Save The Sound Inc

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE CONNECTICUT FUND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND. SPECIFICALLY, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY, WHICH ESTABLISHES A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LONG ISLAND SOUND.

RECOVERY ACT - TIDAL MARSH RESTORATION IN NEW HAVEN AND EAST LYME, CONNECTICUT

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE SAVE THE SOUND TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND BY COORDINATING AND IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY. IT WILL ESTABLISH A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LIS.ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY TO ESTABLISH A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LIS WITH 37 SUBRECIPIENTS CONDUCTING WATER QUALITY TESTING AND MONITORING IN 50 EMBAYMENTS WITHIN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND. THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING THE FIRST STEPS IN ADDING COASTAL ACIDIFICATION MONITORING TO THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY INCLUDING STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS FOR INPUT ON THE CREATION AND INTEGRATION OF COASTAL ACIDIFICATION MONITORING INTO THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY. THE DATA WILL BE PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE USE. THE RECIPIENT WILL ALSO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN CLEANUPS AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND AND EMBAYMENTS.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL GO TO 37 WATER-QUALITY MONITORING GROUPS. TIER 1 WILL INCLUDE MONITORING AND COLLECTING SAMPLING DATA FROM 50 EMBAYMENTS, AND CONDUCTING WATER QUALITY MONITORING FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN, WATER CLARITY, TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, CHLOROPHYLL, AND QUALITATIVE MACROPHYTES. TIER 2 INCLUDES MONITORING FOR COLLECTING SAMPLING DATA FOR NITROGEN, PHOSPHOROUS, CONTINUOUS DISSOLVED OXYGEN, AND QUANTITATIVE MACROPHYTES FROM 12 EMBAYMENTS.OUTCOMES:UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT WILL COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY ESTABLISHING A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THE BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LONG ISLAND SOUND. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE UNITED WATER STUDY ARE THE REDUCTION OF CONTAMINANT AND NUTRIENT LOADS IN THE WATERSHED OF LIS AND THE RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND MODELING TO SUPPORT ATTAINMENT OF WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES. SAVE THE SOUND WILL ALSO DEVELOP A QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN (QMP) FOR ALL SAVE THE SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT PORTION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS AND POLICYMAKERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND PARTNERSHIP.

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE SAVE THE SOUND TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND BY COORDINATING AND IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY. IT WILL ESTABLISH A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LIS.ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT WATER QUALITY TESTING AND MONITORING IN 48 EMBAYMENTS WITHIN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND. THE DATA WILL THEN BE PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE USE. THE GRANTEE WILL ALSO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN CLEANUPS AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND AND EMBAYMENT'S.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL GO TO 28 WATER-QUALITY MONITORING GROUPS. TIER 1 WILL INCLUDE MONITORING AND COLLECTING SAMPLING DATA FROM 49 EMBAYMENTS, AND CONDUCTING WATER QUALITY MONITORING FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN, WATER CLARITY, TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, CHLOROPHYLL, AND QUALITATIVE MACROPHYTES. TIER 2 INCLUDES MONITORING FOR COLLECTING SAMPLING DATA FOR NITROGEN, PHOSPHOROUS, CONTINUOUS DISSOLVED OXYGEN, AND QUANTITATIVE MACROPHYTES FROM 12 EMBAYMENTS.OUTCOMES:UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT WILL COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY ESTABLISHING A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THE BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LONG ISLAND SOUND. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE UNITED WATER STUDY ARE THE REDUCTION OF CONTAMINANT AND NUTRIENT LOADS IN THE WATERSHED OF LIS AND THE RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND MODELING TO SUPPORT ATTAINMENT OF WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES. SAVE THE SOUND WILL ALSO DEVELOP A QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN (QMP) FOR ALL SAVE THE SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION OPERATIONS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT PORTION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS AND POLICYMAKERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY WITH A FOCUS ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE CONNECTICUT FUND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND. SPECIFICALLY, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL: 1) COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY ESTABLISHING A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LIS WITH 24 SUBRECIPIENTS CONDUCTING THE WATER-QUALITY TESTING. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE UWS ARE THE REDUCTION OF CONTAMINANT AND NUTRIENT LOADS IN THE WATERSHED OF LIS AND THE RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND MODELING TO SUPPORT ATTAINMENT OF WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVESAND AND, 2) PARTNER WITH THE TOWN OF GUILFORD TO DESIGN A LIVING SHORELINE PROJECT FOR CHITTENDEN PARK TO: RESTORE COASTAL WETLANDSAND STOP LOSS OF TIDAL MARSH HABITATAND BUFFER RECREATIONAL RESOURCES AND NEARBY LOW-LYING RESIDENCES FROM STORM SURGESAND AND, PROTECT NAVIGATION IN THE WEST RIVER BY REDUCING CHANNEL SEDIMENTATION AND EROSION. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE LIVING SHORELINE PROJECT ARE REDUCTION OF CONTAMINANT AND NUTRIENT LOADS IN THE WATERSHED OF LIS AND THE EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF HABITATS AND LIVING RESOURCES. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT PORTION OF THE LIS WATERSHED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS, POLICY MAKERS AND THE LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY PARTICIPANTS.

