After major flooding in New Milford, Bergen County executive wants answers from water company

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A New Jersey county executive want answers from a water company after dozens of residents had to be rescued during a major flood last week.

Heavy rain that started Thursday night overwhelmed the Oradell Reservoir. The run-off swamped the Hackensack River, which crested Friday.

BREAKING: Chopper 2 is checking out flood conditions across New Jersey. https://cbsn.ws/3jiL2EA See complete local coverage on CBS News New York: http://cbsloc.al/cbsnewsnewyorkBergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said he wants a meeting with the water company's CEO. "With the weather forecast calling for a rain storm over a two-day period, what were the plans that Veolia-Suez was making to address any possible situation of flooding?" Tedesco said.

Tedesco said he wants to know what the water level in the reservoir was last week and if the flood gates and spillways were open.

 

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