{
  "projectDescription": "The Liberty Industrial Finishing (LIF) Superfund settlement resulted in a project that addressed compensation for natural resource injuries stemming from release of hazardous substances at the former manufacturing facility in Long Island.  The project restored migratory fish passage at Massapequa Creek at the spillway downstream of Massapequa Lake.  Two architectural stone and concrete spillways prevented river herring and other fish species from passing from the estuarine habitat of the Lower Massapequa Creek to the freshwater habitat of Massapequa Lake and Creek.   A fish ladder was constructed to provide passage to 40 acres of freshwater spawning habitat.  Monitoring was conducted at the site to determine presence/absence of target species. Between 2009-2014 NOAA's cooperative agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) provided for a contract with Seatuck Environmental, a local non-profit group, to monitor and maintain the ladder in good working order. During the monitoring period river herring were found to be utilizing the fish ladder to migrate upstream. In August 2015 NOAA RC staff made an independent inspection of the ladder with members of Seatuck Environmental and confirmed the presence of juvenile Young-of-the-Year (YOY) Alewife in the lake.",
  "program": "DARRP",
  "name": "Liberty Industrial Finishing Waste Site - Fish Ladder",
  "id": "2779",
  "state": "New York",
  "state_abbr": "NY",
  "region": "NER - Northeast",
  "darrpResponsibility": "NOAA",
  "orrId": "2459",
  "constructionStartDate": "2006-07-17 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Individual project EA",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "0",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2009-11-01 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "Y",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "40.6669",
      "longitude": "-73.4697",
      "county": "Nassau County",
      "city": "Massapequa",
      "congDistrict": "2",
      "riverBasin": "Long Island",
      "huc": "20302020201"
    }
  ],
  "habitats": [
    {
      "name": "in-stream",
      "fiscalYear": "2010",
      "actStreamMilesCnt": "0.75"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "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": "County of Nassau"
    },
    {
      "name": "New York Department of Environmental Conservation"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Fish Passage",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "239265",
      "name": "239265_massapequa fish ladder.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "Fish ladder at Massapequa Creek on the day that successful spawning by Alewife was confirmed by NOAA RC staff. AUguest 24 2015.",
      "credit": "NOAA RC",
      "date": "8/24/2015",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "239264",
      "name": "239264_Alewife Massapequa.PNG",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Screen capture from video shot by NOAA RC staff on August 24 2015 showing the netting of YOY Alewife in the impoundment above the Massapequa Creek fish ladder.",
      "credit": "NOAA RC",
      "date": "8/24/2015",
      "imageType": "After Photo",
      "feature": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "volunteers": [
    {
      "count": "0",
      "hours": "0.0"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Fishway / fish ladder"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "monitorResultId": "30B975ED-1402-F111-8406-001DD80008CC",
      "tier1Agreement": "N",
      "tier1Flag": "N",
      "tier2Flag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "DARRP Settlement Funds",
      "activityType": "Operations and Maintenance",
      "fyAwarded": "2009",
      "noaaContribution": "43,000.0",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "sourceProgram": "DARRP - Damage Assessment, Remediation & Restoration Program",
      "partner": {
        "name": "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation"
      }
    }
  ]
}