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SAVE THE SOUND TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND BY COORDINATING AND IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY. THIS STUDY DOCUMENTS THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THE BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LONG ISLAND SOUND. ACTIVITIES: SPECIFICALLY, UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT WATER QUALITY TESTING AND MONITORING IN 48 EMBAYMENTS WITHIN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND. THE DATA WILL THEN BE PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE USE. THE GRANTEE WILL ALSO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN CLEANUPS AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND AND EMBAYMENT'S.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL GO TO 26 WATER-QUALITY MONITORING GROUPS. TIER 1 WILL INCLUDE MONITORING FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN, CHLOROPHYLL A, QUALITATIVE MACROPHYTES, TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, AND WATER CLARITY. TIER 2 INCLUDES MONITORING FOR CONTINUOUS DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NITROGEN, PHOSPHOROUS AND QUANTITATIVE MACROPHYTES. ALL GROUPS ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW A UNIFORM SET OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPS) AND CONTRIBUTE TO, AND FOLLOW, THE STUDY-SPECIFIC EPA-APPROVED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP). OUTCOMES: UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT WILL COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY ESTABLISHING A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THE BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LONG ISLAND SOUND. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS GRANT WILL BE A GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENT TO EMBAYMENT WATER QUALITY ALONG WITH THE BUILDING OF QUICKDROPS, AN OPENSOURCE RESOURCE TO SUPPORT SCIENCE AND THE GROWTH OF WATER QUALITY MONITORING, AND THE DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLICATION OF THE REGIONAL LONG ISLAND SOUND REPORT CARD. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT PORTION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS AND POLICYMAKERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY WITH A FOCUS ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE SAVE THE SOUND INC. TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND THROUGH COORDINATING AND IMPLEMENTING THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY ESTABLISHING A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LONG ISLAND SOUND. ACTIVITIES:UNDER THIS AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL: COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE UNIFIED WATER STUDY ESTABLISHING A COMPARABLE BAY-TO-BAY DATASET DESCRIBING THE EUTROPHIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF BAYS AND HARBORS AROUND THE LIS WITH 26 SUBRECIPIENTS CONDUCTING THE WATER-QUALITY TESTING. SUBRECIPIENT:SUB-AWARDS UNDER THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN SELECTED. SUB-AWARD ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TIER I AND TIER II MONITORING OF EMBAYMENTS WITHIN LONG ISLAND SOUND: TIER I, DESIGNED FOR THE WIDEST POSSIBLE ADOPTION FOR A VARIETY OF GROUPS CAPABLE OF WATER#8208;QUALITY MONITORING AND TIER II, AN ENHANCEMENT THAT ADDS PARAMETERS THAT ARE ONLY APPROPRIATE FOR ADOPTION BY GROUPS WITH GREATER SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND MONITORING RESOURCES. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOPS) FOR TIER I INCLUDE MONITORING FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN, CHLOROPHYLL A, QUALITATIVE MACROPHYTES, TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, AND WATER CLARITY. THE NEED FOR BETTER MONITORING OF CONDITIONS IN LONG ISLAND SOUND EMBAYMENTS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN THE CCMP, THE EPA'S NITROGEN REDUCTION STRATEGY FOR LONG ISLAND SOUND, AND THE NY STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION'S LONG ISLAND SOUND NITROGEN ACTION PLAN. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES WILL BE THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN AND, PROGRESS AND FINAL REPORTS ON THE NITROGEN IMPACT ON THE LONG ISLAND SOUND AND THE LONG ISLAND SOUND REPORT CARD. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE UNITED WATER STUDY ARE THE REDUCTION OF CONTAMINANT AND NUTRIENT LOADS IN THE WATERSHED OF LONG ISLAND SOUND AND THE RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND MODELING TO SUPPORT ATTAINMENT OF WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT PORTION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS AND POLICY MAKERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY WITH A FOCUS ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

