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The latest issue of LakeLine Magazine, a quarterly e-magazine published by the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS), features an article written by Chris L. Mikolajczyk, CLM, Senior Project Manager and Senior Aquatic Ecologist with Princeton Hydro. Chris also contributed the beautiful photo that appears on the magazine’s cover.
In his article, titled, “A Regional Approach to Land Use Planning,” Chris discusses a unique project in Ringwood, New Jersey. The Borough of Ringwood is home to several public and private lakes. In order to take an active role in the management of these natural resources within multiple watersheds, the Borough of Ringwood was the first municipality in the state of New Jersey to take a regional approach to private lake management through a public-private partnership (PPP) with four lake associations.
Chris’ article provides an in-depth look at how the project came together; details the ongoing assessment and planning activities taking place; and displays why a comprehensive, integrated approach to watershed and lake management is an incredibly important strategy to improve water quality for millions of people and reduce potential future incidents of aquatic invasive species and harmful algal blooms.
“A regional approach to lake and watershed management is a normal approach from a scientific, technical, and community point of view,” writes Chris. “However, historically, state and municipal governments and private lake associations have rarely partnered to take such an approach in New Jersey.”
As the article states, funding for the Watershed-based Assessment for the Lakes of the Borough of Ringwood is being provided by the New Jersey Highlands Council through a grant reimbursement to the Borough of Ringwood. The Borough of Ringwood will review and, where feasible, implement any suggested actions surrounding the lakes, while the lake communities themselves will be responsible for any recommended in-lake actions, such as aeration, mixing, nutrient inactivation, etc., should they choose to implement them.
At the conclusion of the study, the final report provided to the Borough will identify and prioritize watershed management techniques and measures that are best suited for immediate and long-term implementation, as well as provide cost projections for implementation and maintenance in both the short-term and long-term.
To learn more, click here for the complete article and check out our recent blog:
https://www.princetonhydro.com/blog/borough-of-ringwood/
The Summer 2020 issue of LakeLine, which was published as “open source” and is available as a free download on the NALMS website, is intended to serve as a general primer on lakes and empower environmental stewards in their efforts to safeguard the integrity of our surface waters.
NALMS was founded in 1980 as an organization with membership open to both professionals and citizens interested in applied lake management, while other organizations focused on either one or the other. From the beginning, NALMS has published LakeLine.
Princeton Hydro is the industry leader in lake restoration and watershed management. We have conducted diagnostic studies and have developed management and restoration plans for over 300 lakes and watersheds throughout the country. This has included work for public and private recreational lakes, major water supply reservoirs, and watershed management initiatives conducted as part of USEPA and/or state funded programs. For more information about our lake management services, click here.
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