LA TIG Restoration Plan #3: Barataria Basin Habitat Strategic Plan and #3.2: Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Planning
Implementing Organization
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; State of Louisiana; US Department of Agriculture; US Department of the Interior; US Environmental Protection Agency
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$7,917,913
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)
Funding Program
Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA
Details
Project Category
Other
Project Actions
Planning
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
This planning effort will prepare a strategic restoration plan for the Barataria Basin to focus restoration efforts where injury was greatest. From this Phase I strategic restoration plan (RP #3), Phase II restoration plans, including RP #3.2 will tier project-specific restoration planning. Concurrent to the preparation of RP #3.2 for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, work will be completed to support the development of the associated US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Environmental Impact Statement to inform both USACE and LA TIG decision-making for the proposed sediment diversion project to restore for injuries resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Contact
Stephen Heverly(301) 427-8626
stephen.heverly@noaa.gov
Project Website
None
For official trustee information regarding the Deepwater Horizon NRDA, including information regarding the NRDA process and the status of projects, see https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/