Hoboken Readies H-5 Pump Station: Will Help Alleviate ‘Chronic Flooding’

Hoboken, NJ – The new pumps have dropped, Hoboken.

On Friday, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer joined North Hudson Sewerage Authority (NHSA) Executive Director Richard Wolff and other city officials for a ceremony to lower and secure the pumps for the H-5 wet weather pump station currently under construction.

The pump station, which is entirely underground and is designed to alleviate chronic flooding in northwest Hoboken between 9th Street and 13th Street, is a joint project between NHSA and the municipality, city officials stated in a news release.

The station will have two pumps, each with a capacity of 40 million gallons per day, for a total pumping capacity of 80 million gallons per day.

“During intense rain events at high tide, the pumps will pump against the tide, preventing sewers from filling to capacity and overflowing onto streets,” city officials said.

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The pumps are expected to be operational by August 2016, city officials said. Final completion of the H-5 WWPS is expected for September or October.

The municipality is financing the bulk of the project, and NHSA is in charge of design and construction and will operate and maintain the pump station under a 99-year lease with Hoboken, officials said.

“I am excited that this project is on track to be operational by the end of the summer as part of a comprehensive flood resiliency plan to protect Hoboken from all types of flooding,” Mayor Dawn Zimmer said. “I thank the North Hudson Sewerage Authority for their partnership on this project and the residents of Maxwell Place for their patience during the construction.”

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