CWPPRA Task Force approves coastal restoration projects
NEW ORLEANS –The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Task Force meeting scheduled for January was canceled due to the high water stages on the Mississippi River. In lieu of meeting, the CWPPRA Task Force electronically voted and approved the following projects on Jan. 22, 2016:
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Recommended Phase I Projects
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Agency
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Phase I Increment I Cost
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Fritchie Marsh Creation and Terracing
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NMFS
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$3,033,294
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Barataria Bay Rim Marsh Creation
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NRCS
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$2,693,708
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Oyster Lake Marsh Creation and Nourishment
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NMFS
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$3,608,939
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Caminada Headlands Back Barrier Marsh Creation Increment #2
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EPA
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$3,034,310
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East Leeville Marsh Creation and Nourishment
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NMFS
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$4,026,090
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Recommended Demonstration Project
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Agency
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Fully Funded Cost
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Shoreline Protection, Preservation, and Restoration (SPPR) Panel
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NMFS
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$2,215,514
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Recommended Phase II Projects
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Agency
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Phase II Increment I Cost
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Hydrologic Restoration and Planting in Lac Des Allemands Swamp
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EPA
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$2,857,761
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Cole’s Bayou Marsh Restoration
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NMFS
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$21,032,685
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Rockefeller Gulf Shoreline Stabilization
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NMFS
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$30,928,838
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CWPPRA was enacted in 1990 under former U.S. Senators John Breaux and J. Bennett Johnston. Since its inception, the federal Act has approved more than 150 restoration projects, benefiting over 100,000 acres of land. CWPPRA represents a collaborative effort, and is managed by a Task Force comprised of the State of Louisiana Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Release no. 16-009