Adrian Chavarria Email Address

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington

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I am currently employed by the Environmental Protection Agency as a civil engineer and federal project manager. I work in the Water Division and I primarily work with projects associated with the CWPPRA (Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act) program. CWPPRA is the federal legislation enacted in 1990 that is designed to identify, prepare, and fund construction of coastal wetland restoration projects in coastal Louisiana. CWPPRA created a partnership between the State and five federal agencies: the U.S. Departments of the Army, Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Each year projects are prepared and proposed as a list of coastal wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana and once a project is selected on any particular priority list, its funding is obligated for the entire period of the project’s 20 year lifetime. While the exact process for proposed project screening is continuously evolving, all lists are formulated with interagency and public involvement and screened on a number of criteria, including environmental benefits, through the Wetland Value Assessment (WVA). The WVA is a quantitative, habitat-based assessment developed to estimate anticipated environmental benefits for restoration project proposals submitted for funding consideration under CWPPRA. The criteria currently used to evaluate projects also include cost effectiveness, longevity/sustainability, risk/uncertainty, supporting partnerships and public support. I am also a member of the CWPPRA Planning and Evaluation Subcommittee (P&E) which is the working level committee established by the CWPPRA Technical Committee to form and oversee special technical workgroups to assist in developing policies and processes, and recommend procedures for formulating plans and projects to accomplish the goals and mandates of CWPPRA.