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Christie Administration Announces $48.3 Million
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Flood Mitigation Assistance Program |
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Wayne Township, 28 acquisitions | $ 3,999,980.00 |
Ocean Township, 32-structure acquisition | $ 4,461,499.00
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Nutley Township, 1 acquisition |
$ 213,625.00
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Lambertville City, Ely Creek Project | $ 194,467.00 |
Neptune City, Valve/Bulkhead project | $ 573,569.00 |
Repetitive Flood Claims Program |
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Little Falls Township, 5 Elevations | $ 364,770.00 |
Township of Nutley, 2 acquisitions | $ 1,664,000.00 |
Pre Disaster Mitigation Grant Program |
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City of Trenton, Trenton Water Works, floodproofing, acquisition | $ 500,000.00 |
County of Essex, Mill Street Bridge retrofit | $ 500,000.00 |
City of Trenton, acquisition, Assunpink Creek Warehouse | $ 300,000.00 |
Township of Neptune, Outfall Valve and Bulkhead project | $ 677,922.00 |
NJ Department of Environmental Protection Mines Plan Study | $ 356,089.00 |
Severe Repetitive Loss Program |
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Sea Bright, 1 elevation | $ 241,000.00 |
Passaic River Basin, 8 Acquisitions - 6 Pompton Lakes, 1 Little Falls, 1 Wayne | $ 3,071,000.00 |
Lincoln Park, 15 Acquisitions | $ 3,071,000.00 |
Little Falls Township, 34 Acquisitions | $ 6,636,800.00 |
Wayne Township, 77 Acquisitions | $ 20,501,200.00 |
State Police Superintendent Colonel Rick Fuentes, Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, also announced Federal Emergency Management Agency approval of the 2011 New Jersey State Hazard Mitigation Plan. The approval enables the State to continue its future eligibility to receive FEMA disaster and hazard mitigation assistance for the residents of the state through 2014.
Floods have been and continue to be the most frequent, destructive, and costly natural hazard facing the State of New Jersey. The large majority of the State's damage reported for major disasters is associated with floods. In February, the Passaic River Flood Advisory Commission unveiled a 15-point plan to reduce flooding and minimize the impacts of floods. Recommendations included buying flood-prone properties and elevating homes in flood areas.
For more information about reducing risk from floods, visit:
NJ Office of Emergency Management www.ready.nj.gov
National Flood Insurance Program www.floodsmart.gov
NJ State Hazard Mitigation Plan - http://www.ready.nj.gov/programs/mitigation_plan2011.html
To read Governor Christie's Passaic River Basin Flood Advisory Commission report, visit: http://www.nj.gov/dep/passaicriver/docs/passaic-report201101.pdf
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