COMMANDERS PANEL PNWA ANNUAL MEETING

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1 COMMANDERS PANEL PNWA ANNUAL MEETING MG Scott Spellmon Commanding General Northwestern Division October 2017 The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation. File Name 1

2 NORTHWESTERN DIVISION COMMANDERS PANEL Northwestern Division Overview Pacific Northwest Regional Facts ESA-Listed Fish Power Navigation Other Regional Topics Columbia River Treaty CRSO EIS District Presentations Questions 2

3 NORTHWESTERN DIVISION: 2017 One of the top 3 all time wettest winters in Portland ran above flood stage for 2 months One of the top 3 all time driest summers (and hottest) in Portland Winter flooding on the Missouri Summer droughts Unprecedented Wildfires in the CR Gorge shutting down locks Disaster Responses in TX, FL, PR & USVI 3

4 USACE MISSION AREAS USACE Supports the Army and the Nation Military Programs Military Construction COCOM Support, Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Installation Support, Environmental, Energy and Sustainability Real Estate Acquire, Manage and Dispose DoD Recruiting Facilities Contingency Operations Civil Works Navigation, Hydropower Flood Risk Management, Shore Protection Water Supply, Regulatory Recreation, Disaster Response Environmental Restoration Research & Development Warfighter Installations & Energy Environment Water Resources Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Anti Terrorism Plans Intelligence Facility Security Bonneville Dam Powerhouse 2 Geospatial Support Support to Civil Works Programs Support to Military Programs Common Operating Picture/Environment Support to Emergency & Contingency Ops USACE Has a Diverse Mission Set Driven by Diverse Customers 4

5 NORTHWESTERN DIVISION Two Major River Basins + Puget Sound 14 Governors 28 Senators 64 Congressional Districts 72 Tribal Reservations 147 Federally-recognized tribes Countless partners and stakeholders 17 Air Force Installations 13 Army Installations 1 Joint Base Columbia River Basin 34 Dams 21 Power Plants Missouri River Basin 46 Dams 8 Power Plants 5

6 NORTHWESTERN DIVISION LEADERSHIP Major General Scott A. Spellmon Commander and Division Engineer Northwestern Division Colonel Torrey A. DiCiro Deputy Commander Northwestern Division David Ponganis SES, Director of Programs Northwestern Division Mr. Eric V. Hansen SES, Director of Regional Business Northwestern Division Our Mission - The Northwestern Division provides engineering services and stewardship of existing water resource infrastructure, conducts water resources development, military construction, environmental protection and restoration, and emergency response operations within our assigned areas of operations to serve the Army and the Nation. On order, provides Field Force Engineering services and personnel in support of contingency operations. Colonel Aaron L. Dorf Commander and District Engineer Portland District Colonel Mark A. Geraldi Commander and District Engineer Seattle District Colonel John L. Hudson Commander and District Engineer Omaha District Colonel Douglas B. Guttormsen Commander and District Engineer Kansas City District Lieutenant Colonel Damon A. Delarosa Commander and District Engineer Walla Walla District 6

7 Northwestern Division 2017 Bonneville Dam Fish Counts - % 10-Yr Average Adult fish return counts at Bonneville Dam (as of 10/15/2017) 83,624 spring Chinook 55% 88,044 summer Chinook 90% 309,172 fall Chinook 61% (run incomplete 115,737 Steelhead 35% (run incomplete) 87,693 Sockeye 28% 58,690 Coho 58% (run incomplete) 82,559 Lamprey 341% (run incomplete) 7

8 NORTHWESTERN DIVISION HYDROPOWER 72% OF CORPS TOTAL HYDROELECTRIC CAPACITY Three Western Districts 21 hydroelectric dams, 156 units 14,600 MW Capacity 5600 amw generation - Power 4 million homes annually 2016 Generation Statistics: - Seattle District - 13,000 GWH - Walla Walla District 14,600 GWH - Portland District 21,300 GWH

9 NORTHWESTERN DIVISION NAVIGATION Columbia River Serves 36 ports; carries 47% of U.S. wheat 485 miles of navigable waterways 56 million tons of cargo each year Exports/imports exceed $12 billion annually Missouri River Transports 4.4 million tons of cargo 735-mile-long Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project from Sioux City, IA to St. Louis, MO Channel maintenance supported by contract and Corpsowned fleets located in Omaha District and Kansas City District Lock at Little Goose Dam Dredge Essayons Missouri River Tow Lock at Bonneville Dam 9

10 NWD NAVIGATION BUDGET SUMMARY FY15 PBUD ($1000) FY15 APPROP ($1000) FY16 PBUD ($1000) FY16 APPROP ($1000) FY17 PBUD ($1000) FY17 APPROP ($1000) FY18 PBUD ($1000) GI &CG $1,800 $12,400 $18,500 $27,500 $22,400 $22,400 $22,000 O&M High Tonnage $74,001 $74,001 $57,800 $67,039 $58,001 $66,064 $71,292 O&M Med Tonnage $46,600 $52,500 $62,200 $80,500 $46,900 $55,500 $56,200 O&M Low Tonnage $15,500 $23,700 $13,600 $29,400 $18,800 32,800 $18,700 * Incl Missouri River ALL HMTF $111,500 $118,600 $94,100 $128,700 $101,300 $127,100 $120,100 % HMTF AT S&E HBRS 4% 11% 5% 15% 10% 18% 8% 10

