Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Long Island Sound NPS
Region	North East
State	Connecticut
Location	New London County
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.)

This was one of the first five demonstration projects conducted under the Coastal America partnership. Urban expansion and residential development in New England have contributed to increased amounts of NPS pollution such as nutrients and coliform bacteria, that have substantially decreased the quality of coastal embayments, specifically Long Island Sound. In 1991, the Coastal America partnership funded, through EPA?s National Estuary Program and NOAA?s Sea Grant Program, a pilot program that informed coastal residents in New London, Connecticut, of techniques that homeowners can employ to reduce their NPS impacts. Public education materials were handed out door-to-door as means of educating the public about NPS runoff into the Long Island Sound. This project was so successful in reducing sources of nutrients and coliform bacteria to the coves around New London County that the program was expanded.

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
  Others:	Sea Grant

• Non-Federal

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

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal		$50,000
  Non Federal	State government	?
  	Local government	?
  	Private industry	?
  	Public interest groups	?
  Total		$50,000+

• 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)

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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	Completed

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Bill Hubbard
  Army Corps of Engineers
  Building 113 North 424 Trapelo Rd.
  Waltham, MA 02254-9149
  (617)647-8552
  fax -8560
  e-mail: bhubbard@ned41.ned.usace.army.mil

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

  LEAD AGENCY - COE: funding, site evaluation
  NOAA: assist in site evaluation
  EPA: assist in site evaluation
  FWS: assist in site evaluation
  DOT: assist in site evaluation

11. Any additional information/comments

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