Coastal Protection and Restoration AuthorityMay 16, 2012

Deepwater Horizon

Natural Resource Damage Assessment

Recent Cooperative Sampling

Workplan Title2012

Jan Feb Mar Apr

2012 Intertidal Oyster Quadrat Sampling Plan

Population Size and Spatial Distribution of Marine Mammals and Turtles

Dolphin Photo-ID and Biopsy Plan

Dolphin Health Assessment

Marine Mammal and Turtle Prey Plan

Photo Credit: NOAA

NRDA Status Update

• April 18, 2012 – Trustees release status update to provide a snapshot of assessment activities.

• Work plans continue to be developed and implemented to assess injuries to natural resources across the Gulf.

• Assessment will continue while Early Restoration planning is under way.

Status update available at http://losco-dwh.com.

Response

• Lack of long-term monitoring

• Lack of opportunities for parish involvement

• Orphaned Anchors

• Submerged Oil

• Premature exit from response

Outstanding Response Issues

• Phase III Response Activities Completion Plan (PRACP)

• Segment Inspection Reports (SIRs) • Bay La Mer, Plaquemines Parish• South Pass, Plaquemines Parish

Premature Exit from Response

Additional Updates

• New phase 1 trial date - Jan. 14, 2013

• First phase of the trial seeks to:• Establish and allocate liability among the defendants• Determine whether any of the defendants were grossly

negligent

• LA filed suit in the MDL claiming:• Economic loss• Property damage• Increased cost of public services• Punitive damages• Damage to natural resources

MDL Overview

• April 18, 2012 –PSC announced that it has finalized its settlement with BP on non-governmental claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

• May 2, 2012 - The Court gave Preliminary Approval to the proposed Economic and Property Damages Settlement and the proposed Medical Benefits Settlement.

• November 8, 2012 - The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing to determine whether to grant final approval to these settlements.

• This settlement DOES NOT resolve the environmental claims against BP made by the federal government and five Gulf States under the Oil Pollution Act.

• Liability for Natural Resource Damages and Clean Water Act penalties must still be resolved.

PSC Settlement