Environmental and Historic Preservation Review Information

The Environmental and Historic Program of the Division of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation ensures that all funded projects meet federal compliance. The federal government requires all construction work done in Hurricane Ida recovery programs and Superstorm Sandy recovery programs that are funded with Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) dollars be reviewed in a tiered environmental assessment to ensure projects undertaken will have no significant impact on the environment. Therefore, no construction work can begin on projects until all levels of environmental review have been complete and found to be in compliance. Public notices about the environmental review records for recovery projects are published in English and Spanish on this webpage.

Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with a project’s environmental review determination or wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments within a set public comment period to:

Division of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation, Environmental Historic Program
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
101 South Broad Street
PO Box 823
Trenton, NJ 08625-0823

Public comments may also be submitted via email at DRM.EHPComments@dca.nj.gov.
When submitting a public comment, please be sure to reference the project name and location in the comment.

Public comments can additionally be submitted to:

Gerilee Bennett, Acting Division Director 
Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR) Division, HUD
451 Seventh Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20410

 

The following are Hurricane Ida recovery projects that are currently in the environmental review public comment period:

 

Posted on January 8, 2026

Proposed Action under the Resilient Communities Program

Combined Public Notice – Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds, Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact, and Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a Floodplain

Project Description: The project will reconstruct the Melrose Pump Station above the FEMA 100-year floodplain as the current pump station is below the flood hazard elevation and the station experienced flooding in 2012 due to Superstorm Sandy from the Raritan Bay that resulted in damage to the station.

Location:

  • Scott Avenue, Block 283, Lot 3, Sayreville, NJ 08872

PUBLIC NOTICE

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

All comments received by January 24, 2026, will be considered by DCA.

Actividad propuesta en el marco del Programa Comunidades Resilientes

Aviso preliminar y revisión pública de actividad propuesta en llanura aluvial y humedal

Aviso público combinado – Aviso de intención de solicitar liberación de fondos, notificación de determinación de no impacto significativo y aviso final y explicación pública de actividad propuesta en llanura aluvial

Descripción del Proyecto: Esta actividad se propone reconstruir la Estación de Bombeo Melrose que se encuentra en la llanura aluvial de 100 años de la FEMA ya que la actual estación de bombeo está por debajo de la elevación base de inundación y se inundó y se dañó en el 2012 durante el paso del huracán Sandy por la Bahía Raritan.

Ubicaciónes:

  • Scott Avenue, Block 283, Lot 3, Sayreville, NJ 08872

AVISO PÚBLICO

EVALUACIÓN AMBIENTAL EN INGLÉS

Todos los comentarios recibidos hasta el 24 de enero de 2026 serán considerados por el DCA.

 

 

The following are Superstorm Sandy recovery projects that are currently in the environmental review public comment period:


There are currently no Superstorm Sandy recovery projects in the environmental review public comment period.

   Phone : Constituent Services Office
      (609) 913-4824

  Email
       DRM.EHPComments@dca.nj.gov

  Mail
        Division of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation
        PO Box 823
        101 South Broad Street
        Trenton, NJ 08625-0823