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Stockton researchers say tidal and "nuisance" flooding still common at Beach Haven pump sites
Summary
Stockton University's Coastal Research Center presented a 2024 monitoring study showing BH5 and BH7 as the most flood-prone storm grate stations; researchers reported 274 days and roughly 6,500 hours of sensor data and said pump stations helped reduce nuisance flooding at some locations.
Kim McKenna, interim executive director at Stockton University's Coastal Research Center, told the Beach Haven Borough Council on Sept. 8 that a 2024 field program detected repeated high-water spikes at several storm-drain locations and frequent "nuisance" flooding driven by tides and wind-driven surge.
McKenna said her team deployed pressure sensors at 12 monitored storm grate locations (labeled BH1–BH12), and compared sensor readings with local tide, precipitation and wind records. "We did three 90-day deployments," she said, and "there were 274 days of data collection, over 6,500 hours of…
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