Elizabeth River Environmental Restoration Old Dominion
Hampton Roads, VA
Old Dominion University
Drainage Canal Wetland Project
Contact:Robert N. Pretlow, Jr., P.E. (757) 201-7385
Authorization:
Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-303), as amended.
Location and Description:
This ecosystem restoration project is located along the main branch of the Elizabeth River in the City of Norfolk approximately 90 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia.
- 2000 Census population (approximately): 234,403
- 2020 Forecast population: 228,297
- Per Capita Income: $30,528
This project is one of seven projects, recommended under the Elizabeth River Environmental Restoration project, which seeks to improve the aquatic habitat throughout the Elizabeth River Basin. The Old Dominion University Drainage Canal project is designed to ameliorate the adverse impacts of past waterfront activities through the restoration of historic wetlands by filling and grading with clean wetland sediments and planting with native wetland plants including Spartina alterniflora, S. patens, Baccharis halimiflorlia, and Iva frutescens. The project will provide for the restoration of 0.6 acre of a healthier tidal ecosystem. Funds have been provided for completion of the design in FY07.
Updated: 13-Aug-2010