§ 166-1 Scope and purpose.
§ 166-2 Word usage; definitions.
§ 166-3 Design and performance standards for stormwater management measures.
§ 166-4 Requirements for major development.
§ 166-5 Calculation of stormwater runoff and groundwater recharge.
§ 166-6 Standards for structural stormwater management measures.
§ 166-7 Sources for technical guidance.
§ 166-8 Safety standards for stormwater management basins.
§ 166-9 Site development stormwater plan requirements.
§ 166-10 Maintenance and repair requirements.
§ 166-11 Violations and penalties.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 96.
Sewers and sewage disposal — See Ch. 156.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 170.
Water — See Ch. 185.
Policy statement. Stormwater management is the process of minimizing stormwater runoff and directing stormwater-appropriate nonstructural and structural stormwater management measures so as to control flooding, recharge groundwater and reduce pollution of water resources. Transport of stormwater-related pollutants into the local surface waters and groundwaters can result in the destruction of fish, wildlife, and habitats, threats to public health due to contaminated food and drinking water supplies, and losses of recreational and aesthetic values. Stormwater management shall occur with the understanding and acceptance of stormwater as a resource; low-impact and nonstructural measures shall be tailored to a site and applied wherever and to the extent feasible.
Protect groundwater resources from degradation and diminution.
Aspects of residential major developments that are not preempted by the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) at N.J.A.C. 5:21. The provisions of both this chapter and the RSIS are to be applied and reviewed concurrently for any residential major development.
In the case of agricultural or horticultural development that meets the definition of "major development" under N.J.A.C. 7:8, a farm conservation plan that addresses the protection of soil and water resources shall be developed and implemented. Such a plan shall be approved by the Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District.
This chapter shall also be applicable to all major developments undertaken by the Borough of Milford.
This chapter does not apply to activities of Hunterdon County, the State of New Jersey and the government of the United States of America when those activities are specifically exempted from municipal regulation by relevant state or federal law.
Compatibility with other permit and ordinance requirements. Development approvals issued for subdivisions and site plans pursuant to this chapter are to be considered an integral part of development approvals under the subdivision and site plan review process and do not relieve the applicant of the responsibility to secure required permits or approvals for activities regulated by any other applicable code, rule, act, or ordinance. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. This chapter shall be construed to assure consistency with the requirements of New Jersey laws and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, applicable implementing regulations, and any existing or future municipal NJPDES permits and any amendments or revisions thereto or reissuance thereof. This chapter is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any other ordinance, rule or regulation, statute, or other provision of law. Where any provision of this chapter imposes restrictions different from those imposed by any other ordinance, rule or regulation, or other provision of law, whichever provisions are more restrictive or impose higher standards shall control.
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the meanings they have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable application. Where common definitions exist, the definitions below are the same as or based on the corresponding definitions in the stormwater management rules at N.J.A.C. 7:8-1.2.
Construction for the purposes of supporting common farmsite activities, including but not limited to the production, harvesting, storage, grading, packaging, processing, and the wholesale and retail marketing of crops, plants, animals, and other related commodities and the use and application of techniques and methods of soil preparation and management, fertilization, weed, disease, and pest control, disposal of farm waste, irrigation, drainage and water management, and grazing.
The use of the land for common farmsite activities, including but not limited to production, harvesting, storage, grading, packaging, processing and the wholesale and retail marketing of crops, plants, animals and other related commodities and the use and application of techniques and methods of soil preparation and management, fertilization, weed, disease and pest control, disposal of farm waste, irrigation, drainage and water management, and grazing.
Waters of the state designated in N.J.A.C. 7:9B.
The increase in soil bulk density caused by subjecting soil to greater-than-normal loading. Compaction can also decrease soil infiltration and permeability rates.
The Hunterdon County Planning Board, as designated by the County Board of Chosen Freeholders to review municipal stormwater management plans and implementing ordinance(s).
A state development and redevelopment plan center, such as urban, regional, town, village, or hamlet, as designated by the State Planning Commission.
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or structure, any mining excavation or landfill, and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure, or land or extension of use of land, by any person, for which permission is required under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. In the case of development of agricultural lands, "development" means any activity that requires a state permit, any activity reviewed by the County Agricultural Board (CAB) and the State Agricultural Development Committee (SADC), and municipal review of any activity not exempted by the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq.
Any activity including the clearing, excavating, storing, grading, filling or transportation of soil or any other activity that causes soil to be exposed to the danger of erosion.
An area or feature which is of significant environmental value, including but not limited to stream corridors; natural heritage priority sites; habitat of endangered or threatened species; large areas of contiguous open space or upland forest; steep slopes; wellhead protection areas; and groundwater recharge areas. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are those identified by the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program, or by the Department pursuant to the Highlands Act at N.J.S.A. 13:20-32k and 13:20-34a(4).
A body of water below the surface of the land in a zone of saturation where the spaces between the soil or geological materials are fully saturated with water.
The Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, P.L. 2004, c. 120, codified at N.J.S.A. 13:20-1 et seq., as amended.
A watershed as defined by the United States Geological Survey with a fourteen-digit identifier; a subwatershed.
A surface that has been covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water relative to natural conditions in the area.
The process by which water from precipitation seeps into the soil to a level below the normal root soil of plant species.
An area where karst topography, with its characteristic surface and subterranean features, is developed as a result of the dissolution of limestone, dolomite, or other soluble rock. Characteristic physiographic features present in karst terrains include but are not limited to sinkholes, sinking streams, caves, blind valleys, large springs and subterranean drainage. See also "limestone area."
An area of Hunterdon County underlain by carbonate sedimentary rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate. Limestone is commonly used as a general term for the class of rocks that consist of at least 80% calcium or magnesium carbonate. See also "karst terrain."
Methods incorporating design measures to replicate predevelopment hydrology to reduce the impacts of development at a lot-level basis, treating rainwater where it falls by creating conditions that allow the water to infiltrate back into the ground. LID emphasizes greater infiltration of stormwater on site rather than regarding the stormwater as a nuisance condition and disposable.
A document required for all major development projects for stormwater management maintenance. The document shall contain specific preventive maintenance tasks and schedules; cost estimates, including estimated cost of sediment, debris, or trash removal; and the name, address, and telephone number of the person or persons responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance (including replacement).
Any development that provides for ultimately disturbing one or more acres of land or would create 1/4 acre or more of new impervious surface, except that, within the Highlands Preservation Area, "major development" shall mean major highlands development, as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:38-1.4.
Compliance with the specific objective to the greatest extent possible, taking into account equitable considerations and competing factors, including but not limited to environmental benefits, pollutant removal effectiveness, regulatory compliance, ability to implement given site-specific environmental conditions, cost and technical or engineering feasibility.
An action by an applicant providing compensation or offset actions for on-site stormwater management requirements where the applicant has demonstrated the inability or impracticality of strict compliance with the stormwater management requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:8, in an adopted regional stormwater management plan, or in this chapter, and has received a waiver from strict compliance from the municipality. Mitigation, for the purposes of this chapter, includes both the mitigation plan detailing how the project's failure to strictly comply will be compensated, and the implementation of the approved mitigation plan within the same HUC-14 within which the subject project is proposed (if possible and practical), or a contribution of funding toward a regional stormwater control project, or provision for equivalent treatment at an alternate location, or other equivalent water quality benefit.
An area designated by the State Planning Commission concentrating facilities and activities that are not organized in a compact form.
Techniques that control or reduce stormwater runoff in the absence of stormwater structures (e.g., basins and piped conveyances), such as minimizing site disturbance, preserving important site features, including but not limited to natural vegetation, reducing and disconnecting impervious cover, minimizing slopes, utilizing native vegetation, minimizing turf grass lawns, increasing time of concentration and maintaining and enhancing natural drainage features and characteristics.
A chemical element or compound, such as nitrogen or phosphorus, which is essential to and promotes the development of plants, algae and other organisms or vegetation.
The amount of a nutrient in a defined volume of water (such as milligrams of nitrogen per liter). The relationship between nutrient concentration and nutrient load can vary and depends on the surface water flow, the volume of water in the water body or aquifer, and watershed characteristics.
The total amount of a nutrient such as nitrogen or phosphorus entering the water during a given time, such as "tons of nitrogen per year" or "pounds of phosphorus per day." Nutrients may enter the water from runoff, groundwater recharge, point source discharges, or the air (in the form of wet deposition such as rain or snow as well as dry deposition).
