Section 58:16A-100 - Flood early warning systema. The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection shall, in consultation with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and in coordination with the Office of Emergency Management in the Division of State Police, develop a flood early warning system.b. The flood early warning system shall consist of weather, rainfall and stream data collection devices required to enable the National Weather Service to predict with reasonable accuracy what areas are likely to flood, at what levels, and the specific locations of overflow.L.1984, c.154, s.1, eff. 9/19/1984.