Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Map is the first in a series designed to increase the information accessible to residents and officials living in the Passaic River Basin before and during a flood event.
The first in a series of online, interactive flood-preparation maps has been released by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The maps are designed to assist emergency management personnel and keep residents living in the Passaic River Basin better informed about flood events as they happen. The first map covers a nearly 3-mile stretch of the Passaic River from Lodi to Saddle River. Several tabs on the map show the current and historical water levels and links to other information about the river at that a specific location. Users can also sign up for flood alerts from the site. The information used to collect the information for a specific gauge has been updated to provide a more accurate reading than the ones gathered …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Dozens of locals met with state officials to discuss ongoing plans to find a permanent remedy to flooding in the Passaic River Basin.
Constructing levees and floodwalls, elevating buildings, and finally building a $2.8 billion water diversion tunnel. Officials discussed these and other possible long-term solutions to flooding in the Passaic River Basin at a public meeting with residents at the Passaic County Public Safety Academy Thursday night. The ideas are part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers re-evaluation of a study designed to determine what the possible solutions there are to alleviating flooding in the 1,000-square mile Basin. The last study was conducted in 1987. The six possible solutions the ACE is examining are: These solutions would cost between $840 and $960 million and offer between 10 and 100 years of protection, according to the ACE. Eugene Brickman, …
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Reader says it is "a disgrace" that another flooding study has to occur before a solution to flooding in the Passaic River Basin is proposed.
In reading a recent article published on NorthJersey.com regarding the flooding study for the Passaic River Basin, this response is being written of behalf of all the people who have had to endure the hardships for countless and unnecessary years. First, it is a disgrace to this nation, and even more to the people, to be told yet another new study is being done at “lighting speed” at an additional cost of $15 million. We ask this: do they not have enough studies from the past 90 years to get the job done? Or do they just enjoy wasting money and time? Are we afraid of getting to the truth and then getting our hands dirty to get the job done? This is not rocket science. Or is it? Is it okay to rebuild other lands at “lighting speed” and not …
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
$353,000 would be used to alleviate flooding in Passaic River Basin.
The town council is joining with local municipalities to clean up nearby rivers in the Passaic River Basin. The council unanimously approved a resolution Oct. 19 authorizing the township to enter into a grant agreement with Pequannock, Pompton Lakes, and Riverdale to de-snag and clean portions of the Pequannock, Pompton, and Ramapo Rivers. The ordinance authorizes the town to apply for a $353,000 grant for the project. Local officials, such as Councilman Alan Purcell, have recently stepped up their efforts to find a permanent solution to flooding, which has increased in severity and frequency in recent years. “It’s something that’s going to get the water moving down stream more quickly,” Purcell said. Purcell represents Wayne’s 1st Ward, …
Sandy Fantau
12:12 pm on Friday, October 5, 2012
Scando, you talk about buyouts as the only answer to this problem. You maybe right. Let's look at this option from another perspective. I believe there are between 250 and 350 homes that would need to be bought out above the dam in Wayne, Pompton Lakes, and Oakland. I'm not sure how many homes and business are effected in the towns below the dam. When you consider going from Pompton Lakes all the… more ›