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Restore Enhance Preserve 1

FY2012/13 Annual Basin Plan

CPRA

January 18, 2012

Restore Enhance Preserve

Atchafalaya Basin • The Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System

(ABFS) encompasses 838,000 acres, and extends south from the Old River Control Structure to Morgan City

• The ABFS is bound on the east and west by the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway Levee Protection System

• Land Ownership– approximately 400,000 acres of

publicly owned lands, which include state and federal fee title lands, federal easement lands and state water bottoms.

– approximately 438,000 acres of privately owned lands which include upland forested habitats as well as deep-water swamps

• Flood control efforts and other changes to the system have modified historical flow patterns and impacted the hydrology and habitat of the Basin

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A Place Worth Restoring• Largest contiguous bottomland hardwood

forest and alluvial swamp remaining in the United States

• Habitat for endangered and threatened species

• Significant fisheries

• Vast recreational opportunities

• Preservation of culture and heritage

• Tourism

• Coastal Restoration Resource

• Economic impact

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Challenges In The Basin

1. Ever-Changing Hydrology

2. Sedimentation

3. Hypoxic Conditions

4. Invasive Exotic Plant Species

5. Land Use/Resource Issues

6. Basin Management


Game Changer HB1135 (Act 606 - 2008)

•Established the Atchafalaya Basin Annual Plan Process– shall be approved by the Research & Promotion Board, Coastal

Protection and Restoration Authority and the Louisiana Legislature

•Created the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to bring science into proposed solutions

•Created a focus on water management and water quality to accelerate restoration of the Atchafalaya Basin

•Created a focus on access to enhance public use of the recreational opportunities in the Atchafalaya Basin

•Created the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund– 75% shall be used for water management, water quality, or access projects

– 25% may be used to complete ongoing projects, and for projects in accordance with the mission statement of the Atchafalaya Basin Master Plan.


FY2012/2013 Annual Basin Plan

Development


FY2012/13 ABP Timeline

– July 21, 2011 – Research & Promotion Board Meeting to discuss FY 2011 Annual Plan Status and FY 2012 Schedule

– August 9, 2011 – Public Meeting – Morgan City– August 10, 2011 – Public Meeting – Plaquemine– August 17, 2011 – Public Meeting – St. Martinville– August 30, 2011 – TAG meeting to review proposed projects– September 14, 2011 – TAG meeting to discuss proposed

projects– October 4, 2011 – TAG meeting to discuss proposed projects– October 20, 2011 – TAG meeting to approve projects– October 21, 2011 – TAG forwards approved projects to ABP– Week of October 26, 2010 – Draft Annual Plan Completed


FY2012/13 ABP Timeline (continued)

– November 9th, 2011 – R&P Meeting to approve draft annual plan for public comment

– November 14, 2011 – R & P Public Meeting -Morgan City– November 16, 2011 – R & P Public Meeting - Plaquemine– November 17, 2011 – R & P Public Meeting – St. Martinville– Week of November 28th – R & P Meeting to consider Public

Comment– January 2012 – CPRA Consideration of Annual Plan– January 2012 – R & P Approval Of Annual Plan– February 12, 2012 – Submit FY 2013 Annual Plan to Legislature– March 12, 2012– Legislative Session Begins


Atchafalaya BasinResearch & Promotion Board

1. Gerald Alexander – Chair - Atchafalaya Levee Board

2. Alex Appeaning – Vice Chair - Dept. of Environmental Quality

3. Robert Benoit - Dept. of Natural Resources

4. Brad Spicer - Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry

5. Stuart Johnson - Dept. of Culture, Recreation & Tourism

6. David Guilbeau - Dept. of Health and Hospitals

7. Shawn Wilson, Dept. of Transportation & Development

8. Mike Wood- Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries

9. Charles Sutcliffe - Office of the Governor (Coastal Activities)

10. John Lavin - State Land Office

11. Marty Triche - Assumption Parish (non-voting)

12. Mitchell Ourso - Iberville Parish (non-voting)

13. Guy Cormier - St. Martin Parish (non-voting)

14. Paul Naquin - St. Mary Parish (non-voting)

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1. Bobby Reed, Chair - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

