This project examined the flood mitigation plans of the seven counties in the Raritan River watershed to better understand local government flood...
Resilience
Aquatic Connectivity Through Climate-Ready Culverts
Aquatic connectivity is a key restoration goal for the New York – New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) and its partners. The creation of...
Resilience and the Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony – 11th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Resilience and the Raritan Friday, June 7, 2019 Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Piscataway, New Jersey...
Assessing Exposure of Water-Dependent Uses to Coastal Flood Hazards
Water-dependent uses along the New Jersey coast rely on access to the water that increasingly threatens to damage their facilities and support...
Mini-grant enhances weather and climate data collection in the Raritan
Be it drought, flood, excessive heat or cold, climate variability and change, or simply the more “normal” day-to-day conditions in the basin, it is...
Shore protection strategies for estuarine beaches: a case study of Cliffwood Beach, NJ
The shoreline of Raritan Bay is developed with homes and recreation sites that are vulnerable to erosion and flooding exacerbated by increased rates...
Creating a rich digital environment to support resilience on the Lower Raritan
The Raritan River region is the home of many businesses, residential communities, critical facilities, and wildlife species. Flooding is a...
Weston Mill Dam Removed from Millstone River
The Department of Environmental Protection – in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
RU Extension Service works with Woodbridge on Plan to Increase Storm Resilience
Rutgers Cooperative Extension has been working with Woodbridge Township on the development of an Open Space and Floodplain Restoration Plan. ...
Hydrologic Model Evaluates Effects of Green Infrastructure on Floods in the Raritan
Dr. Qizhong (George) Guo and Mr. Carlos Correa from Rutgers Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, developed a...
Recent Products
Current and Future Coastal Flood Inundation of Roadways in New Jersey
Roadway flood inundation can impede travel to work, the distribution of goods, public access to essential services, and emergency response operations. Knowing where and when roads may flood is essential for emergency planning as well as the implementation of the...
Historical Timelines of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Policy in New Jersey: 2026 Update
This report provides a 2026 update of historical timelines with respect to New Jersey’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (i.e., climate change mitigation) as well as reduce its vulnerability to climate change impacts (i.e., climate change adaptation). These...
Large-Scale Thermal Energy Network Systems in New Jersey: Feasibility, Marketability, Benefits, and Costs
Modern Rate Design in the Northeast: Unlocking Efficiency, Affordability, and Electrification
The Northeast is home to some of the highest energy costs in the country, and with demand continuing to rise, affordability is an urgent concern. For decades, rate design has been an important tool to manage costs and encourage efficiency. Yet traditional approaches...