Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Calcasieu River and Pass Restoration
Region	Gulf of Mexico
State	LA
Location
Date of this update

2. Problem(s) addressed (check one or more)

Habitat Restoration/Protection
Wetlands
River systems
Beaches/Dunes
Offshore areas
Mangroves
Assisting Species at Risk
Pollution Mitigation
Non-Point Source Pollution
Other (describe)

3. Project Description (100 words or less. Please include qualitative information, e.g. acres of habitat restored, miles of steam reopened to migration, and legislative authorization, e.g. WRDA, ISTEA, CWA/NEP, CZMA, etc.)

This $260,000 project created about 120 acres of tidal salt marsh utilizing dredged material removed from along the west side of the Calcasieu River and Pass Ship Channel in Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes, Louisiana. The marsh creation site was a high quality area that, as a result of salinity intrusion caused by channelization and subsidence, had severely eroded . About 20 percent of the area was deteriorated marsh and the rest was open water, one-third of which was less than one foot deep.

Planning, design and construction activities for this project utilized the Corps authority under Section 1135, WRDA'86, which provides for the modification of existing water resource structures and/or operations for the benefit of the environment in the public interest. The USFWS provided the necessary lands, easements, and rights-of -way by virtue of the marsh creation site being on a Federal refuge. The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources was the non-federal sponsor providing 25% of the costs. Project costs represented the difference in costs of creating the marsh with dredged material from a maintenance dredging operation from the cost of disposing the material in a confined disposal site.

4. Goals/Benefits (quantify where possible using measures of success list) Was a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.

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5. Partners (include each participant's responsibilities - funding, permitting, etc.)

• Federal

  Lead: COE
  Others: FWS

• Non-Federal

  State government
  Local government
  Private industry
  Public interest groups
  Educational Facility
  Other partnerships

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal		$165,000
  Non Federal	State government	$45,000
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total		$210,000

• In-Kind Services (hours, equipment, or other forms of assistance and estimated dollar value)

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• Volunteers (number of people and hours, and estimated dollar value)

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7. Legislative authorities used by each participant

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8. Value added by Coastal America Partnership including Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals achieved through this collaboration (500 words or less)

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9. Project Status

Initiation date
Completion date
Current stage

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Joseph Dykes Chief
  General Planning Section
  Proj. Manager
  US Army Corps Engineers
  New Orlens Dist
  PoBox 60267
  New Orleans, LA, 70160
  (504) 862-2507
  (504) 862-2572 (fax)
  dykesjos@smtp.lmn.usace.army.mil

• Participating Agency/Organization Contacts: (e.g. volunteer groups, conservation groups, state agencies, and other federal agency contacts)

11. Any additional information/comments

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