IIJA Projects

Interactive Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Projects Table

Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-58) legislation the Long Island Sound Partnership will receive $21.2 million per year over five federal years (2022–2026). The total of $106 million will fund local IIJA initiatives to improve the environmental health, climate resiliency, and economic vitality of the Sound. The table reports on projects funded through IIJA, progress in implementing the projects, and their relationship to the 2020-2024 CCMP.

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Interactive Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Table Field Descriptions

Activity Type – The major objective under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in which the project highlights (Strong Communities, Clean Water Infrastructure, and Healthy Ecosystems).
Project Lead – The agency conducting the project activity.
Project Progress – The status of the project.
CCMP Theme – The implementation action’s associated theme of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.
Implementation Action Number – The associated defining number of each implementation action number. It is the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan theme (WW, HW, SC, SM) followed by the action number.
EPA Federal Funding Amount – The granted budget for each project.
Project Link – Additional information on IIJA projects.

Background on the CCMP Themes

The Long Island Sound Partnership (LIS Partnership), established in 1985 under Section 320 and 119 of the Clean Water Act, is one of the inaugural EPA National Estuary Programs. EPA, joined with Connecticut and New York, established the lisp Management Conference – a partnership of federal and state agencies, user groups, concerned organizations, and individuals dedicated to improving the health of the Sound. First developed in 1994, the LIS Partnership issued a revised Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan in 2015. The plan is organized around four major themes: 1) Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds (WW); 2) Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife (HW); 3) Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SC); and 4) Sound Science and Inclusive Management (SM). Under each theme, there are set implementation actions which have been formulated to carry out each themes’ strategies to help meet the CCMP’s objectives and outcomes. Every 5 years, the LIS Partnership updates each themes’ implementation actions to successfully progress management targets relative to current successes, challenges, and gaps. In 2020, the LIS Partnership updated the CCMP Action Plan listing 136 implementation actions covering the period 2020-2024.

