Environmental Resource Inventory

The Environmental Resource Inventory (ERI) for the Borough of Franklin Lakes was developed over the period from April of 2008 to August of 2009.  It was prepared by Princeton Hydro, LLC., with the assistance of the Franklin Lakes Environmental Commission.  The ERI was formally adopted into the Borough's Master Plan by unanimous vote of the Borough's Planning Board on August 5, 2009.  The cost of preparing the ERI was funded in part with a Smart Growth Planning Grant from the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissioners (ANJEC).

The ERI is a comprehensive compilation of text, maps and geographic information system (GIS) data that fully describe the Borough’s key environmental resources.  As well as presenting factual information concerning these resources, this ERI also provides information and guidance pursuant to the protection, preservation and conservation of these resources.  The primary objective of this document is the accurate presentation of resource spatial and statistical information in a framework that assists the Borough in future planning decisions.

To view the text of the ERI, click on the links below.

Title Page and Table of Contents
Section I - Executive Summary
Section II - Resource Protection and Regulatory Program Overview
Section III - Environmental Resource Inventory (Sect. 3.1 to 3.7)
Section III - Environmental Resource Inventory (Sect. 3.8 to 3.14)
Section III - Environmental Resource Inventory (Sect. 3.15 to 3.28)
Figure I: Regional Basemap
Figure 2A_ 2002 Aerial Photography Map
Figure 2B_ 2007 Aerial Photography Map
Figure 5_ State Plan and Policy Map
Figure 6_ Land Use_Land Cover
Figure 7_ Zoning Map
Figure 8A_ Elevation_Hillshade
Figure 8B_ USGS Topography
Figure 9_ Steep Slopes
Figure 10_ Bedrock Geology
Figure 11_ Well Head Protection Areas
Figure 12_ Groundwater Recharge
Figure 13_ NRCS SSURGO Soils
Figure 14_ Septic Suitability
Figure 15_ Erodible Soils
Figure 16_ State Important Soils
Figure 17_ Known Contaminated Sites
Figure 18_ Impervious Cover
Figure 19_ Watersheds and Water Classifications
Figure 20_ Surface Water Quality_AMNET Data
Figure 21_ FEMA Floodplains
Figure 22_ Open Space and Farmland Preservation
Figure 23_ NJDEP Wetlands
Figure 24_ NDEP Vernal Pools
Figure 25_ Landscape Project Data-Wetlands
Figure 26_ Landscap Project Data-Forested Uplands
Figure 27_ Environmental Sensitive Lands Mapping
Appendix B: Highlands Municipal Conformance