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Environmental and Historic Preservation Review Information
The Environmental and Historic Program of the Division of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation ensures that all funded projects meet federal compliance. The federal government requires all construction work done in Hurricane Ida recovery programs and Superstorm Sandy recovery programs that are funded with Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) dollars be reviewed in a tiered environmental assessment to ensure projects undertaken will have no significant impact on the environment. Therefore, no construction work can begin on projects until all levels of environmental review have been complete and found to be in compliance. Public notices about the environmental review records for recovery projects are published in English and Spanish on this webpage.
Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with a project’s environmental review determination or wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments within a set public comment period to:
Division of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation, Environmental Historic Program
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
101 South Broad Street
PO Box 823
Trenton, NJ 08625-0823
Public comments may also be submitted via email at DRM.EHPComments@dca.nj.gov.
When submitting a public comment, please be sure to reference the project name and location in the comment.
Public comments can additionally be submitted to:
Gerilee Bennett, Acting Division Director
Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR) Division, HUD
451 Seventh Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20410
The following are Hurricane Ida recovery projects that are currently in the environmental review public comment period:
Posted on April 10, 2026
Proposed Action under the Resilient Communities Program
Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds, Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact, and Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a Floodplain
Project Description: Collect, filter, and manage stormwater runoff prior to discharge to the Arthur Kill, reducing flood risk along Bergen Street, improving water quality, and resulting in beneficial floodplain impacts through the conversion of previously developed land to a vegetated bioretention system.
Location: 40 Bergen Street in Carteret, Middlesex County
All comments received by April 26, 2026, will be considered by DCA. Comments should specify which public notice they are addressing.
Acciones propuestas en el marco del Programa Resilient Communities
Aviso de intención de solicitar liberación de fondos y aviso de no impacto significativo y aviso final y explicación pública sobre actividad propuesta en llanura de inundación
Descripción del Proyecto: Captar, filtrar y gestionar la escorrentía pluvial antes de su descarga en el Arthur Kill, reduciendo el riesgo de inundación a lo largo de Bergen Street, mejorando la calidad del agua y generando impactos beneficiosos en la llanura de inundación mediante la conversión de un terreno previamente urbanizado en un sistema de biorretención con vegetación.
Ubicacion: 40 Bergen Street en Carteret, condado de Middlesex
Todos los comentarios recibidos hasta el 26 de abril de 2026 serán considerados por el DCA. Los comentarios deben especificar a qué aviso se refieren.
Posted on March 30, 2026
Proposed Action under the Resilient Communities Program
Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds, Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact, and Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a Floodplain
Project Description: Proposed Penhorn Creek Pump Station consists of the demolition and disposal of an existing stormwater pump station facility and the construction of a new pump station as an elevated platform, complete with stairs for access and an emergency standby generator.
Location: along Penhorn Creek in Jersey City, Hudson County
All comments received by April 15, 2026, will be considered by DCA. Comments should specify which public notice they are addressing.
Acciones propuestas en el marco del Programa Resilient Communities
Aviso de intención de solicitar liberación de fondos y aviso de no impacto significativo y aviso final y explicación pública sobre actividad propuesta en llanura de inundación
Descripción del Proyecto: El propuesto Penhorn Creek Pump Station consiste en la demolición y eliminación de una existente estación de bombeo de aguas pluviales y la construcción de una nueva estación de bombeo como plataforma elevada, con escaleras de acceso y un generador de reserva para emergencias.
Ubicacion: a lo largo del Penhorn Creek en Jersey City, condado de Hudson
Todos los comentarios recibidos hasta el 15 de abril de 2026 serán considerados por el DCA. Los comentarios deben especificar a qué aviso se refieren.
The following are Superstorm Sandy recovery projects that are currently in the environmental review public comment period:
There are currently no Superstorm Sandy recovery projects in the environmental review public comment period.
Phone : Constituent Services Office
(609) 913-4824
Email
DRM.EHPComments@dca.nj.gov
Mail
Division of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation
PO Box 823
101 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0823