Complete planning and assessment work necessary to improve the function of the Town of Orange Water Treatment Plan diversion barrier near Orange, Virginia, which is currently a partial obstruction to species such as shad, American eel, sea lamprey and blueback herring. Project will address data collection including fish assemblage studies, engineering preliminary planning, initial sediment analysis, and community concerns in order to support the work needed to promote fish passage.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Project Title: Planning to Improve a Barrier to Fish Passage near Orange, Virginia
Organization:
American Climate Partners
Project ID:
0603.21.073115
Description:
Award Amount:
$49626.92
Location:
Town of Orange Water Treatment Plant Diversion Barrier, near Town of Orange, Virginia