Breaux Act Newsflash - Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Technical Meeting Agenda
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
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BREAUX ACT
COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING
AGENDA
April 16, 2008 9:30 a.m.
Location:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office
7400 Leake Ave.
New Orleans, Louisiana
District Assembly Room (DARM)
Documentation of Technical Committee meetings may be found at:
http://lacoast.gov/reports/program/index.asp
or
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pd/cwppra_mission.htm
Agenda Item
1. Status of Breaux Act Program Funds and Projects (Gay Browning,
USACE/Melanie Goodman, USACE) 9:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. Ms. Gay Browning and
Ms. Melanie Goodman will provide an overview of the status of CWPPRA
accounts and available funding in the Planning and Construction Programs.
2. Report: Status of FEMA Claims (David Burkholder, LADNR) 9:35 a.m. to
9:40 a.m. The State of Louisiana will provide a status on FEMA claims for
damages caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to CWPPRA projects.
3. Report: Recommendation to Increase the Operations and Maintenance
Budget for the PPL 3 - Lake Chapeau Hydrologic Restoration and Marsh
Creation Project (TE-26) (Melanie Goodman, USACE) 9:40 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
The Technical Committee will vote to make a recommendation to the Task
Force for approval to increase the Operations and Maintenance budget for
the PPL 3 -Lake Chapeau Hydrologic Restoration and Marsh Creation Project
(TE-26) by $326,764 to repair breaches to a hydrologic structure that
resulted from hurricane damage.
4. Decision: Selection of Ten (10) Candidate Projects and up to Three (3)
Demonstration Projects to Evaluate for PPL 18 (Melanie Goodman,
USACE/Kevin Roy, USFWS) 9:45 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. The Technical Committee
will consider preliminary costs & benefits of Priority Project List 18
(PPL 18) Project and Demonstration Project Nominees listed below. The
Technical Committee will select 10 projects and up to 3 demonstration
projects as PPL 18 candidates for Phase 0 analysis.
CWPPRA PPL 18 Nominees
CWPPRA PPL 18 Nominees order:
Region
Basin
Project Nominees
1
Pontchartrain
Parish-Line Canal Freshwater and Sediment Delivery Project
1
Pontchartrain
Bayou Bienvenue Restoration Project
2
Mississippi River Delta
Pass a Loutre Restoration Project
2
Breton Sound
Bertrandville Siphon Project
2
Breton Sound
Breton Marsh Restoration Project
2
Breton Sound
Baptiste Collete Bayou Crevasses Project
2
Barataria
Elmer's Island Headland Restoration Project
2
Barataria
Bayou L'Ours Ridge Restoration and Marsh Creation Project
2
Barataria
Grand Liard Marsh and Ridge Restoration Project
3
Terrebonne
Terrebonne Bay Shoreline Protection/Marsh Creation Project
3
Terrebonne
Lake Boudreaux-Lake Quitman Shoreline Protection and Marsh Creation
Project
3
Terrebonne
Central Terrebonne Freshwater Enhancement Project
3
Atchafalaya
Point Chevreuil Shoreline Protection Project
3
Teche-Vermilion
Northwest Vermilion Bay Vegetative Planting and Maintenance Project
3
Teche-Vermilion
Marone Point Shoreline Protection Project
4
Calcasieu-Sabine
Cameron-Creole Freshwater Introduction Project
4
Calcasieu-Sabine
Black Bayou Terraces Project
4
Calcasieu-Sabine
East Cove Marsh Creation Project
4
Mermentau
Freshwater Bayou Marsh Creation Project
4
Mermentau
Terracing at Dyson's Ditch Project
Demonstration Project Nominees
Coastwide
DEMO
EcoSystems Wave Attenuator Demo Project
Coastwide
DEMO
Benefits of Limited Design/Unconfined Beach Fill for Restoration of
Louisiana Barrier Islands Demo Project
Coastwide
DEMO
Submersible Concrete Barge Breakwater for the South Lafourche Parish, LA
Demo Project
Coastwide
DEMO
Non-Rock Alternatives to Shoreline Protection Demo Project
Coastwide
DEMO
BioRock Reef Demo Project
Coastwide
DEMO
Bayou Backer Demo Project
5. Decision/Recommendation: Deauthorization of the Grand Bayou Hydrologic
Restoration Project (TE-10) (Darryl Clark, USFWS/Ronny Paille, USFWS)
11:10 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. The USFWS and LA Department of Natural Resources
request to begin the deauthorization process for the PPL 5 - Grand Bayou
Hydrologic Restoration project authorized in accordance with CWPPRA
Standard Operating Procedures. Recent hydrologic modeling results have
predicted that the project would cause salinity increases in the project
area relative to no action.
