Fort Dupont Creek Stream and Wetland Restoration Project

The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts associated with stream restoration activities for Fort Dupont Creek. The Fort Dupont Creek Stream and Wetland Restoration (the Project) is largely in Fort Dupont Park (the Park), but also extends to a ribbon park outside the main unit of the Park, that links Fort Dupont Park to Anacostia Park. The project is located in Southeast, Washington D.C. and is bound by Ely Place and Ridge Road to the north, Alabama Avenue to the east and southeast, Massachusetts Avenue to the south, and the CSX Benning Yard to the west.

The Project involves restoration of approximately 18,900 linear feet of stream combined with outfall stabilization and infrastructure project work within parkland administered by the NPS through National Capital Parks - East (NACE). The stream restoration will improve stream, floodplain, and wetland conditions in the Fort Dupont watershed. Specifically, the Project aims to reconnect the existing eroded channels to the historic wetland/floodplain elevations, stabilize stormwater outfalls and streambanks to prevent export of sediment and associated nutrients, improve instream water quality and aquatic habitat conditions, remove fish barriers, preserve the existing riparian forest and minimize impacts to the maximum extent practicable, and enhance riparian conditions through establishment of native vegetative communities and invasive species control. The restoration is needed to improve the long-term stability of Fort Dupont Creek and improve downstream water quality and aquatic habitats, supporting water quality standards for the Anacostia River watershed.