Peddie Ditch Netting Facility at Newark Airport
Project Name: CSO Solids/Floatables Control Measures Netting Facility at Peddie Ditch, Site 025
Project Duration: 2023 - 2025
Consultant: Arcadis
Contractor: Coppola Services, Inc.
Location: Newark Liberty International Airport
Project Summary: The Peddie Ditch Netting Facility near Newark Airport keeps floatable solids out of nearby waterways like the Passaic River. This measure prevents flooding during combined sewer overflow events (CSOs) and improves water quality by keeping our waterways trash-free.
Project Specs: The project work includes construction of the fixed end-of-pipe type netting facility at the upstream end of the existing Peddie Ditch, adjacent to the existing regulator chamber in the City of Newark, New Jersey. More specifically it includes: Construction of approximately 40 feet-wide by 23 feet-long concrete apron with approximately 13 feet high concrete wing wall on each side supported on pile foundation. The concrete apron will support a new 8-bag netting system, associated stainless steel tubing, and stainless steel bar screens. There are 4 existing 6-foot high by 8-foot wide wooden tide gates located on the outside face of the existing regulator chamber wall that will be replaced with new stainless steel tide gates. Also, there is an existing 8-bag pontoon type wooden netting facility located within Peddie Ditch approximately 100 feet downstream from the existing regulator chamber that will be demolished and removed from the site.
The Peddie Ditch Netting Facility after a routine net change, February 2025.
Photo Credit: Newark Water & Sewer