CBP/TRS 135/95
EPA 903-R-95-.006
May 1995
Implementation Plan
for Removing Impediments
to Migratory Fishes
in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Annual Progress Report
1994
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Implementation Plan
for Removing Impediments
to Migratory Fishes
in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Annual Progress Report
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January - December 1994
May 1995
Printed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the Chesapeake Bay Program
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ii
Executive Summary Hi
Introduction 1
District of Columbia 2
Pie1 "5
Table 1 6
Map 1 6a
Maryland 7
Pie 2 12
Table 2 13
Map 2 15
Pennsylvania _ 16
Pie3 21
Tables 22
MapS 25
Virginia 26
Pie 4 29
Table 4 30
Map 4 32
Federal Agencies 33
Baywide Summary of Progress Toward Directive 93-4 35
Figure 1 (a) 37
Figure 1 (b) 38
Figure 1 (c) 39
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Executive Summary
The Fish Passage Workgroup, under the auspices of the Living Resources
Subcommittee, constitutes a baywide effort to restore natural spawning habitat to the
maigratory fish of the Chesapeake Bay. Its membership includes representatives from
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, EPA, the Chesapeake Bay
Program, US Fish & Wildlife Service, NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, and
public interest groups. An Interagency Agreement between EPA and NMFS facilitates
the processing and distribution of federal funds to the various jurisdictions for many of
the fish passage, stocking, and survey projects. Hydraulic engineers of the USFWS
provide technical expertise in the development, design, and construction of the majority
of the fishways built in the watershed. It is this high degree of inter-jurisdictional and
interagency cooperation that has allowed the Fish Passage Workgroup to be so
successful in 1994 and years past.
The Workgroup is moving steadily toward its goal of opening 582.05 miles of
spawning habitat along major tributaries by the year 1998. This goal was set by the
Chesapeake Bay Program's Executive Council in 1993, with an additional goal of
opening a total of 1356.75 miles by 2003. To date, over 170 miles within the Bay
watershed have been re-opened to migratory fish, and the jurisdictions are working
continuously to increase that number. Virginia is in the design phase for fish passage
on two of its dams, and is ready to begin designing a fishway for a third. Pennsylvania
is scheduled to begin construction on two of the hydroelectric dams on the
Susquehanna River in 1995, and the third should be opened by 2000. .Pennsylvania is
preparing to provide fish passage at numerous blockages on tributaries to the
Susquehanna. The District of Columbia has received funding to remove two blockages
below Pierce Mill Dam, and is currently planning to run a telemetry study to determine
the feasibility of constructing a fishway at Pierce Mill. Maryland completed eight
fishways in 1994, opening more than 13 miles of habitat, and has several more
passages in the design phase.
All of the states are involved in the process of restocking the upper reaches of
targeted tributaries with migratory fish. The offspring produced by stocked adult fish
will imprint upon streams during the larval and juvenile stages of development. The
restocking is accomplished through trap and transport activities, as well as the release
of juveniles raised in hatcheries.
An additional aspect of the Workgroup's fish passage program involves
monitoring the fish species present in the Bay and assessing current and potential
spawning habitat. This serves as a measure of the success of past fish passage
projects and determines the viability of future fishways. The jurisdictions are creating a
stream blockage and stream assessment database which will be available to the
Chesapeake Bay Program. The Workgroup is beginning to link its efforts with that of
the Habitat Restoration Workgroup, to take a more ecosystem-based approach to the
problem of fish blockages.
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Introduction
Due to the efforts of the Fish Passage Workgroup, 1994 was a year of steady
progress toward restoring historic spawning grounds to migratory fish. Fishway
designs were created in conjunction with local and private organizations which will
open hundreds of miles within the James and Susquehanna River watersheds .
Blockages on numerous smaller tributaries were opened throughout Maryland. The
District of Columbia educated thousands of its residents about the importance of
migratory fish habitat. All of these efforts served to strengthen the Workgroup, not only
as an independent entity, but also as an inter-jurisdictional coordinator, as more and
more organizations and citizens develop a vested interest in the restoration of
anadromous fish habitat.
The workgroup also encountered some unforeseen complications during 1994.
Negotiations with two landowners in Virginia came to a standstill, and no fishway
progress was made at the sites. The Workgroup's reaction to this was strong. They .
created a Legislative Committee to investigate solutions to this problem, as well as
other legislative issues which might arise in the future. They also enlisted the help of
the National Marine Fisheries Service/National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration (NMFS/NOAA) and the Chesapeake Bay Commission (CBC). Letters
have been sent to the concerned parties, and it is hoped that action will soon be taken
to provide fish passage at these sites.
The driving force oflhe Workgroup's priorities is the Chesapeake Bay Program
Executive Council's Directive 93-4. The Directive charges the Workgroup to open
582.05 miles along major tributaries by 1998 and 1356.75 miles by 2003. The Directive
specifies which blockages are to be opened to attain these goals. Any changes due
to biological, cost, or technical infeasabilities must be justified and, where appropriate,
replaced with an equivalent obstruction.
In addition to the Directive's five and ten year goals, the Fish Passage
Workgroup maintains its own one, five, and ten year goals which are updated each
year. This allows the jurisdictions to plan for the future and address blockages not
found on the major tributaries. At this time, there is often a significant amount of
overlap between the Directive and the Workgroup goals. For example, Pennsylvania
has three dams on the Susquehanna River which are identified in the Directive. All are
in the design phase, with the last scheduled to be opened by 2000. Therefore,
Pennsylvania is beginning to expand their efforts to include blockages found in smaller
tributaries, thereby increasing the range of those fish which are currently migrating
partway up the Susquehanna. In this way, the Workgroup will be able to continue its
fish passage restoration efforts after the Directive goals have been met.
