City of West Haven Harbor Management Program April 2018 Map 1-2: City of West Haven New Haven Harbor Management Area
West River
New Haven City of Harbor West Haven Sandy Pt.
Old Field Creek
Cove River
Oyster River City of Milford
Long Island Sound Outer Boundary of HMA (Boundary shown is for planning purposes only; not for regulatory or engineering purposes.) 1/2 Nautical Mile
Base Map: U.S Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, NOS. “Nautical Chart 12371 (New Haven Harbor;New Haven Harbor (Inset))”. Last Correction 4/9/2015 Massachusetts
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Map 2-1: The City of West Haven on Long Island Sound.
New Haven Harbor West Haven
Long Island Sound
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Map 2-2: The City of West Haven in central coastal Connecticut. City of West Haven Harbor Management Plan April 2018 Der by Ave. Map 2-3: Existing Conditions West River Harbor Management Sub-Area
Yale Field
West River
St. Lawrence Cemetery
Ella T. Grasso Blvd.
West River Memorial Park
Marginal Drive
Cartop Boat Launch Boston Post Road (Rt. 1) (Owned by City of New Haven) West River Tide Gates New Haven
Quigley Stadium
Front Ave. Former West River Ella T. Grasso Blvd.
Spring St. West Haven Wetland Spring St.
Former New Haven Fire Training Site
Compost Metro-North R. R. Facility
West River Crossing Area (See Map 2-4)
New Haven Harbor
Public Parking 1000 Ft.
Source: 10/24/2014 Google Earth image West River Area (See Map 2-3) West River City of West Haven Harbor Management Plan Ella T. G April 2018
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Metro-North R. R.
New Haven Fire Training Site New Haven
Potential Boat Launch Site Compost Facility
Exit 44 Connecticut Turnpike (I-95)
City Point Yacht Club
Kimberly Ave.
City Point Yacht Club
Kimberly Ave. Bridge New Haven West Haven West Haven
New Haven Harbor
Bulkhead Restoration & Elm St. Environmental Remediation Former Steelcraft Area Company (Pre -1952) and Bilco Company Haven South Redevelopment Area (1953-2015)
Water St. Federal Navigation Channel 1st. Ave.
Bayview Park
Main St. 600 Ft.
Source: 10/24/2014 Google Earth image West River City of West Haven New Haven Harbor Management Plan April 2018
Map 2-5: Existing Conditions I-95 West Harbor Harbor Management Sub-Area; West River Crossing Area Sandy Point and Old Field Creek Planning Units (See Map 2-4)
Federal Navigation Channel City Point
New Haven West Haven Elm St. Haven South Redevelopment Area
Water St.
Bayview Park
Main St. New Haven Harbor
1st Ave.
West Haven Yacht Club
E. Brown St.
April St. Boat Launch Sandy Point West Haven Water Pollution Control Plant
1st Ave. Sandy Pt. Breakwater
Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary
Old Field Creek Old Field Creek Self-Regulating Tide Gates
Morse Park
Beach St.
Long Island Sound Shoreline East Area Public Parking (See Map 2-6) Public Street End R-O-W 1000 Ft.
Source: 10/24/2014 Google Earth image West Harbor Area City of West Haven (See Map 2-5) Harbor Management Plan April 2018
Map 2-6: Sandy Point Existing Conditions Long Island Sound Shoreline East Harbor Management Sub-Area; Sandy Point and Cove River Planning Units Sandy Pt. Breakwater
West Haven Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary
Washington Ave.
Savin Ave. Campbell Ave.
Morse Ave. Old Field Creek
Old Field Creek Morse Park Self-Regulating Tide Gates
Kelsey Ave.
Beach Street Skate Park Morse Beach
West Haven Beach St. High School East Ave. Pier Morse Ave. - Washington Ave. Beach
Old Grove Park Washingon Ave. Pier Savin Rock Altschuler Beach Park Oak St. Cove River Captain Thomas Blvd. Beach B Altschuler Plaza Pier Cove River Oak St. Tide Gates Beach A (CT DOT) Oak Street Pier Beachfront Walk
Bradley PointBradley Park Pt. Beach Savin Rock Conference Center Veterans Walk of Honor
Bradley Point Public Parking Former Tide Gate Area Long Island Sound Charlotte Bacon Playground
Long Island Sound Shoreline West Area 1000 Ft. (See Map 2-7)
Source: 10/24/2014 Google Earth image City of West Haven Public Parking Harbor Management Plan Public Street End R-O-W April 2018 Oyster River Pt. Map 2-7: Shore Protection Project Existing Conditions Long Island Sound Shoreline West Harbor Management Sub-Area; West Haven Oyster River and Cove River Planning Units High School I-95
Cove River
Long Island Sound Charlotte Bacon Playground Shoreline East (See Map 2-6) Bradley Point West Haven Prospect St. Dawson Ave.
Prospect Beach
Dawson Ave. Beach Lake St.
Ocean Ave.Lake St. Beach
Linwood St. South Street Beach South St.
