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Public Service Enterprise — ESG Presentation (March 2006)
23 slides from Public Service Enterprise's sustainability presentation, March 2006
Slide 1: Estuary Enhancement Program
Improving the World In Which We Live... ESTUARY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM A Landmark Program With Visible Results
Slide 2: What is the EEP?
What is the EEP? The Estuary Enhancement Program is an environmental improvement program designed to increase aquatic production in the Delaware Estuary. It is a comprehensive approach that combines innovative ecological and technological initiatives in ways that provide a wide range of benefits for
Slide 3: Program Scope
Program Scope • Restoration, enhancement and/or preservation of more than 20,000 acres of degraded salt marsh & adjacent uplands in the Delaware Estuary. • Construction of 13 fish ladders to enhance river herring migration. • An extensive biological monitoring program for assessing fish abundance an
Slide 4: EEP Sites
EEP Sites New Jersey: 3 Formerly Diked Salt Hay Farm Wetland Restoration Sites 2 Phragmites Control Wetland Restoration Sites 1 Preservation Site 4 Fish Ladders Delaware: 5 Phragmites Control Wetland Restoration Sites Sites 9 Fish Ladders Site information and directions available online at www.pseg.
Slide 5: Dennis Twp. Site
Dennis Twp. Site This 578-acre formerly diked salt hay farm wetland restoration site, located in Eldora, NJ (Cape May County) is situated on the shoreline of Delaware Bay. Restoration construction was initiated in March 1996 and completed in August 1996. The site revegetated naturally with Spartina
Slide 6: Maurice River Twp. Site
This 1,396-acre formerly Maurice River Twp. Site diked salt hay farm wetland restoration site, located in Heislerville, NJ (Cumberland County) is situated on the shoreline of Delaware Bay. Restoration construction was initiated in December 1996 and completed in March 1998. The site is revegetating n
Slide 7: Commercial Twp. Site
This 4,171-acre formerly Commercial Twp. Site diked salt hay farm wetland restoration site, located in Port Norris, NJ (Cumberland County) is situated on the shoreline of Delaware Bay. Restoration construction was initiated in December 1996 and completed in November 1997. The site is revegeta- ting
Slide 8: Alloway Creek Watershed Site
Alloway Creek Watershed Site This 3,076-acre Phragmites Control wetland restoration site, located in Elsinboro & Phragmites Hancocks Bridge, NJ (Salem County) is situated along Alloways Creek & the Delaware River. Restoration activities were initiated in August 1996 and are ongoing. The site is reve
Slide 9: Cohansey River Watershed Site
Cohansey River Watershed Site This 1,055-acre Phragmites Control wetland restoration site, located in Fairton and Phragmites Hopewell, NJ (Cumberland County) is situated along the Cohansey River. Restoration activities were initiated in August 1996 and are ongoing. The site is revegetating naturally
Slide 10: Cedar Swamp
Cedar Swamp This 1,087-acre Phragmites Control wetland restoration site, located in Blackbird Hundred, DE (New Castle County) is situated along the Delaware River. Restoration activities were Fall 1999 initiated in August 1995 and are ongoing. The site is revegetating naturally with Spartina alterni
Slide 11: The Rocks
The Rocks This 736-acre Phragmites Control wetland restoration site, located in Odessa, Appoquinimink Hundred, DE (New Castle County) is situated along the Delaware River. Restoration activities were Fall 1999 initiated in August 1995 and are ongoing. The site is revegetating naturally with Spartina
Slide 12: Bayside Tract
Bayside Tract This 4,407-acre preservation site, located in Greenwich, NJ (Cumberland County), is situated along the Delaware Bay. Preservation activities were initiated in 1995. The site include forested uplands, agricultural fields, and pristine salt marsh. In addition to a wealth of natural resou
Slide 13: Fish Ladders
Fish Ladders PSEG installed thirteen fish ladders along tributaries in New Jersey and Delaware between 1995 and 2004 to enhance river herring migration. Fish ladders help anadromous fish, like river herring, migrate past barriers such as dams which block access to higher quality spawning and nursery
Slide 14: Biological Monitoring
Biological monitoring is a key component of PSEG’s Biological Monitoring Estuary Enhancement Program. It includes restoration site, bay-wide, Station, and fish ladder monitoring that helps scientists assess abundance of juvenile fish in the estuary, evaluate the effectiveness of various restoration
Slide 15: Station Initiatives
Station Initiatives PSEG has a history of continually improving Salem’s cooling water intake to reduce impacts to fish and other aquatic animals. Improvements made to Salem’s intake screens in 1995 have Salem Generating Station increased fish survival by more than 50% - demonstrating success in redu
Slide 16: Public Participation
Public Participation There has been extensive scientific, regulatory, and public involvement in the development and implementation of the EEP. Advisory committees helped PSEG design and implement the various components of the restoration and monitoring Advisory Committee programs. And the public par
Slide 17: Education & Ecotourism
Education & Ecotourism Special Events Workshops for educators and environmental organizations Access for fishing, hunting, crabbing, trapping and nature Education and outdoor observation learning experiences for children Shorebird & wildlife Facilities with wonderful observation vistas and education
Slide 18: Preservation
Historic Houses at Bayside Tract Preservation PSEG has permanently protected properties acquired for its restoration efforts. Deeds of Conservation Restriction have been placed on properties that are part of the EEP to protect them Samuels/Brooks House against development in perpetuity. Historic str
Slide 19: Other Program Elements
Other Program Elements PSEG engaged the Nature Conservancy to assist with management of several of its salt hay farm wetland restoration sites in NJ. PSEG constructed enhancements such as observation towers and nature trails to provide opportunities for public use and Together with PSEG, they enjoym
Slide 20: Environmental Benefits
Environmental Benefits • Expanded habitat & food sources for fish and wildlife • Increased biodiversity Commercial Twp. Site • Protection of natural & historic resources • Expanding the “Greenway” of contiguous protected natural resources along the coast of the Delaware Bay and River. Atlantic Croak
Slide 21: Benefits for Wildlife
Benefits for Wildlife Habitat for fish at ACW Juvenile fish at MRT Osprey at MRT Songbirds, Shorebirds, Wading Birds & Hawks Horseshoe Crabs at MRT Turtles Mud Snails
Slide 22: Visible Results...
Visible Results... Maurice River Twp. Site Commercial Twp. Site Dennis Twp. Site Alloway Creek Watershed Site Cohansey River Site …a restoration success story!
Slide 23: Information…
Information… Visit our website at www.pseg.com/environment/ For information about and directions to our EEP restoration and fish ladder sites. Or call us toll-free at: 1-888-MARSHES
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