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)