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Tetra Tech — Investor Presentation (October 2020)
13 slides from Tetra Tech's investor presentation, October 2020
Slide 1: Hypoxia Task Force Louisiana Update
L O U I S I A N A N U T R I E N T R E D U C T I O N A N D M A N A G E M E N T S T R AT E G Y 2020 OCTOBER 1 Hypoxia Task Force Louisiana Update Harry Vorhoff L O U I S I A N A G O V E R N O R ’ S O F F I C E O F C O A S TA L A C T I V I T I E S 1 UPDATES I. Louisiana’s Nutrient Reduction and Managem
Slide 2: Louisiana's Nutrient Reduction and Management Strategy Approaches
Louisiana’s Nutrient Reduction and Management Strategy LOUISIANA NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 3 Approaches Nutrient monitoring & science development Identifying high priority watersheds for BMP implementation Cooperative and innovative efforts for nonpoint source reduction LOUISI
Slide 3: Nutrient Monitoring & Science
NUTRIENT MONITORING & SCIENCE LOUISIANA NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 5 Hypoxia Task Force Grant Louisiana received $100,000 in 2019 and additional $70,000 in 2020. Funded Projects 1. Nonpoint Source Program Monitoring 1. Establish current water quality conditions in watersheds, to iden
Slide 4: CRMS & SWAMP Water Quality Monitoring: Long-term Nutrient Trends
CRMS & SWAMP Water Quality Monitoring LOUISIANA NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 7 LDEQ Ambient Water Quality Long-term Nutrient Trends TKN, NO3NO2, & TP Period of record 1978-2014, monthly monitoring at 21 long-term sites Majority of trends decreasing (73%) o All 21 sites had decreasing t
Slide 5: Priority Watersheds
RESTORE Act Center of Excellence Research Grants Program “Multiple Tools for Determining the Fate of “Determining the Influence of Surface Nitrate in Coastal Deltaic Floodplains” Water Diversions on Physical and Nutrient Characteristics of Wetland Soils” Lead Investigator (Institution): Robert Twill
Slide 6: Nonpoint Source Innovation & Collaboration
Priority Watersheds LOUISIANA NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 11 NONPOINT SOURCE INNOVATION & COLLABORATION LOUISIANA NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 12
Slide 7: Watershed Nutrient Management Plans; Water Quality Trading Program
Watershed Nutrient Management Plans I. Project Description: LSU AgCenter will develop producer-specific masters programs and watershed nutrient management plans. II. Intent: Reduce excessive nutrient pollution from farm practices through enhancing existing NRCS practices. III. Funding: Mosaic Benefi
Slide 8: Governor's Second Term Coastal Priorities
GOVERNOR’S SECOND TERM COASTAL PRIORITIES LOUISIANA NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 15 Largest Hypoxic Zone in the U.S. Important, long-term effort to understand and predict the dynamics of hypoxia in this river-dominated coastal ecosystem LOUISIANA NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT STRAT
Slide 9: Local Impacts: Seafood & Fishing Industries
Local Impacts: Seafood & Fishing Industries Burdens: • Competition among vessels • Higher fuel costs • Increased bycatch (Jordan 2018; Marohn 2018) Over 53,000 jobs in the state are related to the seafood and recreational fishing industries (USDC et al. 2018). The Louisiana Shrimp Association and Lo
Slide 10: Coastal Priorities
Coastal Priorities LOUISIANA NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 19 Photo credit: Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, Times Picayune Governor Edwards’s Priorities for Second Term: Coastal Priorities • Integrate the goals of flood protection, ecosystem restoration, navigation, water quality, and fish
Slide 11: 2020 WRDA – Work in Progress
2020 WRDA – Work in Progress House Bill, Section 128. Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration Program. Secretary shall carry out a demonstration program to determine the causes of, and implement measures to effectively detect, prevent, treat, and eliminate, harmful algal blooms associated with water resou
Slide 12: Oyster Management & Rehabilitation Strategy; Hypoxia Commitments
Oyster Management & Rehabilitation Strategy Lead agency: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Issue: Oyster resources at all-time lows on public oyster areas Action: $132 million strategy (still in draft form) $25.6M of NRDA approved in August 2020 for oyster-related projects • 2 brood ree
Slide 13: Thank You
Thank You Questions? Harry.Vorhoff@la.gov (GOCA) Angelina.Freeman@la.gov (CPRA) Amanda.Vincent@la.gov (DEQ) joey_b@ldaf.state.la.us (DAF) Charles.Reulet@la.gov (DNR) LOUISIANA NUTRIENT REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 25