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Restoring the Lower Musconetcong RiverFinesville AreaUSDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service has been working with several conservation partners, including other Federal and State agencies and non-profit groups, to develop an environmental assessment for river restoration in the Finesville Dam area. Public input was received at a 2008 public meeting and during a comment period that ran through January 30, 2009. Comments received were used to identify local concerns regarding the restoration and incorporated into the final draft environmental assessment. Prepared by NRCS in cooperation with several Federal and State agencies and non-profit groups, the Environmental Assessment considers the impacts of river restoration alternatives on the human environment relative to air quality, noise, water resources, sediment, vegetation, aquatic resources, wetland resources, threatened and endangered species, cultural resources, environmental justice, hazardous waste and materials.
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Public Meeting- December 1, 2009The Final Draft Environmental Assessment for the Restoration of the Lower Musconetcong River at the Finesville Dam, will be presented at a public meeting on Tuesday, December 1st at the Bloomsbury Fire Company RiverView Banquet Facility, 91 Brunswick Ave., Bloomsbury, NJ, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Public Comments from the meeting and written comments received by December 29, 2009, will be summarized and included in the Final Environmental Assessment.
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(3262.21 kb) Final comment period open until December 29, 2009
Send written comments by December 29, 2009 to: Meeting Minutes and Presentations from December 2, 2008A public meeting regarding the issues, alternatives and impacts of restoring fish passage on the lower Musconetcong River was held on Tuesday, December 2 at Bloomsbury Fire Company RiverView Banquet Facility, 91 Brunswick Ave., Bloomsbury, NJ. Those who were unable to provide comment at the public meeting were invited to submit written comments through January 30, 2009.
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Lower Musctonetcong River Watershed - Study Area
Initially restoration alternatives in the Lower Musconetcong watershed will be considered. This area is shown in the map and can be roughly defined as the area below Route 78 to the confluence of the Delaware River. In this area the river runs through Bloomsbury, Greenwich Township, Holland Township and Pohatcong Township. Four dams span the river in this section of the watershed at Finesville, Hughesville, Warren Glen, and Bloomsbury. The dam at Finesville is in the focus area of the environmental assessment being conducted by NRCS. A 4 MB JPG of the map of watershed can be downloaded. Musconetcong River Restoration PartnershipParticipants in the Musconetcong River Restoration Partnership include the Musconetcong Watershed Association, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service, the US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), American Rivers (AR), North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development (RCD) Council, New Jersey Trout Unlimited (TU), the NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife (DFW), National Park Service (NPS), Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), private landowners and others. Contact for Meeting Information and Submittal of Comment:
Barbara L. Phillips, Public Affairs Specialist (732) 537-6044
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Most common river restoration efforts focus on stream bank stabilization,
enhancing riparian buffers by adding trees and natural grasses, enabling fish
passage, the removal/modifications of dams and other man-made structures, adding meanders, and
stocking the river with fish or other living organisms. 
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