Environmental Resource Inventory-Update 2020 202 1 Borough of Glen Rock Borough of Glen Rock Environmental Resource Inventory PREPARED FOR THE: Page intentionally left blank Environmental Resource Inventory Borough of Glen Rock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Glen Rock Environmental Commission Commissioners: Co-Chairs Sylvia Rabacchi and Ben Meyer Lesley Elton Scott King Ken Jones Candace Lynch Ann Marie Brennan Alternates: Laura Occhipinti Sara Froikin-Gordon Council Liaison: Council Member Amy Martin Members of the Glen Rock ERI Subcommittee: Sylvia Rabacchi and Ben Meyer - AND - Project Consultants-Updated Document: (July 12, 2021 Update) b a B URGIS A SSOCIATE S, I NC. Ed Snieckus, Jr. PP, LLA, ASLA Project Consultants-Original Document: (Original Date: July 14, 2009) 119 Cherry Hill Road, Suite 200 Parsippany, NJ 07054 http://www.h2m.com The Environmental Commission wishes to thank all who contributed information and their effort towards the completion of this ERI update. 1 Page intentionally left blank Environmental Resource Inventory Borough of Glen Rock 2020 BOROUGH OF GLEN ROCK ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE INVENTORY BOROUGH OF GLEN ROCK BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY PREPARED FOR: Borough of Glen Rock Environmental Commission BA# 3661.01 The original document was appropriately signed and sealed on July 12, 2021 in accordance with Chapter 41 of Title 13 of the State Board of Professional Planners. ─────────────────── Edward Snieckus, P.P., L.A., ASLA New Jersey Professional Planner #5442 2 Page intentionally left blank Environmental Resource Inventory Borough of Glen Rock CONTENTS SECTION I: OVERVIEW............................................................................................................ 7 THE ERI PROCESS............................................................................................................................ 7 OVERVIEW OF GLEN ROCK .............................................................................................................. 7 BERGEN COUNTY .......................................................................................................................... 10 REGIONAL CONTEXT AND PLANS .................................................................................................. 12 TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE........................................................................................ 14 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................ 19 SECTION II: OPEN SPACE ..................................................................................................... 20 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 20 GLEN ROCK’S OPEN SPACE ........................................................................................................... 21 PRESERVING OPEN SPACE ............................................................................................................. 27 COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING (COAH) & OPEN SPACE .................................................... 28 LAND USE/LAND COVER IN GLEN ROCK ...................................................................................... 29 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................ 30 SECTION III: GEOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 32 INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS GEOLOGY? .......................................................................................... 32 GLEN ROCK’S LOCATION .............................................................................................................. 32 GEOLOGIC HAZARDS IN GLEN ROCK ............................................................................................ 41 SECTION IV: SOILS ................................................................................................................. 47 INTRODUCTION TO SOILS ............................................................................................................... 47 SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ..................................................................................................... 47 GLEN ROCK SOILS ......................................................................................................................... 48 SOIL CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................................ 52 SECTION V: WATER SUPPLY & PROTECTION ............................................................... 54 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 54 GLEN ROCK’S DRINKING WATER .................................................................................................. 54 WATER SUPPLY WELLS ................................................................................................................. 57 GROUND WATER RECHARGE ........................................................................................................ 58 WATER RESTRICTIONS .................................................................................................................. 60 WELL HEAD PROTECTION AREAS ................................................................................................. 61 DRINKING WATER CONTAMINANTS IN GLEN ROCK ..................................................................... 63 KNOWN CONTAMINATED SITES .................................................................................................... 66 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................. 68 3 Environmental Resource Inventory Borough of Glen Rock SECTION VI: SURFACE WATER, STORMWATER & THE WATERSHED .................. 70 GLEN ROCK’S WATERWAYS.......................................................................................................... 70 SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS ...................................................................................... 73 URBANIZATION & STORMWATER ................................................................................................. 74 FLOODING ...................................................................................................................................... 80 GLEN ROCK IN THE GREATER WATERSHED .................................................................................. 82 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................. 87 SECTION VII: WETLANDS ..................................................................................................... 89 THE VALUE OF WETLANDS ........................................................................................................... 89 NJDEP FRESHWATER WETLANDS PROGRAM ............................................................................... 89 WETLANDS IN GLEN ROCK ........................................................................................................... 90 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................. 90 SECTION VIII: AIR QUALITY ............................................................................................... 92 LOCAL RESOURCES GOVERNING AIR QUALITY ............................................................................ 92 AIR POLLUTION CRITERIA: SIX MAJOR POLLUTANTS ................................................................. 93 AIR MONITORING: THE AIR QUALITY INDEX ............................................................................... 93 LOCAL SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION ............................................................................................ 99 SECTION IX: VEGETATION AND TREES ......................................................................... 103 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 103 COMMUNITY FORESTRY MANAGEMENT RESOURCES ................................................................. 103 COMMUNITY / PUBLIC PROGRAMS .............................................................................................. 104 SIGNIFICANT/HISTORIC TREES .................................................................................................... 108 HISTORICAL VEGETATION ........................................................................................................... 109 BENEFITS OF VEGETATION .......................................................................................................... 110 THREATS TO VEGETATION .......................................................................................................... 113 THE FUTURE OF THE GLEN ROCK’S COMMUNITY FOREST ......................................................... 117 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................... 118 SECTION X: HABITAT AND WILDLIFE ........................................................................... 121 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................