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FACT SHEET-Inspection of Completed Works, NY

Operation & Maintenance

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District
Published Nov. 20, 2023

DESCRIPTION:  The Inspection of Completed Works (ICW) Program is an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Program that provides for Corps of Engineers inspections of Flood Risk Management Projects (FRMP) and Coastal Storm Risk Management Projects (CSRM) that have been constructed by the Federal Government. The projects in New York have been turned over to the local public sponsor, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the city, town or village, which is responsible for O&M.  Inspections are conducted jointly by engineers or technical representatives of the New York District and the local public sponsors, noting any observable deficiencies that need to be addressed in order for the project to maintain its structural integrity and design capabilities and provide flood protection to the community. 

Within the New York District there are 25 projects in the ICW inventory in the State of New York:

Flood Risk Management Project (FRMP)/Channel

Project Name

County

Waterway

Type

Ardsley

Westchester

Saw Mill River

FRMP

Chappaqua

Westchester

Saw Mill River

FRMP

Herkimer

Herkimer

Mohawk River

FRMP

Holland Patent

Oneida

Thompson Creek

FRMP

Hoosick Falls

Rensselaer

Hoosick River

FRMP

Kingston

Ulster

Esopus Creek

FRMP

North Ellenville

Ulster

Beer, Sandburg Creek

FRMP

Rosendale

Ulster

Rondout Creek

FRMP

South Amsterdam

Montgomery

Mohawk River

FRMP

Yonkers

Westchester

Saw Mill River

FRMP

Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM)

Project Name

County

Waterway

Type

Atlantic Coast of New York City, Rockaway to Norton Point (Coney Island Area)

Kings

Atlantic Ocean

CSRM

Atlantic Coast of New York City, from East Rockaway to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay

Queens

Atlantic Ocean

CSRM

Atlantic Coast of Long Island, Jones Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet, Long Beach

Queens

Atlantic Ocean

CSRM

Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet (Smith Point County Park, Robert Moses State Park to Saltaire, Fair Harbor to Seaview, and Ocean Bay Park to Davis Park)

Suffolk

Atlantic Ocean

CSRM

Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, Downtown Montauk

Suffolk

Atlantic Ocean

CSRM

Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, Moriches to Shinnecock Reach, West of Shinnecock Inlet Interim Project

Suffolk

Atlantic Ocean

CSRM

Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, Moriches to Shinnecock Reach, Westhampton Interim Project

Suffolk

Atlantic Ocean

CSRM

Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet

Suffolk

Atlantic Ocean

CSRM

Oakwood Beach, Staten Island

Richmond

Lower NY Bay

CSRM

Snag & Clear

Project Name

County

Waterway

Type

Ballston Spa

Saratoga

Kayadersoseras Creek

Snag & Clear

Highland Mills

Orange

Woodbury Brook

Snag & Clear

Mt. Pleasant

Ulster

Esopus Creek

Snag & Clear

Mt. Tremper/Shandaken

Ulster

Esopus Creek

Snag & Clear

Pleasant Valley

Dutchess

Wappinger Creek

Snag & Clear

Wallkill River

Orange

Wallkill River

Snag & Clear

AUTHORIZATION:  The projects are authorized under separate and subsequently amended Flood Control Acts for planning, design, construction, and inspection. In addition, local sponsors are responsible for Flood Control Works’ O&M through previously executed Local Cooperation Agreements.

STATUS: Ardsley, Chappaqua, Herkimer, Holland Patent, Hoosick Falls, Kingston, North Ellenville, Oakwood Beach, Pleasant Valley, Rosendale, South Amsterdam, and Yonkers were inspected in FY23 as part of the Inspection of Completed Works (ICW) program. All the Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Projects listed above were inspected in FY23. The following projects are scheduled to be inspected in FY24: Ardsley, Chappaqua, Herkimer, Holland Patent, Hoosick Falls, Kingston, North Ellenville, Oakwood Beach, Pleasant Valley, Rosendale, South Amsterdam, and Yonkers and the CSRM projects.

PROJECT COST: The annual operating budget for ICW in the State of New York is $195,000.

CONTACT:         

Sean O’Donnell, Emergency Manager, (917) 790-8500

Mail to: CENAN-EOC2@usace.army.mil      

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District      

Emergency Operations, Room 16-410      

26 Federal Plaza        

New York, NY 10278