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Welcome to the R.A.F.T. homepage!

Thank you for visiting our internet site.  It is our hope to provide a 'One Stop' site that will provide information to anyone interested in seeing the West Nyack flooding issues resolved.


BREAKING NEWS

Rockland Bergen Bi-State River Commission Announced

click here to link directly to legislation


Periodically Google updates its Satellite Images for its maps.  Go to our MAPS page and zoom in on the Klein Ave area, as well as others around West Nyack, to see pictures taken just days after the April 2007 flood.


Understanding the full scope of the flooding issues in West Nyack, and the possible solutions, can be difficult.  The document below was authored by Bob Dillon, a long time Rockland County resident and West Nyack business owner.  It boils down many years of research into a comprehensive description of both the problems and potential solutions surrounding the flooding problems in West Nyack.

Click here to read:

Hackensack River Report Update 2-05-09

In addition to the Hackensack River Report the following video files have been created by Bob to give a visual reference to many of the issues discussed in the document above.

The video itself has been broken down into 4 segments:

The Lost Stream: Flooding Of Tributary To The Hackensack River 9AA West Nyack, NY - part 1 of 4

The Lost Stream: Flooding Of Tributary To The Hackensack River 9AA West Nyack, NY - part 2 of 4

The Lost Stream: Flooding Of Tributary To The Hackensack River 9AA West Nyack, NY - part 3 of 4

The Lost Stream: Flooding Of Tributary To The Hackensack River 9AA West Nyack, NY - part 4 of 4


Below is a map of the Hackensack River in NY and many of the "choke" points that are mentioned in the document above.  For an interactive Google Map of the Hackensack River in NY please go to the "MAP" link on the left.

 


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