Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group 2016-2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (RP/EA)

This RP/EA describes the DWH NRDA restoration planning process, identifies a reasonable range of restoration alternatives to address a portion of the injuries to resources and habitats caused by the DWH oil spill, and proposes from those alternatives a suite of preferred restoration alternatives proposed by the MS TIG. This RP/EA focuses on the restoration of injuries to natural resources and services in the Mississippi Restoration Area, using funds made available in the DWH Consent Decree. This RP/EA focuses on restoration of the following resource types: focus on the following restoration types:
(1) Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats;
(2) Nutrient Reduction (nonpoint source); and
(3) Birds.

The MS Trustee Implementation Group anticipates the completion of its Final RP/EA and decision document in early spring 2017.