Chesapeake Bay Shoreline, New Point Comfort, Mathews, VA
Contact:Mark T. Mansfield (757) 201-7764
Authorization:
Resolution of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, dated May 23, 2001.
Location and Description:
- Approximately 70 miles west of Richmond.
- 2000 Census population: 9,207
- 2020 Forecast population: 10,600
- Per Capita Income (2003): $35,117
The study area is the New Point Comfort area of the County of Mathews, Virgina , which is located in the Middle Peninsula Planning District. A feasibility report, completed in March 2007, examined the federal interest in ecosystem restoration and concluded that additional study may be appropriate under the Corps Regional Sediment Management (RSM) program. The District has the capability to initiate RSM activities in fiscal year 2007, should funds become available.
Updated: 13-Sep-2010