The Water Resources Development Act
The Water Resources Development Act is a biennial piece of legislation that is the main vehicle for authorizing water projects to be studied, planned and developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is also the legislative vehicle for implementing policy changes with respect to the Corps’ water resource projects and programs.
Compton Creek and Shoal Harbor (Navigation)
To re-evaluate the 1991 Study recommending deepening and widening of the Compton Creek and Shoal Harbor Federal Navigation Channel in Belford, New Jersey to ensure the recommended project remains economically justified, environmentally acceptable, and able to be implemented using an engineering solution. The project will consist of planning, engineering, design and construction of navigation improvements at Compton Creek and Shoal Harbor.
Sayreville Pump Stations Rehabilitation (Environmental Infrastructure)
This funding would be used to make urgently needed repairs to the Original Sayreville Pump Station (OSPS) located near the Raritan River and Washington Canal in Sayreville, NJ. The rehabilitation work will allow the OSPS be used as the primary transfer point for wastewater. This will allow the Sayreville Relief Pump Station to be taken offline for repairs.
Middlesex County Main Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation (Environmental Infrastructure)
This authorization would be used for a long term rehabilitation of the Main trunk Sewer. The Main Trunk Sewer extends approximately 60,000 lineal feet from Bound Brook to the Sayreville Pump Station. The long term plan will rehabilitate the 60-inch and 66-inch Corrugated Metal Pip (CMP) sections of the Main Trunk Sewer.
North Atlantic Coastal and Marine Management Plan (Environmental Protection/Restoration)
Authority for Army Corps to complete Coastal/Marine Management Plan for ecosystem restoration in North Atlantic region and implement Plan's top projects.
Harbor Deepening Project (Environmental Protection/Restoration)
New York and New Jersey Harbor Deepening project, is modified to include among its project purposes ecosystem restoration measures. This would allow the Port Authority to use authorized funds for the New York and New Jersey Harbor Deepening project to support environmental restoration and mitigation of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary.
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