Gov. Phil Murphy and Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette announced last week the administration’s intent to propose an inland flood protection rule to better protect New Jersey communities from worsening riverine flooding and stormwater runoff. The proposed rule would update the state’s existing flood hazard and stormwater regulations by replacing outdated precipitation estimates with modern data that accounts for observed and projected increases in rainfall.

These changes would help to reduce flooding from stormwater runoff and increase the elevation of habitable first floors…