Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Region	Southeast
State	NC
Location	Snows Cut
Date of this update	8/6/99

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 9000 foot long, 90 foot-wide authorized navigation channel has expanded through erosion to a width of 400 feet along much of the length of the cut. This expansion has occurred due to wind blown wave action, tidal currents, and boat wakes. Escarpments, 10-25 feet high, occur along much of the water frontage, and tidal marshes are being undercut and lost adjacent to environmentally sensitive lands.

4. Goals/Benefits (quantify where possible using measures of success list) Was a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.

Both structural and operational modifications will be considered. Structural alternatives include re-establishment of marsh by toe-of-bank, disposal of dredged material from maintenance dredging of Snows Cut, creation of fish habitat, preservation of existing recreation lands by rock placement and bio-technical slope protection methods, and removal of tree trunks and stumps from the shoreline which would prevent continual gouging of slopes during high tides and wakes from commercial and recreational boat traffic.

5. Partners (include each participant's responsibilities - funding, permitting, etc.)

• Federal

  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
  National Marine Fisheries Service

• Non-Federal

  State government

  State of NC and New Hanover County

  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	Completed

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

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• 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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