Today the Federal and State natural resources Trustees released the final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and Phase III Early Restoration Plan (ERP) for the Gulf Coast Early Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA). The final PEIS considers comprehensive restoration planning and alternatives for the Gulf Coast region that would restore the natural resources injured by the BP drilling disaster and the public’s loss of recreational use- total estimated costs $627 million.
Summary of Phase III Early Restoration projects.
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ESTIMATED COST FOR ALL PROPOSED PROJECTS IN THAT CATEGORY (includes potential contingencies)7 |
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PROJECT CATEGORY |
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Barrier Islands and Dunes |
$318,974,234 |
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Recreational |
$230,318,372 |
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Living Shoreline |
$66,603,748 |
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Oyster |
$8,610,081 |
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Seagrasses |
$2,691,867 |
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Total |
$627,198,302 |
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Additionally the report lists 44 proposed Phase III projects. The ultimate decision to select each of these projects for implementation will be a consensus decision by all Trustees, and will be made in a future Record of Decision. Based on the analysis in this document, including consideration of public comments, the Trustees prefer the proposed action as described in the project summary for each of the 44 projects, and thus prefer the set of 44 projects for Phase III Early Restoration. Here are some of the local projects on the list:
- Beach Enhancement, Project at Gulf Island 
National Seashore: $10,836,055
- Gulf Islands National Seashore, Ferry Project: $4,020,000
- Florida Pensacola Bay 
Living Shoreline Project: $10,836,055
- Perdido Key State Park Beach Boardwalk 
Improvements: $588,500
- Big Lagoon State Park, Boat Ramp Improvement: $1,483,020
- Perdido Key Dune, Restoration Project: $611,234
- Bob Sikes Pier Parking 
and Trail Restoration: $1,023,990
- Florida Fish Hatchery: $18,793,500
Here is the executive summary: ERP-PEIS-Executive-Summary_Corrected