LA TIG Restoration Plan #8: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats
Implementing Organization
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; State of Louisiana
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$312,007
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 supported restoration planning for the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) to carry out the restoration goals identified in the Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDARP/PEIS), and specifically, for the LA TIG to conduct restoration planning to evaluate projects that would restore for injury to wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats caused by the the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The funds were used to develop, draft, and finalize a restoration plan and the environmental impact analyses (RP/EA) as required by the Oil Pollution Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Trustees' PDARP/PEIS. The Final Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment #8: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats, selected four projects for Engineering and Design (E&D) and Construction with an estimated total cost of almost $75 million. Two projects were selected for Engineering and Design. The New Orleans East Landbridge Restoration will create and restore marsh habitat that separates Lake Pontchartrain from Lake Borgne and the Gulf of Mexico. The approximate cost is $4 million. The Raccoon Island Barrier Island Restoration will create and enhance beach, dune, and tidal habitats through sand fill placement and shoreline protection. The approximate cost is $8.2 million. Two projects were selected for Construction. The Bayou Dularge Ridge and Marsh Creation is intended to create and nourish marsh on the south side of Bayou Dularge and restore the ridge along the southern bank of Bayou Dularge. The approximate cost is $41.4 million. The...click on "More Info" link below
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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/