Category: Existing Restoration/Preservation, and/or Mitigation Site 
Location: Located on the eastern shore of the Hackensack River, north of Snipes Park, and south of Route 3 – Eastbound in Secaucus, Hudson County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.79639/-74.06891
Current Land Use: Tidal Marsh
Size: 3 acres
Current Ownership: Amerada Hess
Site Description: Amerada Hess restored this site between 1995 and 1997 as mitigation for permitted marsh fills. Prior to restoration, the site supported a monoculture of common reed (Phragmites australis). Site restoration included the removal of previously placed dredged material and planting of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora). Currently, the site is dominated by S. alterniflora, with inclusions of Phragmites
Existing Site-Specific Data Inventory
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
HMD regional data exists inclusive of this site. Pre-restoration site maps and wetland mitigation conceptual plan prepared in 1988.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Owned by Amerada Hess.
C. Site History & Land Use
Site-specific history and land use data from 1989 Alternatives Analysis report.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
No data obtained.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
Pre-restoration site-specific baseline data obtained in 1988 Stream Encroachment Permit documents.
F. Geotechnical
Pre-restoration site-specific baseline data obtained in 1988 Stream Encroachment Permit documents.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
No data obtained.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
Mitigation plan developed in 1988 Stream Encroachment Permit
Site Reports
Site #4 – Hess Mitigation Site
Category: Existing Restoration, Preservation, and/or Mitigation Site
Location: Located on the eastern shore of the Hackensack River, north of Snipes Park, and south of Route 3 – Eastbound in Secaucus, Hudson County.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.79639 / -74.06891
Current Land Use: Tidal Marsh
Size: 3 acres
Current Ownership: Amerada Hess
Site Description: Amerada Hess restored this site between 1995 and 1997 as mitigation for permitted marsh fills. Prior to restoration, the site supported a monoculture of common reed (Phragmites australis). Site restoration included the removal of previously placed dredged material and planting of smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora). Currently, the site is dominated by S. alterniflora, with inclusions of Phragmites.
Existing Site Specific Data Inventory
* – Report repeated under multiple data categories and/or sites.
A. Survey, Maps, and GIS
Relevant survey, mapping, and GIS data for the Meadowlands can be found in the Meadowlands-wide site report under data category A.
1. *Langan Engineering Associates, Inc. NJDEP Resubmittal Stream Encroachment Permit Application No. 14747: Amerada Hess Corporation, Secaucus, NJ. 1988. [1a]Permit application with wetland delineation, existing vegetation list, soil analysis, and mitigation plan.
B. Real Estate/Ownership
Hess Mitigation is owned by Amerada Hess.
C. Site History & Land Use
2. Langan Engineering Associates, Inc. Alternatives Analysis: Amerada Hess Project, Secaucus, New Jersey. 1989. [1a]Reports on alternatives for redeveloping the site of an existing fuel storage facility by constructing an office building, parking garage, marina, and a linear park at the water’s edge. Also includes alternatives for widening the Meadowland Parkway.
D. Biological Studies – Fauna
No data obtained.
E. Biological Studies – General Environmental
3. *Langan Engineering Associates, Inc. NJDEP Resubmittal Stream Encroachment Permit Application No. 14747: Amerada Hess Corporation, Secaucus, NJ. 1988. [1a]Permit application with wetland delineation, existing vegetation list, soil analysis, and mitigation plan.
F. Geotechnical
4. *Langan Engineering Associates, Inc. NJDEP Resubmittal Stream Encroachment Permit Application No. 14747: Amerada Hess Corporation, Secaucus, NJ. 1988. [1a]Permit application with wetland delineation, existing vegetation list, soil analysis, and mitigation plan.
G. Hydraulics and Hydrology
No data obtained.
H. Water and Sediments
No data obtained.
I. Historical/Cultural Resources
No data obtained.
J. Restoration/Remediation Design Plans
5. *Langan Engineering Associates, Inc. NJDEP Resubmittal Stream Encroachment Permit Application No. 14747: Amerada Hess Corporation, Secaucus, NJ. 1988. [1a]Permit application with wetland delineation, existing vegetation list, soil analysis, and mitigation plan.
K. Bibliographic Updates
Site #4: Hess Mitigation Site