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of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 1: Preservation Area

Rockaway

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Preservation Area Wharton Borough Municipal Boundaries 1 inch = 0.239 miles $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 2: Capability Map Zones

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Regional Master Plan Overlay Zone Designation Zone Wharton Borough Protection Lakes Greater Than 10 acres Conservation Preservation Area

Existing Municipal Boundaries 1 inch = 0.239 miles Sub-Zone Existing Community Environmentally Constrained Conservation Environmentally Constrained Lake Community $ Wildlife Management September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 3: HUC 14 Boundaries

Rockaway Township

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Jefferson Township 02030103030060 Green Pond Brook

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

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Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

HUC 14 Subwatersheds Wharton Borough Stream Centerlines 1 inch = 0.239 miles Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 4: Forest Resource Area

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Forest Resource Area Wharton Borough Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries 1 inch = 0.239 miles $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 5: Total Forest Area

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Forested Areas Wharton Borough Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries 1 inch = 0.239 miles $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 6: Forest Subwatersheds

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Forest Integrity by HUC14 Subwatershed Wharton Borough Low Moderate 1 inch = 0.239 miles High Preservation Area $ Municipal Boundaries September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 7: Highlands Open Waters

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Highlands Open Water Buffers (300ft) Wharton Borough Streams Wetlands 1 inch = 0.239 miles Lakes & Ponds Preservation Area $ Municipal Boundaries September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 8: Highlands Riparian Areas

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Riparian Area Wharton Borough Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries 1 inch = 0.239 miles $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 9: Watershed Values

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Watershed Values by HUC14 Subwatershed Wharton Borough Low

Moderate 1 inch = 0.239 miles

High Preservation Area $ Municipal Boundaries September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 10: Riparian Integrity

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Riparian Integrity by HUC14 Subwatershed Wharton Borough Low Moderate 1 inch = 0.239 miles

High Preservation Area $ Municipal Boundaries September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 11: Steep Slope Protection Areas

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Steep Slopes Wharton Borough Moderate Severe 1 inch = 0.239 miles Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 12: Critical Wildlife Habitat

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Critical Wildlife Habitat Wharton Borough Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries 1 inch = 0.239 miles $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 14: Vernal Pools

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Vernal Pools + 1000ft Buffer Wharton Borough Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries 1 inch = 0.239 miles $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 15: Preserved Lands

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Preserved Lands Conservation Easements Federal Open Space Green Acres Wharton Borough State Open Space SADC Easements Open Space SADC Final 1 inch = 0.239 miles Municipal Open Space SADC Preserved Non-Profit/Private Open Space Municipal Boundaries Water Supply Watershed Lands Preservation Area Preserved Farmland $ Highlands Transfer of Development Lands September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 16: Highlands Conservation Priority Areas

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Conservation Prioirity Area Wharton Borough Moderate High 1 inch = 0.239 miles Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 19: Lake Management Area

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Lakes & Ponds Wharton Borough Lake Management Area Preservation Area 1 inch = 0.239 miles Municipal Boundaries $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 20: Net Water Availability

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Net Water Availability By HUC14 Million Gallons Per Day (MGD) Wharton Borough 0.10 - 0.39

0.05 - 0.09 1 inch = 0.239 miles

0.00 - 0.04

-0.09 - 0.00 Preservation Area -0.99 - -0.10 Municipal Boundaries $ -7.10 - -1.00 September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 21: Prime Ground Water Recharge Areas

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Prime Groundwater Recharge Areas Wharton Borough Preservation Area 1 inch = 0.239 miles Municipal Boundaries $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 22: HUC 14s on NJDEP Impaired Waters List

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Impaired Waters Overall Assessment by HUC14 Subwatershed Wharton Borough Non Impacted

Insufficient Data Available 1 inch = 0.239 miles Moderate

Water Quality Impaired Preservation Area $ Municipal Boundaries September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 23: Wellhead Protection Areas

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

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Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

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! Public Community Wells Wharton Borough ! Public Non-Community Wells Wellhead Protection Areas 1 inch = 0.239 miles 2-Year Tier Preservation Area 5-Year Tier Municipal Boundaries $ 12-Year Tier September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 27: Important Farmland Soils

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Important Farmland Soils Wharton Borough Prime Farmland

Farmland of Local Importance 1 inch = 0.239 miles Farmland of Statewide Importance

Farmland of Unique Importance

Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries $ September 2011 !

Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 28: Historic, Cultural, and Archaeological Resources Inventory

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

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Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

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! Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 29: Baseline Scenic Resources Inventory

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Scenic Resources Wharton Borough Municipal Boundaries 1 inch = 0.239 miles Preservation Area $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 30: Highlands Contaminated Site Inventory

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Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Highlands Contaminated Site Inventory Wharton Borough !( Tier 1 Sites Tier 1 Sites (Polygons) 1 inch = 0.239 miles !( Tier 2 Sites Preservation Area $ Municipal Boundaries September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 31: Public Community Water Systems

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Public Community Water Systems Wharton Borough Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries 1 inch = 0.239 miles $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 32: Highlands Domestic Sewerage Facilities

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Highlands Domestic Sewerage Facilities Wharton Borough Existing Area Served Preservation Area 1 inch = 0.239 miles Municipal Boundaries $ September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 33: Highlands Roadway Network

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Roadway Network Wharton Borough Interstate Highways U.S. Routes 1 inch = 0.239 miles State Routes County Routes Preservation Area $ Local Routes Municipal Boundaries September 2011 Borough of Wharton Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory Figure 34: Highlands Transit Network

Rockaway Township

Jefferson Township

Roxbury Township

Wharton Borough

Dover Town

Mine Hill Township

Rail Network .! Rail Stations Boonton Line '4 Park and Ride Sites Wharton Borough

Main Line & Bergen County Line Private Bus Lines 1 inch = 0.239 miles Morris and Essex Line NJ Transit Bus Lines

Raritan Valley Line p Airports Freight Rail Lines Freight Rail Lines $ Abandoned Freight Rail September 2011