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Hackensack NJ, Hackensack Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco gave a weather update in a Facebook say rain and gusty winds are expected this evening into Tuesday morning:
Continue reading Ridgewood Turf Trauma : Nor’easter On the Way
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River Vale NJ, A proposed high density housing development along a portion of the Hackensack River that leads to the Oradell Reservoir is drawing concerns from local residents and environmentalists in an uproar that it will increase runoff into a water source for 800,000 people.
The project would be built on a portion of the Edgewood Country Club in River Vale and significantly increase the amount of asphalt, concrete and other impervious surfaces by 23 acres.
Continue reading High Density Housing Could Threaten Drinking Water for 800 thousand Bergen Residents
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Oradell NJ, At a meeting in Jersey City today, Governor Murphy responded to criticisms of over brining our roads when there is no snow that he has no time for over-preparing critics. DOT’s salt overload however can temporarily turn freshwater bodies – from where we pull our drinking water – into something closer to seawater and cause more lead problems in our drinking water.
Continue reading Salt Brine Contaminates Water Supply
