COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT

PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 03-Dec-2024

Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche DEAUTHORIZED

PROJECT DATA

PROJECT: Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche DEAUTHORIZED
PRIORITY LIST: 5.1 PROJECT NO: 0557.1 CWPPRA NO: PBA-20 DNR NO: BA-25b
PROJECT TYPE: Freshwater Diversion NET ACRES BENEFITTED:
REGION: 3 BASIN: Terrebonne PARISH: Iberville
LEAD AGENCY: EPA
LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA

MILESTONES:

CSA EXECUTION: 23-Jul-2003 ( Actual )    
DESIGN COMPLETION:    
CONSTRUCTION START:    
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION:    
ESCROW AMENDMENT No:
MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL:    
O and M PLAN APPROVAL:    
DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: 25-Oct-2007      
CASH FLOW PROECTS:        
Phase 1 Approval: 28-Feb-1996 ( Actual )    
Phase 2 Approval:    

LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 1 Steve Scalise
STATE SENATE DISTRICT: 20 Norby Chabert
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: 58 Edward J. Price

Point of Contact:

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 6

Brad Crawford
Project Manager
EPA Region 6 (6WQ-EMC)
1445 Ross Ave.
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
PHONES:  
Office: (214) 665-7255
Fax: (214) 665-6689

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT

PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 03-Dec-2024

Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche DEAUTHORIZED

PROJECT LOCATION:

Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne Parishes, Louisiana.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:


PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: 23-Aug-2007 )

The Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche Project (BA-25b) has been proposed for de-authorization from the CWPPRA program. However, recognizing the importance of this project, the State of Louisiana, through the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, has committed to developing this project and is continuing final design efforts toward completion beyond its authorization under the CWPPRA program.

FUND STATUS:

The current project estimate is $7,452,191 , which includes $7,395,784 for construction first costs, and $56,407 and $0 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.

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