The norwalk river flows 23 miles from its headwaters in ridgefield CT to long island sound
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- F24AC01677
- Recipient
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Trout Unlimited, Inc. UEI U1KEGKVBBE68 Part of 21 Schrems West Michigan
- Awarding agency
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DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
- Obligated
- $1,505,814
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 15.685 National Fish Passage
- Completion date 48% complete
- Funding
-
- $1,306,314.00 Federal
- $199,500.00 Non-federal
- Funding agency
- DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
- Place of performance
- Connecticut, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $1,505,814 to Trout Unlimited, Inc. for a project to remove the Breached Cannondale Dam on the Norwalk River in Connecticut. The project will reconnect over 6 miles of stream habitat for priority migratory fish species such as sea lamprey, alewife, blueback herring, American eel, American shad, and gizzard shad. Additional work will target the next upstream barriers, including final designs and permitting for an unregistered dam and assessment/design plans for two more dams at the Factory Pond complex. The project also includes a citizen science component where volunteers will map, assess, and engage landowners along the remaining 38 miles of the watershed. The award period runs from June 2024 to June 2029.
Description
The norwalk river DAM removal project will include the full removal of the breached cannondale DAM reconnecting the river for priority species of sea lamprey alewife blueback herring american EEL american shad and gizzard shad. The DAM removal will address human and community impacts by improving resilience to climate change reducing flooding and improving water quality. Additional work with target the next barriers upstream and include final designs and permitting for an unregistered DAM upstream and finalizing the assessment and initial design plans for removal of two additional dams at the factory pond complex. When completed these four removals will reconnect over six miles of stream. The project will also include a citizen science component where volunteers will map assess and engage landowners along the remaining 38 miles of watershed.
Quick answers
Who received award F24AC01677?
F24AC01677 was awarded to Trout Unlimited, Inc. by DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) on June 12, 2024.
How much is award F24AC01677 worth?
$1,505,814 has been obligated on F24AC01677: $1,306,314 in federal funding and $199,500 in non-federal funding.
Which agency awarded F24AC01677?
DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9 (Fish and Wildlife Service) awarded F24AC01677, with funding from DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 (Fish and Wildlife Service).
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