This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $935,106.00 in funding to the City of Willoughby, Ohio to implement the Chagrin Floodplain Restoration and Protection Project. The project activities include stormwater management, treatment, and floodplain restoration. The key anticipated deliverables include design, engineering, permitting, and construction for habitat restoration and public access improvements. The project aims to restore a 32-acre former nursery, create and enhance 27.7 acres of wetlands, enhance 23.43 acres of upland habitat, restore 4,382 linear feet of stream, treat 51 acres of invasive species, and restore 9,340 linear feet of riparian area. These efforts will create native wildlife habitat, slow water, intercept surface runoff, recharge groundwater, prevent erosion, and remove nutrients draining from surrounding developed areas, thereby increasing the coastal community's resilience to storms, flooding, and erosion. The award period is from January 1, 2025 to July 31, 2029.
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