington (2001) Passaic River near Millington (2003) Passaic River below Pompton River (2002) Passaic River below Pompton River (2003) Location Dissolved oxygen (mg/l)

& \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \

# S # S # S # S # S # S

# S # S # S # S # S

$ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z

Wan aque Reservoir Wan aque Reservoir

RA3 PO2 PO3 RA1 PO1 RA2

SW4 SW3 SW2 RAB Two Bridges SA STP Pompton Lakes STP

01388000 01387500 01388000 01388500

Non Tidal Pas saic River Basin

Pompton & Ramapo River B asins

Water Column Algae

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 RA1 RA2 RA3 PO1 PO2 PO3 Chlorophyll-a (µg/l) July 14-15, 2003 August 25-26, 2003 November 17-18, 2003

Phytoplankton in Pompton and Ramapo River Basin

Attached Algae

50 100 150 200 250 RA1 RA3 PO1 PO2 PO3 Chlorophyll-a (mg/m²) July 14-18, 2003 August 24-25, 2003 September 30, 2003 November 17-18, 2003

Periphyton in Pompton and Ramapo River Basin

Ramapo and Pompton Rivers Total Phosphorus

2003 data collected under high and low flows 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 RA1 RA2 RA3 PO1 PO2 PO3 Location (Upstream to Downstream) Total Phosphorus (mg/l)

Pompton Lake

Ramapo and Pompton Rivers Summer Diurnal DO Variation

Approximated from 2003 data collected below 70th percentile flow

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 RA1 01388000 RA3 PO1 PO2 PO3 01389005 Location (Upstream to Downstream) Dissolved oxygen (mg/l)

Inter-Year Comparisons of Ramapo and Pompton Rivers Summer Diurnal DO Variation

Approximated from continuous data collected below 70th percentile flow

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes (2002) Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes (2003) Pompton River along Passaic River bank (2002) Pompton River along Passaic River bank (2003) Location Dissolved oxygen (mg/

# S # S # S

# S # S # S # S # S

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DR1

SW5 DRB

B ernards Towns hip S TP Warren Township S A S t age IV S TP Warren Township S A S t age V S TP

Non Tidal Pas saic River Basin

& \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \

# S # S # S # S

$ Z C edar Grove S TP Verona S TP PK1

& \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \

# S # S

# S # S # S

$ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z $ Z

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R01 RO2

Rockaway Valley SA STP

01379773 01379780 01379790 01380500 01381000

D iurnal DO/ Biomass with Meter

# S

B as eflow/ R eference S tation

# S

S tormwater S tation Weekly S tation

& \ & \ Intensive Hi Flow/ Lo Flow S

tation Monitoring Locations

$ Z

U S GS S tations

# S

M aj or Municipal S TPs

Dead, Peckman & Rockaway River Basins

2003 Sampling

DR1 - Dead River near Millington

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 8/22/ 6 AM 8/22/ 6 PM 8/23/ 6 AM 8/23/ 6 PM 8/24/ 6 AM 8/24/ 6 PM 8/25/ 6 AM 8/25/ 6 PM 8/26/ 6 AM 8/26/ 6 PM 8/27/ 6 AM 8/27/ 6 PM 8/28/ 6 AM 8/28/ 6 PM 8/29/ 6 AM 8/29/ 6 PM 2003 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) or pH (s.u.) ' 2.0 5.5 9.0 12.5 16.0 19.5 23.0 26.5 30.0 Temperature (° Celsius) ' DO pH Temperature

2004

Dead River Summer Diurnal Dissolved Oxygen Variation

Approximated from 2004 data collected below 70th percentile flow

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 DeadR2 HarrB1 DeadR3 DeadR4 Location (Upstream to Downstream) Dissolved oxygen (mg/l)

Dead River Diurnal Dissolved Oxygen

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM Time Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) Aug 24-28, 2003 September 4-8, 2004

