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  • 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-Hudson River, NYC to Waterford, NY Maintenance Dredging

  • FACT SHEET-East River South Brother Island Channel, New York

    DESCRIPTION: This navigation asset is within a tidal strait about 16 miles long, 600 to 4,000 feet wide, connecting the Hudson River and the Battery, New York City, with Long Island Sound at Throgs Neck, NY; and provides for a main channel, 40 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide, from Upper New York Bay to the former Brooklyn Navy Yard, and thence 35 feet

  • FACT SHEET-Passaic River Mainstem and Tributaries, NJ

    DESCRIPTION: Flooding has long been a problem in the Passaic River Basin. Since colonial times, floods have claimed lives and damaged property. The growth of residential and industrial development in recent years has multiplied the threat of serious damages and loss of life from flooding. More than 2.5 million people live in the basin (2000 census), and about 20,000 homes and places of business lie in the Passaic River floodplain. Since 1900, at least 26 lives have been lost in floods and the total loses are over $5.5 billion dollars. In addition to the flood damages that occur in over thirty-five municipalities in the basin, environmental damage from flooding has also occurred. Significant interruption to businesses and transportation has also resulted in hardship in the basin and region after each flood event.

  • FACT SHEET-Raritan & Sandy Hook Bay- Highlands, NJ

    DESCRIPTION: Highlands is located on the shoreline of Sandy Hook Bay and the Shrewsbury River approximately 20 miles south of Manhattan, New York. Its “working waterfront” is lined with marinas, docks, piers, and a ferry terminal that serves many businesses throughout the northeast and provides mass transportation for commuters to New York City.

  • FACT SHEET - Project Condition Surveys - New Jersey

    DESCRIPTION: This project consists of performing hydrographic surveys of completed and federally maintained Federal Navigation Projects within the boundaries of the New York District in order to publish their navigation condition for users of the channels. OTHER INFORMATION: Project Condition Survey program includes surveys of deep draft channels,

  • FACT SHEET - Project Condition Surveys, NY

    DESCRIPTION: This project consists of performing hydrographic surveys of completed and federally maintained Federal Navigation Projects within the boundaries of the New York District in order to publish their navigation condition for users of the channels.OTHER INFORMATION: Project Condition Survey program includes surveys of deep draft channels,

  • FACT SHEET - Lake Champlain Watershed Environmental Assistance Program (VT & NY)

    DESCRIPTION:  The Lake Champlain Watershed is an officially designated resource of national significance that spans the States of New York and Vermont and into Canada. It drains nearly half of Vermont, provides drinking water to approximately 250,000 people, and is a critically important economic and ecological driver for the region. In order to

  • FACT SHEET- Aquatic Plant Control Program, Vt.

    DESCRIPTION: The Aquatic Plant Control program authorizes the Corps of Engineers to cooperate with other federal and non-federal agencies in comprehensive programs for the control of invasive aquatic plants, which have adverse effects on navigation and the ecosystem. For example, water chestnut (Trapa natans L.) forms dense mats that can invade a

  • FACT SHEET - New York and New Jersey Harbor Deepening and Channel Improvements Preconstruction, Engineering and Design

    DESCRIPTION: The Port of New York and New Jersey (PONYNJ) is a conduit of global commerce and a major generator of jobs and economic activity in the region. The Port is the largest port on the East Coast of North America, the second largest in the nation, and one of the most productive high-volume port operations globally. The federal navigation channel system includes various terminals and associated facilities within PONJNY. The Port’s catchment area that lies within 260 miles of Newark Bay and includes all or part of 17 states. Getting goods into the hands of the consumers through an efficient and reliable transportation network is the cornerstone of the Port’s competitive edge with global markets.