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January 7, 2020
Integrating Green Infrastructure into Hurricane Sandy Resilient
Infrastructure ProjectsPresented byMaria Watt, CDM Smith
Team Members: NJDEP, AECOM, WSP and CDM Smith
Agenda
Resilient Infrastructure Funding Rebuild By Design (RBD) Meadowlands Project
Overview Rebuild By Design (RBD) Hudson River Project
Overview National Disaster Resilience (NDR) Stormwater
Infrastructure Toolkit Overview Critical Success Factors
Resilient Infrastructure Funding
Hurricane Sandy Task Force United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Rebuild By Design (RBD) Competition $230 Million awarded to RBD Hudson River Project $150 Million awarded to RBD Meadowlands Project
HUD National Disaster Resilience (NDR) Competition for Declared Disasters in 2011, 2012 and 2013 $10 Million for Regional Resilience Grant Program $5 Million for Stormwater Infrastructure Toolkit
State Revolving Fund (SRF) Local municipalities leveraged SRF to augment green
infrastructure portions of RBD regional resilient infrastructure projects
RBD Meadowlands
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RBD Meadowlands (Cont)
Meadowlands region is prone to chronic flooding from tidal storm surges and rainfall events
Area is vulnerable to sea level rise and face significant unmet needs
Low coastal topography with high groundwater table exacerbate flooding
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RBD Meadowlands (Cont)
1. East Riser Ditch Pump Station, Force Main and Channel Restoration
2. Losen Slote Pump Station and Force Main
3. Joseph St. Park4. Memorial Middle School5. Little Ferry Library and Municipal
Building6. Willow Lake Park (recently
removed from consideration)7. Riverfront Park8. Streetside Green Infrastructure
Type Improvements
*Above are proposed project components under evaluation and may change.
RBD Hudson River
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RBD Hudson River (Cont)
Green Infrastructure Enhancements
NDR Stormwater Infrastructure Toolkit
Long Term Toolkit Goals Resilience: Establish long-term sustainable flood resilience O&M
techniques and strategies Regional Applicability: Develop an adaptive framework for replication
to other counties and regions Promote Resilience Projects: Increase the number of regional or
community-wide flood risk reduction and resilient infrastructure projects
NDR Stormwater Infrastructure Toolkit (Cont)
Module 1: Operations and Maintenance: Stormwater Management
Entity Stormwater Asset
Management Planning Stormwater Asset
Management Tools Module 2: Jobs Training Stormwater Maintenance
Training Opportunities11
NDR Stormwater Infrastructure Toolkit (Cont)
Web based, user friendly tool
Piloted in Meadowlands
Expand applicability to other regions after pilot
Serve as resource for other counties, and jurisdictions nationwide
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Critical Success Factors
Regional Coordination Strong leadership from state and local
governments Significant community outreach
Promote long term benefits of resilient infrastructure to all stakeholders
Leverage local, state and federal funding to the maximum extent practical to achieve economies of scale