A surface or land cover capable of transmitting or percolating a significant amount of precipitation into the underlying soils.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, the Borough of Milford, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
Any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substance [except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.)], thermal waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, industrial, municipal, agricultural, and construction waste or runoff, or other residue discharged directly or indirectly to the land, groundwaters or surface waters of the state, or to a domestic treatment works. "Pollutant" includes both hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants.
The man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological integrity of water to the extent that the pollutant concentration or level violates either the Ground Water Quality Standards (N.J.A.C. 7:9C) or the Surface Water Quality Standards (N.J.A.C. 7:9B) of New Jersey.
Prior to the proposed major development.
The amount of water from precipitation that infiltrates into the ground and becomes part of a groundwater body.
The municipal body or official that is responsible for the review of a major development project for compliance with the stormwater management requirements.
Solid material, mineral or organic, that is in suspension and is being transported or has been moved from its site of origin by air, water or gravity as a product of erosion.
Sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids.
Any material(s) or machinery, located at an industrial facility, that is directly or indirectly related to process, manufacturing, or other industrial activities, that could be a source of pollutants in any industrial stormwater discharge to groundwater or surface water. Source materials include, but are not limited to, raw materials, intermediate products, final products, waste materials, by-products, industrial machinery and fuels, and lubricants, solvents, and detergents that are related to process, manufacturing, or other industrial activities that are exposed to stormwater.
An excavation or embankment and related areas designed to retain stormwater runoff. A stormwater management basin may either be normally dry (that is, a detention basin or infiltration basin), retain water in a permanent pool (a retention basin), or be planted mainly with wetland vegetation (a constructed stormwater wetland).
The flow of stormwater on or across the surface of the ground, in drainage facilities or in storm sewers.
A strip of land located immediately adjacent to a stream channel consisting of natural, undisturbed vegetative cover, which serves as a transition area between uplands and riparian lands. A stream buffer may encompass wetlands, may be contained with a floodplain or floodway or may extend beyond a wetland, floodplain or floodway boundary.
A stormwater management measure that involves control of concentrated stormwater runoff or infiltration such as stormwater basins, piped conveyance systems and manufactured stormwater devices, and can include various types of basins, filters, surfaces, and devices located on individual lots in a residential development or throughout a commercial, industrial, or institutional development site in areas not typically suited for larger, centralized structural facilities.
The downstream surface water elevation at a discharge (pipe, weir, spillway, channel, etc.).
Endangered species are those whose prospects for survival in New Jersey are in immediate danger because of a loss or change in habitat, overexploitation, predation, competition, disease, disturbance or contamination. Assistance is needed to prevent future extinction in New Jersey. Threatened species are those who may become endangered if conditions surrounding them begin to or continue to deteriorate. Habitats of endangered or threatened species are those identified by the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program, or by the Department pursuant to the Highlands Act at N.J.S.A. 13:20-32k and 13:20-34a(4).
The time it takes for stormwater runoff to travel from the hydraulically most distant point of the watershed to the point of interest within a watershed.
An area of protected upland adjacent to a freshwater wetland that minimizes adverse impacts on the wetland or serves as an integral component of the wetlands ecosystem. Also called "buffer area."
The ocean and its estuaries and all springs, streams, wetlands, and bodies of surface water or groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
Stormwater management measures for major development shall be designed to meet the erosion control, groundwater recharge, and stormwater runoff quantity and quality standards in § 166-4, as described in technical guidance documents listed in § 166-7. As detailed in § 166-4, to the maximum extent practicable, these standards shall be met by incorporating nonstructural stormwater management strategies into the design. If these strategies alone are not sufficient to meet these standards, structural stormwater management measures necessary to meet these standards shall be incorporated into the design along with the practicable nonstructural strategies.
The standards in this chapter apply to new major development and are intended to minimize the impact of stormwater runoff on water quality and water quantity in receiving water bodies and maintain groundwater recharge. The standards do not apply to major development to the extent that alternative design and performance standards are applicable under a regional stormwater management plan or water quality management plan adopted in accordance with Department rules.
To the maximum extent practicable, the standards in Subsections B and C of this section shall be met by incorporating nonstructural stormwater management strategies set forth in this subsection into the design. The applicant shall identify the nonstructural measures incorporated into the design of the project by preparation of the NJDEP Nonstructural Strategies Points System (NSPS) spreadsheet and, if further review of proposed nonstructural measures is necessary, the preparation of the NJDEP low-impact development checklist. If the applicant contends that it is not feasible for engineering, environmental, or safety reasons to incorporate any or only specific nonstructural stormwater management measures identified in Subsection A(2) below into the design of a particular project, the applicant shall identify the strategy or strategies considered and provide a basis for the contention. The applicant bears the burden of proving any impracticability.
Protect areas that provide water quality benefits or areas particularly susceptible to erosion and sediment loss.
Minimize the creation of new impervious surfaces and reduce, break up or otherwise disconnect the flow of runoff over impervious surfaces.
Maximize the protection of natural drainage features and vegetation, except where native or natural vegetation is considered invasive.
Minimize the decrease in the time of concentration from preconstruction to post-construction.
Minimize land clearing and disturbance and overall site grading.
Retain native, noninvasive vegetation, plant low-maintenance landscaping, plant native vegetation, and minimize the creation of lawns to reduce the use of fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation.
Provide vegetated open-channel conveyance systems discharging into and through stable vegetated areas.
When establishing vegetation after land disturbance, application of fertilizer in accordance with the requirements established under the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq., and implementing rules. Prior to applying fertilizer, soil tests must be conducted on site to determine the type of fertilization necessary.
Site design features identified under Subsection A(2)(i) above shall comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For exemptions to this standard, see Subsection A(3)(c) below.
A different grate, if each individual clear space in that grate has an area of no more than seven square inches or is no greater than 0.5 inch across the smallest dimension.
Whenever design engineers use a curb-opening inlet, the clear space in that curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the curb opening has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area of no more than seven square inches or be no greater than two inches across the smallest dimension.
Subject to an approved equivalent restriction that ensures that measure or an equivalent stormwater management measure approved by the reviewing agency is maintained in perpetuity.
Guidance for nonstructural stormwater management strategies is available in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. The BMP Manual may be obtained from the address identified in § 166-7 or found on the Department's website at www.njstormwater.org.
Erosion control, groundwater recharge and stormwater runoff quantity control standards.
This subsection contains minimum design and performance standards to control erosion, maintain groundwater recharge, and control stormwater runoff quantity impacts of major development.
Areas where recharge would be inconsistent with a Department-approved remedial action work plan or landfill closure plan and areas with high risks for spills of toxic materials, such as gas stations and vehicle maintenance facilities.
Stormwater runoff from industrial areas exposed to source material.
The design engineer shall assess the hydraulic impact on the groundwater table and design the project site and all site groundwater recharge measures so as to avoid adverse hydraulic impacts. Adverse hydraulic impacts include, but are not limited to, raising the groundwater table so as to cause surface ponding, flooding of basements and other subsurface facilities, and interference with the proper operation of subsurface sewage disposal systems and other subsurface structures in the vicinity of a groundwater recharge measure.
Design stormwater management measures so that the post-construction peak runoff rates for the two-, ten-, and one-hundred-year storm events are 50%, 75% and 80%, respectively, of the preconstruction peak runoff rates. The percentages apply only to the post-construction stormwater runoff that is attributable to the portion of the site on which the proposed development or project is to be constructed.
Any application for a new agricultural or horticultural development that meets the definition of "major development" in § 166-2 shall be submitted to the Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District for review and approval in accordance with the requirements of this section and any applicable Soil Conservation District guidelines for stormwater runoff quantity and erosion control.
Stormwater management measures shall be designed to reduce the post-construction load of total suspended solids (TSS) in stormwater runoff by 80% of the anticipated load from the developed site, expressed as an annual average. Stormwater management measures shall only be required for water quality control if an additional 1/4 acre or more of impervious surface is being proposed on a development site. The requirement to reduce TSS does not apply to any stormwater runoff in a discharge regulated under a numeric effluent limitation for TSS imposed under the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) rules, N.J.A.C. 7:14A, or in a discharge specifically exempt under a NJPDES permit from this requirement. Daily limits of TSS (TMDL) may apply to the site development based on conditions of regulatory approvals.
