Manville will benefit from a small amount of money included in the $24 million received by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for beach replenishment, flood mitigation, environmental restoration and waterway navigation projects in New Jersey.
A press release from the state’s two U.S. senators, Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, said $850,000 will go for flood mitigation and water infrastructure projects.
Of that, only $50,000 is scheduled for the Stony Brook and Millstone river areas. The Passaic River basin study is to get $250,000 and the Rahway River basin study in Union County another $225,000.
The work in Peckman River (Essex and Passaic counties) is scheduled to receive $200,000 and the South and Raritan rivers (in South River and Sayreville), $125,000.
”Last year, Hurricane Irene and other storms wreaked havoc on our state,” said Sen. Lautenberg, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, which funds the Corps of Engineers. “While we have more work to do, these funds are a critical investment in helping our most flood-prone communities and finding long-term solutions to prevent future flooding. This federal funding will support our coastline by replenishing New Jersey’s beaches, which protect our coastal economy from storms.”
The funding comes from the Fiscal Year 2012 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, which funds the Corps. Following severe storms that caused extensive flooding last year, senators Lautenberg and Menendez called on the Corps of Engineers to use these resources for flood prevention work in flood-prone areas.
In addition, the senators called on the Corps to fund beach projects, which help prevent damage when storms hit the coast.
The bulk of the money nearly $21 million will go to beach replenishment and storm damage reduction projects. Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright (Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet) are set to receive $12.3 million more than one-half of the total appropriation.