QUINNAPIAC RIVER AQUATIC RESTORATION

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE SAVE THE SOUND ORGANIZATION TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE HUTCHINSON RIVER, WHICH FLOWS FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY THROUGH THE BRONX, NEW YORK, INTO THE LONG ISLAND SOUND AS DIRECTED IN THE 2023 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE THE EXECUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AND RESTORATION PROJECT. WORKPLAN ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF 1) THE IDENTIFICATION OF NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION WITHIN THE HUTCHINSON RIVER WATERSHED; 2) THE IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF IMPLEMENTABLE MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, POLICY AND STORMWATER MITIGATION PROJECTS WITH A FOCUS ON FLOOD MITIGATION AND NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS; 3) ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION OF MUNICIPAL AGENCIES, STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES; 4) SELECTION OF 1 PROJECT IDENTIFIED AS HIGH PRIORITY THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THAT PILOT PROJECT TO PERMIT-READY DESIGN. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECOND PHASE OF THE OVERALL WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE HUTCHINSON RIVER. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE UTILIZATION OF THE COMPLETED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN TO SERVE AS A BLUEPRINT FOR RESTORATION OF THE HUTCHINSON RIVER, PRIORITIZING ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE POLLUTION, EROSION, AND FLOODING WHILE IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AND OVERALL ECOLOGICAL HEALTH. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE OVER 300,000 RESIDENTS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND THE BRONX, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OF THE WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND REGION.

HURRICANE SANDY DISASTER RELIEF, PROJ SN051, REMOVAL OF POND LILY DAM, WEST RIVER, NEW HAVEN, CT

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE SAVE THE SOUND ORGANIZATION TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND RESTORE THE AQUATIC HABITAT IN LITTLE NECK BAY, QUEENS, NEW YORK THROUGH WETLAND RESTORATION WORK IN UDALLS COVE, ALONG WITH THE SITE IDENTIFICATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AT ALLEY CREEK, AS DIRECTED IN THE 2022 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE THE EXECUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROJECT TO RESTORE A TOTAL OF 4 ACRES OF SALT MARSH AND INSTALL 0.22 ACRES OF OYSTER CASTLES ALONG 1,100 LINEAR FEET OF SHORELINE AT BIG ROCK, UDALLS COVE AND THE SITE IDENTIFICATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AT ALLEY CREEK.. THE WORKPLAN ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY GRANT CONSIST OF USING COMMUNITY-APPROVED DESIGNS TO SUPPORT THE RESTORATION OF 15,600 SQUARE FEET OF SALT MARSH, AND 3,000 SQUARE FEET OF OYSTER HABITAT. THE METHODS OF RESTORING THE WETLAND INCLUDE CREATING VEGETATIVE BUFFERS AND INSTALLING AN OYSTER BANK THAT WILL PROVIDE BANK STABILIZATION, FILTER NUTRIENTS FROM STORMWATER, AND IMPROVE WATER CLARITY. ADDITIONALLY, TO ADDRESS WATER QUALITY DUE TO COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS (CSOS) AT ALLEY CREEK, ONE SUITABLE SITE WITHIN THE ALLEY CREEK SUB-WATERSHED OF LITTLE NECK BAY WILL BE IDENTIFIED FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION AND WILL INITIATE DESIGNS TO CAPTURE STORMWATER RUNOFF TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF CSOS AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY.SUBRECIPIENT:SAVE THE SOUND WILL PARTNER WITH SUB-RECIPIENT HONOR OUR INDIGENOUS ANCESTORS AND THE MATINECOCK TRIBAL NATION TO HOST UP TO 5 CULTURAL MONITORS DURING SITE EXCAVATION, ENSURING THAT IF ANCESTRAL REMAINS OR ARTIFACTS ARE UNEARTHED, THEY WILL BE HANDLED APPROPRIATELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND CULTURAL PRACTICES FROM 5/1/25- 12/31/27.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE RESTORING THE AQUATIC HABITAT IN LITTLE NECK BAY, QUEENS, NEW YORK AND IMPROVING THE WATER QUALITY. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES BY RESTORING THE SALT MARSH AND OYSTER HABITAT, AND INSTALLING RAIN GARDENS, THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE CAUSES OF WATER QUALITY IMPAIRMENT, EROSION, AND HABITAT LOSS; AND ENABLE INLAND MARSH MIGRATION. THIS COMBINED APPROACH WILL IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION AND COASTAL RESILIENCE WITH THE INTENDED BENEFITS TO THE WILDLIFE AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES OF LITTLE NECK BAY.

