New Jersey Back Bays coastal storm risk management interim feasibility study and environmental scoping document
This Interim Feasibility Study and Environmental Scoping Document presents preliminary findings of a study to identify comprehensive coastal storm risk management (CSRM) strategies to increase resilience and to reduce risk from future storms and compounding impacts of sea level change (SLC) for the New Jersey Back Bays (NJBB) region. The objective of the NJBB CSRM Study is to investigate CSRM problems and solutions to reduce damages from coastal flooding that affect population, critical infrastructure, critical facilities, property, and ecosystems.
This feasibility study has been conducted in accordance with Engineering Regulation (ER) 1105- 2-100, Planning Guidance Notebook, and will ultimately facilitate the development of a decision document providing the “consolidated documentation of technical and policy analyses, findings, and conclusions upon which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District Commander bases the recommendation to the Major Subordinate Command Commander to approve the recommended project for implementation;” however, the document described herein is not a complete “decision document.” This Document describes the engineering, economic, social and environmental analyses conducted to date towards developing a Draft Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement and associated tentatively selected plan (TSP) in 2020, and a Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement and associated recommended plan in 2021.
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