COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT

PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 04-Oct-2024

Coles Bayou Marsh Restoration

PROJECT DATA

PROJECT: Coles Bayou Marsh Restoration
PRIORITY LIST: 21 PROJECT NO: 2101 CWPPRA NO: TV-63 DNR NO: TV-63
PROJECT TYPE: Hydrologic Restoration NET ACRES BENEFITTED: 340
REGION: 3 BASIN: Teche / Vermilion PARISH: Vermilion
LEAD AGENCY: NMFS
LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA

MILESTONES:

CSA EXECUTION:    
DESIGN COMPLETION: 01-Nov-2015 ( Actual )    
CONSTRUCTION START: 01-Apr-2018 ( Actual )    
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION: 28-Jan-2020 ( Actual )    
ESCROW AMENDMENT No:
MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL:    
O and M PLAN APPROVAL:    
DEAUTHORIZATION DATE:      
CASH FLOW PROECTS:        
Phase 1 Approval: 19-Jan-2012 ( Actual )    
Phase 2 Approval: 21-Jan-2016 ( 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 COMMERCE
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

John Foret

646 Cajundome Boulevard

Lafayette, LA 70506
PHONES:  
Office: (337) 291-2107
Fax: (337) 291-2106

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT

PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 04-Oct-2024

Coles Bayou Marsh Restoration

PROJECT LOCATION:

Project is located in Vermilion Parish, along Freshwater Bayou, and immediately west of the Little Vermilion Bay (TV-12) project area.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Project features include the creation of approximately 500 acres of intermediate-to-brackish marsh using Vermilion Bay borrow area, and reestablishing hydrologic flow through Cole's Bayou (north side of project area) into the existing and newly created marshes marshes (to the south).

PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: 09-Oct-2015 )

Project is on course for a phase 2 (construction) request in December 2015.

FUND STATUS:

The current project estimate is $24,999,101 , which includes $23,680,427 for construction first costs, and $588,763 and $729,911 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.

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