Create a stormwater utility. Or else. That’s about the size of it as municipalities wrestle with a vast list of costly state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requirements. Or, they…
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NJ Hills Media GroupStormwater StoriesThe Citizen of Morris County
For one Morris County town, fighting floodwaters has been a decades-long endeavor
by Mike Condonby Mike CondonIf you have to get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) involved, you know you have a serious flooding problem. Denville did just that and a comprehensive plan of…
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NJ Hills Media GroupRoxbury RegisterStormwater Stories
Warehousing: Boon or boondoggle for New Jersey municipalities?
by Mike Condonby Mike CondonThey don’t produce any school children. They are unlikely to pose any real burden to emergency services, like police, fire and first aid response. They’re largely considered a “low maintenance”…
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NJ Hills Media GroupRoxbury RegisterStormwater Stories
Harmful algae blooms: What are they and how do humans deal with them?
by Mike Condonby Mike CondonThey have the power to shut down the local economy – and most recreational uses – of the largest lakes in the state. They’re harmful algae blooms, or HABs, and…