St. Louis Regional Freightway Inland Marine Expo

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1 St. Louis Regional Freightway Inland Marine Expo Andrew Schimpf, P.E. Operations Manager, Rivers Project St. Louis District 23 May 2018 US Army Corps of Engineers

2 US Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District

3 what do we do? Primary District Missions: Navigation Flood Risk Management Environmental Hydropower Water Supply Readiness/Emergency Response Recreation Regulatory FUSRAP Interagency/International Support

4 where are we?

5 what is it like? Over 2,220 mi long Existence since the last ice age. 3 rd largest river basin in the world, behind only the Amazon and Congo Draining 1,245,000 square miles All water between the Appalachians in the East and the Rockies in the West eventually flows into the Mississippi River. Lower Miss extends from Cairo, IL to Head of Passes, LA, about 954 mi. Upper Miss extends from Cairo, IL to Minneapolis, MN, about 866 mi. 41% of U.S. drainage flows through the body of the nation

6 so how did we land this gig? History: Early 1800s - forests of trees spread out across the Mississippi River s banks. At that time, the Mississippi River was narrow and deep The Louisiana Purchase, settlements along the Mississippi, such as St. Louis, Mo. 1817, the first steamboat arrived in St. Louis, the Zebulon M. Pike. The population of St. Louis and other river cities soared, and steamboat arrivals followed suit. From just 3 arrivals in 1817 to more than 3,600 arrivals in 1858, steamboats had turned the Mississippi River into a marine superhighway. Lewis and Clark 1804 Zebulon M. Pike Mississippi River, St. Louis, Mo. Eads Bridge 1874

7 so how did we land this gig? History: Rich timber resources which lined the banks were used to build rapidly expanding settlements, cleared for agricultural purposes, fuel and steamboats. As the timber vanished, the river banks became less stable and rapidly deteriorated. The river widened as the less stable banks crumbled and fell. Trees were thrust into the river impending navigation, and the congestion of the river traffic combined to make navigation difficult and steamboat travel dangerous. Many lives and vessels were lost.

8 so how did we land this gig? History: By the later 1800 s, the condition of the river had reached disastrous proportions Congress directed the Corps of Engineers to establish a safe/dependable navigation channel. St. Louis District maintains a 9-foot, 300-ft wide navigation channel on 300 miles of the Mississippi, the lower 80 miles on the Illinois and 36 miles on the lower Kaskaskia. Overall more than 12,000 miles of commercially active waterway is maintained by the Corps of Engineers. St. Louis 3rd busiest port on the inland waterway system, handling more than 105M tons annually. River Improvements 1947 Lumber Mattress Revetment

9 .and what did we do? 38 Lock Sites 1,200 Miles of River Over 2000 Structures 10M cy dredged annually Constructed

10 .so what are we moving? Commodity Tons % Ton-miles % All Food and Farm Products 43,454, % 8,066,515, % All Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels 16,764, % 2,357,320, % All Coal, Lignite, and Coal Coke 12,979, % 1,762,253, % All Chemicals and Related Products 12,663, % 2,385,403, % All Petroleum and Petroleum Products 11,844, % 2,112,913, % All Primary Manufactured Goods 9,775, % 1,297,406, % All Manufactured Equipment & Machinery 80, % 13,899, % All Waste Material 0 0.0% 0 0.0% All Unknown or Not Elsewhere Classified 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Totals 107,562,671 17,995,711,904 Total Commodities Shipped thru St. Louis Commodity Tons % All Food and Farm Products 316,172, % All Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels 346,763, % All Coal, Lignite, and Coal Coke 252,978, % All Chemicals and Related Products 185,282, % All Petroleum and Petroleum Products 901,393, % All Primary Manufactured Goods 135,505, % All Manufactured Equipment & Machinery 137,809, % All Waste Material 1,248, % All Unknown or Not Elsewhere Classified 35,257, % Totals 2,312,410, % Percentage of National Commodities Shipped

11 Tonnage on Domestic Waterway Network 11

12 what is it like? 25,000 miles of channels 1100 coastal Navigation projects 27 inland and intracoastal fuel-taxed waterways 241 lock chambers at 195 sites over 900 navigation structures, and over 800 bridges.

13 Los Angeles Long Beach Portland A Maritime Nation Inland Marine Transportation System & Ports Anacortes Seattle Tacoma Kalama Vital to U.S. Trade and National Economy Nearly 12,000 miles 9 ft deep & more Richmond Oakland IMTS is a distribution system for coastal ports 196 lock sites / 241 chambers Moving N over 600 million tons Two Harbors Duluth/Superior St. Louis Detroit Chicago Pittsburgh Indiana Hbr Toledo Cleveland Cincinnati Baltimore Huntington Memphis Carries 18% of Nation s inter-city freight (by ton-mile) at a cost of 2/3 that of rail and 1/10 of truck Charleston Baton Rouge Savannah Lake Charles Pascagoula Jacksonville Houston Barbers Pt Texas City Mobile Honolulu Freeport Port Arthur Plaquemines Tampa Matagorda Beaumont New Orleans Valdez S. Louisiana Corpus Christi Port Everglades Portland Boston New York/NJ Lower Delaware River (9 harbors) Hampton Roads Million Tons Over

14 who really pays for it? Over 2.3 billion tons of commerce 98% of US overseas trade by weight and 99.6% by volume 60% of US grain, 22% of coal, and 22% of petroleum. Supports ~ $2 trillion in commerce Funding through General Treasury appropriations, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund On average $1.5 to 1.6 billion/year is collected from the HMTF, Funded by tax of 0.125% on the value of cargo on imports Roughly $105M/year is generated from the IWTF, generated by $0.29/gallon diesel fuel tax from commercial vessels on the 27 designated inland and intracoastal waterways

