Millions Allocated to Fix Sandy Damage at PVSC

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $6.3 million to repair damage sustained by the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission facility in Newark during Superstorm Sandy last year.

US. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, as well as Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9), announced the award friday.

“Federal Sandy relief is still critical to our state’s ongoing recovery one year after the storm,” said Menendez, who joined the state’s Congressional delegation in advocating for the funds. “The PVSC building was flooded terribly and this much-needed funding helps the facility get back to normal. I remain committed to fighting for the federal resources we need until we fully recover and come back better and stronger than we were before the storm.”

“This award reminds us of the long road ahead towards full recovery and the vital importance of continued federal support for infrastructure repair and other rebuilding activities,” said Booker.

On October 29, 2012, the facility, located near the Passaic River, sustained considerable damage due to flood caused by Sandy. At one point following the storm, the facility was forced to discharge sewage that had only been partly treated into nearby waters.

The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission serves millions of residential and business customers in northern New Jersey.