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Cranford officials press DEP for river desalting permits, await Army Corps regional meeting
Summary
Mayor Terrence Curran said the township is still awaiting an Army Corps meeting on a regional flood program and is meeting with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection about temporary desalting permits to reduce local flooding this year.
Town officials said they are pursuing temporary river desalting permits with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as a short-term measure while they await a regional plan from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Mayor Terrence Curran told the committee the township "still have not heard from the army corps of engineers, as to when the meeting is gonna be for the larger regional program" but that he and Commissioner Andrews will meet with the Department of Environmental Protection the following day to seek permits to begin desalting work.
Why it matters: Officials described the desalting permits as a possible near-term step to lessen local flooding along the river. The committee said the Army Corps regional program remains the larger, longer-term effort but that the Corps has delayed scheduling.
Details and next steps: The mayor said the DEP meeting is scheduled for tomorrow and that securing permits could allow the township to start desalting work this year for temporary relief. No permit outcome was recorded at the meeting.
What officials did and did not decide: The committee authorized moving forward with permit discussions but did not record any formal vote allocating funds for desalting in this meeting record.