This document has been organized to address both of these sets of goals. Each
jurisdictional update specifically addresses the Workgroup's progress and one, five,
and ten year goals. This refers to the text as well as the tables and graphs found
immediately after each jurisdiction. The majority of this information coincides with the
Directive priorities. A section at the end of the document is devoted entirely to the
Workgroup's progress toward meeting the objectives of Directive 93-4. The graphs
found in that section refer only to the goals defined in the Directive.
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District of Columbia
I. Fish Passage Initiatives
A. Fishway Progress
During 1994, the District of Columbia's Fisheries Management Branch (DCFMB)
staff were in contact with personnel from the National Park Service and the State of
Maryland to finalize plans for removal of two of the four stream barriers below Pierce
Mill Dam (see Table 1). Funds for the removal of these barriers were secured and the
DCFMB is in the process of obtaining a contractor. It is hoped that these barriers will'
be removed early in 1995.
B. Monitoring and Stream Surveys
During 1994, the DCFMB continued regular monitoring of a site on the lower
reach of Rock Creek. This site was set up in 1993 to hejp determine species
composition and abundance in that part of the stream. While 1993 sampling was.
started too late in the year to provide information useful in determining the exact timing
of migratory runs into this stream, the more intensive 1994 sampling data indicated that
Alewife entered the stream by March 23rd. After fish were noted in the lower portion of
the creek, fish were also observed as far upstream as Pierce Mill Dam. Upon
inspection of three of the four barriers downstream of Pierce Mill, fish were seen
concentrated below each of the barriers, and occasionally fish would surmount the
barriers and move upstream. Undoubtedly, once these barriers are removed there will t
be record numbers offish returning as far upstream as Pierce Mill Dam.
An ongoing ichthyoplankton, juvenile/adult sampling program was continued in
1994 to help inventory any migratory fish which are reaching the District, Two of the
sampling sites are of special importance to fish passage work. One of the stations is
located at Roosevelt Island, on the mainstem of the Potomac River near the mouth of
Rock Creek. The other is located near the upstream limit of the District's jurisdiction on
the Potomac, a short distance downstream from Little Falls Dam. Little Falls Dam, a
water supply facility for the Washington, D.C. metro area, blocks migratory fish
passage to 11 miles of Potomac River spawning and nursery habitat. Migratory fish
captured during sampling at these sites help determine the potential population
available to recolonize the spawning habitat above the barriers, while ichthyoplankton
surveys will help document any improvement in the spawning success of the
anadromous species, once they are removed.
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DCFMB personnel continued to tag striped bass captured during their monthly
river surveys within the District! -Recapture of these tagged fish will complement
tagging activities carried out in the neighboring jurisdictions. Also, in the early spring of
1994, a record number of pre-spawned adult striped bass were captured during a night
electrofishing survey on the Potomac, just downstream of the Chain Bridge. This is
slightly more than a mile below Little Falls Dam.
C. Trap, Transport, and Stocking
In 1994, there was no active trap and transport activity within the District of
Columbia. However, plans were made to transport alewife and blueback herring
collected during the 1995 sampling season to areas above Pierce Mill Dam on Rock
Creek. This activity is considered necessary since it appears unlikely that a functional
fish passage facility will be located at this dam until large numbers of anadromous fish
are arriving yearly at the base of the dam.
II. Fish Passage Support Activity
A. Public Relations and Education
In 1994, the DCFMB made extensive use of its Aquatic Resource Education
Center which is located on the Anacostia River. During the year, the Aquatic Education
Program provided more than 10,000 area students and 2,000 adults with instruction
about the diversity of anadromous and resident fish species found within the District,
and about the interaction of the District's'aquatic resources with those of the
Chesapeake Bay. This program has begun to instill in the District's population the .
knowledge that what happens in their own backyards can impact the Bay region as a
whole.
B. Future Public Relations and Education
The District of Columbia has committed itself to educating its residents about the
interrelationship between the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.
To this end, the DCFMB will continue to use its staff and the Aquatic Resources
Education Center to convey this message. In addition, once there is a fishway at
Pierce Mill Dam, the District hopes to work cooperatively with the National Park Service
to utilize this fishway as an educational tool. It is believed that a working fishway in the
nation's capitol would help illustrate the fact that there are still opportunities to greatly
improve the environment, especially in urbanized areas.
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III. Jurisdictional Goals
A. One Year (through 1995):
Within the next year, the DCFMB is planning to conduct a telemetry study on
alosids to determine the possibility of passage of a boulder field located about 3/4 of a
mile upstream of Pierce Mill Dam. The boulder field is a one mile stretch of the creek
which is located at the fall line and is strewn, bank to bank, with large rocks.
B. Five Year (through 1999):
A Denil fishway needs to be designed for Pierce Mill Dam, the largest upstream
fish passage blockage on Rock Creek. In addition to its direct fish passage benefits,
this fishway will be used as an educational tool. Presently, DCFMB has an active
aquatic education program, and with the ability to use a Denil fishway as an
instructional aid, instructors with the program will be better able to enlighten local
citizens about the need for environmental awareness, even in an urban setting.
C. Ten Year (through 2004):
If fish passage of the boulder field is determined to be possible, and after a
fishway is built at Pierce Mill Dam, there are still six low head barriers which block fish
passage to the Maryland state line. These barriers include five sewer crossings and
one ford. Given that fish passage is provided at Pierce Mill Dam, the DCFMB's ten
year goal is to provide fish passage at the remaining barriers on Rock Creek, up to the
Maryland state line.
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Map 1: District Of Columbia Fish Passage Projects
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MARYLAND
I. Fish Passage Initiatives
A. Fishway Progress
During 1994, the Maryland Fish Passage Program made substantial
implementation progress. Eight fish passage projects were completed, reopening 13.3
miles of stream habitat to migratory fishes (see Table 2). Six of the projects were
fishways at culverts, one project relocated boulders at an old railroad trestle and
another was the notching of a low-head dam under an old grist mill. Four of the
fishways at road culverts were constructed through the cooperation of the State
Highway Administration. Three of the completed fishways were Alaskan Steeppass
fishways, the first of their kind utilized in Maryland. ''
In addition to the actual construction of fishways throughout the state, Maryland
is actively designing passages to be built in future years. Fishways generally undergo
two major stages of design. A conceptual design is the first phase, normally completed
by hydraulic engineers at the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The conceptual
design is followed by a final design created by outside contractors.
