Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park - All Documents and Projects

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Project Title Document Title Review End
New Sewer Line Great Falls Maintenance Facility New Sewer Line Great Falls Maintenance Facility Project documents Apr 06, 2006
Georgetown University Boathouse/Land Transfer Environmental Impact Statement Georgetown University Boathouse Draft Environmental Assessment Jun 15, 2006
Mulberry Tree Removal at the Georgetown Visitor Center Mulberry Tree Removal at the Georgetown Visitor Center Aug 14, 2006
New Design Raw Water Main and McKinney Treated Effluent Outfall Draft Environmental Assessment, November 2006 Nov 30, 2006
Catoctin Aqueduct Proposed Restoration of the Catoctin Aqueduct Nov 30, 2006
Historic Dams 4&5 Eelway Passage Project - Potomac River Eelways - Historic Dams #4&5, Public Scoping Information Feb 10, 2007
Retaining Wall, 11900 River Road, Potomac, MD Public Scoping Information Nov 30, 2007
Georgetown University Boathouse/Land Transfer Environmental Impact Statement Georgetown University Boathouse/Land Transfer Notice of Intent/EIS Jan 18, 2008
Catoctin Aqueduct Catoctin Aqueduct Restoration Draft Environmental Assessment Apr 14, 2008
Historic Dams 4&5 Eelway Passage Project - Potomac River Proposed Eel Ladder Construction at Dams 4 and 5 on the Potomac River, Environmental Assessment / Assessment of Effects, November 2009 Jan 08, 2010
Washington County - Sharpsburg Water Intake Upgrades Washington County - Sharpsburg Water Intake Upgrades Public Scoping Document Mar 09, 2010
Summit Hall Turf Farm Water Access Project Summit Hall Turf Farm Water Access Project Public Scoping Information Aug 20, 2010
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS PATH EIS ROW permit scoping newsletter Aug 20, 2010
Summit Hall Turf Farm Water Access Project Summit Hall Turf Farm Water Access, Poolesville, Maryland, Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effect July 2011 Aug 12, 2011
Shepherdstown Battlefield Special Resource Study/Environmental Assessment Public Scoping Newsletter Mar 13, 2012
Feasilibity Study To Implement A Non-Motorized Boathouse Zone Along The Georgetown Waterfront Newsletter #1 - Feasibility Study for non-motorized boathouse zone Mar 30, 2012
Washington County - Sharpsburg Water Intake Upgrades Sharpsburg Water Intake Upgrade Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effect, March 2012 Apr 19, 2012
Canal Place Heritage Area Management Plan Update and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP Cumberland Boatyard and Rewatering EA Cumberland Boatyard and Rewatering EA - Public Scoping May 18, 2012
Canal Place Heritage Area Management Plan Update and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP Cumberland Boatyard and Rewatering EA Canal Place Heritage Area Management Plan Update - Public Scoping May 18, 2012
Canal Quarters Interpretive Program Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effects Canal Quarters Interpretive Program Public Scoping Maps Apr 21, 2013
Canal Quarters Interpretive Program Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effects Canal Quarters Interpretive Program Public Scoping Newsletter Apr 21, 2013
Canal Quarters Interpretive Program Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effects Canal Quarters Interpretive Program Public Scoping Press Release Apr 21, 2013
Proposed Offshore Submerged Channel Intake for WSSC Potomac Water Plant Scoping for the Proposed Offshore Submerged Channel Intake Aug 18, 2013
Potomac River Tunnel Potomac River Tunnel Project Scoping Comment Form Sep 02, 2014
Shepherdstown Battlefield Special Resource Study/Environmental Assessment Shepherdstown Battlefield Special Resource Study/Boundary Study/Environmental Assessment Oct 03, 2014
Enhancing Visitor Experience at Hancock, MD, Mile 122.12-124.59 Restoration of Canal Operations at Hancock MP 122.12 to 124.59 Oct 10, 2014
C&O Canal Invites Feedback on Proposal to Increase Entrance and Other Fees C&O Canal Invites Feedback on Proposal to Increase and Expand Entrance and Other Fees Park-wide Feb 22, 2015
