{
  "projectDescription": "The primary goal of this project is to restore hydrology to approximately 175 acres of DE state- owned land north of Pickering Beach Road. Currently this area is void of daily tidal exchange. Historical inlets to the Delaware Bay no longer exist on the eastern portion of the marsh, while the remainder of the marsh is bound by existing roads and impoundment dike at the north, west, and southern boundaries of the marsh.  The project involved the restoration of a previously existing north to south ditch of approximately 1.3 miles running from the Little Creek Main Impoundment at the north to the existing Lewis Ditch at the south.A second component of this project involves the replacement of a non-functioning water control structure located along the southern dike of the Little Creek Main Impoundment adjacent to the Pickering Marsh.  Due to limited flow through the Pickering Marsh, this secondary water control structure on the impoundment has not been placed in use and is currently in need of replacement. A functioning structure at this location would allow for tidal flow through the impoundment during portions of the year serving as a benefit to fisheries in addition to improving the health of the impounded wetland habitat to the benefit of an abundance of wildlife utilizing the area.",
  "program": "DARRP",
  "name": "Army Creek Landfill - Army Creek Marsh Restoration",
  "id": "201",
  "state": "Delaware",
  "state_abbr": "DE",
  "region": "NER - Northeast",
  "darrpResponsibility": "NOAA",
  "orrId": "2050",
  "constructionStartDate": "2026-04-01 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "In Progress/Phased",
  "nepaCompliance": "Individual project EA",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "0",
  "accompReportStatus": "In-Progress",
  "accompReportDate": "2026-10-31 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Implementation",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "39.12645",
      "longitude": "-75.4146",
      "county": "Kent County",
      "city": "Dover",
      "congDistrict": "At Large",
      "riverBasin": "Little River-Delaware Bay",
      "huc": "20402070205"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "freshwater wetland"
    },
    {
      "name": "in-stream",
      "fiscalYear": "2008",
      "actStreamMilesCnt": "0.5",
      "modStreamMilesCnt": "0"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "saltatrix",
      "genus": "Pomatomus",
      "commonName": "Bluefish",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "tabernaemontani",
      "genus": "Schoenoplectus",
      "commonName": "Bulrush, softstem"
    },
    {
      "species": "heteroclitus",
      "genus": "Fundulus",
      "commonName": "Mummichog",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "aestivalis",
      "genus": "Alosa",
      "commonName": "Herring, blueback (river herring)",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "pseudoharengus",
      "genus": "Alosa",
      "commonName": "Alewife (river herring)",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "US Fish and Wildlife Service",
      "fedAgency": "US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)"
    },
    {
      "name": "State of Delaware"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Fish Passage"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hydrologic Restoration",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "3956",
      "name": "3956_F12248_Army Creek west of Route 9 Bridge.JPG",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "View into Army Creek from the Rt 9 Bridge",
      "credit": "NOAA",
      "date": "2/1/2003",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N",
      "creditIndividual": "Carl Alderson"
    }
  ],
  "volunteers": [
    {
      "count": "0",
      "hours": "0.0"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Culvert modification (including replacement)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Stream channel reconnection/creation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tide gate modification (including replacement)"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "monitorResultId": "B38739EF-1402-F111-8406-001DD80663E3",
      "tier1Agreement": "N",
      "tier1Flag": "N",
      "tier2Flag": "N",
      "monitorConductFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "DARRP Settlement Funds",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "1996",
      "noaaContribution": "0.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "otherNonFedContribution": "0.0",
      "partnerContribution": "0.0",
      "stateContribution": "859,374.0",
      "sourceProgram": "DARRP - Damage Assessment, Remediation & Restoration Program",
      "partner": {
        "name": "Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)"
      }
    }
  ]
}