BRIELLE – A “property maintenance ordinance” was intorduced in the Feb. 27 Council meeting introduced, addressing the neglect of “detention basins” on some properties that may be causing water runoff or overflow during rainy season and affecting the living conditions of tenants.
“We discovered that we were negligent in never having any regulation on detention basins. What we’re doing now is we are establishing it. It just says the owner of the property is responsible to maintain the basins,” according to Mr. Nolan.
Detention basins are surface storage basins in facilities or properties that provide a flow path to control and direct storm water runoff. They also facilitate the settling of pollutants.
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“Particularly if you are a condominium where everything is block-top, but when you have dirt it’s porous. A big area like that the water goes into the detention basin. If it’s not maintained, it’s clogged. Then the water starts overflowing. It can create problems for the homeowners in the area,” explained Mr. Nolan.
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