USACE GALVESTON DISTRICT PROJECT UPDATE 255 255 255 237 237 237 0 0 0 217 217 217 163 163 163 200 200 200 DREDGE YOUR DOCKS 2018 131 132 122 239 65 53 80 119 27 110 135 120 252 174.59 112 92 56 62 102 130 102 56 48 130 120 111 Tricia Campbell, P.E. Operations Manager, Navigation Branch Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers September 19, 2018 The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.
AGENDA USACE Galveston District overview Ongoing and upcoming dredging and construction projects Hydrographic survey website
GALVESTON DISTRICT FACTS First engineer district in Texas Established February 25, 1880 District runs length of Texas coastline plus parts of three parishes in Louisiana; Civil Works Missions: Navigation Flood Risk Mitigation Regulatory Support Environmental Support Shoreline Protection Emergency Management Support for other Districts
GALVESTON DISTRICT PORTS & WATERWAYS Texas #2 in Nation in Maritime Commerce in 2016 Texas Ports moved 550M+ tons at over $300B in 2016 Galveston District Ports National Rank (2016) Houston (2) Beaumont (5) Corpus Christi (6) Texas City (15) Port Arthur (20) Freeport (33) Galveston (52) Brownsville (66) Victoria (74) Matagorda (76) Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (3) 21.3% Nation s Import/Export/Domestic Tonnage (2016) Texas Gulf System
GALVESTON DISTRICT O&M NAVIGATION PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND FUNDING TRENDS Monitor and maintain over 1,000 miles of navigation channels and waterways Dredge ~25 million cubic yards per year 10 Major Texas maritime Ports Gulf Intracoastal Waterway connects Ports 3 Strategic Ports Texas Ports and Waterways moved >600M tons of Commercial Cargo during 2016 21.3% of Nation s Tonnage through Texas Ports 28.1% of Nation s Exports through Texas Ports 11.9% of Nation s Tonnage through Galveston Entrance
USACE NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS 1) Maintenance Dredging 2) Placement Area Dike Raising 3) Hydrographic Surveying 4) Reporting Channel Conditions 5) Removal of Hazards to Navigation from Federal Channel 6) Coastal Structures 7) Coordination with other Institutions & Agencies
HOW DOES USACE DETERMINE WHERE TO DREDGE? 1) Hydrographic Surveys 2) Historical Shoal Rates/Cycle times for each reach of the channel 3) Available Placement Areas Placement Areas: dredge, dewater, dike raise cycles 4) Deconflicting planned projects (spacing) 5) Budget Requests (3 years out) 6) Predict and adjust to mother nature (needs often change)
ONGOING AND UPCOMING CONTRACTS HOUSTON COMPLEX Ongoing contracts: Sims to Turning Basin Dredging, Crosby Dredging, LLC (expected completion Nov 2018) Carpenters to Sims Dredging, Matthew Bros Dredging, Inc (expected completion Nov 2018) Spilman PA Dike Raising, Apollo Environmental Strategies, Inc (expected completion Dec 2018) Upcoming contracts: PA14/15 Dewatering, awarded to Wilco Marsh Buggies, Inc (Oct 2018 start) Bayport to Morgan s and Bayport Flare, (Sept 2018 award) Alexander Island Dike Raising (Sept 2018 award) Morgan s to Exxon (Sept 2018 award) FY19 contracts (pending funds): Peggy Lake Dewatering (March award) PA14/15 Dike Raise (July Award) Mid Bay PA Improvements (March Award) Redfish to Bcn 78 w/bayport Flare (April Award) Lost Lake Improvements (August award) Clinton PA Improvements (May award) Spilman PA Dewatering (Sept award) House Tract Improvements (May award) Bayport to Morgan s advance maintenance dredging (Sept award)
Ongoing contracts: N/A ONGOING AND UPCOMING CONTRACTS GALVESTON-TEXAS CITY COMPLEX Upcoming contracts: Galveston Harbor Hopper Dredging (Sept 2018 award) Galveston Pelican Island Dike Raising (Sept 2018 award) GIWW Rollover to Causeway and Bolivar Flare (Sept 2018 award) FY19 contracts (pending funds): Texas City Main Channel (Dec 2018 award) Galveston Entrance Channel & HSC Bolivar to Redfish Reef (April 2019 award) Galveston San Jacinto Placement Area Improvements (May 2019 award) GIWW High Island to Rollover; Bolivar Flare; Channel to Port Bolivar (Sept 2019 award)
Ongoing contracts: PA1 Dike Raising, Herve Cody (June 2019 finish) ONGOING AND UPCOMING CONTRACTS FREEPORT COMPLEX Upcoming contracts: Freeport Harbor Jetty and Inside Channel, awarded to Dutra (start Oct 2018) GIWW Freeport to Caney Creek with Option for San Bernard dredging, bid opening 9/20/18 (start Oct 2018) FY19 contracts (pending funds): Brazos River Floodgates and Colorado River Locks Scour Hole Repairs (Nov 2018) Freeport Jetty and Inside Channel (June 2019 award)
ONGOING AND UPCOMING CONTRACTS SABINE NECHES WATERWAY Ongoing contracts: PA11 Shoreline Stabilization, Midwest Construction (expected completion Sept 2018) SNWW Outer Bar & Bank Dredging, Manson Construction (expected completion Oct 2018) Upcoming contracts: SNWW maintenance dredging, bid opening 9/17/18 (start Oct 2018) FY19 contracts (pending funds): PA8 Placement Area improvements (July 2019 award) SNWW maintenance dredging (July 2019 award)
REPORTING CHANNEL CONDITIONS USACE Enterprise Software ehydro http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/missions/navigation.aspx
REPORTING CHANNEL CONDITIONS USACE Enterprise Software ehydro http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/missions/navigation.aspx
REPORTING CHANNEL CONDITIONS USACE Enterprise Software ehydro http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/missions/navigation.aspx
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