Sewers to be Improved

Nearly $48 million will be spent to improve Jersey City's sewers and reduce reliance on pumping into the Hackensack river after finding 13% of sewers are in danger of imminent collapse, reports the Journal. Downtown residents accustomed to heavy rains flooding basements may find some relief with an increase in rainwater pumped to the Passaic Valley Sewage Authority for processing, rather than allowing the water to inundate the aging system.