New Pump-Station Coming To North Wildwood
The City of North Wildwood is currently working with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NDEP) on a Flood Hazard Mitigation project to construct a pump-station in the City’s Olde New Jersey/Spruce Avenue parking lot, adjacent and through the Seawall.
The pump-station will alleviate flooding along the City’s emergency access route. The project will consist of upgrading a large portion of the storm drainage system, and replacing several storm water outfall lines that currently empty onto the inlet beach. The pump-station project will also include a gravity system that will drain normal amounts of storm water during normal rain and minor flooding events, and the pump system will enable the drainage of more severe rain and flooding events.
The pump system will be activated automatically during major coastal flooding events to ensure that Central Avenue/Spruce Avenue/Anglesea Drive/New Jersey Avenue remain accessible. There is only one emergency access route out of North Wildwood, and one of three (3) off of the island of the Wildwoods. It is imperative that this route remain accessible not only for the residents/home owners of the Wildwoods, but also for our emergency response vehicles, such as ambulances and fire engines during potential mass casualty events.
New Pump-Station Coming To North Wildwood