The Deepwater
Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees has approved phase 4 of early restoration projects following the 2010
Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The projects are all
designed to repair some of the damage done to natural resources due to the oil
disaster.
There are 10 projects
across the Gulf States with a price tag of 134 million dollars.
They include two projects to enhance bird nesting habitat, four projects to
improve nearshore and reef habitats and two projects to enhance recreational
opportunities on federal lands.
None of
the projects will specifically impact our area though there is one project to
reduce sea turtle mortality and one project to restore pelagic fish which affects
the entire Gulf Coast.
The plan does include the reworking of a
project in Eastpoint that was approved during phase 3.
That project would allow for the construction
of a restroom at the Eastpoint fishing pier.
When it was initially released, the project
included a holding tank that would have to be pumped out, but now the project has been modified so the restroom would
include a 50 gallon holding tank and grinder pump system which will be
connected to the existing sewer line about 2/3 of a mile away.
The project will require running sewer alongside
Highway 300 and Patton drive.
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