Product No.: 22180
Date Published: 06/2024
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This publication documents the natural and community resources of the Borough of Westville, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The natural resource information includes descriptions, tables, and maps of: land use; soils; drinking water, aquifers, and wells; surface waters, including watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands, and floodplains; impacts on water resources and surface water quality; impervious coverage; vegetation, including wetlands, forests, and grasslands; animal communities; threatened and endangered species; Landscape Project Priority Habitats; and known contaminated sites. Community resources in the form of protected open space and recreation facilities are also briefly described. A short history of the community is also included.Geographic Area Covered: The Borough of Westville, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Key Words: Agriculture, Aquifers, Big Timber Creek, Biodiversity, Biological Resources, Borough of Westville, Built Environment, Conservation, Contaminated Sites, Delaware River, Development, Endangered Species, Energy Use, Environmental Issues, Environmental Resource Inventory, Floodplains, Forests, Geology, Gloucester County, Grasslands, Groundwater, Habitat, Land Cover, Land Preservation, Land Use, Landscape Project, Master Planning, Natural Resources, New Jersey, Open Space, Soils, Steep Slopes, Streams, Topography, Water Quality, Watersheds, Wetlands
Staff Contact(s)
- Christopher J. Linn AICP (clinn@dvrpc.org)
Project Team
- Mark Gatti Associate Manager, Office of GIS
- Christopher Linn Manager,Office of Climate and Environment
- Stephanie Cavacini Associate Manager, Office of Creative and Print Services
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In effect as of January 30, 2025
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and related nondiscrimination mandates in all programs and activities. DVRPC is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, all programs and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or income level, as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other related nondiscrimination mandates.
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