DESCRIPTION:PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO SAVE THE SOUND INC. TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO WORK TO REMOVE DANA DAM (ALSO KNOWN AS STRONG POND DAM) FROM THE NORWALK RIVER IN MERWIN MEADOWS PARK, WILTON, CT, AS DIRECTED IN THE FY22 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND MONITORING. THE OUTREACH IS TARGETED AT STAKEHOLDERS ACTIVE IN WILTON AND THE NORWALK RIVER WATERSHED TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DAM REMOVAL. THE MONITORING ACTIVITY INCLUDES PRE- AND POST-REMOVAL MONITORING OF FISH ASSEMBLAGE, VEGETATION, AND FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE PROJECT SITE. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES ARE A SURVEYS, MONITORING PROGRAMS, REPORTS, EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND ACTIVITIES, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS, HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY AND RESILIENCY.

AQUATIC CONNECTIVITY AND FLOOD RESILIENCE: HYDE POND REMOVAL, WHITRORD BROOK, MYSTIC, CT

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SAVE THE SOUND TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND BY COORDINATING AND IMPLEMENTING THE RIVER RESTORATION NETWORK TO ESTABLISH A NETWORKED APPROACH TO CAPACITY BUILDING AND A MORE SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE RIVER RESTORATION NETWORK IS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND PARTNERSHIP'S BARRIER REMOVAL TARGET, INCREASING THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE REGION'S RIVERINE HABITAT TO ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY AND SUPPORT MIGRATORY PATHWAYS. THE RECIPIENT WILL FOLLOW A STANDARD METHOD, DETAILED IN AN EPA-APPROVED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP), TO SCORE POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND CONDUCT RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES.ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL INCREASE REGIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPACITY FOR STREAM BARRIER REMOVAL, DEVELOP A PIPELINE OF NEW PROJECT MANAGERS THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS, AND ACCELERATE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. SAVE THE SOUND, LLC WILL ADMINISTER THE GRANT FUNDS ON BEHALF OF THE RIVER RESTORATION NETWORK. SUBRECIPIENT:FIVE SUBAWARDS AT $6,500 EACH TO HELP DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM TO CULTIVATE FUTURE PROJECT MANAGERS. THESE WILL BE AWARDED TO: O CONNECTICUT RIVER CONSERVANCY O FARMINGTON RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION O HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION O THE NATURE CONSERVANCY O TROUT UNLIMITED A SUBAWARD FOR $126,500 WILL BE AWARDED TO AMERICAN RIVERS IN SUPPORT OF A DAM RECONNAISSANCE STUDY, TO HIRE A SHARED PROJECT MANAGER, AND TO ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. A SUBAWARD FOR $106,650 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE SEATUCK ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF A SHARED PROJECT MANAGER, A CULVERT RECONNAISSANCE STUDY, AND TO ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. OUTCOMES:UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT WILL COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT THE RIVER RESTORATION NETWORK TO ESTABLISH A NETWORKED APPROACH TO CAPACITY BUILDING AND A MORE SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE RIVER RESTORATION NETWORK IS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND PARTNERSHIP'S BARRIER REMOVAL TARGET, INCREASING THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE REGION'S RIVERINE HABITAT TO ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY AND SUPPORT MIGRATORY PATHWAYS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE RIVER RESTORATION NETWORK ARE INCREASED REGIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPACITY FOR STREAM BARRIER REMOVAL, AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT CREATES A PIPELINE OF NEW PROJECT MANAGERS, AND ACCELERATED PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. SAVE THE SOUND WILL FOLLOW A STANDARD METHOD, DETAILED IN AN EPA-APPROVED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP), TO SCORE POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND CONDUCT RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT/UPPER BASIN PORTION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS AND POLICY MAKERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND PARTNERSHIP.

