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restoring and protecting Louisianas coast

State & Federal: Defining a Shared Path

for Gulf Restoration (Louisiana)

National Oil SpillCommission

September 28, 2010

garret graves

Chair, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority

Lead Trustee,Natural Resources Damage Assessment

[email protected]; 225.342.7669


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Planning for the Future: Understanding Current Needs

5 of the Top 15 portsLargest Port Cargo ComplexOnly Intermodal Medium to Over 30 states

Most Productive Ecosystem in North AmericaTop Seafood ProducerTop Source of Domestic/Imported Energy


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Coastal Florida


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Coastal Alabama


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Coastal Mississippi


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Coastal Louisiana


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Coastline/Shoreline

NOTE: compare coastline miles to shoreline miles. Louisiana has a disproportionateratio


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"There is on the

globe one single

spot"

Coastal Louisiana

7,721 miles of tidal shoreline


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Over 2300 square miles lost since 1930

Coastal Land Loss


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DeWitt Braud, LSU Coastal Studies InstituteLandsat TM 1998

Terrebonne Land/Water Change 1988-2005

Dulac

Chauvin

Cocodrie

Point AuxChene


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Oil Spill/Coastal RecoveryFunding

1. Clean Water Act fines Supplemental Environmental Programs

2. Natural Resources Damage Assessment

Actions to remediate spill impacts

3. Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act funding Offshore energy revenues

4. Hurricane Protection System mitigation funding $250 million available today

5. Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations Multi-agency participation


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Oil Spill/Coastal RecoveryImplementation Structure

1. Joint state-federal decision making

2. Modeled after the Coastal Wetlands Planning Protectionand Restoration Act

3. USFWS, NOAA and EPA rotating co-chairs

4. State co-chair

5. Alternative NEPA arrangements

6. Programmatic authority for sustainability/resiliency

efforts


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Thank You For the Opportunity

garret [email protected]

225.342.7669


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EXTRA SLIDES


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40 Million Years Ago


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5 Million Years Ago


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Today Source: Earth Systems Research Laboratory


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LOUISIANAS

NATIONAL ROLE

Th L i i P h


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"It is New Orleans,through which theproduce of three-eighths of our

territory must pass tomarket...

Thomas Jefferson to Robert R. Livingston,

Washington,

April 18, 1802

The Louisiana Purchase


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Tonnage on Domestic
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Tonnage on DomesticWaterway Network

National Perspective:
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National Perspective:Ports-Cargo

Top tonnage port in the nation

Five of the top 15 tonnage ports in the US

Largest cargo port complex in the world

19 percent of all waterborne commerce

Over 30 states depend upon Louisianas ports forimports and exports..

photo LA DOTD

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National Perspective:Energy

Top producer of domestic oil

Top domestic reserves of oil and gas

Top producer of offshore oil #2 producer of offshore gas

Significant offshore alternative energy potential

Top producer of offshore revenues for US Treasury

Offshore oil and gas pipelines in
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Offshore oil and gas pipelines in

Gulf of Mexico

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National Perspective:Ports-Seafood

Top producer in fisheries in the Lower 48 States

Top producer of oysters

Top producer of blue crabs

Top producer of crawfish

Top producer of shrimp

With t A i Eff t th G lf Will C ti
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Without Aggressive Efforts, the Gulf Will Continueto Encroach Upon Our Communities

at ou appen y


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at ou appen yWithout Action

Blum and Roberts


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WHY???

Mississippi River & Tributaries


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Mississippi River & Tributaries(MRT)

A healthy accreting coastal system


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A system that was building ~ 1 square mile of land

a year is now collapsing and unsustainable

A healthy, accreting coastal systemBefore river levees


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THEN, THE FLOODSCAME


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The Great Flood of 1927

Most destructive river flood

145 levee breaks

27,000 square miles flooded

246 deaths


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Mississippi River & Tributaries (MRT)

The Flood Control Act of 1928 put flood control on par with other major

projects of its time with the largest public works appropriation ever.

Coastal Land Loss


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Over 2300 square miles lost since 1930

Coastal Land Loss

Terrebonne Land/Water Change 1988-2005


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DeWitt Braud, LSU Coastal Studies InstituteLandsat TM 1998

Dulac

Chauvin

Cocodrie

Point AuxChene


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G t t E t L


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Greatest Ecosystem Loss

Coastal wetland losses inLouisiana account for up to 90percent of the total coastalwetlands loss occurring in thelower 48 states today and

expose the states coastalareas to the devastating effectsof hurricane storm surges.

