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Restore Enhance Preserve 1

FY2013/14 Annual Basin Plan

CPRA

January 22, 2013

Restore Enhance Preserve

Atchafalaya Basin • The Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System

(ABFS) encompasses 838,000 acres, and extends south from the Old River Control Structure to Morgan City

• The ABFS is bound on the east and west by the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway Levee Protection System

• Land Ownership– approximately 400,000 acres of

publicly owned lands, which include state and federal fee title lands, federal easement lands and state water bottoms.

– approximately 438,000 acres of privately owned lands which include upland forested habitats as well as deep-water swamps

• Flood control efforts and other changes to the system have modified historical flow patterns and impacted the hydrology and habitat of the Basin

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A Place Worth Restoring• Largest contiguous bottomland hardwood

forest and alluvial swamp remaining in the United States

• Habitat for endangered and threatened species

• Significant fisheries

• Vast recreational opportunities

• Preservation of culture and heritage

• Tourism

• Coastal Restoration Resource

• Economic impact

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Challenges In The Basin

1. Ever-Changing Hydrology

2. Sedimentation

3. Hypoxic Conditions

4. Invasive Exotic Plant Species

5. Land Use/Resource Issues

6. Basin Management


Game Changer HB1135 (Act 606 - 2008)

•Established the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan Process– shall be approved by the Research & Promotion Board, Coastal

Protection and Restoration Authority and the Louisiana Legislature

•Created the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to bring science into proposed solutions

•Created a focus on water management and water quality to accelerate restoration of the Atchafalaya Basin

•Created a focus on access to enhance public use of the recreational opportunities in the Atchafalaya Basin

•Created the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund– 75% shall be used for water management, water quality, or access projects

– 25% may be used to complete ongoing projects, and for projects in accordance with the mission statement of the Atchafalaya Basin Master Plan.


FY2013/2014 Annual Basin Plan

Development


FY2013/14 ABP Timeline

– June 1, 2012 – Project Nomination Deadline

– July 19, 2012 – TAG meeting to review proposed projects

– August 8, 2012 – TAG meeting to discuss proposed projects

– August 15, 2012 – R&P Meeting

– September 5, 2012 – TAG meeting to approve projects

– September 12, 2012 – TAG forwards approved projects to ABP

– October 22, 2012 – Draft Annual Plan Completed


FY2013/14 ABP Timeline (continued)

November 7, 2012 – R&P Meeting to Present FY2013 Annual Basin Plan

November 13-15, 2012 – Public Meetings to Present FY2013 Annual Basin Plan

November 29, 2012 – R & P Meeting to Discuss Comments and Approve Plan to send to CPRA

December 2012 – Transmit draft Annual Plan to CPRA

January 2013 – CPRA Approval

February 2013 – R & P Meeting

3/08/2013 – Submit FY 2013 Annual Plan to Legislature

04/08/2013 – Legislative Session Begins


Atchafalaya BasinResearch & Promotion Board

1. Gerald Alexander – Chair - Atchafalaya Levee Board

2. Alex Appeaning – Vice Chair - Dept. of Environmental Quality

3. Robert Benoit - Dept. of Natural Resources

4. Brad Spicer - Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry

5. Stuart Johnson - Dept. of Culture, Recreation & Tourism

6. David Guilbeau - Dept. of Health and Hospitals

7. Shawn Wilson, Dept. of Transportation & Development

8. Mike Wood- Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries

9. Charles Sutcliffe - Office of the Governor (Coastal Activities)

10. John Lavin - State Land Office

11. Paul Naquin - St. Mary Parish

12. Marty Triche - Assumption Parish (non-voting)

13. Mitchell Ourso - Iberville Parish (non-voting)

14. Guy Cormier - St. Martin Parish (non-voting)

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1. Bobby Reed, Chair - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

2. Brac Salyers - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

3. Keith Lovell - Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

4. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

5. Glenn Constant - U.S. Fish & Wildlife

6. Melanie LaBiche- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

7. Dr. William Kelso - LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources

8. Dan Kroes – U.S. Geological Survey

9. Joey Breaux - Louisiana Department of Agriculture

10.David Walther - U.S. Fish & Wildlife (ex-officio)

11. Dr. Richard Keim - LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources (ex-officio)

Atchafalaya BasinTechnical Advisory Group (TAG)

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Big Alabama

Pigeon Bay

Flat Lake/East Grand Lake

Henderson Lake

13 Water Management Units13 Water Management Units

Buffalo Cove

Beau Bayou Swamp

Upper Belle River

Cocodrie Swamp

Bayou Des Glaises

Grand Lake

Cow Island Lake

Lost LakeLost Lake

Warner’s LakeWarner’s Lake

= WMU level effort ongoing or planned by WMU level effort ongoing or planned by State/ParishState/Parish

=WMU level effort ongoing or WMU level effort ongoing or planned by Corpsplanned by Corps

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FY2013/14 Annual Plan Overview• The Atchafalaya Basin. page 5• Atchafalaya Basin Milestones. page 8• At Home in the Basin . page 10• Atchafalaya Basin Program. page 14• Current Challenges in the Basin. page 15• The FY 2014 Annual Plan Process. page 16• Project Funding & Prioritization. page 18• Atchafalaya Basin Water Management Units. page 21• FY 2014 Project List. page 22• Project Descriptions. page 26• TAG Letter of Recommended Projects . page 50• Acknowledgements and Sources. page 55


Potential FY 2014 Atchafalaya Basin Water Management Projects

Identified by Stakeholders and Presented to the Technical Advisory Group

The subcommittee of the Technical Advisory Group met on July 19, 2012, August 8, 2012, and September 5, 2012 to evaluate projects nominated during the year for the development of the Atchafalaya Basin Program’s 2014 Annual Plan. The following is a list of projects that

the subcommittee evaluated. The projects are not ranked in any order of importance.

Project Number


FY 2014 Water Management New Projects

Proposed for Funding

• Dredge Point Bar in Murphy Lake

• Pigeon Bay WMU Comprehensive Project Plan Development

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Water Management ProjectsProposed for Funding FY2014

(Carried Over From Previous Plans)

• East Grand Lake (partially Funded for construction)

• Big Bayou Pigeon (construction)

• Little Bayou Pigeon (construction)

• Brown Bayou to I-10 Canal (construction)

• East Fork Bayou Pigeon (Pigeon Bay WMU study recommendations for construction)

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FY 2014 Access Projects Proposed for Funding

(carried over from previous plans)

1. Wilson’s Landing

2. Sandy Cove Landing

3. Ramah Landing

4. Catahoula Landing

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Other Projects Proposed for Funding FY2014

(carried over from previous plans)

1. Basin Master Plan Update

2. Belle River Park

3. Biking/Hiking/Paddling Trails

4. Camp Atchafalaya

5. Habitat Restoration

7. Lake End Park Cabins

8. Morgan City Interpretive Center

9. Primitive Campgrounds

10. Stephensville Park

11. Veterans Park

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FY2013/14 PlanPath Forward

January 22, 2013 – Present draft Annual Plan to CPRA for Consideration and Approval

February 2013 –– R & P Approval Of Annual Plan

March 8, 2013– Submit FY 2014 Annual Plan to Legislature

April 8, 2013– Legislative Session Begins


Thank You!

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