City of Hoboken

The City of Hoboken, New Jersey, in collaboration with regional partners, has developed a comprehensive strategic green infrastructure plan that will add more place-based green space and permeable surfaces throughout the city designed to capture more stormwater where it falls before it reaches the combined sewer system.

Project at a Glance

Utility Overview

Location: City of Hoboken, New Jersey
Population served: ~55,000
Service area: 1 square mile

Challenges

Urban flooding
Combined sewer overflows
Aging infrastructure
Sea level rise

Solution

A comprehensive strategic green infrastructure plan, developed in cooperation with regional partners, that will add more place-based green space and permeable surfaces throughout the city designed to capture more stormwater where it falls before it reaches the combined sewer system.

Program costs and funding sources

Total program cost: $150 million
Funding sources:
- $18 million municipal bond
- $7.5 million municipal Open Space Trust Fund
- $3 million Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund
- $15 million in federal grants
- $73 million in State Revolving Fund loans
- $35 million in leveraged funds from project partners, such as North Hudson Sewerage Authority