The water quality design storm shall be 1.25 inches of rainfall in two hours. Water quality calculations shall take into account the distribution of rain from the water quality design storm, as reflected in Table 1, subject to revision due to subsequent rule changes. The calculation of the volume of runoff may take into account the implementation of nonstructural and structural stormwater management measures.
For purposes of TSS reduction calculations, Table 2 below presents the presumed removal rates for certain BMPs designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, subject to revision due to subsequent rule changes. The current edition of the BMP Manual may be obtained from the address identified in § 166-7 or found on the Department's website at www.njstormwater.org. The BMP Manual and other sources of technical guidance are listed in § 166-7. TSS reduction shall be calculated based on the removal rates for the BMPs in Table 2 below. Alternative BMPs, removal rates and methods of calculating removal rates may be approved if the design engineer provides documentation demonstrating the capability of these alternative BMPs, removal rates and computational methods to the review agency. Documentation for alternative rates and methods shall consist of published (peer-reviewed) journal article or scientific paper. A copy of any approved alternative rate or method of calculating the removal rate, including documentation, shall be provided to the Department at the following address: Division of Watershed Management, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 418, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0418.
Total TSS percent load removal (expressed as a whole number) from application of both BMPs.
The TSS percent removal rate (whole number) applicable to the first (upstream) BMP.
The TSS percent removal rate (whole number) applicable to the second (downstream) BMP.
In cases where three (or more) BMPs are used in series, the applicant shall calculate the TSS reduction for the two most upstream BMPs in the series using the above formula, then substitute the result (R) of that calculation in the formula for "A" when calculating the combined result with the next BMP in the series.
If there is more than one on-site drainage area, the 80% TSS removal rate shall apply to the discharge of each drainage subarea, unless the runoff from the subareas converges on site, in which case the removal rate can be demonstrated through a calculation using an area-weighted average.
Stormwater management measures shall also be designed to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the post-construction nutrient load from the developed site in stormwater runoff generated from the water quality design storm. In achieving reduction of nutrients to the maximum extent practicable, the design of the site shall include nonstructural strategies and structural measures that optimize nutrient removal while still achieving the performance standards in Subsections B and C. This standard may be superseded by a more stringent numeric effluent limitation imposed under the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) rules, N.J.A.C. 7:14A, or in a discharge specifically exempt under a NJPDES permit from this requirement. Daily limits for nutrient loading (TMDL) may apply to the site development based on conditions of regulatory approvals.
Additional information and examples are contained in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, which may be obtained from the address identified in § 166-7.
In accordance with the definition of "FW1" at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-1.4, stormwater management measures shall be designed to prevent any increase in stormwater runoff and any new stormwater discharge point to waters classified as FW1.
Encroachment within the designated special water resource protection area under Subsection C(9)(a) above shall only be allowed where previous development or disturbance has occurred (for example, preexisting active agricultural use, parking area or maintained lawn area). The encroachment shall only be allowed where the applicant demonstrates that the functional value and overall condition of the special water resource protection area will be maintained to the maximum extent practicable. In no case shall the remaining special water resource protection area be reduced to less than 150 feet as measured perpendicular to the top of bank of the waterway or center line of the waterway where the bank is undefined. All encroachments proposed under this subsection shall be subject to review and approval by the Department.
All encroachments proposed under this section shall be reviewed and approved by the Department.
A stream corridor protection plan for a waterway subject to Subsection C(9) shall maintain or enhance the current functional value and overall condition of the special water resource protection area as defined in Subsection C(9)(a) above. In no case shall a stream corridor protection plan allow the reduction of the special water resource protection area to less than 150 feet as measured perpendicular to the waterway subject to this subsection.
Subsection C(9) does not apply to the construction of one individual single-family dwelling that is not part of a larger development and is on a lot receiving preliminary or final subdivision approval on or before February 2, 2004, provided that the construction begins on or before February 2, 2009.
Maintenance plan. The development shall incorporate a maintenance plan for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major development in accordance with § 166-10.
The construction of a public pedestrian access, such as a sidewalk or trail with a maximum width of 14 feet, provided that the access is constructed of permeable material such as wood chips, unpacked gravel, and porous pavement (see § 166-7 for guidance).
The applicant demonstrates that it does not own or have other rights to areas, including the potential to obtain through condemnation lands not falling under Subsection F(1)(c) above, within the upstream drainage area of the receiving stream that would provide additional opportunities to mitigate the requirements of Subsections B and C that were not achievable on site.
A waiver from strict compliance with the requirements of Subsections B and C may be issued in those cases where an applicant has demonstrated the inability or impracticality of strict compliance, other than projects addressed under Subsection F(1), with the stormwater management requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:8, in an adopted regional stormwater management plan, or in a local ordinance which is as strict as N.J.A.C. 7:8. Waivers from strict compliance cannot be granted until such time that the Municipal Stormwater Management Plan (MSWMP) is amended to incorporate a specific mitigation strategy. Applicants requesting waivers from strict compliance must propose a suitable mitigation method through submission of a mitigation plan.
Threatened and endangered species. When habitat for threatened and endangered species (see definition for "environmentally critical area" in § 166-2) is present on a site, stormwater management measures implemented shall avoid adverse impacts caused by pollutant discharge, the creation of concentrated flow, or the alteration of recharge.
The Rational Method for peak stormwater runoff rate calculations and the Modified Rational Method for stormwater runoff hydrograph calculations. Use of the Rational Method and Modified Rational Method is limited to drainage areas of 20 acres or less. Neither the Rational Method nor Modified Rational Method shall be used to calculate runoff volumes for groundwater recharge or stormwater runoff infiltration purposes.
When selecting or calculating runoff coefficients for preconstruction project site conditions using any of the above methods, the project site's land cover shall be assumed to be woods. However, another land cover may be used to calculate runoff coefficients if such land cover has existed at the site or portion thereof without interruption for at least five years immediately prior to the time of application and the design engineer can document the character and extent of such land cover through the use of photographs, affidavits, and/or other acceptable land use records. If more than one land cover other than woods has existed on the site during the five years immediately prior to the time of application, the land cover with the lowest runoff potential (including woods) shall be used for the computations. All preconstruction land covers shall be assumed to be in good hydrologic condition and, if cultivated, shall be assumed to have applied appropriate conservation practices.
In calculating preconstruction site stormwater runoff, the design engineer shall include the effects of all land features and structures, such as ponds, wetlands, depressions, hedgerows and culverts, that reduce preconstruction site stormwater runoff rates and/or volumes.
In calculating stormwater runoff using the NRCS methodology, the design engineer shall use appropriate twenty-four-hour rainfall depths as developed for the project site by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In calculating stormwater runoff using the NRCS methodology, the design engineer shall separately calculate and then combine the runoff volumes from pervious and directly connected impervious surfaces within a drainage area.
Calculation of stormwater runoff from unconnected impervious surfaces shall be based, as applicable, upon the two-step methodology as described in the Department's current Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual or the NRCS methodology described in the current Technical Release 55, Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds.
In complying with the design and performance standards in § 166-4B(1)(b)[a], the design engineer may calculate groundwater recharge in accordance with the New Jersey Groundwater Recharge Spreadsheet (NJGRS) computer program as described in the Department's current Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual.
In complying with the design and performance standards in § 166-4B(1)(b)[b], the design engineer shall calculate stormwater runoff infiltration volumes in accordance with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) methodology, including the NRCS Runoff Equation, as described in the current NRCS National Engineering Handbook Part 630, Hydrology, and the current Technical Release 55, Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds. In addition, the design engineer shall use appropriate two-year, twenty-four-hour rainfall depths as developed for the project site by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
When selecting or calculating runoff coefficients for preconstruction project site conditions for groundwater recharge or stormwater runoff infiltration calculations, the project site's land cover shall be assumed to be woods. However, another land cover may be used to calculate runoff coefficients if such land cover has existed at the site or portion thereof without interruption for at least five years immediately prior to the time of application and the design engineer can document the character and extent of such land cover through the use of photographs, affidavits, and/or other acceptable land use records. If more than one land cover other than woods has existed on the site during the five years immediately prior to the time of application, the land cover with the lowest runoff potential (including woods) shall be used for the computations. All preconstruction land covers shall be assumed to be in good hydrologic condition and, if cultivated, shall be assumed to have conservation treatment.
Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed to factor into the design the existing site conditions, including, for example, environmentally critical areas; wetlands; flood-prone areas; slopes; depth to seasonal high-water table; soil type, permeability and texture; drainage area and drainage patterns; existing or former mines; significant land filling; and the presence of solution-prone carbonate rocks (limestone) and related karst topography.
Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed to minimize maintenance, facilitate maintenance and repairs, and ensure proper functioning. Trash racks shall be installed at the intake to the outlet structure as appropriate and shall have parallel bars with one-inch spacing between the bars to the elevation of the water quality design storm. For elevations higher than the water quality design storm, the parallel bars at the outlet structure shall be spaced no greater than 1/3 the width of the diameter of the orifice or 1/3 the width of the weir, with a minimum spacing between bars of one inch and a maximum spacing between bars of six inches. In addition, the design of trash racks must comply with the requirements of § 166-8B.
Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed, constructed, and installed to be strong, durable, and corrosion-resistant. Measures that are consistent with the relevant portions of the Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:21-7.3, 5:21-7.4, and 5:21-7.5 shall be deemed to meet this requirement. The measures are to be sequenced in the site development process so that erosion control standards are met and so the measure is not compromised or impaired by construction runoff.
Stormwater management basins shall be designed to meet the minimum safety standards for stormwater management basins at § 166-8.
Where tailwater will affect the hydraulic performance of a stormwater management measure, the design engineer shall include such effects in the measure's design.
Guidelines for management measures. Stormwater management measure guidelines are available in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual and other documents as described in § 166-7. Other stormwater management measures may be utilized, provided that the design engineer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the review agency that the proposed measure and its design will accomplish the required water quantity, groundwater recharge and water quality design and performance standards established by § 166-4 of this chapter.
Manufactured treatment devices may be used to meet the requirements of § 166-4 of this chapter, provided that the pollutant removal rates are verified by the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology and certified by the Department.
Manufactured treatment devices may be used only where the maintenance plan required by § 166-10 ensures that the manufactured device will be properly maintained for its functional life span and will be replaced as needed with management measures that are at least as effective as the original manufactured treatment device working in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
Primary technical guidance. Technical guidance for stormwater management measures can be found in the documents listed at Subsection A(1) and (2) below, which are available from Maps and Publications, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, 428 East State Street, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625; telephone: (609) 777-1038.
Guidelines for stormwater management measures are contained in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, as amended. Information is provided on stormwater management measures, such as bioretention systems, constructed stormwater wetlands, dry wells, extended detention basins, infiltration structures, manufactured treatment devices, pervious paving, sand filters, vegetative filter strips, and wet ponds. This document is also available at www.njstormwater.org.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Stormwater Management Facilities Maintenance Manual (NJDEP Ocean County Demonstration Study, Stormwater Management Facilities Maintenance Manual, dated June 1989), as amended.
The Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey promulgated by the State Soil Conservation Committee and incorporated into N.J.A.C. 2:90. Copies of these standards may be obtained by contacting the State Soil Conservation Committee, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, (609) 292-5540, or the Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District, 687 Pittstown Road, Suite 1, Frenchtown, New Jersey 08825, (908) 788-1397.
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service, (732) 932-9306.
The Hunterdon County Soil Conservation District, 687 Pittstown Road, Suite 1, Frenchtown, New Jersey 08825, (908) 788-1397.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, including the National Management Measures to Control Nonpoint Source Pollution from Urban Areas, available at the website: http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/urbanmm/index.html.
Field guides of the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, where supplemental to and not conflicting with a source of primary guidance in Subsection A of this section.
Other similarly authoritative governmental or trade association sources acceptable to the reviewing agency.
General scope. This section sets forth requirements to protect public safety through the proper design and operation of stormwater management basins. This section applies to any new stormwater management basin.
The trash rack shall not adversely affect the hydraulic performance of either the outlet structure opening it is protecting or the overall outlet structure.
The trash rack shall have sufficient net open area under clean conditions to limit the peak design storm velocity through it to a maximum of 2.5 feet per second.
The trash rack shall be constructed and installed to be rigid, durable, and corrosion-resistant and shall be designed to withstand a perpendicular live loading of 300 pounds per square foot.
The overflow grate spacing shall be no more than two inches across the smallest dimension.
The overflow grate shall be constructed and installed to be rigid, durable, and corrosion-resistant and shall be designed to withstand a perpendicular live loading of 300 pounds per square foot.
If a structural stormwater management measure has an outlet structure, escape provisions shall be incorporated in or on the structure. "Escape provisions" means the permanent installation of ladders, steps, rungs, or other features that provide readily accessible means of ingress and egress from the outlet structure.
Safety ledges shall be constructed on the slopes of all new structural stormwater management measures having a permanent pool of water deeper than 2 1/2 feet. Such safety ledges shall be comprised of two steps. Each step shall be four to six feet in width. One step shall be located approximately 2 1/2 feet below the permanent water surface, and the second step shall be located one to 1 1/2 feet above the permanent water surface. See Subsection D of this section for an illustration of safety ledges in a stormwater management basin.
In new stormwater management basins, the maximum slope of the interior and exterior of an earthen dam, embankment, or berm shall not be steeper than three horizontal to one vertical, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8-6.2(c)3.
An emergency drawdown method for detention basins is required where the permanent pool will be more than 2 1/2 feet deep. This drawdown method must consider downstream or off-site stability at the outfall in accordance with the Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey.
Whenever an applicant seeks municipal approval of a development subject to this chapter, the applicant shall submit all of the submission requirements for the site development stormwater plan at Subsection C below as part of the submission of the applicant's application for subdivision or site plan approval.
The applicant shall demonstrate through the submission requirements that the project meets the standards set forth in this chapter.
The applicant shall submit to the approving municipal authority the required number of copies of the materials listed in the submission requirements for site development stormwater plans in accordance with Subsection C of this section.
Site development stormwater plan approval. The applicant's site development project shall be reviewed as a part of the subdivision or site plan review process by the municipal board or official from which municipal approval is sought (the review agency). That review agency shall consult the Milford Borough Joint Land Use Board Engineer to determine if all of the checklist requirements have been satisfied and to determine if the project meets the standards set forth in this chapter.
Submission requirements. The information in Subsection C(1) through (7) below shall be provided unless a waiver is approved through Subsection C(8) below.
Perennial or intermittent streams as shown on the USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps and as indicated in the Soil Survey of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Special water resource protection areas along all waters designated Category One at N.J.A.C. 7:9B and perennial or intermittent streams that drain into or upstream of the Category One waters as shown on the USGS quadrangle maps or in the County Soil Survey.
Wetlands, transition areas, NJDEP linear nontidal wetlands, marshlands and NJDEP letter of interpretation findings.
FEMA Q3 Flood Data one-hundred-year floodplains and floodways.
Geometry of on-site drainage areas.
Appropriate buffers to streams, rivers, wetlands, marshlands, ponds, lakes and other water bodies as specified in pertinent ordinances, rules, regulations, statutes or other provisions of law imposed by local, county, state or federal agencies.
Existing and proposed bearing and distances of property lines.
Existing and proposed conservation, maintenance, construction, reconstruction, sight, utility, drainage and right-of way easements and dedications.
Pervious and vegetated surfaces, i.e., woodlands, grasslands and other significant natural features not listed if being utilized for LID credit.
Native and invasive stands of vegetation.
Vegetated habitat for threatened and endangered species.
Steep slopes, 10% or greater slopes.
Highly erodible soils, with an erodibility factor (K) of 0.40 or less.
Drainage class and recharge potential.
Soils subject to dynamic compaction and compacted soils.
Existing buildings and significant permanent man-made features.
Roads by classification, parking areas and other impervious surfaces.
Utilities, subsurface and above ground.
Mining/quarry operations and blasting areas.
Acid or other hazardous runoff.
Areas of fill and buried debris.
Wellheads and associated groundwater withdrawal pipes, discharges and BMPs of existing stormwater utilities.
Septic systems and wells of adjacent lots.
Previous land use (agricultural, industrial, commercial).
Environmental site analysis. A written and graphic description of the natural and man-made features of the site and its environs. This description should include a discussion of soil conditions, slopes, wetlands, waterways and vegetation on the site. Particular attention should be given to unique, unusual, or environmentally critical areas and to those that provide particular opportunities or constraints for development.
