>Did United Water inadvertently cause power outage ?
Rumors continue to fly that a major cause of the blackout that has hit Washington Twp, Paramus, Oradell, River Edge and several other towns in Bergen County was the release of water from the Oradell reservoir by United Water Resources that in turn inadvertently flooded the PSE&G New Milford substation .
United Water began lowering the level of the Oradell Reservoir in an attempt to minimize flooding in the New Milford and River Dell areas.
PSE&G after the first denial than is now admitting that if your power is out because of a flooded substation it could take up to 7 days to restore you power .
Contrary to the predictions that PSE&G was prepared for the storm ,the most obvious danger for a hurricane in the North East is flooding .
According to Kathleen A. Donovan’s Bergen County Executive’s Office, United Water has reported that on Monday, over a foot of water is expected to spill over the Oradell dam with significant flooding expected to occur south of the dam. The flooding will effect Oradell and River Edge residents.