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US Army Corps of Engineers
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Great Lakes and St. Marys
River
David Wright
Kevin Sprague
Detroit District
February 14, 2013
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Agenda
Winter Maintenance Work
Rock Cut
Great Lakes Dredging
Open Discussion
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2012-2013 Maintenance
Poe Lock
Poe Hydraulic System
Replacement
Replacement of Hydraulic
Swivel Joints
MacArthur Lock
Valve Watertight door
seals
Concrete Repairs
Valve Repairs
Install Point Source
Bubblers
Grouting
*A New Compressed Air Plant and distribution
system will be constructed over 2013/2014.
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Poe Lock Hydraulics
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Poe Lock
Hydraulics
New Cylinder at Gate 2N
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Fender Replacement
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Tug Owen Frederick Maintenance
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Rock Cut Rehabilitation
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Rock Cut Rehabilitation
1,500 Feet Test Area
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Rock Cut Rehabilitation
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Rock Cut Rehabilitation
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Rock Cut Rehabilitation
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Corps Great Lakes Navigation
Funding Status
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FY13 Corps Funding Status
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• 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.
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$85.9M Great Lakes Navigation Operations & Maintenance
Key Items in FY13 President’s Budget
$31.0M in Dredging (15 projects - 2.4M cubic yards)
$12.0M in Dredged Material Management
$3.1M in Soo Asset Renewal
FY 13 President’s Budget
Great Lakes Navigation
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Ogdensburg
Lake Superior
MI
MI
NY
PA
IL
WI
IN
CANADA
OH
Morristown
Cape Vincent
Sackets Harbor
Port Ontario
Oswego
Bolles Harbor
Monroe
Rouge River
Detroit River
Clinton River Belle River
Pine River
Lake St. Clair
St. Clair River
Black River
Lexington
Port Austin
Harbor Beach
Port Sanilac
Saginaw
Point Lookout
Tawas Bay
Au Sable Harbor
Harrisville
Black River Harbor
Alpena
Hammond Bay
Cheboygan
Inland Route
Mackinac City
Mackinac Island
St. James
Petoskey
Charlevoix
Channels in Straits
of Mackinac
Grays Reef
Leland
Greilickville
Frankfort
Arcadia
Portage Lake
Manistee
Ludington
Pentwater
White Lake
Muskegon
Saugatuck
Grand River
Holland
Grand Haven
South Haven
St. Joseph
St. Joseph River
New Buffalo
Michigan City Chicago River
Chicago Harbor
Waukegan
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Port Washington
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
Washington
Island
Green Bay
Big Suamico
Kewaunee
Algoma
Sturgeon Bay
Two Rivers
Pensaukee
Oconto
Menominee
Cedar River
Little Bay de noc
Manistique Detour
Les Cheneaux Island
Soo Locks
St. Marys River
Whitefish Point Harbor Little Lake
Grand Marais Presque
Isle Marquette
Big Bay
Grand Traverse Bay
Lac La Belle Eagle Harbor
Keweenaw
Waterway
Chippewa Harbor
Grand Marais
Two Harbors
Knife River
Duluth-
Superior Bayfield
La Pointe Cornucopia
Port Wing
FY13 Dredging Requirements
and FY13 Funding
Calumet
Commercial
Recreational
FY13 PB Funded Dredging
FY13 Unbudgeted Dredging Need
Silver Bay
Taconite
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FY 13 President’s Budget
Dredging Projects
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Duluth-Superior
Green Bay
Calumet
Indiana Harbor
Holland
Grand Haven
Muskegon
Manistee
Saginaw River
Detroit River
Toledo
Sandusky
Cleveland
Ashtabula
Conneaut
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Burns Waterway Cleveland
Waukegan Lorain
Michigan City
St. Joseph
Muskegon
Holland
• 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.
Harbors Affected by Hurricane Sandy
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Great Lakes Water Levels
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Water Levels on Great Lakes
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• 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.
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Authorized Project
Depth 27’
Historical Water Levels
“Normal” Conditions
Available for
Navigation
27’ +
Datum
Long Term Average Lake Level
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Conditions: 1999 to present
Water Level Below Datum
~ 2 ’ Lake Level
Available for
Navigation
< 27’
Authorized Project
Depth 27’
Long Term Average Lake Level
Datum
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Current Condition
Below Datum w/Dredging Backlog
Authorized Project
Depth 27’
Dredging Backlog
Available for
Navigation
< 27’
Current Lake
Level
Datum
Long Term Average Lake Level
~ 2 ’
Available for
Navigation
<< 27’
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WRDA 2000 Section 343 Authority
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• 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
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Ogdensburg
Lake Superior
MI
MI
NY
PA
IL
WI
IN
CANADA
OH
Morristown
Cape Vincent
Sackets Harbor
Port Ontario
Oswego
Bolles Harbor
Monroe
Rouge River
Detroit River
Clinton River Belle River
Pine River
Lake St. Clair
St. Clair River
Black River
Lexington
Port Austin
Harbor Beach
Port Sanilac
Saginaw
Point Lookout
Tawas Bay
Au Sable Harbor
Harrisville
Black River Harbor
Alpena
Hammond Bay
Cheboygan
Inland Route
Mackinac City
Mackinac Island
St. James
Petoskey
Charlevoix
Channels in Straits
of Mackinac
Grays Reef
Leland
Greilickville
Frankfort
Arcadia
Portage Lake
Manistee
Ludington
Pentwater
White Lake
Muskegon
Saugatuck
Grand River
Holland
Grand Haven
South Haven
St. Joseph
St. Joseph River
New Buffalo
Michigan City Chicago River
Chicago Harbor
Waukegan
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Port Washington
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
Washington
Island
Green Bay
Big Suamico
Kewaunee
Algoma
Sturgeon Bay
Two Rivers
Pensaukee
Oconto
Menominee
Cedar River
Little Bay de noc
Manistique Detour
Les Cheneaux Island
Soo Locks
St. Marys River
Whitefish Point Harbor Little Lake
Grand Marais
Presque
Isle
Marquette
Big Bay
Grand Traverse Bay
Lac La Belle Eagle Harbor
Keweenaw
Waterway
Chippewa Harbor
Grand Marais
Two Harbors
Knife River
Duluth-
Superior Bayfield
La Pointe Cornucopia
Port Wing
Great Lakes Projects Requiring
Dredging due to Water Levels Below
Low Water Datum (LWD)
Calumet
Commercial
Recreational
In need of dredging/deepening
due to water levels below LWD
Silver Bay
Taconite
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Open Discussion on Locks,
St. Marys River, Great Lakes
Navigation
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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
Kevin Sprague – Soo Area Engineer
(906) 635-3464
Key Great Lakes Contacts
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Questions?