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| Request for funds be devoted for an emergency hydrology study of Flat Creek The watershed council agreed to send a letter to the attention of Mayor and Councils of both Hazlet Township and Holmdel Township requesting that funds be devoted for an emergency hydrology study of Flat Creek and the sub-watershed region, including upstream and downstream of the Garden Park Mobile Home Community. Mayor James DiNardo Mayor Serena DiMaso Re: Flooding issues at the Dear Mayor DiNardo & Mayor DiMaso, On Monday, August 20, 2007, members of the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council, an all-volunteer organization dedicated to the restoration and conservation of our local waterways, met with Edward Carroll, Property Manager for Garden Park Associates, and John Coffey, local mobile home resident. The Garden Park Mobile Home community is located along After a tour of the mobile home community, the watershed council agreed to send a letter to the attention of Mayor and Councils of both Hazlet Township and Holmdel Township requesting that funds be devoted for an emergency hydrology study of Flat Creek and the sub-watershed region, including upstream and downstream of the Garden Park Mobile Home Community. Existing data available for at least a partial hydrology study in the Flat Creek sub-watershed region might be obtained from NJDEP, NJDOT, and/or your township engineer from former or on-going development projects. The watershed council believes that a hydrology study will provide the best long-term resolution to mitigating the flooding problems that are causing risks and safety hazards to the residents of the Garden Park Mobile Home community, and to those property owners downstream and upstream, and along Flat Creek. The watershed council believes residents will benefit from this study by understanding exactly what is causing the flooding incidents to occur and to determine how residents and businesses may best be protected during and after flood events. The hydrology study should be comprehensive and include as much of the Flat Creek sub-watershed region as possible to help determine surface water flow patterns, flow during storm events, drainage, contour data, anecdotal data about problem areas, and how bridge and culverts impact flow. For example, on our August 20th tour, we observed quite a few bridge culverts upstream and downstream from the mobile home community that were partially or totally covered in by silt and organic debris. Is this the only major reason for flooding to occur within the sub-watershed region? Although there are many questions and suggestions, the watershed council believes a proper scientific and comprehensive hydrology study will provide the best picture to get to the bottom of this issue. The hydrological projections should be a prime consideration in a decision on flood control and data which can be used to determine the best and most cost-effective plan to work out the long-term issue of flooding along Flat Creek during winter storms and major rainfall events. The hydrology study is a matter of some urgency so that safety recommendations can be made. Given the extent of damages in this area, the watershed council would greatly appreciate the rapid initiation of the study. Thank you for your time and help in this important matter. Sincerely, Joseph S. Reynolds Joseph S. Reynolds Co-Chair Bayshore Regional Watershed Council
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