Great Lakes Navigation System Dredging Update Marie Strum U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes Navigation Team June 3, 2015 US Army Corps of Engineers
Great Lakes Dredging Team Annual Meeting Great Lakes Dredging Update WRRDA 2014 Impacts to Great Lakes Funding Dredging FY15 and FY16 Program Recent Trends Dredged Material Management Updated DMM Strategic Plan Trends, updated graphics Current DMM Status 2
Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA) 2014 The Corps must manage all the individually authorized projects in the Great Lakes Navigation System as components of a single, comprehensive system, recognizing the interdependency of ports The Corps shall not allocate funds solely on tonnage Establishes funding targets for expenditure of HMTF funds for the next 10 years. Emerging harbors (less than 1M tons) receive no less than 10% of 2012 HMTF appropriated funds ($898M) 3
Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA) 2014 WRRDA14 is an authorization bill; it provides authority or direction to the Corps, it does not provide funding Funding comes from Congressional Appropriations We are awaiting implementation guidance from HQ http://www.usace.army.mil/missions/civilworks/projectplanning/ LegislativeLinks/wrrda2014/wrrda2014_impguide.aspx 4
Characterization of Coastal Projects vs. Great Lakes Projects Coastal Nationwide Great Lakes Category # Projects % Tonnage # Projects % Tonnage High Use 59 90% 7 59% Moderate Use 100 9% 20 38% Low Use 908 1% 28 3% On the Great Lakes, 90% of the tonnage is captured at 2.5M tons and greater as opposed to 10M tons on the Coastal ports nationwide. 5
Great Lakes Commercial Harbors Two Harbors Lake Superior >10M Ton Harbor (13) 1-10M Ton Harbor (17) Duluth- Superior Keweenaw Waterway <1M Ton Harbor (30) Presque Isle Soo Locks MI Marquette Channels in Straits of Mackinac St. Marys River Little Bay de noc Grays Reef CANADA Cheboygan Washington WI Menominee Island Charlevoix Alpena Ogdensburg Sturgeon Bay Green Bay Kewaunee Frankfort Two Rivers Manitowoc Manistee Ludington Sheboygan Harbor Beach Oswego Port Washington Muskegon Saginaw MI Milwaukee Grand Haven St. Clair River Kenosha Holland Lake St. Clair NY IL Waukegan St. Joseph Rouge River Detroit River Monroe Chicago Harbor Michigan City PA IN OH 6
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FY15 Corps Funding Status Congress passed the FY15 Consolidated and Furthering Continuing Appropriations Act; enacted Dec 16, 2014. The FY15 Appropriations bill included FY15 President s Budget with some adjustments, plus additional O&M funds for ongoing work to be allocated by USACE HQ 8
FY15 Additional Fund Allocations Additional Funding for Ongoing Work - Navigation Maintenance $45M - Deep-draft harbor and channel $165M - Small, remote, or subsistence nav $42.5M - Inland waterways $42M - Other authorized purposes $35M Criteria established by Congress for allocation of national O&M funding: Complete ongoing work to maintain authorized widths and depths Particular emphasis on places with a Coast Guard presence Enhance national, regional, or local economic development Promote job growth or international competitiveness National defense; public health and safety 9
FY15 Projects Funded from Additional Funds for Ongoing Work $6.0M Dredging - Rouge River, MI - Burns Harbor, IN - Sturgeon Bay, WI - St. Joseph Harbor, MI - Holland Harbor, MI - Waukegan Harbor, IL $3.3M Soo Asset Renewal $0.59M Chicago Lock Electrical Repair $2.122M Fox Locks Transfer Payment $1.2M Calumet Harbor dredged material management and shoreline protection 10
FY 15 Great Lakes Navigation Program $115.7M Great Lakes Navigation Operations & Maintenance Key Items $46.2M in Dredging (21 projects 3.1M cubic yards) $10.3M in Dredged Material Management $8.65M in Soo Asset Renewal $3.1M Emergency Funding Oct 31, 2014 Storm Dredging Muskegon, MI Pier Repair Grand Haven, MI Total FY15 Program $118.8M 11
FY15 Dredging Funding and Dredging Requirements Chippewa Harbor Grand Marais Taconite Silver Bay 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 Grand Marais Manistique Channels in Straits of Mackinac Grays Reef Soo Locks St. Marys River Detour Les Cheneaux Island Mackinac Island Little Bay de noc St. James Mackinac City Cheboygan WI Cedar River Menominee Oconto Pensaukee Big Suamico Green Bay Two Rivers Washington Island Sturgeon Bay Algoma Kewaunee 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 IL Kenosha Waukegan Holland Saugatuck South Haven Pine River Clinton River Lake St. Clair Rouge River Belle River NY St. Joseph Detroit River FY15 Funded Dredging FY15 Unbudgeted Dredging Need Chicago Harbor Chicago River Calumet IN St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City OH Monroe Bolles Harbor PA 12
