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Second National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration
Bang for the Buck: A Look atEcosystem Restoration Outputs from
Completed Corps Projects
Doug Lamont Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Project Planning and Review April 26, 2007
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BackgroundBackground
• Restoration Project Purpose WRDA 1990 • Authorizations in 1996, 1999, & 2000• Excluding Everglades, Upper Miss, etc.• About 28 Chief’s Reports• Estimated Cost Over $1 Billion
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Cost and Benefit Data
• Costs Are for Restoration Work Only• Planning Estimates from Chief’s Reports • Cost Numbers Generally Comparable at a FY 2007 Price Level
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Anacostia River, DC & MD
Lower Cape May Meadows, NJ
Sonoma Baylands and Yolo Bypass, CA
Wolf River, TN
Constructed Ecosystem Restoration Projects
Rio Salado, AZ Lower
Savannah River, GA
Chesapeake Bay Oysters
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Anacostia River and Tributaries, DC Portion
Baltimore District
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Anacostia River and Tributaries, DC Portion
Baltimore District
• Authorized WRDA 1996• Construction Completed 2005 • Estimated Cost $9.25 million• Estimated Benefits 75-Acres
Freshwater Tidal Wetlands• Actual Construction Cost $7.7 Million • Actual Benefits About 51 Acres• Sponsor: District of Columbia with NPS• Kevin Luebke 410-962-6141
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Lower Savannah River, GA Savannah District
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Lower Savannah River, GA
Savannah District
• Authorized WRDA 1996• Construction Completed 2002• Estimated Cost $3.4 Million• Estimated Benefits 4,700 Acres
Bottomland Hardwood/Cypress Swamp• Actual Cost $3.4 Million • Actual Benefits 4,700 in drought years• Sponsor: City of Savannah with USFWS• Bill Bailey 912-652-5781
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Lower Cape May Meadows, NJ
Philadelphia District
Before (1994)
After (2005)Dune
Restored Area
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• Authorized WRDA 1999 - Multipurpose• Construction Completed 2005• Estimated Cost $3.1 Million • Estimated Benefits 343 Acres • Actual Construction Cost $7.4 Million • Actual Benefits 343 Acres • ESA: Piping Plovers 9 Chicks from 6 Pairs • Sponsor: State of New Jersey• Beth Brandreth 215-656-6558
Lower Cape May Meadows, NJ
Philadelphia District
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Rio Salado, Salt River Phoenix, AZ
Los Angeles District
19951995 20052005
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Rio Salado, Salt River Phoenix, AZ
Los Angeles District
• Authorized WRDA 1999• Construction Will Be Completed in 2008• Estimated Cost $100 Million• Estimated 525 Acres Mixed Aquatic SW
Desert Habitat• Actual Construction Cost $106 Million • Aquatic Benefits Reduced Due to FAA
Issue • Sponsor: City of Phoenix • Mike Ternak 602-640-2004
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Wolf River, TNMemphis District
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Wolf River, TN Memphis District
• Authorized WRDA 2000• Construction about 75 Percent Complete• Estimated Cost $11.6 Million • Estimated Benefits Protection of 2,000 Acres
Wetlands/Bottomland Hardwoods• Actual Construction Cost $13.1 Million• Four Weirs Stabilize 10 Feet of Headcutting• Sponsor: Shelby Co. & Chickasaw Basin
Auth.• Leighann Gipson 901-544-4015
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Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Norfolk District
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Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration
(Wicomico River ) Norfolk District
• Section 704(b), WRDA 1986, as amended• Construction Completed in 2005• Construction Cost $2 Million• Benefits 64 Acre Network of Sanctuary
Reefs• Highest Chesapeake Recruitment Level • Evidence of Disease Resistance • Sponsor: State of Virginia• Craig Seltzer 757-201-7390 • Claire O’Neil 410-962-0876 (Maryland Bay)
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Yolo Basin Wetlands, CA Sacramento
District
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Yolo Basin Wetlands, CA Sacramento
District
• Authorized WRDA 1992, Section 344 • Construction Completed 1997• Estimated Benefits 3,700 acres • Estimated Cost $5.4 Million• Actual Construction Cost $11.9 Million • ESA: Giant Garter Snake, Swainson’s Hawk,
Tri-colored Blackbird• Sponsor: California – Dept of Fish and
Game• Miki Fujitsubo 916-557-7440
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Sonoma Baylands, CA San Francisco District
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Sonoma Baylands, CA San Francisco District
• Authorized WRDA 1986 Oakland Harbor 42-Ft
• Construction Completed 1996• Construction Cost $10 Million• Benefits 320 Acres Marine Tidal Wetlands • ESA: Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse and
California Clapper Rail• Sponsor: Port of Oakland• Eric Jolliffe 415-503-6869
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Conclusions
• General Agreement of Project Costs• Benefit Data Will Improve with Monitoring• Partnerships Are Critical• Central Data Source/Benefit Metrics Needed • Expect the Unexpected • Funding for Future Work is a Challenge• Corps Expertise Fits With Complex Aquatic Restoration Projects