OFFICIAL SITE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Rebuild by Design
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development launched the Rebuild by Design (RBD) competition in the summer of 2013 to develop ideas to improve physical, ecological, economic, and social resilience in regions affected by Superstorm Sandy. The competition sought to promote innovation by developing flexible solutions that would increase regional resilience. There were six winning concepts for the Housing and Urban Development’s Rebuild by Design competition, two of which were awarded to the State of New Jersey.
The Bureau of Climate Resilience Design and Engineering, under the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Climate and Flood Resilience Program, is responsible for two RBD projects, one on the Hudson River and the other in the Meadowlands, using $380 million to protect municipalities from flooding.
On June 2nd 2014, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that a design concept for the Rebuild by Design Meadowlands area near Little Ferry, Teterboro, Moonachie, South Hackensack and Carlstadt was allocated $150 million towards the design and construction of a solution that will reduce flooding risks and enhance resiliency in this area. This project aims to improve stormwater drainage from heavy rain events in low and moderate income areas furthering the State’s environmental justice initiative. The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $230 million to the municipalities of Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City for the RBD Hudson River Project to protect from coastal storm surge events. Both projects are currently in design phases.
Rebuild by Design: Meadowlands
This project is an urban stormwater management strategy that addresses flooding impacts in Little Ferry, Moonachie, Carlstadt, Teterboro, and South Hackensack of Bergen County.
Rebuild by Design Hudson River
This project is an urban stormwater management strategy that addresses flooding impacts in the Hoboken, Jersey City, and Weehawken municipalities.
Stormwater Infrastructure Toolkit
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $15 million of the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDR) funding to New Jersey for resilient housing and infrastructure projects in the wake of major disasters, such as Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene. The competition was a two-phase process that competitively awarded almost $1 billion to states and communities affected by major disasters between 2011 and 2013. Administered by the NJ DEP, these funds have been used to advance regional planning initiatives known as Resilient NJ and to develop a Stormwater Infrastructure Toolkit (Toolkit). Both projects aim to design infrastructure that takes into account climate change which supports the Protecting Against Climate Threats (PACT) initiative.
The Toolkit provides a set of best practices for stormwater infrastructure operations and maintenance, asset management and stormwater maintenance jobs training that will be piloted in the Meadowlands region of Bergen County. Ultimately, the Department of Environmental Protection hopes the toolkit will serve as a resource for other New Jersey counties, regions and for jurisdictions nationwide.
Stormwater Infrastructure Toolkit
This project will provide best practices for managing regional stormwater infrastructure, including operations and maintenance and jobs training tools.
Resilient NJ
This program will assist municipalities to identify and address vulnerabilities to increased coastal and riverine flood risk and other climate stressors.