FY 16 Great Lakes Navigation $111.6M Great Lakes Navigation Operations & Maintenance Key Items $49M in Dredging (25 projects 3.4M cubic yards) $8.4M in Dredged Material Management $3.7M in Soo Asset Renewal 13
FY16 President s Budget 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 Commercial Recreational Port Washington Milwaukee Kenosha White Lake Muskegon Grand River Grand Haven Holland Saugatuck MI Black River Pine River Clinton River Lake St. Clair Port Sanilac Lexington St. Clair River Belle River NY 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 14
Dredging Funding Trends 2007 2016 6.0 Quantity Dredged (millions of cubic yards) 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 3.3M Annual Reqm t FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 Appropriation - Add'l Funds for Ongoing Work ARRA (Stimulus) L. Superior Regional Provisions Michigan Regional Provisions Commercial Regional Provisions Energy & Water Adds President's Budget
Historical Shallow Draft/Recreational Harbor Funding 30 # Projects Funded 25 20 15 10 5 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Fiscal Year 16
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Updated Dredged Material Management Strategic Plan Draft available on Great Lakes Navigation website www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/navigation All comments welcome; provide to: glnavigation@usace.army.mil or Marie.T.Strum@usace.army.mil By June 30, 2015 18
Current Dredged Material Placement Methods Lake Superior Ontonagon MI St. Marys River Percentages by volume (1998-2014) 4% NEAR SHORE 14% CDF 37% OPEN 45% WATER UPLAND WI Near Shore CDF Open Water Upland Menominee Sturgeon Bay Kewaunee Green Bay Manitowoc Port Washington Milwaukee IL Kenosha Waukegan Calumet Indiana Harbor IN Frankfort Manistee Ludington Muskegon Grand Haven Holland St. Joseph Michigan City Cheboygan Saginaw MI Alpena Rouge River Detroit River OH Lake St. Clair Monroe Harbor Beach St. Clair River CANADA Buffalo Dunkirk Erie PA Rochester NY Oswego
Dredged Material PCB Concentrations 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Maximum concentration of total PCBs (parts per million [ppm]) Saginaw Harbor Green Bay Harbor Buffalo Harbor Cleveland Harbor Ashtabula Harbor 20
Current Dredged Material Management Conditions DREDGED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT STATUS MINNESOTA Two Harbors Duluth Superior Ashland Lake Superior Keweenaw Waterway Ontonagon Presque Isle Marquette Grand Marias Channel in Straits of Mackinac St. Marys River Critical Dredged Material Management issues could severely restrict channel availability within 2 years Pressing Dredged Material Management issues could severely restrict channel availability within 10 years. No pressing issues within next 10 years; continue to work on long range planning such as DMMPs. Little Bay de Noc Grays Reef Cheboygan WISCONSIN Menominee Charlevoix Alpena Green Bay Kewaunee Frankfort MICHIGAN Manitowoc Manistee Ludington ANNUAL DREDGING REQUIREMENT (CY) 800K 100K 250K 50K 95K <50K Sheboygan Port Washington Milwaukee Kenosha Waukegan Chicago River & Harbor Calumet ILLINIOS Muskegon Harbor Grand Haven Holland St. Joseph Harbor INDIANA Saginaw Toledo Detroit River Rouge River Monroe St. Clair River Harbor Beach Channels in Lake St. Clair CANADA OHIO PENNSYLVANIA NEW YORK
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Cat Island Restoration Project for navigation: Provides for at least 20 years of disposal capacity for maintenance dredging for the Federal channel Environmental benefits: Re-creates the Cat Island chain (274 acres) Restoration of Pete s Marsh and Duck Creek Delta Wetland, providing 1,440 acres of wetland wildlife refuge
Dredged Material Management Initiatives Maximize the use of fill management and facility adaptation, such as routine raising of perimeter dikes and reworking the material within the facility to create additional capacity. Aggressively pursue opportunities for beneficially using dredged material to preserve or create CDF capacity. Collaborate with partner agencies leveraging local and federal programs to reduce the amount of material entering federal navigation channels. Engage state agencies and other partners and stakeholders in developing innovative long-term solutions to dredged material management challenges. Foster partnership with USEPA with its Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) programs to leverage funding for projects supporting both environmental goals and navigation benefits. 25
Outreach Web Site: www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/navigation Updated Dredged Material Management Strategic Plan Harbor Fact Sheets Updated CDF Fact Sheets Presentations Mailing Lists send information to glnavigation@usace.army.mil 26
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