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Scoping Document Environmental Impact Statement Scope of Work November 2015 rebuild by design ▪ Resist ▪ Delay ▪ Store ▪ Discharge ▪ hudson river Hoboken Weehawken Jersey City | New Jersey scoping Document Environmental Impact Statement Scope of Work Rebuild By Design Hudson River: Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City, New Jersey TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 1 2.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.1 Background ......................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Regulatory Framework ........................................................................................................ 5 2.3 Proposed Project ................................................................................................................. 6 3.0 PURPOSE AND NEED ............................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Need .................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2.1 Coastal Flooding .................................................................................................. 11 3.2.2 Systemic Inland Flooding ..................................................................................... 13 3.3 Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................ 15 4.0 PROJECT CONCEPTS ............................................................................................................. 17 4.1 Concepts ........................................................................................................................... 17 4.1.1 Coastal Flood Risk Reduction Concepts (Resist) ................................................ 17 4.1.2 Inland Flooding Concepts (Delay, Store, Discharge) ........................................... 19 4.1.3 Environmental Mitigation Design Elements ......................................................... 19 4.1.4 Urban Design and Community Co-Benefit Design Elements .............................. 19 4.2 Concept Screening ............................................................................................................ 19 4.2.1 Screening Criteria/ Matrix .................................................................................... 19 5.0 POTENTIAL REGULATORY APPROVALS ............................................................................... 20 5.1 Federal .............................................................................................................................. 20 5.2 State of New Jersey .......................................................................................................... 20 5.3 Local and Municipal .......................................................................................................... 20 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SCOPE OF WORK ................................................ 21 6.1 Alternatives Analysis ......................................................................................................... 21 6.1.1 Alternatives Development .................................................................................... 21 6.1.2 Alternatives Analysis ............................................................................................ 21 6.2 Public Involvement ............................................................................................................ 21 6.3 Technical Environmental Studies ...................................................................................... 22 Rebuild by Design Hudson River: ▪ Resist ▪ Delay ▪ Store ▪ Discharge ▪ Scoping Document │ i Environmental Impact Statement Scope of Work Rebuild By Design Hudson River: Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City, New Jersey TABLE OF CONTENTS, continued 6.3.1 Air Quality ............................................................................................................. 23 6.3.2 Noise .................................................................................................................... 23 6.3.2.1 Mobile Source ...................................................................................................... 23 6.3.2.2 Stationary Source................................................................................................. 24 6.3.2.3 Construction Source ............................................................................................ 24 6.3.2.4 Aquatic Noise ....................................................................................................... 24 6.3.3 Vibration ............................................................................................................... 25 6.3.4 Hazardous Waste ................................................................................................. 25 6.3.5 Cultural Resources .............................................................................................. 27 6.3.5.1 Consultation ......................................................................................................... 27 6.3.5.2 Cultural Resources Data Collection ..................................................................... 28 6.3.5.3 Archaeological Resources ................................................................................... 28 6.3.5.4 Architectural Resources ....................................................................................... 29 6.3.6 Natural Ecosystems ............................................................................................. 30 6.3.6.1 Floodplains, surface waters, wetlands and riparian zones .................................. 30 6.3.6.2 Terrestrial Ecology ............................................................................................... 30 6.3.6.3 Aquatic Ecology ................................................................................................... 31 6.3.7 Socioeconomics ................................................................................................... 33 6.3.8 Land Use/Zoning .................................................................................................. 33 6.3.9 Environmental Justice .......................................................................................... 34 6.3.10 Visual/Aesthetic Resources ................................................................................. 34 6.3.11 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................ 34 6.2.16.1 Structures ............................................................................................................ 34 6.2.16.2 Utilities................................................................................................................. 35 6.2.16.3 Circulation ........................................................................................................... 35 6.3.12 Sustainability ........................................................................................................ 36 6.4 Indirect Effects and Cumulative Impacts ........................................................................... 36 6.5 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 38 7.0 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................... 38 Rebuild by Design Hudson River: ▪ Resist ▪ Delay ▪ Store ▪ Discharge ▪ Scoping Document │ ii Environmental Impact Statement Scope of Work Rebuild By Design Hudson River: Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City, New Jersey TABLE OF CONTENTS, continued LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 6 Figure 2 9 Figure 3 10 Figure 4 13 Figure 5 18 LIST OF APPENDICIES APPENDIX A Comment Response Document APPENDIX B Comment Response Log APPENDIX C Comments LIST OF ACRONYMS BFE Base Flood Elevation CAA Clean Air Act CAG Citizen Advisory Group CDBG-DR Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CFR Code of Federal Regulations COP Citizen Outreach Plan CRS Community Rating System EFH Essential Fish Habitat EIS Environmental Impact Statement EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EJ Environmental Justice ESC Executive Steering Group FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FR Federal Register GI Green Infrastructure HUD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFIP National Flood Insurance Program NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NHSA North Hudson Sewerage Authority NJDEP New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Rebuild by Design Hudson River: ▪ Resist ▪ Delay ▪ Store ▪ Discharge ▪ Scoping Document│iii Environmental Impact Statement Scope of Work Rebuild By Design Hudson River: Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City, New Jersey TABLE OF CONTENTS, continued LIST OF ACRONYMS, continued NJHPO New Jersey Historic Preservation Office NMFS National Marine Fisheries
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