RESTORE Council Announcements
CPRA and TLDC Announce Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex Moving to Phase 2 Construction
Contact: coastal@la.gov BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District (TLCD) are pleased to announce that the Houma Navigation...
Florida and Alabama Water Quality Projects Approved
On January 17, 2024, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) voted to approve funding for two ecosystem restoration activities. Specifically, the Council voted to amend its 2021 Funded Priorities...
TX State Expenditure Plan Amendment #2 - Approved by RESTORE Council Chair
On January 17, 2024, the Council Chair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approved the Texas State Expenditure Plan (SEP) Amendment #2. Under the Spill Impact Component of the RESTORE Act,...
Texas Wind-Tidal Flat Restoration Project
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council is funding a pilot project to research different ways to restore wind-tidal flats. Wind tidal flats, a unique coastal ecosystem that is subject to...
Texas Abandoned Oil and Gas Well Plugging
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council is funding the plugging and restoration of eleven abandoned oil and gas wells and the associated roads at Padre Island National Seashore. This restoration...
Council Chair Approves Alabama State Expenditure Plan 2023 Amendment
On December 4, 2023, the Council Chair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), approved the Alabama State Expenditure Plan (SEP) 2023 Amendment. States amend SEPs to increase funding for projects...
Council Votes to Approve Fairhope Sanitary Sewer Overflow Mitigation Project Amendment
On August 2, 2023, the Council voted to approve $820,100 in implementation funding for the City of Fairhope SSO Mitigation Project, which is part of the Coastal Alabama Regional Water...