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LITTLE WICOMICO RIVER, VA FACT SHEET as of February 2016 AUTHORIZATION: The Little Wicomico River project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. TYPE OF PROJECT: Navigation CONTRIBUTION TO CHESAPEAKE BAY: Contributes to Executive Order 13508 goals by innovatively protecting environmental habitat, improving water quality, and expanding public access within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. PROJECT PHASE: Operations and Maintenance CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST: Senators Kaine and Warner (VA), Representative Wittman (VA-1) NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR: Northumberland County, Virginia BACKGROUND: The project is located in Northumberland County, Virginia at the junction of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. The project provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the Potomac River to deep water in the Little Wicomico River; two stone jetties, 1,000 feet and 1,300 feet long at the entrance; and 1,007 linear feet of timber bulkhead to stabilize the dredged inner channel. The project length is 4,800 feet. STATUS: Dredging of the channel was completed in March 2014. The controlling depth is 7.3 feet. Contract fiscal close-out is delayed due to a claim. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – BALTIMORE DISTRICT P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203 http://www.nab.usace.army.mil Page 1 of 4 BUDGET: Federal Funds Data Total Allocation for FY 2014 0 Allocation for FY 2015 0 President Budget FY 20161 0 Allocation for FY 20162 TBD 1 The President typically sends the budget to Congress in February each year. Upon release, budget amounts for the USACE Civil Works programs and specified projects are posted online at the HQUSACE website in a Program Budget Press Book at http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Budget.aspx. 2 The allocation amount for a project is determined after enactment of the Energy and Water appropriations or after public release of an approved FY work plan should there be no appropriations (i.e., a full year continuing authority is enacted). SCHEDULE: FY 2015 Completed Work: Dredging was completed in March 2014. FY 2016 Scheduled Work: None For more information regarding the Little Wicomico River, VA contact Danielle Szimanski, CENAB- OP-N, (410) 962-6064, e-mail [email protected]. Also see this project’s related web page at http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Navigation/index.html. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – BALTIMORE DISTRICT P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203 http://www.nab.usace.army.mil Page 2 of 4 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – BALTIMORE DISTRICT P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203 http://www.nab.usace.army.mil Page 3 of 4 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – BALTIMORE DISTRICT P.O. Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203 http://www.nab.usace.army.mil Page 4 of 4 .

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