Choctawhatchee, PEA, and yellow rivers WMA; award NA24NMFX463C0044; appl ID: 11056502 the choctawhatchee, PEA, and yellow rivers watershed management authority will take initial planning and design…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463), awarded a $1,700,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Choctawhatchee, Pea, and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority. The grant funding will support the initial planning and design steps to remove the defunct Elba Hydroelectric Dam, the only fish passage barrier in the Choctawhatchee River Watershed. Removing the dam will increase access to 34 miles of habitat on the Pea River that is used for spawning, nursery, and refuge by Alabama shad and the threatened Gulf sturgeon. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027.

Choctawhatchee, PEA, and yellow rivers WMA; award NA24NMFX463C0044; appl ID: 11056502 the choctawhatchee, PEA, and yellow rivers watershed management authority will take initial planning and design steps toward removing the defunct elba hydroelectric DAM project, which is the only fish passage barrier in the choctawhatchee river watershed. Removal of the DAM will support alabama shad and threatened gulf sturgeon by increasing access to 34 miles of habitat on the PEA river used for spawning, nursery, and refuge.