Potomac River Tunnel Potomac River Tunnel Section 106 Mar 06, 2015
C&O Canal NHP and Harpers Ferry NHP Deer Management Plan and EA Public Scoping Newsletter Mar 20, 2015
Georgetown Nonmotorized Boathouse Zone Development Plan Preliminary Alternatives Newsletter Apr 10, 2015
Nationwide Multi-Unit Fire Management Plan / Environmental Assessment Nationwide Multi-Unit Fire Management Plan / Environmental Assessment Apr 18, 2016
Proposed Offshore Submerged Channel Intake for WSSC Potomac Water Plant Potomac Submerged Channel Intake Environmental Assessment and Assessment of Effect, July 2016 Sep 14, 2016
Wetland Restoration Action Plan (WRAP) & Environmental Assessment for Four NCR Parks: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH), Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO), Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE) and Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO) Wetland Restoration Action Plan EA scoping Sep 16, 2016
Georgetown Nonmotorized Boathouse Zone Development Plan Georgetown Nonmotorized Boathouse Zone Development Plan and Environmental Assessment Sep 30, 2016
Wetland Restoration Action Plan (WRAP) & Environmental Assessment for Four NCR Parks: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH), Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO), Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE) and Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO) Wetland Restoration Action Plan/EA for four parks within the NCR May 12, 2017
C&O Canal NHP and Harpers Ferry NHP Deer Management Plan and EA White-tailed Deer Management Plan and Environmmental Assessment May 16, 2017
C&O Canal National Historical Park - Georgetown Canal Plan November 2, 2017 Public meeting - Initial Design Concepts for the C&O Canal in Georgetown Jan 05, 2018
Potomac River Tunnel Potomac River Tunnel EA Dec 04, 2018
Reconstruct/Stabilize Historic Stone Wall & Towpath McMahon's Mill to Lock 42 Reconstruct/Stabilize The Historic Stone Wall and Towpath from McMahon's Mill to Lock 42 Environmental Assessment Feb 20, 2019
C&O Canal NHP Park Headquarters Relocation Public Comment on Conceptual Plans Apr 24, 2019
C&O Canal National Historical Park - Georgetown Canal Plan April 4, 2019 - Refined Design Concepts for the C&O Canal in Georgetown; Public Comment Period Now Open May 11, 2019
Redesign Entrance and Intersection at Fletcher's Cove Fletcher's Boathouse Scoping Boards May 29, 2019
C&O Canal NHP Park Headquarters Relocation Environmental Assessment Sep 09, 2019
C&O Canal National Historical Park - Georgetown Canal Plan Georgetown Canal Plan Environmental Assessment Nov 16, 2019
Redesign Entrance and Intersection at Fletcher's Cove Fletcher's Boathouse Transportation Upgrades Environmental Assessment Dec 13, 2019
Improve Visitor Safety and Mitigate Rockfall Hazards in the Paw Paw Tunnel Hollow Environmental Assessment Jul 25, 2020
City of Cumberland Mill Race CSO Environmental Assessment and Wetland Statement of Findings Oct 31, 2020
Repair of the Potomac Interceptor sewage system - LZ09 and LZ03 Project Information Jul 03, 2022
White's Ferry Development Concept Plan Public Scoping for White's Ferry Plan Nov 12, 2022
Great Falls (MD) Development Concept Plan Comment Period #1 - Great Falls DCP Issues and Opportunities Sep 29, 2023
Great Falls (MD) Development Concept Plan Comment Period #2 - Great Falls DCP Management Concepts Feb 10, 2025 *
Motion Picture Filming - Permit Request Section 404 Permit
New Design Raw Water Main and McKinney Treated Effluent Outfall Finding of No Significant Impact, New Design Raw Water Main and Treated Effluent Outfall, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, August 2007
Catoctin Aqueduct Catoctin Aqueduct Restoration Finding of No Significant Impact
Historic Dams 4&5 Eelway Passage Project - Potomac River Public Scoping Comments Regarding Proposed Eelway Passage Project at historic Dams 4 and 5 on the Potomac River
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare the EIS
Shepherdstown Battlefield Special Resource Study/Environmental Assessment Battle History Presentation
