The creation of a regional stormwater management plan has become an option in New Jersey intended to address stream water quality impairments, flooding and groundwater recharge on a watershed scale. Although municipal stormwater management plans are a mandatory requirement of the Stormwater Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:8), the option of creating a regional plan allows the area to be evaluated on a drainage basis and solutions to be prioritized for the entire watershed that is affected. New Jersey has a large percentage of urban/suburban land use that affects these three issues of water quality, water quantity and groundwater recharge. New Jersey also has 566 municipalities that are governed by local councils. The regional plan has the capability to unite
