MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAINTENANCE FORUM MEMBERS U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT - NEW ORLEANS Col. Fleming Jerry Colletti Fred Schilling Rick Broussard Ed Creef Capt.E.Morehouse LTC Jernigan Donald Schneider Joaquin Mujica Steve Patorno Keith O Cain Edwin Dickson Thomas Holden Jane Brown Ray Newman Michael Ducarpe George Popovich Marcia Demma Chris Accardo Paul Landry Tracy Falk K C Clark Jeff Kiefer Alice Wertz Michelle Spraul Vic Landry Candida Wagner Michelle Daigle Robbie Serio Shawn Vicknair Heather Jennings Robert Morgan Richard Entwisle Renee Scholl Shenetta Della CORPS OF ENGINEERS - MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION Dennis Norris Steve Jones ASSOCIATED FEDERAL PILOTS Steve Paquette NEW ORLEANS - BATON ROUGE PILOT ASSOCIATION Michael Rooney Stephen Hathorn ASSOCIATED BRANCH PILOTS (BAR PILOTS) Mike Lorino CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION A.J.Gibbs Mark Nelson LOUISIANA RIVER PILOTS ASSOCIATION U. S. COAST GUARD WATERWAY MANAGEMENT LCDR William (Marty) Daniels U. S. COAST GUARD SECTOR NEW ORLEANS CAPT Stanton PLAQUEMINES PARISH PORT, HARBOR, & TERMINAL DISTRICT John Pennison SOUTH LOUISIANA PORT COMMISSION Joel Chaisson PORT OF NEW ORLEANS Jimmy Hankins Chris Wyckoff Lenny Spalluto PORT OF GREATER BATON ROUGE John Polansky ST. BERNARD PORT, HARBOR AND TERMINAL DISTRICT Jerry Graves VENICE PORT COMPLEX George Pivach, II U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Jim Murphy STATE OF LOUISIANA DOTD Leo Boles Sharon Balfour Kathryn Carlson MISSISSIPPI RIVER MARITIME ASSOCIATION Michael J. Titone CAPT Ron Branch GULF STATES MARITIME ASSOCIATION Roy Gonzalez BLUE WATER SHIPPING Matt Boucree GOVERNOR'S MARITIME ADVISORY TASK FORCE & NAVIOS SHIP AGENCIES George Duffy EXXONMOBIL BATON ROUGE Roderick A. Coffee LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERWAYS SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (LMRWSAC) Cherrie Felder LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMITTEE Bruce Hussell GULF INTRACOASTAL CANAL ASSOCIATION Jim Stark NEW ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE Brett Bourgeois GREATER NEW ORLEANS BARGE FLEETING ASSOCIATION Alan Savoie Karl Gonzales MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO. Henry Schorr GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO. William Hanson PINE BLUFF SAND & GRAVEL Scott McGeorge C F BEAN, L.L.C Art Burgoyne WEEKS MARINE Rick Smith
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAINTENANCE FORUM Meeting Agenda 2 February 2011 OPENING REMARKS: Michelle Spraul, Operations Division 1. Introductions Michelle Spraul 2. Southeast Waterways Don Schneider 3. Mississippi River Conditions Update - Michelle Spraul 4. Next Meeting DATE CHANGE Thursday, 3 March 2011, 9:00 a.m., USACE New Orleans Headquarters, District Assembly Room CLOSING REMARKS: Michelle Spraul
MISSISSIPPI RIVER UPDATE 2 February 2011 CURRENT STAGES New Orleans = 2.7 Baton Rouge = 9.2 The next Mississippi River Maintenance Forum Meeting will be held Thursday, 3 March 2011, 9:00 a.m. in the District Assembly Room B & C at the Corps of Engineers Headquarters Building. 1. CROSSINGS BETWEEN BATON ROUGE & NEW ORLEANS: Location of dustpan/hopper dredges: 2. NEW ORLEANS HARBOR: Location of cutterhead dredges: a. Harbor Cutter #1-2011 to #3-2011: Advertised 16 Dec 10. Bid openings by amendment. 3. SOUTHWEST PASS: Location of hopper dredges: a. Hopper Rental #1-2011 to #15-2011. Advertised 20 Oct 10. Bid openings by amendment. Location of cutterhead dredges: a. Rental cutter #1-2010: Bid opening 20 Jan 2011. Awarded to Mike Hooks. The dredge DREDGE 32 is estimated to arrive in mid February. b. CY cutter #1-2010 to #3-2010: Advertised 28 Jul 10. Bid opening by amendment. c. Rental cutter #2-2010 to #3-2010. Advertised 18 Feb 10. Bid opening by amendment. 4. SOUTH PASS: Location of dredges: a. South Pass Dredging. Advertised 10 Nov 2009. Bid opening by amendment.
