Bernards Township Environmental Commission Natural Resources Inventory 2003/2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................... I TABLE OF FIGURES/MAPS .........................................................................................VI LIST OF TABLES .........................................................................................................VII INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 1 Bernards Township History......................................................................................................... 1 The Bernards Township Environmental Commission .............................................................. 4 Bernards Township Environmental Commission Mission Statement ..................................... 7 The Environmental Commission and GIS.................................................................................. 7 GEOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 9 New Jersey Geology ...................................................................................................................... 9 Bernards Township Geology...................................................................................................... 12 Bernards Township Topography............................................................................................... 13 RIVERS, STREAMS, BROOKS AND WATERSHEDS................................................. 17 NJDEP Data Source Information.............................................................................................. 17 Correction and Updating Methodology.................................................................................... 18 Bernards Township Watersheds and Sub-watersheds............................................................ 18 The Upper Passaic Above Osborn Mills................................................................................... 18 The Upper Passaic River Between The Dead River And Osborn Mills................................... 19 The Dead River Below Harrisons Brook.................................................................................. 22 Harrisons Brook........................................................................................................................ 22 The Dead River Above Harrisons Brook.................................................................................. 22 Other Sub-Watersheds .............................................................................................................. 22 PERMIT SITES ............................................................................................................. 23 NJDEP Department Integrated Facility File (DIFF)............................................................... 23 Introduction............................................................................................................................... 23 Bernards Township DIFF Sites................................................................................................. 24 NJDEP Known Contaminated Site List, 2001.......................................................................... 25 -i- Bernards Township Environmental Commission Natural Resources Inventory 2003/2004 Remedial Level............................................................................................................................ 33 Status......................................................................................................................................... 34 Bernards Township Permit Sites--Known Contaminated Sites--2001................................... 35 SOILS AND CHARACTERISTICS................................................................................ 42 Types Of Soils.............................................................................................................................. 42 Introduction............................................................................................................................... 42 Amwell Series........................................................................................................................... 42 Birdsboro Series........................................................................................................................ 45 Bowmansville Series................................................................................................................. 47 Califon Series............................................................................................................................ 49 Croton Series............................................................................................................................. 51 Klinesville Series ...................................................................................................................... 53 Lansdowne Series ..................................................................................................................... 54 Mount Lucas Series................................................................................................................... 56 Neshaminy Series...................................................................................................................... 58 Norton Series ............................................................................................................................ 60 Parker Series ............................................................................................................................. 61 Parsippany Series...................................................................................................................... 63 Penn Series................................................................................................................................ 66 Raritan Series............................................................................................................................ 67 Reaville Series .......................................................................................................................... 69 Riverhead Series ....................................................................................................................... 71 Rowland Series ......................................................................................................................... 73 Watchung Series ....................................................................................................................... 74 Whippany Series ....................................................................................................................... 76 Hydric Soils.................................................................................................................................. 78 Introduction............................................................................................................................... 78 Definition Of Hydric Soil ......................................................................................................... 79 Criteria For Hydric Soils........................................................................................................... 79 Glossary Of Terms Used In Defining Hydric Soils.................................................................. 80 Literature Cited ......................................................................................................................... 82 Soil Characteristics In Bernards Township ............................................................................. 82 Hydric Soils And Drainage Characteristics In Bernards .......................................................... 82 Average Clay Content............................................................................................................... 86 Average Depth To Bedrock ...................................................................................................... 88 Average Depth To High Water Table....................................................................................... 88 CRITICAL HABITAT AREAS ....................................................................................... 91 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 91 Why we need the Landscape Project ........................................................................................ 91 The Purpose of The Landscape Project .................................................................................... 92 Who benefits ............................................................................................................................. 93 -ii- Bernards Township Environmental Commission Natural Resources Inventory 2003/2004 New Jersey’s Landscape Regions .............................................................................................. 93 A Landscape Level Perspective................................................................................................ 93 Skylands Landscape.................................................................................................................. 93 Landscape Project Mapping .....................................................................................................