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  • FACT SHEET - Spring Creek South (Howard Beach), Queens, NY

    DESCRIPTION: The Spring Creek South study site is located on the northern shore of Jamaica Bay. The study will primarily focus on the vulnerable communities of Howard Beach, Old Howard Beach, Hamilton Beach, and Lindenwood (Howard Beach). These communities were impacted during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, causing damage to property,

  • FACT SHEET - Hudson Raritan Estuary Restoration, NY and NJ

    SUMMARY: The Hudson Raritan Estuary (HRE) Feasibility Study was initiated in 2001 and subsequently integrated with five (5) other ecosystem restoration studies within the HRE Study Area. The feasibility phase was completed and resulted in the HRE Comprehensive Restoration Plan (CRP) (Volume 1- 2016) which was adopted by the NY/NJ Harbor

  • FACT SHEET - Maywood, NJ Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP)

    Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP).

  • FACT SHEET-Peckman River Basin, NJ

    The Peckman River Basin is in Essex and Passaic Counties, NJ. A tributary to the Passaic River, the Peckman River originates in West Orange and flows northeaster through Verona, Cedar Grove, Little Falls, and Woodland Park to its confluence with the Passaic River in West Paterson.

  • FACT SHEET-Green Brook Sub Basin, NJ

    DESCRIPTION: The Green Brook Sub Basin is located within the Raritan River Basin in north-central New Jersey in the counties of Middlesex, Somerset and Union. It encompasses 13 municipalities and drains approximately 68 square miles composed primarily of suburban, commercial, and industrialized areas. For the majority of the project area, the most

  • FACT SHEET - Rahway River Basin (Fluvial), NJ

    DESCRIPTION: The study area encompasses the Rahway River Basin located in northeastern New Jersey. The Rahway River Basin is 81.9 square miles and lies within the metropolitan area of Greater New York. The most damaging floods of record within the Rahway River Basin resulted from the storms Tropical Storm Floyd in September 1999, April 2007 Nor’easter, Hurricane Irene in August 2011 and Hurricane Ida in September 2021. During the April 2007 storm, 70 to 100 homes suffered major damage to first floor and foundations. Union County and the Township of Cranford were declared federal disaster areas as a result of the April 2007 storm. As a result of Hurricane Irene, residents and business owners along Rahway River have suffered extensive financial losses and personal hardship than in most severe prior storms. Flooding from Hurricane Ida have caused damage to houses, businesses, municipal facilities, and public infrastructure.

  • FACT SHEET - Byram River Basin, Greenwich, CT & Portchester, NY

    DESCRIPTION: Flooding on the Byram River primarily affects the Town of Greenwich, just south of the constructed project of levees at Pemberwick.  The study area has been subjected to repeated, severe flooding from high precipitation events, with the largest events being the storms of October 1955, June 1972, September 1975, and April 2007. A large

  • FACT SHEET - Rahway River Basin (Tidal), NJ

    DESCRIPTION:   The Rahway River Basin is 81.9 square miles and lies within the metropolitan area of Greater New York.  Flooding within the Rahway River Basin is caused principally by the rapid development of the area, which has resulted in a large increase of storm water runoff.  Floods have caused damage to houses, businesses, municipal facilities

  • FACT SHEET-Saugerties Harbor, New York

    DESCRIPTION: Maintenance Dredging of Saugerties Harbor Federal Project Channel in Esopus Creek NY from the entrance of Hudson River upstream to U.S. Coast Guard Station.

  • FACT SHEET-Rondout Harbor, New York

    DESCRIPTION: Repairs to the deteriorated portions of the cribbing pilling system along the entire length of the branch dike and at the eastern end of the south dike.