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Roosevelt Water Story Presentation 2024

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The Roosevelt Water Story presentation by the Borough of Roosevelt Environmental Commission outlines the borough's water resources, including drinking water, wastewater, surface and groundwater, and weather-related water. It emphasizes the importance of understanding Roosevelt's water systems for sustainable and environmentally friendly actions, considering fiscal, environmental, and public health impacts. The presentation highlights surface water sources like Assunpink/Empty Box and Rocky Brook creeks, as well as the Roosevelt Water Treatment Utility and private wells.

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--- Document: Roosevelt Water Story Presentation 2024 Document ---
THE ROOSEVELT WATER STORY
BOROUGH OF ROOSEVELT ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
COMPLETED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE JERSEY’S WATER 
STORY ACTION


WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ROOSEVELT’S 
WATER?
• So we can take sustainable, environmentally friendly actions that best 
accommodate our continually changing surface water and stormwater.
• So we have a comprehensive understanding of our drinking and wastewater 
systems, including the fiscal, environmental, and public health impacts that result 
from current and future decisions made by the municipality. 




WE’RE TALKING ALL ASPECTS OF ROOSEVELT’S WATER
Drinking Water
Waste Water
Surface & 
Groundwater
Weather- 
Related Water


Assunpink/Empty Box
Rocky Brook
SURFACE WATER: CREEKS


SURFACE WATER: FEEDING WATERSHEDS


SURFACE WATER: CREATING HABITAT FOR FLORA & FAUNA 
WITH FW2-NT CREEKS


SURFACE WATER: CREATING HABITAT FOR FLORA & FAUNA 
WITH WETLANDS


Chemical/Physical Parameters Score
Water Temperature 
Excellent
Nitrate Average 
Excellent
Phosphate Average 
Poor
Ph Average 
Poor
Turbidity Average 
Fair
Dissolved Oxygen 
Excellent
SURFACE WATER: MONITORING HEALTHY HABITAT FOR 
FLORA & FAUNA


SURFACE WATER: GOOD FOR HUMANS


DRINKING WATER: WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?


DRINKING WATER: ROOSEVELT WATER TREATMENT UTILITY


DRINKING WATER: MONITORING POTABLE WATER FOR 
BOROUGH RESIDENTS


WASTEWATER: ROOSEVELT SEWAGE FACILITIES


•Eleanor Lane: 12 residences
•North Valley Road: 3 residences
•Nurko Road (within Roosevelt borders): 4 residences
•North Rochdale Avenue: 4 residences/farms
PRIVATE WELLS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS


WEATHER-RELATED WATER: FLOOD WATER


WEATHER-RELATED WATER: STORMWATER


is wanted for: 
• Drinking water pumped from 
aquifers by treatment plant & 
private wells
• Gardening
• Recreation
• Wetlands habitat for flora & 
fauna 
SUMMARY: ROOSEVELT BOROUGH WATER …
comes from: 
• Creeks & ground water 
seepage from uphill Millstone
• Rain & snow
• Aquifer system
goes out as: 
• Creeks that flow to Delaware 
(via Assunpink Lake) & 
Raritan (via Peddie Lake) 
Rivers – carrying whatever 
we’ve let wash into them
• Wastewater from sewage 
treatment that seeps into 
Assunpink Lake
• Ground water that percolates 
down into the aquifer
is not wanted for: 
• Flooding roads & 
infrastructure (here & 
downstream)
• Turning forests along our 
streams into swamps


IMPACT OF ALL ASPECTS OF ROOSEVELT’S WATER
Drinking Water
Waste Water
Surface & 
Groundwater
Weather- 
Related Water


1. Read the Roosevelt Water Story: rooseveltnj.us/images/EC/EC-
documents/Roosevelt-Water-Story-2023.pdf
2. Identify which issues you think are important and how they should be 
prioritized
3. Send an email with all comments/feedback to 
environmental@rooseveltnj.us
4. Get involved!
YOUR JOB


environmental@rooseveltnj.us
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? FEEDBACK?