Great Lakes Navigation System Buffalo District Josh Feldmann U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief, Operations Branch Feb 12, 2013 US Army Corps of Engineers
Key FY13 Buffalo District O&M Activities i i Dredging Structure repair with government plant at Ashtabula, Cleveland, and Buffalo Cleveland Dredged Material Management Project condition surveys
FY13 President s Budget Dredging Projects Chippewa Harbor Beaver Bay Grand Marais Lake Superior Two Harbors Knife River Cornucopia Duluth- Superior Port Wing Commercial Recreational La Pointe Bayfield President s Budget Keweenaw Waterway Eagle Harbor MI Lac La Belle Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Presque Isle Marquette Little Lake Grand Marais Manistique Washington Island Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef St. James Cross Village Petoskey Whitefish Point Harbor Soo Locks St. Marys River Detour Les Cheneaux Island Mackinac Island Mackinac City Cheboygan Inland Route Hammond Bay Menominee Charlevoix Leland WI Oconto Alpena CANADA Morristown IL Pensaukee Big Suamico Green Bay Manitowoc Sheboygan Port Washington Milwaukee Little Bay de noc Cedar River Two Rivers Kenosha Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River Calumet Gladstone Sturgeon Bay Algoma Kewaunee IN Frankfort Arcadia Portage Lake Manistee Ludington Pentwater White Lake Muskegon Grand River Grand Haven Holland Saugatuck South Haven St. Joseph St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City Greilickville MI Black River Harbor Point Lookout Saginaw Harrisville Au Sable Harbor OH Tawas Bay Rouge River Detroit River Monroe Bolles Harbor Clinton River Black River Pine River Lake St. Clair Port Austin Harbor Beach Port Sanilac Lexington St. Clair River Belle River PA NY Cape Vincent Sackets Harbor Port Ontario Oswego Ogdensburg 3
FY13 Dredging Requirements Beaver Bay Grand Marais Chippewa Harbor Lake Superior Two Harbors Knife River Cornucopia Duluth- Superior Port Wing Commercial La Pointe Bayfield Keweenaw Waterway Eagle Harbor MI Lac La Belle Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Presque Isle Marquette Little Lake Grand Marais Manistique Washington Island Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef St. James Cross Village Petoskey Whitefish Point Harbor Soo Locks St. Marys River Detour Les Cheneaux Island Mackinac Island Mackinac City Cheboygan Inland Route Hammond Bay Menominee Charlevoix Leland WI Oconto Alpena CANADA Morristown Recreational FY13 Funded Dredging IL FY13 Unbudgeted Dredging Need Pensaukee Big Suamico Green Bay Manitowoc Sheboygan Port Washington Milwaukee Little Bay de noc Cedar River Two Rivers Kenosha Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River Calumet Gladstone Sturgeon Bay Algoma Kewaunee IN Frankfort Arcadia Portage Lake Manistee Ludington Pentwater White Lake Muskegon Grand River Grand Haven Holland Saugatuck South Haven St. Joseph St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City Greilickville MI Black River Harbor Point Lookout Saginaw Harrisville Au Sable Harbor OH Tawas Bay Rouge River Detroit River Monroe Bolles Harbor Clinton River Black River Pine River Lake St. Clair Port Austin Harbor Beach Port Sanilac Lexington St. Clair River Belle River PA NY Cape Vincent Sackets Harbor Port Ontario Oswego Ogdensburg 4
Harbors Affected by Hurricane Sandy Supplemental bill signed Jan 29 th providing Corps with funds to address damages/impacts associated with Hurricane Sandy will compete with many needs in the northeast Sandy related needs identified for Buffalo District projects: Cleveland (structure repair) Lorain (structure and CDF repair) 5
LRB FY14 Dredging g Priorities (Top 7) 1. Cleveland Harbor 2. Toledo Harbor 3. Fairport Harbor 4. Sandusky Harbor 5. Lorain Harbor 6. Buffalo Harbor 7. Huron Harbor 6
Cleveland Dredged Material Management August 1, 2012 October 2012 Dec. 3, 2012 TBD Non-Federal Sponsor ss concurrence with Tentatively Selected Plan Completed Agency Technical Review of Draft and Started Division Review Received Letter from Port Authority requesting redirection Complete USACE Review and Start Public Review of Draft IDMMP/EA
CDF Improvements for Tentatively ti Selected Plan
Evaluation of Open Lake Placement Suitability Biological testing was completed in late November Low levels l of contaminants in sediment Complex Tiered Evaluation is now underway Engaging Ohio EPA on USACE process
Cleveland Harbor Green Breakwaters/Engineering With Nature Demonstration Project Repair Area
Repair Section
Horizontal Groove Textured Toe Block
Fish Habitat Shelf Textured Toe Block
Dimple Textured and Non-textured Toe Blocks
Beginning of Repair Section
Placing Aggregate Base Material
Moving Toe Block into Place
Positioning Toe Block
Placing Fish Shelf Toe Block
Placing Slope Block
Installed Toe Blocks
Completed Repair Section