Energy and Water
New York Harbor, NY & NJ (Drift Collection)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
For the Army Corps' Drift Collection program in the New York Harbor. The Drift Collection program is critical not only to ensuring safe navigation into and out of one of the world's busiest ports, but also to ensuring clean beaches and healthy tourism along the New Jersey shore. The Army Corps, along with the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 2 Office, is responsible for a "Floatables Action Plan" to collect floating debris in the ocean that could wind up on our beaches. Implementation of the "Floatables Action Plan" has dramatically reduced the number of beach closures due to floating debris.
Request: $9,100,000
New York Harbor, NY (Prevention of Obstructive Deposits)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
For Prevention of Obstructive Deposits in the New York/New Jersey Harbor. This program bolsters the debris collection program by allowing the Army Corps to identify damaged piers and other structures that could potentially end up as floating debris and require further expenditures to be removed.
Request: $1,295,000
Raritan River (Maintenance Dredging)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
To continue work on the maintenance dredging of the Raritan River. A condition survey was conducted in 2003, identifying areas of shoaling in the river, and sampling was done in 2004 to identify whether sediment could be deposited at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS). The Raritan River averages more than three million tons of commercial traffic over a five-year period.
Request: $120,000
Raritan & Sandy Hook Bay, Highlands
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
For the Highlands component of the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction project. Many low-lying roadways in Highlands are flooded during severe storm events and funds are needed to complete the feasibility study.
Request: $407,000
Raritan & Sandy Hook Bay, Leonardo
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
For the completion of the feasibility study for the Leonardo component of the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction project. Low-lying residential and commercial structures in the area experience flooding caused by coastal storm damage inundation.
Request: $100,000
Raritan & Sandy Hook Bay, Pt. Monmouth
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
To continue construction of the dune and beach fill features of the project. This project would provide protection to low-lying residential and commercial structures built upon and near salt and freshwater marshes that experience flooding caused by coastal storm inundation.
Request: $3,000,000
Raritan & Sandy Hook Bay, Union Beach (GI/PED)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
Funding is for the Union Beach portion of the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction project. This would help rectify flooding issues in the town.
Request: $250,000
Rutgers University Livingston Campus Geothermal Energy System
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
83 Somerset Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
To install geothermal technology to support the heating and cooling of the redeveloping Livingston Campus. In addition to the .6 million kilowatts of electricity and 46,000 terms of natural gas annually that Rutgers will save with this technology, this project is an ideal showcase as well as a teaching opportunity on the importance of sustainability at the university and across the nation when making energy choices. As New Jersey and the nation continue to strive to reduce carbon emissions, this project, once completed, will significantly reduce the university's energy consumption and our carbon footprint. In addition, this comes to annual cost savings of approximately $290,000 per year.
Request: $2,500,000
Sandy Hook Bay at Leonardo (Operations and Maintenance)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
To perform a maintenance dredging of Sandy Hook Bay at Leonardo Federal Channel, located in Sandy Hook Bay west of Sandy Hook and east of Belford. The project provides for an entrance channel 8 feet deep, 150 feet wide, and approximately 2,500 feet long. The channel has not been dredged since 1991 and the maintenance cycle is approximately 10 years.
Request: $120,000
Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet (Beach Erosion Control)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
To provide beach restoration and storm damage protection for highly populated communities and infrastructure located along 21 miles of shoreline from the Township of Sea Bright to the Manasquan Inlet.
Request: $10,000,000
Shark River (Maintenance Dredging)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
To continue work on maintenance dredging of the Shark River in New Jersey. This project will address shoaling issues in the Shark River that cause problems for boats in the channel.
Request: $700,000
Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, Belford (Maintenance Dredging)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
To continue planning for a proposed maintenance dredging of Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, located in Belford, New Jersey. The harbor and creek are used by the commercial fishing fleet in Belford to access the Atlantic Ocean, and at current depths boats must schedule return trips home to coincide with high tide or risk running aground.
Request: $100,000
Shrewsbury River, Main Channel (Maintenance Dredging)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
To perform a maintenance dredging of the Shrewsbury River. The project consists of three separate channels for dredging. Shoaling in this area creates navigation problems for boats.
Request: $5,000,000
South River (Flood Damage Reduction & Ecosystem Restoration)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
To continue preconstruction engineering and design of this project. This area of the South River is prone to imminent and severe flooding from hurricanes and other storms. The feasibility report for this project was completed in September 2002 and recommended hurricane and storm damage protection consisting of a storm surge barrier, two levees/floodwalls and interior drainage facilities.
Request: $400,000 |
