Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana and Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Groups final joint restoration plan and environmental assessment #1 : Restoring wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats, federally managed lands, fish and water column invertebrates, sea turtles, submerged aquatic vegetation, and birds of the Chandeleur Islands

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• Alternative Title:
  DWH Louisiana and Open Ocean TIGs Joint Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1: Restoring Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats, Federally Managed Lands, Fish and Water Column Invertebrates, Sea Turtles, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, and Birds of the Chandeleur Islands
• Corporate Authors:
  Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana and Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Groups
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NOS (National Ocean Service) ; ORR (Office of Response and Restoration)
• Description:
  The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) and Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group (Open Ocean TIG) have cooperatively prepared this Final Joint Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1 (Joint RP/EA #1) which presents OPA NRDA and National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) evaluations for two sets of alternatives: one set for Chandeleur Islands Habitat Restoration and one set for Chandeleur Islands Fish and Water Column Invertebrates (FWCI) Restoration. The LA and Open Ocean TIGs are selecting the following preferred alternatives for funding and implementation: Chandeleur Islands Habitat Restoration Alternative 5 (approximately $237 million) and the Fisheries Engagement and Restoration Project (up to $10 million).
• Content Notes:
  October 2025
  
  NEPA UIN: 2025-0072730
• Keywords:
  • NOAA UIN EAXX-006-48-1HC-1750290312
  • NOAA Restoration Center
  • Deepwater Horizon
  • NRDA
  • Chandeleur Islands
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/vesz-pq72
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/72661/noaa_72661_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 66.77 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ; National Ocean Service (NOS) ; Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Restoration (DWH)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1e817ff9269a3463d6eba293d7d2121dea9098210d4fa21828bf1e7c74152b3abed6129e5142be29a3c5ef7242491331af47f9e3f0b75c46916ffe70f76093c5