LA TIG Restoration Plan-Environmental Assessment #7: Birds and Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats
Implementing Organization
State of Louisiana; US Department of the Interior; US Environmental Protection Agency
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$628,329
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
Birds/Bird Habitat
Project Description
This Plan was finalized in November 2020 and approved DWH restoration projects in Louisiana under the "birds" and "wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats" restoration types. It includes five projects which have a total estimated cost of $234.6 million for Engineering and Design (E&D) and Construction. For Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitat, the TIG approved for construction: •Grande Cheniere Ridge Marsh Creation – This project will create up to 624 acres of marsh near Bayou Grande Cheniere and approximately 12,480 linear feet of earthen ridge along Jefferson Canal in Plaquemines Parish. The project estimated cost is $65 million. •Terrebonne Basin Ridge and Marsh Creation Project: Bayou Terrebonne Increment – This project will create up to 1,430 acres of brackish and saline marsh and restore up to 80 acres of earthen ridge. The estimated project cost is $157 million. For Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitat, the TIG approved for E&D: •Bird’s Foot Delta Hydrologic Restoration – This project provides engineering and design funding for restoration anticipated to restore the hydrology of the Mississippi River Bird’s Foot Delta by dredging parts of Pass-a-Loutre, South Pass, and Southeast Pass to reconnect the Mississippi River with the marshes of the eastern and central Bird’s Foot Delta. The estimated engineering and design cost is $6 million. For Birds, the TIG approved for E&D: •Isle au Pitre Restoration – This project provides engineering and design funding for restoration anticipated to enhance nesting conditions on the existing island by elevating portions of the island with dredged sediment and planting sui...click on "More Info" link below
Contact
CPRA Baton Rouge Office(225) 342-7308
latig@la.gov
Project Website
None
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