USACE Buffalo District receives $41.859 million in FY19 Work Plan

Published Nov. 27, 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District contractor dredges the Buffalo River, September 15, 2011. 

Buffalo Harbor received $12.445 million in fiscal year 2019 Work Plan funding for dredging, repair of the North & South Breakwaters, CDF Repair, and CDF Five-Year External Assessment.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District contractor dredges the Buffalo River, September 15, 2011. Buffalo Harbor received $12.445 million in fiscal year 2019 Work Plan funding for dredging, repair of the North & South Breakwaters, CDF Repair, and CDF Five-Year External Assessment.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has received $41.859 million in the Fiscal Year 2019 Work Plan, to complete projects across the District’s area of responsibility.  This is in addition to the $54.956 million the District has already received in the Fiscal Year 2019 President’s Budget.  

 “This is a critical time for investments in our nation’s infrastructure,” said LTC Jason Toth, USACE Buffalo District Commander. “I am encouraged that such a large investment is being made across the lower watershed of lakes Erie and Ontario, directly contributing to economic growth, quality of life, environmental health and national security for the American people.”

Additional information regarding the entire Corps of Engineers’ Fiscal Year 2019 Work Plan can be found here:
https://www.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/News-Release-Article-View/Article/1696707/us-army-corps-of-engineers-releases-work-plan-for-fiscal-2019-civil-works-appro/

Projects to be completed by the Buffalo District include: 

Formally Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program 

Project

Purpose

Funding

Joslyn Mfg. Site

Field Sampling Activities

$1,000,000

Niagara Falls Storage Site

Remedial Investigation Contract, Complete Record of Decision for Interim Waste Containment Structure (IWCS) Operable Unit

$1,400,000

Tonawanda Landfill

Prepare Scope of Work & Award Remediation Contract. Make Physical Preparations Prior to Start of Remediation

$1,800,000

Luckey Site

Conduct Soils Remediation Activities, Conduct Fieldwork Oversight, Perform Annual Groundwater Sampling, Testing & Reporting Activities

$7,200,000

 

Construction General and Operations & Maintenance: 

Project

Purpose

Funding

Presque Isle, PA

Sand Nourishment

$1,500,000

Barcelona Harbor, NY

Sediment Sampling & Analysis

$70,000

Black Rock &
Tonawanda Channel, NY

Engineering & Design of Motor Control Center & Mitre Gate

$550,000

Buffalo Harbor, NY

Dredging, Repair of North & South Breakwaters, CDF Repair, CDF Five-Year External Assessment

$12,445,000

Cleveland Harbor, OH

Dredging, Design & Engineering of East Breakwater West End

$1,300,000

Dunkirk Harbor, NY

Federal Standard Determination

$10,000

Huron Harbor, OH

Dredged Material Management Plan, CDF Five-Year External Assessment, Environmental Studies & Monitoring for Dredging Purposes

$245,000

Lorain Harbor, OH

Operations and Maintenance Activities

$2,934,000

Mount Morris Dam, NY

Recreation Operations

$11,000

Ogdensburg Harbor, NY

Sediment Sampling & Analysis

$125,000

Oswego Harbor, NY

Dredging, Sediment Sampling & Analysis, & Repair of West Arrowhead Breakwater

$5,950,000

Rochester Harbor, NY

Repair East Pier

$4,750,000

Sturgeon Point, NY

Annual Sand By-Pass

$20,000

Toledo Harbor, OH

Preparation of DMMP

$250,000

Erie Harbor, PA

Dredged Material Management Plan, Environmental Studies & Monitoring for Dredging Activities

$299,000


Contact
Andrew Kornacki
716-879-4349
716-352-8669 (cell)
andrew.a.kornacki@usace.army.mil

Release no. 18-023