Environmental Compliance

Each restoration project is subject to applicable compliance with regulatory requirements, such as protection of endangered species or historic resources, which are relevant to that project. Documentation of regulatory compliance is available in the Administrative Record Index for the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment. This page includes direct links to these compliance reviews or approvals in the administrative record.

Trustees: Mississippi

Project ID: 60

Coastal Zone Management Act

(Complete) - Letter from MS DMR to NOAA OGC Re: Draft Phase IV Early Restoration Coastal Consistency Concurrence [CZMA Consistency Response] (June 29, 2015)

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act

Under Evaluation

Trustees: Mississippi

Project ID: 60

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from DOI to FWS Re: Informal Consultation Request for the Proposed Restoring Living Shorelines and Reefs in Mississippi Estuaries project, Mississippi - Wolf River Living Shoreline and Subtidal Reef [ESA Section 7 Consultation Initiation and Response] (August 12, 2015)

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Email from DOI to FWS Re: CBRA for Deepwater Horizon MS Project [CBRA Consistency Determination and Response] (July 17, 2015)

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

Essential Fish Habitat (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS)

(Complete) - NOAA RC Agency Memorandum Re: DWH Early Restoration Phase IV: no further MMPA action needed from NMFS [MMPA Determination] (March 22, 2016)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from DOI to North Florida Ecological Services Field Office Re: Compliance with Marine Mammal Protection Act [MMPA Determination] (November 2, 2015)

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from DOI to FWS Re: Informal Consultation Request for the Proposed Restoring Living Shorelines and Reefs in Mississippi Estuaries project, Mississippi - Wolf River Living Shoreline and Subtidal Reef [ESA Section 7 Consultation Initiation and Response] (August 12, 2015)

National Environmental Policy Act

National Historic Preservation Act

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act

(Complete) - Department of the Army Permit to Conduct Regulated Activities on Wolf River [RHA/CWA Response] (June 24, 2020)

Trustees: Mississippi

Project ID: 363

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from FWS to File Re: Regulatory Compliance Determinations for Restoration Projects Proposed in the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group’s Restoration Plan #4 [BGEPA] (June 2, 2023)

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (USFWS)

Not Applicable

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

Not Applicable

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

Under Evaluation

Essential Fish Habitat (NMFS)

Not Applicable

Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS)

Not Applicable

Marine Mammal Protection Act (USFWS)

Not Applicable

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from FWS to File Re: Regulatory Compliance Determinations for Restoration Projects Proposed in the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group’s Restoration Plan #4 [MBTA Response] (June 2, 2023)

National Environmental Policy Act

(Complete) - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Final Restoration Plan 4 and Environmental Assessment: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source); and Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities (January 2024)

National Historic Preservation Act

Complete

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act

Not Applicable

Trustees: Mississippi; USDA; EPA

Project ID: 96

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Letter from DOI to FWS Re: Informal Consultation Request for the Proposed Upper Pascagoula Water Quality Improvement Project, Mississippi [ESA Section 7 Consultation Initiation] (March 23, 2017)

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Email from DOI to FWS Re: CBRA letter for three MS TIG project alternatives [CBRA Consistency Determination] (March 11, 2017)

Coastal Zone Management Act

(Complete) - Letter from MS DMR to USDA Re: CZMA for Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Draft 2016-2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment [CZMA Consistency Response] (April 5, 2017)

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from NOAA Re: ESA No Effect Determination for Grand Bay, Graveline, and Pascagoula Nutrient Reduction Projects

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

Essential Fish Habitat (NMFS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from NOAA Regarding EFH No Effect Determination for Grand Bay, Graveline, and Pascagoula Nutrient Reduction Projects

Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS)

Not Applicable

Marine Mammal Protection Act (USFWS)

Not Applicable

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Letter from DOI to FWS Re: Informal Consultation Request for the Proposed Upper Pascagoula Water Quality Improvement Project, Mississippi [ESA Section 7 Consultation Initiation] (March 23, 2017)

National Environmental Policy Act

National Historic Preservation Act

In Progress

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act

Not Applicable

Trustees: Mississippi

Project ID: 259

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Memo from USFWS to DOI Re: Informal Consultation Request for Four Restoration Projects in Mississippi (March 20, 2020)

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from FWS Re: CBRA (April 23, 2020)

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from NOAA Re: ESA, EFH, and MMPA No Effect Determination Wolf River Coastal Preserves Habitat Management- Dupont and Bell's Ferry [ESA, EFH, and MMPA Determination] (December 9, 2019)

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

(Complete) - Letter from FWS to Gulf Restoration Office Re: ESA Consultation for Mississippi Wolf River Coastal Preserve Habitat Management-Dupont and Bell's Ferry Tracts [ESA Concurrence] (March 27, 2020)

Essential Fish Habitat (NMFS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from NOAA Re: ESA, EFH, and MMPA No Effect Determination Wolf River Coastal Preserves Habitat Management- Dupont and Bell's Ferry [ESA, EFH, and MMPA Determination] (December 9, 2019)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS)

(Complete) - Memorandum from NOAA Re: ESA, EFH, and MMPA No Effect Determination Wolf River Coastal Preserves Habitat Management- Dupont and Bell's Ferry [ESA, EFH, and MMPA Determination] (December 9, 2019)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (USFWS)

Not Applicable

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (USFWS)

Under Evaluation

National Environmental Policy Act

(Complete) - Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Final Restoration Plan II and Environmental Assessment: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats and Oysters (September 2020)

National Historic Preservation Act

Under Evaluation

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act

(Complete) - Letter from USACE Mobile District to Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Re: CWA Permit Approval for Wolf River Coastal Preserve Habitat Management DeLisle Tract [CWA Permit Response] (May 17, 2022)

Environmental Compliance

Restoring Living Shorelines and Reefs in Mississippi Estuaries - Saint Louis Bay Living Shoreline

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

Essential Fish Habitat (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (USFWS)

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (USFWS)

National Environmental Policy Act

National Historic Preservation Act

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act

Restoring Living Shorelines and Reefs in Mississippi Estuaries - Wolf River Living Shoreline and Subtidal Reef

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (USFWS)

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (USFWS)

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

Essential Fish Habitat (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (USFWS)

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (USFWS)

National Environmental Policy Act

National Historic Preservation Act

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act

Shepard State Park Recreational Enhancements

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (USFWS)

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (USFWS)

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

Essential Fish Habitat (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (USFWS)

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (USFWS)

National Environmental Policy Act

National Historic Preservation Act

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act

Upper Pascagoula Water Quality Enhancement Project

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (USFWS)

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (USFWS)

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

Essential Fish Habitat (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (USFWS)

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (USFWS)

National Environmental Policy Act

National Historic Preservation Act

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act

Wolf River Coastal Preserve Habitat Management-Dupont Tract and Bell’s Ferry Tract

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (USFWS)

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (USFWS)

Coastal Zone Management Act

Endangered Species Act (NMFS)

Endangered Species Act (USFWS)

Essential Fish Habitat (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (NMFS)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (USFWS)

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (USFWS)

National Environmental Policy Act

National Historic Preservation Act

Rivers and Harbors Act/Clean Water Act