Project description and site plan(s). A map (or maps) at a scale appropriate for the site indicating the location of existing and proposed buildings, roads, parking areas, utilities, structural facilities for stormwater management and sediment control, and other permanent structures. The map(s) shall also clearly show areas where alterations occur in the natural terrain and cover, including lawns and other landscaping, and seasonal high-groundwater elevations. A written description of the site plan and justification of proposed changes in natural conditions may also be provided.
Stormwater site planning and design summary. This plan shall provide a demonstration of how the goals and standards of §§ 166-3 through 166-6 are being met, including both nonstructural and structural approaches. The focus of this plan shall be to describe how the site is being managed or developed to meet the objective of controlling groundwater recharge, stormwater quality and stormwater quantity problems at the source by land management and source controls whenever possible. Refer to the municipal stormwater management plan and/or the municipal stormwater pollution prevention plan for additional requirements. It should explain in full the information required by Subsection C.
Total area to be paved or built upon, proposed surface contours, land area to be occupied by the stormwater management facilities and the type of vegetation thereon, land area to remain in natural vegetation, and details of the proposed plan to infiltrate, manage, control and dispose of stormwater.
Details of all stormwater management facility designs, during and after construction, including discharge provisions, discharge capacity for each outlet at different levels of detention, and emergency spillway provisions with maximum discharge capacity of each spillway.
Comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic design and discharge stability calculations for the predevelopment and post-development conditions for the design storms specified in § 166-4 of this chapter.
When the proposed stormwater management control measures (e.g., infiltration basins) depend on the hydrologic properties of soils, then a soils report shall be submitted. The soils report shall be based on on-site boring logs or soil pit profiles. The number and location of required soil borings or soil pits shall be determined based on what is needed to determine the suitability and distribution of soils present at the location of the control measure. The municipality shall be notified of site investigation activities and given the opportunity to have a witness, either prior to approval or as a condition of approval, as appropriate for the specific type of measure. Subsequent to approval of the major development, post-construction bulk soil density and infiltration testing shall be required for all infiltration measures that were used as justification for meeting the recharge standard, to ensure that they were properly constructed.
The standards in N.J.A.C. 7:9A-6.4 through 7:9A-6.7 for on-site infiltration testing shall be adhered to.
Maintenance and repair plan. The design and planning of the stormwater management facility shall meet the maintenance requirements of § 166-10.
Waiver from submission requirements. The review agency may, in consultation with the Municipal Engineer, waive submission of any of the requirements in Subsection C(1) through (6) of this chapter when it can be demonstrated that the information requested is impossible to obtain or it would create a significant economic hardship on the applicant to obtain and its absence will not materially affect the review process.
Applicability. Projects subject to review pursuant to § 166-1C of this chapter shall comply with the requirements of Subsections B and C of this section.
The design engineer shall prepare a maintenance plan for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major development. This plan shall be separate from all other documents, in a format suitable for recording in the County Clerk's office and designed for ongoing use by the site owners or operators in performing and documenting maintenance and repair, and by the municipality in ensuring implementation of the maintenance plan. The final maintenance plan shall be updated and provided to the municipality post construction to include an evaluation based on the specifications of the initial maintenance plan and as-built conditions.
The maintenance plan shall contain specific preventive maintenance tasks and schedules; cost estimates, including estimated cost of sediment, debris, or trash removal and disposal; safety needs; identification of methods and disposal sites for materials removed during maintenance; maintenance requirements for created wetlands and other ecological systems; safety devices and systems; warranty and operational standards from the manufacturers of any manufactured treatment devices (see § 166-6C); and the name, address, and telephone number of the person or persons responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance (including replacement). Maintenance guidelines for stormwater management measures are available from sources listed in § 166-7, the municipal stormwater management plan, municipal stormwater pollution prevention plan and any relevant regional stormwater management plan. If the maintenance plan identifies a person other than the developer (for example, a public agency or homeowners' association) as having the responsibility for continuing maintenance, the plan shall include documentation of such person's agreement to assume this responsibility, or of the developer's obligation to dedicate a stormwater management facility to such person under an applicable ordinance or regulation.
Preventive and corrective maintenance shall be performed to maintain the function of the stormwater management measures, including repairs or replacement to the structures; removal of sediment, debris, or trash; restoration of eroded areas; snow and ice removal; fence repair or replacement; restoration of vegetation; and repair or replacement of nonvegetated linings.
The person responsible for maintenance identified under Subsection B(2) above shall maintain a detailed log of all preventive and corrective maintenance for the structural stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of the development, including a record of all inspections and copies of all maintenance-related work orders.
The person responsible for maintenance identified under Subsection B(2) above shall retain, submit annually to the municipality and make available, upon request by any public entity with administrative, health, environmental, or safety authority over the site, the maintenance plan and the documentation required by Subsection B(6) and (7) above.
The requirements of Subsection B(3) and (4) do not apply to stormwater management facilities that are dedicated to and accepted by the municipality or another governmental agency of competent jurisdiction.
In the event that the stormwater management facility becomes a danger to public safety or public health or is in need of maintenance or repair, the municipality shall so notify the responsible person in writing. Upon receipt of that notice, the responsible person shall have 14 days to effect maintenance and repair of the facility in a manner that is approved by the Municipal Engineer or his designee. The municipality, in its discretion, may extend the time allowed for effecting maintenance and repair for good cause. If the responsible person fails or refuses to perform such maintenance and repair, the municipality or county may immediately proceed to do so and shall bill the cost thereof to the responsible person.
Maintenance guarantee. Nothing in this section shall preclude the municipality in which the major development is located from requiring the posting of a performance or maintenance guarantee in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.
Right of access. The maintenance plan shall specifically provide a specific municipal right of access for inspection of measures, and for maintenance if required under Subsection B(10).
Any person who erects, constructs, alters, repairs, converts, maintains, or uses any building, structure or land in violation of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties as prescribed in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, of this Code.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon the approval by the county review agency or 60 days from the receipt of the ordinance by the Hunterdon County Planning Board if the Hunterdon County Planning Board, as county review agency, should fail to act.


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U.S. gov't blames Russia for ransomware attack that hit Rotterdam port
The United States is blaming Russia for a ransomware attack that infected countless computers around the world last year. In the Netherlands container terminal APM in the port of Rotterdam, pharmaceutical MSD, and package carrier TNT were infected by the ransomware called NotPetya or Petya.
"It was part of the Kremlin's ongoing effort to destabilize Ukraine and demonstrates ever more clearly Russia's involvement in the ongoing conflict", White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement, according to The Guardian. "This was also a reckless and indiscriminate cyber attack that will be met with international consequences."
Great Britain also pointed the accusing finger to Russia on Thursday.
The ransomware was spread through a Ukrainian accounting program. It took APM and TNT days to recover from the attack.

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Can unconscious thought detect relational similarities?
One of the core principles of unconscious thought theory is the bottom‐up‐versus‐top‐down principle. However, previous studies on bottom‐up‐versus‐top‐down processes focused mainly on surface similarities, and there is a lack of studies based on relational similarity. Therefore, the present study intended to examine whether unconscious thought is capable of detecting relational similarities. In two experiments, the participants were presented with three stories. One of the test stories shared surface similarity with the base story, while the other shared relational similarity with it. The results indicated that the unconscious thought group was more likely to select the story with relational similarity, while the conscious thought and immediate decision groups were more likely to select the story with surface similarity. These findings suggest that unconscious thought can detect relational similarities, thus supporting the bottom‐up‐versus‐top‐down principle.


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Manuel Betancourt, on what Judy Garland meant to the women that listened to her.
As soon as I sat down to write about Judy Garland I knew I'd be entering into a conversation that's been going on for decades. The avid fandom Garland inspires is almost as legendary as the star herself. Years before the world caught Beatlemania—and decades before self-anointed "stans" would dub themselves Swifties, Lambies, Little Monsters and the like—Judy fans epitomized a kind of devotion that was hard to put into words without sounding hyperbolic.
Writing about the ravenous fan base that emerged alongside Garland's concert era ("the Garland cult" as it was unofficially dubbed), biographer Anne Edwards explains that the singer had tapped into the nation's rejects ("the men and women who had never been accepted as they were"): Judy's incredible comeback(s), she writes, "caused them to rise up and at any cost to reach her, to let her know she was not alone, that they would protect her, that they understood, that they accepted her for herself and perceived her need for both a dialogue and an outstretched hand." Gay men were at the forefront of that community of misfits, happy to have found in Garland a performer whose tragedy and resilience (like their own) went hand in hand.
