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Mississippi Coastal Impact Assistance Plan and Project Proposals

Mississippi
Department of Marine Resources

Mississippi CIAP Plan

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CIAP Final Executive Summary
CIAP Final Implementation Plan (submitted December 2008)

CIAP Budgets by Allocation Year

Hancock County
Harrison County
Jackson County
State of Mississippi


• Hancock County Project Proposals
  • Tier 1
    • Hancock County Short List of Tier 1 Projects
    • MS.23.701—Pearlington Sewer Implementation, Phase 1 and 2
    • MS.23.702 [vacant]
    • MS.23.703—Implementation of Hancock County Greenways: Parks and Trails in Hancock County, Phase 1, 2 and 3
    • MS.23.704—Hancock County CIAP Project Administration, Phase 1, 2 and 3
    • MS.23.705—Empowering the Future Generations of Ecological Stewards in Hancock County, Phase 1 and 2
    • MS.23.706—Recovery from Katrina: A Study of Pre and Post Katrina Water Quality on Local Streams, Wetland and Beaches, Phase 1 and 2
    • MS.23.707 [vacant]
    • MS.23.708—Tracking Recovery After Katrina and Benchmarking Environmental Sustainability: Hancock County Geographic Information System, Phases 1, 2 and 3
  • Tier 2
    • Hancock County Short List of Tier 2 Projects
    • MS.23.709—Model Bio-Retention Parking Facility in Downtown Bay St. Louis
• Harrison County Project Proposals
  • Tier 1
    • Harrison County Short List of Tier 1 Projects
    • MS.24.701—Henderson Point Greenway
    • MS.24.702—Blakeslee Preserve Habitat Restoration
    • MS.24.703—Tchoutabouffa River Greenway
    • MS.24.704—Biloxi River Greenway – Phases I & II
    • MS.24.705—Watershed Enhancement Projects
    • MS.24.706—Oyster Bayou Restoration
    • MS.24.707—Canal Road Sewer Collection System
    • MS.24.708—Pineville Community Collection System
    • MS.24.709—Palmer Creek Sewer System
    • MS.24.710—Tuxachainie Creek Watershed Sewer Collection System
    • MS.24.711—Harrison County Project Administration
  • Tier 2
    • Harrison County Short List of Tier 2 Projects
    • MS.24.712—Biloxi River Greenway
    • MS.24.713—Blakeslee Preserve Habitat Restoration
    • MS.24.714—Palmer Creek Collection System
    • MS.24.715—Tuxachainie Creek Watershed Sewer Collection System
    • MS.24.716—Sand Beach Improvements
    • MS.24.717—Nearshore Fishing Reefs
    • MS.24.718—Turkey Creek Land Acquisition
• Jackson County Project Proposals
  • Tier 1
    • Jackson County Short List of Tier 1 Projects
    • MS.30.701—City of Gautier Coastal Land Conservation in Area of Hickory Hills and Bayou Castelle, Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.30.702—Audubon Mississippi Coastal Impact Education and Engagement: Promoting Conservation Ethics within the Pascagoula River Basin, Phases 1, 2, 3, and 4
    • MS.30.703—Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Project, Phases 1, 2, 3, and 4
    • MS.30.704—Land Acquisition 2007 to 2010: Extending from the East Side of the Downtown Waterfront Park, Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4
    • MS.30.705—Property Acquisition and Clearing for the Protection of Storm Water Outfalls, Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.30.706—Harbor Storm Water Management and Wetlands Restoration, Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.30.707—Delmas Avenue Walkway and Park Development
    • MS.30.708—Magnolia Avenue Birding Pier
    • MS.30.709—Restoration of Round Island Artificial Reef
    • MS.30.710—City of Gautier Coastal Land Conservation in Area of Point Clear, Gautier, MS, Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4
    • MS.30.711—ISLAND ACQUISITION 2007 to 2010: Located within Beardslee Lake on the Escatawpa River in Moss Point, Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4
    • MS.30.712—Sanitary Sewer System Repair/Rehabilitation, Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4
    • MS.30.713—Ocean Beach Estates Wastewater Collection System, Phases 1, 2 and 3
    • MS.30.714 [vacant]
    • MS.30.715—Property Acquisition of Known Flood Hazards to Reduce the Recurrence of Repetitive Loss of Property, Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.30.716—Restoration of Lake Mars Waterfront Public Access, Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.30.717—Incident Response System, Phases 1, 2 and 3
    • MS.30.718—Rehabilitation of Gravity Sewer Collection System
    • MS.30.719—Jackson County Planning Assistance and Administration Costs of Complying with CIAP, Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Tier 2
    • Jackson County Short List of Tier 2 Projects
    • MS.30.720 [vacant]
    • MS.30.721—Rehabilitation of Gravity Sewer Collection System, Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.30.722 [vacant]
    • MS.30.723 [vacant]
    • MS.30.724 [vacant]
    • MS.30.725 [vacant]
    • MS.30.726—Acquisition of Right-of-way Between the East and West Portions of Hellmers Lane
    • MS.30.727—Decentralized Water and Wastewater Systems, Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.30.728 [vacant]
    • MS.30.729—Jackson County Restoration/Creation and Maintenance of Nearshore Tidal Marsh Islands, Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4
• State of Mississippi Project Proposals
  • Tier 1
    • State Short List of Tier 1 Projects
    • MS.R.701—Tchoutacabouffa River Park, Phase 1 and 2
    • MS.R.702 [vacant]
    • MS.R.703—Preservation of Green Space in the City of Lucedale
    • MS.R.704 [vacant]
    • MS.R.705—The Point Acquisition Project
    • MS.R.706—Pascagoula River Ecotourism and Education Trails
    • MS.R.707—Land Acquisition Turkey Creek Watershed
    • MS.R.708 [vacant]
    • MS.R.709—Smart Conservation: A Strategy for Incorporating Green Infrastructure into Hurricane Recovery and Renewal
    • MS.R.710—Conservation Lands Acquisition in the Mississippi Coastal Plain – Moss Point
    • MS.R.711—Conservation Lands Acquisition in the Mississippi Coastal Plain-Old Fort Bayou
    • MS.R.712—On The Green At Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
    • MS.R.713—Acquisition of Cat Island- Phases 1, 2 and 3
    • MS.R.714—Wolf River Conservation Lands Acquisition in the Mississippi Coastal Plain (Pulitzer Property) Section 7
    • MS.R.715—Wolf River Conservation Lands Acquisition in the Mississippi Coastal Plain (Allison Property)
    • MS.R.716—Coastal Wetland Impact Database Enhancement (Coastal Resource Management Program) Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.R.717—Coastal Wetland Impact Database Enhancement
    • MS.R.718—Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Invasive Species Coordination, Assessment and Control
    • MS.R.719—Sustainable Development and Smart Growth Management Initiative in the Six Coastal Counties of Mississippi
    • MS.R.720—Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Facilities Enhancement Phases I and II
    • MS.R.721—Powering Renewal: Rebuilding Gulf Coast Communities with Clean Energy
    • MS.R.722—MDEQ Ozone Forecasting Service for the Mississippi Gulf Coast
    • MS.R.723—Development of a Coastal Land Use Evaluation System (CLUES)
    • MS.R.724 [vacant]
    • MS.R.725—Mississippi Gulf Coast Waterfront land Acquisition Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4
    • MS.R.726—Mississippi State University GeoResources Institute – Infinity Project
    • MS.R.727—Creation, Colonization and Succession of New Habitats: Implications for the Success of Artificial Reefs Phases 1 & 2
    • MS.R.728—Natural and Anthropogenic Recovery of Coastal River Fish Populations Following Hurricane Katrina: Design and Implementation of Management Actions to Maximize Human Benefits
    • MS.R.729—Restoring Fish Stocks in the Mississippi Sound through Responsible Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4
    • MS.R.730—State of Mississippi Planning Assistance and Administrative Costs of Complying with CIAP- Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4
    • MS.R.731 [vacant]
    • MS.R.732—Documenting and Conserving the Heritage Resources of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.R.733 [vacant]
    • MS.R.734 [vacant]
    • MS.R.735 [vacant]
    • MS.R.736—Schooner Pier Complex
    • MS.R.737—Coastal Mississippi Integrated Ecological Restoration Partnership
    • MS.R.738—Impact Monitoring Program
    • MS.R.739—Real Time Hydrological Monitoring in the Mississippi Sound
    • MS.R.740—Deer Island Tree Planting and Master Plan Development
    • MS.R.741—Mississippi Marine Debris Removal and Prevention Project
    • MS.R.742—Monitoring Aquatic Habitats in the Mississippi Coastal Zone: What is the State of Health of the Bay of St. Louis
    • MS.R.743—Gulf Coast Geospatial Center Support to the MDMR
    • MS.R.744—Sediment Associated Pollutants and Water Quality in St. Louis Bay
    • MS.R.745—Native Plant Nursery for Restoration of Mississippi Coastal Vegetation
    • MS.R.746—Acquiring Real Time Continuous Surface Circulation Data in the Mississippi Sound in Support of Resource Management and Environmental Quality Application
    • MS.R.747—New Beginnings for Marine Education, Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.R.748—Native Vegetation and Estuarine Plant Nursery Addition to Pascagoula River Basin Estuarine Education Center
    • MS.R.749—Striped Bass Restoration for the Mississippi Gulf Coast
    • MS.R.750 [vacant]
    • MS.R.751—Working Waterfront Project #3 Acquisition of Properties Adjacent to Pelican Landing
    • MS.R.752—The Point Development Project
    • MS.R.753—Implementation of Hancock County Greenways: Pearlington Boat Launch and Cedar Point Boat Launch
    • MS.R.754—Implementation of Hancock County Greenways: Possum Walk Environmental and Historical Trail, Linking NASA’s Infinity to the Past
    • MS.R.755—Ansley, Lakeshore and Heron Bay Sewer Implementation
    • MS.R.756—Old Wire Road Trail Project Phases 1 and 2
    • MS.R.757—Mississippi Sound Seagrass Conservation Project
    • MS.R.758 [vacant]
    • MS.R.759—Mississippi Gulf Coast Seafood Safety Education and Youth Environmental Stewardship Program
    • MS.R.760—Tracking the Sources of Fecal Pollution in Mississippi Coastal Waters Using Library Independent, Rapid, Molecular Markers and Climatological/Geological Processes
    • MS.R.761—Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, Turkey Creek Watershed Protection Project
    • MS.R.762 [vacant]
    • MS.R.763 [vacant]
    • MS.R.764 [vacant]
    • MS.R.765—Steep Hollow Museum
    • MS.R.766 [vacant]
    • MS.R.767—Implementation of Hancock County Greenways: Continuation of Hancock County Beach Pathway
    • MS.R.768—Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Mississippi Sound Welcome Center
    • MS.R.769—The Crosby Arboretum Education Center Construction
    • MS.R.770—Urban Forestry Education on Storm Recovery and Reforesting
    • MS.R.771—Mississippi Gulf Region Water and Wastewater Plan Complementary Project Implementation Phases 1, 2 and 3
    • MS.R.772—Renewal of Joseph T. Jones Park/ Educational Pavilion
    • MS.R.773—Beach Restoration – Stormwater Outfalls Demonstration Project
    • MS.R.774 [vacant]
  • Tier 2
    • State Short List of Tier 2 Projects
    • MS.R.775—Pearl River County Land Acquisition: West Hobolochitto Creek
    • MS.R.776—Back Bay Biloxi Reef Habitat Restoration Project
    • MS.R.777—Long Beach Wetland Restoration
    • MS.R.778—Pascagoula River/Brewton Camp Acquisition Project
    • MS.R.779—Development of GIS Database for Evaluation of Land Loss and Habitat Change in the Mississippi Coastal Zone
    • MS.R.780—Mississippi Gulf Coast Manmade Marshes
    • MS.R.781—Coastal Wetlands to Replace Mississippi’s Coastal Storm water Runoff Concerns: Enhancing Flow, Sediment and Nutrient Retention
    • MS.R.782—Assessing Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts on Birds in Coastal Mississippi
    • MS.R.783—Turkey Creek Wetlands and Flood Plain Acquisition
    • MS.R.784—Enhancing Riparian Forests and Aquatic Diversity through Educational Outreach and Forest Demonstrations in Coastal Mississippi
    • MS.R.785—Barrier Islands Functional Assessment Using Multi-trophic Indicators
    • MS.R.786—Front Street Acquisition Project
    • MS.R.787—Popp’s Ferry Causeway Park Phase I
    • MS.R.788 [vacant]
    • MS.R.789—Mississippi Sound and Barrier Island System Sediment Classification
    • MS.R.790—Lightning Point Acquisition Project
    • MS.R.791—Terrestrial Vegetation of the Mississippi Barrier Islands and Its Recovery from Hurricane Katrina
    • MS.R.792—Evaluating Shallow Ground Water Flow to Mississippi Sound as a Potential Vector for Coastal Eutrophication
    • MS.R.793—Development of a Decision Support Tool for the Improvement of Shoreline Habitats Altered by Bulkheads
    • MS.R.794—Inflow and Infiltration of Storm Water into Existing Sanitary Sewer System
    • MS.R.795 [vacant]
    • MS.R.796 [vacant]
    • MS.R.797—Habitat and Movement of Juvenile Gulf Sturgeon, Acipenser Oxyrinchus Desotoi, in Coastal Mississippi with an Emphasis on the Pascagoula River and Its Associated Estuary
    • MS.R.798—A Bottlenose Dolphin Surveillance Team for the Mississippi Sound
    • MS.R.799—Prescribed Fire Education in the Coastal Plains
    • MS.R.800 [vacant]
    • MS.R.801—Coastal School Bus Retrofit Project

Appendix A: Governor's Letter Designating Lead Agency
Appendix B: Summary of Public Comments Received on Draft Coastal Impact Assistance Program
Appendix C: Request for Proposals for CIAP Subgrants
Appendix D: Summary of AU4 Projects, AU4 Table of Proposed Projects
Appendix E: Projects by Authorized Use and Category
Appendix F: Checklist Used to Ensure Compliance with NEPA and Other Federal Laws


CIAP Final Guidelines revised October 2008
 

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