Conceptual designs were completed at the Isabella Street weir and the Midway
Branch culvert.
Final engineering designs for the Western Branch Dam notch and the removal of
the Horsepen Branch Dam were completed. The engineering designs for the
Evergreen Road, Sands Road and Groom Station Road culverts were revised due to
additional requirements of the local governments which own the sites. Fifty percent
completion drawings will be submitted early in 1995. Late in the year a contract to
prepare the final engineering design plan for the Unicorn Dam fishway was awarded to
an engineering firm.
The conceptual design for the Simkins Dam fishway had to be revised due to
new site information that became available. The final engineering design began during
the fall of 1994. Geotechnicai investigations have been completed, the schematic
phase (preliminary design) submitted for review, and a list of required design changes
sent back to the contractor. The 50% completion phase should be submitted early in
1995.
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Private owners of three dams scheduled for fishways were contacted and
negotiations were held to secure permission to enter their property and construct
fishways at the dams. Two of the owners have granted verbal approval, but
negotiations with the third owner are still ongoing. The Fish Passage Program is
looking at possible incentives to encourage private property owners to cooperate in the
construction of fishways at dams or other blockages they own.
Surveys of the Cypress Branch Dam, Herring Run Dam (Sassafras River),
Midway Branch culvert and a culvert on Sands Road at an unnamed tributary were
completed.
Stream gauge data were also compiled at: Lake Bonnie Dam, Cypress Branch
Dam, the Isabella Street weir, Herring Run Dam (Sassafras River), Adkinson Dam and
Barren Creek Dam. .
The proposed Little Falls Dam fishway continues to be one of Maryland's main
priorities, as well as that of the Fish Passage Workgroup. A comprehensive
topographical survey of the river bottom above and below the proposed fishway site at
the dam was completed and river elevation data was obtained. This data was sent to
the National Biological Service's S.O. Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory in
Turner's Falls, Massachusetts. Engineers at the Lab constructed a three dimensional
model of the dam and riverbed above and below the area of the dam where the fishway
will be constructed. They are experimenting with various notch and weir configurations
to determine empirically the most effective type of fishway. Once the most effective
configuration is determined, a conceptual design will be developed, followed by the
final engineering design.
The majority of the funding for the Little Falls project is being provided by the
Army Corps of Engineer's section 1135(b) of the Water Resources Development Act.
Under this provision, the Corps funds 75% of the construction costs, and a non-federal
sponsor(s) must provide the remaining 25%. Maryland Department of Natural
Resources (MD DNR) has agreed to co-sponsor the project, perhaps in cooperation
with other agencies. A special Little Falls Task Force,' under the auspices of the Fish
Passage Workgroup, is currently working in conjunction with the Corps to find
additional sponsors.
B. Monitoring and Stream Surveys
Through monitoring efforts, it has been documented that 28 species of migratory
and resident fish have ascended the fishways constructed by the Maryland Fish
Passage Program. Monitoring at the Bloede Dam fishway on the Patapsco River
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resulted in the finding of the first American shad above this blockage. Prior to the 1993
construction of a Denil fishway.'-Bloede Dam had blocked migratory fish from reaching
the historic upstream spawning habitat since it was built in 1907.
A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed between MD DNR's Fisheries
Division and MD DNR's Chesapeake Bay Research and Monitoring Division (CBRM) to
perform habitat surveys on selected streams. CBRM will survey the habitat on
representative reaches of these streams and provide reports assessing the quality of
the habitat. First order streams will be excluded from the study.
C. Trap, Transport, and Stocking
A total of 1,945 herring were trapped at the Conowingo fish lift on the
Susquehanna River and transported to the Patapsco River where they were released
immediately below the fishway at Bloede Dam.
II. Fish Passage Support Activity
A. Public Relations and Education
A fish passage display including signs, photographs, examples of fishway
designs, and charts was produced. A 30" x 40" map was created using a computer
graphics program highlighting the length of Maryland streams which have either
undergone fish passage or have been designated as five and ten year priorities. This
display has been, and will continue to be, an excellent resource for conferences,
seminars, meetings, and lectures.
The Fish Passage Program staff attended the Chesapeake Bay Executive
Council Meeting in Solomons in October and provided an exhibit, video and various
hand-outs related to the Program.
A three-day Small Blockage Fish Passage Conference was organized and
hosted in Baltimore. The response from interested parties from the entire East Coast
was overwhelming. The conference included two full days of classroom-style lectures
and a field trip to several fish passage sites. The purpose of the conference was to
provide instruction in planning, designing and constructing fishways at small
obstructions to fish passage such as: culverts, pipelines, gauges, weirs, and low-head
dams. Presentations were given by several renowned fishway and hydraulic
engineers, as well as updates by representatives from the Chesapeake Bay
jurisdictions. The conference served not only to provide education regarding fish
passage to a wide range of people, but also established an extensive network of
people and organizations involved in fish passage.
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A lunchtime presentation was provided within MD DNR by the Fish Passage
Program. The-audience was provided with a slide presentation and lecture of the
program overview followed by the opportunity to ask questions.
Students from Dundalk Community College were provided with an on-site fish
passage demonstration at the Bloede Dam fish ladder.
An application to enlist the help of the National Civilian Community Corps
(NCCC) in helping to restore passage to migratory fish at several sites was accepted
by the Corps. A training presentation was conducted for a team of eight members from
the NCCC to educate them about the Fish Passage Program as well as familiarizing
them with the projects they have been assigned to help with. The NCCC, under the
supervision of the MD DNR Fish Passage Program, completed the fishway projects at
Western Branch on Route 214, the railroad trestle at Dorsey Run and repositioned rip-
rap at the Elkton fishway. The NCCC will also modify the existing fishway at Bloede
Dam by extending the inner wall of the first turn-around pool. This modification will
improve the hydraulics of the turn-around pool.