6. Decision: PPL 11 - Pass Chaland to Grand Bayou Pass Project (BA-35)
Fax Vote (Melanie Goodman, USACE) 11:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Technical
Committee will consider a request by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Fisheries and Louisiana Department of Natural
Resources for a recommendation to the Task Force to approve by Fax Vote
Phase II, Increment I funding increase for the PPL 11 - Pass Chaland to
Grand Bayou Pass Project (BA-35) by $7,940,471 for construction bid
overruns.
7. Decision: Request for Additional Funding for the Marsh Island
Hydrologic Restoration Project (TV-14) (Bill Hicks, USACE/David
Burkholder, LADNR) 11:30 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. The Technical Committee will
consider a request for an additional $24,698.48 for the PPL 6 - Marsh
Island Hydrologic Restoration Project (TV-14) to cover 1st costs through
construction. Final construction costs exceeded the 125% estimate by
$418,073. After accounting for remaining contingencies and excess funds
in the E&D and Lands categories, there is a shortfall of $24,698.48.
Additionally, due to the increased costs for rock after the 2005
hurricanes, there is a request for additional O&M funding. Although, this
is a non-cash flow project, there is an immediate incremental funding
request of $59,771 in order to fully fund the estimated cost of repairs
during this FY. These repairs include $153,176 for Hurricane Rita damages
which are expected to be reimbursed by FEMA on an actual cost basis. There
is a total project life budget increase of $697,481.
8. Decision: Request for Approval to Begin Construction of the PPL 6 -
Penchant Basin Natural Resources Plan, Increment 1 (TE-34) (Britt Paul,
NRCS) 11:40 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. NRCS and LADNR request that the Technical
Committee make a recommendation to the Task Force to approve construction
of the PPL 6 - Penchant Basin Natural Resources Plan, Increment 1 (TE-34)
project.
9. Decision: Request for Design Approval for the Riverine Mining/Scofield
Island Project (BA-40) (Rachel Sweeney, NMFS) 11:50 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries and
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LADNR) have completed a
feasibility/reconnaissance evaluation of the Riverine Mining/Scofield
Island (BA-40) project. According to NOAA and LADNR, the report indicates
that mining and transporting sand from the Mississippi River to the
Plaquemines barrier shoreline is feasible, but that projected construction
costs are in excess of that estimated at Phase 1 approval. The sponsors
will brief the Committee on project development to date, and request the
Committee's approval to proceed with project design.
** BREAK ** 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
10. Discussion/Decision: Status of Unconstructed Projects (Melanie
Goodman, USACE) 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The P&E Subcommittee will report
on the status of unconstructed CWPPRA projects that have been experiencing
project delays. Discussions will include the status on milestones and P&E
recommendations to deauthorize or transfer the below listed projects:
Projects Recommended for Deauthorization:
Periodic Introduction of Sediment & Nutrients at Selected Diversion Sites
Demo
Weeks Bay MC/SP/Commercial Canal/FW Redirection
Grand Bayou Hydrologic Restoration Projects to Transfer to the Louisiana
Coastal Impact Assistance Program:
East Grand Terre Island Restoration
Rockefeller Refuge Gulf Shoreline Stabilization (Demo Sections)Projects to
Transfer to the Louisiana Coastal Area Program:
Delta Building Diversion at Myrtle Grove
The Technical Committee may discuss and make decisions on whether or not
to recommend to the Task Force specific directions to take on the projects
recommended by the P&E for deauthorization or transfer, or other delayed
projects.
11. Discussion: River Diversions and Potential Induced Shoaling (Melanie
Goodman, USACE) 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Technical Committee will
discuss the potential impacts of induced shoaling associated with river
diversions. An update on the West Bay Sediment Diversion Project
performance and shoaling impacts will be provided.
12. Discussion: Initial Discussion of FY09 Planning Budget Development
(Process, Size, Funding, etc.) (Melanie Goodman, USACE) 2:00 p.m. to 2:10
p.m. The FY09 Planning Program Budget development, including the PPL 19
Process, will be initiated.
13.Additional Agenda Items (Melanie Goodman, USACE) 2:10 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
14. Announcement: Date of Upcoming CWPPRA Program Meetings (Melanie
Goodman, USACE) 2:15 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. The next Task Force meeting will
be held June 4, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. at the Estuarine Fisheries and Habitat
Center, 646 Cajundome Blvd., Lafayette, Louisiana.
15. Announcement: Scheduled Dates of Future Program Meetings (Melanie
Goodman, USACE) 2:20 p.m. to 2:25 p.m.
2008
*June 4, 2008
9:30 a.m.
Task Force
Lafayette
September 10, 2008
9:30 a.m.
Technical Committee
Baton Rouge
October 15, 2008
9:30 a.m.
Task Force
Baton Rouge
November 18, 2008
7:00 p.m.
PPL 18 Public Meeting
Abbeville
November 19, 2008
7:00 p.m.
PPL 18 Public Meeting
New Orleans
December 3, 2008
9:30 a.m.
Technical Committee
New Orleans
2009
January 21, 2009
9:30 a.m.
Task Force
New Orleans
*New or revised dates.
Adjourn
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