Mayors in the Pascack Valley region are pushing to have the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection make a stronger effort to address flood mitigation in the state. The Pascack Valley Mayors’ Association — which represents Emerson, Oradell, Washington Township, Hillsdale, Park Ridge, Montvale, Old Tappan, River Vale, Woodcliff Lake and Westwood — sent out […]
HO-HO-KUS − Tests taken earlier this month following the borough’s $3.7 million water treatment system upgrade indicate “below detectable levels” of chemical contaminates ahead of the May 23 deadline, Mayor Thomas Randall announced Thursday. The announcement is posted on the borough website, hhkborough.com, and will be mailed to residents. “We are happy to announce that […]
Apr. 2—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has entered a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) with Keystone Sanitary Landfill for odor violations — including creating malodors — at its facility in the boroughs of Dunmore and Throop between November 2022 and February 2024, and impacting residents in several surrounding communities. The $575,000 […]
Mar. 6—FAIRMONT — The first step toward plugging the sinkhole on the Woman’s Club of Fairmont lawn began on Tuesday. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection began drilling holes and taking core samples around the sinkhole, which will help their engineers figure out their plan of attack toward sealing the hole. “They have come […]
Flood-stricken residents who are considering government-funded buyouts of their properties can attend an upcoming forum to learn more about the voluntary program. The Blue Acres Program of the state Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled the first of three meetings for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Pompton Lakes municipal building, at 25 Lenox Ave. […]
Jan. 8—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Monday announced it has issued a Notice of Violation to Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Lackawanna County for failing to control odors from the leachate lagoons at its facility in Dunmore and Throop Boroughs. DEP’s investigation into residents’ complaints revealed that the odors rise to the […]