The Fish Passage Database, containing information related to nearly one-
thousand known blockages to migratory fishes in Maryland, has been completed and
distributed to users on disks. Future versions of this information will be published
periodically as needed.
B. Future Public Relations and Education
Encouraged by the success of the Maryland Small Blockage Conference, a
similar seminar is scheduled for March, 1995 in Williamsburg, VA. This seminar will be
co-hosted by MD DNR and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
'(VDGIF).
III. Jurisdictional Goals
A. One Year (through 1995):
Maryland has many projects in many different phases to be continued in 1995.
Nine fishways will either be completed or under construction by the end of the year.
Two will have completed the final design stage, and two will have completed the
conceptual design. By the end of 1995, Maryland will have opened 39.4 miles of
spawning habitat to anadromous fish.
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B. Five Year (through 1999)
Maryland will continue to address fish passage blockages throughout their
section of the watershed over the next five years. By the end of 1999, over 35
blockages are scheduled to be removed, opening over 200 river miles to migrating fish.
The Fish Passage Program will also continue its efforts in public education and
outreach, Technical training, and coordination with other state and local agencies.
C. Ten year (through 2004)
The Maryland Fish Passage Program plans to continue its aggressive approach
toward the removal of blockages in Maryland tributaries over the next ten years. Per
Chesapeake Bay Program Directive 93-4, Maryland will open over 350 miles of
spawning habitat by 2003. However, Maryland already has plans to continue opening
stream miles to anadromous fish above and beyond the Chesapeake Bay Program's
initial goal.
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Maryland
Progress Toward Workgroup Goals
13.3 mi. (3.4%)
53.4 mi. (13.5%)
114.5 mi. (29%)
214.15 mi. (54.2%)
Miles opened through 1993
Miles in design phase during 1994
Miles opened during 1994
Miles to be opened by 2003
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Table 2
Maryland
1994 Fish Passage Projects
Completed, In Progress, Planned
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Map 2: Maryland Fish Passage Projects
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PENNSYLVANIA
I. Fish Passage Initiatives
A. Fishway Progress
Main Stem Blockages
Holtwood. Safe Harbor and York Haven Facilities
Final design and permits for Holtwood Dam and Safe Harbor Dam are complete
and have been approved by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Bids for
construction at Holtwood and Safe Harbor are currently being accepted, with
construction at the two facilities scheduled to begin in the spring of 1995. Both lifts are
expected to be completed and in service for the 1997 shad and herring spawning runs.
The fish passage facilities at York Haven are expected to be completed and in
operation by 2000. Fish passage at these blockages will collectively open
approximately 200 miles of the main stem Susquehanna, as well as providing additional
access to miles of tributary waters.
Diversion Dam (river mile 124.2)
A site inspection of the Diversion Dam by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission (PFBC) staff revealed that a 20 ft. wide gate would permit passage on the
west side of the island. The remaining portion of the dam was found to be of such low
head that it was judged not to be a blockage to fish migration. Construction offish
passage facilities is not considered necessary at this time.
Fabri Dam (r.m. 125.5) at Sunburv. PA
The PFBC met with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources'
(PADER) Bureau of State Parks to discuss the inflatable dam which PADER owns and
operates in Shikellamy State Park at Sunbury on the Susquehanna River. An
agreement in principle was reached between the PFBC and PADER that fish passage
facilities would be needed at the dam. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel are
currently preparing the conceptual design for a vertical slot fishway for the left shore
(facing downstream), and are expected to complete the design phase by the spring of
1995. PADER agreed to include a funding request for design and construction costs in
their 5 year budget proposal. Construction date is pending funding approval.
Tributary Blockages
Rock Hill Dam. Conestoga River. Lancaster County. PA.
Preliminary activities for the removal of Rock Hill Dam, owned by the PFBC, are
underway. A sediment core from behind the dam was collected and analyzed for
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selected toxins. Riparian landowners contiguous with the impoundment have been
identified and "a draft letter is being prepared to notify them of our intentions to remove
the dam. Engineering support activities will continue in the summer of 1995. Baring
public opposition, breaching and associated erosion prevention activities are targeted
for completion by the summer of 1996. The removal of Rock Hill Dam will open
approxfmately 18.5 miles of the Conestoga River to migratory fishes.
Castle Fin Dam. Muddy Creek. York County. PA.
Discussions between PFBC and PECO Energy, previously Philadelphia Electric
Company, resulted in an agreement in principle for the removal of Castle Fin Dam, the
first of two blockages on Muddy Creek. A draft request for proposals (RFP) for the
breaching, demolition, and disposal of the dam has been completed by the PFBC and
submitted to appropriate PECO Energy staff for approval. Engineering support and
design is expected to begin in the summer of 1995 with removal targeted for the
summer of 1996. Muddy Creek is a significant tributary to the Conowingo Pool and
breaching Castle Fin Dam will open approximately 2.8 miles of Muddy Creek and 1.5
miles of Fishing Creek, a tributary, to migratory fishes.
Mammons Dam (Castle Fin Station Dam). Muddy Creek. York County. PA.
Verbal agreement was reached with the owner, Carl Mammons, to permit
removal of Mammons Dam and provide easement of right of ways for breaching,
demolition, and disposal activities. PFBC staff are currently preparing a contract of
consent and authorization to enter to be endorsed the owner. A site inventory has
been completed and riparian landowners contiguous with the impoundment will be
notified of our intentions to remove the dam. Barring public opposition, engineering
support and design should be completed by the summer of 1995 with removal targeted
for completion in the summer of 1997. Mammons Dam is the second, and final
permanent blockage on Muddy Creek. Its removal will eliminate the last blockage on
Muddy Creek up to the formation of third order streams. Some minor impediments in
the form of temporary hand piled rock dams less than one foot high may need to be
addressed in the future
Williamsburg Station Dam. Frankstown Branch of Juniata River.
