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Thousands of homes along New Jersey’s coastline have been shifted out of the most at-risk flood zone, according to revised maps posted online during the weekend by the Federal Emergency ...
"In our flood maps and our flood insurance rate maps, we do not map future conditions," said Michael Foley, chief of the risk analysis branch of FEMA's Region 2, which includes New Jersey.
Expanding New Jersey's flood hazard area by 1.5%. Currently, about 16% of the state is within a flood hazard zone. Moving into compliance with FEMA flood-prevention regulations.
The New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection has reproposed—now through normal rulemaking and not as an ‘emergency” mandate—rules regulating new and renovated construction in flood ...
New Jersey homeowners can use the FEMA flood map search tool to see if their home is in an area at risk of flooding. If you live in a high-risk flood zone, you'll need an elevation certificate to ...
Expanding New Jersey's flood hazard area by 1.5%. Currently, about 16% of the state is within a flood hazard zone. Moving into compliance with FEMA flood-prevention regulations.
New Jersey's approach to plan for flood impacts on private assets as well as on state assets is "pretty profound," said Laura Lightbody, director of the nonprofit policy group Pew Flood Prepared ...
New Jersey's inland communities should not assume that they are insulated from flood risk. Riverine flooding is another dangerous form of flooding that can move quickly and leave destruction in ...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the Flood Risk Notification Law on July 3, 2023, amending the Truth-in-Renting Act and supplementing the Consumer Fraud Act, effective as of March 20, 2024.
Expanding New Jersey's flood hazard area by 1.5%. Currently, about 16% of the state is within a flood hazard zone. Moving into compliance with FEMA flood-prevention regulations.