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BARNEGAT BAY ESTUARY PROGRAM - OCEAN COUNTY BUILD-OUT ANALYSIS
Impact/Purpose:
Having the ability to predict future conditions of the watershed under existing local zoning rules will help the Program to target actions geographically to maintain and improve water quality and living resources in those areas.
Description:
Rutgers University, under contract with NJDEP, using funds available through Section 320 of the Clean Water Act (National Estuary Program), has completed an analysis of possible future conditions of the Barnegat Bay watershed using existing zoning ordinances throughout Ocean County and relevant portions of Monmouth County, NJ. The analysis involves three scenarios that estimate the extent of future development in the Barnegat Bay watershed given various assumptions on conservation activities, local permitting actions, and population projections..