Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Mill Meadows (Saltmarsh)
Region	North East
State	Connecticut
Location	Connecticut Coastline
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.)

Restore saltmarsh prioritized under the 1992 Coastal America Connecticut Coastal Embayments Project.

ISTEA funding and NERIT technical assistance are being used to implement this site. Restore a saltmarsh prioritized under the 1992 Coastal America Connecticut Coastal Embayments Project.

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:
  Others:

• Non-Federal

  State government	CT-DEP
  	CT-DOT:
  	Long Island Sound Program:
  Local Government
  Private industry
  Public interest groups
  Educational Facility
  Other partnerships

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal		$208
  Non Federal	State government	$ 70
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total		$350

• 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

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Ron Rozsa
  Supervising Env. Analyst
  CT Dept. of Environmental Protection
  Office of Long Island Sound Programs
  79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127
  (203)424-3034
  fax- 566-5488
  e-mail: ron.rozsa@po.state.ct.us

• 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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