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Pequannock Township is committed to providing residents with accurate information about flood issues and utilizing the most effective flood mitigation measures. The Township's Flood Resilience Officer is a full-time, dedicated resource for our community whose responsibilities for non-regulatory aspects of flooding include:
FEMA Home Elevation Grants - grant administration and annual applications
Flood Hazard & Mitigation Measures - provide information to residents
FEMA Flood Maps - property look-up service and Township's Map Appeal
Flood Insurance - resource person; maintain 25% discount for community
Flood Watch - track local rivers / dams / reservoirs, help coordinate flood alerts
Township Assistance Available
- Jennifer McCulloch (Flood Resilience Officer) - FEMA home elevation grants, flood risk/mapping, flood mitigation measures, flood insurance questions
- Joe Golden (Engineer/Floodplain Administrator) - development regulations, flood mitigation measures, elevation certificates, river de-snagging
- Bob Grant (Construction Official) - construction regulations in the floodplain
- Dave Seugling (Superintendent, Public Works) - drainage ditch maintenance
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Jennifer McCulloch
Flood Resilience OfficerPhone: 973-835-5700, ext. 164
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Flood Information
Physical Address
471 Newark Pompton Turnpike
2nd Floor
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Mailing Address
530 Newark Pompton Turnpike
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
News Briefs
FEMA Elevation Grants: 44 elevation projects are underway and 15 more homes are awaiting Congressional approval. 2019 application will be filed soon. Interested in our 2020 application? do you qualify?
FEMA Map Appeal: waiting for the third-party, independent review of FEMA vs. Pequannock data/modelling to begin.
River De-Snagging: Twp. Engineer is working to obtain the necessary permits to remove obstructions from the Pompton River.
Drainage Ditch Clean-out: Dept. of Public Works efforts have resulted in excellent drainage after recent rain events.
Flood Control Advisory Committee - meets every second Thursday at 7:30 pm in the Municipal Courtroom