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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Harbor and Tributary Study (HATS) Comments Period

Name: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Harbor and Tributary Study (HATS) Comments Period
Start: 2023-03-07T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-03-31T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Online

Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 - Friday, March 31st, 2023

The comments deadline for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)’s storm risk management plan has been extended from March 7th, 2023 to March 31st, 2023.

In October 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released the Harbor and Tributary Study (HATS), a report that proposes a plan with aims to protect the NY-NJ Harbor from coastal storm risks. The $52 billion plan proposes a number of land-based and storm-surge barriers, including at the mouth of Newtown Creek. Severe mitigation measures are planned for the shoreline along the East River and Newtown Creek: storm surge gates, seawalls, floodwalls and levees.

The public is invited to submit comments by email to:

NYNJHarbor.TribStudy@usace.army.mil

or by mail to: NYNJHAT Study Team, Planning Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
26 Federal Plaza, 17^th Floor
New York, NY 10279-0090

Please include the project title and the commenter’s contact information with submitted comments.

You can also use Riverkeeper’s easy online process and sample letter, that you can customize (scroll to the bottom)

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Here’s a depiction of the sea wall that they’re proposing for North Greenpoint. Do you want this to happen to our waterfront? Let them know what you think!