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wdt_ID	Last Updated	Project Name	Activity Type	Project Type	Project Objectives / Description	Project Location	Project Lead	Project Progress	Challenges or Changes	CCMP Theme	CCMP 2020-2024 Implementation Action Number	EPA Federal Funding Amount	Project Period
1	08/25/2022	Addressing Language Barriers With Coastal Anglers	Strong Communities	New	This program is to address one of the critical data gaps regarding the tracking of one of the primary uses of the LIS, fishing. The annual angler survey is the key data collection practice for understanding the angler needs and fisheries management needs in the LIS (and other coastal areas). It is CT DEEP’s intent to provide this survey with the needed language support to eliminate the language barriers to participation and thereby, an un-biased data set for LISS programs to utilize.	Long Island Sound	CT DEEP	None	N/A	Sustainable and Resilient Communities	SM-21; WW-39; SC-4; SC-3; SC-7	62,632	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2024
2	08/25/2022	Fish Passage Restoration on the Pequabuck River - Middle Street Pond Dam Removal	Clean Water Infrastructure	New	This project will fully remove a defunct dam from Pequabuck River and mitigate contaminated sediment behind the dam. CT DEEP will oversee the removal of Middle Street Pond Dam which is located on the Pequabuck River in Bristol, CT. This will restore 8.5 stream miles to fish passage and remove 3000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment. CT DEEP will select a contractor to complete the engineering design; local permitting and memorandum of agreement process; bid process; and construction.	Connecticut	CT DEEP	None	N/A	Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife	HW-3	1,600,000	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2024
3	08/25/2022	LiDAR and multi-spectral imaging for baseline saltmarsh monitoring	Healthy Ecosystems	New	This Project will provide very accurate and precise mapping (elevation and vegetation) of all of our coastal saltmarsh habitat. This mapping will provide baseline data that is currently lacking for our entire coastal marsh systems. These data, at between one and three cm accuracy, will provide for a myriad of different uses into the future. Having baseline data will allow for the tracking of impacts due to extreme weather, serve to facilitate permitting of restoration activities, and allow for tracking the success or failure of various conservation actions. Further, the establishment of detailed baseline information using drones also will allow for repeatable monitoring to track change over time.	Connecticut	CT DEEP	None	N/A	Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife	HW-2; HW-7; HW-23; HW-5; HW-6; HW-27	1,800,000	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2024
4	08/25/2022	Living Shorelines Implementation for Identified and Emergent Sites	Healthy Ecosystems	New	Connecticut is actively pursuing implementations for living shorelines to increase resiliency through natural processes and reduce dependencies on traditional hardened structure for shoreline stabilization and associated restoration or sustainability of coastal resources such as beaches and dunes, coastal grasslands, and tidal wetlands. To date, several installations of varying size and design have been implemented, and there are expectations for several more across a landscape of private, municipal, and public properties. Access to funding, however, remains a barrier to implementation, as the identification of needs outpaces the capacity to properly plan, design, implement, and monitor efficacy. This project will provide a ready source of funding to be used for targeted and potential emergent living shoreline projects that present a significant opportunity for a living shoreline approach to mitigate erosion, support healthy coastal habitats, or improve access to and appreciation of Long Island Sound	Connecticut	CT DEEP	None	N/A	Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife	HW-1; HW-11; HW-12	1,300,000	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2024
5	08/25/2022	Vessel to enhance the Long Island Sound Monitoring Program	Clean Water Infrastructure	New	CT DEEP continues to oversee monitoring activities relevant to implementation of the actions within the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds (WW) priority implementation actions. The Research Vessel John Dempsey has been supporting monitoring efforts on Long Island Sound for the past 30 years. However, the vessel is nearing its life expectancy and we are currently evaluating options for replacement to make sure we maintain the ability to monitor and assess LIS. A vessel with a faster top speed, increased maneuverability and a shallower draft would allow for expansion of the monitoring program into areas currently inaccessible to the Dempsey, such as LIS embayments. The proposed vessel will allow us to better support these additional surveys and expand the number of projects we can support.	Long Island Sound	CT DEEP	None	N/A	Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds	SM-7; WW-39	1,533,284	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2024
6	08/25/2022	Strong Pond Dam Removal	Clean Water Infrastructure	New	CFE/Save the Sound has received a majority of the funding for the removal of Strong Pond Dam (aka Dana Dam), but additional support is needed to complete the project. Working with DEEP’s Watershed Management Staff and Habitat Restoration Coordinator, CFE/Save the Sound will manage the removal of Strong Pond Dam and restoration of the site, located within Merwin Meadows Park. CFE/Save the Sound will manage the engineering design contractor; local permitting and memorandum of agreement process; bid process; and construction contractor.	Connecticut	CT DEEP	None	N/A	Thriving Habitats and Abundant Wildlife	HW-3	250,000	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2024
7	08/25/2022	Long Island Sound Community Impact Program	Strong Communities	New	Restore America's Estuaries will manage the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund (LISCIF). EPA will provide funds to the LISCIF annually to be used for awards under this competitive opportunity. EPA expects to provide up to $5 million to cover 3 years for the development of the competitive grant program, two rounds of pass-through funds in years two and three of the award, and the technical assistance and support program for strong communities.	Long Island Sound	EPA	None	N/A	Sustainable and Resilient Communities	SC-4	3,000,000	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2027
8	08/25/2022	Nitrogen Reduction Upgrades to WWTPs	Clean Water Infrastructure	New	The Chicopee WPCF is a wet-weather treatment facility with an average flow of 15.5 million gallons per day (MGD) and a peak hourly flow of 47 MGD, serving a population of approximately 55,000. The WPCF utilizes a high purity oxygen (HPO) secondary treatment system that discharges to the Connecticut River, and ultimately Long Island Sound. The City has been issued a final permit that includes a mass-based annual average total nitrogen limit of 647 lbs/day (5 mg/L at 15.5 MGD). In 2017, Woodard & Curran began a high-level evaluation to study the feasibility and requirements to achieve this nitrogen limit at the Chicopee WPCF. In 2021, with the permit requirements becoming clearer coupled with a better understanding of the WPCF processes, performance and land/space available for improvements, Woodard & Curran updated the 2017 report culminating in a formal recommendation and refined cost estimates for upgrades to achieve the new total nitrogen permit limit at the WPCF.	Chicopee, MA	MA DEP	None	N/A	Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds	WW-4; WW-2	4,500,000	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2027
9	08/25/2022	NYS Long Island Sound Watershed Septic System Replacement	Clean Water Infrastructure	New	NYS's Septic System Replacement Fund Program provides critical funding to counties to assist homeowners with replacing cesspools, or inadequate septic systems that impair water quality. Suffolk County with 380,000 systems, and Nassau County with 100,000 systems have the highest number of septic systems, per county, in New York State. Using state funding Each county has built a local grant programs to allow homeowners to upgrade their systems with innovative/alternative on-site treatment systems (I/A OWTS) that treat nitrogen to at least 19 mg/L. The level of nitrogen in the effluent from a conventional septic system is 40 mg/L.	Long Island	NYSDEC	None	N/A	Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds	WW-12; WW-7	2,250,000	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2024
10	08/25/2022	NYS Water Quality Improvement Projects (WQIP)	Clean Water Infrastructure	New	The Water Quality Improvement Projects (WQIP) Program is a competitive, reimbursement grant program that funds projects that directly address documented water quality impairments or protect a drinking water source. The program is managed by NYSDEC Division of Water staff and has funded hundreds of projects over 17 rounds of funding. It has been successful at assisting eligible applicants and at completing construction/implementation projects in categories such as wastewater treatment improvement, non-agricultural nonpoint source abatement and control, aquatic connectivity restoration. The WQIP program is on avenue for the NYS DEC to implement projects that advance implementation recommendations in TMDLs or Nine Element Plans for State waters.	Long Island	NYSDEC	None	N/A	Clean Waters and Healthy Watersheds	WW-2; WW-35	2,250,000	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2025
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IIJA Projects

Interactive Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Projects Table

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