History Blocks Possible Fix for Flooding
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › September 02, 2010
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It's a 19th-century engineering marvel, a dam almost 500 feet long built along the Pompton River without the aid of electricity, gasoline engines or modern surveying equipment.
But today the Pompton Dam may have another distinction -- as a key contributor to flooding in the Passaic River Basin.See the full content of this document
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History Blocks Possible Fix for Flooding
The dam, built to direct water into the historic but long- defunct Morris Canal, is one of two near the border of Wayne, Pequannock and Pompton Lakes that back up water whenever there is a heavy rainstorm. During last spring's devastating floods, river water spread almost a quarter-...
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