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“The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.”
MG Scott SpellmonCommanding General
Northwestern DivisionOctober 2017
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COMMANDERS PANELPNWA ANNUAL MEETING
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION COMMANDERS PANEL
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Northwestern Division Overview
Pacific Northwest Regional Facts• ESA-Listed Fish• Power• Navigation
Other Regional Topics• Columbia River Treaty• CRSO EIS
District PresentationsQuestions
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION: 2017
One of the top 3 all time wettest winters in Portland – ran above flood stage for 2 months
One of the top 3 all time driest summers (and hottest) in Portland
Winter flooding on the Missouri – Summer droughts
Unprecedented Wildfires in the CR Gorge – shutting down locks
Disaster Responses in TX, FL, PR & USVI
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USACE MISSION AREASUSACE Supports the Army and the Nation
USACE Has a Diverse Mission Set Driven by Diverse Customers
Geospatial Support • Support to Civil Works Programs• Support to Military Programs
• Common Operating Picture/Environment• Support to Emergency & Contingency Ops
• Navigation, Hydropower• Flood Risk Management, Shore Protection• Water Supply, Regulatory • Recreation, Disaster Response• Environmental Restoration
Civ
il W
orks
Research & Development• Warfighter• Installations & Energy• Environment• Water Resources
Military Programs• Military Construction • COCOM Support, Overseas Contingency Operations
(OCO)• Installation Support, Environmental, Energy and
Sustainability
Real Estate
• Acquire, Manage and Dispose
• DoD Recruiting Facilities
• Contingency Operations
Homeland Security
• Critical Infrastructure• Anti Terrorism Plans• Intelligence• Facility Security
Bonneville Dam Powerhouse 2
Two Major River Basins + Puget Sound– 14 Governors– 28 Senators– 64 Congressional Districts– 72 Tribal Reservations– 147 Federally-recognized tribes– Countless partners and stakeholders– 17 Air Force Installations– 13 Army Installations– 1 Joint Base
Columbia River Basin– 34 Dams– 21 Power Plants
Missouri River Basin– 46 Dams– 8 Power Plants
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION
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NORTHWESTERN DIVISION LEADERSHIP
Major General Scott A. SpellmonCommander and Division Engineer Northwestern Division
ColonelAaron L. DorfCommander and District EngineerPortland District
Colonel Mark A. GeraldiCommander and District EngineerSeattle District
Colonel John L. HudsonCommander and District EngineerOmaha District
Colonel Douglas B. GuttormsenCommander and District EngineerKansas City District
Lieutenant Colonel Damon A. DelarosaCommander and District EngineerWalla Walla District
Our Mission -The Northwestern Division provides engineering services and stewardship of existing water resource infrastructure, conducts water resources development, military construction, environmental protection and restoration, and emergency response operations within our assigned areas of operations to serve the Army and the Nation. On order, provides Field Force Engineering services and personnel in support of contingency operations.
ColonelTorrey A. DiCiroDeputy CommanderNorthwestern Division
David PonganisSES, Director of ProgramsNorthwestern Division
Mr. Eric V. HansenSES, Director of Regional BusinessNorthwestern Division
Northwestern Division2017 Bonneville Dam Fish Counts - % 10-Yr Average
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Adult fish return counts at Bonneville Dam (as of 10/15/2017)
83,624 spring Chinook 55%
88,044 summer Chinook 90%
309,172 fall Chinook 61% (run incomplete
115,737 Steelhead 35% (run incomplete)
87,693 Sockeye 28%
58,690 Coho 58% (run incomplete)
82,559 Lamprey 341% (run incomplete)
Three Western Districts– 21 hydroelectric dams, 156 units – 14,600 MW Capacity – 5600 aMW generation - Power 4 million homes
annually
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION HYDROPOWER72% OF CORPS’ TOTAL HYDROELECTRIC CAPACITY
2016 Generation Statistics:- Seattle District - 13,000 GWH- Walla Walla District – 14,600 GWH- Portland District – 21,300 GWH
Columbia River– Serves 36 ports; carries 47% of U.S. wheat – 485 miles of navigable waterways– 56 million tons of cargo each year – Exports/imports exceed $12 billion annually
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION NAVIGATION
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Missouri River– Transports 4.4 million tons of cargo– 735-mile-long Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project
from Sioux City, IA to St. Louis, MO– Channel maintenance supported by contract and Corps-
owned fleets located in Omaha District and Kansas City District