5. HEAD OF PASSES, HOPPER DREDGE DISPOSAL AREA: Location of cutterhead dredges: California HOP HDDA HOP HDDA HOP HDDA TBD a. HOP, Hopper Dredge Disposal Area Dredging 2009. Advertise 18 May 09. Awarded to Great Lake Dredge & Dock. The dredge FLORIDA commence dredging on 11 Oct 09. The dredge demobilized on 2 Nov 09. Dredge CALIFORNIA returned on 14 Feb 10. Contractor requested a temporary suspension, dredging stopped on 10 Jun. Dredging resumed on 28 Jan. 6. BAPTISTE COLLETTE: Location of dredges: Dredge Current Mile EDC John LaQuay Baptiste Collette 10.5 to 6.3 4/27/11 JN Fisher Baptiste Collette 6.3 to 5.0 4/27/11 a. Baptiste Collette. Advertised 7 Mar 08. Bid opening 14 July 09. Awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Dredge CALIFORNIA commenced dredging on 19 Nov 09 and completed on 5 Feb 10. b. Baptiste Collette, Mile 5.5 to 10.5 Contract awarded to King Fisher on 2 Dec 2010. Notice to Proceed issued on 14 Dec 2010 Dredge JN Fisher commenced dredging on 18 Jan 11. Dredge John LaQuay commenced dredging on 23 Jan 11. Estimated completion is 27 Apr 11. 7. TIGER PASS: Location of dredges: a. Tiger Pass. Bid Opening 25 Sep 09. Awarded to Weeks Marine 28 Sep 09. Dredge VENTURE commenced dredging on 22 Dec 09. Completed 7 Mar 10. -National Weather Service Lower Mississippi river stage forecast: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/?n=lmrfc-mississippiandohioriverforecast -For updated channel survey data visit the New Orleans District website: http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/od/channelsurveys/default.asp
RIVER STAGE PREDICTIONS DATE CAIRO ARK CITY VICKS NATCHEZ KNOX LDG RR LDG B.R. D'VILLE RESERVE N.O. B.R. ADJ. 1/31 19.8 5.3 9.4 17.5 24.5 22.2 9.0 4.6 3.3 2.2 2/1 19.5 24.3 22.0 8.9 4.6 3.3 2.2 2/2 19.7 24.3 22.0 8.9 4.5 3.2 2.2 2/3 19.9 24.2 21.9 8.8 4.5 3.2 2.2 2/4 20.2 24.2 21.9 8.8 4.4 3.2 2.1 2/5 20.3 24.4 22.1 8.9 4.4 3.2 2.1 2/6 24.8 22.5 9.2 4.5 3.2 2.2 2/7 25.3 23.0 9.5 4.7 3.4 2.2 2/8 25.5 23.2 9.7 4.9 3.5 2.3 2/9 25.7 23.4 9.8 5.1 3.5 2.3 2/10 25.9 23.6 9.9 5.2 3.6 2.4 DATE CREST
MISSISSIPPI RIVER 45' DEEP DRAFT CROSSINGS CONTROLLING DEPTHS 1-Feb-2011 CROSSING NAME MILEAGE LWRP DATE 10-11 250 L 125 L CENTERLINE 125 R 250 R SHAPE PROJECT DEPTH DREDGE Upper Baton Rouge 232.5 2.8 31-Jan 45.5 43.0 42.0 42.0 42.0 XXXX 46.2 -- Baton Rouge 230.5 2.8 31-Jan 44.5 HI/JK 48.0 K 49.5 E 48.5 E 44.5 I XXXX 51.2 -- Red Eye 224.0 2.6 31-Jan 44.5 J K 48.0 B 50.0 J K 47.0 J 45.0 F G 56.0 51.0 -- Sardine Point 219.3 2.4 31-Jan 44.0 48.0 51.0 52.0 48.0 49.5 50.8 -- Medora 212.0 2.1 25-Jan 48.5 C D 51.0 C 49.5 B 50.0 A B 49.0 B 46.5 51.2 -- Granada 204.3 1.9 27-Jan 47.0 F G 52.0 F G 51.0 F G 48.5 F G 45.0 F G 56.0 50.3 -- Bayou Goula 198.2 1.8 27-Jan 47.0 E 49.0 E 50.0 E 47.5 C 44.0 C D 55.0 49.8 -- Alhambra 190.5 1.7 24-Jan 48.0 D 50.0 B 49.0 C 50.0 C/E 48.0 C 52.0 49.7 -- Philadelphia 183.0 1.5 24-Jan 49.0 G 50.0 JK/FG 50.5 F G 51.5 G H 51.0 G 48.0 49.1 -- Smoke Bend 175.0 1.4 24-Jan 48.0 B C 49.0 G 52.0 D E 50.0 G 50.0 G 49.0 48.5 -- Rich Bend 158.8 1.3 27-Jan XXXX XXXX 56.0 XXXX XXXX XXXX 47.3 -- Belmont 154.2 1.3 27-Jan 48.5 B C 49.5 B C 49.0 B/GH 49.5 F 47.0 L M 62.5 47.1 -- Fairview 115.7 1.1 19-Jan 61.0 C 58.0 D 56.0 D E 58.0 D 58.0 D 66.0 48.3 -- GAUGE USED MILEAGE LWRP 19-Jan Baton Rouge 228.4 2.8 13.9 Donaldsonville 175.4 1.4 7.6 Reserve 138.7 1.2 5.6 New Orleans 102.8 1.0 3.8 DATE 24-Jan 25-Jan 27-Jan 31-Jan 10.1 4.9 9.9 4.8 9.6 4.3 9.0 4.5 3.5 3.5 2.8 3.1 2.5 2.6 1.8 2.1