Blair County. PA.
The Pennsylvania Electric Company, owners of Williamsburg Station Dam, are
currently in the process of dismantling their power generating facility at the site. A
number of public interest groups have requested that the dam located at this facility
remain intact for recreational purposes. A letter expressing the PFBC interests in the
removal of the dam for the purpose of opening habitat for migratory fishes and restoring
the riverine ecosystem is being drafted. Verbal communications with Pennsylvania
Electric Company personnel indicate that they prefer to remove the dam for liability
reasons, and initial expectations are that they will proceed with its removal. Details
regarding removal date are unavailable at this time and communications are ongoing.
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Williamsburg Station Dam is the first blockage on the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata
River, preceded only by Warrior- Ridge Dam on the Juniata River.
Cave Hill Dam. Conodoguinet Creek. Cumberland County. PA
The Carlisle Water Authority is currently in the process of upgrading its
municipal water facilities. In doing so, they arranged to meet with the PFBC and other
authorities to discuss renovations at their Cave Hill Dam facility on Conodoguinet
Creek, North Middleton Township, Cumberland County. This dam included a fish
passage facility when previously constructed; but is not functional. In addition to
refurbishing the structural components of the dam, they expressed interest in providing
fish passage. The PFBC has offered to provide technical guidance and assist in the
conceptual design phase of the fishway through its liaison role with the USFWS. We
have also agreed to investigate possible funding sources to assist the City of Carlisle in
financing the conceptual design and construction phases of the fishway. No dates for
initiation of the project were given and communications are ongoing. Cave Hill Dam is
the third blockage on Conodoguinet Creek.
B. Monitoring and Stream Surveys
The lift at Conowingo Dam collected a record of 32,330 adult American Shad in
the spring of 1994. Otolith analysis determined that 90% of these adults were of
hatchery origin. Biomonitoring of outrriigrating juvenile American shad in the autumn of
1994 indicate successful reproduction of the 29,000 trap and transported prespawning
adults with 41 % of the out-migrants being naturally spawned.
The Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
is currently conducting Phase II of the Susquehanna River Tributary Blockage study.
Thus far, Phase II of the study has identified and characterized blockages on
Conestoga River, Kreutz Creek, and Chickies Creek. Phase II will continue through
June 1995, with Cordorus Creek, Conoy Creek, West Conewago Creek and East
Conewago Creek targeted for inventory. A proposal for Phase III of the Susquehanna
River Tributary Blockage study is being drafted and will be submitted to the
Chesapeake Bay Program in early 1995 for funding approval.
C. Trap, Transport and Stocking
The trap and transport of alosids from Conowingo Dam, a Susquehanna River
Anadromous Fish Restoration Commission (SRAFRC) funded activity, included
approximately 29,000 American shad in 1994. The primary release site for these fish
was the Tri-county Marina upstream of York Haven Dam. In addition to continuing the
trap and transport of American shad, plans for 1995 include stocking the Conestoga
River and Muddy Creek each with 1,000 prespawn adult river herring from the
Conowingo fish lift catches.
A total of 21.2 million American shad eggs were received and incubated at the
Van Dyke facility in 1994. Of these, 49.9% were successfully hatched. A total of 6.4
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million.American Shad fry and 139,500 fingerlings were reared, marked, and stocked
into the Juniata River. Biomonitoring determined that 59% of the outmigrating juveniles
captured in the fall of 1994 were of hatchery origin. Plans are to expand the shad
stocking program in 1995 to include a number of major Susquehanna tributaries. The
Conestoga River, Muddy Creek, and Conodoguinet Creek each will be stocked with
150,000 shad fry.
II. Fish Passage Support Activity
A. Public Relations and Education
In 1994, PFBC staff displayed an exhibit on American shad restoration in the
Susquehanna River at the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council meeting in Solomons,
Maryland and at the Susquehanna River Celebration in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Mike Hendricks, leader of the Anadromous Fish Restoration Unit, received an
"Outstanding Service Award" for his technical contributions to American shad
restoration at the PFBC quarterly meeting in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.
The Anadromous Fish Restoration Unit of the PFBC gave tours of the Van Dyke
Research Station, for Anadromous Fish to the following organizations: The Chesapeake
Bay Foundation, Juniata County Association for Retarded Citizens, and Boy Scouts of
America.
A presentation on American shad restoration in the Susquehanna River was
given at the MD DNR Fish Passage Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
., The PFBC American shad restoration brochure has been updated and is
currently being distributed.
B. Future Public Relations and Education
Initiatives to expand the PFBC public education and awareness efforts with
regard to the Chesapeake Bay Program and migratory fish restoration in Pennsylvania
are underway. The PFBC is currently working with the Susquehanna River Basin
Commission to develop a booklet on anadromous fish restoration efforts in the
Susquehanna Basin.
PFBC staff has completed a slide presentation addressing migratory fish
restoration efforts in the Susquehanna Basin. Numerous presentations and exhibits
are already scheduled for 1995.
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III. Jurisdictional Goals
A. One Year (through 1995):
Complete Phase II of the Susquehanna River Tributary Blockage Study and,
providing funding is approved, initiate Phase III of the survey.
Begin construction offish lifts at Holtwood Dam and Safe Harbor Dam.
Complete the conceptual designs for the breaching of Rock Hill Dam, Castle Fin
Dam, Hammons Dam, as well as the design for fishways at the Fabri Dam and Cave
Hill Dam.
Continue to expand the PFBC public education and awareness initiatives, as well as
develop programs to identify and acquire additional funding to supplement pre-existing
monies for the removal of tributary blockages.
Target additional tributary blockages for removal and submit funding proposals to the
Chesapeake Bay Program for approval.
Acquire funding for the continuation of the Fish Passage Coordinator position.