Lock at Bonneville DamLock at Little Goose Dam Missouri River TowDredge Essayons
NWD NAVIGATION BUDGET SUMMARY
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FY15 PBUD
($1000)
FY15 APPROP ($1000)
FY16 PBUD
($1000)
FY16 APPROP ($1000)
FY17 PBUD
($1000)
FY17 APPROP ($1000)
FY18 PBUD
($1000)GI &CG $1,800 $12,400 $18,500 $27,500 $22,400 $22,400 $22,000
O&M High Tonnage $74,001 $74,001 $57,800 $67,039 $58,001 $66,064 $71,292
O&M Med Tonnage $46,600 $52,500 $62,200 $80,500 $46,900 $55,500 $56,200
O&M Low Tonnage $15,500 $23,700 $13,600 $29,400 $18,800 32,800 $18,700 * Incl Missouri River
ALL HMTF $111,500 $118,600 $94,100 $128,700 $101,300 $127,100 $120,100 % HMTF AT S&E HBRS 4% 11% 5% 15% 10% 18% 8%
Annual Average Commodities Movements 2011-2015
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Puget Sound 60.4 Million Tons*25.3 Million Tons Export16.6 Million Tons Imports18.6 Million Tons – Internal, Coastwise
Grays Harbor 2.2 Million Tons Export
Columbia-Snake 57 Million Tons36.6 Million Tons Export14.6 Million Tons Imports14.7 Million Tons – Internal, Coastwise
Coos Bay 2 Million Tons Export
Snake River 3.5 Million Tons3.5 Million Tons – Internal
* Corps Maintained Projects only
COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY UPDATE
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Scope of StudyTribes and States
Cooperating AgenciesFederal AgenciesInterest GroupsGeneral Public
WE ARE HERE
September 2016
September 2016 -February 2017
February 2020 –May 2020
By Sept 24, 2021* RECORD OF DECISION
ISSUE FINAL EIS
PREPARE FINAL EIS & IDENTIFY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT REVIEWAND SYNTHESIS
DRAFT EIS ISSUEDAvailable for 90-day Public Review
DETAILED ANALYSIS
DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES FOR DETAILED EVALUATION
PUBLIC SCOPING COMMENT PERIOD
NOTICE OF INTENT
By March 27, 2020*
Columbia River System Operations
EIS Process Flow Chart
Finalize ESA Section 7 Consultation with NMFS and USFWS
Tribal Engagement
October 2017 –January 2020
February 2017 –March 2018
February 2020 –March 2021
By March 26, 2021*
*Draft EIS, Final EIS and Records of Decision dates are mandated by court order
www.crso.info
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QUESTIONS?
“The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.”
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LTC Damon A. DelarosaDistrict CommanderWalla Walla District17 October 2017
COMMANDERS PANELPNWA ANNUAL MEETING
AGENDA
• District Overview
• FY17 – A Year in Review
- Working with the Community and Stakeholders
- Columbia – Snake River System Lock Outage
- Lower Granite Juvenile Fish Bypass System Upgrade
- Lower Granite Fish Returns
• Topics of Interest
• Upcoming Maintenance
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WALLA WALLA DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
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Mill Creek Dam(Bennington Lake)
McNary Lock & DamIce Harbor Lock & Dam
Lower Monumental Lock & Dam
Little Goose Lock & DamLower Granite
Lock & Dam
Dworshak DamLucky Peak Dam Jackson Hole Levees
• Covers 107,000 sq mi• Includes parts of six States• Civil Works Boundary focused on
the Snake River Basin • Regulatory Boundary is Idaho
border
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS
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Spring Flood Mitigation
Master Plan Updates
Channel Management&
Minimum Operating Pool
CSRS EXTENDED LOCK OUTAGE(12 DEC 2016 – 20 MAR 2017)
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Overall assessment:
Great communications with stakeholders
Good early involvement by all
3 unique work windows aided execution
Χ Mother Nature was unpredictable
Χ Contractor accountability led to delays
Future Considerations:
• Timing & Duration
• Contractor vetting
LOWER GRANITE JUVENILE FISH BYPASS SYSTEM UPGRADE PROGRESS
• Upgrades include:o Larger 14” diameter orifices & daylight flume
o Enhance PIT TAG detection
o Improved water supply & enhanced adult ladder attraction water
o Emergency bypass option
o New outfall to improve fish survival
• Schedule: Nov 2014 thru Feb 2018
• Mining power house transport channel through Dec 2017
• Jan/Feb 2018 – Commissioning
• Operational March 1, 2018
New Outfall Pipe
Transportation Channel
Dewatering System TransportFlume
Loop Structure
PIT TAG Detection
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LOWER GRANITE DAM SUMMER FISH PASSAGE 2017
*Water temperatures did not delay migration
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TOPICS OF INTEREST
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Channel Maintenance National Interest
Long Term Nav Outage Readiness
O & M Trends
UPCOMING WALLA WALLA DISTRICT SHORT TERM OUTAGES
31 Oct 2017: Little Goose Lock will close 8 am to 6 pm to unload a spillway weir from a barge in the downstream lock entrance.
