The trustees have conducted an analysis of restoration alternatives, received public input and have determined that a compliment of restoration alternatives would help make the public and resources whole. The trustees, with extensive input from local interest groups, agreed that following restoration projects would be appropriate:

• Reef Projects – A number of alternatives were reviewed and three were chosen based on public input, chance of success, and scientific support.
  
  
  
  • Acquisition of a parcel of land that had one or more habitat types impacted by the oil spill. A 260 acre parcel within Puerto Rico’s Northeast Ecological Corridor has been selected. This site has a number of threatened habitats including turtle nesting beaches and mangrove shorelines. This site will be managed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a Natural reserve.
  • An artificial reef system will be constructed within Condado Lagoon. This reef will consist of reef modules and will act as both substrate for the support and recruitment of reef organisms and as an underwater trail to educate the public regarding the value of coral reefs habitats in Puerto Rico.
  • 32 acres of dredge holes will be filled with sediments from maintenance dredging in another lagoon within the San Juan Bay Estuary complex. This fill will allow seagrasses to recolonize a major portion of Condado lagoon and should increase water quality, provide forage for herbivores and allow obligate seagrass organisms increased available habitat.
  
  
• Beach Projects - A number of alternatives were reviewed and one was chosen based on public input, chance of success, and scientific support.
  
  
  • Acquisition of a parcel of land that had one or more habitat types impacted by the oil spill. A 260 acre parcel within Puerto Rico’s Northeast Ecological Corridor has been selected. This site has a number of threatened habitats including turtle nesting beaches and mangrove shorelines. This site will be managed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a natural reserve.


• Historic Site Projects - A number of alternatives were reviewed and three were chosen based on public input, chance of success, and scientific support. The Trustees identified three projects to address lost and diminished use of the historic site:
  
  
  • Improve and Extend Coastal Promenade
  • Restoration of El Morro Water Battery - The Restoration of Fort El Morro Water (or Floating) Battery restoration project would stabilize and preserve the historic interior and exterior surfaces of the Water Battery area and the adjacent exterior walls that face the shoreline ecosystem and recreational trails.
  • Clean and Stabilize Exterior Walls of Historic Site - Clean and Stabilize Exterior Walls of Historic Sites restoration project includes cleaning, stabilizing, and restoring approximately 25,000 square feet of the exterior wall of El Morro adjacent to the Water Battery.
  • Cleaning would proceed using a mild, water-soluble solution applied with a low-pressure sprayer to remove environmental staining, vegetation, and biological growth. Inappropriate patching material would be removed, cracks repaired, and deteriorated brickwork replaced.