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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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NJ Spotlight NewsStormwater Stories
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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NJ Spotlight NewsStormwater Stories
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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Public Square AmplifiedStormwater Stories
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…
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Madison EagleNJ Hills Media GroupStormwater Stories
Whippany River towns, backed by federal dollars, seek long-term flooding fix
The Whippany River, like most waterways, doesn’t respect town borders. Part of the greater Passaic River Basin that covers much of northern New Jersey, the 16-mile-long Whippany runs east for…
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While it’s true that “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone,” as that classic Joni Mitchell folk song goes, it’s also true that you don’t know what you’ve…
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Madison EagleNJ Hills Media GroupStormwater Stories
Whippany River towns, backed by federal dollars, seek long-term flooding fix
The Whippany River, like most waterways, doesn’t respect town borders. Part of the greater Passaic River Basin that covers much of northern New Jersey, the 16-mile-long Whippany runs east for…
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NJ Hills Media GroupStormwater Stories
Stormwater Matters Collaborative Wins NJPA Lloyd P. Burns Memorial Award for Public Service
by amandaby amandaStormwater Matters has won an award in the annual Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Press Association. The initial series won first place in the Lloyd P. Burns…
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Paterson residents call for answers to city’s flooding woes
When the rain really starts falling on the People’s Park neighborhood on the east side of Paterson, Yolanda Mateo says her street looks more like a river. Sewage-contaminated water floods…