Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group 2016-2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment

Overview

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Marine Fisheries Service - HQ Office of Habitat Conservation

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

06/28/2024

Summary

The Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Draft 2016-2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (EA) (PDF, 308 pages) evaluates alternatives and proposes three projects: Wetlands, Coastal, Nearshore Habitat/Birds restoration type - Graveline Bay Land Acquisition and Management and Grand Bay Land Acquisition and Habitat Management; Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) restoration type - Upper Pascagoula River Water Quality Enhancement. The total estimated cost for the proposed restoration projects is $21.5 million. Details on the proposed projects and the environmental analysis are contained in the draft restoration plan and EA. The plan is consistent with the Trustees’ programmatic restoration plan.