C OLUMBIA R IVER U SER D ATA R EPORT Draft Report April 2012 Title VI The Columbia River Crossing project team ensures full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex in the provision of benefits and services resulting from its federally assisted programs and activities. For questions regarding WSDOT’s Title VI Program, you may contact the Department’s Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7098. For questions regarding ODOT’s Title VI Program, you may contact the Department’s Civil Rights Office at (503) 986-4350. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information If you would like copies of this document in an alternative format, please call the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project office at (360) 737-2726 or (503) 256-2726. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may contact the CRC project through the Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1. ¿Habla usted español? La informacion en esta publicación se puede traducir para usted. Para solicitar los servicios de traducción favor de llamar al (503) 731-4128. Columbia River User Data Report i Draft Report TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 1 PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 1. EXISTING USER AND VESSEL DATA ...................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.3 Methodology ............................................................................................................................................. 1-2 1.4 User Data ................................................................................................................................................. 1-5 1.4.1 Commercial Tugs and Tows ................................................................................................................. 1-5 1.4.2 Recreational Sailboats and Powerboats ............................................................................................... 1-6 1.4.3 Marine Contractors ............................................................................................................................... 1-6 1.4.4 Federal Government ............................................................................................................................ 1-9 1.4.5 Marine Industries ................................................................................................................................ 1-10 1.4.6 Passenger Cruise ............................................................................................................................... 1-12 1.5 River Ports .............................................................................................................................................. 1-13 1.5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1-13 1.5.2 Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 1-13 2. FUTURE GROWTH ................................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Environmental/Land Use Issues Related to Columbia River Scenic Gorge .............................................. 2-1 2.2 Port of Portland Plans ............................................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3 Other River Ports ...................................................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.2 Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 2-3 2.4 USACE Plans for Locks and Maintenance Needs .................................................................................... 2-4 2.5 USACE Dredging Maintenance Plans ...................................................................................................... 2-4 2.6 Nuclear Shipments ................................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.7 Plans for Existing Businesses and Potential New Users .......................................................................... 2-6 2.7.1 Commercial Tugs and Tows ................................................................................................................. 2-6 2.7.2 Recreational Sailboats and Powerboats ............................................................................................... 2-6 2.7.3 Marine Contractors ............................................................................................................................... 2-6 2.7.4 Federal Government ............................................................................................................................ 2-7 2.7.5 Marine Industries .................................................................................................................................. 2-8 2.7.6 Passenger Cruise ................................................................................................................................. 2-8 2.7.7 Other .................................................................................................................................................... 2-9 3. RIVER CLEARANCES ............................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.3 References ............................................................................................................................................... 3-5 4. RIVER LEVELS ..................................................................................................................................... 4-1 ii Columbia River User Data Report Draft Report List of Figures FIGURE 1-1. VERTICAL REFERENCE DIAGRAM ............................................................................................... 1-4 List of Tables TABLE 1-1: INITIALLY IDENTIFIED USERS ....................................................................................................... 1-2 TABLE 1-2: ADDITIONAL USERS .................................................................................................................... 1-3 TABLE 3-1: COLUMBIA AND SNAKE RIVER NAVIGATION CLEARANCES ........................................................... 3-3 Appendices APPENDIX A – SUMMARY TABLES OF USER DATA APPENDIX B – REQUEST FOR RIVER USER DATA APPENDIX C – PUBLIC NOTICE AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS APPENDIX D – RIVER USER DATA SHEET APPENDIX E – COMPLETED USER DATA SHEETS APPENDIX F – ADDITIONAL USER INFORMATION APPENDIX G – PORT INTERVIEWS APPENDIX H – RIVER LEVELS Columbia River User Data Report iii Draft Report ACRONYMS ADA Americans with Disabilities Act BN Burlington Northern CBC Columbia Business Center CRC Columbia River Crossing CRD Columbia River Datum DOE U.S. Department of Energy GMA General Management Area I-5 Interstate-5 LOA Length overall MLLW Mean Lower Low Water MSL Mean Sea Level NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration PTIP Public Transportation Improvement Plan SMA Special Management Area USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USCG U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Navy PSNS U.S. Navy Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility WIPP Waste Isolation Pilot Plant iv Columbia River User Data Report Draft Report This page left blank intentionally. Columbia River User Data Report v Draft Report DESCRIPTIONS Air Draft Height of the highest fixed point of the vessel above the water line Air Gap Clearance from the highest fixed point of the vessel to lowest part of bridge Beam Width of the vessel Draft Depth of vessel’s hull below the waterline Freeboard Height of vessel’s deck above the waterline Length Overall length of the vessel vi Columbia River User Data Report Draft Report This page left blank intentionally. Columbia River User Data Report 1 Draft Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this report is to document the findings of a Columbia River user survey of vessels, equipment, and fabrications that currently transit, and may in the future transit, underneath the Interstate-5 Bridge both along the main channel and Oregon Slough. This data report does