DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA TO IMPLEMENT A STORMWATER ABATEMENT AND STREAMBANKS STABILIZATION PROJECT IN THE WALNUT HILLS AREA 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:THIS PROJECT WILL STABILIZE AND RESTORE APPROXIMATELY 472 LINEAR FEET OF ERODING STREAM CHANNEL WITHIN A 1,347 LF STREAM CORRIDOR OF AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF COLLEGE CREEK. THIS APPROXIMATELY 3.24-ACRE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE COLLEGE CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN IN THE LOWER JAMES WATERSHED IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA. THE PROJECT ABUTS A COMBINATION OF RESIDENTIAL PARCELS AND THE WALNUT HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY WEST OF JAMESTOWN ROAD.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE A BENEFICIAL IMPACT ON THIS STREAM AND NEARBY AREAS BY ATTENUATING FUTURE STORM FLOWS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN PAST EROSION AND SCOURING OF THE STREAM BACKS. THE STREAM RESTORATION MEASURES WILL AID IN IMPROVING THE WATER QUALITY WITHIN THE WATERSHED BY REDUCING SEDIMENT YIELD; PROVIDING FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION; INCREASING GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; INCREASING FLOW ATTENUATION; AND IMPROVING AND STABILIZING STORM DRAIN OUTFALLS AS NECESSARY. THE BENEFICIARIES WILL BE THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES IN THE WALNUT HILLS AREA AND OTHER DOWNSTREAM USERS AS WELL AS AQUATIC LIFE.