Emergency Rock Fall Mitigation at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (Paw Paw) FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ROCK FALL MITIGATION Oldtown, Maryland
Redesign Entrance and Intersection at Fletcher's Cove Section 106 Meeting #2 Presentation
Clear Vegetation from Historic Lockhouse 52 Foundation
Ford Mine Loop Trail Completion
Footbridge construction within Great Falls Hiking Trail Network
SHA Culvert Repairs
Burnside Property
Mothball Knight House and Staub House
Install "Mule Power" wayside exhibit
Restoration and Recovery of Federally Endangered Harperalla
Boatramp Restroom Facilities
2011 Canal Pride Days - Lock 10 Vegetation Removal Project
Flagpole Installation at Williamsport Visitor Center
USGS Potomac River Gauge Station - Edwards Ferry
29th Street Bridge Water Main
Indigo Tunnel Bat Habitat - Installation of Bat Gates, Interim Closure
Marlowe-Boonsboro Transmission Line Rebuild
Inlet Lock #1 - Emergency Repairs - Flood 2010
Capital Crescent Trail Erosion Repairs
Cushwa Basin Wall Repair Photograph of wall failure
Historic Dams 4&5 Eelway Passage Project - Potomac River General Agreement Regarding Eel Ladder Construction, NPS, USFWS, and Maryland Historical Trust
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS NEWs release
Feasilibity Study To Implement A Non-Motorized Boathouse Zone Along The Georgetown Waterfront Previous Planning Documents
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS PATH - 12-16 Update and Request to Continue Abeyance - USFS
Feasilibity Study To Implement A Non-Motorized Boathouse Zone Along The Georgetown Waterfront Final - Non-Motorized Boathouse Zone Feasibility Study
Potomac River Tunnel Potomac River Tunnel Newsletter #1
C&O Canal Invites Feedback on Proposal to Increase Entrance and Other Fees C&O Canal NHP Revises Fee Proposal 2-6-2015
C&O Canal National Historical Park - Georgetown Canal Plan Georgetown Canal Plan Finding of No Significant Impact
Redesign Entrance and Intersection at Fletcher's Cove Fletcher's Boathouse Transportation Upgrades - FONSI
City of Cumberland Mill Race CSO Concurrence from Maryland Historical Trust
Quantico Orienteering Club 2006 Orienteering Event - Special Use Permit Request (REVISED EVENT)
Lock 20 Bypass Flume Stabilization
Paw Paw Tunnel Hill Trail Project
Replace roof at Hancock Maintenance Facility
Arizona Avenue Bridge Damage Repair Project
Four Locks Maintenance Complex Septic System Upgrades
Parking Lot Repairs, Dargan Bend Boatramp
Temporary Canal Loading Dock-Great Falls
Remove Concession Stand at Lock 21
Install "Switching Time" wayside exhibit
Preservation Repairs to Wasteweir # 3 at Flecthers Waste Weir # 3
Frederick County Water Intake Tree Removal Project Activity Details
Frederick County Water Intake Sediment Removal Project Project drawings
Split Swing Gates Installation (Parkwide) Best Management Practice for Gate Installation
2009 Revision of Park Fire Management Plan 2009 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP Fire Management Plan
Historic Dams 4&5 Eelway Passage Project - Potomac River Historic Dams 4 and 5 Eelway Passage Project, Finding of No Significant Impact January 2011
Georgetown Nonmotorized Boathouse Zone Development Plan Public Scoping Analysis Report
Paved Trail Plan NCR Paved Trail Plan - final
Palisades Maintenance Facility Improvements
Billy Goat A Upstream Trailhead Re-route
Informational Signs - Williamsport
Lockhouse 8 Electric
Mary's Wall Vegetation Removal
Removal of Non-contributing resource - Midriver Canoe Club Shed
Liberty Tree
Replace Stairway at Stopgate Milepost 13.7
SHA Bridge Painting SUP - I-495
Install Towpath Direction Signs at the 34th Street Bridge
Preservation - Lockhouses 49, 37, 28, 22, and 6
Fiber Optic Right-of-Way, Route 15
Installation of New Potomac River Safety Signs
Removal of Non-historic pedestrian bridges
Motion Picture Filming - Permit Request Special Use Permit Conditions
Frederick County Water Intake Sediment Removal Project Project Activity Details
Retaining Wall, 11900 River Road, Potomac, MD Public Scoping Comments
Brunswick and Point of Rocks Boat Ramps Access Improvements to Point of Rocks, Brunswick, Fifteenmile Creek, and Monocacy Aqueduct.
