Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Gulf Shores (Water Treatment Marsh)
Region	Gulf of Mexico
State	AL
Location	Claude Peteet Mariculture Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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.)

A 0.51 acre brackish water marsh was created in 1/3 of a water reservoir. The created marsh consisted of Spartina patens (in the upper portion), Juncus roemerianus (in the middle section), and Spartina alternifloura (in the lower section). An installed manifold in the upper end of the reservoir distributed pond drainage water through the created marsh, then the remaining reservoir before final discharge into the Gulf Intracoastal Water Way.

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.

Utilization of the marsh treatment of pond effluent essentially eliminated the discharge of nitrogenous wastes and suspended solids into the Gulf Intracoastal Water Way. / No

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

• Federal

  U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Ecological Services: project manager

• Non-Federal

  State government - Marine Resources Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: funding
  Local government
  Private industry
  Public interest groups
  Educational Facility
  Other partnerships

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

The project was funded at $25,000.00, from the Coastal America Program, the total cost of the project was $50,000.00, $25,000.00 of which was paid for by the Marine Resources Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, office of Ecological Services, served as project manager (fed.).

• Cash

  Federal		$19,000
  Non Federal	State government	$6,000
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total		$25,000

• 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)

  No volunteers utilized in the activity

7. Legislative authorities used by each participant

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8. Value added by Coastal America Partnership. Would the project have been undertaken by a single agency?

No, without the provided funding the activity would not have been initiated.

9. Project Status

Initiation date
Completion date
Current stage	The project is completed and effluent from pond drainage is being placed through the created marsh.

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

  Walter Tatum
  Chief Marine Biologist
  Dept. of Conserve. and Natural Resources
  Marine Resources Division, Alabama
  PO Drawer 458
  Gulf Shores, AL 36547
  (334) 968-7576
  (334) 968-7307 (fax)

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

  None

11. Any additional information/comments

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