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July 20, 2011Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Deepwater Horizon Early Restoration
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NRDA Overview
GoalTo make the environment and public whole for injuries to natural resources and services resulting from an incident involving a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil
TrusteesManage process, represent public interest and ensure restoration of injured natural resources
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Stages of NRDA
Pre-Assessment /Assessment
Restoration Planning
Restoration Implementatio
n
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Early Restoration Overview
• April 21, 2011 - Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees announced $1 billion down payment for early restoration
• Louisiana first made the request July 2010
• Largest early restoration agreement ever reached
• Provides an opportunity to implement restoration projects prior to the completion of the natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) process
$1 Billion Early Restoration Agreement
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Allocation of Funds
$500M will be split equally among the Gulf State Trustees
$300M will be used to fund state sponsored restoration projects based upon impacts.
$200M will be split equally among the Federal TrusteesLouisiana
Alabama
Florida
Texas
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NRDA & Louisiana Criteria
Consideration of comments received
NRDA Criteria
Project cost effectiveness
Proximity to affected area
Scalability
Extent of benefit to injured resources/services
Technical feasibility and likelihood of success
Avoidance of future injury resulting from projectDegree to which project addresses multiple injuries
Louisiana RRP Criteria
Ability to implement project with minimal delayDegree to which project supports existing strategies/ plans
Project urgency
Project Approximate Cost
Oyster Re-establishment Program $15M
Salt Water Hatchery $48M
Shell Island Restoration $110M
Chandeleur Islands Restoration $65M
Biloxi Marsh Shoreline Protection $45M
Lake Hermitage Additional increment $13.9M
Coastal Restoration Projects“Louisiana Plan” Projects
Projects continued on next slide.
Project Approximate Cost
Grand Liard Marsh & Ridge Restoration $31.3M
Cheniere Ronquille Barrier Island Restoration $44M
Bay Side Segmented Breakwater at Grand Isle $3.3M
West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment $9M
West Grand Terre Stabilization $3M
Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration - Caminada Headland
$75M
Maintain Land Bridge Between Caillou Lake and Gulf of Mexico
$71M
APPROXIMATE TOTAL $533.5M
Coastal Restoration Projects“Louisiana Plan” Projects
Oyster Reestablishment Program
Approximate Cost: $15M
Part 1 ($12M): Placement of Cultch Material on Public Oyster Seed Grounds
• 855 acres throughout coastal Louisiana • Results expected in 17 months after cultch placement
Part 2 ($3M): Upgrade to Existing Sea Grant Oyster Hatchery
• Provide a supplemental source of oyster larvae and oyster seed.
• Larvae can be released into the water directly over oyster beds with cultch material and/or be set on oyster cultch to create oyster seed.
Approximate Cost: $48M
• Louisiana Marine Fisheries Enhancement and Science Center• 3 Fisheries Enhancement and Research locations• Marine Fisheries Stock Enhancement• Aquaculture Research and Enhancement• Education and Science Facilities
• Three locations: • 20-acre site in Plaquemines Parish• Existing Marine Research Laboratory on Grand Isle,• 90-acre site located along the coast in Southwest, LA
Salt Water Hatchery
Shell Island Restoration
Approximate Cost: $110M
Background:• Shell Island is part of the Barataria Basin Barrier
Shoreline.• It is a key barrier between Gulf of Mexico and Barataria
Basin.• Island fragmented by strong tropical storms and land
subsidence
Project Goals:• Restoring geomorphic and hydrologic function of Shell
Island is an important priority for the Barataria Basin.
Approximate Cost: $65M
Background: • Proposed with DOI and the State of Mississippi, this
project will restore a portion of the Chandeleur Islands.• These islands have been directly impacted from the
spill.
Project Goals: • Restore dune and marsh habitat• Stabilize remaining unvegetated portions
Chandeleur Islands Restoration
Approximate Cost: $45M
Background:• The Biloxi Marsh complex provides important habitat in
the Lake Pontchartrain Basin.• The project area has lost approximately 15,640 acres
between 1932 - 1990
Project Goals:• Create a breakwater structure to protect the existing
Biloxi Marsh habitat from erosion.
Biloxi Marsh Shoreline Protection
Approximate Cost: $13.9M
Background:• This project involves an additional increment of 97.5
acres of marsh creation into a project known as the “Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Project”
Project Goals:• Create 97.5 acres of new marsh habitat
Lake Hermitage Additional Increment
Approximate Cost: $31.3M
Background:• An important land feature designed to decrease storm
surge and slow salt water intrusion.Project Goals:• Restore the eastern ridge of Bayou Grand Liard and the
adjacent marsh habitat to the east of the Bayou. • Restore 18,000 linear feet of ridge on the east bank of
Bayou Grand Liard
Grand Liard Marsh & Ridge Restoration
Approximate Cost: $44M
Background: • A protective barrier island of the Barataria Basin.
Project Goals:• Increase the longevity of Chenier Ronquille Island by
restoring or creating dune and marsh platforms. • Repair of breaches in the shoreline• Prevent new breaches
Cheniere Ronquille Barrier Island Restoration
Approximate Cost: $3.3M
Background:• The back-bay side of Grand Isle is subjected to wave
action from strong north winds during winter cold front passages and when tropical storms or hurricanes make landfall east of the islands
Project Goals:• Reduce erosion on the bay side of Grand Isle• Protect important residential and commercial
infrastructure
Bay Side Segmented Breakwater at Grand Isle
Approximate Cost: $3M
Background:• Important ecological and hydrologic divide between
Gulf of Mexico and marsh habitat.• West Grand Terre Island has some of the highest
erosion rates in coastal Louisiana.
Project Goals:• Stabilize the bay side of southwestern West Grand Terre
Island, using rock armament.
West Grand TerreStabilization
Approximate Cost: $9M
Background: • Important ecological and hydrologic divide between
Gulf of Mexico and marsh habitat.
Project Goals:• Restore the beach on the southwest (Gulf) side of West
Grand Terre Island using sediment pumped from an offshore source area.
• Total beach nourishment for this project is approximately 120 acres.
West Grand TerreBeach Nourishment
Approximate Cost: $75M
Background:• Part of the Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline, the
Caminada Headland forms a key barrier between saline waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the fresher waters of the Barataria Basin
Project Goals:• Restore the Caminada Headland portion of the barrier
shoreline• Creation and restoration of back-barrier marsh
Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration: Caminada Headland
Approximate Cost: $71M
Background:• Designed to protect marsh habitat along the southern
shores of Caillou Lake by minimizing saltwater intrusion and maintaining separation between Caillou Lake and the Gulf of Mexico
Project Goals:• Sustain the land barrier between Calliou Lake and the
Gulf of Mexico • Involves protection and restoration of approximately
1,600 acres of salt marsh
Maintain Land Bridge between Caillou Lake and Gulf of Mexico
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Early Restoration Timeline
April 21, 2011
Trustees announce
$1B for early
restoration
June 13, 2011
Louisiana publicly releases
master list of projects submitted
to date
June 20, 2011 Public
meeting on early
restoration projects
June 25, 2011
Deadline for project submittals for initial phase of
early restoratio
n
July 11, 2011
Governor Jindal
announces
“Louisiana Plan” for
early restoration projects
Summer 2011 Trustee
Council to review
projects for
potential negotiation with BP
Fall 2011 Negotiations with BP
and Public
comment on early
restoration plan(s)