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US Army Corps of Engineers  Galveston District USUS ArmyArmy CorpsCorps ofof EngineersEngineers US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District TEXOMA Same Conference Lieutenant Colonel Chris Sallese June 2005 One Corps ServingOne Corps Serving TheThe Army Army and the Nation and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers •50,000 sq. miles, Galveston District LA to Mexico, 100 miles inland •400 miles of coastline •400 plus civilian employees, 4 active duty •$200+ Million Program One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers 10- Major Galveston District Deep Water Ports Houston-2 Beaumont-4 Corpus Christi-7 Texas City-9 Freeport-24 Port Arthur-27 Matagorda-48 Galveston-63 Brownsville-89 Orange One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Shallow US Army Corps of Engineers Draft Ports Galveston District and Channels Total of 28 Ports and 1000+ Miles of Channels 40 Million Cu. Yds. O&M Dredging annually 474 Million Tons of Commerce in FY03 GIWW Texas ranks 1st among all states in waterborne traffic! One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Mission areas -- ⌦ Navigation ⌦ Flood Damage Reduction ⌦ Environmental Restoration ⌦ Shoreline Protection ⌦ Support for Others ⌦ Emergency Management ⌦ Regulatory One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District FY 2005 Program (millions) Construction $61,139 Operations and Maintenance $72,166 General Investigations $ 6,390 Support for Others $41,047 Emergency Management $ 419 Regulatory $ 5,275 Contributed Funds (Local sponsors) $27,512 Total $213,948 One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation NavigationUS Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Corpus Christi Ship Channel One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Navigation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District General Investigations: Corpus Christi Ship Channel- Plans and Specs Texas City Ship Channel Matagorda Ship Channel Freeport Harbor Sabine Neches Waterway Construction: Houston-Galveston Ship Channel One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Navigation Operations and Maintenance US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Navigation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Operations and Maintenance: Gulf Intercoastal Waterway (GIWW) Corpus Christi Ship Channel Texas City Ship Channel Matagorda Ship Channel Freeport Harbor Sabine Neches Waterway Houston Ship Channel Galveston Ship Channel One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District •Over 1500 channels totaling 2500 miles in length •Nearly $1 Billion of flood control projects in construction or being planned One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Flood Damage Reduction US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District General Investigations: Clear Creek GRR Greens Bayou Harris Gully Raymondville Drain Resacas- Brownsville Construction: Sims Bayou Section 211 (f) projects One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Section 211(f) Projects US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Local Sponsor- Harris County Flood Control District Three Projects: Brays Bayou Hunting Bayou White Oak Bayou One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army CorpsFDR Operating Projects of Engineers Galveston District Addicks and Barker Reservoirs Barker Outlet One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Aransas National Wildlife Refuge One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation GIWW - Aransas NWR US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Beneficial use site at Aransas 1,600 acres created over next 50 years One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District North Padre Island Ties Laguna Madre to the Gulf of Mexico One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Wallisville Lake-Multipurpose Project Structure A Lost Lane US Army Corps iberty County Park L of Engineers Chambers County Cedar Hill Galveston District Lake Park Lost Charlotte Lake Government 10 Property Line Wallisville Non-Overflow Dam 10 Cove Lock Lake Park Anahuac Navigation T rin Channel Overflow ity R Dam iv er Anahuac Trinity Bay Ecosystem Restoration Salinity Control Flood Damage Reduction Navigation One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation NECHES RIVER US Army Corps SALTWATER BARRIER of Engineers Galveston District • Navigation Mitigation Project to prevent saltwater intrusion • Lower Neches Valley Authority is the local sponsor. One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps Shoreline Protection of Engineers Galveston District Corpus Christi N. Beach One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Beach nourishment US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps Support for Others of Engineers Galveston District Current Projects: •Port Isabel- ICE Admin Health Facility $40M-40% •Rio Grande Valley BP Sector HQ $17M- 69% •Brownsville/Port Isabel BP Station $10-15M- RFP One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Emergency Management US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Mission: Serves as FEMA’s Federal Engineer Partner to provide debris removal, Ice, water, temporary housing, roofing and structural analysis utilizing Corps personnel and a variety of in place nationwide contracts. Recent Deployments- Florida Hurricanes and Allison Flooding One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation Regulatory Program US Army Corps of•Second Engineers largest in the nation Galveston District •Over 2000 actions per year w/ 1000 permits issued •Corps expert in LNG Facility permitting One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation FYFY 0404 ExecutionExecution DetailsDetails US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District (Millions)(Millions) $211.5 Total Operating Budget $39.4 Operate District $5.7 Other Government (ERDC/GSA) To our Partners: $12.7 Private Sector (A/E services) $153.7 Construction Placement One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps Summary/Conclusions of Engineers Summary/Conclusions Galveston District About 80% Of Our Execution Is Leveraged With Others. Opportunities exist at all levels to perform work for Galveston District Thank You For Being Our Partners in Execution! One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation US Army Corps of Engineers Questions??? Galveston District One Corps Serving The Army and the Nation.
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