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BY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
The four-day Nor'easter that slammed New Jersey through Sunday caused extensive erosion to beaches in Ocean and Monmouth counties and damaged dunes in Keansburg, Sea Bright, Long Branch, Surf City, and Long Beach, state environmental protection officials said Monday.
Atlantic and Cape May counties also had erosion of the beach berm, with the most significant in North Wildwood, Ocean City and Cape May.
Four houses were undermined in the North Beach section of Long Beach.
The storm struck the coast with winds as high as 60 MPH and waves that ranged from 9 to 22 feet in height. Department of Environmental Protection inspectors were out during the storm and Monday assessing damages.
The failure of the state‘s dams, many of them privately owned, was also a concern for the inspectors.They report that the Lake Shawnee Dam in Jefferson, Morris County, partially collapsed but did not cause any problems for people or property.
Two teams of engineers inspected 12 dams in Morris, Hunterdon and Sussex counties on Sunday. As of late Monday afternoon, four teams had inspecting what are considered 39 high hazard dams in Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Union counties.
"At the current time, no major problems or additional incidents have been identified,'' the DEP stated. "The DEP has determined that several dams have sustained minor erosion damage from overtopping flows, in addition to those identified yesterday. Any dam that has sustained damage in the weather event will be ordered to retain a professional engineer to evaluate the damage and recommend appropriate repairs.
