Great Lakes Navigation Stakeholder Meeting Shallow Draft Harbor Needs & Issues Mike O Bryan U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes Navigation Business Line Manager March 1, 2013 US Army Corps of Engineers
Meeting Agenda Welcome; Introductory Remarks Mike O Bryan Self introduction of all participants Shallow Draft Harbor Funding & Needs - Funding Process and Trends - 2013 Program Summary - System Requirements - Stakeholder Involvement Great Lakes Small Harbor Coalition Stakeholder Feedback Open Discussion All Mike O Bryan Chuck May All 2
Federal Projects on the Great Lakes Grand Marais Taconite Silver Bay Chippewa Harbor Lake Superior A non-linear navigation system with 60 federal commercial projects and 80 federal shallow draft/recreational projects Two Harbors Eagle Harbor Lac La Belle Duluth- Superior Knife River Port Wing Bayfield La Pointe Keweenaw Waterway Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Little Lake Whitefish Point Harbor MI Presque Isle Marquette Little Bay de noc Grand Marais Manistique St. James Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef Soo Locks St. Marys River Detour Les Cheneaux Island Mackinac Island Mackinac City Cheboygan CANADA WI Cedar River Menominee Oconto Pensaukee Washington Island Sturgeon Bay Leland Hammond Bay Inland Route Petoskey Charlevoix Alpena Ogdensburg Morristown Big Suamico Green Bay Two Rivers Algoma Kewaunee Frankfort Arcadia Portage Lake Greilickville Harrisville Au Sable Harbor Tawas Bay Cape Vincent Sackets Harbor Manitowoc Manistee Point Lookout Port Austin Commercial Recreational IL Sheboygan Port Washington Milwaukee Kenosha Waukegan Chicago Harbor IN Ludington Pentwater White Lake Muskegon Grand River Grand Haven Holland Saugatuck South Haven St. Joseph St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City Saginaw MI OH Monroe Bolles Harbor Clinton River Rouge River Detroit River Black River Pine River Lake St. Clair Harbor Beach Port Sanilac Lexington St. Clair River Belle River Niagara River PA NY Port Ontario Oswego 3
FY13 Corps Funding Status Congress has not passed an Energy & Water appropriations bill for FY13. The Corps is operating under a Continuing Resolution Authority (CRA), with funding levels no greater than FY12. CRA funding generally follows FY13 President s Budget. Projects that did not receive funding in FY12 are not eligible for funding under the CRA. It is possible that we will have a year-long CRA in FY13. Sequestration could further reduce our funding levels. 4
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 usually takes priority over shallow draft harbors Subsistence harbors and harbors that t support commercial transportation and fishing are budgetable but come at a lower priority than commercial harbors 5
Alternatives to Corps funded dredging There are two primary methods for local communities to accomplish dredging outside of the traditional Corps dredging process: Local community signs an agreement with the Corps to provide funding to the Corps and the Corps accomplishes the dredging including design, contractor acquisition, and dredging quality assurance. Local community obtains a permit from the Corps and the state. The Corps will grant a permit good for 10 years. Must check state requirements. 6
FY13 Dredging Requirements and FY13 Funding Chippewa Harbor Grand Marais Taconite Silver Bay Lake Superior Duluth- Superior Two Harbors Knife River Cornucopia Port Wing Commercial La Pointe Bayfield Keweenaw Waterway Eagle Harbor MI Lac La Belle Grand Traverse Bay Big Bay Presque Isle Marquette Little Bay de noc Cedar River Grand Marais Manistique Washington Island Little Lake St. James Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef 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 PB Funded Dredging IL FY13 Unbudgeted Dredging Need Pensaukee Big Suamico Green Bay Two Rivers Manitowoc Sheboygan Port Washington Milwaukee Kenosha Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River Calumet 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 Black River Harbor Au Sable Harbor Tawas Bay Point Lookout MI Saginaw OH Harrisville Monroe Bolles Harbor Black River Pine River Clinton River Rouge River Detroit 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 7
FY 13 President s Budget Dredging Projects Duluth-Superior Saginaw River Green Bay Detroit River Calumet Toledo Indiana Harbor Sandusky Holland Cleveland Grand Haven Ashtabula Muskegon Conneaut Manistee 8
Harbors Affected by Hurricane Sandy Burns Waterway Waukegan Michigan City St. Joseph Muskegon Holland Cleveland Lorain President signed Sandy Supplemental on January 29. Included $821M for dredging and repair needs nationwide due to Sandy. Funds have not been allocated by HQ yet to specific projects. Great Lakes Districts have submitted our needs. 9
Dredging Funding Trends 2007-2013 70.0 60.0 FY12 National Provisions ARRA (Stimulus) Dredging g Fundin ng (millio ons of d ollars) 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 $40 M Annual Reqm t L. Superior Regional Provisions i Michigan Regional Provisions Commercial Regional Provisions Energy & Water Adds President's Budget 0.0 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13
Historical Shallow Draft Harbor Funding 30 Funde ed # Pro ojects 25 20 15 10 5 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Fiscal Year 11
