PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 02-Jan-2025
PROJECT DATA
| PROJECT: Terracing & Marsh Creation South of Big Mar |
| PRIORITY LIST: 22 | PROJECT NO: NA | CWPPRA NO: BS-24 | DNR NO: BS-24 |
| PROJECT TYPE: Marsh Creation | NET ACRES BENEFITTED: 322 |
| REGION: 2 | BASIN: Barataria | PARISH: Plaquemines |
| LEAD AGENCY: FWS |
| LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA |
MILESTONES:
| CSA EXECUTION: | 31-Oct-2013 | ( Actual ) | ||
| DESIGN COMPLETION: | 27-Oct-2016 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION START: | ||||
| CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION: | 12/25/2026 12:00:00 AM | |||
| ESCROW AMENDMENT | No: | |||
| MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| O and M PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: | ||||
| CASH FLOW PROECTS: | ||||
| Phase 1 Approval: | 24-Jan-2013 | ( Actual ) | ||
| Phase 2 Approval: | 25-Dec-2022 | * |
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:
| CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: | 0 | Multiple |
| STATE SENATE DISTRICT: | 0 | Multiple |
| STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: | 0 | Multiple |
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 02-Jan-2025
Terracing & Marsh Creation South of Big Mar
PROJECT LOCATION:
About 5 miles south of Violet, LA in Region 2, Breton Sound Basin in Plaquemines Parish, south of Big Mar and west of Lake Lery.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Approximately 68,484 linear feet of terraces (46 acres) will be constructed with in-situ material to reduce fetch and turbidity and capture suspended sediment. Sediments will be hydraulically dredged from Lake Lery and pumped via pipeline to create and restore approximately 335 acres of marsh in the project area. The goal is to create terraces in the shallow open water area south of Big Mar within the Caernarvon Diversion outfall area. Terraces will reduce wave fetch in the large open water areas and promote conditions conducive to growth of marsh vegetation and submerged aquatic vegetation. Additional benefits may be achieved through capturing suspended sediments. Marsh creation is also proposed to reestablish the western shoreline of Lake Lery in association with the Lake Lery Shoreline Restoration Project (BS-16).
PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: 12-Mar-2021 )
Design of this project was transfered to CPRA and is currently in the process of being redesigned. Because of these delays we are now having to complete a detailed cultural resource Phase I investigation. Some additional surveys and geotechnical data also had to be collected.
FUND STATUS:
The current project estimate is $2,308,599 , which includes $2,308,599 for construction first costs, and $0 and $0 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.
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