Those "boys in the tight trousers," her "ever-present little bluebirds" as Time magazine euphemistically referred to them at the time (William Goldman was not so kind, outright talking about the "flutter of fags" that filled up Garland's closing night at The Palace in 1967), were drawn to Garland precisely because she spoke their language. This image of Garland's gay fans is central to my book's engagement with Judy at Carnegie Hall. But the Garland fandom doesn't consist solely of gay men fawning over the legendary diva, finding inner strength in her own glittering resilience. As Susie Boyt illustrates in her memoir My Judy Garland Life, the way women look up to and find solace in Judy is just as fascinating an instantiation of how keenly the young girl with the big voice projected an image that many around the world could identify with. Always teetering between grace and awkwardness, between the sublime and the tragic, she was a star who felt tailor-made for anyone who felt not quite at home in their own body.
Moreover, while gay male fans have long been an easy entrypoint through which to examine Judy's own queer appeal (see: the appropriation of expressions like "friends of Dorothy" and "best Judy" within the queer community), Ann Pellegrini's academic article "Unnatural Affinities: Me and Judy at the Lesbian Bar" tackles head on, for example, what it means to connect with Garland as a woman coming into her queerness.
"I started devouring Judy bios at an 'unnaturally' early age," she confesses, her own tomboyness finding a fixture in Judy's characters on screen and her off-screen persona. "Her struggle with the 'wrong' body resonated with my own sense of being not quite at home in my own—except when I was onstage. This is one of the points at which I queerly connect with Judy." If one of the things that made Judy so appropriable for gay men was her in-betweenness, she wonders, "why does her position in between not also make her the perfect girl for me?"
The question is rhetorical. The reason why Judy resonates all these years later and why Judy at Carnegie Hall remains such a perfect encapsulation of her appeal is that, no matter what she was singing, it always felt like she was singing it just to you, whether you were a gay boy swooning over Dorothy, a little girl who looked up to Esther in her trolley, or a young queer woman finding in Garland's on-screen persona someone equally alluring and comforting.
Intrigued by the relationship Judy had with her fans? Check out Manuel's book to learn more about Garland's cult following.
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Arsenal boss Unai Emery has admitted it is not easy to sign Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez during the transfer window this month and insists he knows the Gunners are doing everything they can to strike a deal.
The Gunners have been hamstrung in the transfer market this month, with their cash-strapped status meaning they have been reduced to loans.
Emery is fishing in the loan market in a bid to push Arsenal's top four ambitions forward and has zeroed in on Barcelona's Suarez.
But the Spaniard has conceded that doing a deal with Barcelona for Suarez is not an easy matter.
"It's the same. This transfer is not easy and the message is that the club is working on different players", Emery told a press conference when asked about Suarez.
The Arsenal boss also insisted that he knows the club are doing everything they can in order to try and strike a deal with Barcelona to sanction a deal for Suarez before the deadline on Thursday.
"I know the club is doing all they can to achieve one player to help us", he added.
Arsenal have also been linked with a move for Inter winger Ivan Perisic, who is keen to make the move to north London.


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APPLEME - MEET THE HAPPY YEAR
Not much to say about this one except that Appleme is a Moscow based band (yes, the one in Russia), A little Alt Rock, a little Electronica. And their slightly broken English is charming. But, really, what it comes down to is that it's new, it's free, and it's not really bad EDM...which is mostly what you're going to find on Soundcloud this week. So lend an ear to Appleme's new New Year's tune, "Meet The Happy Year" and download it free at Soundcloud. But be warned...you've just been Appled.
BROOKE D - NEW YEARS BLUES
A Kinder Winter EP by Brooke D.
We were doing Blues on the front page today, so I stumbled across "New Years Blues" by Brooke D, a native of the California coast currently based in Portland, Oregon (I think). Oddly enough, this tune isn't (strictly speaking) Blues. It's a cappella Folk Jazz. What it is is interesting and different. And you know that "different" is one of my favorite words. "New Years Blues" is from Brooke's 2011 EP "A Kinder Winter" and you can download all three tunes free from Bandcamp. Dig around and you'll find a live version that's also free. Brooke is currently working on a real honest to goodness album which hopefully sees the light of day in 2016.
LOUVRE - NEW YEAR'S EVE (WITH YOU)
A Smooth Soul Hip Hop holiday tune from Japan? Free? In Japanese? Oh, yeah, it don't get no better than that. Take a listen to Louvre's "New Year's Eve (With You)" and get the song free from Soundcloud. (Come on, you know you love it.)
KAT JADE - WITH YOU ON CHRISTMAS EVE
Kat Jade was a contestant on The Voice in 2014. What? You don't remember her? Well, you probably wouldn't unless you lived in Australia. Yes, 2014 was season three of Australia's The Voice. They had some cool judges. Kylie Minogue, will.i.am, Ricky Martin and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte. I wouldn't mind seeing them judge a season in this country (well, I don't really need to see Ricky Martin).
Anyway, Kat made it to the Live shows but didn't win. Of late, she's been pumping out Christmas videos on her Facebook page like M&Ms, but most aren't available for purchase or download in this country (yet). However, her original tune, "With You On Christmas Eve" is available as a free download on Soundcloud. So that's pretty cool, right?
"With You On Christmas Eve" is a sweet romantic ballad which Kat actually posted last year....on December 28. So she figured she's try it again this year...but actually on Christmas Eve. Kat says she wrote the song for her family and never intended on sharing it with anyone else, which is kinda sweet, if you think about it. Thankfully, someone must have convinced her to let us all have a listen. Head to Soundcloud for Kat Jade's "With You On Christmas Eve". It's a much shorter trip than going to Australia.
VARIOUS - IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME, MR. FALCON!
I've had this discussion before. For the generation before mine, the Christmas movie was "A Christmas Carol" with Alistair Sim. For my generation, it was "It's A Wonderful Life". For the generation after mine, it's "Christmas Story". So what is it for the next generation? Some will answer "Christmas Vacation" or "Home Alone" or "Elf". "Elf" is too recent anyway, so you can rule that one out. The correct answer is "Die Hard". And, with this just released Christmas tribute to the 1988 action thriller, I now have proof. Don't give me polls that say that nearly two-thirds of Americans don't think "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie at all. How bout you just ask the specific generation that's making the choice? The generation that has chosen "Die Hard" as their Christmas movie doesn't care what the rest of us think about it.
"It's Christmas Time, Mr. Falcon!" is ten tracks of retro Synth Pop goodness that take you right back to movies from the eighties. Truthfully, as often as not, these songs more recall "Beverly Hills Cop" than "Die Hard" (no surprise, since the Retro Promenade label also released a comp paying tribute to Harold Faltermeyer, the man who scored those Eddie Murphy flicks, earlier this month). But the two tracks from Who Ha--the only vocals on the collection--clearly come from the "Die Hard" generation and likely inspired the set's theme. They're also easily the best tracks on the set.
"It's Snowin" sounds like a cross between Tears For Fears, Men Without Hats, and Simple Minds. Though it's essentially a one-line song that lasts over six minutes, it works. But "Merry Christmas To Me" is the song that lays out all the love for John McClane and the "Die Hard" franchise, while specifically dissing all the other Christmas movie pretenders ("Jingle All The Way", "The Santa Clause", "Home Alone").
"John McClane became a hero on my TV screen. That was Christmas to me." That's all they needed to say.
Kondrath's "Solemn Holiday" is also excellent. "Yuletide" by Jurgen Desmet fits the "Die Hard" theme and also sounds sufficiently Christmasy. The one fly in the ointment for me was Dress 2 Kill's "Slopestyle" which gave me a headache.
"It's Christmas Time, Mr. Falcon" is free from Retro Promenade on Bandcamp. And, if you look around a bit, you'll find 2013's "It's Christmas Time!" and last year's "It's Christmas Time Again!"--also free. Although I would advise them to stop using the exclamation point as I think JEB! has ruined that forever.