15 and how do we do it? Water Management/Control Monitor River, Reservoir, Tributary Gages River Stage Forecast Navigation Pool and Reservoir Management Communication with Industry/Public Locks and Dams Operation and Maintenance National Strategy Dredging Channel Patrol/Reconnaissance Surveys Dredge Government and Contractor Plant River Engineering Improvements to channel and environment Model Studies Construction

16 Water Management/Control Manage Data, Control Releases, Predict River and Reservoir Stages Across Many Diverse Interests: Navigation Flood Risk Management Environmental Enhancement Generation of Hydro-power Protection and Enhancement of Habitat Erosion Control Recreation Water Supply Waste Water Treatment

17 Water Management/Control Manage Data, Control Releases, Predict River and Reservoir Stages Across Many Diverse Interests: Navigation Flood Risk Management Environmental Enhancement Generation of Hydro-power Protection and Enhancement of Habitat Erosion Control Recreation Water Supply Waste Water Treatment

18 Water Management/Control Data Management River/Stream gages Data Collection Platforms Lake/Reservoir gages Flows from Upper Mississippi and Missouri Archiving Data Informing Partners and the Public Water Control River/Reservoir Stage Forecasts Control Releases; Gate/Sluice settings (5 Navigation Dams, 5 Reservoirs.

19 Lock and Dam System Upper Mississippi Aquatic Stair Case

20 Lock and Dam System St. Louis to Minneapolis/St. Paul 9-foot Navigation Project, Rivers and Harbors Act Locks and Dams, Creating Navigation Pools Rises roughly 420 feet over nearly 700 miles of river Why do we need the lock system?

21 Lock and Dam System River Mile Lock and Dam No. 24 (1940) Clarksville Mo. First Operational Average Lift Pool Length UMR Mar feet 27.8 miles Pool Size 13k acres Lock Dam Tons Single lock 600x ft 15 gates 30M

22 Lock and Dam System River Mile Lock and Dam No. 25 (1939) - Winfield Mo. First Operational Average Lift Pool Length UMR May feet 27.8 miles Pool Size 18k acres Lock Dam Tons Single lock 600x ft 17 gates 30M

23 Lock and Dam System River Mile First Operational Mel Price Lock and Dam - Alton IL. Average Lift Pool Length UMR Oct feet 40.6 miles Pool Size Lock Dam Tons 31k acres Two locks 600x x110 1,160 ft 9 gates 60M

24 Lock and Dam System River Mile Lock and Dam No. 27- Granite City, IL. First Operational Average Lift Pool Length UMR Feb feet 15.6 miles Pool Size 10k acres Lock Dam Tons Two locks 600x x110 2,500 ft Rock crest 70M

25 Dredging St. Louis District Survey Vessels M/V Simpson II M/V Boyer High Fidelity Survey High Resolution Multi-Beam Surveys Pre-Removal Channel Survey Rock Removal Progression Survey Survey Statistics

26 Dredging Dredging

27 Dredging Dredge Potter working on the Middle Mississippi Dredge Potter discharge at baffle plate house

28 River Engineering Applied River Engineering Center/ Hydraulic Design Section

29 what are we trying to correct? Bank line erosion on the Middle Mississippi Tow Stuck on Sandbar High Cost of Dredging Sand Bar - Mississippi River

30 and how have we done it?

31 so how do we do it now?

32 so how do we do it now?

33 and what are the results?

34 Navigation FY 18 Outlook DREDGING Our Dredge programing, particularly on the open river, is difficult to predict with changing river conditions. Annually we plan to dredge 3-5M cubic yards as a normal dredge season July through December. Last dredge season we moved 3.8M cubic yards at a total cost of $17.8M REGULATING WORKS River Training Structures use the energy of the water to predictably move sediment, with a high benefit to cost ratio thru reduction of dredging. Continue with construction on contracts awarded in late FY16, Dogtooth Bend Phase 6 and Grand Tower Phase 5. Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement finalized August 2017, Record of Decision Signed Rock removal under contract pending optimum river stage LOCK CLOSURES Mel Price Main Lock Jan-Mar 2018 for replacement of control system, inspection of lift gate. Locks 27: TBD, repairs to liftgate counterweight baskets Costello Lock: June 2018, 14 days to dewater, repair foundation relief system 12 % ROCK REMOVAL

35 Lock Modernization Vision: Long-term sustainability of the economic uses and ecological integrity of the Upper Mississippi River System NESP (Navigation/Ecosystem Sustainability Program) The Upper Mississippi River System is a nationally significant ecosystem and commercial navigation system, connecting the heartland of America to the world. Much of the current infrastructure is 80+ years old and is the cause of significant delays New 1,200-foot lock chambers at LaGrange, Peoria, Locks 20, 21, 22, 24, & 25 will: Increases capacity and efficiency Provide redundancy at key points in the system Improve safety Ecosystem Improvements will: Reduce threat/degradation aquatic species Protect habitat Authorized WRDA 2007 at $4.2 billion Navigation $2.4 billion (50% Federal / 50% IWTF) - Seven 1200-ft locks Ecosystem $1.8 billion projects to preserve & enhance ecosystem; Supported by many diverse organizations Over $60M has been spent on planning and design. No construction funding to date. With Olmsted nearing completion, project could be re-started. New 1200 Lock Location

36 QUESTIONS?