PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 31-Oct-2024
PROJECT DATA
| PROJECT: Bayou Dupont Ridge Creation & Marsh Restoration |
| PRIORITY LIST: 17 | PROJECT NO: 1701 | CWPPRA NO: BA-48 | DNR NO: BA-48 |
| PROJECT TYPE: Marsh Creation | NET ACRES BENEFITTED: 186 |
| REGION: 0 | BASIN: Barataria | PARISH: Jefferson |
| LEAD AGENCY: NMFS |
| LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA |
MILESTONES:
| CSA EXECUTION: | 17-Jul-2008 | ( Actual ) | ||
| DESIGN COMPLETION: | ||||
| CONSTRUCTION START: | 21-Apr-2014 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION: | 30-Jun-2015 | ( Actual ) | ||
| ESCROW AMENDMENT | No: | |||
| MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| O and M PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: | ||||
| CASH FLOW PROECTS: | ||||
| Phase 1 Approval: | 25-Oct-2007 | ( Actual ) | ||
| Phase 2 Approval: | 19-Jan-2011 | ( Actual ) |
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:
| CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: | 1 | Steve Scalise |
| STATE SENATE DISTRICT: | 1 | A. G. Crowe |
| STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: | 105 | Christopher J. Leopold |
Point of Contact:
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
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Mel Landry , |
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PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 31-Oct-2024
Bayou Dupont Ridge Creation & Marsh Restoration
PROJECT LOCATION:
The project is located in Jefferson Parish approximately 4 miles southeast of Lafitte, LA.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
There is rapid land loss (rate of about 1.7% per year) within the project site and surrounding areas resulting from subsidence, erosion by wind-driven waves, storms, and altered hydrology. The natural limits of Bayou Dupont have become difficult to determine in some areas because land loss is causing the coalescence of the bayou with adjacent water bodies. Project goals include 1) creating and nourishing approximately 300 acres of marsh through pipeline sediment delivery from the Mississippi River, and 2) creating a ridge along a portion of the southwestern shoreline of Bayou Dupont.
PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: 04-Nov-2015 )
Major construction activities are complete. The marsh platform and ridge have been constructed and the containment dikes have been gapped. Ridge plantings are currently being planned.
FUND STATUS:
The current project estimate is $36,505,309 , which includes $35,648,512 for construction first costs, and $272,840 and $583,957 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.
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