Delta Building Diversion North of Fort St. Philip
State Project Number: BS-10
Project Priority List (PPL): 10
Federal Sponsor: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Project Type: Sediment Diversion
Construction Completion Date: Pending
Description:
This project is intended to reduce the loss of existing marsh in the 2,252-acre project area and enhance the integrity of the delta system. Project strategies included dredging a series of channel armor gaps that will be strategically located along the east descending bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Fort St. Philip to divert sediment and nutrients to adjacent wetlands.
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Project Information:
• CWPPRA Project Page
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