Great Lakes Navigation System

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1 Great Lakes Navigation System Marie Strum Great Lakes Navigation Team Great Lakes Dredging Team Meeting May 19, 2011 US Army Corps of Engineers

2 Federal Harbors on the Great Lakes Grand Marais Beaver Bay Two Harbors Knife River Cornucopia La Pointe Duluth- Superior Bayfield Port Wing WI Keweenaw Waterway Lake Superior Eagle Harbor MI Pensaukee Big Suamico Green Bay Chippewa Harbor Menominee Oconto Presque Isle Cedar River Two Rivers Lac La Belle Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Marquette Gladstone Little Bay de noc Algoma Kewaunee Washington Island Sturgeon Bay Grand Marais Manistique Little Lake St. James Frankfort Arcadia Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef Portage Lake Cross Village Leland Mackinac Island Mackinac City Cheboygan Hammond Bay Inland Route Petoskey Charlevoix Greilickville Whitefish Point Harbor Soo Locks St. Marys River Detour Les Cheneaux Island Alpena Black River Harbor Harrisville Au Sable Harbor Tawas Bay A non-linear navigation system with 63 federal commercial harbors dependent on each other for the efficiency and health of the system 24 of the Nation s top 100 harbors linked in trade with each other in a complex pattern of interdependency. Shallow-draft (recreational) harbors are critically important to the regional economy; not high administration priority. CANADA Cape Vincent Sackets Harbor Ogdensburg Morristown Deep Draft Shallow Draft IL Manitowoc Sheboygan Port Washington Milwaukee Kenosha Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River Indiana Harbor Manistee Ludington Pentwater White Lake Muskegon Grand River Grand Haven Holland Saugatuck South Haven St. Joseph St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City IN Point Lookout Port Austin Harbor Beach Saginaw Port Sanilac MI OH Lexington Black River Pine River St. Clair River Belle River Clinton River Lake St. Clair Rouge River Detroit River Monroe Bolles Harbor PA NY Oswego Port Ontario 2

3 Federal Budget Process The Corps submits budget requests for all federal harbors with operation & maintenance needs With the limited funding available, operations and maintenance funding for deep draft navigation projects takes priority over shallow draft harbors Subsistence harbors and harbors that support commercial transportation and fishing are budgetable but come at a lower priority than commercial harbors 3

4 Congressional Budget Process President s Budget released in Feb (FY12 President s Budget was released the week of Feb 14) Congress works its Adds typically in the Feb-March time frame The Corps provides information on project requirements Senate and House work together to produce Conference Bill ideally to have funding in place by October 4

5 FY11 Corps Funding Status Congress did not pass an appropriations bill for FY11; they passed a year-long Continuing Resolution. Funding levels on Corps projects were just approved this week. Projects that did not receive funding in FY10 are not eligible for funding under the CRA rules. No new dredging projects were added over the FY11 President s Budget amount. 5

6 Major System Requirements Reducing/eliminating dredging backlog Soo Locks Reliability Dredged material management Maintaining system infrastructure - Breakwater risk communication

7 Great Lakes Dredging 139 Federal Projects - 63 Commercial, 76 Recreational; over 600 miles of maintained navigation channels Some harbors require annual dredging, some every 2 years and most require dredging less frequently 3.3 million cubic yards must be dredged annually from projects; 10, ,000 CY per harbor. Annual total varies: 5.3M CY dredged in 2009, 2.8M CY in

8 Sources of Sediment Sediment is delivered by rivers transported from runoff through the river and deposits in channels and harbors Sediment can also come from long-shore transport in the lake especially following storms 8

9 Cubic Yards Dredged (x1000)- Blue Line Cumulative Backlog (1,000 cu yds) - Green Line Backlog Growth Under Constrained Dredging Funding ,000 Dredging Backlog Grows to over 26M CY by ,000 12,000 24,000 10,000 20,000 8,000 16,000 6,000 12,000 4,000 8,000 2,000 4,000 Assume FY12-FY17 Ann. Dredging Equal to FY12 PB Level of 1.65M CY Annual Great Lakes Dedging Average Annual Need Dredging Backlog 9

10 Quantity Dredged (M cu yd) Dredging Funding Trends ARRA (Stimulus) M Annual Reqm t FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 L. Superior Regional Provisions Michigan Regional Provision Commercial Regional Provisions Energy & Water Adds President's Budget 10

