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ANEP: Barataria-Terrebonne EstuariesBarataria-Terrebonne is facing a serious crisis with a land loss rate of 21 square miles every year. The area's natural plumbing has been altered in many ways:

  • by river levees along the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers;

  • by extensive dredging of straight canals, many of which are deeper than natural water bodies;

  • by breaching of natural ridges;

  • by laying of pipelines; and

  • by impoundments created by levees, dikes, roadbeds, and embankments,
    making hydrologic modification the "linchpin" issue. This priority problem directly impacts other identified problems of sediment and habitat loss, and water quality issues of nutrient-enrichment, pathogen contamination and toxic substances.

Barataria-Terrebonne Program's nationally-recognized, award-winning management plan addresses methods to re-establish the natural flow of water and improve water quality. In addition, the Program has partnered with the Gulf of Mexico Program to demonstrate shellfish restoration strategies.

For more information about the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuaries Program:

  • Call 800-259-0869/(504) 447-0868
  • Write P.O. Box 2663, Thibodaux LA 70301
  • E-mail us at Sandra@btnep.org

Please visit our website at http://www.btnep.org/home.asp

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