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Green Brook Sub Basin, NJ

The Green Brook Sub Basin is continually subject to severe and sometimes devastating flood damage. In 1999, floodwaters from Tropical Storm Floyd caused 2 deaths and approximately $80 million in damages.

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Green Brook Map - The First Construction Element
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March 2015 Update - The Draft Environmental Assessment associated with the proposed removal of the Jefferson Avenue Bridge and the associated Notice of Availability, which includes instructions for submitting public comments, can be downloaded from the Reports page of this Green Brook section of New York District's website.

For more information about the overall project, please read the Fact Sheet or email Project Manager.

Are you interested in the history of Bound Brook area? Click here to find out more about the "Where the Green Brook Meets the Raritan" booklet. This booklet was produced for the local community by the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as partial mitigation of the effects of the Green Brook Flood Damage Reduction Project on historic and archaeological sites.