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Water Quality

Stream Gauge

Stream Gauge

GSWA works to preserve our local streams and protect water quality. Rainwater flows into the watershed from five watershed streams — Loantaka Brook, Great Brook, Primrose Brook, Black Brook, and the Upper Passaic — collects in the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, and exits as the mighty Passaic River near Millington Gorge. Over one million people get their drinking water from the Passaic River.

The monitoring work done by our “stream teams” of volunteers helped form the basis for the development of the first-ever Water Quality Standards for the Great Swamp Watershed, released in June 2002. These water quality standards help scientists, policy makers, and local officials protect the high quality streams from further degradation, as well as prioritize the more degraded streams for restoration efforts. The long-term goal is to maintain good water quality and, where possible, improve the overall water quality that sustains the flora and fauna of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and ultimately, the Passaic River.

GSWA successfully established the “Adopt-A-Stream” program with funding from local corporations. The goal of this program is to conduct focused studies of each stream, identify pollutants and their sources, follow up on areas in need of attention, and improve water quality through education and restoration efforts.


 

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Stream Monitoring
Adopt-A-Stream
Stormwater Runoff
Millington Gorge River Flow Gauge