PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 20-Dec-2024
PROJECT DATA
| PROJECT: Grand Terre Vegetative Plantings COMPLETE |
| PRIORITY LIST: 7 | PROJECT NO: 0780 | CWPPRA NO: XBA-1ai | DNR NO: BA-28 |
| PROJECT TYPE: Vegetative Plantings | NET ACRES BENEFITTED: 127 |
| REGION: 2 | BASIN: Barataria | PARISH: Jefferson |
| LEAD AGENCY: NMFS |
| LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA |
MILESTONES:
| CSA EXECUTION: | 23-Dec-1998 | ( Actual ) | ||
| DESIGN COMPLETION: | 01-Aug-2000 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION START: | 01-May-2001 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION: | 01-Jul-2001 | ( Actual ) | ||
| ESCROW AMENDMENT | 19-Jul-2000 | ( Actual ) | No: | 71 |
| MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL: | 01-May-2001 | ( Actual ) | ||
| O and M PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: | ||||
| CASH FLOW PROECTS: | ||||
| Phase 1 Approval: | 16-Jan-1998 | ( Actual ) | ||
| Phase 2 Approval: |
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:
| CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: | 1 | Steve Scalise |
| STATE SENATE DISTRICT: | 8 | John A. Alario, Jr. |
| STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: | 105 | Christopher J. Leopold |
Point of Contact:
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
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Cecelia Linder Program Manager 1315 East West Hwy SSMC3 F/HC3 Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
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PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 20-Dec-2024
Grand Terre Vegetative Plantings COMPLETE
PROJECT LOCATION:
Grand Terre is a barrier island located adjacent to, and east of Grand Isle, LA.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The island presently is approximately 550 acres in size and contains shallow water, intertidal marsh, swale, scrub-shrub upland, and dune habitats. In 1996, a 115 acre section on the east side of th island was filled with material dredged from BBWW bar channel. This spoil disposal smothered intertidal and higher elevation wetlands and dune vegetation. The objectives of the project are to stabilize the dredged material platform via vegetative planting; and to remove all cattle from the island and purchase grazing rights for the duration of the project (20 years). This project will develop and implement a planting protocol to re-vegetate the +100 acre dredged material site on Grand Terre Island. The project should also involve some strategic degrading of retention dikes, particularly along the bay-side of the island, to enhance the ingress and egress of marine fisheries.
PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: 22-May-2002 )
Planting of 3,100 units each of bitter panicum, gulf cordgrass, and marshhay cordgrass on beach nourishment/dune area, and installation of approximately 35,000 smooth cordgrass and 800 black mangrove was completed in June 2001. Monitoring is underway. Project area is being evaluated for additional plantings in 2003/2004.
FUND STATUS:
The current project estimate is $346,578 , which includes $283,253 for construction first costs, and $60,799 and $2,526 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.
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