DESCRIPTION:PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO SAVE THE SOUND INC. TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT WHICH WILL PROVIDE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR TWO UNIQUE GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE (GSI) PRACTICES AS DIRECTED IN THE FY22 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE PRE-AWARD CONSTRUCTION COSTS, ONGOING ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT, INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND PLANNING FOR CONTINUED TRAIL EXPANSION. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES ARE MANAGED IMPERVIOUS AREAS, MANAGED STORMWATER, TN, TP, AND TSS REDUCTIONS, ANNUAL ASSESSMENT REPORTS, NATIVE PLANT INSTILLATIONS, INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, INVASIVE PLANT TREATMENTS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO MANAGE AND TREAT THE FIRST, AND MOST POLLUTED, INCH OF RAINFALL DRAINING THROUGH EACH SITE, COLLECTIVELY REDUCING STORMWATER RUNOFF VOLUMES GSI INSTALLATIONS AS PART OF THE MRT GI CORRIDOR WILL ALSO AID IN REDUCING THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS (CSOS) AND UNTREATED SANITARY WASTEWATER DISCHARGES INTO THE RIVERS, REDUCING WET WEATHER POLLUTANT LOADS OVERALL. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE RESIDENTS OF THE NEW HAVEN WATERSHED AND THOSE WHO USE THE NEW HAVEN HARBOR.

SANDY MONITORING HYDE POND AND POND LILY

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO SAVE THE SOUND INC. TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO MANAGE STORMWATER DISCHARGE AS DIRECTED IN THE FY23 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF A FENCING, SIGNAGE, NATIVE PLANTS AND SHRUBS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EVENTS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES ARE PROTECTED GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND EVENTS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO IMPROVED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND REDUCED FLOODING DISCHARGE FOR CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF HAMDEN AREA.

