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MVN-2021-00165-WQQ

USACE MVN
Published April 26, 2021
Expiration date: 5/15/2021

NAME OF APPLICANT: Lafayette Parish Consolidated Government - Public Works, c/o: CK Associates, Attn: Autry Atkins, 8591 United Plaza Blvd. Suite 300, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809.

LOCATION OF WORK: Located along the Vermilion River, and adjacent to the Bayou Tortue Swamp, in Lafayette and St. Martin Parishes, Louisiana, (lat. 30.211503°, long. -91.969724°), as shown within the attached drawings. (Hydrologic Unit Code 08080103, Vermilion River Basin)

CHARACTER OF WORK:  The applicant has requested authorization for the removal of existing upland spoil banks, construction of an aggregate access pathway, installation and removal of culverts and water control structures, and temporary equipment maneuvering and staging areas.  The work is proposed to restore the natural hydraulic exchange between the Vermilion River and Bayou Tortue Swamp in periods of overbank flooding through the removal of existing upland spoil banks upstream from the confluence of Bayou Tortue and the Vermilion River.  The project involves two work areas known as the Blanchet site and Chappuis site.