This cooperative agreement is providing funds to the LA coastal protection and restoration authority for the engineering and design of the reggio creation and hydrologic restoration project

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana a $3.274 million Formula Grant under the Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CFDA 66.124) program. The funding will support engineering and design of the Reggio Creation and Hydrologic Restoration Project from March 2021 through December 2025. Project goals include creating approximately 484 acres of marsh east of the Reggio community and plugging two canals to counter saltwater intrusion north and west of Reggio. Specific products include preliminary design, final plans and specifications, and project kickoff and design review meetings. The project will create 291 acres and nourish 193 acres of wetlands through sediment dredged from Lake Levy. If selected for Phase II by the CWPPRA Task Force, the final plans and specifications will support construction of the wetlands restoration project.

The goal of the project is to create and/or nourish approximately 484 acres of marsh east of the reggio community and plug two canals to help counter act saltwater intrusion to the north and west of reggio. The project will create 291 acres and nourish 193 acres of wetlands with sediment hydraulically dredged from a borrow source in lake levy. Outputs: project kick-off meeting feasibility meeting if necessary preliminary design review (30% completion of phase I) presentation of final plans (95% completion of phase I) outcomes: final plans and specifications for construction of the project if selected for phase II by the cwppra task force