Monday, May 13, 2013
The street will be closed to eastbound traffic at Van Emburgh Avenue.
A portion of Washington Avenue in Washington Township will be closed while a contractor installs equipment for United Water this week, according to a notice from the township Police Department. The eastbound lane will be closed at Van Emburgh Avenue from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and possibly also Friday, according to the notice. A crew was already working at the site Monday afternoon. Westbound drivers will be able to use the intersection. Drivers will be detoured north toward Hillsdale Avenue or south toward East Glen Avenue during the closure. The westbound lane of Washington Avenue between Pascack Road and Jackson Avenue was also closed for one day last month while it was repaved. Have a question or news tip? Contact …
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
An attorney for the Hillsdale & Westwood Flood Solution Group said more changes need to be made to minimize flooding.
Westwood officials still want the Department of Environmental Protection to order an operations change at the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir as was recommended in a 2011 report, Mayor John Birkner said this week. Members of the Hillsdale & Westwood Flood Solution Group said the change alone would not be enough. United Water, which owns the reservoir, keeps the water level slightly higher in the summer than in the winter. A 2011 report prepared for Westwood by Boswell Engineering recommended changing operations at the reservoir to maintain the lower level all year. Water which leaves the reservoir flows into the Pascack Brook, which flooded some homes five times in 2011. Birkner said the change could "mitigate a certain degree of flooding." …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Company says increase needed to cover infrastructure upgrades and other expenses.
United Water is seeking approval from the state for an 18 percent rate increase, the company said. The company said it needs $30 million generated by the higher fees to pay for infrastructure upgrades and other expenses. An average residential United Water customer using 7,480 gallons of water per month would see an increase from $557 to $657, according to a report on northjersey.com. “This is a challenging economy, not only for our customers, but for the company. The cost of providing reliable water service continues to climb and we are sensitive to seeking a rate adjustment at this time. We must remain committed, however, to providing uninterrupted water service and maintaining exceptional water quality,” Jim Glozzy, United Water vice…
Monday, March 11, 2013
The state Department of Environmental Protection has given United Water until April 1 to outline their schedule for the project.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is requiring United Water to start work to upgrade the dam at the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir "as soon as possible" in a letter dated March 1. The DEP is requiring United Water to approximately double the rate at which water can flow out of the reservoir so that the dam would not break in a 1,000-year storm. United Water has until April 1 to submit a schedule for the project. Steven Goudsmith, a company rep, told Patch that the schedule is still being developed. United Water's plan was approved by the DEP in late 2011, but work has not yet started. Hillsdale officials have insisted the borough's Planning Board should review the effects the project could have on downstream flooding along …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The Hillsdale & Westwood Flood Solution Group's attorney said some flooding along the Pascack Brook can be stopped.
The Hillsdale & Westwood Flood Solution Group, an organization of residents affected or concerned by flooding, offered to work more closely with the Hillsdale government during a borough council meeting Tuesday night. Donald MacLachlan, an attorney representing the group, said that the council should form a committee tasked with advising the governing body on resolving the flooding problem along the Pascack Brook. MacLachlan said the committee could help with formulating a plan and also finding funding for any projects needed for the plan. The state government is currently "highly sensitive" to flooding issues, he said. The upcoming United Water project to upgrade the dam at the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir is one focus of the group, but not …
Monday, February 25, 2013
United Water sued Hillsdale to void a pair of land use laws the borough passed last year.
A lawsuit filed by United Water against Hillsdale stands as the next step in the legal battle over a proposed project to upgrade the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir dam. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is requiring United Water to approximately double the rate at which water can flow out of the reservoir. The DEP approved a plan submitted by United Water in 2011. Hillsdale has asserted that its Planning Board should review United Water's plans because of concerns that the project could worsen flooding along the Pascack Brook downstream from the reservoir. The borough passed two ordinances last year which create additional borough oversight for tree removal and utility projects in order to "protect the public health, safety …
Friday, February 22, 2013
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities declined to decide if they have jurisdiction over the proposed Woodcliff Lake Dam upgrade project, which some say could affect flooding in Hillsdale and Westwood.
A state board decided Wednesday that it does not have the authority to make a decision requested by United Water on the utility's proposed dam upgrade project for the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir. United Water filed a petition with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) last year asking the board to find that their plan for the dam — which would approximately double the rate at which water can flow into the Pascack Brook — is "reasonably necessary;" and that local land use ordinances have no authority over the plan. Hillsdale officials have argued that the plan should be heard by the borough Planning Board because it could affect flooding in the brook. The BPU dismissed the petition without prejudice this week, declining to rule that …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The program for Pascack Valley firefighters will train them in rescuing people in dangerous storms and other "swiftwater" conditions.
Swiftwater training for Pascack Valley firefighters, which had been scheduled for this weekend, will not take place until next spring at the earliest, according to Hillsdale Deputy Fire Chief Jason Durie. There was apparently a scheduling issue between the Pascack Valley Fire Chiefs Association and the company which conducts the training, Durie said. The Association may choose a new date at their next meeting, but a specific one has not yet been set. The training will prepare firefighters to deal with rescues during so-called "swiftwater" conditions, such as those in the Pascack Brook during heavy rainstorms. United Water is paying for the training, according to company rep Rich Henning. Westwood Councilman Jay Sciara said at a council …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Hillsdale wants an engineer who specializes in dams to review United Water's plan for the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir Dam.
Hillsdale officials are making a second attempt to find an engineer who specializes in dams to review United Water's plan to upgrade the dam at the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir. Officials, citing concern that the project could increase flooding along the Pascack Brook, had initially sent out a call for bids over the summer, with a limit of $10,000 to spend on the project. Mayor Max Arnowitz previously told Patch he hoped to have an engineer finish a report by September. They only received one response, with a quote of $12,500, according to borough administrator Jonathan DeJoseph. Now the borough is going to make a second call for bids, and they're upping the limit to $12,500. DeJoseph said they hope to get more responses with the higher budget…
Monday, July 23, 2012
The utility is required to release the information each year.
United Water recently released its annual Consumer Confidence Report for customers in Bergen and Hudson Counties. According to the report, United Water received no violations in 2011 for contaminants in its local supply. Jim Glozzy, United Water's vice president and general manager, said the legally-required report is an "important tool" for educating their customers. “We’re pleased to advise our customers that our water continues to meet or exceed all state and federal regulations for safe drinking water,” Glozzy said. United Water's local supply comes from the Oradell, Woodcliff Lake and Lake Tappan Reservoirs in Bergen County and Lake DeForest in Rockland County, N.Y., as well as some wells. The reservoirs hold approximately 14 billion …
dave bager
1:08 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
you mean they need the money to lay some pipe ,so when they release all their water into a "straw" and flood the whole town........ etc.!!!!???? more ›