1. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN NEW JERSEY AS LOCAL RIVERS OVERFLOW AFTER SPRING STORMS PASSAIGE, SADDLE, RAMAPO, POMPTON RIVER SYSTEMS OVERFLOW BANKS MARCH 7-13; APRIL 17-18, 2011 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2. PASSAIGE RIVER SYSTEM—ONE OF SEVERAL THAT REACHED FLOOD STAGE

3. A COMMON SIGN IN NEW JERSEY: MARCH 7-13, 2011

4. FLOOD HAZARDS (AKA POTENTIAL DISASTER AGENTS ) TOO MUCH WATER DISCHARGED WITHIN THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN AND THE WATER CYCLE EROSION SCOUR MUDFLOWS

5. LOSS OF FUNCTION OF STRUCTURES IN FLOODPLAIN FLOODS INUNDATION OF HOUSES, ROADS,BRIDGES, ETC. INTERACTION WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONTENTS DAMAGED BY WATER WATER BORNE DISEASES (HEALTH PROBLEMS) EROSION AND MUDFLOWS CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER CAUSES OF RISK CASE HISTORIES

6. LODI, NEW JERSEY FLOODED BY SADDLE RIVER: MARCH 8

7. LODI, NEW JERSEY

8. PATTERSON, NJ; MARCH 9

9. LINCOLN PARK, NJ: POMPTON RIVER; MARCH 10

10. LINCOLN PARK, NJ: INUNDATED BLVD.; MARCH 10

11. LINCOLN PARK: INUNDATED ROADWAY

12. RAMAPO RIVER RISING

13. RAMAPO RIVER TESTS FLOOD GATES, WAYNE, NJ; MARCH 12

14. RAMAPO RIVER REACHES WARNING SIGNS: MARCH 11

15. PASSAIGE RIVER PASSING OVER GREAT FALLS;MARCH 13

16. SEVERE FLOODING STRIKES NEW JERSEY AGAIN IN APRIL

17. FLOODING AGAIN IN APRIL THE WELL-KNOWN, HIGH VULNERABILITY OF MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES EXPOSED ONCE AGAIN RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES WITH REPEAT FLOODING ANGRY WITH GOVERNMENT’S INABILITY TO REDUCE FLOOD RISK.

18. FLOOD RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES

19. COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY DATA BASES AND INFORMATION HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS HAZARD MAPS INVENTORY VULNERABILITY LOCATION RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ACCEPTABLE RISK UNACCEPTABLE RISK FLOOD DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PREVENTION/MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE RECOVERY and RECONSTRUCTION POLICY OPTIONS

20. DAMAGE INJURIES UNACCEPTABLE RISK COLLAPSE DEATHS LOSS OF FUNCTION ECONOMIC LOSS RISKRISK

21. RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR FLOODS PURPOSE PREVENTION PROTECTION LAND USE CONTROL PURPOSE PREVENTION PROTECTION LAND USE CONTROL TECHNIQUE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT FLOOD CONTROL (DIKES, LEVEES, AND DAMS) HAZARD MAPS (RISK ZONES) TECHNIQUE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT FLOOD CONTROL (DIKES, LEVEES, AND DAMS) HAZARD MAPS (RISK ZONES)

22. RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR FLOODS PURPOSE SITE MODIFICATION ALERT/WARNING MONITORING RISK ZONES IMPROVE PREPAREDNESS PURPOSE SITE MODIFICATION ALERT/WARNING MONITORING RISK ZONES IMPROVE PREPAREDNESS TECHNIQUE EMBANKMENTS; SANDBAGS EVACUATION STREAM GAGUES; DRONE PLANES 100-500 YEAR FLOOD MAPS SCENARIOS TECHNIQUE EMBANKMENTS; SANDBAGS EVACUATION STREAM GAGUES; DRONE PLANES 100-500 YEAR FLOOD MAPS SCENARIOS

23. RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR FLOODS PURPOSE RISK ZONES IMPROVE PREPAREDNESS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (E.G., HAZ MAT) PURPOSE RISK ZONES IMPROVE PREPAREDNESS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (E.G., HAZ MAT) TECHNIQUE 100-500 YEAR FLOOD MAPS DISASTER SCENARIOS OIL SPILL CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERY TECHNIQUE 100-500 YEAR FLOOD MAPS DISASTER SCENARIOS OIL SPILL CONTAINMENT AND RECOVERY

24. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR FLOOD RISK REDUCTION REAL TIME WEATHER FORCASTING AND WARNING SYSTEMS MEASURMENT TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., STREAM GAGUES) RISK MODELING (E.G., HAZUS, NAT’L. FLOOD INSURANCE UNDERWRITING) REAL TIME WEATHER FORCASTING AND WARNING SYSTEMS MEASURMENT TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., STREAM GAGUES) RISK MODELING (E.G., HAZUS, NAT’L. FLOOD INSURANCE UNDERWRITING) DATABASES MAPS: 100-YEAR AND 500-YEAR FLOODS FLOOD DISASTER SCENARIOS DRONE PLANES HAZMAT MANAGEMENT DATABASES MAPS: 100-YEAR AND 500-YEAR FLOODS FLOOD DISASTER SCENARIOS DRONE PLANES HAZMAT MANAGEMENT