Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Restoration Plan/ Environmental Assessment #4: Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) and Recreational Use

The LA TIG identified 31 projects in the range of reasonable alternatives in addition to the No Action Alternative. These projects are intended to provide nutrient reduction benefits and address recreational use loss in the Louisiana Restoration Area. Nutrient reduction projects considered in this RP/EA would help restore and enhance the ecological and hydrological integrity of the state’s coastal watersheds by reducing rural nonpoint source pollution through the implementation of conservation practices (CPs) on agricultural lands. Projects restoring lost recreational use emphasize the creation and enhancement of recreational infrastructure, enhanced recreational access or opportunity, and educational and outreach components that promote use of the natural resources and encourage conservation and stewardship for them, consistent with the injuries caused by the DWH Oil Spill. The LA TIG is proposing 23 of these projects (four of eight nutrient reduction projects and 19 of 23 recreational use projects) as preferred alternatives for implementation.

There are no hard deadlines for this restoration plan. A Final RP/EA is anticipated in fall, 2018.