PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 31-Jul-2010
PROJECT DATA
| PROJECT: River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp |
| PRIORITY LIST: 11 | PROJECT NO: 1101 | CWPPRA NO: XPO-500 | DNR NO: PO-29 |
| PROJECT TYPE: Freshwater Diversion | NET ACRES BENEFITTED: 5438 |
| REGION: 1 | BASIN: Pontchartrain | PARISH: St. John the Baptist |
| LEAD AGENCY: EPA |
| LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA |
MILESTONES:
| CSA EXECUTION: | 4-Apr-2002 | ( Actual ) | ||
| DESIGN COMPLETION: | 1-Mar-2012 | |||
| CONSTRUCTION START: | 1-Nov-2013 | |||
| CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION: | 1-Nov-2016 | |||
| ESCROW AMENDMENT | No: | |||
| MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| O and M PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: | ||||
| CASH FLOW PROECTS: | ||||
| Phase 1 Approval: | 8/7/2001 | ( Actual ) | ||
| Phase 2 Approval: | 16-Jan-2013 |
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:
| CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: | 3 | Charlie Melancon |
| STATE SENATE DISTRICT: | 999 | Not Available |
| STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: | 999 | Not Available |
Point of Contact:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 6
| Ken Teague (6WQ-EMC) Project Manager EPA Region 6 1445 Ross Ave. Dallas, TX 75202-2733 |
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PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 31-Jul-2010
River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp
PROJECT LOCATION:
Swamps south of Lake Maurepas, St. John the Baptist, St. James, and Ascension Parishes, Louisiana.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The project will divert 1,500 cfs river water, through a diversion structure in the Mississippi River levee, into a 5-mile outflow channel, and into Maurepas Swamps. Maurepas Diversion has a total project area of 36,121 acres. The 36,121 acre area is benefitted by tree growth being improved and overall forest health will improve. The area would be substantially degraded without the project.
PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: 12-Mar-2009 )
30% Design Review meeting was held on December 4, 2008. Comments were received. Responses to comments are being drafted. The post-30% Design Review letter to the CWPPRA Technical Committee, as required by the CWPPRA SOP, is under development. 95% design will be complete in the late summer of 2010.
FUND STATUS:
The current project estimate is $6,780,307 , which includes $6,731,444 for construction first costs, and $48,863 and $0 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.
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