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restoring and protecting Louisianas coast
State & Federal: Defining a Shared Path
for Gulf Restoration (Louisiana)
National Oil SpillCommission
September 28, 2010
garret graves
Chair, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Lead Trustee,Natural Resources Damage Assessment
[email protected]; 225.342.7669
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Planning for the Future: Understanding Current Needs
5 of the Top 15 portsLargest Port Cargo ComplexOnly Intermodal Medium to Over 30 states
Most Productive Ecosystem in North AmericaTop Seafood ProducerTop Source of Domestic/Imported Energy
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Coastal Florida
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Coastal Alabama
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Coastal Mississippi
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Coastal Louisiana
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Coastline/Shoreline
NOTE: compare coastline miles to shoreline miles. Louisiana has a disproportionateratio
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"There is on the
globe one single
spot"
Coastal Louisiana
7,721 miles of tidal shoreline
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Over 2300 square miles lost since 1930
Coastal Land Loss
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DeWitt Braud, LSU Coastal Studies InstituteLandsat TM 1998
Terrebonne Land/Water Change 1988-2005
Dulac
Chauvin
Cocodrie
Point AuxChene
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Oil Spill/Coastal RecoveryFunding
1. Clean Water Act fines Supplemental Environmental Programs
2. Natural Resources Damage Assessment
Actions to remediate spill impacts
3. Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act funding Offshore energy revenues
4. Hurricane Protection System mitigation funding $250 million available today
5. Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations Multi-agency participation
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Oil Spill/Coastal RecoveryImplementation Structure
1. Joint state-federal decision making
2. Modeled after the Coastal Wetlands Planning Protectionand Restoration Act
3. USFWS, NOAA and EPA rotating co-chairs
4. State co-chair
5. Alternative NEPA arrangements
6. Programmatic authority for sustainability/resiliency
efforts
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Thank You For the Opportunity
garret [email protected]
225.342.7669
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Today Source: Earth Systems Research Laboratory
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LOUISIANAS
NATIONAL ROLE
Th L i i P h
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"It is New Orleans,through which theproduce of three-eighths of our
territory must pass tomarket...
Thomas Jefferson to Robert R. Livingston,
Washington,
April 18, 1802
The Louisiana Purchase
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Tonnage on Domestic
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Tonnage on DomesticWaterway Network
National Perspective:
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National Perspective:Ports-Cargo
Top tonnage port in the nation
Five of the top 15 tonnage ports in the US
Largest cargo port complex in the world
19 percent of all waterborne commerce
Over 30 states depend upon Louisianas ports forimports and exports..
photo LA DOTD
National Perspective:
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National Perspective:Energy
Top producer of domestic oil
Top domestic reserves of oil and gas
Top producer of offshore oil #2 producer of offshore gas
Significant offshore alternative energy potential
Top producer of offshore revenues for US Treasury
Offshore oil and gas pipelines in
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Offshore oil and gas pipelines in
Gulf of Mexico
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National Perspective:Ports-Seafood
Top producer in fisheries in the Lower 48 States
Top producer of oysters
Top producer of blue crabs
Top producer of crawfish
Top producer of shrimp
With t A i Eff t th G lf Will C ti
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Without Aggressive Efforts, the Gulf Will Continueto Encroach Upon Our Communities
at ou appen y
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at ou appen yWithout Action
Blum and Roberts
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WHY???
Mississippi River & Tributaries
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Mississippi River & Tributaries(MRT)
A healthy accreting coastal system
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A system that was building ~ 1 square mile of land
a year is now collapsing and unsustainable
A healthy, accreting coastal systemBefore river levees
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THEN, THE FLOODSCAME
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The Great Flood of 1927
Most destructive river flood
145 levee breaks
27,000 square miles flooded
246 deaths
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Mississippi River & Tributaries (MRT)
The Flood Control Act of 1928 put flood control on par with other major
projects of its time with the largest public works appropriation ever.
Coastal Land Loss
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Over 2300 square miles lost since 1930
Coastal Land Loss
Terrebonne Land/Water Change 1988-2005
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Dulac
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G t t E t L
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Greatest Ecosystem Loss
Coastal wetland losses inLouisiana account for up to 90percent of the total coastalwetlands loss occurring in thelower 48 states today and
expose the states coastalareas to the devastating effectsof hurricane storm surges.
