PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 24-Apr-2024
PROJECT DATA
| PROJECT: Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge Hydro Restoration, Phase 1 |
| PRIORITY LIST: 1 | PROJECT NO: 0110 | CWPPRA NO: XPO-52a | DNR NO: PO-16 |
| PROJECT TYPE: Hydrologic Restoration | NET ACRES BENEFITTED: 1550 |
| REGION: 1 | BASIN: Pontchartrain | PARISH: Orleans |
| LEAD AGENCY: FWS |
| LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA. |
MILESTONES:
| CSA EXECUTION: | 17-Apr-1993 | ( Actual ) | ||
| DESIGN COMPLETION: | 31-May-1993 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION START: | 01-Jun-1995 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION: | 30-May-1996 | ( Actual ) | ||
| ESCROW AMENDMENT | 06-Oct-1994 | ( Actual ) | No: | 13 |
| MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL: | 21-Jun-1995 | ( Actual ) | ||
| O and M PLAN APPROVAL: | 19-Oct-2004 | ( Actual ) | ||
| DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: | ||||
| CASH FLOW PROECTS: | ||||
| Phase 1 Approval: | 31-Oct-1991 | ( Actual ) | ||
| Phase 2 Approval: |
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:
| CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: | 2 | Cedric Richmond |
| STATE SENATE DISTRICT: | 2 | Troy E. Brown |
| STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: | 100 | Austin Badon |
Point of Contact:
DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
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Darryl Clark Senior Field Biologist 200 Dulles Dr. Lafayette, LA 70506 |
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PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 24-Apr-2024
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge Hydro Restoration, Phase 1
PROJECT LOCATION:
The project is located on the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Orleans Parish, LA, south of Lake Pontchartrain.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection levee isolates units 3 and 4 of the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge from the surrounding marshes and establishes a large freshwater impoundment. The project features include the installation of two 30-inch diameter (22,000 gallon per minute) pumps one each in the North and South Units of the refuge. The pumping stations will remove excess water during the spring and summer high water periods. Larger pumping stations were installed by the Corps of Engineers in 2011 to accommodate enlargements to the New Orleans East hurricane protection levees. The 20-year project life ended in May 2016. In May 2014, the Task Force approved a 6-year no-cost extension to May 2022 due to in-operation of pumps post Hurricane Katrina.
PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: 19-Feb-2021 )
The pumps were not operated for several years following Hurricane Katrina, levee improvements, and pump replacement. The Task Force granted a 6-year extension to the project life. The project will expire in 2022. The pumps are rarely used and are no longer needed for management of the impoundment. The FWS is able to manage the unit via gravity drainage.
FUND STATUS:
The current project estimate is $1,680,193 , which includes $975,501 for construction first costs, and $360,328 and $344,364 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.
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