PSEG Estuary Enhancement Program

AKRF has had the privilege of working closely with PSEG on the ground-breaking Estuary Enhancement Program, which restored and/or preserved over 20,000 acres of tidal wetlands/upland buffers and installed 13 fish ladders throughout the Delaware Estuary. Involving land in two states, 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 personnel were an integral part of the PSEG Project Team, specifically responsible for securing the local, state, and federal permits that were required for the construction of the Estuary Enhancement Program, 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, as well as day to day interface with regulatory agencies and other key stakeholders.