Kingman Lake Habitat Enhancement Public Scoping Newsletter

Kingman Lake is a 110-acre artificial lake located in the Anacostia River in Northeast and Southeast Washington, DC. In the 1920s, the Anacostia River and adjacent wetlands were dredged by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to improve navigation within the river and the dredged material was used to fill existing freshwater tidal mudflats and wetlands to create Kingman Island and Heritage Island along the west side of the river. The District of Columbia's (DC) Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) working with the National Park Service and the United States Army Corps of Engineers has completed three major wetlands restoration projects along the Anacostia River. DOEE is considering new additional habitat enhancements to Kingman Lake to further these restoration efforts. The National Park Service is preparing an Environmental Assessment to evaluate the proposed habitat enhancement for Kingman Lake and is seeking public input beginning January 6th, 2025, through February 10, 2025. The park is conducting this public scoping in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and National Historic Preservation Act to determine the extent and nature of issues and alternatives that should be considered during the environmental review process.

To learn more about the proposed habitat enhancement for Kingman Lake please review the press release and scoping newsletter provided in the links below. Public comments will be accepted through midnight, February 10, 2025. Please comment online by clicking on the "comment now" button below or to the left. Comments may also be mailed to: National Capital Parks-East, Attn: ANAC DCP / Superintendent, 1900 Anacostia Drive SE, Washington, DC 20020.

Document Content:

Kingman_Lake_Newsletter.pdf   (4.8 MB, PDF file) Kingman_Lake_Restoration_Presentation.pdf   (10.1 MB, PDF file) Kingman_Lake_Press_Release.pdf   (169.0 KB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of from Adobe Systems.