
Chairman
Richard J. Wolff
Commissioners
David M. Lopez, Libero D. Marotta, Frank Raia,
Joseph R.
Rivera, Michael Schaffer, Harold Schroeder,
Patleo Spaccavento,
and Katia Stack
Executive Director/Authority Engineer
Fredric J. Pocci, P.E.
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NORTH HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTHORITY AUTHORIZES HOBOKEN
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT HOBOKEN, N.J.
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NORTH
HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTHORITY AUTHORIZES HOBOKEN FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT
HOBOKEN,
N.J. (NOVEMBER
19, 2008) --- The North Hudson Sewerage Authority ("the Authority")
announced today that it has authorized the commencement of its
Hoboken flood control project. The project involves the design
and construction of a wet weather pump station to be located in
the southeastern section of the City. The project's cost is
estimated to be $14 million, the full amount which will be borne
by the Authority. The Authority will fund the project cost through
its participation in the New Jersey State Revolving Loan Fund which
provides long-term, low interest infrastructure loans to qualified
entities. Over the next nine months, the Authority's engineer,
CH2M Hill, will complete the final design of the wet weather pump
station and determine its exact location. Funding should be in
place by the fourth quarter 2009, and the contract for the construction
of the project is expected to be bid out, in a competitive process,
at that time. The construction phase is expected to be completed
within 18 to 24 months after the final construction bid is accepted.
The construction of the wet weather pump station is expected to
alleviate the flooding in Hoboken, including that which currently
besets the southwestern sections of the City. This area is the
most flood-prone because the ground elevation is close to, or in
some cases, below the normal high tide levels of the Hudson River.
Although the Authority does not expect that one pump station will
eliminate all flooding incidents throughout the City, it will nevertheless
go a long way to addressing the most serious problems. The Authority's
funding and building of the single wet weather pump station is
part of a comprehensive flood control project that includes the
construction of three additional wet weather pump stations. In
meetings with Hoboken City officials in mid-2008, it was agreed
that the Authority would pay for one-third of the total cost of
the four pump stations and Hoboken would pay for two-thirds of
that cost. The total cost for the four wet weather pump stations
is estimated to be $44 million dollars. The Authority is fulfilling
its commitment by funding and building one wet weather pump station.
The future construction of the three additional wet weather pump
stations will depend entirely upon Hoboken's ability to fund
them itself. Dr. Richard J. Wolff, Chairman of the Authority, said: "The
Authority recognizes that the alleviation of the flooding problems
in Hoboken must not be held hostage to the City's current financial
problems. We have decided, therefore, to fulfill our commitment
to fund one-third of the total cost of the entire flood control
program by building the one wet weather pump station that will
be the most effective in addressing the flooding problems, especially
in the southwestern sections of the City. When this pump station
is completed and in operation, the Authority will have fulfilled
its commitment to Hoboken, and any additional pump stations will
have to be funded by the City itself. We will, of course, work
closely with the State Fiscal Monitor and City officials going
forward." |