Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	West River Saltmarsh Restoration
Region	North East
State	MA
Location	New Haven
Date of this update	March 10, 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 cities of New Haven and West Haven, both on the West River, are HUD focus areas. The West River is highly urbanized and heavily used by city residents. A large tidegate has effectively turned the salt marsh at the river's mouth into hundreds of acres of Phragmites. An analysis is needed to determine if the river can be managed without this tidegate. The USACE's Section 22 WRDA Program in a cost sharing arrangement with CTDEP will fund this analysis. Other issues pertaining to the West River include anadromous fisheries migration and spawning habitat, water supply needs and low flow augmentation, as well as flooding and recreation. Currently, the NERIT is reviewing their programs to determine solutions for the West River.

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:	USEPA
  Others:	USACE, technical assistance, funding

• Non-Federal

  State government	CTDEP
  Local Government
  Private industry
  Public interest groups
  Educational Facility	Yale University
  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	TBD
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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