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Northvale to pay for state-mandated stormwater mapping; council approves engineering contract
Summary
Council approved a professional services contract to map the borough’s stormwater system into GIS format to comply with a state MS4 requirement; initial cost reported at about $80,000 with a partial $25,000 state grant noted.
Council members approved a contract to create a digital, GIS-based map of Northvale’s municipal stormwater system to satisfy a state MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) mapping requirement.
Public works staff and a municipal engineer explained that the deliverable will include manholes, catch basins, pipe sizes and flow directions and will be uploaded to the borough’s ArcGIS account for use in inspections and as a baseline drainage study. The work will help the borough document where stormwater flows and support annual inspection and maintenance workflows the municipality is already required to perform.
Council members said the mandate has a January 1 deadline and that the $80,000 project was an unplanned cost. The mayor noted the borough had identified a $25,000 state grant that offsets part of the expense; $15,000 of that grant was described as reimbursable. The work was listed in the meeting’s consent agenda and the council approved the contract during roll call.
Council members said the map will be a practical tool for DPW crews who can access and update assets from mobile devices, attach photos and record inspection findings. They also said the completed map would serve as a useful starting point for future targeted drainage or flood-reduction projects.
The contract was listed as agenda item No. 64 and the vendor named in the meeting materials was Nagoya Engineering.
There were no public objections recorded during the consent-agenda vote.
