7-3: Apalachicola Bay Cooperative Dredging
Implementing Organization
Gulf Consortium
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$1,060,333
Known Leveraged Funding
$1,237,728
Funding Organization
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 3: Spill Impact Component
Details
Project Category
Human and Social
Project Actions
Other Workforce Development and Job Creation
Targeted Resources
Built Environment
Project Description
The Gulf Consortium, in cooperation with its subrecipient, Franklin County, will partner with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide maintenance dredging of two local channels, Eastpoint and Two Mile under USACE direction. Funding is requested for project management and construction (dredging) and surveying (only for Two-Mile Channel). While the primary focus of the project is maintenance dredging to restore navigation depths, RESTORE funds will also pay for costs associated with beneficial use placement of the dredged material to create marsh and provide shoreline protection. Franklin County is the direct subrecipient, and the USACE is a subrecipient to Franklin County. The USACE will conduct and hold the permits for the dredging and placement activities. Both channels are federally authorized navigation channels, but the USACE did not receive enough congressionally allocated funds to complete the project. The two local channels, Eastpoint and Two Mile, have been dredged by the USACE before the project. Total RESTORE funding requested is for the amount of $5,047,064. The benefits of this project will be increased economic opportunities to the county, as well as navigation access and safe passage for boaters. This project aims to 1) Restore and Revitalize the Gulf Economy (Primary), and 2) Enhance Community Resilience (Comprehensive Plan Goals 5 and 4). Additionally, this project addresses RESTORE Act Eligible Activity 16: Infrastructure projects benefiting the economy or ecological resources, including port infrastructure. The project duration is anticipated to be approximately 1 year.
Contact
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Project Website
USACE
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