Alabama Swift Tract Living Shoreline: Deepwater Horizon Restoration Project

A restoration project record from the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council, managed by NOAA. The project is part of a legal settlement with BP for up to $8.8 billion, guided by a programmatic restoration plan finalized in 2016. The data was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Tracking restoration project development and implementation based on the Trustee Implementation Group framework.
• Analyzing habitat conversion and fragmentation outcomes based on the project's environmental focus.
• Studying the allocation and impact of restoration funds based on the $8.8 billion legal settlement mentioned.
• Monitoring long-term environmental recovery in Alabama based on the geographic and 'living shoreline' project scope.

Strengths

• Managed by the authoritative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• Part of a structured, legally mandated restoration program with funding up to $8.8 billion.
• Last update timestamp is precise: 2026 03 13 22:24:59.230994.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Primary file formats are PDF and HTML, which may require extraction for structured analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Developed by the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council and Trustee Implementation Groups.

Time Range

Project development guided by a plan from 2016; record updated in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:24:59.230994; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alabama, Gulf of America, North America.