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Westwood NJ, A plan by mayors in northern Bergen County to reduce flood risks by having the Woodcliff Lake reservoir lowered to 91 feet has suffered a setback after the state Department of Environmental Protection declined to back it.
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Westwood Mayor Ray Arroyo in a Facebook post said , “No surprise here.The DEP and Veolia won’t budge.Never have… and never will.Unless directed to do so by the people you send to Trenton to represent you. And who exert oversight on Executive branch Administrative agencies (DEP) and the utilities ( Veolia) S740 and A4200 are the beginning of a solution.”
In early June, the Pascack Valley Mayor’s Association called on Veolia Water, the utility formerly known as Suez, to cap the height of the Woodcliff Lake reservoir year-round. The mayors argued that towns, particularly Westwood and Hillsdale, have faced ever-increasing flooding problems, even during what local officials call “no-name” storms.
But in a statement this week, the state environmental department said that while it recognized the long-standing flooding problems in the area, “the reservoirs in Bergen County and their related water supply infrastructure are not designed to mitigate floods.
It should be lowered a bit. End of the story.
Maybe Ridgewood could buy some water since their failed operation doesn’t provide enough to water our lawns.
It hasn’t rained in 2 weeks, it’ll be dry in no time. Happens every summer.