Potomac River Tunnel Potomac River Tunnel Project Study Area Map
C&O Canal Invites Feedback on Proposal to Increase Entrance and Other Fees Fee Proposal Presentation (Updated February 9, 2015)
C&O Canal NHP and Harpers Ferry NHP Deer Management Plan and EA FONSI - White-tailed Deer Management Plan and EA for C&O Canal and Harpers Ferry National Historical Parks
C&O Canal NHP Park Headquarters Relocation Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Potomac River Tunnel DC Clean Rivers Project - Potomac River Tunnel FONSI
VIP Project - Routine Maintenance - Non-Historic Structures
Installation of Park ID Signs
Great Falls Entrance Station - Replacement in Kind
Lock 44 Area Boundary Delineation
Chain Bridge Repair and Repainting
Mountain Lock Stock Pile Site
VIP Project - Parking Lots
Billy Goat A Trail - Wooden Bridge Deck Replacement
Install Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Wayside Exhibits
Stone Steps - Lock 24 (Riley's Lock)
Install Potomac Gorge Wayside exhibits
Canal Museum Exhibit, Cushwa Basin, Trolley Barn
Install benches and sign for campfire program area - McCoy's Ferry
Mule Paddock Shed - Great Falls
Preservation- Lockhouse10
Mothball and Secure Uninhabited Historic Adams Buildings
Cleaning and Painting of Maryland State Highway Bridges - Routes 17, 340, Interstate 81
Sycamore Island Bridge - Repair and Repaint Project - Mile 6.46
Lock 6 Feeder Lock Trail Improvements
Assess Impacts of Deer/Invasive Plant Interactions on Native Vegetation at Potomac Gorge Exclosure Photo
Frederick County Water Intake Sediment Removal Project Section 404 Permit
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS Public Scoping Comment Analysis Report - PATH EIS
Feasilibity Study To Implement A Non-Motorized Boathouse Zone Along The Georgetown Waterfront PowerPoint Presentation from December 13, 2011 Meeting
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS PATH powerline project-NPS response to PATH-Final-Signed
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS PATH - 12-16 Update and Request to Continue Abeyance - NPS
C&O Canal Invites Feedback on Proposal to Increase Entrance and Other Fees Frequently Asked Questions - Fee Proposal (Updated February 9, 2015)
Redesign Entrance and Intersection at Fletcher's Cove Section 106 Meeting #1 Presentation
Repair of the Potomac Interceptor sewage system - LZ09 and LZ03 Public Announcement
Lock 8 - Modification of Canoe Access to Potomac River
Great Falls River Trail Maintenance
PEPCO Powerline Hazard Vegetation Removal, Violette's Lock - Mile 22
Replacement Park Bench- Marsden Tract Area
Install new signage on hiking trails - Parkwide
Appalachian Trail Signage on C&O Canal
VIP Project - Trail Repairs
Short Term Rockslide Mitigation (Paw Paw Rockslide)
Storage Shed Removal, Swain's Lock, Mile 16.6
Mary's Wall Vegetation Removal, Part II
Carderock Climbing Area Maintenance Project
Pennyfield/Muddy Run Boatramp Replacement
Historic Prather (Weber) House Rehabilitation
Carderock Access Pathway to Billy Goat Trail Section C
Jarboe Store Stabilization
Carderock Siphon Cleaning - Fairfax County
Mitigation of Beaver Dam at Culvert
Repairs to Canal Prism and Canal Berm at Chain Bridge
Hancock Visitor Center at the Little House
Temporary Antietam Iron Works Connector Trail
New Site signs at Fletchers Cove Sign Locations
Feasilibity Study To Implement A Non-Motorized Boathouse Zone Along The Georgetown Waterfront Zone Constraints Map presented at 12/13/11 Public Meeting
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS PATH - Request for Abeyance of NPS Review of ROW Applications
Washington County - Sharpsburg Water Intake Upgrades Finding of No Significant Impact Sharpsburg Water Intake Upgrade
Georgetown Nonmotorized Boathouse Zone Development Plan Presentation from February 4, 2015 Public Meeting
Enhancing Visitor Experience at Hancock, MD, Mile 122.12-124.59 Finding of No Significant Impact-Restoration of Canal Operations at Hancock MP 122.12 to 124.59
Proposed Offshore Submerged Channel Intake for WSSC Potomac Water Plant Public Meeting Presentation and Posters
Proposed Offshore Submerged Channel Intake for WSSC Potomac Water Plant WSSC Submerged Water Intake FONSI
Columbia Gas/TransCanada - ROW Permit Application (8' Natural Gas Line) ROW Permit to Columbia Gas FONSI
Improve Visitor Safety and Mitigate Rockfall Hazards in the Paw Paw Tunnel Hollow FONSI Improve Visitor Safety and Mitigate Rockfall Hazards In the Paw Paw Tunnel Hollow
Release of biological control (knotweed psyllid) for Japanese knotweed management Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Install Little Falls Fish Ladder wayside
Campground, Picnic areas, Roadway, Parking Lot Repairs - Parkwide - Winter Storm and Flood 2010
Washington Canoe Club Perimeter Fence Removal
