The document summarizes a volunteer monitoring summit that took place on November 13, 2015 to discuss protecting the Raritan Headwaters region through science, education, advocacy, and stewardship programs. The Raritan Headwaters region covers 470 square miles across three counties, contains environmentally significant undeveloped land, and provides drinking water to over 1.5 million people in New Jersey. The Raritan River Association's goals include having at least one stream monitoring site in each sub-watershed through their volunteer stream monitoring program and hosting an annual stream cleanup with participating towns.

1. Volunteer Monitoring Summit
November 13, 2015

3. Raritan Headwaters Region
 470 square miles
 located in 3 Counties: Hunterdon,
Somerset & Morris
 includes all or parts of 39 municipalities
 home to nearly 400,000 people
 contains large areas of undeveloped,
environmentally significant land
 provides drinking water to more than 1.5
million citizens beyond the region into NJ’s
urban areas
 part of the Highlands Water Supply, which
serves more than half NJ’s population

4. On a mission to protect clean water in the north and
south branch regions of the Raritan River
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5. What Does RHA Do?
Science Educate Advocate Stewardship

6. Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program

7. RHA’s Goal:
At least one
stream monitoring
site in each
sub-watershed

8. Annual Stream Cleanup

9. Washington Twp
Chester Twp
Tewsbury Twp
Bedminster Twp
Union Twp
Clinton Township
Readington Twp
Raritan Twp
Participating Towns

10. Stream Cleanup Sites

11. Education

12. Stewardship

14. Warm & Fuzzy

15. Thank you!!