The Maplewood Community Pool will be open at 12 noon today August 29, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
POOL OPEN TODAY AT NOON
The Maplewood Community Pool will be open at 12 noon today August 29, 2011
PSE&G MONDAY UPDATE
Also this release today from the utility:
August 29, 2011
PSE&G Hurricane Irene Update: Aug. 29, 2011 at 5:30 a.m.
At this time, there are about approximately 265,000 PSE&G customers without power statewide due to the hurricane and resulting flooding. The utility has already restored service to more than 240,000 customers affected by the storm.
PSE&G has 6,000 employees supporting the restoration effort including 840 PSE&G and out-of-state linemen, an additional 50 crews that have now joined the effort from Ohio, and 540 tree contractors. While the majority of customers will be restored within 48 hours, customers should be prepared for potentially lengthy outages of up to seven days. Those outages due to flooding will take the longest to restore.
In addition to widespread electric outages, the heavy rain and storm surge may result in gas outages. Water could enter the utility’s gas distribution system, as well as flood customers’ basements and gas appliances. Customers are reminded to call PSE&G to report gas odors and to contact their local municipal officials for direction and assistance in pumping water out of their basements.
MAYOR ON IRENE
I just got off a conference call with the Governor's office and here is some information:
Electric Power:
PSE&G has almost 400,000 customers without power. Across the state about 1 million are without electric. PSE&G has brought in crews from other parts of the country to help their crews. The Governor's office said that residents may see power company reps come to a site and not do anywork. These are spotters who are responsible to size up the problem and deploy a crew to fix the problem identified. It may be downed lines or broken poles or blown transformers. There have been crews in Maplewood assessing and repairing problem spots. The Township will continue to monitor this work and press PSE&G to be responsive in a prompt manner.
Water:
NJ American Water's Short Hills plant has been flooded and there are also power problems there. I spoke to a representative in the NJ Department of Environmental Protection about the lack of water pressure in Maplewood and they will be following up. This appears to be a more difficult problem, given the electrical mess at the plant. Any water you do get from the tap should be boiled until further notice. NJAW is in regular contact with the Township and we will relay information to the public.
Travel to New York:
NJ Transit will not have train service in the morning. It may be back in the afternoon. The PATH trains will be running as well as NJ Transit bus service. You can get PATH trains at Newark Penn Station. The #25 bus on Springfield Avenue takes you to Penn Station in Newark. You can catch the bus at the corner of Indiana Street.
You can also take the #107 bus directly to NY Port Authority Bus Station. The 107 can be caught on Irvington Avenue at the senior citizen building just west of Boyden Avenue.
The two tunnels and the George Washington Bridge are operating in a normal fashion.
That's it for now.
Mayor Vic De Luca
DAYS WAIT FOR WATER?
PATCH reports that water boiling could continue for days:
It posted this New Jersey American Water release:
On Saturday night, the flood gates were closed at New Jersey American Water’s Raritan Millstone Plant in Bridgewater in Somerset County in anticipation of Irene’s heavy rains and flooding. The flood walls have protected the plant; however the facility lost power and is running off of a limited supply of emergency power. High flood waters have prevented electric utility workers from reaching the inside of the plant or from working just outside of the plant to reconnect electric service. Company officials have been working with PSE&G, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the State Police to devise a plan to restore power to the Raritan Millstone Plant. The company’s Canal Road Water Treatment Plant, in nearby Somerset can serve as a backup if power resumption to the Raritan Millstone Plant is delayed.
New Jersey American is asking its customers to reduce or limit as much water use as possible while the company works to restore the plants, as well as other facilities in its service areas. Customers should limit all water uses and refrain from any nonessential uses of water to conserve water. Recovery to normal operations could take several days and customer conservation will be necessary until further notice. Large industrial customers should also reduce their water use where possible.
It posted this New Jersey American Water release:
On Saturday night, the flood gates were closed at New Jersey American Water’s Raritan Millstone Plant in Bridgewater in Somerset County in anticipation of Irene’s heavy rains and flooding. The flood walls have protected the plant; however the facility lost power and is running off of a limited supply of emergency power. High flood waters have prevented electric utility workers from reaching the inside of the plant or from working just outside of the plant to reconnect electric service. Company officials have been working with PSE&G, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the State Police to devise a plan to restore power to the Raritan Millstone Plant. The company’s Canal Road Water Treatment Plant, in nearby Somerset can serve as a backup if power resumption to the Raritan Millstone Plant is delayed.