8 – 9 Nov 2017: Little Goose Lock & Ice Harbor Lock will close 8 am (8 Nov) to 6 pm (9 Nov).
• Little Goose: Replace downstream miter gate leaking hydraulic cylinder.
• Ice Harbor: Install monitoring instrumentation/equipment in the downstream lift gate machinery towers to further investigate the cable drum & shaft.
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MARCH 2018 MAINTENANCE PLANNING
Start: 6 am, Saturday, 3 March 2018
End: 11:59 pm Sunday, 18 March 2018 (2 weeks)
• McNary• Ice Harbor • Lower Monumental • Little Goose
End: 11:59 pm Sunday, 25 March 2018 (3 weeks)
• Lower Granite
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QUESTIONS
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“The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.”
Seattle District UpdateOctober 2017
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION
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Regulatory Offices at HQ, Spokane, Vancouver, Bellingham in WA
SEATTLE DISTRICT CIVIL WORKS
FY18 – Program (Estimated): $177MGI: $1MCG: $33.6MO&M: $44.3M
BPA: $92.3MREG: $5.5M
Mud Mountain Dam
Howard Hanson Dam Chief Joseph Dam Albeni Falls Dam
Libby DamChittenden Locks
SEATTLE NAVIGATION PROGRAMUSACE Self-Performs Hydrographic surveys Snagging/Debris Removal Backup oil skimmer for USCG
USACE Contracts Sediment Characterization Clamshell and Hydraulic Dredging Revetment and Breakwater
Construction FY 17: Executed $31.8 M total program
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23 Active Channels/Harbors 3xHigh-Use (>10M-
tons) 4xModerate Use (>
1M-tons) 16xLow-Use (< 1M-
tons) 12xDeep Draft
Channels (>14 ‘) 7xShallow Draft 4xNo Channel
(breakwater/jetty/dike)
NAVIGATION PROGRAM
FY17 Projects – $31.8M Grays Harbor (annual and deepening) Everett Harbor/Snohomish Channel (annual) Seattle/Duwamish DredgingQuillayute Channel LWSC ECS Crane Several sediment characterization Donor and Energy Ports funding
FY18 Projects – $28.8M (President’s Budget)Grays Harbor (annual and deepening) Everett Harbor/Snohomish Channel (annual) Swinomish Channel
• Budget numbers do not include surveys, and debris mission
• Does not include additional $20M of Construction General Portion of Gray Harbors Deepening
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SEATTLE HARBOR DEEPENING STUDY
Past: 1909 Duwamish straightened; largest artificial island E/W waterways authorized -34’ Seattle Harbor Reconnaissance Study completed CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin 18,000 TEU Test Run
March 2016 Draft Feasibility Report EIS submitted to X 2017
Present: Panamax Class Vessels Push Capability Draft restrictions impact operations and efficiency
Future: Towards Post-Panamax Capability Feasibility study on schedule for completion in
2018 USACE Approval is expected 2018 Capabilty for Design Agreement 2019 Construction pending authorization/funding 2022
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Photo Credit: Don Wilson
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SEATTLE HARBOR O&MDuwamish River Turning HarborPast: Superfund site limits dredging areas Dredging Turning Basin every other year Dredged Turning Basin 91K CY for open water
disposal in Dec 2015 Short in-water work window (DEC-JAN) and
Superfund restrictions increase dredging costs Net donor to Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
Work completed in FY17: FY17 sediment sampling completed
Future work: (work in FY 18) $600K dredging contract awarded to American
Construction–work starts DecemberWork with Port to develop use for Donor and
Energy Port Rebates
GRAYS HARBORPast: Annual Outer and Inner Harbor Dredging/
deepeningWesthaven breakwater repair and Pt.
Chehalis revetment repairs completed Concerns from locals regarding coastal storm damage
Work Completed in FY17: Dredged 1.5M CY via clamshell Dredged 760K CY via hopper
Future Work: FY18 $11.7M in PBUD Annual Outer and Inner Harbor dredgingWesthaven Marina dredging
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EVERETT SNOHOMISH RIVERPast: Dredge annually in Lower or upper Settling
Basin Material placed on Jetty Island or Site “O”
for beneficial reuse or open water disposal
Work completed in FY17: Dredged 92.6K CY
Future Work: FY18 $2.28M in PBUD $1.2M dredging contract awarded to Portable
Hydraulic, LLC -starting in October Award dredging contract for FY19 (clamshell) Continue condition surveys and sediment
SWINOMISH CHANNEL
Past: Dredged 233K CY in 2011/12 Dredged 72,5K CY in 2014
Work Completed in FY17: Conducted modeling to evaluate
cost/benefit of structure improvements
Future: FY18 $2.28M fundingContinue condition surveys and sediment testing Award dredging contract
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CHITTENDEN LOCKSPast: Pump Plant Replacement completed
Work Completed in FY 17: Filling Culvert Valve design $3.2M Emergency Closure System construction awarded to
Redside Construction Stakeholders completed an Economic Study Lock Gate Inspections and Instrumentation – awarded $300k Large Lock Sill Beam Replacement and ECS underwater hoist
wire rope replacement awarded Misc. water line repairs and security gates
Future: FY18 $9.8M in PBUD Routine O&M Filling Culvert Valves Construction - $10-$15M (WP) Replace project airlines - $170k Large Lock Gate #2 bushing replacement $39k (WP) Fish ladder viewing room makeover – Partnership with Corps
Foundation and Discover Your Northwest Fish Ladder Programmable Logic Controller replacement - $110k
(WP)Emergency Closure System
Pump Plant
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QUESTIONS?
