Source: United States Senator for New Jersey Bob Menendez
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – U.S Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) today announced that the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) was awarded $11,835,885.60 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover the cost of repairs after floods from Superstorm Sandy damaged the electrical distribution switchgear. BRSA serves seven municipalities in Monmouth County.
“This federal funding will ensure that the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority can make necessary repairs and mitigation upgrades so they can continue serving the residents of Monmouth County,” said Sen. Menendez. “Investing in resiliency and mitigation projects will better prepare our state to withstand future storms and prevent the level of damage we saw after Hurricane Sandy.”
“Even 10 years after Superstorm Sandy’s devastation, we are still reminded of the importance of protecting critical infrastructure like water utilities from severe weather,” said Sen. Booker. “This federal funding will help strengthen New Jersey’s critical infrastructure and prepare our state against future disasters.”
The BRSA, located in Union Beach services over 90,000 residents throughout Aberdeen, Hazlet, Holmdel, Keansburg, Keyport, Matawan and Union Beach and processes an average of 16 million gallons of raw sewage daily. The BRSA will use this funding to construct a prefabricated control room to house electrical equipment, develop a power resiliency system to mitigate the damages to the sewerage system and construct an elevated standby power station with three natural gas fired generators to power BRSA.
Sen. Menendez has been the leading advocate in Congress for a coordinated federal response and funding to improve resiliency since Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey nearly 10 years ago.