New Jersey American is asking its customers to reduce or limit as much water use as possible while the company works to restore the plants, as well as other facilities in its service areas. Customers should limit all water uses and refrain from any nonessential uses of water to conserve water. Recovery to normal operations could take several days and customer conservation will be necessary until further notice. Large industrial customers should also reduce their water use where possible.
ALERT - WATER RESTRICTIONS DUE TO HURRICANE
Alert NotificationsNew Jersey American Water today issued a boil water advisory for customers in the following communities: West Orange, Short Hills, Millburn, Maplewood, Irvington, Springfield, Summit. Due to flooding related to the impact of Hurricane Irene, our Canoe Brook Water Treatment Plant in Millburn has been inundated. For updated information, customers can visit Jersey American Water’s website atwww.newjerseyamwater.com , under the Alerts Notifications section. Please note that this is a standard procedure whenever a treatment failure occurs which may compromise the quality of your drinking water. New Jersey American Water will provide information as to when the advisory is lifted. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection requires us to issue the following advisory: The Department of Environmental Protection has determined that a potential or actual threat to the quality of water being provided to you currently exists. Therefore until further notice, bring tap water to a rolling boil for one minute and allow to cool before using for consumption; drinking, ice cubes, washing vegetables and fruit, and for brushing teeth. Please continue to boil your water until you are notified that the water quality is acceptable. New Jersey American Water also recommends the following steps:
New Jersey AmericanWater Company will notify customers as soon as the advisory is lifted. If customers have any questions they may call 1-800-652-6987. |
YMCA CLOSED TODAY
Just got this message from them:
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
TREE DOWN, BLOCKED INTERSECTION
Scanner reported a tree downed a wire near Winchester Gardens and some kind of vehicle blocking Millburn Ave. and Valley Street.
Also, alert of an armed robbery at a liquor store on Chestnut Street in Union.
Also, alert of an armed robbery at a liquor store on Chestnut Street in Union.
LATEST HURRICANE WARNING
This from the National Weather Service in recent minutes:
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
Sat, Aug 27, 2011, 8:22 PM EDT
Local Radar Map
Updated Aug 27, 2011, 8:25pm EDT
... HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
... PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 3 TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 91 PERCENT.
... WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING... WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES... SIDING... GUTTERS AND WINDOWS... ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE... CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES... RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE SNAPPED... AND A NUMEROUS TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.
... TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS LONG ISLAND... COASTAL CONNECTICUT... AND THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA AS INTENSE RAIN BANDS MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT.
... STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON TRACK... INTENSITY... AND SPEED OF THE STORM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE POSE A SERIOUS THREAT WITH SEVERAL FEET OF WATER INUNDATION POSSIBLE ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS.
BASED ON THE FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE IRENE... THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 8 FEET OF SURGE ACROSS WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND AND NEW YORK HARBOR... WITH 3 TO 5 FT OF SURGE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS OF LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY... PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS... AND EASTERN LONG ISLAND FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE TIDAL CONDITIONS WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY ACCOMPANYING LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE... AND LIFE THREATENING WAVES ON TOP OF THE STORM SURGE.
HIGH TIDE ACROSS NEW YORK HARBOR AND THE SOUTH SHORE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND IS AROUND 8 AM SUNDAY. IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO... WATER LEVELS OF 8 TO 10 FT ABOVE MSL ARE POSSIBLE.
HIGH TIDE ACROSS WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND IS AROUND 11 AM SUNDAY. IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO... WATER LEVELS OF 10 TO 11 FT ABOVE MSL ARE POSSIBLE.
HIGH TIDE ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND IS AROUND 9 AM SUNDAY. IN A WORST CASE SCENARIO... WATER LEVELS OF 7 TO 8 FT ABOVE MSL ARE POSSIBLE.
THERE IS A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF THE WORST CASE SCENARIO.
... INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION... AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.
... COASTAL HAZARDS... INCREASINGLY LARGE SWELLS ARRIVING FROM HURRICANE IRENE WILL CREATE HIGH SURF... SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND WASHOVERS ALONG THE ATLANTIC FACING COASTLINE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY ALONG THE COASTLINE OF LONG ISLAND SOUND AND PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS DUE TO THE SURGE AND BATTERING SURF.
... RIP CURRENTS... DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.
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