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:

Tennille Smith Parker
DRSI, Division Director, 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 July 3, 2025

Proposed Action under the Homeowner Assistance and Recovery Program (HARP) and Small Rental Repair Program (SRRP)

Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds and Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a Floodplain and Wetland

Project Description: Activities necessary to restore storm-damaged homes, including rehabilitation, reconstruction, elevation, and/or other mitigation activities such as structural and utility retrofits, grading and slope stabilization, and drainage improvements.

Locations:

  • 4 Lynwood Dr., Lebanon Borough, Hunterdon County, NJ 08833
  • 104 Millburn Ave, Millburn Township, Essex County, NJ 07041
  • 171 Normandy Dr., Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, NJ 08854
  • 54 Blauvelt Ave, Bergenfield, Bergen County, NJ 07621

COMBINED PUBLIC NOTICE

All comments received by July 11, 2025, or seven (7) days from the actual date of publication, whichever is later, will be considered by DCA.

 

Acciones propuestas en el marco del Programa de Asistencia y Recuperación de Propietarios (HARP, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Programa de Reparación de Pequeñas Propiedades de Alquiler (SRRP, por sus siglas en inglés)

Aviso de Intención para Solicitar Liberación de Fondos y Aviso Final y Explicación Pública sobre Actividad Propuesta en Llanura Aluvial y Humedales

Descripción del Proyecto: Las actividades de restauración necesarias de las viviendas dañadas por la tormenta, incluyendo la rehabilitación, la reconstrucción, la elevación y/u otras actividades de mitigación, tales como modernización estructural y de servicios públicos, nivelación y estabilización de taludes, así como mejoras del drenaje.

Ubicaciones:

  • 4 Lynwood Dr., Lebanon Borough, condado de Hunterdon, NJ 08833.
  • 104 Millburn Ave, Millburn Township, condado de Essex, NJ 07041.
  • 171 Normandy Dr., municipio de Piscataway, condado de Middlesex, NJ 08854.
  • 54 Blauvelt Ave, Bergenfield, condado de Bergen, NJ 07621.

AVISO PÚBLICO COMBINADO

Todos los comentarios que se reciban antes del 11 de julio de 2025 o en siete (7) días a partir de la fecha vigente de publicación, la que sea posterior, 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