News & Events
Report Dumping in the Raritan
Stop dumping in the Raritan! To report dumping, call the NJDEP Hotline at 877-WARN-DEP After you report the illegal activity to the NJDEP, call your local watershed group and tell them about it as well. They will help follow-up on the problem. There are several wonderful organizations working in the Raritan who can help. Following is a list of which...
Trout Season Opens
Fishing Licenses and Trout Stamps are available online and at license agents Some 570,000 healthy and robust rainbow trout will be stocked in waters across New Jersey for the spring trout season. As many as 180,000 of these feisty fish will be stocked by the time the season kicks off April 4. "In New Jersey, the spring trout season is a tradition shared by...

New Jersey Watershed Management Area 10
New Jersey Watershed Management Area 09

New Jersey Watershed Management Area 08

New Jersey Watershed Management Areas

The Upper Raritan – WMA08
Watershed Management Area 8 (WMA08) consists of the Raritan River's North Branch and South Branch and their tributaries. It includes large parts of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Morris counties. The South Branch’s land use is mostly agricultural, with suburban and industrial development on the increase. The North Branch’s land use is primarily rural, woodland,...
Raritan Basin with Transportation Routes

Raritan Watershed Management Areas

Location of the Raritan Basin in New Jersey
Recent Products
Developing a Data Portal to Support Regional Ocean Planning
The Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal is an online toolkit and resource center that consolidates available data and enables state, federal, and local users and the general public to visualize and analyze ocean resources and human use information such as fishing grounds,...
New Brunswick Parks Strategic Action Plan
Executive Summary The City of New Brunswick has long been a leader in ensuring health and wellness for its residents. Over the past three years, Mayor Cahill and city agencies have worked in partnership with a diverse group of organizations known as the Healthier New...