Final Environmental Impact Statement
A final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Mississippi River
– Gulf Outlet (MRGO) – Lake Borgne Wetland Creation and Shoreline
Protection, Louisiana, project prepared by the US Army Corps of Engineers,
New Orleans District is available for review.
There are no substantive changes between the draft and final EIS. The Selected Plan would construct
shoreline protection features along the Lake Borgne shoreline and restore
and nourish wetlands in the MRGO and Lake Borgne estuarine complex. The
Selected Plan, with a total estimated cost of $62,400,000 would initially
create, nourish, and protect a total of 3,867 acres of wetlands.
A copy of the final EIS is available upon request. Please contact Dr. William
P. Klein Jr.; US Army Corps of Engineers; Planning, Programs, and Project
Management Division; Environmental Planning and Compliance Branch; CEMVN-PM-RS;
P.O. Box 60267; New Orleans, Louisiana 70160-0267. Dr. Klein may also be
contacted at (504) 862-2540, by email to mrgobkstab@usace.army.mil, or by fax
to (504) 862-2088.
