Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Boston Harbor
Region	North East
State	ME and RI
Location
Date of this update	March 4, 1999

2. Problem(s) addressed (check one or more)

Habitat Restoration/Protection
Wetlands
River systems
Beaches/Dunes
Offshore areas
Mangroves
Assisting Species at Risk
Pollution Mitigation
Non-Point Source Pollution
Other (describe)
Contaminated Sediments

3. Project Description (100 words or less. Please include qualitative information, e.g. acres of habitat restored, miles of steam reopened to migration, and legislative authorization, e.g. WRDA, ISTEA, CWA/NEP, CZMA, etc.)

In August 1993 the NERIT published a GIS mapping and database of all recent Boston Harbor, MA aquatic sediment chemistry. This interagency collaboration between the COE, USGS, EPA and NOAA produced an agreed data format to manage contaminated sediments by spatial mapping. In August 1994 the NERIT published a similar GIS database for recent sediment chemistry in the Casco Bay NEP focus area in Maine. The data from the Providence Harbor Navigation Maintenance Project in Rhode Island is also being entered in this system.

4. Goals/Benefits (quantify where possible using measures of success list)

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Was a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.

5. Partners (include each participant's responsibilities - funding, permitting, etc.)

• Federal

  Lead:	COE
  Others:	USGS
  	EPA
  	NOAA

• Non-Federal

  State government	Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  	States of Rhode Island and Massachusetts
  Local Government
  Private industry
  Public interest groups
  Educational Facility
  Other partnerships

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal		$90,000
  Non Federal	State government	$ In-kind
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total		$ 90,000

• In-Kind Services (hours, equipment, or other forms of assistance and estimated dollar value)

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• Volunteers (number of people and hours, and estimated dollar value)

  40 Hours (non-federal)

7. Project Benefits

The mapped areas will be used to identify areas that will need future management during future dredging operations or potential environmental restoration projects.

8. Value added by Coastal America Partnership including Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals achieved through this collaboration (500 words or less)

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9. Project Status

Initiation date	FY 93
Completion date	FY 95
Current stage	Completed

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Cathy Demos
  COE
  617-647-8231
  CATHERINE.J.DEMOS@usace.army.mil

• Participating Agency/Organization Contacts: (e.g. volunteer groups, conservation groups, state agencies, and other federal agency contacts)

11. Any additional information/comments

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