During Hurricane Irene last year, one of the hardest hits areas of Rockland County was Klein Ave. and some nearby streets in West Nyack. Heavy rain led to such a large overflow of the adjacent retention pond that the street was flooded with waters reaching as high as five-and-a-half feet. The street was eventually evacuated.
While residents are hoping Hurricane Sandy won’t hit as hard, they aren’t taking chances. Many were in the process of or had already started moving items from their ground-level floors upstairs by Saturday afternoon.
West Nyack Residents Hope Sandy Isn't An Irene Sequel
West Nyack was hit hard last year during the storm
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Steve October 28, 2012 at 06:01 pm
It is Sunday mid day and I just passed Lake Deforest. It does not seem to me that the level has been lowered at all. It is full and we are not in the summer season so more is on the way. What are they waiting for? Seems to be neglect to me on united waters part.
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Karen October 29, 2012 at 12:58 pm
they supposedly were to empty 9.9 million gallons
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jane s October 29, 2012 at 02:31 pm
Actually the normal release is about 9 million per day. They were authorized to release 60 to 80 million gallons per day as needed. Last I read though it was stopped because the water needs time to flow down through the other reservoirs into nj so as not to worsen downstream locations either.
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Lisa Buchman (Editor) June 13, 2013 at 11:09 am
Congratulations to Nyack Boat Club and member Justin Coplan! Would love to see photos of the team in…Read More action!
West Nyack June 13, 2013 at 07:03 pm
This issue is not whether Rockland County will need more water in the future which it may nor is it…Read More the fact that Hudson River water can be made drinkable which it can. The primary issue is the company that wants to run the project. United Water has been a lousy corporate neighbor to West Nyack allowing old homes to deteriorate then tearing them down and doing nothing to stop the flooding south of the reservoir. If we allow them to construct the Haverstraw project they will do nothing to protect the area and if anything goes wrong they will blame someone else. When United Water starts to take responsibility for its actions and manages their facilities so as to have a minimal impact on the community then maybe they should be allowed to build Haverstraw but don't count on it.
Caleb June 13, 2013 at 10:23 pm
Untrue. Perhaps if United Water wasn't sending over 2 million gallons a day from Deforest Lake to…Read More they're customers in Bergen County we would not have this shortage. Hydrologists have shown that there is enough water regularly collected in Rockland's reservoirs and aquifers for our current and growing needs. Many of the "facts" that United Water is putting forward are outdated, and are based on they're own mismanagement of our water basin. Lets remember that United Water has repeatedly been removed as a water provider of major cities throughout this country (6+ last time I checked, notably even from Camden NJ) for mismanagement of water resources. I think its a prudent choice to look into a plant that we will be stuck paying for for the next 4 years from a company that has repeatedly lied and provided water with toxin levels high above legal limits to they're customers. Better safe than sorry.
John Taggart June 13, 2013 at 11:59 pm
Rockland has grown to the point that it needs more water. Terminating the flow of a river and taking…Read More the water resources away from other communities (stealing what we need) isn't going to happen.