11 Annual Average Commodities Movements Puget Sound 60.4 Million Tons* 25.3 Million Tons Export 16.6 Million Tons Imports 18.6 Million Tons Internal, Coastwise Grays Harbor 2.2 Million Tons Export Columbia-Snake 57 Million Tons 36.6 Million Tons Export 14.6 Million Tons Imports 14.7 Million Tons Internal, Coastwise Coos Bay 2 Million Tons Export Snake River 3.5 Million Tons 3.5 Million Tons Internal * Corps Maintained Projects only 11

12 COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY UPDATE 12

13 September 2016 September February 2017 NOTICE OF INTENT PUBLIC SCOPING COMMENT PERIOD Columbia River System Operations EIS Process Flow Chart WE ARE HERE February 2017 March 2018 October 2017 January 2020 By March 27, 2020* February 2020 May 2020 February 2020 March 2021 By March 26, 2021* By Sept 24, 2021* DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES FOR DETAILED EVALUATION DETAILED ANALYSIS DRAFT EIS ISSUED Available for 90-day Public Review PUBLIC COMMENT REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS PREPARE FINAL EIS & IDENTIFY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE ISSUE FINAL EIS RECORD OF DECISION Scope of Study Tribes and States Cooperating Agencies Federal Agencies Interest Groups General Public Tribal Engagement Finalize ESA Section 7 Consultation with NMFS and USFWS *Draft EIS, Final EIS and Records of Decision dates are mandated by court order

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15 COMMANDERS PANEL PNWA ANNUAL MEETING LTC Damon A. Delarosa District Commander Walla Walla District 17 October 2017 The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation. 15

16 AGENDA District Overview FY17 A Year in Review - Working with the Community and Stakeholders - Columbia Snake River System Lock Outage - Lower Granite Juvenile Fish Bypass System Upgrade - Lower Granite Fish Returns Topics of Interest Upcoming Maintenance 16

17 WALLA WALLA DISTRICT BOUNDARIES Ice Harbor Lock & Dam McNary Lock & Dam Lower Granite Lock & Dam Lower Monumental Lock & Dam Lucky Peak Dam Jackson Hole Levees Mill Creek Dam (Bennington Lake) Little Goose Lock & Dam Dworshak Dam Covers 107,000 sq mi Includes parts of six States Civil Works Boundary focused on the Snake River Basin Regulatory Boundary is Idaho border 17

18 WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS Master Plan Updates Spring Flood Mitigation Channel Management & Minimum Operating Pool 18

19 CSRS EXTENDED LOCK OUTAGE (12 DEC MAR 2017) Overall assessment: Great communications with stakeholders Good early involvement by all 3 unique work windows aided execution Χ Mother Nature was unpredictable Χ Contractor accountability led to delays Future Considerations: Timing & Duration Contractor vetting 19

20 LOWER GRANITE JUVENILE FISH BYPASS SYSTEM UPGRADE PROGRESS Upgrades include: o Larger 14 diameter orifices & daylight flume o Enhance PIT TAG detection o Improved water supply & enhanced adult ladder attraction water o Emergency bypass option o New outfall to improve fish survival Schedule: Nov 2014 thru Feb 2018 Mining power house transport channel through Dec 2017 Jan/Feb 2018 Commissioning Operational March 1, 2018

21 Transportation Channel Dewatering System New Outfall Pipe Transport Flume PIT TAG Detection 21 Loop Structure

22 LOWER GRANITE DAM SUMMER FISH PASSAGE 2017 *Water temperatures did not delay migration 22

23 TOPICS OF INTEREST Channel Maintenance Long Term Nav Outage National Interest 23 O & M Trends Readiness

24 UPCOMING WALLA WALLA DISTRICT SHORT TERM OUTAGES 31 Oct 2017: Little Goose Lock will close 8 am to 6 pm to unload a spillway weir from a barge in the downstream lock entrance. 8 9 Nov 2017: Little Goose Lock & Ice Harbor Lock will close 8 am (8 Nov) to 6 pm (9 Nov). Little Goose: Replace downstream miter gate leaking hydraulic cylinder. Ice Harbor: Install monitoring instrumentation/equipment in the downstream lift gate machinery towers to further investigate the cable drum & shaft. 24

25 MARCH 2018 MAINTENANCE PLANNING Start: 6 am, Saturday, 3 March 2018 End: 11:59 pm Sunday, 18 March 2018 (2 weeks) McNary Ice Harbor Lower Monumental Little Goose End: 11:59 pm Sunday, 25 March 2018 (3 weeks) Lower Granite 25

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27 PACIFIC NORTHWEST WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION Seattle District Update October 2017 The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation. File Name 27

