Honga River and Tar Bay Project Was Approved by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 in Accordance with Rivers and Harbors Committee, Document No

HONGA RIVER & TAR BAY, MD

FACT SHEET as of February 2018

AUTHORIZATION: The Honga River and Tar Bay project was approved by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 in accordance with Rivers and Harbors Committee, Document No. 35, 74th Congress, First Session. The project was modified on June 30, 1948 in accordance with House Document No. 580, 80th Congress, Second Session

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: Operation and Maintenance

CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST: Senators Van Hollen and Cardin (MD), Representative Harris (MD-1)

NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR: Dorchester County, Maryland.

BACKGROUND:

Honga River and Tar Bay are located in Dorchester County on either side of Hoopers Island. The project provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep from the 7-foot depth contour in Chesapeake Bay through Tar Bay and Fishing Creek to Honga River; and for a channel in Back Creek 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the 7-foot-depth contour in Honga River to the head of Back Creek, with a turning basin of the same depth, 150 feet long, and 200 feet wide. The project length is 5.8 miles.

The project was last dredged in 2009 to a depth of 6 feet in a limited stretch of the river due to the amount of funds available.

STATUS:

The project was last surveyed in March 2016. The project has shoaled to a controlling depth of 0.5 foot. Restoration to authorized depth is dependent on future funding.

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Funds Data ($1,000’s) Total

Allocation for FY 2017 0 President Budget FY 20181 0 Allocation for FY 20182 TBD President Budget FY 20191 3,000

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 2017 Completed Work:

Engineering and design for a maintenance dredging contract was initiated using funds from the FY16 work plan.

FY 2018 Scheduled Work:

Engineering and design will be competed in anticipation of funds for a future dredging contract.

For more information regarding the Honga River & Tar Bay, MD contact Danielle Szimanski, CENAB-OP-N, (410) 962-6064, e-mail [email protected].

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