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Sandy-Flooded Inland Towns in NJ See No Solutions | Synopsis

Sandy-Flooded Inland Towns in NJ See No Solutions

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Less noticed was the enormous damage caused inland when a mile-and-a-half-long earthen barrier along and near the Hackensack River was breached, sending a tidal surge washing over parts of several towns, damaging more than 2,000 homes and other buildings. Now attention is turning to what can be done to prevent similar river flooding in future storms, and townspeople and officials don't like what they are hearing — because no one seems to own the problem. The Associated Press found little consensus among state and local agencies on the number of earthen barriers, or berms, who is responsible for maintaining them and whether they are, or were, even meant to provide flood protection. What's more, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said it isn't responsible for regulating them.

People:

Raguseo

Overall Sentiment: -0.0471782

Relevance: 0.761344

SentimentQuote
0.266381"This is not a witch hunt, we are not blaming everyone," Raguseo said ...
0.217848"This is not a witch hunt, we are not blaming everyone," Raguseo said in an interview. "We need information so we can lobby to make changes that need to be done so this never happens again."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.484229
  • Mean: 0.2421145
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Kane

Overall Sentiment: 0.131321

Relevance: 0.60439

SentimentQuote
0.0584416Kane in November 2010 describes one of its tidal restoration strategies for the site as to "build flood control berm protecting neighboring development."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0584416
  • Mean: 0.0584416
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Gov. Chris Christie

Overall Sentiment: -0.696917

Relevance: 0.591687

SentimentQuote
0"We don't have records of that berm, of when it was built and how it was built originally," he told ...
-0.033408"We don't have records of that berm, of when it was built and how it was built originally," he told committee chairman Paul Sarlo. "It's not something the state keeps, it's not something we regulate. We regulate dams."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.033408
  • Mean: -0.016704
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Andrew Derickson

Overall Sentiment: 0.0671113

Relevance: 0.512111

Commissioner Bob Martin

Overall Sentiment: -0.339292

Relevance: 0.477843

Paul Sarlo

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.432257

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Additional Info:

Facility: MetLife Stadium

Overall Sentiment: 0.146096

Relevance: 0.720001

GeographicFeature: Hackensack River

Overall Sentiment: -0.305608

Relevance: 0.615153

StateOrCounty: New Jersey

Overall Sentiment: -0.0555304

Relevance: 0.493212

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:

Organization: Jets

Overall Sentiment: 0.384072

Relevance: 0.782961

Organization: Senate

Overall Sentiment: 0.0300604

Relevance: 0.65236

Organization: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.574404

Organization: New York Giants

Overall Sentiment: 0.0708254

Relevance: 0.451273

Organization: DEP

Overall Sentiment: -0.24664

Relevance: 0.419369

Company: Kane Mitigation LLC

Overall Sentiment: 0.028159

Relevance: 0.578582

Company: The Associated Press

Overall Sentiment: -0.122753

Relevance: 0.382068

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