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Columbia River Channel Deepening Project Columbia About the Columbia River Channel Coalition River Mission Our mission is to build public consensus for an O economically viable and environmentally sound plan to deepen and maintain the Columbia and Willamette deep- draft federal navigation channels to accommodate larger Channel Coalition ships and enhance trade and job opportunities. Advocating for trade and The proposed project is critical to our trade and transportation transportation infrastructure to preserve the Columbia River Founded by Lower infrastructure system as an international gateway. The Corps of Engineers Columbia River estimates the project will provide an average $34.4 million Maritime annual transportation savings based on the economies of Ports scale that occur when deeper draft vessels carry more tonnage per vessel. Oregon Port of Astoria Building support across The coalition is building support from business, labor, Port of Portland the region and nation citizen groups and community leaders. This is a project Port of St. Helens which unites us with shared objectives: Washington • Growing existing industries through trade. Port of Kalama • Providing current and future workers the opportunity Port of Longviem for quality, family-wage jobs. Port of Vancouver • Retaining and attracting businesses that support our Port of Woodland environmental, cultural, educational and community initiatives. • Providing efficient infrastructure and facilities to move regional and national products to world markets. Accommodating growth Community leaders and citizens throughout the region and environmental recognize the need to find ways to accommodate growth concerns pressures and economic development while sustaining and protecting our environment and quality of life. The proposed project can be constructed to meet environmental concerns in alignment with our land use and growth management strategies. Providing information for The Coalition provides information to elected officials and community leaders community leaders to help build regional and national consensus for the project. There are no dues; supporters are asked to make this project part of their public affairs agenda and advocate for it with elected officials. Our list of supporters is shared with elected officials and members of Congress. For more information or if you would like to schedule a presentation on the Final Feasibility Report and EIS, call (503) 285-6343 or e-mail [email protected]. 6208 N. Ensign St. Portland, OR 97217 USA 8/25/99 Tel(503)285-6343 Building A Stronger Economy Through Trade Fax(503)285-6350 Columbia River Channel Coalition LeadershipAdvisory Council Mark O. Hatfield, Chairman David E. Doss Bruce R. Goodwin E. Whitney Olson Lloyd Anderson Wayne A. Drinkward George H. Henderson Robert G. Packard III W. E. Balsiger Vinton Erickson Wes Hickey Vernon F. Peterson o Bill Blosser BertFarrish Betsy Johnson Royce E. Pollard Pat Boss Irvin H. Fletcher Elie Kassab Richard Reiten Bill Bradbury Frank Foti Bob Levin David Roewe Phyllis Brennan Gerald W. Frank Ron McMurray Robert R. Shiprack Jack Cannata John Fratt Randolph L. Miller Wayne Signer Bud Clark Col. R.L. Friedenwald, USA Ret. BillMoe Steve Van Mouwerik Frank Dausz RolfGlerum David Murdock Elizabeth Wainwright Robert L. Dilger Neil Goldschmidt Sam Noel John D. White Benjamin R. Whiteley Supporters • Advanced American Diving Services, Inc. • Oregon Cattlemen's Association • AFSCME, AFL-CIO Council 75, Local 1847 • Oregon Feed & Grain Association Inc. • Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 • Oregon Machinists Council • Associated General Contractors, Oregon-Columbia Chapter • Oregon Potato Commission • Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1 • Oregon Public Ports Association • Cascade General • Oregon State Building & Construction Trades Council • Central Labor Council of Clark, Skamania & West Klickitat Counties • Oregon Transportation Commission •CH2MHill • Oregon Wheat Growers League • Clatsop/Tillamook Counties Central Labor Council • Pacific Coast Metal Trades District Council • Columbia Bank • Pacific Northwest District Council of Carpenters • Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council • Pacific Northwest Grain & Feed Association • Columbia River Economic Development Council • Pacific Northwest International Trade Association • Columbia River