Increase Atchafalaya Flow to Terrebonne: Engineering & Design - Phase I
Implementing Organization
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$16,367,400
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Funding Program
NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Engineering and/or Construction
Targeted Resources
Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries
Project Description
Initiate the design and critical environmental regulatory review required to construct a river diversion to utilize freshwater and sediment from the Atchafalaya River and dredged material to build, sustain, and maintain wetlands within the Terrebonne Basin. Once constructed and operated, this diversion project will restore freshwater influence in this basin and reduce wetland loss by approximately 13,000 acres over 50 years.
Contact
Chris Allen225-342-1477
chris.allen@la.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
US Army Corps of Engineers
Affiliated Institutions
None