Chester Township Figure 1: Preservation Area

Township of Chester Highlands Environmental Resource Inventory

Figure 1: Preservation Area Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 2: Land Use Capability Map Zones Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Regional Master Plan Overlay Zone Designation Zone

Protection

Lakes Greater Than 10 acres

Existing Community

Municipal Boundaries

Conservation

Sub-Zone

Preservation Area

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

Existing Community Environmentally Constrained Conservation Environmentally Constrained Lake Community

Wildlife Management

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Figure 3: HUC 14 Boundaries Roxbury Township

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Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Drakes Brook

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Raritan R SB

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Lamington R

Washington Township

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Chester Borough

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Raritan R NB

Mendham Township

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Chester Township

Pottersville trib 02030105050050 Peapack Brook

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Tewksbury Township Lamington R

HUC 14 Subwatersheds Stream Centerlines Preservation Area

Raritan R NB 02030105060040 Bernardsville Borough

02030105060080 Peapack-Gladstone Borough Middle Brook

Bedminster Township

02030105060060

Far Hills Borough

Raritan R NB

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 4: Forest Resource Area Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Forest Resource Area Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 5: Total Forest Area Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Forested Areas

Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 6: Forest Subwatersheds Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Forest Integrity by HUC14 Subwatershed Low

Moderate

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 7: Highlands Open Waters Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Highlands Open Water Buffers (300ft) Streams

Wetlands

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

Lakes & Ponds

Preservation Area

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Figure 8: Highlands Riparian Areas Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Riparian Area

Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 9: Watershed Values Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Watershed Values by HUC14 Subwatershed Low

Moderate

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 10: Riparian Integrity Mount Olive Township

Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Washington Township Chester Borough

Mendham Township Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Riparian Integrity by HUC14 Subwatershed Low

Moderate

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 11: Steep Slope Protection Areas Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Steep Slopes

Moderate Severe

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Municipal Boundaries

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Figure 12: Critical Wildlife Habitat Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Critical Wildlife Habitat Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 13: Significant Natural Areas Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Significant Natural Areas Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 14: Vernal Pools Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Vernal Pools + 1000ft Buffer Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 15: Preserved Lands Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township Preserved Lands

Federal Open Space State Open Space County Open Space

Bedminster Township Conservation Easements Green Acres

SADC Easements

Municipal Open Space Non-Profit/Private Open Space Water Supply Watershed Lands Preserved Farmland

SADC Final SADC Preserved

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

Municipal Boundaries Preservation Area

Highlands Transfer of Development Lands

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Figure 16: Highlands Conservation Priority Areas Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Conservation Prioirity Area Moderate High

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 18: Carbonate Rock Areas Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Carbonate Rock Area Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 20: Net Water Availability Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township

Net Water Availability By HUC14 Million Gallons Per Day (MGD) 0.10 - 0.39

1 inch = 0.99 miles

0.05 - 0.09 0.00 - 0.04 -0.09 - 0.00

Preservation Area

-0.99 - -0.10

Municipal Boundaries

-7.10 - -1.00

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Figure 21: Prime Ground Water Recharge Areas Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Prime Groundwater Recharge Areas Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 22: HUC 14s on NJDEP Impaired Waters List Mount Olive Township

Roxbury Township

Randolph Township

Washington Township Chester Borough

Mendham Township Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Impaired Waters Overall Assessment by HUC14 Subwatershed Non Impacted Insufficient Data Available Moderate

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

Water Quality Impaired Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries

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Figure 24: Agricultural Resource Area Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Agricultural Resource Area Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

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Figure 25: Agricultural Priority Area Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Agricultural Priority Area Moderate High

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Municipal Boundaries

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Figure 26: Preserved Farms, SADC Easements, All Agricultural Uses Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

SADC Easements

SADC Final

SADC Preserved

Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

Preserved Farmland Agriculture Uses

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Figure 27: Important Farmland Soils Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township Important Farmland Soils Prime Farmland

Farmland of Local Importance Farmland of Statewide Importance

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

Farmland of Unique Importance Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries

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Figure 29: Baseline Scenic Resources Inventory Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Scenic Resources

Municipal Boundaries Preservation Area

Bedminster Township

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 30: Highlands Contaminated Site Inventory ( !

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Bedminster Township

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Far Hills Borough

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Figure 31: Public Community Water Systems Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Public Community Water Systems Preservation Area

Municipal Boundaries

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 32: Highlands Domestic Sewerage Facilities Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township

Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Highlands Domestic Sewerage Facilities Existing Area Served Preservation Area

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

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Figure 33: Highlands Roadway Network Roxbury Township

Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Chester Borough

Washington Township

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township

Bedminster Township

Roadway Network

Interstate Highways

Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

Chester Township 1 inch = 0.99 miles

U.S. Routes

State Routes

County Routes Local Routes

Preservation Area Municipal Boundaries

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Figure 34: Highlands Transit Network Roxbury Township Randolph Township

Mount Olive Township

Washington Township Chester Borough

Mendham Township

Chester Township

Peapack-Gladstone Borough Tewksbury Township Rail Network

Boonton Line Main Line & Bergen County Line

Bedminster Township

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Bernardsville Borough

Far Hills Borough

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Airports

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