3A.1 LOCKS AND DAMS UPDATE

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1 3A.1 LOCKS AND DAMS UPDATE 2012 JOINT CONFERENCE OF HARBOR SAFETY AND AREA MARITIME SECURITY COMMITTEES RICHARD C. LOCKWOOD Operations & Regulatory Division and Great Lakes & Ohio River Division RIT US Army Corps of Engineers

2 Corps Navigation Mission Provide safe, reliable, efficient, effective and environmentally sustainable waterborne transportation systems for movement of commerce, national security needs, and recreation. 2

3 The Inland Waterway Connection: Linking the Heartland to the Coasts Kalama Vancouver Portland Pasco Lewiston Clarkston Umatilla Sacramento Oakland St. Paul La Crosse Milwaukee Albany Dubuque Chicago Pittsburgh New York / Quad Cities Indiana Hbr New Jersey Omaha Parkersburg Cincinnati Kansas City Mt. Vernon Huntington St. Louis Louisville Norfolk Paducah Nashville Tulsa Knoxville Memphis Wilmington Chattanooga Little Rock Decatur Vicksburg Birmingham Charleston Shreveport Baton Rouge Savannah Lake Charles Pascagoula Jacksonville Houston Panama City Texas City Mobile Tampa Freeport Port Arthur Gulfport Matagorda Beaumont Plaquemines New Orleans Corpus Christi S. Louisiana Port Everglades

4 Why should farmers care about transportation? Because our international competitiveness depends on it. Davenport to Shanghai Sioux Falls to Shanghai Land: Truck $8.94 $8.94 $ Land: Barge/Rail $31.85 (Barge) $50.31 (Rail) Ocean $55.46 $29.25 $31.67 Total Transport $96.25 $88.50 $ Farm Value $ $ $ Landed Cost $ $ $ Transport as % of Landed Cost Costs of transporting soybeans: U.S. vs. Brazil (per metric ton; 4 th quarter, 2010) 19.4% 18.7% 26.9% N. Mato Grosso to Shanghai Source: USDA

5 Navigation Program Issues 1. Marine Transportation System 2. WRDA and Navigation Trust Funds 3. BCR and more 4. OMB Perspective 5. Beneficial Uses of Dredged Material 6. Sustainable Dredging 5

6 1. Marine Transportation System Inland Marine Transportation System (IMTS) USACE Board of Directors Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) No formal National Marine Transportation Strategy (MAP-21 may change) No National decision making stakeholder group Committee on Marine Transportation System (CMTS) system advocate Proposal to pursue a National Transportation System perspective per the IWUB Capital Business Process Model 6

7 Category FY12 O&M Budget Inland Navigation Rivers/ Waterways IWTF Locks Commerce Ton-Miles FY12 O&M FY11 O&M High Use % 62% 90%* Moderate Use % 31% Low Use % 7% 10% Total % Low commercial use projects took a 50% reduction in FY12 budget. FY13 Budget guidance establishes Moderate Use for Inland as 1-3B ton-miles *High and Moderate are combined in FY11 as that budget had only High and Low categories ACTION: Determine minimal O&M requirements for Caretaker status 10

8 Inland Navigation Capital Investments, FY12 Plan Design Construct Operate & Maintain 4 Projects: Upper Ohio, PA Missouri River GIWW Calcasieu GIWW channel, TX 1 Project In PED: GIWW - Bayou Sorrel, LA 4 Projects Olmsted, Emsworth, Monongahela Locks 2, 3 &4, PA MS River Lock 27 Annual O&M Budget Note: 2 Projects no longer budgeted: Chickamauga, TN Kentucky Lock, KY Replace, Recapitalize, Retire Divest

9 2. Navigation Trust Funds Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Coastal Navigation 100% O&M reimbursement, 0% Construction Inland Waterways Trust Fund Inland River System Navigation 50/50 split for Construction and Major Rehab 0% O&M From landmark WRDA 86 legislation Served us well, but time for adjustment 12

10 Tax paid by shippers based on cargo value Tax deposited In the Treasury General Fund as HMTF As of end of FY10: Revenues: $ 1.3 Billion Appropriation: $ 827 Million Surplus FY10: $ 472 Million Surplus total: $ 5.5 Billion Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Funds appropriated by Congress annually for Civil Works 13 Treasury shows funds expended from HMTF, Balance stays in General Fund

11 $ Million Inland Waterways Trust Fund Established in landmark WRDA 86 legislation 50/50 split for Construction and Major Rehab 0% O&M Fuel tax, $0.20/gal; not inflation adjusted Served us well, but time for adjustment Annual Surplus / Deficit

12 Navigation Performance USACE Campaign Goal Objective 2d: Deliver reliable infrastructure using a risk-informed asset management strategy INLAND NAVIGATION: Scheduled & Unscheduled lock closures due to mechanical breakdowns Less than 5-yr average Not achieving High Performing Goal: Hours Unscheduled Mechanical Breakdown

13 BUILDING STRONG

14 BUILDING STRONG

15 Which Way for IMTS? Status Quo Continued O&M funding reductions Increased risk of major mechanical breakdown and extended IMTS closure Reduced IMTS availability Reduced reliability Minimal Capital Investment work Proactive Efforts IWTF revision implemented IMTS Capital investment program implemented thousands of US crafts jobs Reliability and Resiliency increases Presidential objectives accomplished

16 IMTS Levels of Service What we are doing is unsustainable Driven by FY12 Budget Reduction (Low Performing Program) Not closing locks but adjusting Operating hours of Service Extend life of asset Reduce expenses Focus savings on lock maintenance 24

17 IMTS Levels of Service Table 1: Definition of Levels of Service Level # Title Description 1 Full 24/7/ hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year 2 Two Shifts Per hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a Day year (basically two shifts of either 8 or 10 hrs) 3 Single Shift 8-12 hours per day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year 4 Set times per day 5 Weekends & Holidays Lockages (including recreation craft) at set times per day. For example 8 a.m. and 4 pm. Lockages on weekends and holidays only 6 Appointment Commercial lockages by appointment* 25

18 Performance Guidelines Table 2: Guide to Levels of Service Level # Title Guideline for Range of Lock Operation Data 1 Full 24/7/365 More than 1000 commercial lockages per year 2 Two Shifts Per Day Between 500 to 1000 commercial lockages per year. 3 Single Shift Less than 500 commercial lockages per year or greater than 1000 recreational lockages per year 4 Set times per day 5 Weekends & Holidays Limited commercial and/or substantial recreational traffic, with a more consistent pattern of lockage Little to no commercial lockages with significant recreational lockages (500 or more per year) with no consistent pattern. 6 Appointment Limited commercial traffic with no consistent pattern of lockage. 26

19 Results 65 locks have less than 1000 commercial lockages per year These locks on 22 river systems 38 locks already operating at less than 24/7 27

20 End State Performance based, nationally consistent basis for levels of service Implement and assess Exceptions possible Levels of service can change over time up or down 28

21 OTHER INITIATIVES IMTS Working Group Standardized Training Standardized Position Descriptions Standardized Staffing Levels USACE Port Study White House Navigation Task Force PIANC / CMTS E-Navigation 29

22 RIS RIVERS INFORMATION SYSTEMS Recognized World-Class leader in the collection, analysis and presentation of data for the Integrated Watershed Become the leading agent for systems based watershed planning and management PIANC/CMTS Linkage More than Navigation Fusion cell of NWS, USGS, USCG, and other Federal, State and Local Agencies 30

23 Questions/Comments