Louisiana Coastal Area Blind River Freshwater … Coastal Area Blind River Freshwater Diversion...
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Louisiana Coastal Area Blind River Freshwater Diversion Project Restore America’s Estuary Conference November 16, 2010 Michael F. Schmidt, P.E. BCEE Moderator
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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