Antietam Aqueduct Structural Investigation
Provide Exotic Vegetation Management Control with SCA Partner
Sierra Club's MWROP Day Hike, April 28, 2007
Repair Of Ferry Hill Trail
Stabilize Paw Paw Tunnel and Boardwalk
Historic Moore House Rehabilitation
Vegetation Management at Lock 38/Bridgeport Area
Quantico Orienteering REVISED Event, February 4, 2007
Catoctin Aqueduct Overlook Trail
Visitor Trail Counters on Bear Island Billy Goat Trail
Preservation Lockhouse 25
Assess Impacts of Deer/Invasive Plant Interactions on Native Vegetation at Potomac Gorge Deer Study Site Bulletin
Land Survey Work for Catoctin Power Plant Project Special Use Permit for Topographical Survey Work
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS Posters for Public Scoping Meetings
Shepherdstown Battlefield Special Resource Study/Environmental Assessment Public Scoping Summary Report
Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Right-of-Way EIS Letter to Joseph B. Nelson, Counsel to the PATH Companies-Signed by RD-NER-NCR2
Potomac Interceptor Long-Term Odor Abatement Program Potomac Interceptor Long-Term Odor Abatement Program
Feasilibity Study To Implement A Non-Motorized Boathouse Zone Along The Georgetown Waterfront Materials from March 3, 2012 Public Workshop
Potomac River Tunnel Federal Register Notice and Newspaper Ads
Shepherdstown Battlefield Special Resource Study/Environmental Assessment Final Study Documents
Georgetown Nonmotorized Boathouse Zone Development Plan National Park Service Finalizes Plan for Georgetown Nonmotorized Boathouse Zone
C&O Canal National Historical Park - Georgetown Canal Plan June 14, 2017 Public meeting - Georgetown Canal Plan
Carderock Climbing Area Maintenance
Culvert #182 Preservation
SHA Bridge Painting SUP - Route 522
Relocate Pole Light at Antietam Campground
Refurbishment of McCoy's Ferry Campground - 2011 C&O Canal Pride Days
National Public Lands Day - Adopt-A-Crag Volunteer Project - Carderock Rehab
Traffic Counters
Traffic Counters - Brunswick, Gift Road, Lock 75
Vegetation Removal from Historic Structures -Tidelock to Key Bridge
Install Potomac Heritage Trail signs
Vegetation Management at Dams # 4 and 5
Fish Recovery - parkwide - Flood 2010
Fishing Fun Contest
Site Prep for Modular Office Building Pal. Maint. Yard
Refurbishment of the Paw Paw Tunnel Campground
Programmatic Categorical Exclusion - Desiltation of Restored Watered Sections
Billy Goat C Trail Maintenance Photographs of Proposed Work
Georgetown University Boathouse/Land Transfer Environmental Impact Statement Georgetown University Boathouse EA Public Scoping Report, March 2005
Georgetown University Boathouse/Land Transfer Environmental Impact Statement Press Release for Environmental Impact Statement
Potomac River Tunnel Public Scoping Meeting Display Boards
C&O Canal Invites Feedback on Proposal to Increase Entrance and Other Fees Press Release-Updated Public Meetings Schedule 2-3-2015
C&O Canal Invites Feedback on Proposal to Increase Entrance and Other Fees C&O Canal NHP Revises Fee Proposal
C&O Canal Invites Feedback on Proposal to Increase Entrance and Other Fees Campground and Entrance Fee Comparables
Emergency Rock Fall Mitigation at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (Paw Paw) Rock Fall Mitigation at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park Environmental Assessment
Wetland Restoration Action Plan (WRAP) & Environmental Assessment for Four NCR Parks: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH), Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO), Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE) and Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO) Wetland Restoration Action Plan Executed FONSI
Reconstruct/Stabilize Historic Stone Wall & Towpath McMahon's Mill to Lock 42 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
City of Cumberland Mill Race CSO Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
White's Ferry Development Concept Plan White's Ferry Development Concept Plan (Final)
2008 SCA Summer Trail Projects
Columbia Gas Line, City of Cumberland Waste Water Treatment Plant
Reconstruction of Historic Stop Gate Winch House - Mile 13.74
Pennyfield Fence Replacement-in-Kind
Ford Mine loop extension
Standard Operating Procedure for Bench Placement - Parkwide
Stabilize Kretzer-Knode House and Outbuildings
Programmatic Categorical Exclusion for Bicylce Rack Placements
Lock 22 (Pennyfield) Visitor Access Bridge
Formalization of Rockwood loop and VFW spur
Septic system repair, Mellott House, Four Locks, Mile 108.4
Bassett Hound Walk for Charity, May 27, 2007
2008 YCC Work Projects: Vegetation and Debris Removal
Lock 20 Preservation
Visitation Counters – New Installation Locations
Canal Pride Days 2009
Special Use Permit Programmatic Categorical Exclusion
* Open for comment.