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The Land Conservancy of New Jersey Barbara Heskins Davis, P.P./AICP Vice President, Programs

Local Actions to Mitigate Flood Hazards: Alternative Choices in Flood Protection and Land Preservation. The Land Conservancy of New Jersey Barbara Heskins Davis, P.P./AICP Vice President, Programs. The Land Conservancy of New Jersey. Nonprofit land trust organization specializing in:

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The Land Conservancy of New Jersey Barbara Heskins Davis, P.P./AICP Vice President, Programs

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  1. Local Actions to Mitigate Flood Hazards: Alternative Choices in Flood Protection and Land Preservation The Land Conservancy of New Jersey Barbara Heskins Davis, P.P./AICP Vice President, Programs

  2. The Land Conservancy of New Jersey Nonprofit land trust organization specializing in: Land Acquisition Planning Grant Writing Negotiation Financing Stewardship

  3. Proven Track Record The Land Conservancy has helped preserve more than 19,350 acres

  4. Caring for the Lands We Preserve

  5. Pequannock Township and the Pompton River

  6. The Pompton River • Flows along the eastern side of Pequannock Township • Has caused damaging and recurring floods • Due to the confluence of the Pequannock, Wanaque and Ramapo Rivers upstream, as well as additional runoff from local neighborhoods, the banks of the Pompton River frequently overflow during the year. For residents that live nearby, this flood hazard presents considerable safety and health concern • Flooding causes property damage and risks compromising the structural integrity of homes and septic systems along the riparian corridor. Additionally, the Township must send fire and rescue to aid the landowners impacted by these flood events.

  7. Pompton River Flooding Photos taken by: Frank Spizzirri, Pequannock Open Space Committee

  8. Post Flooding Damage

  9. Pompton Riverwalk • The Riverwalk protects residents from flooding while creating a new recreational amenity for the municipality • The Land Conservancy assists in this process with landowner negotiations, planning, completion of grant applications, transactional due diligence and contract development.  • First steps include: identifying sites to acquire, working with those landowners to explain the benefits of the program, and coordinating work with county, state and federal agencies.  • Once acquired, buildings are demolished to vacate the street and return the area to its natural state. • Many of the properties are adjacent to, and will expand upon, existing preserved land.

  10. The Riverwalk in the News

  11. Overview of Pompton Riverwalk Strategy • Target the most flood prone homes and streets. • The 21 acquired lots have been subsequently cleared to provide flood storage. • Through their preservation, a new community park has been created, locally known as a “river walk” or “Blueway”.  • Partner organizations include Green Acres, Morris County, Pequannock, and FEMA • Notable are the at risk properties not eligible for FEMA buyouts, which are the properties targeted by The Land Conservancy • In Pequannock: • 66 properties originally identified by The Land Conservancy as at risk, currently 21 homes have been purchased and the homes demolished. • All properties originally identified are now either purchased, under contract to be purchased, or included in either the FEMA program or the Pequannock Riverwalk Project

  12. Phase I Chung Closed : 2007 Not Shown: Konwiser Sabani Closed: 2008 Epright Closed: 2006

  13. Phase II Davey Closed: 2009 Barry Closed: 2009 Pierone Closed : 2008

  14. Phase III Giuliano Closed: 2010 Korth Closed: 2009

  15. Phase IV Berkshire – Closed 2010 Shudtz – Closed: 2010 Hunt – Closed: 2010 Soldatenkov – Closed: 2011 Gidi – Closed: 2011 Weir – Closed: 2011 Shudtz Weir Soldatenkov

  16. Phase V Miuccio Closed: 2012 Moeller (Wilson) Closed: 2012 Van Dunk Closed: 2012 Kica Closed: 2012

  17. Phase VI

  18. Financials of Pompton Riverwalk • Transactional Due Diligence (average cost per site): • Appraisal: $1,540 • Survey: $985 • Phase I Environmental Assessment Report (PAR): $1130 • Demolition Costs: $4,000 • Cost of Transaction (on average) • Land: $272,000 • Funding for Acquisitions: • State of NJ (Green Acres): 44% • Morris County (Open Space): 45% • Pequannock Township (Local): 12%

  19. FEMA Projects

  20. Demolition of Houses Photos taken by: Frank Spizzirri, Pequannock Open Space Committee

  21. Accomplishments • 21 properties preserved since 2006 • FEMA is now working with the Township on the balance of the properties • Trail is being designed • Between 12 and 18% of the funding came from Pequannock • The State of NJ (Green Acres) and Morris County provided the remaining funding • Willing seller program • More interest than funding currently available. • Met the need for relief where FEMA was unable to participate

  22. Pompton Riverwalk

  23. THANK YOU! The Land Conservancy of New Jersey Barbara Heskins Davis, P.P./AICP bhdavis@tlc-nj.org (973) 541-1010, x33

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