PK1 - Peckman River at West Paterson

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 8/24/ 6 AM 8/24/ 6 PM 8/25/ 6 AM 8/25/ 6 PM 8/26/ 6 AM 8/26/ 6 PM 8/27/ 6 AM 8/27/ 6 PM 8/28/ 6 AM 8/28/ 6 PM 8/29/ 6 AM 8/29/ 6 PM 2003 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) or pH (s.u.) ' 2.0 5.5 9.0 12.5 16.0 19.5 23.0 26.5 30.0 Temperature (° Celsius) ' DO pH Temperature

# Y # Y

& \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \ & \

P1 P2 Verona STP T1 P3 Cedar Grove STP T2 P4 P5

S ampling Locations

# Y STP

& \ Chemistry Only & \ Diurnal DO & Chemistry

Peckman River Watershed

2004

Peckman River Summer Diurnal Dissolved Oxygen Variation

Approximated from 2004 data collected below 70th percentile flow

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 P3 P4 P5 Location (Upstream to Downstream) Dissolved oxygen (mg/l)

Peckman River Diurnal Dissolved Oxygen

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM Time Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) Aug 25-29, 2003 August 26-29, 2004

RO2 - Rockaway River at Montville

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 8/24/ 6 AM 8/24/ 6 PM 8/25/ 6 AM 8/25/ 6 PM 8/26/ 6 AM 8/26/ 6 PM 8/27/ 6 AM 8/27/ 6 PM 8/28/ 6 AM 8/28/ 6 PM 8/29/ 6 AM 8/29/ 6 PM 2003 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) or pH (s.u.) ' 2.0 5.5 9.0 12.5 16.0 19.5 23.0 26.5 30.0 Temperature (° Celsius) ' DO pH Temperature

2004

Rockaway River Summer Diurnal Dissolved Oxygen Variation

Approximated from 2004 data collected below 70th percentile flow

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 RockR2 CrookB1 RockR3 RockR4 Location (Upstream to Downstream) Dissolved oxygen (mg/l)

Rockaway River Diurnal Dissolved Oxygen

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 6:00 AM 6:00 PM Time Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) Aug 24-28, 2003 September 4-8, 2004

Overview of Results – Nutrient Sources

Phosphorus Point Sources in the Non-Tidal Passaic River Basin based on 3 low-flow samples collected in 2003

Morris Woodland Warren I-II Warren V Chatham Glen Berkeley Heights Chatham Main Wanaque Valley Pompton Lakes Warren IV Morristown Florham Park Long Hill Bernards Morris Butterworth Cedar Grove Verona Hanover Livingston Madison Chatham Two Bridges 7% Caldwell 7% Wayne 12% Rockaway Valley 15% Parsippany-Troy 33%

Phosphorus Point Sources in the Non-Tidal Passaic River Basin based on 3 high-flow samples collected in 2003

Warren IV Morris Woodland Warren I-II Warren V Chatham Glen Chatham Main Pompton Lakes Wanaque Valley Berkeley Heights Florham Park Bernards Long Hill Morristown Morris Butterworth Caldwell Cedar Grove Hanover Madison Chatham Verona Livingston Two Bridges 7% Rockaway Valley 9% Wayne 12% Parsippany-Troy 34%

Flow-Weighted Event Mean Phosphorus Concentrations

0.44 0.09 0.27 0.27 0.67 0.16 0.18 0.18 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 Wetlands Forest (WMA3) Highway Industrial/Comm. Construction (Res.) Corporate Center Rural Residential Ultra Urban Stormwater Type TP (mg/l) '

Nonpoint Sources in the Non-Tidal Passaic River Basin

Flow-Weighted Event Mean Nitrogen Concentrations

2.52 0.97 0.92 2.28 3.41 2.25 1.86 1.89 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 Wetlands Forest (WMA3) Highway Industrial/Comm. Construction (Res.) Corporate Center Rural Residential Ultra Urban Stormwater Type TN (mg/l) '

Nonpoint Sources in the Non-Tidal Passaic River Basin

Flow-Weighted Event Mean TSS Concentrations

93.25 18.47 179.68 125.93 827.49 22.15 108.79 36.00 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Wetlands Forest (WMA3) Highway Industrial/Comm. Construction (Res.) Corporate Center Rural Residential Ultra Urban Stormwater Type TSS (mg/l) '

Nonpoint Sources in the Non-Tidal Passaic River Basin

Questions?