LA TIG Restoration Plan-Environmental Assessment #4: Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities and Nutrient Reduction
Implementing Organization
Louisiana State, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$706,255
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 project will support restoration planning for the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (TIG) to carry out the restoration goals identified in the Final PDARP/PEIS, and specifically, for the LA TIG to conduct restoration planning to evaluate projects that would "Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities” and for "Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source)” restoration to restore for the related DWH oil spill injuries to Louisiana. These funds will be used to develop, draft, and finalize a restoration plan and the environmental impact analyses as required by Oil Pollution Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Trustees' PDARP/PEIS.
Contact
Shirley Long(225) 342-4708
shirley.long@la.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/