Braddock Bay, NY
Coastal Wetland Restoration Nearshore / Non-Point Source
Focus Area
Project Location: Braddock Bay is located on the shore of Lake Ontario within the Great Lakes Rochester Embayment Area of Concern (AoC) [an EPA designation] in the town of Greece in Monroe County, New York.
Project Description: The project goal is restoration of 185 acres of high quality coastal marsh wetland habitat. Potential project alternatives involve restoration of an extensive network of channels and potholes providing a large amount of edge and shallow water habitat between open water and emergent vegetation, as well as shore protection to re-establish the function provided by historic barrier beaches.
Non-Federal Partner: No cost share sponsor is required for the current Feasibility Study, phase and both the Town of Greece and New York State Department of Conservation support implementation.
Project Benefits: The project benefits include: contributing to the delisting the Rochester Embayment Great Lakes Area of Concern (AoC) Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) for both (1) degradation of fish and wildlife populations and (2) loss of fish and wildlife habitat, contributing to the Lake Ontario Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) goal to maintain/restore ecosystem to support self- reproducing diverse biological communities, and restoring habitat for the New York State endangered black tern that has not bred there since 1998.
Project Status: This project was initiated with $100K of GLRI funds under the Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Program (GLFER) authority. The GLFER project is being terminated, as, in January 2013 USACE and USEPA signed an interagency agreement allowing the project to becompleted under the USEPA GLRI authority through the Economy Act.
Coastal Wetland Restoration Nearshore / Non-Point Source
Focus Area
Project Location: Braddock Bay is located on the shore of Lake Ontario within the Great Lakes Rochester Embayment Area of Concern (AoC) [an EPA designation] in the town of Greece in Monroe County, New York.
Project Description: The project goal is restoration of 185 acres of high quality coastal marsh wetland habitat. Potential project alternatives involve restoration of an extensive network of channels and potholes providing a large amount of edge and shallow water habitat between open water and emergent vegetation, as well as shore protection to re-establish the function provided by historic barrier beaches.
Non-Federal Partner: No cost share sponsor is required for the current Feasibility Study, phase and both the Town of Greece and New York State Department of Conservation support implementation.
Project Benefits: The project benefits include: contributing to the delisting the Rochester Embayment Great Lakes Area of Concern (AoC) Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) for both (1) degradation of fish and wildlife populations and (2) loss of fish and wildlife habitat, contributing to the Lake Ontario Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) goal to maintain/restore ecosystem to support self- reproducing diverse biological communities, and restoring habitat for the New York State endangered black tern that has not bred there since 1998.
Project Status: This project was initiated with $100K of GLRI funds under the Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration Program (GLFER) authority. The GLFER project is being terminated, as, in January 2013 USACE and USEPA signed an interagency agreement allowing the project to becompleted under the USEPA GLRI authority through the Economy Act.
Project Milestones
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Feasibility Study &
Environmental Assessment
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Mar 2014
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Plans & Specifications
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Jun 2014
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Construction
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FY14
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Estimated Project Costs
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Federal
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$7,500,000
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Non-Federal
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$0
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Total
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$7,500,000
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FY12 GLRI Funding (Economy Act)
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GLRI
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$487,500
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FY14 GLRI Funding (Economy Act)
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GLRI
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$7,000,000
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Point of Contact
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Craig Forgette,
craig.m.forgette@usace.army.mil, (716) 879-4187 |
September 2013
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