Posted on February 23, 2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has completed a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) to address ecosystem restoration at Mordecai Island in Ocean County, New Jersey. The environmental assessment evaluates alternatives for ecosystem restoration to address habitat loss due to erosion at Mordecai Island. The recommended plan identified in the EA will help to protect the island from further erosion and restore approximately 11.5 acres of intertidal habitat previously lost. The non-Federal sponsor for this study is the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. USACE is proposing to construct a rubble mound breakwater off the western edge of Mordecai Island that will extend for 3,000 linear ft. and have an average height of 7.6 ft. from the bay bottom. Following construction of the breakwater, approximately 30,000 cy of sand will be obtained from normal maintenance dredging of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway and placed behind the structure to restore approximately 11.5 acres of lost intertidal marsh habitat and beach nesting bird. Public and agencies are invited to comment on this proposal. Comments are requested by March 24, 2022.
- Mordecai Island, Beach Haven, New Jersey, Project Modification for Ecosystem Restoration (Section 1135) Feasibility Study and Integrated Environmental Assessment (February 2022)
- Public Notice (February 2022)
- Appendix A – Engineering Technical Appendix
- Appendix B – Environmental Appendix
- Appendix C – Real Estate Plan
- Appendix D – Pertinent Correspondence and Documentation
