Notice of Diversion of Union County Parkland to Validate Emergency Repair of Sewer Main in Rahway River Park, Springfield, NJ

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the County of Union has filed a request with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection proposing to divert 0.016 acres of easement area to substantiate the extension of a sewer main emergency repair from year 2010, in Rahway River Park, Block 1501 Lot 1, Springfield, NJ. As compensation for the proposed diversion, Springfield Township proposes monetary compensation to Union County.

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:36-26.11(e), a hearing to obtain public comment on this request will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the Springfield Municipal Building, 100 Mountain Ave., Springfield, NJ.

All information submitted by the County to the Department in support of the proposed diversion is available for public review at the Clerk's Office of the Borough of Roselle, 210 Chestnut St., Roselle, NJ; the Roselle Public Library, 104 W. Fourth St., Roselle, NJ; or the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration, Public Land Compliance Section, 401 E. State St., 7th Floor, Mail Code 401-07, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, NJ 08625-0420, (609) 940-4400.

Written comments on the proposed diversion may be directed to the County of Union, County Counsel's Office, Administration Building, 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07207, Attn: Kevin Campbell, Esq., (908) 527-4250. Please send a copy of any comments submitted on this request to the Department of Environmental Protection at the address above or by email to [email protected]