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October 29, 2015

USACE - New York District

Peter WepplerChief, Environmental Analysis BranchPlanning Division

Jamaica Bay Activities Update

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Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE) Restoration Feasibility StudyMarsh Island Recommendations

• Currently Preparing Conceptual Designso 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 WepplerChief – Environmental Analysis BranchChief – Environmental Analysis Branch917-790-8634 917-790-8634 Peter.m.weppler@usace.army.milPeter.m.weppler@usace.army.mil

Lisa Baron (HRE, Jamaica Bay)Lisa Baron (HRE, Jamaica Bay) 917-790-8306 917-790-8306 Lisa.a.Baron@usace.army.milLisa.a.Baron@usace.army.mil

Dan Falt (Rockaway Reformulation)Dan Falt (Rockaway Reformulation)917-790-8614917-790-8614Daniel.t.Falt@usace.army.milDaniel.t.Falt@usace.army.mil