Great Lakes Navigation System Dreding Update Marie T. Strum U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes Navigation Team November 13, 2012 US Army Corps of Engineers
Corps Great Lakes Navigation Funding Status 2
FY 13 President s Budget Great Lakes Navigation $85.9M O&M $7M CG (Green Bay Cat Islands DMDF) Key Items in FY13 President s Budget $31.0M in Dredging (2.4M cubic yards) $12.0M in Dredged Material Management $3.1M in Soo Asset Renewal 3
FY13 Corps Funding Status Congress has not passed an appropriations bill for FY13. The Corps is operating under a Continuing Resolution Authority (CRA), with funding levels no greater than FY12. 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. 4
FY13 President s Budget Dredging Projects Chippewa Harbor Beaver Bay Grand Marais 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 Port Washington White Lake Muskegon Grand River MI Black River Port Sanilac Lexington Milwaukee Grand Haven St. Clair River Kenosha Holland Saugatuck Pine River Clinton River Lake St. Clair Belle River NY Commercial Recreational 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 5
FY13 Dredging Requirements 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 Port Washington White Lake Muskegon Grand River MI Black River Port Sanilac Lexington Milwaukee Grand Haven St. Clair River Commercial Recreational FY13 Funded Dredging IL FY13 Unbudgeted Dredging Need Kenosha Waukegan Chicago Harbor Chicago River Calumet IN Holland Saugatuck South Haven St. Joseph St. Joseph River New Buffalo Michigan City OH Pine River Clinton River Lake St. Clair Rouge River Detroit River Monroe Bolles Harbor Belle River PA NY 6
Harbors Affected by Hurricane Sandy Burns Waterway Waukegan Huron Sandusky Cleveland St. Joseph Muskegon Holland Supplemental funds for emergency dredging are possible will compete with many needs in the northeast 7
Harbors Affected by Hurricane Sandy 8
Harbors Affected by Hurricane Sandy 9
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 would also be needed 10
Cubic Yards Dredged (x1000)- Blue Line Cumulative Backlog (1,000 cu yds) - Green Line Backlog Growth Under Constrained Dredging Funding 2012-2017 12,000 Dredging Backlog Grows to 23M CY by 2017 24,000 10,000 20,000 8,000 16,000 6,000 12,000 4,000 8,000 2,000 Assume FY13-FY17 Ann. Dredging Equal to FY13PB Level of 2.4M CY 4,000 0 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 0 Annual Great Lakes Dedging 1986-2011 Average Annual Need Dredging Backlog 11
Quantity Dredged (M cu yd) Dredging Funding Trends 2007-2013 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 3.3M Annual Reqm t FY11 FY12 FY13 FY12 Nat l Provision ARRA (Stimulus) L. Superior Regional Provisions Michigan Regional Provision Commercial Regional Provisions Energy & Water Adds President's Budget 12
Great Lakes Navigation System A non-linear interdependent system of 139 deep and shallow draft projects; commercial ports are dependent on each other for the efficiency and health of the system 90% of the traffic is internal to the system U.S. and Canadian ports GLNS saves the country $3.6B per year compared to the next least costly mode of transportation The Great Lakes Navigation System Provides Key Economic Benefits* In 2010 alone: GLNS generated 226,800 U.S. and Canadian jobs and an additional 447,600 in related user jobs (ex: steel or stone company) $14.1B in personal wages, salaries, and local expenditures and an additional $22.7B from related user industries As a result of maritime activity on GLNS, generated $33.6B in business revenue and an additional $115.5B from related user industries * Data from Martin Associates October 2011 Report
Communication Great Lakes Brochure Web Site: www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/navigation Fact Sheets Presentations Mailing Lists send information to glnavigation@usace.army.mil 14
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) 879-4206 Dave Wright - Detroit Operations Chief (313) 226-3573 www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/navigation 15