To: Governor Andrew Cuomo and The United States Senate
Dredging the Susquehanna River
To renew the beauty of the Susquehanna River, encourage businesses to remain in the Southern Tier of NY and reduce
the threat of massive flooding, the Susquehanna River should
be dredged. The Corp of Engineers, which rerouted the Susquehanna River around Corning, NY, has a responsibility to the residents and businesses impacted by major river flooding.
the threat of massive flooding, the Susquehanna River should
be dredged. The Corp of Engineers, which rerouted the Susquehanna River around Corning, NY, has a responsibility to the residents and businesses impacted by major river flooding.
Why is this important?
During the past 50 years little has been done to mitigiate the
flooding caused by the Susquehanna River. The DEC has
set strict guidelines for removing debris from feeder creeks making it difficult to keep new debris from forming islands and
clogging the river bed. Countless business have been forced to relocate and hundreds of families have lost their homes because of the shallow depth of the Susquehanna River and numerous gravel deposits that have formed within the river.
Instead of spending millions of dollars every few years for FEMA to assist flood victims, the Corp of Engineers should
dredge the river from Binghamton, NY to the area where the Corp. of Engineers rerouted the Susquehanna River around Corning, NY. The end result: millions of dollars would be
saved, the Susquehanna River would be navigational and clean, and wildlife would flourish. Residents and businesses
would have a sense of security. The gravel taken from the
Susquehanna would be welcomed by town and city highway
departments thus helping to save money.
The residents of Vestal, NY get their drinking water from wells
under the Susquehanna River. The Johnson City sewer plant, which is located adjacent to the Susquehanna River, flooded
numerous time during the past 40 years. During the flooding, the plant released raw sewage into the Susquehanna River. Where fish once flourished, now they glow.
flooding caused by the Susquehanna River. The DEC has
set strict guidelines for removing debris from feeder creeks making it difficult to keep new debris from forming islands and
clogging the river bed. Countless business have been forced to relocate and hundreds of families have lost their homes because of the shallow depth of the Susquehanna River and numerous gravel deposits that have formed within the river.
Instead of spending millions of dollars every few years for FEMA to assist flood victims, the Corp of Engineers should
dredge the river from Binghamton, NY to the area where the Corp. of Engineers rerouted the Susquehanna River around Corning, NY. The end result: millions of dollars would be
saved, the Susquehanna River would be navigational and clean, and wildlife would flourish. Residents and businesses
would have a sense of security. The gravel taken from the
Susquehanna would be welcomed by town and city highway
departments thus helping to save money.
The residents of Vestal, NY get their drinking water from wells
under the Susquehanna River. The Johnson City sewer plant, which is located adjacent to the Susquehanna River, flooded
numerous time during the past 40 years. During the flooding, the plant released raw sewage into the Susquehanna River. Where fish once flourished, now they glow.