[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-121]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers


Notice of Availability for the Draft Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement and General Reevaluation Report of the Green Brook 
Flood Control Project in the Green Brook Sub-Basin of the Raritan River 
Basin, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union Counties in the State of New 
Jersey

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in 
coordination with the project sponsor, the New Jersey Department of 
Environmental Protection, has conducted a General Reevaluation Study of 
an authorized flood protection project in the Green Brook Sub-Basin of 
the Raritan River in New Jersey. A supplement to the 1980 Final 
Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared in association with 
the Reevaluation Study. Public Information meetings are scheduled for 
January 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed actions, Feasibility Study, and DSEIS can 
be addressed to Mr. Bill Richardson, New York District Army Corps of 
Engineers, ATTN: CENAN-PL-ES, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-
0090, (212) 264-1275.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    1. The Green Brook Sub-Basin is a component of the Raritan River 
drainage basin in north central New Jersey. The Green Brook Sub-Basin 
has a 65 square mile watershed. The Sub-Basin is located between the 
Watchung Mountains and the Raritan River in Middlesex, Somerset, and 
Union Counties.
    2. In response to resolutions of the United States Senate Public 
Works Committee adopted 15 September 1955 and 10 July 1972 to adopt 
recommendations for flood control, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
New York District prepared a feasibility report and a final 
environmental impact statement in August 1980. A project similar to 
``Plan A'' as described in the 1980 feasibility study was authorized 
for construction under the Water Resources Development Act of 1986.
    3. The flood problems of the Green Brook Sub-Basin result from a 
combination of natural hydrologic and hydraulic features coupled with 
dense development within the floodplains. The Green Brook flows 
southwest from the slopes of the Watchung Mountains. The path of the 
streams within the sub-basin flow from relatively undeveloped mountains 
through a broad flat floodplain which is largely suburban and 
industrialized. Streams included in the study are: Ambrose Brook, Bound 
Brook, Bonygutt Brook, Municipal Brook, Stony Brook, Blue Brook, Cedar 
Brook, and Middle Brook. Flood damages in the tri-county basin are 
quite severe due to the level of development within the sub-basin. 
Notable storms which have caused flood conditions in the sub-basin 
occurred in May 1968, August 1971, August 1973, July 1975, September 
1979, July 1984, and October 1996.
    4. The Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) 
describes the impacts of the proposed project on environmental and 
cultural resources in the study area. The DSEIS also applies guidelines 
issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, under the authority of 
the Clean Water Act of 1977 (Public Law 96-217). An evaluation for the 
proposed actions on the waters of the United States was performed 
pursuant to the guidelines of the Administrator, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, under authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water 
Act. The results of the evaluation are presented in the DSEIS.
    5. This Notice of Availability is being sent to organizations and 
individuals known to have an interest in the project. Please bring this 
notice to the attention of any other individuals with an interest in 
this matter. Copies of the DSEIS and General Reevaluation Report are 
available upon request for review at the following locations:

Berkley Heights Public Library, 290 Plainfield Avenue, Berkley Heights, 
New Jersey.
Bound Brook Public Library, 402 Ease High Street, Bound Brook, New 
Jersey.
Bridgewater Public Library, Box 6700, Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Dunellen Public Library, New Market Road, Dunellen, New Jersey.
Fanwood Public Library, North Avenue and Tillotson Road, Fanwood, New 
Jersey.
Middlesex Public Library, 1300 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, New Jersey.
North Plainfield Public Library, 6 Rockview Avenue, North Plainfield, 
New Jersey.
Piscataway Public Library, 500 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey.
Plainfield Public Library, 8th and Park Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Scotch Plains Public Library, 1927 Bartle Avenue, Scotch Plains, New 
Jersey.
South Plainfield Public Library, 2840 Plainfield Avenue, South 
Plainfield, New Jersey.
Summit Public Library, 75 Maple Street, Summit, New Jersey.
Watchung Public Library, 12 Stirling Road, Watchung, New Jersey.

    6. Requests for copies of the DSEIS may be mailed to the following 
address: Bill Richardson, ATTN: CENAN-PL-ES, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 
10278-0090.

Juanita H. Maberry,
Alternate, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-121 Filed 1-3-97; 8:45 am]
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