PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 21-Nov-2024
PROJECT DATA
| PROJECT: Port Fourchon Marsh Creation |
| PRIORITY LIST: 31 | PROJECT NO: | CWPPRA NO: TE-171 | DNR NO: TE-171 |
| PROJECT TYPE: Marsh Creation | NET ACRES BENEFITTED: 450 |
| REGION: 3 | BASIN: Terrebonne | PARISH: Lafourche |
| LEAD AGENCY: EPA |
| LOCAL SPONSOR: DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF LA |
MILESTONES:
| CSA EXECUTION: | ||||
| DESIGN COMPLETION: | 07-Oct-2024 | ( Actual ) | ||
| CONSTRUCTION START: | ||||
| CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION: | ||||
| ESCROW AMENDMENT | No: | |||
| MONITORING PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| O and M PLAN APPROVAL: | ||||
| DEAUTHORIZATION DATE: | ||||
| CASH FLOW PROECTS: | ||||
| Phase 1 Approval: | 27-Jan-2022 | ( Actual ) | ||
| Phase 2 Approval: |
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS:
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| STATE SENATE DISTRICT: | ||
| STATE HOUSE DISTRICT: |
Point of Contact:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 6
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Patricia Taylor EPA Region 6 (6WD-AM) 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75270 |
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PROJECT STATUS REPORT as of 21-Nov-2024
Port Fourchon Marsh Creation
PROJECT LOCATION:
The TE-0171 Port Fourchon Marsh Creation project is located west of Belle Pass, southwest of Port Fourchon, in Region 3 of the Terrebonne Basin within Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. The Phase 0 process for this project was completed in 2021. Phase I (Engineering and Design) funding was granted through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) in January 2022 as part of the project priority list (PPL) 31. This project is included in the Terrebonne Belle Pass-Golden Meadow Marsh Creation project (ID# 123) in the 2017 and 2023 Louisiana Comprehensive Master Plans for a Sustainable Coast
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The TE-0171 project marsh creation area is a 543-acre cell to the west of Belle Pass with 24,596 linear feet of earthen containment dikes. Of the 543 acres, approximately 445 acres of open water will be converted into marsh and 98 acres of existing marsh will be nourished with hydraulically dredged sediment. The borrow area begins in Belle Pass at Station 140+00 and extends to the south beyond the Belle Pass jetties into the Gulf of Mexico to Sta. 360+00, for a total length of approximately 4.17 miles.
PROJECT STATUS: (Project Status Last Updated: )
FUND STATUS:
The current project estimate is $3,484,176 , which includes $3,484,176 for construction first costs, and $0 and $0 for 20 years of monitoring and operations and maintenance, respectively.
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