CHELSEA TERRACE - CHRISTMAS SKY (MIDNIGHT EDITION)
I honestly don't know a thing about music (oh...you knew that already), but I do know what I like. And this sweet little instrumental from the Japanese brother and sister Indie Dream Pop/Toy Pop duo Chelsea Terrace is something I like. It's a more or less Ambient piece, partially inspired by the film The Polar Express and featuring strains of "Jingle Bells" and "Silent Night". And, if Google translate is to be trusted, it's part of an album the group is working on for next year--"The Electrical 7 Suite". And it's free via Soundcloud.
Now, as if that wasn't cool and Christmasy enough (or, for that matter, Japanese enough), Chelsea Terrace released a Christmas song last year, as well. "Goodbye Christmas" is a vocal tune that appeared on the group's "Telescope Future" CD (which is sold out, so don't bother looking for it). Some people are enchanted by the way French ladies sing (I get it; very sexy), but I love the sound of Christmas music sung by Japanese women. Don't know why, don't understand a word; it just strikes me as so delicate and beautiful. "Goodbye Christmas (Shooting Star Mix)" --with vocals and guitar by Mayumi, I believe--is also a free download from Chelsea Terrace on Soundcloud.
SHINY PINES - THE CHRISTMAS EP
Here's a nice three-song Christmas EP from South Carolina's Shiny Pines. You could call their sound Americana or Alt Rock, but they call themselves a Southern Rock band and that works. "I'm Dying or This Must Be Christmas" finds our protagonist waiting for a terrible shoe to drop because "Life ain't never this good." That's a double negative, dude. Just roll with it. "It's Supposed to Be Christmas" might be the same dude on a regular Christmas--"It's supposed to be Christmas, but it feels more like hell."
But the star of the Shiny Pines "Christmas EP" has to be the rockin' "Go Tell It On The Mountain", which you can hear in the video above. You can grab this set on Noisetrade.
GOLAU GLAU - ADAM LAY YBOUNDEN
Bounden by Golau Glau
Wait. Did I know these folks were from the UK? I don't know if I did. I'm an idiot.
Golau Glau is an anonymous collective of artists, musicians and photographers and they can usually be counted upon to release a Christmas EP of fascinating experimental Electronica.
This year, we get a single tune, bit one that remains "free and festive".
"Adam Lay Ybounden" is an Olde English (technically macaronic English) poem from around 1400 AD. It was discovered centuries later among the poems and songs of a wandering minstrel. Since a wandering minstrel's "job" was to "entertain" (thereby earning tips and whatnot), the songs and poems they carried with them would cover a wide range--everything from deeply religious to depraved and bawdy. Most of their pieces, regardless of their subject matter, were delivered as satire and humor. Macaronic English was sort of a mongrel mix of various languages, including Latin. The term, itself, means "dumpling", a food considered "peasant fare".
"Adam Lay Ybounden" is the minstrel's song of Adam following the fall of the Garden of Eden. Adam was condemned to spend "4000 winters" bound in Limbo from his banishment from the Garden until the crucifixion of Christ. "And all this for an apple", the song relates somewhat disdainfully, with the final verse expressing thanks to Jesus for eventually freeing Adam from bondage. At a time when the world was ruled by Kings who did pretty much as they pleased when they pleased--usually at the expense of the serfs and peasants--the tone of the piece was intended for them to relate...in essence: "look how unfair the punishment for the mere theft of a mere apple; praise Jesus for freeing him."
And now that you are asleep from this dissertation of mine, enjoy "Adam Lay Ybounden" from Golau Glau. It's free on Bandcamp.
MOUNT TYRANT - MY BABY LEFT ME ON CHRISTMAS
Mount Tyrant are based in Dallas Texas. They call what they do Dark Pop--which I'm guessing means lots of minor chords and terrible happenings. "My Baby Left Me On Christmas" is certainly not a happy song. And the lyrics reflect the chill. But its also some damn fine Rock N Roll. So lend the Mount Tyrant an ear for a well written, well produced, well played, damn fine bit of Rock N Roll and try to forget the depressing mood...if you can. Download "My Baby Left Me On Christmas" free from Soundcloud.
BULLETTE - CHRISTMAS LIGHTS (I ONLY LIGHT UP WHEN YOU'RE AROUND)
So I got an email from Monika Bullette a few days back, alerting me to her new Christmas song, "Christmas Lights (I Only Light Up When You're Around)". And I'm thinking, "I know that name."
Way, way, waaaayyy back....when the Internets were young.....in the dark ages.......you know, like around 2004, Monika had a free Christmas song on her site that she'd done with Hangnail Phillips. The song was "The Finest Gifts" and I thought it was just about the most beautiful and perfect Christmas song I'd ever heard. I didn't really start trolling the Internet for free downloads until 2005, so Monika was one of, if not my very first. You always remember your first.
Thereafter, Monika Bullette's site was one of my first destinations in the annual Christmas music hunt. And she usually had something new to offer for the season. After that, she hooked up with the Sky Drops. And the Sky Drops dropped "Christmas Feels Like Halloween" in 2010 or 2011 and "Christmas Time Is Here" in 2012 (both still free on the Sky Drops web site, btw). And then my Mom got sick and I didn't hear anything about or from Monika until that email the other day.
Monika Bullette's new Christmas song for 2015 is a demo, so it's got a bit of a raw feel to it. Nothing wrong with that; I dig raw. But Monika was also kind enough to post several other Christmas songs--all available to download free on Soundcloud--filling in those missing years for me. AND she posted "The Finest Gifts" again. Ah, Monika, you remembered. That was our song (sorry, was that too stalkerish?). And, if you never have before, cats and kittens, you have to hear this one.
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Here we hope to direct you to some of the Christmas music on the web that can be yours absolutely free. We will not direct you to mp3 or sharity sites, here, but only to artist sites, label sites, and other authorized and unquestionably legal locations.
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Alt Hip Hop
Alt Jazz
Alt Pop
Ambient Pop
Cosmic Jazz
Cosmic Rock
Dark Pop
Folk Blues
Folk Jazz
Free Form Jazz
Future Sentimental
Gospel Pop
Hip Hop Jazz
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Since 1976, Gary Duff Designs has been designing and building custom elegant landscapes in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, New York. Our most important values continue to be providing personal service and high quality landscape design and construction. We believe the smallest details make the biggest difference - from communication all the way to every plant and stone we touch.


This first floor one bedroom (sanctuary level) unit is decorated in bright colors that define an elegant tropical influence. Relax in your private terrace with partial ocean views and find yourself surrounded by a beautiful lily pond filled with Koi fish in front of your terrace. Enjoy the sound of bubbling water from the peaceful waterfalls. Nearby is the amazing aqua Jacuzzi lounge spa which is conveniently located just a few steps away overlooking the pool. This unit has the perfect setting that blends in with the overall Caribbean setting.


This week our friends at Oregon Field Guide reprised an old favorite video on the sport of snowkiting. It's what happens when you strap the kite used for kite surfing to a snowboarder or skier. Awesomeness follows. As we get ready for another year of winter outdoor fun, here is one more activity to consider.


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Your instructor should lead you through a structured course of tuition and provide you with some form of progress report so that you know where you are. The DVSA Drivers Record is ideal for this with a separate sheet for your instructor to use as well as your own record of your progress for you to keep. If your instructor has his/her own personally designed progress report this is fine but if you don't have a copy for yourself download the DVSA drivers record, print it off and ask your instructor to fill it in for you at the end of each lesson. However, you need to bear in mind that for this to be effective you will need to be commited to the task ahead and make sure that you take it with you to every lesson.
You should never be afraid to ask your instructor questions no matter how silly you may think they seem at the time. It helps us (driving instructors) to help you (pupils) if we are aware of any misunderstandings, difficulties or problems as soon as they arise which, in the long run, will save you money.
Reading up on a new topic before the lesson is SO valuable on several different levels and it certainly helps you to get the most out of the lesson if you arrive to it with information about the topic in mind. So once you have decided with your instructor what you will be covering in the next lesson, read up every time if it involves any new topics - it will save you money in the long run too.


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Our recent review of WD's four-bay My Cloud DL4100 business class NAS found a solid NAS that should attract many buyers seeking comfort in a brand known for storage prowess. I'm doing a separate review of the two-bay My Cloud DL2100 because it uses a different Intel Atom CPU.
