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US Army Corps of Engineers USACE New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study 12922


New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management StudyThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the release of a draft report for the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. The report outlines a ‘Tentatively Selected Plan’ framework, which includes three storm surge barriers, two cross-bay barriers, and the elevation of more […]

January 29, 2022

Impact of Inlet Closures on Surge Response in New Jersey Back Bays Mary A. Cialone, Gregory Slusarczyk 12922


The in-depth study presented in this paper includes numerical modeling and analysis of the effects of storm surge barriers (inlet closures) on water levels in the back bays of New Jersey during storm events. URLhttps://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-coastal-research/volume-36/issue-6/JCOASTRES-D-19-00143.1/Impact-of-Inlet-Closures-on-Surge-Response-in-New-Jersey/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-19-00143.1.short

United States Department of Commerce – NOAA Letter of November 10th, 2021 12922


Excerpt from the letter -We recognize that the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40 CFR 1508.28) and USACE (33 CFR 230.13) regulations allow NEPA studies for large, complex projects such as this one to be carried out in a multi-stage or “tiered” process and that NEPA documents prepared using this approach to describe the project […]

Barnegat Bay Partnership letter of October 12, 2021 12922


Excerpt from the letter – We have significant concerns and questions about this report and the project currently proposed as the Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP). First, the project does not appear to meet the stated project management framework, resilient community, sustainable landscape, or risk to ecosystem reduction purposes. Second, the project description is both incomplete […]

United States Department of the interior Letter of October 12th 2021 12922


Excerpt from the letter – The TSP identifies numerous strategies and alternatives throughout the Study Area to reduce coastal storm risk and the effects of SLC. The TSP also identifies numerous impacts to the aquatic environment, including the filling of over 154 acres of wetlands (Draft Integrated Report pp. xv), mud flats, submerged aquatic vegetation, […]

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection letter of October 12, 2021 12922


Excerpt from the letter – – A project of this scope and magnitude could have numerous environmental impacts throughout the NJBB region, the nature and extent of which must be identified prior to arriving at a final recommended plan. At this early stage in the planning process, it does not appear that the level of […]

United States Environmental Protection Agency letter of October 12, 2021 12922


Closing paragraph – At this stage USACE acknowledges that the TSP could have adverse impacts on aquatic and other resources, though additional studies are necessary to determine precise engineering components and associated impacts. Based on the current level of analysis, the project is expected to directly affect over 153 acres of aquatic habitat. It is […]

Barnegat Bay Studies and Reports — Barnegat Bay Partnership 12922


This is a searchable database of reports or studies related to Barnegat Bay science, research, and restoration projects.

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December 30, 2020

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