B. Five Year (through 1999):
Open the main stem of the Susquehanna to migratory fishes by providing passage at
Holtwood Dam, Safe Harbor Dam, York Haven Dam, and Fabri Dam.
Complete the construction phase for the fishway at Cave Hill Dam and the breaching
of Rock Hill Dam, Castle Fin Dam, Hammons Dam, and Williamsburg Station Dam.
Identify and characterize the blockages on major tributaries to Susquehanna River
below the confluence of the Juniata River through the completion of the Susquehanna
River Tributary Blockage Study.
Provide fish passage at a number of tributary blockages yet to be determined.
C. Ten Year (through 2004):
Provide fish passage at Warrior Ridge Dam on the Juniata River and Oakland dam
on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River.
Provide fish passage at ten additional high priority blockages on tributaries to the
Susquehanna River.
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Pennsylvania
Progress Toward Workgroup Goals
692.1 mi. (92.1%)
50.5 mi. (6.7%)
9 mi. (1.2%)
Miles opened through 1993
Miles to be opened by 2003
Miles in design phase during 1994
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Table 3
Pennsylvania
1994 Fish Passage Projects
Completed, In Progress, Planned
Map
iM
1
2
3
. .
Project Cstraam & rtvar
drainaae) :..
Holtwood Dam,
Susquehanna
Safe Harbor Dam,
Susquehanna
York Haven Dam,
Susquehanna
Fabri Dam,
Susquehanna
Rock Hill Dam,
Conestoga River;
Susquehanna
Castle Fin Dam, Muddy
Creek; Susquehanna
Hammons Dam, Muddy
Creek; Susquehanna
Williamsburg Station
Dam, Juniata
River;Susquehanna
Cave Hill Dam,
Conodoguinet Creek;
Susquehanna
Passage Type j
Lift
Lift
Lift
Vertical Slot
Breach
Breach
Breach
Breach
Denil (?)
Habitat Opened
(miles)
9.0
23.0
169.3
310.0
18.5
4.3
10.3
blockage
downstrean
blockage
downstream
f uncling Source
Private
Private
Private
State .
EPA
EPA
EPA
Private
Private
Status
Design complete
Design complete
Design phase
Conceptual design
Design
Negotiations
Negotiations
Negotiations
Negotiations
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Map
ID#
v V
Project (stream & fiver
- dttttaaai! ?'"'" .
Warrior Ridge Dam,
Juniata River;
Susquehanna
Unnamed Dam (r.m.
15.6), Conestoga River,
Susquehanna
Unnamed Dam (r.m.
6.9), Codorus Creek;
Susquehanna
Indian Rock Reservoir,
Codorus Creek;
Susquehanna
Hykes Mill Dam,
Conewago Creek;
Susquehanna
No.2 Dam Swatara
Creek; Susquehanna
Hummelstown Dam,
Swatara Creek;
Susquehanna
Dam near Union
Deposit, Swatara Creek;
Susquehanna
Brenneman's Dam,
Conodoguinet Creek;
Susquehanna
Willow Mill Dam,
Conodoguinet Creek,
Susquehanna
Passage Type
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
Habitat Opened
(miles}
81.3
7.7
8.8
11.0
20.2
9.2
4.3
-. 25.4
9.2
14.1
Funding Source
Private
EPA (?)
EPA(?)
EPA(?)
EPA(?)
EPA(?)
EPA(?)
EPA(?)
EPA(?)
EPA(?)
Status
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned '
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
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Map
ID#
\
Project (stream & river
drainaae}
Dellville Mill Dam,
Shermans Creek;
Susquehanna
Passage Type
. undetermined
HafcitentQpfrriite$}
7.0
Funding Source
EPA(?)
Status
Planned
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Map 3: Pennsylvania Fish Passage Projects
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VIRGINIA
I. Fish Passage Initiatives
A. Fishway Progress
(see Table 4)
Ashland Mill Dam: The Virginia Assistant Attorney General has indicated that VDGIF
will not be able to act as project managers for this project. Negotiations with the owner
of the dam have temporarily been terminated due to problems over personal financing
of the project. The VDGIF can not guarantee that the owner will not be required to
spend personal funds or time on the fishway. Future negotiations with the owner will
continue; however, a transfer has been requested of funds from the Ashland Mill Dam
project to the Ruffins Mill Dam project.
Boshers Dam: This 10 foot high dam is the last blockage to migratory fishes on the
James River in Richmond, and fish passage at this site will open 137.4 miles of
spawning habitat to anadromous fish. A conceptual design of a vertical slot fishway
was completed by the USFWS and negotiations with the owner (CSX Corp.) and the
City of Richmond are underway. The next step is for the City, acting in the capacity of
Project Manager, to begin the final design phase of the project.
Embrey Dam: This twenty-two foot high dam on the Rappahannock River in
Fredericksburg is the only impediment to fish migration on the river. Three possibilities
exist for fish passage: removal, breaching, or a vertical slot fishway. In 1994 a
sediment study, initiated in 1993, was conducted to test the sediments behind the dam
for toxicity. Preliminary results indicate that the sediments will not be judged as
hazardous material. Negotiations will begin in 1995 to determine the future course of
action.
B. Monitoring and Stream Surveys
Alosid Monitoring: During the spring of 1994, shad and herring spawning runs were
monitored throughout Virginia. Much of the monitoring for shad coincided with the
American shad restoration project. Shad electrofishing and gill netting sites included
the fall line/tidal interface below Boshers Dam, below Williams Island Dam notch on the
James River; numerous locations on the Pamunkey River; the Mattaponi River at
Aylett; below Ashland Mill Dam on the South Anna River; the Chickahominy River at
Colonial Harbor; arid the Rappahannock River below Embrey Dam. River herring were
monitored in the James, Rappahannock, and Chickahominy rivers. Age and growth
rates were determined for shad collected for brood stock from the Chickahominy,
Pamunkey, and Mattaponi rivers.
