Window opens for third round of NRDA money
- December 6, 2013
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / economy
A third pot of restoration money was announced this week aimed at righting ecological wrongs caused by the 2010 BP oil spill.
These projects are funded through the Natural Resource Damage Assessment process, which focuses on the damage to natural resources from the spill and the cost to restore them to pre-spill condition.
Before any of the projects are finalized, there is a 60-day public comment period that runs through Feb. 4, 2014. Included in the comment period are two public meetings in Florida; one at the Pensacola Bay Center on Jan. 28 starting with an open house at 6 p.m., followed by a meeting that runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
The second is Jan. 29 in Panama City at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 U.S. Highway 231, also beginning at 6 p.m.
On the list are:
Five Escambia County specific projects:
For all the details about funds related to the Deepwater Horizon spill, visit www.dep.state.fl.us/deepwaterhorizon/default.htm
- Big Lagoon State Park Boat Ramp Improvement Project - $1,483,990
- Bob Sikes Pier, Parking and Trail Restoration Project - $1,023,990
- Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery/Enhancement Center Project - $18,793,500
- Perdido Key Dune Restoration Project - $611,234
- Perdido Key State Park Beach Boardwalk Improvement Project - $588,500
- and four regional projects impacting the county are on the list, totaling a potential $45 million investment.
- Navarre Beach Park Coastal Access and Dune Restoration Project - $614,630
- Navarre Beach Park Gulfside Walkover Complex Project - $1,221,847
- Gulf Breeze Wayside Park Boat Ramp Project - $309,669
- Developing Enhanced Recreational Opportunities on the Escribano Point Portion of the Yellow River Wildlife Management Area Project - $2,576,365
- Florida Artificial Reef Creation and Restoration Project - $11,463,587
- Florida Oyster Cultch Placement Project - $5,370,596
- Florida Seagrass Recovery Project - $2,691,867
- Scallop Enhancement for Increased Recreational Fishing Opportunity in the Florida Panhandle Project - $2,890,250
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