Coastal Restoration Updates

September 10, 2007

Coastal Restoration Updates

September 10, 2007

Louisiana Department of Natural ResourcesLouisiana Department of Natural Resources

CIAP Current TimelineCIAP Current Timeline

Involve CPRA Interagency Planning Team and Corps of Engineers in screening of CIAP proposals

– Governor submitted Plan to DOI Secretary and Governor submitted Plan to DOI Secretary and Minerals Management Service (MMS)Minerals Management Service (MMS)

June 1, 2007June 1, 2007– State began implementing several restoration State began implementing several restoration

projects included in Plan, using State funds projects included in Plan, using State funds

June 2007June 2007– MMS determined Plan to be complete; initiated MMS determined Plan to be complete; initiated

approval review approval review

July 30, 2007July 30, 2007– MMS approval of Plan anticipated; State begins MMS approval of Plan anticipated; State begins

submitting CIAP grant applications to MMSsubmitting CIAP grant applications to MMS

LateLate October 2007October 2007

State Early Action ProjectsState Early Action Projects- ENGINEERING AND DESIGNENGINEERING AND DESIGN

- Violet DiversionViolet Diversion- Freshwater Bayou Bank Stabilization Freshwater Bayou Bank Stabilization - Mississippi River Sediment Delivery PipelineMississippi River Sediment Delivery Pipeline- Bayou Lamoque DiversionBayou Lamoque Diversion- Orleans Land Bridge Shoreline Protection Orleans Land Bridge Shoreline Protection - Blind River Freshwater Siphon

- CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION- East Grand Terre Island East Grand Terre Island - Barataria Land Bridge Dedicated DredgingBarataria Land Bridge Dedicated Dredging- Grand Lake Shoreline ProtectionGrand Lake Shoreline Protection- Beneficial Use of Dredged Material- GIWW Bank Restoration -Terrebonne Parish - Rockefeller Shoreline Demo Rockefeller Shoreline Demo - Lake Salvador, Phase IIILake Salvador, Phase III

Coastal Forest Conservation Initiative (Acquisition)

Surplus-Funded Restoration Projects

• Biloxi Marsh ($22M)• Caminada Headlands OR HNC Complex ($40M)• Marsh Creation near Freshwater Bayou ($4M)• Cameron Parish Shoreline ($31M)• Beneficial Use – Calcasieu Ship Channel ($5M) • Pipeline Conveyance in Plaquemines Parish ($22M)

State Restoration Projects 44 projects completed: $49.71M Dedicated Dredging Program: 2 currently under

construction, Grand Bayou Blue ($1.8M) and the Point Au Fer ($2.5M) project

Mississippi River Reintroduction Into Bayou Lafourche (BA-25b): currently in design ($184M)

Barrier Island Maintenance Program (BIMP): Engineering and design has been initiated on the first project funded through BIMP, the Bay Champagne Marsh Creation project ($3.5M)

CWPPRA Projects

143 active projects since 1991143 active projects since 1991 74 projects completed – $625M; 71,000 ac 74 projects completed – $625M; 71,000 ac

protected/restored; 391,000 total acres protected/restored; 391,000 total acres benefitedbenefited

14 projects under construction, 7 14 projects under construction, 7 designed, 48 in E&Ddesigned, 48 in E&D

7 projects ($183M) “ready to construct” but 7 projects ($183M) “ready to construct” but unfundedunfunded

1991-2019 LA CWPPRA Funding = $ 2.4B1991-2019 LA CWPPRA Funding = $ 2.4B

143 active projects since 1991143 active projects since 1991 74 projects completed – $625M; 71,000 ac 74 projects completed – $625M; 71,000 ac

protected/restored; 391,000 total acres protected/restored; 391,000 total acres benefitedbenefited

14 projects under construction, 7 14 projects under construction, 7 designed, 48 in E&Ddesigned, 48 in E&D

7 projects ($183M) “ready to construct” but 7 projects ($183M) “ready to construct” but unfundedunfunded

1991-2019 LA CWPPRA Funding = $ 2.4B1991-2019 LA CWPPRA Funding = $ 2.4B

Oyster lease Acquisition and Compensation Program

Leases Acquired • Bush Canal Bank Stabilization and Seabreeze Embankment Reconstruction Project

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government –(CIAP)• Shoreline Protection in Lake Borgne at Shell Beach and Bayou Dupre Project (PO-

30) (CWPPRA)

Pending Leases Acquisition• North Lake Mechant Landbridge Restoration Project (TE-44) (CWPPRA) • Pass Chaland to Grand Bayou Pass Barrier Shoreline Protection Project (BA-35)

(CWPPRA) • Barataria Barrier Island Complex Project: Pelican Island and Pass Chaland to Pass

La Mer Barrier Island Restoration project (BA-38) (CWPPRA)

Biological Survey Conducted• Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project Terrebonne Levee and

Conservation District (Other Agency Request)

Total Surveyed Acreage – 27,633.4 Number of Leases Acquired – 9Pending Lease Acquisitions – 49

Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

• Large opportunity along Corps-maintained channels

• State contributed $1.4M for Wine Island restoration near HNC

• CIAP ($20M), State surplus funds ($5M) and LCA funds ($100M) to be available

• State, Port of Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Corps, and landowner working to restore marsh near Calcasieu Ship Channel using CIAP and State surplus funds

• Large opportunity along Corps-maintained channels

• State contributed $1.4M for Wine Island restoration near HNC

• CIAP ($20M), State surplus funds ($5M) and LCA funds ($100M) to be available

• State, Port of Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Corps, and landowner working to restore marsh near Calcasieu Ship Channel using CIAP and State surplus funds

SCIENCE1. LCA S&T Program:

Support the science and technology necessary to effectively address coastal ecosystem restoration needs and provide analytical tools, programmatic and project-specific reviews, and recommendations for studies to investigate scientific and technological uncertainties

FY 06: $7M; FY 07: $5M

2. Coastwide Reference Monitoring System- Wetlands (CRMS-Wetlands):To date, 371 sites have been visited and characterized and approximately 176 sites are fully operational and collecting all data parameters

$20.3M in funding authorized through FY 2010

3. Barrier Island Comprehensive Monitoring (BICM):Completed Coastal post-storm assessment video and photographyComplete Coast-wide Shoreline Erosion Rates for Historic, Long-term, Short-term, and Near-term Time Periods (1880’s, 1920’s, 1980’s, 2004, 2005)

Completed Bathymetric Surveys for sandy shorelines (Sabine to Mermentau, Raccoon Island to Sandy Point, and Chandeleur Islands)

Completed LiDAR Surveys for sandy shorelines$0.5M yearly

Coastal Use Permit StreamliningCoastal Use Permit Streamlining

Processing time for all permits reduced by 51% (59.9 days to 30.6 days) between 2002 and 2006.

YEARLY AVERAGE REVIEW TIME FOR COASTAL USE PERMITS

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3927 31

5543

3426 29

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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