Common use of IMPROVEMENTS DESIRED Clause in Contracts

IMPROVEMENTS DESIRED. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay aquatic ecosystem restoration project is a collaborative, multifaceted project to restore the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay ecosystem. The ecosystem was degraded by many years of urban effects including wastewater discharges from a sewage treatment plant and urban runoff. The primary goals of this restoration project are to improve water quality within the bay, restore the bay's benthic community, improve the status of the bay as a nursery area for aquatic species, and to restore use of the bay as a self-sustaining aquatic habitat, recreational, and economic resource for the urban community. Restoration of the bay is a priority of the city of Jacksonville and Onslow County. The city has already taken several actions important to the rehabilitation of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay ecosystem including decommissioning the wastewater treatment plant which previously released effluents into the bay and replacing it with a modern upland waste application system; purchasing three mechanical water column aeration units and operating them for several years to increase circulation and dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in the bay; planting bivalves in the bay to implement bioremediation and biological filtering of the water column; and planting wetlands along the shoreline to restore habitat and improve water quality. The components of the proposed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay aquatic ecosystem restoration project complement the ongoing non-Federal measures. These actions to date have had positive impacts on the ecosystem. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay project will include measures to improve aquatic and benthic habitat in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay, increase freshwater and brackish habitat, restore floodplains, and address water pollution in the urban environment. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay aquatic ecosystem restoration project includes: mechanical water column aeration by the purchase, installation, and operation of three aerators and the use of three existing aerators; restoration of wetlands along creeks and drainages within the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay urban watershed; restoration of a viable benthic community by bivalve planting at ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay Park; plantings of submerged aquatic vegetation in five areas on the perimeter of the bay; planting of a bioswale in an area characterized with relatively heavy surface runoff within the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay urban watershed; and planting of rain gardens in areas characterized with sheet flow. Work completed to date includes rain gardens, bivalve beds, re-planting of staging areas and re-planting of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ school area.

IMPROVEMENTS DESIRED. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay aquatic ecosystem restoration project is a collaborative, multifaceted project to restore the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay ecosystem. The ecosystem was degraded by many years of urban effects including wastewater discharges from a sewage treatment plant and urban runoff. The primary goals of this restoration project are to improve water quality within the bay, restore the bay's benthic community, improve the status of the bay as a nursery area for aquatic species, and to restore use of the bay as a self-sustaining aquatic habitat, recreational, and economic resource for the urban community. Restoration of the bay is a priority of the city of Jacksonville and Onslow County. The city has already taken several actions important to the rehabilitation of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay ecosystem including decommissioning the wastewater treatment plant which previously released effluents into the bay and replacing it with a modern upland waste application system; purchasing three mechanical water column aeration units and operating them for several years to increase circulation and dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in the bay; planting bivalves in the bay to implement bioremediation and biological filtering of the water column; and planting wetlands along the shoreline to restore habitat and improve water quality. The components of the proposed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay aquatic ecosystem restoration project complement the ongoing non-Federal measures. These actions to date have had positive impacts on the ecosystem. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay project will include measures to improve aquatic and benthic habitat in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay, increase freshwater and brackish habitat, restore floodplains, and address water pollution in the urban environment. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay aquatic ecosystem restoration project includes: mechanical water column aeration by the purchase, installation, and operation of three aerators and the use of three existing aerators; restoration of wetlands along creeks and drainages within the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay urban watershed; restoration of a viable benthic community by bivalve planting at ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay Park; plantings of submerged aquatic vegetation in five areas on the perimeter of the bay; planting of a bioswale in an area characterized with relatively heavy surface runoff within the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bay urban watershed; and planting of rain gardens in areas characterized with sheet flow. Work completed to date includes rain gardens, bivalve beds, re-planting of staging areas and re-planting of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ school area.