Other than the processor swap, the DL2100 is cut from the same cloth as the DL4100, with a few minor differences. Both have dual aggregatable Gigabit Ethernet ports and two DC power sockets (1 AC adapter included). The DL2100 keeps two USB 3.0 ports but doesn't have the DL4100's single USB 2.0. It also has 1 GB of DDR3 RAM expandable to 5 GB total vs. the DL4100's 2 GB that is expandable to 8 GB total.
We tested the 12 TB DL2100 model, but entered the 0 TB model in our Charts and Ranker database so you can more easily compare it to other diskless products. For SKUs that ship with storage, WD uses its Red series of NAS-optimized hard drives and, of course, recommends them for the BYOD models.
The DL2100 uses a chassis design similar to the DL4100's. There are two tool-less drive bays for 3.5" SATA drives, USB 3.0 port and copy button on the front and dual power ports on the rear.
You can get complete charts for LED status (front and rear panel) from the User Manual. Hit the DL4100 review if you'd like more construction / feature details.
The DL2100 is powered by an Intel dual-core Atom C2350 clocked at 1.7 GHz. Other key components are summarized in Table 1, alongside the DL4100. I had the flash capacity wrong on the DL4100 review; it has been corrected to agree with what's shown below.
Kudos to the WD designers for how easy they made it to take the DL2100 apart. Remove the cover, then four inner screws and it separates easily into two parts. The board half shown below reveals easy access to the full-sized DIMM slot for RAM expansion. It takes a 1x 4 GB DDR3, 1333 or 1600MHz, CL11, 1.5V Unbuffered DIMM vs. the SoDIMM on the DL4100.
The other side holds the drive bay mechanics and backplane. Nice and clean.
Fan and drive noise was rated very low. Power consumption for the external "brick" power supply was measured at 19 W (active) and 8 W (power save) with two 6 TB WD Red drives. The only time I heard the fan was when it temporarily spun up to full roar during boot.


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When we think about development at Egon Zehnder, we think about the gap between where you are today and where you want to be. If that gap is about skills or knowledge, that's one thing. But if that gap is about identity and mindset, it requires a different approach. This is where coaching — a critical step in an executive's development — comes in.
At Egon Zehnder, our approach to coaching differs from that of standard executive-coaching firms in both breadth and depth. Because of our 50-year history of assessing senior-level individuals, we have deep insight into what success looks like in the C-suite and the various kinds of behaviors that are most relevant to achievement in business. And because our consultants come directly from industry or professional services, we know what it's like to face the pressures you face. More than 80 of our consultants have completed a two-year coaching-skills training program. Through the firm's extensive network, they are closely connected to world-leading experts in the field of senior executive development, enabling us to bring the best intervention to your specific needs.
Typically, we work closely with you for a six- to 12-month period, meeting monthly in a safe, confidential setting, conducive to openness. We use our expertise in executive benchmarking to clarify your baseline. We help you define and visualize your goals, and assist you in accessing the full richness of your inner strengths, as well as what may be holding you back. We work with you to clarify your identity and purpose, and thereby unlock untapped potential.
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Couch: Nick Ward's nimble post game will alter MSU's season
Graham Couch
HONOLULU – Freshman Nick Ward couldn't prevent Michigan State from losing to Arizona. He isn't ready to do that yet. But he will be. He showed it in Friday's 65-63 loss, with one well-timed, deft-footed spin move in the post, finishing with a soft shot and two points.
MSU was reeling, its early 15-point lead having morphed into a four-point deficit. Everything that once came so easy for the Spartans had ceased. MSU turned the ball over eight times in eight minutes while missing nine straight shots and the front end of two 1-and-1 free-throw opportunities.
Trailing 25-21, Ward took a pass from Tum Tum Nairn, dipped his shoulder toward the baseline, spun back toward the middle and shot the ball over the front of the rim. Order restored. Momentum has nothing on a good post move.
MSU didn't have this option at the beginning of last year, before Matt Costello found his confidence, or at all two years ago, when it overcame its serious offensive limitations to reach the Final Four. With Ward, MSU can again play offense through the block.
"We're going to be able to go to him," MSU coach Tom Izzo said Friday evening.
MSU didn't more than a couple times Friday. But one of those stopped a 17-0 Arizona run.
Ward finished with nine points, hitting 3 of 8 shots and 3 of 5 free throws. He tallied four rebounds, a block, a steal and no turnovers in 14 minutes, platooning at center with sophomore Kenny Goins, who played the other 26 minutes.
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When Goins appeared to injure his surgically repaired knee, slipping on a wet spot on the court early in the second half, Ward looked headed for an expanded role in a hurry. His workload Friday was probably about right. He can give an energized 14 minutes. That's long enough to force defenses to deal with him in the post. Long enough to give MSU an easier way to offense.
This would have been his role even if senior center Gavin Schilling had been healthy. Schilling, like Goins, isn't a regular go-to option in the post.
"I think Nick Ward is going to be very good in there, did a lot of good things," Izzo said. "He's got to finish."
In a two-point loss, five close-range misses are consequential. If you watch him play around the basket, you can see that's not going to be a problem for him the way it is for Schilling or sometimes was for Costello and Branden Dawson.
Ward is close to the perfect college basketball big man recruit. Good enough to play early. Brash enough to be effective. One of the 10 percent of big men who have a genteel relationship with the ball and basket. Part of an even smaller percentage that's also equipped with balance and naturally comfortable with his back to the rim. His biggest flaw is his parents' fault — he's only 6-foot-8, which means he's probably too short to leave early for the NBA. He and fellow freshman Cassius Winston, a modestly paced 6-foot point guard, are destined for four-year careers in East Lansing.
Ward wants this meaningful role. He wants the ball. It took Costello three years to get to that point.
"I love pressure, I love the bright lights," Ward told me two weeks ago.
He looked ready for it all Friday. He called for the ball every time he hoped he was open, seemed to hold his own defensively, and pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Most importantly, he demonstrated he'll give MSU a true post. On a team with limited options inside and bad luck at center so far this year — that's lucky. At some point this season, it'll impact winning.
Contact Graham Couch at gcouch@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Graham_Couch.
No. 9 MSU vs. No. 2 Kentucky
What: Champions Classic
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York


Whether you are part of an organized group who share a love of food, drink, history or gardens, or a family or group of friends who would like to make the most of their visit to Kinsale, there is so much to see and do. So make Ballinacurra House your base to explore your passion.
the world's oldest alcoholic drink and referred to as the nectar of the gods, ambrosia, honey wine or honeymoon wine.
housed in the stunning Desmond Castle built in 1500, the exhibition uses a variety of media to tell the Castle's eventful history and the amazing story of the Irish links to the wine trade and especially the 'Irish Wine Geese'.
we can organize your own private fishing trip – so why not catch your own fish and then we'll show you how to cook it in our cookery school!
We are next to the Kinsale Pottery School/Olcote Gallery which is a renovation of one of the original coachhouses of Ballinacurra House. Adrian can organise a variety of excellent teachers in many disciplines. As well as the Glucksman Gallery in Cork – listed in the book "1001 Buildings to See Before You Die" – and the Crawford Gallery, there are many local art galleries both in Kinsale and Cork.
There are numerous day trips from Ballinacurra to both East Cork and West Cork where you can enjoy many stunning gardens ranging from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. And the area is noted for its sub-tropical climate and plants thanks for the Gulf Stream's proximity. In our own grounds we even have a forest called Kippaugh Wood which is a prime example of an 'old Irish wood'.
Kinsale is the sight of the famous 'Battle of 1601' which marked a turning point in Irish history. And the actual battle took place on the hills behind Ballinacurra House.
There are many historical sights in Kinsale including Desmond Castle (now the Kinsale Wine Museum), Charles Fort Kinsale (a 16th Century Star Fort) and James Fort, and the 800 year old St Multose Church – and much more which can be enjoyed on guided historical walks.
Or visit the Old Head Signal Tower built in 1805 as a response to the threat of an invasion from France, the Ringfinnan 9/11 Garden of Remembrance and the Old Head Lighthouse all a short drive away.
And don't forget the world-famous Blarney Castle where you get the chance to 'kiss the Blarney Stone' and Cobh which was the last port of call for the Titanic as well as one of the primary ports for the millions of Irish emigrants.


When I first met Ashley, I was immediately drawn to her beautiful smile and warm personality. We hit it off beautifully and I was so excited to be able to photograph their wedding. Long overdue here are some of my very favorite images from their gorgeous day at the Red Lion Inn, Cohasset.