PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 18-Apr-2024
PROJECT DATA
| PROJECT: Cameron-Creole Watershed Grand Bayou Marsh Creation |
| PRIORITY LIST: 20 | PROJECT NO: 2002 | CWPPRA NO: CS-54 | DNR NO: CS-54 |
| PROJECT TYPE: Marsh Creation | NET ACRES BENEFITTED: 476 |
| REGION: 4 | BASIN: Calcasieu/Sabine | PARISH: Cameron |
| LEAD AGENCY: FWS |
| LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA |
MILESTONES:
| CSA EXECUTION: | 24-Oct-2011 | ( Actual ) | ||
| DESIGN COMPLETION: | ||||
| CONSTRUCTION START: | 01-Sep-2017 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION: | 12/1/2018 12:00:00 AM | * | ||
| ESCROW AMENDMENT | No: | |||
| MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| O and M PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: | ||||
| CASH FLOW PROECTS: | ||||
| Phase 1 Approval: | 19-Jan-2011 | ( Actual ) | ||
| Phase 2 Approval: | 22-Jan-2015 | ( Actual ) |
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:
| CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: | 3 | Charles W. Boustany |
| STATE SENATE DISTRICT: | 999 | Not Available |
| STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: | 999 | Not Available |
Point of Contact:
DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
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Angela Trahan 200 Dulles Dr. Lafayette, LA 70506 |
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PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 18-Apr-2024
Cameron-Creole Watershed Grand Bayou Marsh Creation
PROJECT LOCATION:
This project is located in Region 4, Calcasieu-Sabine Basin, Cameron Parish, 6 miles northeast from Cameron, LA, on the Cameron Prairie NWR and Miami Corporation property north of Grand Bayou.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Project goals include restoring and nourishing hurricane-scoured marsh in the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge and adjacent brackish marshes of the Calcasieu Lake estuary. Approximately 3 million cubic yards of material would be dredged from a borrow site proposed in Calcasieu Lake and placed into two marsh creation areas north of Grand Bayou to restore 609 acres and nourish approximately 7 acres of brackish marsh. The borrow site would be designed to avoid and minimize impacts to oysters and other sensitive aquatic habitat. Tidal creeks would be constructed prior to placement of dredge material and retention levees would be gapped to support estuarine fisheries access and to achieve a functional marsh. The project would result in approximately 534 net acres of brackish marsh over the 20- year project life.
PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: 16-Nov-2017 )
Notice to Proceed to Construction was issued on September 13, 2017.
FUND STATUS:
The current project estimate is $28,165,302 , which includes $27,702,812 for construction first costs, and $237,000 and $225,490 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.
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