11 FY10 Dredging Contracts Beaver Bay Grand Marais Chippewa Harbor Lake Superior Two Harbors Eagle Harbor Lac La Belle Knife River Cornucopia Duluth- Superior Port Wing La Pointe Bayfield Keweenaw Waterway Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Little Lake Whitefish Point Harbor MI Presque Isle Marquette Gladstone Grand Marais Manistique Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef Soo Locks St. Marys River Detour Les Cheneaux Island Mackinac Island WI Little Bay de noc Washington Cedar River Island Menominee Oconto Pensaukee Sturgeon Bay Big Suamico Algoma Kewaunee Green Bay Two Rivers St. James Mackinac City Cheboygan Cross Village Hammond Bay Inland Route Petoskey Charlevoix Leland Alpena Black River Harbor Greilickville Frankfort Harrisville Arcadia Au Sable Harbor Portage Lake Tawas Bay CANADA Ogdensburg Morristown Cape Vincent Sackets Harbor Commercial Recreational President s Budget IL Manitowoc Sheboygan Port Washington Milwaukee Kenosha Waukegan Manistee Ludington Pentwater White Lake Muskegon Grand River Grand Haven Holland Saugatuck South Haven St. Joseph Point Lookout Saginaw MI Port Austin Harbor Beach Port Sanilac Lexington Black River Pine River St. Clair River Belle River Clinton River Lake St. Clair Rouge River Detroit River NY Port Ontario Oswego Omnibus Bill Adds $6M MI Regional Dredging Fund ARRA Funding Chicago Harbor Chicago River Calumet St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City IN OH Monroe Bolles Harbor PA 11

12 Green Bay Dredging 12

13 Harbors Eligible for $6M Regional Dredging Fund FY10 ALPENA, MI ARCADIA, MI AU SABLE, MI BAY PORT, MI BIG BAY, MI BLACK RIVER (GOGEBIC), MI BOLLES HARBOR, MI CLINTON RIVER, MI EAGLE HARBOR, MI FRANKFORT, MI GRAND MARAIS, MI INLAND ROUTE, MI LAC LA BELLE, MI LELAND, MI LES CHENEAUX ISLAND CHANNELS, MI LEXINGTON, MI LITTLE LAKE, MI LUDINGTON, MI MANISTEE, MI MANISTIQUE, MI MARQUETTE, MI MENOMINEE, MI NEW BUFFALO, MI PENTWATER, MI POINT LOOKOUT, MI PORT AUSTIN, MI PORT SANILAC, MI PORTAGE LAKE, MI ROUGE RIVER, MI SAUGATUCK, MI SOUTH HAVEN, MI WHITE LAKE, MI WHITEFISH POINT, MI 13

14 Omnibus Bill Regional Dredging Provisions FY08 Commercial Dredging ($6.544M) Transportation Cost Savings Relationship Among Harbors Coordinate with Stakeholders FY08 Lake Superior Small Harbor Dredging ($1.564M) FY08 Michigan Reprogramming Provision FY09 $5M Michigan Provision (30 Eligible Harbors) FY10 $6M Michigan Provision (32 Eligible Harbors) FY10 Lake Superior Small Harbor O&M ($1.9M) 14

15 FY11 Anticipated Dredging Projects Beaver Bay Grand Marais Chippewa Harbor Lake Superior Two Harbors Eagle Harbor Lac La Belle Knife River Cornucopia Duluth- Superior Port Wing La Pointe Bayfield Keweenaw Waterway Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Little Lake Whitefish Point Harbor MI Presque Isle Marquette Gladstone Grand Marais Manistique Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef Soo Locks St. Marys River Detour Les Cheneaux Island Mackinac Island WI Little Bay de noc Washington Cedar River Island Menominee Oconto Pensaukee Sturgeon Bay Big Suamico Algoma Green Bay Kewaunee Two Rivers St. James Mackinac City Cheboygan Cross Village Hammond Bay Petoskey Inland Route Charlevoix Leland Alpena Black River Harbor Greilickville Frankfort Harrisville Arcadia Au Sable Harbor Portage Lake Tawas Bay CANADA Ogdensburg Morristown Cape Vincent Sackets Harbor Manitowoc Manistee Point Lookout Port Austin Sheboygan Ludington Pentwater Saginaw Harbor Beach Port Ontario Oswego Port Washington White Lake Muskegon Grand River MI Black River Port Sanilac Lexington Milwaukee Grand Haven St. Clair River Kenosha Holland Saugatuck Pine River Clinton River Lake St. Clair Belle River NY Commercial Recreational President s Budget IL Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River Calumet IN South Haven St. Joseph St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City OH Rouge River Detroit River Monroe Bolles Harbor PA 15

