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The town now floods even on sunny days. A Jersey Shore town is giving away money to help. What's next? Rutgers University scientists say there is a 50% chance that sea level in New Jersey will be ...
The state has received below-normal levels of rainfall over the past 90 days, particularly in southern, central and eastern portions of the state. "While water conservation is always important, it ...
The reservoir contains 55 billion US gallons (210,000,000 m 3) of water for use in central New Jersey, making it the largest in the state. Its water is distributed during times of drought via the nearby south branch of the Raritan River. The New Jersey Division of Wildlife (a department of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ...
New Jersey environmental officials are poised to issue new rules that could slow water use across the state, as drinking water supplies dwindle. New Jersey issues Drought Warning as drinking water ...
The Boonton Reservoir is a 700-acre (280 ha) reservoir located between Boonton and Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey. Boonton, along with nearby Splitrock Reservoir, provides water for Jersey City, New Jersey. [2] It was formed by the construction of a dam on the Rockaway River completed in 1904 [1] on the site of the original town of Boonton ...
Spruce Run Recreation Area is a 1,290-acre (5.2 km 2) New Jersey state recreation area located in Union Township and Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It encompasses the Spruce Run Reservoir that is used as a backup reservoir to protect the state from prolonged droughts.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued a statewide drought watch Oct. 17. It's also reminded residents about how to conserve water. It's also reminded residents about how to ...
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in New Jersey.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).