DAM REMOVAL AND DIADROMOUS RESTORATION OF THE NORWALK RIVER WATERSHED AT MERWIN MEADOWS PARK

PROJECT TITLE DAM REMOVAL AND DIADROMOUS RESTORATION ON THE NORWALK RIVER ATMERWIN MEADOWS PARK DESCRIPTION OF ENTITY IES UNDERTAKING THE PROJECT SAVE THE SOUND FORMERLY CONNECTICUT FUND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SAVE THE SOUND ISA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN WORKING TO RESTORE THE HABITAT AND HEALTH OFLONG ISLAND SOUND FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS AND HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS INIMPLEMENTING ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION PROJECTS WITH MEASURABLE RESULTS INCLUDINGEFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF NUMEROUS OTHER LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY DRIVEN RESTORATIONPROJECTS STATEMENT OF NEED STRONG POND DAM CT DAM 16105 IS A DERELICT DAM ON THE NORWALK RIVER THAT ISBLOCKING ACCESS TO NATURAL SPAWNING AND NURSERY HABITAT FOR DIADROMOUS FISH SPECIES SUCH AS AMERICAN SHAD, ALEWIFE, AND BLUEBACK HERRING THIS IS CONTRIBUTING TO A DECLINE2IN POPULATIONS OF THESE FEEDER FISH, WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE FOOD CHAIN AND HEALTH OFLONG ISLAND SOUND DANA DAM, A SIX FOOT HAND 90 FOOT LONG RUN OF RIVER DAM LOCATED NINE MILES FROM LONG ISLAND SOUND ON THE NORWALK RIVER IN THE TOWN OF WILTON S MERWIN MEADOWS PARK BUILT A CENTURY AGO TO CREATE A RECREATIONAL POND, THE DAM BLOCKS FISH MIGRATION AND PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND SAFETY HAZARD REMOVAL WILL RESTORE FLUVIAL PROCESSES IN THE NORWALK RIVER, BENEFIT DIADROMOUS FISH SPECIES, AND MITIGATE FLOOD RISK TO ADJACENT INFRASTRUCTURE PURPOSE THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THREE ACFHP HABITAT CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVE 1 WORK WITH PARTNERS TO PROTECT, RESTORE, OR MAINTAIN RESILIENT SUBREGIONALPRIORITY HABITATS USING STRATEGIES OUTSIDE OF FISH PASSAGE TO OPTIMIZE ECOSYSTEMFUNCTIONS AND SERVICES TO BENEFIT FISH AND WILDLIFE OBJECTIVE 2 COORDINATE WITH PARTNERS TO RESTORE, ENHANCE, AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ANDEFFECTIVE FISH PASSAGE TO ENSURE CONNECTIVITY WITHIN AND AMONG REQUIRED SUBREGIONALPRIORITY HABITATS OBJECTIVES THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REMOVE A SINGLE, SIGNIFICANT DAM STRONG PONDDAM FROM THE MAIN STEM OF THE NORWALK RIVER THIS WILL RESULT IN THE RESTORATION OFDIADROMOUS FISH PASSAGE TO 10 STREAM MILES UPSTREAM OF THE DAM SITE, AND WILL RESULT INA TOTAL OF 20 CONNECTED STREAM MILES WITH NATURAL SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND PROVISION OFCONTIGUOUS HABITAT FOR RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY AQUATIC ORGANISMS ALIKE REMOVAL OFSTRONG POND DAM WILL ALSO RECONNECT 1 13 ACRES OF RESTORED, HETEROGENEOUS FLOODPLAINHABITAT WITHIN THE FORMER IMPOUNDMENT AND REDUCE THERMAL, CHEMICAL, AND OTHERPHYSICAL IMPACTS TO MORE THAN MILE OF RIVER THROUGH THE TRANSITION FROM SHALLOWIMPOUNDMENT AND PARTIALLY BACKWATERED STREAM TO HIGH FREE FLOWING STREAM WITHSIGNIFICANT GROUNDWATER INPUTS METHODS THROUGH COMPLETE REMOVAL OF STRONG POND DAM IN MERWIN MEADOWS PARK, PARTIAL CHANNELCONSTRUCTION, PARTIAL CHANNEL REALIGNMENT, AND BENEFICIAL ON SITE SEDIMENT USE, FISH PASSAGEAND ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY WILL BE RESTORED TO A TOTAL OF 10 UPSTREAM RIVER MILES, FORMING AFREE FLOWING 20 MILE STRETCH OF THE NORWALK RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES TO LONG ISLAND SOUND TIMELINE OUTREACH, SIGNAGE EDUCATINGTHE PUBLIC PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION 1ST AND 2ND QUARTER 2023 SITE PREPARATION WORK AREA AND ACCESSCLEARING, OTHER SITE WORK 3RD AND 4TH QUARTER 2022 IN WATER WORK WATER MANAGEMENT, BANK ANDCHANNEL RECONSTRUCTION, ANDREMOVAL OF DAM DURING LOWFLOWCONDITIONS 3RD QUARTER 2023 SITE RESTORATION FINAL GRADING, PLANTINGS,DEMOBILIZATION 3RD AND 4TH QUARTER 2023STAFF PROJECT LEAD SAVE THE SOUND REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION LAURA WILDMAN JOSH GARSKOF

WHITFORD POND DAM RIVER RESTORATION DESIGN