Pilots • Pacific Northwest Waterways Association • Columbia River Steamship Operators Association • Pacific Rim Trade Association • Columbia River Towboat Association • Pendleton Building Trades Council f j Cowlitz County Economic Development Council • Pile Drivers, Divers and Shipwrights Local 2416 '• Cowlitz Wahkiakum Labor Council • Plumbers & Fitters Local 290 • Hoffman Construction Company •PortofClarkston • ffiEW Local 48, Portland •PortofLewiston • ffiEW Local 970, Kelso-Longview • Port of Whitman County • Idaho Grain Producers Association • Portland Federation of Teachers & Classified Employees #111 • DLWU, Local 4, Vancouver • Portland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce • ILWU, Local 8, Portland • Service Employees International Union, OPEU Local 503, • ILWU Local 21, Longview • Southern Oregon Building & Construction Trades Council • ILWU Local 40, Portland • Southwestern Oregon ILWU Pensioners • Inland Boatman's Union of the Pacific • Southwest Oregon Central Labor Council • International Brotherhood of Painters & Allied Trades, Local #55 • Southwest Washington Labor Roundtable • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 701 • United Brotherhood of Carpenter & Joiners, Local 1388 • Ironworkers Local #29 • United Food & Commercial Workers Union, #555 • Joint Inland Infrastructure Committee, Ports of Seattle & Tacoma • United Steelworkers of America, District 11, Legislative Committee • Jones Stevedoring Company • USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council • Laborer's International Union of North America, Local 121 • Vancouver Fire Fighters Union Local No. 452 • Lane, Coos, Curry, Douglas Building Trades Council • Washington Association of Wheat Growers • Longview/Kelso Building Trades Council • Washington Farm Bureau • Lower Columbia Contractors Association • Washington Public Ports Association • Maritime Fire & Safety Association • Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council • Merchants Exchange • Washington State Transportation Commission • Metal Trades Council of Portland • Washington State Potato Commission • Morrow County Public Employees Union, #2479 • Western Alfalfa, Inc. • National Association of Wheat Growers • W. G. Moe & Sons, Inc. • Northwest Hay Cubers, Processors, & Exporters Association • Woodworkers W536 1 Northwest Oregon Labor Council ' •Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership 'Oregon AFL-CIO Founded by the Ports of Astoria, Portland & St. Helens, Oregon • Kalama, Longview, Vancouver & Woodland, Washington (503) 285-6343 • FAX (503) 285-6350 Columbia River Channel Deepening Project PROJECT BASICS WHO The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has issued the Final Integrated o Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Columbia and Willamette River deep-draft navigation channel. The study sponsors include the ports of Portland, and St Helens, Oregon, and Kalama, Longview, Vancouver, and Woodland, Washington. WHAT The purposes of the $6.1 million, 5-year feasibility study are to recommend improvements for the deep-draft transport of goods on the authorized navigation channel and to provide ecosystem restoration for fish and wildlife habitats. Economic, environmental and engineering studies were conducted. • The FEIS identified the 43-foot channel-deepening alternative as the option that maximizes benefits. • Construction would remove 20 million cubic yards (mcy) of material. Maintenance dredging after construction would average 4-5 mcy per year after channel deepening, a reduction over the life of the project of 26 mcy. WHERE The study area covers 103.5 miles of the Columbia River below Vancouver, Washington and 11.6 miles of the Willamette River below Portland, Oregon. WHEN 1990: The reconnaissance study was completed. 1994: The feasibility study began. 1999: FEIS completed. o 2001: Earliest construction could start if funds are authorized in 2000. WHY • The FEIS identified an average $34.4 million in annual transportation savings from channel deepening for U.S. products. • Channel deepening is a critical element of regional transportation infrastructure. New larger fuel-efficient ships have been entering world trade since about 1986. The current channel can't accommodate these deep-draft vessels when they're fully loaded. • The proposed project provides a positive balance of environmental benefits to the region and nation. Over 40% of the feasibility