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Connecticut Department of Agriculture Bureau of Aquaculture BED TYPE West Haven Designated Shellfish Beds Map Creation Date: 2/11/2015 Natural Bed Town Managed Bed Coordinate System: NAD 1983 StatePlane Connecticut FIPS 0600 Feet Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic State Managed Bed Datum: North American 1983 False Easting: 1,000,000.0000 County Boundary False Northing: 500,000.0000 Central Meridian: -72.7500 Town Boundary Standard Parallel 1: 41.2000 ± Standard Parallel 2: 41.8667 Coastline Latitude Of Origin: 40.8333 Units: Foot US 00.325 0.65 1.3 1.95 2.6
Miles Map 2-9: New Haven Harbor and West River federal navigation projet Municipal Boundaries City of West Haven Federal Navigation Harbor Management Plan Channel Boundary April 2018 Town/State Shellfish Jurisdiction Line Map 7-1: Southern Boundary of Identification of Harbor Management West Haven HMA Sub-area Maps
New Haven
Map 7-2
West River
Orange Map 7-3 City Point West Haven New Haven Map 7-4 Harbor
Old Field Sandy Point Creek Cove Morris River Cove
Map 7-5
Oyster River
Milford East Breakwater Map 7-6
West Breakwater Middle Breakwater
Long Island Sound 1 Mile Derby Ave. Bridge: Avoid, reduce, City of West Haven and mitigate pollution entering Harbor Management Plan river from bridge structure. April 2018 Der by Ave. Map 7-2: Guidelines and Recommendations West River Harbor Management Sub-Area
Yale Reflecting Pool Field
West River
St. Lawrence Cemetery
Ella T. Grasso Blvd.
Marginal Dr. to Derby Ave.: Consider West River pedestrian walkway providing public Memorial Park access to river for walking, nature
Marginal Drive
Post Rd. Bridge: Avoid, reduce, and mitigate amount of pollutants entering river from bridge structure. New Haven Car-top Boat Launch: Encourage and support continued maintenance Boston Post Road (Rt. 1) of opportunities and appropriate West River Tidegates facilities for access to river and New through tidegates as necessary to support tidal wetland
paddled vessels.
Spring Street Wetland: Preserve and Quigley enhance tidal wetland resources and Stadium and wildlife habitat and storm-water Front Ave.
Former West River Ella T. Grasso Blvd. Spring St. Bridge: Avoid, reduce, Spring St. and mitigate amount of pollutants West Haven Wetland entering river from bridge structure.
: Continue to Spring St. monitor, evaluate, and mitigate, as Former pollutants on environmental quality, including water quality, in HMA. New Haven Fire Training Site
Compost Metro-North R. R. Facility
West River Crossing Area (See Map 7-3)
New Haven Harbor
Public Parking 1000 Ft.
Source: 10/24/2014 Google Earth image West River Area (See Map 7-2) West River City of West Haven Harbor Management Plan Ella T. G April 2018
Former rasso Bl Map 7-3: Guidelines and Recommendations vd West River Crossing Planning Unit .
Metro North Railroad Bridge: Encourage CT DOT to employ BMPs to avoid, reduce, and mitigate pollutants entering river from bridge structure. Metro-North R. R.
New Haven Fire Training Site New Haven Compost Facility/Potential Boat Launch Site: Pursue design and implementation of public boat launch for trailered vessels, including emergency services vessels; enhance tidal wetlands to mitigate any unavoidable impacts on coastal resources.
I-95 Bridge: Encourage CT DOT to employ BMPs to avoid, reduce, and mitigate pollutants entering river from bridge structure.
Exit 44 Connecticut Turnpike (I-95)
Kimberly Ave. Bridge: Encourage CT DOT to employ Kimberly Ave. BMPs to avoid, reduce, and mitigate pollutants entering river from bridge structure.
West River Federal Channel: Maintain authorized depth
maintain appropriate set-backs between in-water City Point Yacht Club: Support continued operation and structures and channel; manage in accordance with enhancement of recreational boating facilities, including USACE "open-to-all-on-equal-terms" policy. facilities for resident and visiting boaters.
Kimberly Ave. Bridge New Haven West Haven West Haven Coast Guard Auxiliary Bldg.: Continue boating-related use in accordance with lease agreement with City. New Haven Harbor: Manage safe and equitable use of any boat mooring locations, protect and enhance
New Haven Harbor Bulkhead Restoration & Harbor Promenade: Manage and maintain linear Elm St. Environmental waterfront park for public access to HMA, including Remediation visual access for enjoyment of scenic views, physical Area activities, and enjoyment of waterfront events.
Water St. Federal Navigation Channel 1st. Ave.
Haven South Redevelopment Area: Encourage and
dependent component, consistent with Haven South Municipal Development Plan, POCD, and Harbor Management Plan.
Bayview Park
Main St. 600 Ft.
