Green Brook Flood Control Project

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The Green Brook Flood Control Project is a comprehensive flood mitigation initiative designed to protect Bound Brook and surrounding New Jersey communities from recurring flooding through levees, floodwalls, channel improvements, and related infrastructure.

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Green Brook Flood Control Project canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flood control project ⓘ
infrastructure project ⓘ
public works project ⓘ
authority U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
authorizedBy U.S. Congress ⓘ
authorizedUnder Flood Control Act of 1974 ⓘ
benefitType enhanced resilience of riverfront communities ⓘ
improved public safety ⓘ
reduced flood damages ⓘ
componentArea Bound Brook segment ⓘ
Lower Raritan River segment ⓘ
linked to: Raritan River

Upper Basin segment ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedToProtectFrom recurring flooding ⓘ
riverine flooding ⓘ
designStandard protection against approximately 150-year flood in Bound Brook area ⓘ
federalAgencyInvolved U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District ⓘ
includesWorkType channel improvements ⓘ
closure structures ⓘ
floodwall construction ⓘ
interior drainage improvements ⓘ
levee construction ⓘ
pump stations ⓘ
stormwater infrastructure improvements ⓘ
involves coordination among federal, state, and local governments ⓘ
localSponsor New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ
locatedIn Green Brook Basin ⓘ
linked to: Green Brook

Middlesex County, New Jersey ⓘ
Raritan River watershed ⓘ
Somerset County, New Jersey ⓘ
Union County, New Jersey ⓘ
notableFloodEventInfluencingProject Hurricane Floyd 1999 flooding in Bound Brook ⓘ
planningBegan 1970s ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
flood risk reduction ⓘ
protection of life and property from flooding ⓘ
river Green Brook ⓘ
Raritan River ⓘ
servesCommunity Bound Brook, New Jersey ⓘ
Dunellen, New Jersey ⓘ
Green Brook Township, New Jersey ⓘ
Middlesex Borough, New Jersey ⓘ
North Plainfield, New Jersey ⓘ
Plainfield, New Jersey ⓘ
South Bound Brook, New Jersey ⓘ
sponsor State of New Jersey ⓘ
state New Jersey ⓘ
status multi-phase, long-term construction program ⓘ

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Bound Brook, New Jersey → floodControlEfforts → Green Brook Flood Control Project ⓘ