Park Projects Create 1.2 Million Gallons of Stormwater Storage for City

Hoboken, New Jersey’s ongoing green infrastructure initiative was recently recognized by the EPA

Park Projects Create 1.2 Million Gallons of Stormwater Storage for City

Southwest Park in Hoboken, New Jersey, completed this past fall on the site of a parking lot, can now hold 200,000 gallons of stormwater. (Photo by Jersey Digs)

Flooding is common in the low-lying sections of Hoboken, New Jersey, since they are in the tidal marsh of the Hudson River across from Manhattan. That, along with chronic CSO issues, led the city to pursue an expansive green infrastructure initiative to better handle...

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