2. Mike Walker - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

3. Keith Lovell - Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

4. Chris Piehler - Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

5. Glenn Constant - U.S. Fish & Wildlife

6. Lamar Hale - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

7. Dr. William Kelso - LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources

8. Dan Kroes – U.S. Geological Survey (ex-officio)

9. David Walther - U.S. Fish & Wildlife (ex-officio)

10. Dr. Richard Keim - LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources (ex-officio)

Atchafalaya BasinTechnical Advisory Group (TAG)

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Big Alabama

Pigeon Bay

Flat Lake/East Grand Lake

Henderson Lake

13 Water Management Units13 Water Management Units

Buffalo Cove

Beau Bayou Swamp

Upper Belle River

Cocodrie Swamp

Bayou Des Glaises

Grand Lake

Cow Island Lake

Lost LakeLost Lake

Warner’s LakeWarner’s Lake

= WMU level effort ongoing or planned by WMU level effort ongoing or planned by State/ParishState/Parish

=WMU level effort ongoing or WMU level effort ongoing or planned by Corpsplanned by Corps

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FY2012/13 Annual Plan Overview– Background Information (Pages 1-7 & 10-19)– Flood Information (Pages 8-9)– Project Funding & Prioritization (Pages 20-21)– Proposed Water Quality/Water Management Project List (Pages 22-

23)– Proposed Access Projects List(Page 24)– Proposed Other Projects and Initiatives List (Page 25)– New Water Project Information (Pages 26-27)– Ongoing Water Project Information (Pages 28-37)– Access Projects Proposed for Funding Information (Page 38)– Ongoing Annual Plan Access Project Information (Pages 39-42)– Other Projects and Initiatives Information (Pages 43-44)– U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Access & Easements (Page

45)– TAG Letter (Pages 46-52)– Proposed Water Project List (Page 53)


Potential FY 2013 Atchafalaya Basin Water Management Projects

Identified by Stakeholders and Presented to the Technical Advisory Group

The subcommittee of the Technical Advisory Group met on October 4, 2011 and on October 20, 2011 to evaluate projects nominated during the public hearings for the development of the Atchafalaya Basin Program’s 2013 Annual Plan. The following is a list of projects that the

subcommittee evaluated. The projects are not ranked in any order of importance.

Project Name Project Number• Dredge Bee Bayou to Flat Lake Pass and close Coon Trap 201101• Dredge Work Canal 201102• Dredge Kings Ditch from Work Canal to Round Lake 201103• Remove blockage restricting flow into Paddie U. Pond 201104• Remove blockage in Bristow Bayou at I-10 201105• Remove dike north of Bayou Mallet 201106• Bank line stabilization on Whiskey Bay Pilot Channel 201107• American Pass Bathymetry 201108• Dredge Taylor Point Cut 201109• Reestablish previous over-bank elevations in Buffalo Cove WMU 201110


FY 2013 Water Management New Projects

Proposed for Funding

• Bristow Bayou North of I-10

• Bathymetry Data in American Pass

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FY2013 201105 Bristow Bayou North of I-10


FY2013 201108 Bathymetry Data in American Pass


FY 2013 Water Management ProjectsProposed for Funding FY2013

(From 2012 Plan)

• East Grand Lake (partially Funded for construction)

• Big Bayou Pigeon (construction)

• Little Bayou Pigeon (construction)

• Brown Bayou to I-10 Canal (construction)

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FY 2013 Access Projects Proposed for Funding

1. Wilson’s Landing

2. Sandy Cove Landing

3. Ramah Landing

4. Catahoula Landing

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Other Projects Proposed for Funding FY2013

1. Basin Master Plan Update

2. Belle River Park

3. Biking/Hiking/Paddling Trails

4. Camp Atchafalaya

5. Habitat Restoration

7. Lake End Park Cabins

8. Morgan City Interpretive Center

9. Primitive Campgrounds

10. Stephensville Park

11. Veterans Park

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FY2012/13 PlanPath Forward

January 18, 2012 – Present draft annual Plan to CPRA for Consideration and Approval

January 2012 –– R & P Approval Of Annual Plan

February 2012– Submit FY 2013 Annual Plan to Legislature

March 12, 2012 – Legislative Session Begins


Thank You!

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