Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Greenwich Cove (NPS)
Region	North East
State	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)

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.)

The EPA National Estuarine Program office for Naragansett Bay has the lead in restoring the ecological productivity of this large Rhode Island embayment. The Coastal America partners are working together to assist in a long-range watershed based effort to address NPS pollution effects on commercially important shellfish resources. This effort will include the development of a stormwater management plan to reduce wet weather pollutant loadings, restoration of eel grass habitat, and restoration of the bay scallops. The Corps of Engineers is providing technical support in defining the hydrology of the watershed through cost shared (Sect. 22) study. NOAA and FWS are also participating in a long term goal to reduce coliform contamination of shellfish beds and expand the submerged aquatic vegetation (eelgrass beds).

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:	EPA: coordination through Naragansett Bay NEP office
  Others:	COE: technical support in defining hydrology of the watershed.
  	NOAA: participating in the goal to reduce coliform bacteria of shellfish beds and expand submerged aquatic vegetation.
  	FWS: participating in the goal to reduce coliform bacteria of shellfish beds and expand submerged aquatic vegetation.

• Non-Federal

  State government
  Local Government
  Private industry
  Public interest groups
  Educational Facility
  Other partnerships

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal
  Non Federal	State government
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total

• 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)

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7. Legislative authorities used by each participant

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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
Completion date
Current stage	Endorsed

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Mr. Christopher Deacutis, PhD
  (401)277-3165
  e-mail: deacutis@uriacc.uri.edu

• 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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