DESCRIPTION: In December 2000, Public Law #106-541, the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (WRDA 2000) was signed by the President. Section 542 of WRDA 2000 authorized the Secretary of the Army to establish a program for providing environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Lake Champlain Watershed through the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Congress is authorized to appropriate up to $38,000,000 for this program; $4.53M has been received to date. The goal of the Lake Champlain Watershed Environmental Assistance Program is to provide assistance with planning, designing and implementation of large scale projects that protect and enhance water quality, water supply, ecosystem integrity and other water related issues within the watershed. The Lake Champlain Basin CBP is the administrative partner of the USACE to implement this program under the terms of a General Management Plan.
AUTHORIZATION: Section 542 of Water Resources Development Act of 2000.
STATUS: The New York District is currently implementing two projects in the Lake Champlain watershed and working with the Lake Champlain Basin Program to identify new projects.
Bartlett Brook North, South Burlington, VT: Design and Environmental Assessment in 2012; construction possible in late 2016.
Feasibility Study of an Invasive Species Barrier; partnering with the New York State Canal Corporation; initiation possible in late 2016.
CONTACT:
Mr. Mark Lulka,
Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District
Phone: (917) 790-8205
E-mail: mark.lulka@usace.army.mil
26 Federal Plaza,
New York, NY 10278-0090
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS: Sen. Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Leahy (D-VT), Rep. Welch (D/VT-00), NY-23, and NY-20
Current as of February 2016