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:

Tennille Smith Parker
DRSI, Division Director, 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 December 15, 2025

Proposed Action under the Homeowner Assistance and Recovery Program

Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a Floodplain and Wetland

Project Description: The projects will be limited to rehabilitation activities within the footprint of the existing developed lots to address storm-related damage.  

Locations:

  • 452 Riverside Ave, Rutherford Borough, NJ 07070
  • 922 River Rd, Piscataway Township, NJ 08854

PUBLIC NOTICE

All comments received by January 1, 2026, will be considered by DCA.

 

Actividad propuesta en el marco del Programa de Asistencia y Recuperación de Propietarios de Vivienda (HARP, por sus siglas en inglés).

Aviso preliminar y revisión pública de actividad propuesta en llanura aluvial y humedal

Descripción del Proyecto: En los proyectos se limitarán a actividades de rehabilitación dentro de la superficie ocupada de los lotes desarrollados existentes para hacer frente a los daños relacionados con la tormenta. 

Ubicaciónes:

  • 452 Riverside Ave, Rutherford Borough, NJ 07070
  • 922 River Rd, Piscataway Township, NJ 08854

AVISO PÚBLICO

Todos los comentarios recibidos hasta el 1 de enero de 2026 serán considerados por el DCA.

 

 

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