Passaic River Restoration 1980 to Present

Ella F. Filippone

Passaic River Coalition, 94 Mt. Bethel Road, Warren, New Jersey 07059, (908) 222-0315, (908) 222-0317, prcwater@aol.com, passaicriver.org

A powerpoint presentation will provide background on a 24-year program related to the Passaic River.  The Passaic River Restoration Project began in 1982.  It was supported by the Office of Coastal Resources of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and concentrated on the east bank of the Passaic River.  Subsequently, a special project was added to the program, completed under a WRDA grant to the New York District of the Army Corps of Engineers.  Efforts to complete projects from this plan continue to this day.  The presentation will discuss the planning principles adopted under this program and review how they apply today.  Featured will be completed projects, those being planned for construction now, and others with potential for the future.