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C. Trap, Transport, and Stocking
Fish Division personnel, in cooperation with the Fish and Wildlife Service,
successfully completed a trap and transport project for blueback herring in April.
Almost fifty-one hundred (5,100) bluebacks were electrofished and collected below
Walker's Dam on the Chickahominy River, transported by tank truck to Maidens
Landing (20 miles upriver of Boshers Dam), and stocked in the James River. An
additional fourteen hundred (1,400) bluebacks were also collected at Walker's and
stocked below Brasfield Dam on the Appomattox River (7 miles upriver of Harvell Dam).
Offspring of the stocked fish should return to the Appomattox River as mature adults,
migrate through new fishways and breaches in the James and Appomattox rivers, and
spawn, re-establishing natural populations of herring above impediments where none
have existed for perhaps several hundred years. River herring will be transported
throughout Virginia in future years, restocking rivers above blockages and further
ensuring the survival and population growth for this species throughout Virginia and the
Chesapeake Bay.
II. Fish Passage Support Activity
A. Public Relations and Education
Throughout 1994 a number of magazine and newspaper articles were produced
or contributed to by VDGIF staff that outlined progress on fish passage issues and/or
projects. A fish passage article in the August issue of Virginia Wildlife Magazine
outlined progress on negotiations and fund raising efforts for Boshers Dam. The
narrative and format for an entire magazine dedicated to fish passage and anadromqus
fish restoration was developed throughout the fall for publication in January, 1995.
A thirty minute video documentary is being produced by the VDGIF media
services and should be available for airing in early 1995. This video targets historical
and current fish passage issues and the Bay restoration effort within Virginia.
The fish passage display designed and constructed in 1993 continued to be
used at several fisheries related functions during 1994. This educational tool has been
instrumental in supporting and educating the general public as to the many aspects of
fish passage and anadromous fisheries restoration.
B. Future Public Relations and Education
Plans continue for production of shad and herring life history videos, a new fish
passage display, and a working model of a Denil fishway.
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III. Jurisdictional Goals
A. One Year (through 1995)
For 1995, fish passage efforts will consist of the following: completing the final
design of a vertical slot fishway on Boshers Dam on the James River; initiating the
design and construction of a Denil fishway on Ruffins Mill Pond Dam on Massaponax
Creek, a tributary of the Rappahannock River; making the final decision on a viable
option for fish passage at Embrey Dam on the Rappahannock River; and continuing
negotiations for a fishway at Ashland Mill Dam on the South Anna River. Actual
completion of construction of either of these projects is doubtful for 1995.
B. Five Year (through 1999)
A realistic five year Workgroup goal for Virginia is 155 miles of accessible
spawning habitat. This mileage would come from passing Bosher's Dam, Ruffins Mill
Dam, and Ashland Mill Dam. Virginia also has plans to restore river habitat upriver to
the Ashland Water Supply dam.
C. Ten Year (through 2004)
*
Virginia's ten year Workgroup goal includes completing passage on the
Appomattox (136 miles), the James (140 miles), the South Anna (30 miles), and the
Massaponax (8 miles) for a total of 314 miles.
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Virginia
Progress Toward Workgroup Goals
209.4 mi. (43.6%)
235.7 mi. (49%)
35.6 mi. (7.4%)
Miles opened through 1993
Miles to be opened by 2003 .
Miles in design phase during 1994
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Virginia
1994 Fish Passage Projects
Completed, In Progress, Planned
Map
ID#
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Project (stream &
river draf naael
Ruffins Mill Pond;
Rappahannock
Boshers Dam; James
Embrey Dam;
Rappahannock
Ashland Mill Dam;
South Anna
Harvell Dam;
Appomattox
Brasfield Dam;
Appomattox
Ashland Water Supply
Dam; York
Unnamed Dam,
Mill Creek;
Rappahannock
Bridge on Walls Creek;
James
Gouldman Pond Dam;
Rappahannock
Passage typfe
Denil
Vertical Slot
undetermined
Denil
Denil
Lift
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
, Habitat Opened
Cmile&l
2
137.4
72
30
7
129
60
2.5
1.2
2
Funding Source
Federal
Local
undetermined
Private
Private
Appomattox Water
Authority
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
undetermined
Status
Design
Final design
Sediment study
completed '
Negotiations w/ owner
Negotiations w/ owner
Construction 90%
complete
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
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Map
ID#
\
\
,^Pm$e&$ft&m&f4<
' i- v$' .- ' ' V'"'*' ^ *
> , river dralnaae>
Unnamed Pond Dam,
Haskins Creek;
Rappahannock
Bridge on Proctor
Creek; James
Passage Type
undetermined
undetermined
Habitat Opened
(miles)
2
undetermined
Funding Source
undetermined
undetermined
Status
Planned
Planned,,
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Map 5 : Virginia Fish Passage Projects
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FEDERAL AGENCIES
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
In fiscal year 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency allocated $855,000 for
fish passage activities in the Bay watershed. These activities were to include the
design and construction offish passage facilities and stream blockage surveys
upstream of planned and/or constructed fish passage sites. The surveys would assess
anadromous fish species spawning habitat potential. The overall goal of these projects
is to provide American shad, blueback herring, alewife, striped bass, as well as other
anadromous species with access to their historical range.
In March 1994, the Northeast Region of NMFS signed an interagency
Agreement with the EPA for "Fisheries and Habitat Restoration in Chesapeake Bay".
Under the provisions of this Agreement, a total of five grant applications involving fish
passage initiatives were received from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources,
the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the Virginia Department of Game and
Inland Fisheries, and the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory
Affairs. Project work will focus on the Susquehanna, Choptank, Patapsco, Patuxent,
James and Potomac River watersheds. Upon completion, the fish passage
construction activities are anticipated to open over 193 additional river miles to
anadromous fish migrations.
