PSEG Estuary Enhancement Program
In 1994, PSEG began restoring and preserving portions of the Delaware Estuary in New Jersey and Delaware.
PSEG’s groundbreaking Estuary Enhancement Program has restored and/or preserved over 20,000 acres of tidal wetlands/upland buffers and installed 13 fish ladders throughout the estuary. The effort was designed to offset the potential for impacts to fish populations from the operation of Salem Generating Station’s cooling water intake structure.
AKRF was responsible for securing the local, state, and federal permits that were required for construction as well as compliance oversight with the numerous conditions of these permits. We also provided program direction and management, including overseeing wetland restoration implementation, managing vegetation, and other biological monitoring studies, along with day-to-day interface with regulatory agencies and stakeholders.
