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Natural Capital ... Water
Managing the impact of impervious surfaces

Rutgers-Cooperative-Extension-Water-Resources-Program

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual for New Jersey

The Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual for New Jersey will act as a tool for planning and design professionals looking to retrofit green infrastructure practices into existing development.

Green infrastructure is an approach to stormwater management that is cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Green infrastructure practices capture, filter, absorb, and reuse stormwater to help restore the natural water cycle by reducing stormwater runoff, promoting infiltration, and enhancing evapotranspiration. These efforts have included developing and delivering educational programming coupled with the design and implementation of demonstration green infrastructure projects. Even with these outreach efforts, some communities remain hesitant to adopt green infrastructure practices and require further guidance. To address this need, the RCE Water Resources Program developed this green infrastructure manual for New Jersey based on BMPs from across the nation and our experience in New Jersey. The manual that follows was created to translate our experience with green infrastructure design into guidance for communities and design professionals. With extensive knowledge in identifying opportunities, designing, implementing, and maintaining green infrastructure throughout urban and suburban areas in New Jersey, we hope this document will help communities become aware of opportunities for green infrastructure and encourage its adoption.

The manual is available for viewing HERE.

The manual is available for purchase HERE at $15/copy.

To receive updates to the manual, please click HERE.

The companion brochure to the manual, Green Infrastructure Guidance for Reducing the Impacts of Impervious Cover on Water Quality, is available for viewing HERE.

The following documents are available for download:

  • 1.0 Bioretention - pdf, dwg
    • 1.1 Rain Garden Excavation Section
    • 1.2 Rain Garden Section
    • 1.3 Rain Garden Excavation Section
    • 1.4 Rain Garden Section
    • 1.5 Curb Cut Cross Section
    • 1.6 Concrete Flow Pad
    • 1.7 Inlet/Outlet Curb Cut Protection
    • 1.8 Stone-Lined Channel
    • 1.9 Inlet Protection Cross Section
    • 1.10 Rock-Lined Overflow
    • 1.11 Draintech Outlet
    • 1.12 Rain Garden Cleanout
    • 1.13 Sawcut Existing Slab Trench Drain Installation
    • 1.14 Trench Drain Bar Screen
    • 1.15 Trench Drain Plan View
    • 1.16 Curb Cut and Concrete Funnel
    • 1.17 Bioretention - General Specifications - pdf, doc
    • 1.18 Trench Drain and Curb Cut - General Specifications - pdf, doc

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  • 2.0 Bioswale - pdf, dwg
    • 2.1 Bioswale Cross Section
    • 2.2 Curbed Bioswale Cross Section
    • 2.3 Grassed Swale Cross Section
    • 2.4 Check Dam Isometric
    • 2.5 Bioswale - General Specifications - pdf, doc

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  • 3.0 Infiltration Trench - pdf, dwg
    • 3.1 Infiltration Trench Plan View
    • 3.2 Stone Lined Inlet for Infiltration Trench
    • 3.3 Infiltration Trench Cross Section
    • 3.4 Gabion Stone Check Dam
    • 3.5 Infiltration Trench - General Specifications - pdf, doc

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  • 4.0 Downspout Planter - pdf, dwg
    • 4.1 Downspout Planter Isometric
    • 4.2 Downspout Planter Cross Section
    • 4.3 Overflow Connection Cross Section
    • 4.4 Underdrain Connection Cross Section
    • 4.5 Downspout Planter Box - General Specifications - pdf, doc

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  • 5.0 Stormwater Planter - pdf, dwg
    • 5.1 Stormwater Planter Isometric
    • 5.2 Curb Side Stormwater Planter
    • 5.3 Stormwater Planter
    • 5.4 Stomwater Planter Cross Section
    • 5.5 Stormwater Planter Trench Drain Cross Section
    • 5.6 Infiltration Trench - General Specifications - pdf, doc

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  • 6.0 Cistern - pdf, dwg
    • 6.1 Cistern Tank
    • 6.2 Bushman Slimline Cistern
    • 6.3 First Flush Diverter
    • 6.4 Y-Shaped Cistern Diverter
    • 6.5 Trellis
    • 6.6 Cistern - General Specifications - pdf, doc
    • 6.7 Shade Structure Side View
    • 6.8 Shade Structure Corner Detail
    • 6.9 Shade Structure Front View
    • 6.10 Shade Structure Back View
    • 6.11 Shade Structure Roof Detail
    • 6.12 Shade Structure - General Specifications - pdf, doc

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  • 7.0 Permeable Pavement - pdf, dwg
    • 7.1 Pervious Concrete Cross Section
    • 7.2 Porous Asphalt Cross Section
    • 7.3 Interlocking Pavers Cross Section
    • 7.4 Grass Pavers Cross Section
    • 7.5 Permeable Pavements Cleanout
    • 7.6 Porous Asphalt Materials Table
    • 7.7 NJDOT Standard Specification for Aggregate
    • 7.8 Permeable Pavements - General Specifications - pdf, doc

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  • 8.0 Enhanced Tree Pit - pdf, dwg
    • 8.1 Enhanced Tree Pit Isometric
    • 8.2 Continuous Tree Pit Isometric
    • 8.3 Street Tree Planting and Pervious Concrete Strip
    • 8.4 Grass Planting and Pervious Concrete Strip
    • 8.5 Enhanced Tree Pit - General Specifications - pdf, doc

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