When wastewater treatment plants lost power during Hurricane Sandy, they dumped untreated sewage into NJ’s waterways. In an effort to prevent raw sewage from spilling into New Jersey’s waterways, the state is beginning to require sewer plants to plan for 500-year storms and to prepare for extended outages of up to 14 days. The new requirements…
Posted: September 19th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Christie Administration, DEP, Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey, News, NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: 500 year storm, DEP, Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey, NJ Future, Sewage Plants, Superst | Comments Off on State Wants Sewer Plants to Plan for 500-Year Storms, Extended Outages