16 FY12 President s Budget Dredging Projects Chippewa Harbor Beaver Bay Grand Marais Lake Superior Two Harbors Eagle Harbor Lac La Belle Knife River Cornucopia Duluth- Superior Port Wing La Pointe Bayfield Keweenaw Waterway Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Little Lake Whitefish Point Harbor MI Presque Isle Marquette Gladstone Grand Marais Manistique Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef Soo Locks St. Marys River Detour Les Cheneaux Island Mackinac Island WI Little Bay de noc Washington Cedar River Island Menominee Oconto Pensaukee Sturgeon Bay Big Suamico Algoma Green Bay Kewaunee Two Rivers St. James Mackinac City Cheboygan Cross Village Hammond Bay Petoskey Inland Route Charlevoix Leland Alpena Black River Harbor Greilickville Frankfort Harrisville Arcadia Au Sable Harbor Portage Lake Tawas Bay CANADA Ogdensburg Morristown Cape Vincent Sackets Harbor Manitowoc Manistee Point Lookout Port Austin Sheboygan Ludington Pentwater Saginaw Harbor Beach Port Ontario Oswego Port Washington White Lake Muskegon Grand River MI Black River Port Sanilac Lexington Milwaukee Grand Haven St. Clair River Kenosha Holland Saugatuck Pine River Clinton River Lake St. Clair Belle River NY Commercial Recreational President s Budget IL Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River Calumet IN South Haven St. Joseph St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City OH Rouge River Detroit River Monroe Bolles Harbor PA 16

17 FY12 Dredging Plan Beaver Bay Grand Marais Chippewa Harbor Lake Superior Two Harbors Eagle Harbor Lac La Belle Knife River Cornucopia Duluth- Superior Port Wing La Pointe Bayfield Keweenaw Waterway Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Little Lake Whitefish Point Harbor MI Presque Isle Marquette Gladstone Grand Marais Manistique Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef Soo Locks St. Marys River Detour Les Cheneaux Island Mackinac Island WI Little Bay de noc Washington Cedar River Island Menominee Oconto Pensaukee Sturgeon Bay Big Suamico Algoma Green Bay Kewaunee Two Rivers St. James Mackinac City Cheboygan Cross Village Hammond Bay Petoskey Inland Route Charlevoix Leland Alpena Black River Harbor Greilickville Frankfort Harrisville Arcadia Au Sable Harbor Portage Lake Tawas Bay CANADA Ogdensburg Morristown Cape Vincent Sackets Harbor Manitowoc Manistee Point Lookout Port Austin Sheboygan Ludington Pentwater Saginaw Harbor Beach Port Ontario Oswego Port Washington White Lake Muskegon Grand River MI Black River Port Sanilac Lexington Milwaukee Grand Haven St. Clair River Commercial Recreational FY12 President s Budget FY12 Unbudgeted Dredging IL Kenosha Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River Calumet IN Holland Saugatuck South Haven St. Joseph St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City OH Pine River Clinton River Lake St. Clair Rouge River Detroit River Monroe Bolles Harbor Belle River PA NY 17

18 Great Lakes Navigation System Historical Funding FY07-FY12 All Appropriations $120,000 $100,000 $80,000 $60,000 $40,000 $20,000 $0 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 18

19 Impacts of Dredging Budget Lightloading, groundings, harbor closings Funding $21M in dredging has a return on investment of $201M; the next $9M in dredging that is not funded will cost carriers an additional $172M. 19

20 Cubic Yards Dredged (x1000)- Blue Line Cumulative Backlog (1,000 cu yds) - Green Line Backlog Growth Under Constrained Dredging Funding ,000 28,000 12,000 24,000 10,000 20,000 8,000 16,000 6,000 12,000 4, , , ,000 0 Annual Great Lakes Dedging Average Annual Need Dredging Backlog Groundings 20

21 Initiatives to Combat Funding Challenges Initiatives underway to reduce requirements/increase efficiencies: Dredge sediment traps to remove material more efficiently before it gets to harbor Work regional sediment management initiatives to reduce sediment load off the watershed Leverage EPA funding from Legacy Act and GLRI (both dredging and dredged material management) 21

22 Communication New Great Lakes Brochure Regional Provisions Paper Web Site: Fact Sheets Presentations Mailing Lists send information to 22

23 Key Great Lakes Contacts GL Navigation Business Line Manager Mike O Bryan (313) Marie Strum (313) Shamel Abou-El-Seoud - Chicago Operations Chief (312) Josh Feldmann - Buffalo District Operations Chief (716) Wayne Schloop - Detroit Operations Chief (313)

24 Questions 24