Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Cape Cod Coastal Wetlands Investigation
Region	North East
State	MA
Location	Cape Cod Coastline
Date of this update	March 8, 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 USACE Planning Assistance to States funding is being matched by USDOT funds to EOEA in Massachusetts to examine the tidal hydrology of all Cape Cod Salt Marshes. Those found to be tidally constricted would be restored as the routine transportation corridor maintenance occurs. The USFWS, USEPA and NOAA are all providing technical assistance through a standing interagency committee for early review of the Commonwealth?s annual list of approved transportation improvement projects. As a result of the USACE Section 22 Report on Cape Cod salt marshes, two additional salt marsh restoration projects along local roads have been approved for funding by the affected municipalities.

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:	USACE, funding, Sect 22, Planning Assistance to States
  Others:	USFWS, technical assistance
  	USEPA, technical assistance
  	NOAA, technical assistance

• Non-Federal

  State government	MA-EOTC, Mass Highway: Cost share partner for study.
  	MA-EOEA, Mass Wetlands Banking and Restoration: State guidance
  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	$50,000
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total		$100,000

• 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

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Barbara Blumeris
  Study Manager
  CE/NED-PL-B
  Army Corps of Engineers
  696 Virginia Road
  Concord, MA 01742-2751
  978-318-8737
  fax-8080
  e-mail: barbara.r.blumeris@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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