Draft Environmental Impact Statement, West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

Abstract

Jefferson Parish, located in southeast Louisiana, without an adequate hurricane protection levee system for the populated areas in the southern part of the parish. The purpose of this document is to determine the environmental consequences of providing this hurricane protection. Seven levee alinements were studied. Constructing the levee would cause the impoundment of from 429 to 2,729 acres of wetlands, depending on the alinement, and the subsequent blockage of free surface water exchange to the protected side of the levee. With the flood protection afforded by a levee, the enclosed wetlands located on the protected side of the levee will be subjected to increased developmental pressures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA138878

Entities

Organizations

  • New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

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  • Birds
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  • Eutrophication
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Wildlife

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  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
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