Army Corps Of Engineers -discussion of Wetland Island Project Opportunities in Jamaica Bay going Forward and the Challenges of obtaining sand for these types of proejcts

1. US Army Corps of Engineers
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October 29, 2015
USACE - New York District
Peter Weppler
Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch
Planning Division
Jamaica Bay Activities Update

2. US Army Corps of Engineers
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Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE)
Restoration Feasibility Study
Marsh Island Recommendations
• Currently Preparing Conceptual Designs
o Designs can be utilized for Operations &
Maintenance Alternative Placement
sites (100% Non-Fed for incremental
cost increase)
• Recommendation will be based on Cost
and Constructability
• Draft Feasibility Report/Environmental
Assessment – Summer 2016
• New Construction Authorization pending
approval of Final Report - Winter 2017
• 65% Fed / 35 % Non-Fed Cost-Share

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 NY/NJ Harbor Deepening Project
► Anchorage Channel
• Tested material (survey estimate being reviewed internally
now)
• Approximately 85% sand with rest fine grained material.
► Maintenance Dredging of Ambrose and Anchorage
Reaches – have not been scheduled as of today
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Upcoming Beneficial Reuse
Opportunities within Jamaica Bay

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 East Rockaway Inlet – Material has been
traditionally used for shore protection in
Rockaway
 Rockaway Inlet (Jamaica Bay entrance channel)
► Not scheduled to be dredged in FY16. Ops will initiate
E&D in case there is a need/appropriation/request by
others (with non-federal $$) to dredge and place.
 Regional Dredging Team will be scheduling a
meeting to discuss upcoming opportunities
throughout Harbor
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Upcoming Beneficial Reuse
Opportunities within Jamaica Bay

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SEC. 2037, WRDA’07 – “Regional
Sediment Management”
 Amends Sec 204 WRDA ’92, and
other…
► $ for Corps participation in State RSM planning
► $ for Corps development of regional plans
► Annual limits:
 $30M annual appropriations limit; up from $15M
 $5M cap for federal share of project

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SEC. 2037, WRDA 2007 –
Implementation Guidance
 Guidance Memo, 8 Apr ‘08
► RSM is presented as planning for Beneficial Use
► Acknowledges that RSM is broader; and that this
“broader system approach” is addressed in guidance
under development (RSM ER/EC)
• BU - just one aspect of RSM in the CW program;
• RSM involves a system-based approach to managing
sediment resources
 through regional strategies that address integrated
sediment needs and opportunities;
 Leverage other authorities and funding to accomplish
comprehensive, integrated regional sediment
management goals

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Corps Participation in RSM
Planning
 Section 204(e) Authority, as per Section 2037 of WRDA
2007, which authorizes up to $5,000,000 per fiscal year
for USACE to cooperate with the State in the preparation
of a comprehensive State or regional sediment
management plans and to encourage the State
participation in the implementation of the plan – State led
 Cooperate with Federal, state, regional and local
agencies to develop RSM plans at Federal expense, for
sediment obtained through construction, operation, or
maintenance of authorized Federal water resources
projects
► Work w/state or other on the scope of the work and the proposed
Federal involvement; based on this, request Sec 204 funds.

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Peter WepplerPeter Weppler
Chief – Environmental Analysis BranchChief – Environmental Analysis Branch
917-790-8634917-790-8634
Peter.m.weppler@usace.army.milPeter.m.weppler@usace.army.mil
Lisa Baron (HRE, Jamaica Bay)Lisa Baron (HRE, Jamaica Bay)
917-790-8306917-790-8306
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Dan Falt (Rockaway Reformulation)Dan Falt (Rockaway Reformulation)
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For More InformationFor More Information
Peter WepplerPeter Weppler
Chief – Environmental Analysis BranchChief – Environmental Analysis Branch
917-790-8634917-790-8634
Peter.m.weppler@usace.army.milPeter.m.weppler@usace.army.mil
Lisa Baron (HRE, Jamaica Bay)Lisa Baron (HRE, Jamaica Bay)
917-790-8306917-790-8306
Lisa.a.Baron@usace.army.milLisa.a.Baron@usace.army.mil
Dan Falt (Rockaway Reformulation)Dan Falt (Rockaway Reformulation)
917-790-8614917-790-8614
Daniel.t.Falt@usace.army.milDaniel.t.Falt@usace.army.mil