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration / National Marine Fisheries
Service (NOAA/NMFS)
The Agreement of Federal Agencies on the Ecosystem Management in the
Chesapeake Bay, dated July 1994, gave NOAAthe lead role among Federal agencies
on fish passage. Specific responsibilities include: providing technical assistance to
fish passage design, providing stock for newly opened spawning habitat, and
determining needs for restoring upstream spawning habitat. NOAA's role is that of
facilitating and coordinating Federal agencies and the Fish Passage Workgroup.
NOAA defers to other Federal agencies for specialized assistance.
NMFS is reviewing a final Section 18 rule of the Federal Power Act which will
codify existing practices on construction, operation, and maintenance necessary to
ensure safe fish passage over the life of any hydropower license.
NMFS also participated in American shad restoration efforts as a member of the
Susquehanna River Anadromous Fish Restoration Committee, reviewing and
commenting on the SRAFRC draft charter reorganization and the 1994 work activities.
In addition, NMFS is currently reviewing the SRAFRC 1995 Work Plan.
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NMFS continues to integrate fish passage priorities throughout its environmental
review program. For example,'efforts are currently underway to obtain additional funds
for design and construction of a denil fishway at Simkins Dam on the mainstem of the
Patapsco River. According to the Maryland Fish Passage Program, approximately
$250,000 are still needed to fully fund this proposal. NOAA, MD DNR, and others are
currentfy investigating the possibility of obtaining private funds as compensation for
impacts associated with construction projects in the Baltimore Harbor and vicinity to aid
in the completion of the Simkins Dam fishway.
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
The Service provided invaluable technical assistance on fish passage facilities
throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. USFWS personnel are active in meetings
and site visits to encourage and aid in the creation of fish passages.
Training is also an important component of the Service's fish passage efforts.
They provided training at a Small Blockage Conference hosted by MD DNR, and also
provided site training in the Chesapeake Bay area to new hydraulic engineers.
The Service has also been very active in the Virginia American Shad
Restoration Project. They have been involved in brood fish and egg collection efforts
on the Pamunkey River (York River drainage), fry culture, and the construction of a
prototype shad hatchery at Harrison Lake.
The USFWS was responsible for the creation of two publications which will
inform the public on the importance of fish passage and anadromous fish.
Passageways for Migratory Fish is a full-color factsheet which describes the status and
value of the Bay's anadromous fishery resources, the problems posed by migratory
barriers, and the steps being taken by local, state, and federal governments to restore
passage. Fish passage was also highlighted in Team Chesapeake A Watershed-
Based Approach to Habitat Restoration in the Chesapeake Bay. This document
summarizes the progress made by the Bay Program in restoring key habitats
throughout the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.
The Service is reviewing a final Section 18 rule of the Federal Power Act which
will codify existing practices on construction, operation, and maintenance necessary to
ensure safe fish passage over the life of any hydropower license. USFWS also signed
the Agreement of Federal Agencies on Ecosystem Management in the Chesapeake
Bay.
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Baywide Summary of Progress Toward Directive 93-4
The Chesapeake Bay Program's Executive Council signed Directive 93-4 on
December 27, 1993. This directive charged the Bay's jurisdictions to open 1,356.75
miles of migratory fish spawning habitat along the major tributaries by 2003. An interim
goal of 582.05 miles was set for the year 1998. This directive has focused the goals
and priorities of the Fish Passage Workgroup for the past two years.
The Workgroup is moving steadily toward attaining these goals. To date, 173.0
miles of anadromous fish spawning and nursery habitat have been opened (13.3 miles
in 1994), and significant design progress has been made on numerous blockages. For
example, Bosher's Dam on the James River is about to enter the final design phase.
The construction of a fishway at this site will result in the opening of 137.4 miles.
Pennsylvania is also in the final design phase for two of its three major hydroelectric
dams on the Susquehanna River, with construction scheduled to be completed for the
spring spawning run of 1997.
There have been some alterations in the specific miles defined in the directive.
Directive Language
Actual
Difference
Miles Opened .
Before 9/93
148.7
148.7
0
Five Year Goal
582.05
570.25
-11.8 .
Ten Year Goal
626.0
637.1
+11.1
Total
1,356.75
1,356.05
-0.7
.Five Year Goal:
Additions:
f 4.4 miles which were opened at the Railroad Bridge on Little Elkton Creek were
not included in the directive. These miles have been added to the five year goal.
* Two blockages on Dorsey Run, MD were added to the five year goal, increasing
the goal by 2.4 miles.
f 18.1 miles have been Accelerated from the ten year goal to the five year goal.
Deletions / Corrections:
4 Sand's Culvert was listed with incorrect mileage, and has been corrected from
2.6 miles to 0.1 miles.
+ Pierce Mill Dam will not be opened within the first five years, subtracting 29.2
miles from the five year goal.
4 Henson Creek Dam and Rt 486 culvert (total of 5 miles) have been deleted from
the five year goals, as they are technically infeasible for a reasonable price.
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Corrected Five Year Goal: 570.25 miles
Ten Year Goal:
* If passage is needed at Pierce Mill Dam, 29.2 miles will be added to the ten year
goal.
Corrected Ten year Goal: 637.1 miles
Corrected Total Goal: 1356.05 miles
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Figure 1 (a)
Directive 93-4 Five Year Goal
Projected Baywide Progress as of March 1995"
600 -i
1993*
1994
1995 1996
Years
1997
1998
* Miles opened October - December 1993, after Directive was signed.
Mileage is additive from 1993 (i.e. in 1994 13:3 miles were opened for a total of 24.2 miles since 1993)
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Figure 1 (b)
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93-4
1356.75 MILES OPENED BY 2003
Bay wide Progress
570.25
637.1
Miles Opened Through 1994
Miles To Be Opened Through 2003
Miles To Be Opened Through 1998
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Figure 1 (c)
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93-4
1356.75 MILES OPENED BY 2003
500
400
300
200
100-
Jurisdictional Progress
528
* >»
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
107.8
415.5
Virginia
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