MORRISTOWN – Tina Lindsey remembers riding boats to school during floods. Lindsey, 70, is a lifelong resident of Morristown, specifically of its neighborhood called “The Hollow,” the town’s lowest point in…
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Diseñando el futuro de las tierras de Nueva Jersey vulnerables a inundaciones
by Jon Hurdleby Jon HurdleJohnson Park en Piscataway podría defenderse de las inundaciones si se adoptaran las medidas de resiliencia recomendadas en un nuevo manual para municipios de la Universidad de Rutgers, dicen sus…
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‘More than a public hearing:’ Conference offers tips on advocacy, collaboration
Education and collaboration. Those seem the best ways for local officials to fix critical stormwater issues like runoff and flooding, conditions that are only worsening with climate change. They are also…
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Designing the future of NJ’s flood-prone lands
by Jon Hurdleby Jon HurdleAt the corner of Weber Avenue and Loniewski Street in Sayreville, empty brown lots sit between a quiet former residential street and a line of phragmites-choked wetland bordering the South…
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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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Green Infrastructure for Environmental Justice Community Meeting in Hackensack, NJ
by Penda Howellby Penda HowellThe meeting takes place at Second Reformed Church, located at 436 Union Street in Hackensack, New Jersey, and is open to the public. Join the NNJCF and find out about…
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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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Los servicios municipales de control de aguas pluviales presentan una oportunidad para combatir las inundaciones en New Jersey
by Jon Hurdleby Jon HurdleEsta es una traducción de una historia publicada originalmente en inglés. Puedes leer el original aquí. En la intersección de las calles East Walnut y North Plum, cerca del centro…
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Stormwater management: Who pays for it?
by Jon Hurdleby Jon HurdlePatricia Lindsay-Harvey recalls a storm that swamped her town of Willingboro in June 2018, dumping a normal month’s worth of rain across South Jersey in a matter of hours. Streets…
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Every Time it Rains, it Floods: Who Bears the Cost?
by Emma Ukby Emma UkHeavy rainfall, runoff, urban flooding, overbank flooding and drainage problems threaten several areas in Camden County, but the City of Camden—one of 37 municipalities in the county—has the greatest number…