Welcome to the Rockaway River Watershed Cabinet!

The Rockaway River Watershed Cabinet (RRWC) is an inter-municipal not-for-profit organization formed in February 1998.  

The mission of the RRWC is to provide a unified, coordinated approach for Rockaway River watershed municipalities and interested private organizations to protect and improve water quality on a watershed-wide basis.

The Rockaway River runs from springs in a Sparta Mountain meadow in Sussex County to its confluence with the Passaic River in East Hanover. 

The river flows south towards the Berkshire Valley, then through Jefferson Township, Roxbury Township, Wharton Borough, and Rockaway Township. The Morris Canal joins the Rockaway River. The river then goes through the areas of Dover Town, Rockaway Borough, and Denville Township. The course continues through Boonton Township and Boonton Town where the river is dammed to form the Boonton Reservoir (Jersey City Reservoir). The Rockaway River continues flowing through Parsippany and Montville Townships and continues to its confluence with the Passaic River in East Hanover.

Chair: Mr. Barry Brantner (Boonton Township)

Vice-Chair: Vacant

Treasurer: Mr. Frank P. Witty, III (Boonton Township)

Secretary: Ms. June Witty (Montville Township)

Boonton Township – Denville – Dover – Jefferson – Jersey City – Mine Hill – Montville – Parsippany-Troy Hills – Rockaway Township – Wharton – County of Morris – Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority