Planning Archives | NOAA Gulf Spill Restoration

Archived Information about Phase V of Early Restoration:

Archived Information about Phase IV of Early Restoration:

Draft Phase IV Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessments (pdf, 55MB)*

Draft Phase IV Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessments (Executive Summary) (3MB)*

Draft Phase IV Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessments (Executive Summary) (Vietnamese Translation) (pdf, 951 KB)

Draft Phase IV Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessments Chapter 4 (Vietnamese Translation) (pdf, 1 MB)

Press Release (pdf, 969KB)

Public Repositories (pdf, 107KB)

Phase IV Overview Fact Sheet (pdf, 3.08MB)

Phase IV Overview Fact Sheet (Vietnamese Translation) (pdf, 1.2 MB)

Project Fact Sheets:

* An earlier copy of the Draft Phase IV Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessments posted on this website has been replaced with a copy that corrects some hyperlink errors.

Archived Information about Phase III of Early Restoration:

‌Final Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Part 1: Cover through Chapter 3 (pdf, 11.7 MB)

Part 2: Chapter 4 through Chapter 9 (pdf, 16.8 MB)

Part 3: Chapter 10 through Chapter 11 (pdf, 11.7 MB)

Part 4: Chapter 12A-C (pdf, 21.5 MB)

Part 5: Chapter 12 D-E (pdf, 23.6 MB)

Part 6: Chapter 13 (pdf, 1KB)

Part 7: List of Preparers and Repositories (pdf, 584KB)

Final Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary (pdf, 2.9MB)
Public Repositories (pdf, 166KB)
Phase III Record of Decision (pdf, 89KB)
Regulatory Compliance for Phase III Early Restoration Projects
Overview (Flash viewer required) | Overview (pdf, 2.5 MB)

Project Fact Sheets (published October 2014):

‌Alabama

Gulf State Park Enhancement Project (pdf, 6.3 MB)

Oyster Reef Restoration in Mobile County (pdf, 1.6 MB)

Swift Tract Living Shoreline Project (pdf, 2.8 MB)

‌Florida

Bay County Projects (pdf, 955 KB)

Escambia County Projects (pdf, 922 KB)

Franklin County Projects (pdf, 990 KB)

Gulf County Projects (pdf, 1.2 MB)

Gulf Islands National Seashore Beach Enhancement Project (pdf, 1.7 MB)

Gulf Islands National Seashore Ferry Project (pdf, 1.5 MB)

Living Shoreline Projects (pdf, 986 KB)

Okaloosa County Projects (pdf, 1 MB)

Regional Projects (pdf, 955 KB)

Santa Rosa County Projects (pdf, 1.2 MB)

Wakulla County Projects (pdf, 1.3 MB)

Walton County Projects (pdf, 926 KB)

‌Louisiana

Louisiana Outer Coast Restoration Project (pdf, 1.3 MB)

The Louisiana Marine Fisheries Enhancement, Research, and Science Center (pdf, 2.7 MB)

‌Mississippi

Hancock County Marsh Living Shoreline Project (pdf, 2.7 MB)

Pascagoula Beachfront Promenade Project (pdf, 2.7 MB)

Popp’s Ferry Causeway Park Project (pdf, 2.5 MB)

Restoration Initiatives at the INFINITY Science Center Project (pdf, 3.8 MB)

‌Texas

Artificial Reef Creation Off the Texas Coast (pdf, 1.2 MB)

Galveston Island State Park Beach Redevelopment (pdf, 3 MB)

Sea Rim State Park Improvements (pdf, 1.6 MB)

Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Useful Links:

Notice of Intent to Prepare a PEIS for Early Restoration(pdf, 324 KB)
Early Restoration PEIS Summary (pdf, 3 MB)
Early Restoration PEIS Summary (Vietnamese Translation) pdf, 1 MB)

Phase II

Useful Links:

Phase II Early Restoration Plan & Environmental Review (ERP/ER)(pdf, 2 MB)
Phase II Early Restoration Plan & Environmental Review (ERP/ER) Executive Summary (pdf, 2 MB)
Public Repositories (pdf, 196 KB)
Press Release (pdf, 406 KB)
Public Meeting Presentation (pdf, 5 MB)
Errata Sheet (pdf, 36 KB)

Project Fact Sheets:

Avian Breeding Habitat Project (pdf, 364 KB)
Sea Turtle Nesting Ground Project (pdf, 308 KB)
Avian Breeding Habitat Project (Vietnamese translation) (pdf, 364 KB)
Sea Turtle Nesting Ground Project (Vietnamese translation) (pdf, 308 KB)

Phase I

Useful Links:

Project Fact Sheets: