Signed Director's Reports
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A Director's Report, signed by the USACE Director of Civil Works, is developed when the recommended water resources project is within the scope of existing authorization. |
Alaska District
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Barrow, Alaska Coastal Erosion Section 116 Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment Director's Report (2019)
Recommendation of a non-NED plan based on a Cost Effective/Incremental Cost Analysis (CE/ICA), which was based on a "community resilience unit" (CRU) metric and which measured relative changes in various economic, social/cultural, and environmental metrics. This alternative plan would reduce flooding and erosion impacts across all six reaches in the entire five mile study area, and address not only potential economic impacts in the project area under a future without project condition, but address additional cultural and environmental impacts as well. The study was conducted based on authorization under Section 116 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (EWDRAAA) of 2010.
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Integrated Disposition Report and Environmental Assessment, Saint Michael Canal, Norton Sound, Alaska (2022)
Integrated Disposition Report and Environmental Assessment to support the permanent divestment of the Department of the Armys control of and responsibility for the Saint Michael Canal Federal Navigation Project (FNP). No funding would be necessary for the recommended deauthorization of Saint Michael Canal FNP.
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Kenai Bluffs Bank Stabilization Section 116 Feasibility Study, Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (FIFREA) Director's Report (2019)
Recommendation of a National Economic Development (NED) plan, which consists of constructing an armor-stoned berm as a line of protection along approximately 5,000 lineal feet of receding coastal bluff on the western coast of the Kenai Peninsula, based on authorization under Section 116 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (EWDRAAA) of 2010.
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Lowell Creek Flood Diversion Feasibility Study, Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (2021)
Recommendation of a life safety-based plan which consists of constructing a new flood diversion system and maintaining the existing Lowell Creek system, based on authorization under Section 5032 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, as amended.
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Whittier Navigation Improvements Whittier, Alaska Feasibility Study, Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) Director's Report (2020)
Recommendation of a National Economic Development (NED) plan, which is comprised of a north-facing breakwater, maneuvering basin, and four-lane launch ramp in the Whittier small boat harbor, based on authorization under Section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1948. Construction of the project, if determined to be feasible, is authorized by Section 5007 of Public Law 119-114, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007.
Honolulu District
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Final Report for the American Samoa Post-Disaster Watershed Plan, dated July 2022 (2022)
Notification to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works of the American Samoa Post-Disaster Watershed Plan and conclusions. The Watershed Plan was developed in response to a major storm event that threatened the territory in 2018. The intent of the Watershed Plan is to provide recommendations within and outside of USACE authorities to help rehabilitate and improve the resiliency of damaged infrastructure and natural resources, reducing risks to human life and property from future natural hazards.
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Final Report for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Watershed Plan, dated July 2022 (2022)
Notification to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Watershed Plan and conclusions. The Watershed Plan was developed in response to a major storm event that threatened the territory in 2018. The intent of the Watershed Plan is to provide recommendations within and outside of USACE authorities to help rehabilitate and improve the resiliency of damaged infrastructure and natural resources, reducing risks to human life and property from future natural hazards.
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Final Report for the Guam Watershed Plan, dated July 2022 (2022)
Notification to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works of the American Guam Watershed Plan and conclusions. The Watershed Plan was developed in response to a major storm event that threatened the territory in 2018. The intent of the Watershed Plan is to provide recommendations within and outside of USACE authorities to help rehabilitate and improve the resiliency of damaged infrastructure and natural resources, reducing risks to human life and property from future natural hazards.
Huntington District
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Winfield Locks and Dam Major Rehabilitation Evaluation Project, Putnam County, West Virginia, Final Decision Document (2022)
Approval of the Major Rehabilitation Evaluation Report for Winfield Locks and Dam, Kanawha River, West Virginia Major Rehabilitation Evaluation. The proposed federal action is to implement a major rehabilitation of the site. The project was designed, constructed, owned, operated, and maintained by USACE. There is no non-federal sponsor for this project. Funding will be provided through cost-shared funds of which 65% will come from the General Fund of the Government and 35% from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
Jacksonville District
Los Angeles District
Nashville District
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Bell County, Kentucky, Section 202 Flood Risk Management Project, Final Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment (2023)
Approval of the Bell County, Kentucky, Section 202 Flood Risk Management Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment. The report contains identification, evaluation, and recommendation of measures, alternatives, plans, and costs necessary to reduce the risk of flooding to property and life safety in the Bell County study area. The non-federal sponsor is Bell County, Kentucky. The recommended plan is a voluntary, nonstructural plan consisting of flood proofing measures for 212 eligible structures.
New Orleans District
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Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity (LPV), Louisiana, Final General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (2021)
GRR and EIS to support an extension of the authority to restore, for the LPV project, authorized levels of coastal storm risk management given the combined effects of consolidation, settlement, subsidence, and sea level rise over time. Currently, the LPV project includes a total of approximately 126.5 miles of levees and 56 miles of floodwalls, floodgates, water control structures, and other risk reduction features. in four parishes (St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard) located in the greater New Orleans area on the east bank of the Mississippi River.
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West Bank and Vicinity (WBV), Louisiana, Final General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (2021)
GRR and EIS to support an extension of the authority to restore, for the WBV project, authorized levels of coastal storm risk management given the combined effects of consolidation, settlement, subsidence, and sea level rise over time. The existing WBV project is designed to reduce the risk of flooding associated with a 1% annual exceedance probability (AEP) storm surge and wave event.
New York District
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Passaic River Floodway Buyout, Passaic County, New Jersey Director's Report (2019)
Recommendation for the voluntary buyout and removal of 18 homes from the state-defined floodway in Passaic County, New Jersey, to reduce flood risk and produce average annual benefits of $241,000 at FY2019 price levels.
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Passaic River Tidal Protection Area, New Jersey, Coastal Storm Risk Management Project Director's Report (2019)
Recommendation to manage the risk of coastal storm damages in the Passaic River Tidal Protection Area by construction of six floodwall segments, one levee segment, eight gates (project alignment), and associated interior drainage features. The project alignment totals 4,850 linear feet and addresses the most critical and vulnerable portion of the authorized study area, the City of Newark, NJ.
Portland District
San Francisco District
Seattle District
Wilmington District
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