Coastal Wetlands: Lessons Learned From Past Efforts in
Louisiana Could Help Guide Future Restoration and Protection
GAO, December 2007
H i A hi L i i
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Hurricanes Approaching LouisianasCoast Are More Likely to Be Intense
Based on probabilitiescalculated from thehistorical record from1950 to 2005, storms
striking New Orleans,LA are twice as likely tobe a Cat 2 or higherstorm than stormsstriking the Galveston,
TX area.
DRAFT LACPRFinal Technical ReportUSACEMarch 2009
Effects of Hurricane
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Effects of Hurricane
Katrina
Four major hurricanes in last
four years:
Katrina (2005)
Rita (2005)
Gustav (2008)
Ike (2008)
2005 H i I t
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2005 Hurricane Impacts
Over 1400 Louisianans died
Over 200,000 homes and businessesdestroyed, damaged or flooded
1,000,000 displaced citizens
Economic Impact Exceeded $100 billion
State/parish budget/economy devastated
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OIL SPILL
Multiple Lines of Defense
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Multiple Lines of Defense
1. Well capping
2. Dispersant
3. Skimming
4. Burning
5. Freshwater Diversions6. Shoreline Terracing/Fringe Marsh
7. Boom plans
8. Gap-filling/Air-drops
9. Tiger Dams/gabion baskets
10.Barrier Island Sand booms
11.Active skimming/sorbent operations
Comprehensive Plan
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Comprehensive Plan
Diversions
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Diversions
Caernarvon DiversionDavis Pond DiversionOstrica Locks
Bayou LamoqueBohemia SpillwayViolet SiphonWhites Ditch Siphon
Naomi SiphonWest Pointe a la HacheLower Delta Management
Coastal Boom Strategy
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Coastal Boom Strategy
Boom Plan
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Boom Plan
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Air Drops
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Air Drops
Gap Filling/Landbridge
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Gap Filling/Landbridge
Proven Success!
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Proven Success!
Landbridges Working
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Landbridges Working
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IMPACTS
At Risk
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Commercial Fishermen
Hundreds of thousands of Louisianans
Unique culture
Best food in the nation/restaurants
Most Productive Ecosystem
Oysters
Shrimp Finfish
Crabs
At Risk
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Top Recreational Fishing Destination
Bait shops
MarinasTackle suppliersRestaurants
Hotels
At Risk
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At Risk Reverses recovery from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita,
Gustav and Ike Communities
Coastal systems
Economies Threatens unique culture, heritage and way of life
Fundamentally destroys ecosystems/coastalresources
At Risk
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At Risk 40% of the coastal marshlands in the continental
United States
18% of all waterborne commerce in the UnitedStates
USFWS: fishery supported by this area remainsthe most productive in North America
90% of species
98% of commercial fish and shellfish
At Risk
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At Risk Five million waterfowl
25 million songbirds
Americas largest wintering habitat for migratorywaterfowl and songbirds
70 rare, threatened, or endangered species
Coastal wetlands serve as a buffer and retentionarea for storm surge
Wetlands serve as part of the hurricane protectionsystem
Integrated Ecosystem Restoration and Hurricane Protection:
L i i C h i M t Pl
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Louisianas Comprehensive Master Planfor a Sustainable Coast
Create a Structure to Support
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Create a Structure to SupportImplementation of the Master Plan
We are living in ahistoric moment, onethat presents us with astark choice: eithermake the bold and
difficult decisions thatwill preserve our statesfuture, or cling to thestatus quo and allowcoastal Louisiana and
its communities to washaway before our eyes.
What the Master Plan is
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What the Master Plan is
A Strategy for aSustainable Coast
Four objectives:
Reduce risk to communities
Restore sustainability to thecoastal ecosystem
Maintain a diverse array of fishand wildlife habitats
Sustain Louisianas uniqueheritage and culture
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Cannot Allow for Wasted Sediment(aka potential land)
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(aka potential land)
Storm Surge Attenuation BenefitsC
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Surge
Surge
Provided by Coastal Wetlands