Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey Feasibility Report for Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Union Beach, New Jersey Final Feasibility Report, 4155 [2014-01443]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Raritan Bay and
Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey
Feasibility Report for Hurricane and
Storm Damage Reduction Union
Beach, New Jersey Final Feasibility
Report
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New York District (District),
is preparing a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
to ascertain compliance with applicable
Federal and State environmental laws
for the authorized Raritan Bay and
Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey Feasibility
Report for Hurricane and Storm Damage
Reduction Union Beach, New Jersey
Final Feasibility Report. The study area
occupies an approximate 1.8 square
mile area of land along the coast of
Raritan Bay in the Borough of Union
Beach, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
The project was authorized for
construction in the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–
114) on November 8, 2007 but has yet
to be constructed. An EIS for the
authorized project was finalized in
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U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New York District, Planning
Division, Environmental Analysis
Branch, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 2151,
New York, NY 10278–0090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Voisine, Project Biologist,
matthew.voisine@usace.army.mil or
917–790–8718.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The area is located in low elevation
regions with numerous small creeks
providing drainage. Low-lying
residential and commercial structures in
the area experience flooding caused by
coastal storm inundation. This problem
has progressively worsened in recent
years due to loss of protective beaches
and increased urbanization in the area
with structures susceptible to flooding
from rainfall and coastal storm surges,
erosion and wave attack, combined with
restrictions to channel flow in the tidal
creeks. This area was devastated by
Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. A
NJDEP Community Affairs Report
described 1,096 houses and 84 rentals
with minor damage, 136 houses and 107
rentals with major damage, and 194
houses and 88 rentals with severe
damage in Union Beach as a result of
Hurricane Sandy.
2. The authorized plan recommends
the implementation of a storm damage
reduction project consisting of a
combination of levee, floodwalls, tide
gates, pump stations, a dune, and a
beach berm with terminal groins. The
project would also construct wetland
habitat to mitigate for the loss of
wetlands due to the implementation of
the recommended plan.
3. The SEIS is will evaluate any
changes in the project that may be
necessary due to changes in regulations
or existing conditions, including natural
resources and the affects of hurricane
Sandy. In one such proposed change the
original authorized plans included the
use of I–walls, which will need to be
replaced per USACE Engineering
Technical Letter (ETL) 1110–2–575,
Engineering Design Evaluation of Iwalls. The replacement for I-walls may
have a larger footprint, potentially
impacting more resources.
4. It is anticipated that a Draft SEIS is
will be made available for public review
in May 2014. Anyone with comments as
to the scope of the SEIS or information
that should be included in such
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assessment should provide this in
writing to Mr. Voisine (see ADDRESSES).
5. Individuals interested in obtaining
a copy of the Draft SEIS for review
should contact Matthew Voisine (see
ADDRESSES).
6. All federal agencies interested in
participating as a Cooperating Agency
are requested to submit a letter of intent
to COL Paul E. Owen, District Engineer,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 26
Federal Plaza, Room 2109, New York,
NY 10278–0090.
Dated: November 21, 2013.
Frank Santomauro,
Chief, Planning Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey
Feasibility Report for Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Union
Beach, New Jersey Final Feasibility Report
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District
(District), is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(SEIS) to ascertain compliance with applicable Federal and State
environmental laws for the authorized Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay,
New Jersey Feasibility Report for Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction
Union Beach, New Jersey Final Feasibility Report. The study area
occupies an approximate 1.8 square mile area of land along the coast of
Raritan Bay in the Borough of Union Beach, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
The project was authorized for construction in the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-114) on November 8, 2007 but has
yet to be constructed. An EIS for the authorized project was finalized
in September 2003. This SEIS will identify any changes in the potential
social, economic, cultural, and environmental affects through the
implementation of the authorized plan since the EIS was published.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning
Division, Environmental Analysis Branch, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 2151,
New York, NY 10278-0090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Voisine, Project Biologist,
matthew.voisine@usace.army.mil or 917-790-8718.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The area is located in low elevation regions with numerous small
creeks providing drainage. Low-lying residential and commercial
structures in the area experience flooding caused by coastal storm
inundation. This problem has progressively worsened in recent years due
to loss of protective beaches and increased urbanization in the area
with structures susceptible to flooding from rainfall and coastal storm
surges, erosion and wave attack, combined with restrictions to channel
flow in the tidal creeks. This area was devastated by Hurricane Sandy
in October 2012. A NJDEP Community Affairs Report described 1,096
houses and 84 rentals with minor damage, 136 houses and 107 rentals
with major damage, and 194 houses and 88 rentals with severe damage in
Union Beach as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
2. The authorized plan recommends the implementation of a storm
damage reduction project consisting of a combination of levee,
floodwalls, tide gates, pump stations, a dune, and a beach berm with
terminal groins. The project would also construct wetland habitat to
mitigate for the loss of wetlands due to the implementation of the
recommended plan.
3. The SEIS is will evaluate any changes in the project that may be
necessary due to changes in regulations or existing conditions,
including natural resources and the affects of hurricane Sandy. In one
such proposed change the original authorized plans included the use of
I-walls, which will need to be replaced per USACE Engineering Technical
Letter (ETL) 1110-2-575, Engineering Design Evaluation of I-walls. The
replacement for I-walls may have a larger footprint, potentially
impacting more resources.
4. It is anticipated that a Draft SEIS is will be made available
for public review in May 2014. Anyone with comments as to the scope of
the SEIS or information that should be included in such assessment
should provide this in writing to Mr. Voisine (see ADDRESSES).
5. Individuals interested in obtaining a copy of the Draft SEIS for
review should contact Matthew Voisine (see ADDRESSES).
6. All federal agencies interested in participating as a
Cooperating Agency are requested to submit a letter of intent to COL
Paul E. Owen, District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 26
Federal Plaza, Room 2109, New York, NY 10278-0090.
Dated: November 21, 2013.
Frank Santomauro,
Chief, Planning Division.
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