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“The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.”
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COL Aaron L. DorfCommanderPortland DistrictOct. 18, 2017
NORTHWESTERN DIVISION COMMANDERS’ PANELPORTLAND DISTRICT
PORTLAND DISTRICT UPDATE
Personnel• New District Commander July 28, 2017• Mike Ott is moving to Northwestern
Division HQ• Tony Kirk is the new Operations Project
Manager for Bonneville Lock and Dam
Eagle Creek Fire
• Bonneville Project was not damaged; lock was operational
• U.S. Coast Guard restricted river access for five days
• We will evaluate potential for increased sediment load due to erosion of burned areas
Other•The Dalles Dam Tribal Housing Village Development Plan
COLUMBIA RIVER / OREGON COASTAL CHANNELS
FY2017 Update• Columbia River No draft restrictions despite heavy shoaling 9.6 million cubic yards dredged Baker Bay (18) and Chinook (19) side channels dredged
• Oregon coastal channels All coastal entrances are in good condition Yaquina Bay, Coquille River, Rogue River, and Chinook (6, 11, 13,
18) funded through Congressional “funding pots” Umpqua River (9) funded through reprogramming and state MOA
funds
FY2018 Way Ahead• 10-year contract with Port of Portland’s Dredge Oregon• Dredge Essayons and Yaquina scheduled for annual
maintenance at Vigor Marine (December – February)• President’s Budget for Portland District includes $86.4M for
dredging• Umpqua to be dredged again this fall
OREGON MOA FOR OREGON EMERGING PORTS
Memorandum of Agreement (USACE and State of Oregon)• Allowed up to $5 million a year for five years / expended
$3,248,806
Siuslaw – 2013 ($425,000)
Umpqua – 2013 ($462,750), 2017 ($275,000)
Yaquina Bay – 2014 ($772,818)
Renewal of Memorandum of Agreement• Amount: up to $5 million per year for five years at Oregon
emerging ports
• Purpose: Allows state funds to fill gaps in appropriations for
economic and life / safety dredging needs
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MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER JETTIES MAJOR REHABILITATION PROJECT
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Three components: • Jetty A: completed August 2017
• North Jetty: repair contract awarded to J.E.
McAmis: staging and construction April
2018 thru November 2019
• South Jetty: repair contract in development;
programmed for award in FY2020
$257.2 million rehabilitation project
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OTHER JETTY REPAIRS FY2018 THRU FY2020
Tillamook Jetty System• South jetty Has lost 1,059 feet in length Several sections are badly eroded
• North jetty requires some root repair work• FY2018 – Engineering and Design• FY2019 & FY2020 – Engineering and
design / award repair contract (subject to appropriations)
Coos Bay Jetty System• North jetty Head continues to recede approximately 25
feet per yearNeeded repairs include head stabilization,
installation of revetment in log spiral bay and north jetty trunk repairs
• FY2018 – Engineering and design• FY2019 & FY2020 – Engineering and
design / award repair contract (subject to decision document approval and appropriations)
COLUMBIA RIVER PILE DIKE REPAIRSChallenge• Most constructed from the late 1800s to the 1930s• Many systems degraded, in need of repair
PRESENT CONDITION
CONDITION IN 1991
Work initiated on three key systems
FY2018: Engineering and design
FY2019: Engineering and design (subject to
appropriations) FY2020: Engineering and design / award construction contract(s) (subject to appropriations)Cottonwood Island
Sand Island and Baker Bay
SAND ISLAND PILE DIKES
NAVIGATION LOCK MAINTENANCE - LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER
2017• All work completed as planned• John Day Broken bearing shoe piece replaced Remaining downstream gate bearing shoes require urgent
repair (2018)
2018• Bonneville and The Dalles – Normal two-week
maintenance period (March 3-18, 2018)
• John Day – Three-week maintenance period required to address bearing shoe repairs (March 3-25, 2018)
• Notice to users sent Oct. 10, 2017
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QUESTIONS?