{"id":1132,"date":"2026-04-07T20:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/water-resources-program\/?page_id=1132"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:28:01","slug":"upper-salem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/water-resources-program\/projects-and-programs\/upper-salem\/","title":{"rendered":"Watershed Restoration Plan for the Upper Salem River Watershed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1133 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/water-resources-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/957\/2026\/04\/Salem_Model_Report-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Salem River Watershed\" width=\"570\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/water-resources-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/957\/2026\/04\/Salem_Model_Report-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/water-resources-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/957\/2026\/04\/Salem_Model_Report.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Watershed Restoration Plan will concern the Upper Salem River above the Salem River at Woodstown, which appears on Sublist 5 for phosphorus and on Sublist 4 for fecal coliform according to the New Jersey 2004 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report. This waterway, including Memorial Lake, has been elected a priority segment as per NJDEP Division of Watershed Management.<\/p>\n<p>Phase I of this work is currently being funded by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and includes the identification of sources of nonpoint source pollution through visual assessment and spatial analysis. Phase II of this work, is the Watershed Restoration Plan for the Upper Salem River Watershed.<\/p>\n<p>Based upon the NJDEP\/United States Geological Survey (USGS) water quality monitoring network, the Upper Salem River is impaired for phosphorus and is listed on Sublist 5 of the New Jersey 2004 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report. Additionally, a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for fecal coliform has been proposed for 17.9 miles of the Upper Salem River. This TMDL requires 84% reductions in nonpoint source bacteria loads from this agriculturally dominated watershed. Furthermore, the Salem River up to and including Memorial Lake are priority stream segments. Ultimately, the goal of this project is to improve the water quality of the Salem River by developing a Watershed Restoration Plan that when implemented will achieve the required TMDL reduction and bring the waterway into compliance with surface water quality standards for phosphorus.<\/p>\n<p>This watershed-based plan will include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>identify the causes and sources that will need to be controlled to achieve the load reductions that are estimated as part of this watershed-based plan;<\/li>\n<li>estimate the load reductions expected for the management measures that are identified as part of this watershed-based plan;<\/li>\n<li>identify nonpoint pollution sources (NPS) management measures that will need to be implemented to achieve the load reductions estimated as part of this watershed-based plan;<\/li>\n<li>identify critical areas for the implementation of these NPS management measures;<\/li>\n<li>estimate the amounts of technical and financial assistance needed to implement the plan;<\/li>\n<li>identify potential sources of funding to implement each management measure that is identified in the plan;<\/li>\n<li>outline an informational\/education plan to enhance public understanding of the project and encourage early and continued participation in implementing the plan;<\/li>\n<li>develop a ranking system to identify where resources should be targeted;<\/li>\n<li>provide a schedule for implementing the NPS management measures that are identified in the plan;<\/li>\n<li>outline a set of criteria that can be used to determine whether loading reductions are being achieved over time and if substantial progress is being made toward attaining water quality standards, and<\/li>\n<li>detail a monitoring component to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation efforts over time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em><strong>Deliverables:<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/water-archive.rutgers.edu\/Projects\/UpperSalem\/Salem_Data_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upper Salem River Watershed Restoration &amp; Protection Plan: Data Report, July 2012 [pdf]<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/water-archive.rutgers.edu\/Projects\/UpperSalem\/Salem_Data_Report_AppendixA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Report Appendix A [pdf]<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Upper Salem River Phase I Report<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/water-archive.rutgers.edu\/Projects\/UpperSalem\/Salem_Data_Report_AppendixB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Report Appendix B [pdf]<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Upper Salem River Watershed Restoration and Protection Plan, Data Summary \u2013 Biological Assessment (Prepared January 2011)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/water-archive.rutgers.edu\/Projects\/UpperSalem\/Salem_Data_Report_AppendixC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Report Appendix C [pdf]<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Upper Salem River Watershed Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program (June 5, 2007)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/water-archive.rutgers.edu\/Projects\/UpperSalem\/Salem_Data_Report_AppendixD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Report Appendix D [pdf]<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Tabulated Water Quality Monitoring Data<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/water-archive.rutgers.edu\/Projects\/UpperSalem\/Salem_Data_Report_AppendixE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Report Appendix E [pdf]<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Presentation of pH, Total Phosphorus,\u00a0<em>E.coli\u00a0<\/em>and Fecal Coliform Instream Concentrations in Graphs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/water-archive.rutgers.edu\/Projects\/UpperSalem\/Salem_Model_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upper Salem River Watershed Restoration &amp; Protection Plan: Model Report, February 2012 [pdf]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/water-archive.rutgers.edu\/Projects\/UpperSalem\/FINAL_Salem_Restoration_Plan_Complete.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upper Salem River Watershed Restoration &amp; Protection Plan, November 2012 [pdf]<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>Project Funding Source:<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>NJDEP 319(h)<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>Project Partners:<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Salem County<br \/>\nDave Lee, Cooperative Extension Department Head<br \/>\n51 Cheney Rd, Suite 1<br \/>\nWoodstown, New Jersey 08098<br \/>\nPhone: 856-769-0090\/Fax: 856-769-1439<\/p>\n<p>Lenny Rera<br \/>\nCumberland\/Salem County Soil Conservation District<br \/>\nNatural Resource Specialist<br \/>\n1513 Deerfield Pike<br \/>\nPO Box 144<br \/>\nDeerfield, NJ 08313<br \/>\nPhone: 856-451-2422\/Fax: 856-451-1358<br \/>\n<a href=\"cumbsoil@aol.com\">cumbsoil@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Borough of Woodstown<br \/>\nJeanette M. Gerlack, Borough Clerk<br \/>\nP.O. Box 286<br \/>\nWoodstown, NJ 08098-0286<\/p>\n<p>Township of Pilesgrove<br \/>\nEdward J. Kille, Mayor<br \/>\n1180 Route 40<br \/>\nPilesgrove, NJ 08098<br \/>\nPhone: 856-769-3222\/Fax: 856-769-5490<\/p>\n<p>Upper Pittsgrove Township<br \/>\nJack Cimprich, Mayor<br \/>\nPO Box 786<br \/>\nElmer, NJ 08318<br \/>\nPhone: 856-358-2763\/Fax: 856-358-8773<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Watershed Restoration Plan will concern the Upper Salem River above the Salem River at Woodstown, which appears on Sublist 5 for phosphorus and on Sublist 4 for fecal coliform &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/water-resources-program\/projects-and-programs\/upper-salem\/\" class=\"\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4562,"featured_media":0,"parent":557,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1132","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Watershed Restoration Plan for the Upper Salem River Watershed - Water Resources Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/water-resources-program\/projects-and-programs\/upper-salem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Watershed Restoration Plan for the Upper Salem River Watershed - Water Resources Program\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Watershed Restoration Plan will concern the Upper Salem River above the Salem River at Woodstown, which appears on Sublist 5 for phosphorus and on Sublist 4 for fecal coliform &hellip; 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