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Deauthorization Procedures Starting for BS-10
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force is initiating procedures to deauthorize the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Delta Building Diversion North of Fort St. Philip (BS-10) project as requested by the local project sponsor, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), based on the lack of progress over several years toward resolution of the induced shoaling issue in the Mississippi River and the lack of a required emergency closure plan.
This 10th Priority Project List project was supposed to be located along the east descending bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Fort St. Philip in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The features of this project included construction of channel armor gaps and diversion channels along the river’s east bank that would divert about 2500-5000 cubic feet per second of river water into shallow open water and adjacent wetland areas and re-create natural delta landscape features such as riverbank ridges, emergent marsh, and mudflats over the project life.
Prior to making a final decision, the Task Force will consider written comments on the request to deauthorize the project. Written comments should be provided by May 26, 2013 to the following address:
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force is initiating procedures to deauthorize the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) Delta Building Diversion North of Fort St. Philip (BS-10) project as requested by the local project sponsor, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), based on the lack of progress over several years toward resolution of the induced shoaling issue in the Mississippi River and the lack of a required emergency closure plan.
This 10th Priority Project List project was supposed to be located along the east descending bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Fort St. Philip in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The features of this project included construction of channel armor gaps and diversion channels along the river’s east bank that would divert about 2500-5000 cubic feet per second of river water into shallow open water and adjacent wetland areas and re-create natural delta landscape features such as riverbank ridges, emergent marsh, and mudflats over the project life.
Prior to making a final decision, the Task Force will consider written comments on the request to deauthorize the project. Written comments should be provided by May 26, 2013 to the following address:
Colonel Edward R. FlemingIf you need further information, please contact Mr. Brad Inman, CWPPRA Program Manager, at (504) 862-2124.
District Commander
US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
Attention: Projects Branch West, CWPPRA Manager
PO Box 60267
New Orleans, Louisiana 70160-0267
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