{
  "projectDescription": "The lower Connecticut River supports one of the largest and most stable populations of American Shad in the U.S. and a population of blueback herring that is estimated to be the largest in the world. Unfortunately, all of the coves and tributaries of the river are in danger of being infested with water chestnut, an aquatic non-native plant that threatens downstream essential fish habitat. This project restored aquatic habitat at two locations on the river through the removal of the non-native plant. Seven acres of water chestnut were successfully removed.",
  "program": "Community-based Restoration",
  "name": "Connecticut River Water Chestnut Control",
  "id": "152",
  "state": "Connecticut",
  "state_abbr": "CT",
  "region": "NER - Northeast",
  "constructionStartDate": "2000-06-28 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Programmatic EA for CRP",
  "fedLeverage": "10850",
  "nonFedLeverage": "11952",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2000-08-22 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "41.775",
      "longitude": "-72.6361",
      "county": "Hartford County",
      "city": "East Hartford",
      "congDistrict": "1",
      "riverBasin": "Lower Connecticut",
      "huc": "10802050402"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "pond",
      "fiscalYear": "2000",
      "actAcresRehabCnt": "7"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "sapidissima",
      "genus": "Alosa",
      "commonName": "Shad, american",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "aestivalis",
      "genus": "Alosa",
      "commonName": "Herring, blueback (river herring)",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "US Fish and Wildlife Service",
      "fedAgency": "US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)"
    },
    {
      "name": "The Nature Conservancy"
    },
    {
      "name": "United Technologies Corporation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Connecticut River Watershed Council"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hockanum River Watershed Association"
    },
    {
      "name": "Town of East Hartford"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Does not fall under a strategy",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "2856",
      "name": "2856_F9282_water2.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "An aquatic weed harvester was used for 5 days to remove water chestnut from the Hockanum River.",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2857",
      "name": "2857_F15152_water1.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "Staff and volunteers spent 11 days hand-pulling water chestnut from the Hockanum River.",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    },
    {
      "id": "2858",
      "name": "2858_F21542_water3.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Invasive plant, water chestnut",
      "imageType": "Project Photo"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Invasives removal: vegetation"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "NOAA Restoration Center",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2000",
      "noaaContribution": "10,850.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "otherNonFedContribution": "0.0",
      "partnerContribution": "0.0",
      "stateContribution": "0.0",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection"
      }
    }
  ]
}