and other Federal Shallow Draft Inlets

Shelley Trulock Project Manager 904-232-3292

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District Navigation 900 miles of Inland Waterways • 6 navigation locks • Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) from Jacksonville to Miami • Okeechobee Waterway (OWW) connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico • Parts of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) Harbors • 17 Deep Draft Harbors • 20 Shallow Draft Harbors

MAYPORT PORT OF TAMPA MIAMI HARBOR PONCE INLET

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Kings Bay/Fernandina Jacksonville Harbor Palm Valley Bridge GIWW Ponce de Leon Inlet St. Augustine Harbor

Horseshoe Cove IWW Fernandina to Key West Authorized Projects Suwannee River

Deep Draft Harbors Hernando Beach Canaveral Harbor Anclote River Clearwater Pass St. Petersburg Harbor Johns Pass Ft. Pierce Harbor

Tampa Harbor Longboat Pass New Pass St. Lucie Inlet Manatee Harbor Charlotte Harbor Palm Beach Harbor Arecibo OWW Harbor La Esperanza Aguadilla Fort Myers Beach Harbor San Juan Harbor Fajardo Pt. Harbor Harbor PUERTO RICO Miami River Vieques Miami Harbor Mayaguez Ponce Harbor Harbor Harbor Key West Harbor

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Intracoastal Waterway

GIWW Ponce de Leon Inlet St. Augustine Harbor

Horseshoe Cove Shallow Draft Inlets Suwannee River in Hernando Beach Anclote River Clearwater Pass Johns Pass Longboat Pass New Pass St. Lucie Inlet

OWW Fort Myers Beach

Hillsboro Inlet

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District Today’s Budgetary Climate

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BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District What Happens to Shallow Draft Inlets???? . Shallow Draft Inlets Compete Nationally with the Deep Draft Inlets for Federal Funding. • Shallow Draft Inlets have little Commercial Tonnage • Primarily used for Intra State Travel • Primarily Recreational use • Limited Commercial Fishing • Huge boost to the State’s economy

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District What Happens to Shallow Draft Inlets???? . Although Shallow Draft Inlets Serve a Very Important Role… • Shallow Draft Inlets have been ZEROED out of the President’s Budget in 2012 and 2013 • All Maintenance Dredging Funding is going to Deep Draft Projects • No Earmarks . How Do These Important Waterways Receive Funding?

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District How Will Maintenance Dredging Occur???? . Establish Contributed Funds Agreements with Non Federal Sponsors. • Benefits to Utilizing the USACE – DA Permit – Procurement Tools – Maintenance Dredging Expertise . USACE’s Workplan • Utilizes “Mini Pots” of Funding Set Aside by Congress • Projects that are “shovel ready” move to the top . Emergency Situations • Post Storm • Dangerous Shoaling Identified BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District 9 Funding Status

Intracoastal Waterway – CF and WP

Ponce de Leon Inlet – WP GIWW - WP St. Augustine Harbor

Horseshoe Cove Shallow Draft Inlets Suwannee River in Florida Hernando Beach Anclote River Clearwater Pass - CF Johns Pass CF = Contributed Funds Longboat Pass WP = Work Plan New Pass St. Lucie Inlet – WP

OWW - WP Fort Myers Beach - WP

Hillsboro Inlet

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District Intracoastal Waterway

. Intracoastal Waterway is an example of how funding streams have changed. • Past Years the IWW received Earmarks ranging from $1M-$3M • With this funding stream plus Contributed Funds we could dredge 2 reaches per year • IWW is fortunate to have a sponsor such as FIND – Taxing authority

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District Why is the IWW Important for Florida?

. Intra State travel – 350 miles from Jacksonville to Miami . Jobs . Recreation . Tourism

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District IWW Overview in Jacksonville District

. Jacksonville, Fl (St. Johns River) to Miami, Fl. • 350 miles long • 12’ deep x 125’ wide from Jacksonville, Fl south to Fort Pierce, Fl • 10’ deep x 125’ wide from Ft. Pierce, Fl south to Miami, Fl • Beneficial use of dredge material – Beach quality sand is placed on local beaches – Reduces cost of follow on beach renourishments – Utilizes small businesses

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How are these Waterways Dredged?

. Once funding is received, how is the waterway dredged?

. Definition: Any of various machines equipped with scooping or suction devices and used to deepen harbors and waterways and in underwater mining

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District Dredging Process

. Background Information Obtained: • Hydrographic survey • National Environmental Policy Act Documentation and Public Input process • Dept of Environmental Protection Permit • Develop Plans and Specifications • Procure

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District How are the Shallow Draft Inlets Such as the IWW Dredged?

Mechanical Dredges = Clam Shell or Backhoe

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District How are the Shallow Draft Inlets Such as the IWW Dredged?

Hydraulic Dredges = Hopper or Pipeline Cutter Suction

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District How are the Shallow Draft Inlets Such as the IWW Dredged?

. Most Commonly Used • Cutter Suction with Pipeline • Beneficial Use • Upland Placement

BUILDING STRONG® US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District Adapting to Today’s Climate…

. Continue pursuing non traditional means of funding . Show beneficial use and how it impacts the overall system . Be smart, use contracting tools wisely

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