MUA property and Adjacent Neighborhood

Brick Township, NJ

H2M was selected to improve the flow and discharge characteristics of stormwater runoff from the Brick Township MUA property and the adjacent neighborhood; and to improve water quality discharge to the Metedeconk River through total suspended solids and nutrient removal. A secondary purpose of the project was to create a model stormwater quality facility within the Metedeconk River watershed.

This project called for the re-routing of collected stormwater from the MUA site and the surrounding neighborhood from an undersized and unstabilized pipe/discharge system through an engineered forebay (stilling basin) and detention basin. The detention basin is lined with a sand filter designed to reduce TSS and nutrient loads discharging to the adjacent Metedeconk River. The forebay is armored to prevent erosion, as it serves primarily for energy dissipation due to the significant topographic relief across the site. The ultimate purpose of the detention basin is to achieve water quality improvement, along with controlled and stabile discharge of stormwater to the Metedeconk River.

H2M evaluated and modelled the site and surrounding tributary areas to determine the best methods to achieve the goals of this project. This work dictated that the site be rerouted to the south and east; to an area reclaimed by the MUA that offers the necessary area for the larger flows accepted by the facilities there. H2M developed base mapping and site plans suitable for NJDEP Land Use Permitting; as well as construction documents for public bidding.