diana di leonardo, mike miner, tim carruthers, scott
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Diana Di Leonardo, Mike Miner, Tim Carruthers, Scott Hemmerling, Ryan Clark, Zachary Cobell, Soupy Dalyander, Christine DeMeyers, Colleen McHugh, Brendan Yuill
September 24, 2019
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PROJECT AREA
Barataria-Terrebonne Basin Louisiana
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GEOLOGIC SETTING
3modified from Penland et al. (1988) Geological Society of America, Fall Meeting 2019
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RAPID COASTAL EVOLUTION
Highest documented relative sea level rise rate in North America
~9 mm/yr (NOAA 2019)
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RAPID COASTAL EVOLUTIONHighest documented shoreline retreat rate in North America
~3 km/century (Miner et al. 2009)
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RAPID COASTAL EVOLUTION
Highest documented land loss rate in North America
~28 km2/year for 1932 – 2016 (Couvillion et al. 2017)
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ECOLOGICAL SETTING
High ecological value
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• Marsh and beach habitat
• Fisheries
– eg: shrimp and oysters
• Migratory bird stop over
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MOTIVATION
High economic value
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• Strategically located to
support offshore oil and
gas industry
• Over 90% of U.S. Gulf of
Mexico offshore oil and
gas activities are serviced
in Port Fourchon
• There is a need to develop
an adaptation plan for the
next 3 decades.
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MOTIVATION
Channel Dredging
• Increase depth of the Belle Pass channel to allow larger ships to access the Port
• Create a rig repair facility to service deep water vessels
• Generate 20 million cubic yards of sediment suitable for marsh creation
• Sediment starved system – Need ecosystem-based approach to sediment
management
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PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
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• Combine the resources and expertise of public, private, and non-governmental
organizations to enhance coastal habitat and provide protection to critical infrastructure and
communities.
Partnership for Our Working Coast
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Non-governmental organizations
Public sector
Industry
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TRANSDISCIPLINARY
Water Institute Interdisciplinary Team
• Geologists
• Ecologists
• Modelers
• Geographers
• Anthropologists
• Urban Planners
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Stakeholders
• Port representatives
• Workers at Port Fourchon
• Port tenants
• Local teachers
• Area residents
• Local non-profits
(sensu Rice 2013)
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METHODOLOGY
Nature Based Approach
• Build wetlands, not seawalls
• Use scientific method to:
– Prioritize and optimize the type, size,
location, configuration, and character of
wetlands constructed
– Maximize project benefits, life-span, and
ecosystem function
Goals
• Protect infrastructure
• Promote ecosystem services
• Enhance community risk and resilience
• Promote carbon sequestration
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METHODOLOGY
Activity 1: Develop Risk and Resilience
Framework
• Identify stakeholder group: snowball
sampling approach
• Create community risk and resilience
framework
• Workshop #1 with stakeholder group
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METHODOLOGY
Activity 2: Data Collection and Initial Model Development
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• Data collection
• Initial model development
– 30-year Landscape Evolution Simulations
– Delft3D with Integrated Biophysical Model
• Hydrodynamics, nutrient and vegetation
dynamics, morphodynamics
– Empirical morphodynamic model
• Barrier headland and island evolution
• Simulations will include:
– Future with no action
– Wetland creation (3-4 alternative scenarios)
– Sea-level rise
– Storms (ADCIRC and SWAN)
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2050?
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METHODOLOGY
Activity 3: Participatory Modeling and
Future Scenario Development
• Workshop #2 with stakeholder group
• Model refinement based on stakeholder
input and other field data
• Workshop #3 with stakeholder group
• Finalize future scenarios and project
alternatives for further evaluation
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METHODOLOGY
Activity 4: Project Evaluation and
Prioritization
• Model simulations for alternatives and
future scenarios
• Social Return on Investment Analysis
• Final project evaluation and prioritization
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METHODOLOGY
Activity 5: Risk and Resilience Assessment
Tool and Preliminary Project Design
• Workshop #4 to share results
• Create preliminary project design
• Risk and Resilience Assessment Report
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CONCLUSIONS
• Plan for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work from the beginning.
• Involve all team members in key decisions.
• Stakeholder engagement is central to project organization and occurs at
multiple points during the process.
• Incorporate stakeholder engagement in meaningful ways.
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THANK YOUDiana Di Leonardo
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CONCLUSIONS
• Plan for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work from the beginning.
• Involve all team members in key decisions.
• Stakeholder engagement is central to project organization and occurs at
multiple points during the process.
• Incorporate stakeholder engagement in meaningful ways.
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REFERENCES
• Couvillion, B. R., Beck, H., Schoolmaster, D., & Fischer, M. (2017). Land area change in coastal Louisiana from 1932 to 2016. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3381, 16.
• GIS Engineering, LLC. (2018). Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel Deepening Project, Fourchon, Louisiana, Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (p. 147).
• Hemmerling, Scott A, Monica Barra, Harris C. Bienn, Melissa M. Baustian, Hoonshin Jung, Ehab Meselhe, Yushi Wang, and Eric White. In Press. “Elevating Local Knowledge through Participatory Modeling: Active Community Engagement in Restoration Planning in Coastal Louisiana,” Journal of Geographical Systems.
• Meselhe, Ehab, Yushi Wang, Eric White, Hoonshin Jung, Melissa M Baustian, Scott Hemmerling, Monica Barra, and Harris Bienn. In Press. “Development of a Local Knowledge-Based Predictive Tools to Assess Effectiveness of Natural and Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Restoration and Protection Planning.” Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.
• Miner, M. D., Kulp, M. A., FitzGerald, D. M., Flocks, J. G., & Weathers, H. D. (2009). Delta lobe degradation and hurricane impacts governing large-scale coastal behavior, South-central Louisiana, USA. Geo-Marine Letters, 29(6), 441–453.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tides & Currents. (2019, July 15). Sea Level Trends -8761724 Grand Isle, Louisiana. https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station.shtml?id=8761724. Accessed July 15, 2019.
• Rice, M. (2013). Spanning disciplinary, sectoral and international boundaries: a sea change towards transdisciplinary global environmental change research? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 5(3–4), 409–4
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PORT FOURCHON
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PROJECT MOTIVATION• Historical and projected land loss demonstrates importance of optimizing beneficial use of
limited sediment resources.
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Figure from Belle Pass draft EIS