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EM-3083-NJEMDrought

Water Shortage

Emergency Declaration for New Jersey, declared Oct 19, 1980, in 21 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
EM-3083-NJ
Type
Emergency Declaration
State or territory
New Jersey
Incident type
Drought
Declared
Oct 19, 1980
Requested
Oct 18, 1980 · request 81009
Incident began
Oct 19, 1980
Incident ended
Oct 19, 1980
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
May 21, 1983
Fiscal year
1981
FEMA region
Region 2

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