Great Lakes Water Levels 12
Water Levels on Great Lakes All the Great Lakes are below their long term averages. Lake Michigan-Huron set new monthly record low levels in December and January and an all-time low in January. Levels on Lakes Superior and Michigan-Huron have been below average for over 14 years, the longest stretch in their recorded histories. Lake Erie has dropped two feet in the past year and had no seasonal rise in 2012 - first time the lake had no seasonal rise. The most probable forecast shows Lake Michigan-Huron setting new record lows again in February and March, and remaining near record low levels from April July and most likely well beyond that. Lakes Superior and Michigan-Huron are expected to be 12 and 18 inches below chart datum, respectively, at the open of the 2013 navigation season in March. 13
Period of Record Water Levels (1918 2012) meters 184.0 183.8 183.6 183.4 183.2 Lake Superior feet 603.6 603.1 602.66 602.1 601.6 601.1 183.0 182.8 600.6 600.1 599.6 182.6 1918 1922 1926 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 599.1 177.6 177.4 177.2 177.0 176.8 176.6 176.4 176.2 176.0 175.8 175.6 Lake Michigan-Huron 582.5 581.5 580.5 579.5 578.5 577.5 576.5 175.4 1918 1922 1926 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 575.5 14
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Historical Water Levels Normal Conditions Long Term Average Lake Level Datum Authorized Project Depth 12 Available for Navigation 12 + 17
Condition: Water Level Below Datum Long Term Average Lake Level Datum ~ 1.5 Lake Level Authorized Project Depth 12 Available for Navigation < 12 18
Condition: Water Level Below Datum w/dredging Backlog Long Term Average Lake Level Datum ~ 1.5 Current Lake Level Authorized Project Depth 12 Available for Navigation << 12 12 Dredging Backlog 19
WRDA 2000 Section 343 Authority The Corps has the authority to dredge below project depths under certain circumstances WRDA 2000 Section 343: (b) Dredging Levels.--In operating and maintaining Federal channels and harbors of, and the connecting channels between, the Great Lakes, the Secretary shall conduct such dredging as is necessary to ensure minimal operation depths consistent with the original authorized depths of the channels and harbors when water levels in the Great Lakes are, or are forecast to be, below the International Great Lakes Datum of 1985. This provides authority; O&M funding for the additional dredging g would also be needed 20
Two Harbors Knife River Duluth- Superior Grand Marais WI Eagle Harbor Keweenaw Waterway Bayfield Regional Meetings #1 15 Aug2011 #2 8 Nov 2011 #3 18 Jan 2012 #4 18 Jul 2012 #5 30 Aug2012 #6 15 Oct 2012 #7 N. MI (May 13) #8 MN/W. UP (June 13) #9 E. UP/N. MI (July 13) #10 UP/N. WI (Aug 13) #11 East Ont (Sep 13) Lake Superior MI Lac La Belle Grand Traverse Big Bay Presque Isle Marquette Cedar River Menominee Oconto Two Rivers Manitowoc Sheboygan Port Washington Milwaukee Kenosha Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River IL Grand Marais Manistique Algoma Little Lake Leland Sturgeon Bay Kewaunee IN Petoskey Frankfort Arcadia Portage Lake Manistee Ludington Pentwater White Lake Muskegon Grand Haven Holland Saugatuck South Haven St. Joseph New Buffalo Michigan City Whitefish Point Detour Mackinac Island Mackinaw City Cheboygan Charlevoix Alpena Greilickville Hammond Bay Harrisville ill Au Sable Tawas Bay Point Lookout MI Bolles Harbor OH Clinton River Regional Risk Communication i Port Austin Harbor Beach Port Sanilac Lexington Meetings CANADA PA NY Cape Vincent Port Ontario Oswego 21
Coastal Structure Communication Objective Program Objective: Communicate the risk of breakwater and structure conditions to local stakeholders and navigation system users 22 BUILDING STRONG
Navigation structures are regularly subjected to extreme winds, waves and ice forces Cleveland l Harbor, OH St. Joseph Harbor, MI 23
Some Great Lakes Navigation Structure Conditions are Failing Port Washington Harbor, WI Michigan City, IN East Pier Failure 24
Stakeholder Involvement Identifying Harbor Requirements Needs, impacts, economic value, jobs, etc. Stakeholder Involvement Meetings, submit feedback Communication with Ops Chiefs and Great Lakes Navigation Team 25
Identifying Needs of Harbor Fact Sheets Identifying the Economic and Social Impacts Related to Maintaining the Authorized Project Identifying Other Critical Factors (Subsistence Harbor, Infrastructure Protected by Harbor) We will continue to refine the information with your help! 26 www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/navigation
Stakeholder Involvement We need your input on critical system requirements at your harbor or project Operations Chiefs from each District are available today with condition surveys Updated Fact Sheets will be on the web after President s Budget is released in mid-march Webpage is an important mode of communication: meetings, presentations, data www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/navigation l / i i 27
Key Great Lakes Contacts GL Navigation Business Line Manager Mike O Bryan (313) 226-6444 Marie Strum (313) 226-6794 Shamel Abou-El-Seoud - Chicago Operations Chief (312) 846-5470 Josh Feldmann - Buffalo District Operations Chief (716) 879-4393 Dave Wright - Detroit Operations Chief (313) 226-3573 28
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