The New Mexico Office of the Natural Resources Trustee released a final restoration plan for the Animas and San Juan rivers on Thursday. This restoration plan is intended to improve water quality and economic opportunities following the 2015 Gold King Mine spill. The office selected four projects for funding: Construction of a boat ramp on […]
The New Mexico Office of the Natural Resources Trustee released a final restoration plan for the Animas and San Juan rivers on Thursday. This restoration plan is intended to improve water quality and economic opportunities following the 2015 Gold King Mine spill. The office selected four projects for funding: Construction of a boat ramp on […]
Final webinar on the Mid-Barataria project May 25, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
The final community conversation webinar on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project will take place on Tuesday, May 25 at 6:00 p.m.
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers recently released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and the LA TIG released its Draft Restoration Plan on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. The release of these two documents represents a critical milestone in the permitting process for the project.
CPRA, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG), and Restore the Mississippi River Delta have partnered to host a virtual webinars on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion as an informal opportunity to learn more about the project and how to provide formal public comments to USACE.
USACE: Mid-Barataria meetings starting today April 6, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
Starting today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) will jointly conduct three virtual public meetings about the proposed Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project.
The meetings will allow participants to learn more about the proposed Mid-Barataria project and have feedback on the recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and/or Draft Restoration Plan.
The virtual public meetings are taking place:
Meeting 1: Tuesday, April 6 from 9 – 12 p.m.
Meeting 2: Wednesday, April 7 from 1 – 4 p.m.
Meeting 3: Thursday, April 8 from 6 – 9 p.m.
The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is one of the largest and most innovative coastal restoration efforts ever undertaken, and one of the largest environmental infrastructure projects in the history of the United States.