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Louisiana Coastal Area Blind River

Freshwater Diversion Project

Restore America’s Estuary ConferenceNovember 16, 2010

Michael F. Schmidt, P.E. BCEEModerator

Overview1. Program Overview

Jammie Favorite, Coastal Resources Scientist SupervisorLouisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration (OCPR)

2. Evaluation of Environmental Benefits for the Project with the Wetland Value Assessment (WVA) MethodologyLarry Schwartz, Ph.D. PWSRoger Menendez, PWS

3. Hydrologic, Hydraulic, and Ecological Modeling Issues and Implementation For the ProjectMichael Morgan, P.E. CFM Kirk Westphal, P.E.Ashok Bathulla, P.E. CFM

Overview

4. Hydrodynamic, Sediment, and Water Quality Modeling Evaluations of the Maurepas SwampSilong Lu, Ph.D. P.E.Petersen, Ph.D. P.E.

5. Response to the Implications of Human Interference by Re-engineering the Maurepas SwampDavid Peters, P.E. D.WRE CFM, Avinash Mehta, P.E.

Mississippi River Watershed

36 ft-NAVD

The River Was the Source for Hydration, Sediment and Nutrients

Lower Mississippi River Diversions

Project Area –Diversion at Convent to Blind River