Source: 10/24/2014 Google Earth image West River City of West Haven New Haven Harbor Management Plan April 2018
Map 7-4: Guidelines and Recommendations I-95 West Harbor Harbor Management Sub-Area; West River Crossing Area Sandy Point and Old Field Creek Planning Units (See Map 7-3)
Federal Navigation Channel City Point
New Haven West Haven Elm St. Haven South Redevelopment Area
Water St. New Haven Harbor
Bayview Park
Main St. E. Brown St. R-O-W: Maintain unobstructed pedestrian and visual access to HMA, consistent with neighborhood character.
West Haven Yacht Club: Encourage and support continued 1st Ave. operation and enhancement of recreational boating facilities, including facilities for resident and visiting boaters.
April St. Boat Launch: Improve an modify facility as necessary to accommodate hand-paddled and car-top vessels; maintain opportunities for trailered boat launching pending establishment of new boat launching facility on West River. E. Brown St. West Haven 1st Ave./Beach Rd. Resiliency Project: Raise road elevations as necessary to maintain vehicle access to WPCP during storm events.
Water Pollution Control Plant: Maintain, operate, and upgrade as necessary in accordance with best available technology; increase resilience to storm events; replace undersized outfall
interference with natural littoral processes. 1st Ave. Sandy Pt. Breakwater
Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary: Preserve and enhance barrier
public access consistent with habitat conservation goals; increase tidal exchange in sheltered embayment in conjunction with replacement of WPCP outfall pipe.
Old Field Creek Old Field Ck. Tidegates: Maintain self-regulating tidegates to
Morse Park Old Field Creek: Preserve and enhance tidal wetland Beach St.
functions. continue to monitor wetland restoration.
Public Parking Public Street End R-O-W Long Island Sound Shoreline East Area (See Map 7-5) 1000 Ft.
Source: 10/24/2014 Google Earth image West Harbor Area City of West Haven (See Map 7-4) Harbor Management Plan April 2018
Map 7-5: Sandy Point Guidelines and Recommendations Long Island Sound Shoreline East Beachfront Boardwalk: Manage and promote as Harbor Management Sub-Area; coastal recreational and tourism facility of local, Sandy Point and Cove River Planning Units pedestrian access from the Sandy Pt. Bird Sanctuary Sandy Pt. Breakwater West Haven to Bradley Pt. Park.
Cove River Watershed: Pursue BMPs in coordination with City of Milford to avoid water pollution and improve water Sandy Point seepage from septic systems. Bird Sanctuary Washington Ave.
Savin Ave. Campbell Ave.
Morse Ave. Old Field Creek
Old Field Creek Morse Park Self-Regulating Tide Gates
Kelsey Ave. Cove River Wetlands: Preserve and enhance tidal wetlands Altschuler Plaza Area: Support additional commercial Beach Street Skate Park facilities and services, consistent with POCD, to Morse Beach restore previously degraded wetlands. enhance public access to HMA.
West Haven Beach St. High School East Ave. Pier Morse Ave. - Washington Ave. Beach
Old Grove Park Washingon Ave. Pier Savin Rock Altschuler Beach Park City Beaches: Manage and promote as coastal Cove River Tidegates Oak St. Captain Thomas Blvd. recreational and tourism resources of local, tidal prism for continued wetland Cove River Beach B Oak St. Altschuler Plaza Pier restoration; consider installation of and conserve sand resources in accordance with self-regulating tidegates based on Beach A hydrological analysis. Oak Street Pier littoral processes. Beachfront Walk
Bradley PointBradley Park Pt. Beach Savin Rock Conference Center Veterans Walk of Honor City Piers: Manage and maintain to provide Bradley Point Public Parking scenic views; maintain storm drainage Bradley Pt. Park Bridge: Provide pedestrian bridge infrastructure. acrossFormer Cove Tide River Gate in former Area tidegate area. Charlotte Bacon Playground Long Island Sound Long Island Sound Shoreline West Area 1000 Ft. (See Map 7-6)
Source: 10/24/2014 Google Earth image City of West Haven Public Parking Harbor Management Plan Public Street End R-O-W April 2018 Oyster River Pt. Map 7-6: Shore Protection Project Guidelines and Recommendations Long Island Sound Shoreline West Harbor Management Sub-Area; West Haven Oyster River and Cove River Planning Units High School I-95 Cove River
Long Island Sound Shoreline East (See Map 7-5) Charlotte Bacon Playground
City Beaches: Manage and promote as coastal recreational and tourism resources of local, Bradley Point and conserve sand resources in accordance with Oyster River Watershed: Pursue BMPs in coordination with City of Milford to avoid water pollution and improve water littoral processes. Prospect St. Dawson Ave. seepage from septic systems.
Prospect Beach
Dawson Ave. Beach West Haven Lake St.
Ocean Ave.Lake St. Beach Oyster River Wetlands: Preserve and enhance tidal wetlands and ecological functions,
Linwood St. South Street Beach South St.
Ocean Ave. Culverts tidal prism for wetland viability
Shore Protection Project and erosion control structure to protect infrastructure and residential development. Ocean Ave. Oyster River Anderson Ave. Oyster River Beach Oyster River Point
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