Coastal Wetlands: Lessons Learned From Past Efforts in

Louisiana Could Help Guide Future Restoration and Protection

GAO, December 2007

H i A hi L i i


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Hurricanes Approaching LouisianasCoast Are More Likely to Be Intense

Based on probabilitiescalculated from thehistorical record from1950 to 2005, storms

striking New Orleans,LA are twice as likely tobe a Cat 2 or higherstorm than stormsstriking the Galveston,

TX area.

DRAFT LACPRFinal Technical ReportUSACEMarch 2009

Effects of Hurricane


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Effects of Hurricane

Katrina

Four major hurricanes in last

four years:

Katrina (2005)

Rita (2005)

Gustav (2008)

Ike (2008)

2005 H i I t


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2005 Hurricane Impacts

Over 1400 Louisianans died

Over 200,000 homes and businessesdestroyed, damaged or flooded

1,000,000 displaced citizens

Economic Impact Exceeded $100 billion

State/parish budget/economy devastated


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OIL SPILL

Multiple Lines of Defense


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Multiple Lines of Defense

1. Well capping

2. Dispersant

3. Skimming

4. Burning

5. Freshwater Diversions6. Shoreline Terracing/Fringe Marsh

7. Boom plans

8. Gap-filling/Air-drops

9. Tiger Dams/gabion baskets

10.Barrier Island Sand booms

11.Active skimming/sorbent operations

Comprehensive Plan


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Comprehensive Plan

Diversions


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Diversions

Caernarvon DiversionDavis Pond DiversionOstrica Locks

Bayou LamoqueBohemia SpillwayViolet SiphonWhites Ditch Siphon

Naomi SiphonWest Pointe a la HacheLower Delta Management

Coastal Boom Strategy


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Coastal Boom Strategy

Boom Plan


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Boom Plan


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Air Drops


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Air Drops

Gap Filling/Landbridge


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Gap Filling/Landbridge

Proven Success!


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Proven Success!

Landbridges Working


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Landbridges Working


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IMPACTS

At Risk


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Commercial Fishermen

Hundreds of thousands of Louisianans

Unique culture

Best food in the nation/restaurants

Most Productive Ecosystem

Oysters

Shrimp Finfish

Crabs

At Risk
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Top Recreational Fishing Destination

Bait shops

MarinasTackle suppliersRestaurants

Hotels

At Risk
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At Risk Reverses recovery from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita,

Gustav and Ike Communities

Coastal systems

Economies Threatens unique culture, heritage and way of life

Fundamentally destroys ecosystems/coastalresources

At Risk


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At Risk 40% of the coastal marshlands in the continental

United States

18% of all waterborne commerce in the UnitedStates

USFWS: fishery supported by this area remainsthe most productive in North America

90% of species

98% of commercial fish and shellfish

At Risk


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At Risk Five million waterfowl

25 million songbirds

Americas largest wintering habitat for migratorywaterfowl and songbirds

70 rare, threatened, or endangered species

Coastal wetlands serve as a buffer and retentionarea for storm surge

Wetlands serve as part of the hurricane protectionsystem

Integrated Ecosystem Restoration and Hurricane Protection:

L i i C h i M t Pl


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Louisianas Comprehensive Master Planfor a Sustainable Coast

Create a Structure to Support


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Create a Structure to SupportImplementation of the Master Plan

We are living in ahistoric moment, onethat presents us with astark choice: eithermake the bold and

difficult decisions thatwill preserve our statesfuture, or cling to thestatus quo and allowcoastal Louisiana and

its communities to washaway before our eyes.

What the Master Plan is


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What the Master Plan is

A Strategy for aSustainable Coast

Four objectives:

Reduce risk to communities

Restore sustainability to thecoastal ecosystem

Maintain a diverse array of fishand wildlife habitats

Sustain Louisianas uniqueheritage and culture


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Cannot Allow for Wasted Sediment(aka potential land)


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(aka potential land)

Storm Surge Attenuation BenefitsC


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Surge

Surge

Provided by Coastal Wetlands

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Garret Graves Oil Spill Commission 09-28-10