As a subcontractor for the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), the PlanSmart NJ worked with the Monmouth County towns within Area #20 to aid DVRPC in developing an area plan that will protect and enhance water resources.

PlanSmart NJ conducted numerous outreach activities for this project. We also used the GOZ® model to help evaluate the build-out impacts on water resources under alternative zoning scenarios. We conducted two studies with GOZ® – one for Upper Freehold, and one for Doctor’s Creek. Both analyses found that alternative scenarios with center-based development resulted in less impacts to water resources.

Watershed Management Area 20 GOZ® Build-out Analysis

Funded By
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Watershed Management
Trenton, NJ 08625-0404

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
The Bourse Building
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Start Date
2001

Completion Date
2003

Key Staff
Ann Brady
Noelle Reeve
Brian Carson

Contract Amount
$75,000