New Water Edge along Maurice River

NJ as the garden state, only half of the farmland is remaining

compared with 1950s. We have made great efforts to protect

farmlands. But the values for what is preserved are not clearly

articulated or focused.

I am trying to strengthen the stormwater management values and

tourism values to farmlands. I chose the area along Maurice River,

where the farmlands concentrated in the upper stream.

During hurricanes, except for the sea surges along coastal area,

the problems happened inland are not neglectable. The overflow

of the water caused a series of problems,dams being washed

down, stream banks being eroded, down steam flooding. The

more water released from upstream, the more severe hazards will

happen downstreams.

So there is an opportunity for the upstream farmlands to do a better

job during storms--- reduce the downstream maximum water height

or delay the arrival of the flood peak downstream, like an upland

sponge. So I focused on this upper watershed, above the union

lake.