The Mayor, in concert with the Emergency Management Coordinator, has the responsibility to decide on partial or total evacuation. The Borough of Manasquan, in cooperation with the Manasquan Public Library, offers a collection of flooding related material, including the Flood Insurance Rate Map. There are books dealing hurricane safety, flood hazard mitigation, flood insurance, coastal construction and the New Jersey Statewide flood control master plan. Manasquan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, which makes flood insurance available to everyone. We strongly urge you to consider buying flood insurance to protect yourself from devastating losses due to flooding.
Property owners can insure their buildings and contents and renters can insure their possessions.
Just because your house has not flooded in the recent past does not mean you are safe. There is a 30 day waiting period before a flood insurance policy takes effect. Call your insurance agent for more information. To keep the drainage systems flowing freely, the dumping of any solid waste, garbage, trash, leaves, grass, debris, untreated sewage or industrial waste is prohibited in open channels and closed sewers and in their vicinities by Borough Ordinances. Any violations of these regulations should be reported to the police or code departments.