28 SEATTLE DISTRICT CIVIL WORKS Chittenden Locks Libby Dam Howard Hanson Dam Mud Mountain Dam Chief Joseph Dam Albeni Falls Dam Regulatory Offices at HQ, Spokane, Vancouver, Bellingham in WA FY18 Program (Estimated): $177M BPA: $92.3M GI: $1M REG: $5.5M CG: $33.6M O&M: $44.3M 28

29 SEATTLE NAVIGATION PROGRAM USACE Self-Performs Hydrographic surveys Snagging/Debris Removal Backup oil skimmer for USCG USACE Contracts Sediment Characterization Clamshell and Hydraulic Dredging Revetment and Breakwater Construction FY 17: Executed $31.8 M total program 23 Active Channels/Harbors 3xHigh-Use (>10Mtons) 4xModerate Use (> 1M-tons) 16xLow-Use (< 1Mtons) 12xDeep Draft Channels (>14 ) 7xShallow Draft 4xNo Channel (breakwater/jetty/dike) 29

30 NAVIGATION PROGRAM FY17 Projects $31.8M Grays Harbor (annual and deepening) Everett Harbor/Snohomish Channel (annual) Seattle/Duwamish Dredging Quillayute Channel LWSC ECS Crane Several sediment characterization Donor and Energy Ports funding FY18 Projects $28.8M (President s Budget) Grays Harbor (annual and deepening) Everett Harbor/Snohomish Channel (annual) Swinomish Channel Budget numbers do not include surveys, and debris mission Does not include additional $20M of Construction General Portion of Gray Harbors Deepening 30

31 SEATTLE HARBOR DEEPENING STUDY Past: 1909 Duwamish straightened; largest artificial island E/W waterways authorized -34 Seattle Harbor Reconnaissance Study completed CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin 18,000 TEU Test Run March 2016 Draft Feasibility Report EIS submitted to X 2017 Present: Panamax Class Vessels Push Capability Draft restrictions impact operations and efficiency Future: Towards Post-Panamax Capability Feasibility study on schedule for completion in 2018 USACE Approval is expected 2018 Capabilty for Design Agreement 2019 Construction pending authorization/funding 2022 Photo Credit: Don Wilson 31

32 SEATTLE HARBOR O&M Duwamish River Turning Harbor Past: Superfund site limits dredging areas Dredging Turning Basin every other year Dredged Turning Basin 91K CY for open water disposal in Dec 2015 Short in-water work window (DEC-JAN) and Superfund restrictions increase dredging costs Net donor to Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Work completed in FY17: FY17 sediment sampling completed Future work: (work in FY 18) $600K dredging contract awarded to American Construction work starts December Work with Port to develop use for Donor and Energy Port Rebates 32

33 GRAYS HARBOR Past: Annual Outer and Inner Harbor Dredging/ deepening Westhaven breakwater repair and Pt. Chehalis revetment repairs completed Concerns from locals regarding coastal storm damage Work Completed in FY17: Dredged 1.5M CY via clamshell Dredged 760K CY via hopper Future Work: FY18 $11.7M in PBUD Annual Outer and Inner Harbor dredging Westhaven Marina dredging 33

34 EVERETT SNOHOMISH RIVER Past: Dredge annually in Lower or upper Settling Basin Material placed on Jetty Island or Site O for beneficial reuse or open water disposal Work completed in FY17: Dredged 92.6K CY Future Work: FY18 $2.28M in PBUD $1.2M dredging contract awarded to Portable Hydraulic, LLC -starting in October Award dredging contract for FY19 (clamshell) Continue condition surveys and sediment 34

35 SWINOMISH CHANNEL Past: Dredged 233K CY in 2011/12 Dredged 72,5K CY in 2014 Work Completed in FY17: Conducted modeling to evaluate cost/benefit of structure improvements Future: FY18 $2.28M funding Continue condition surveys and sediment testing Award dredging contract 35

36 Past: Pump Plant Replacement completed CHITTENDEN LOCKS Work Completed in FY 17: Filling Culvert Valve design $3.2M Emergency Closure System construction awarded to Redside Construction Stakeholders completed an Economic Study Lock Gate Inspections and Instrumentation awarded $300k Large Lock Sill Beam Replacement and ECS underwater hoist wire rope replacement awarded Misc. water line repairs and security gates Future: FY18 $9.8M in PBUD Routine O&M Filling Culvert Valves Construction - $10-$15M (WP) Replace project airlines - $170k Large Lock Gate #2 bushing replacement $39k (WP) Fish ladder viewing room makeover Partnership with Corps Foundation and Discover Your Northwest Fish Ladder Programmable Logic Controller replacement - $110k (WP) Pump Plant Emergency Closure System 36

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38 NORTHWESTERN DIVISION COMMANDERS PANEL PORTLAND DISTRICT COL Aaron L. Dorf Commander Portland District Oct. 18, 2017 The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation. 38

39 PORTLAND DISTRICT UPDATE Eagle Creek Fire Bonneville Project was not damaged; lock was operational Personnel New District Commander July 28, 2017 Mike Ott is moving to Northwestern Division HQ Tony Kirk is the new Operations Project Manager for Bonneville Lock and Dam U.S. Coast Guard restricted river access for five days We will evaluate potential for increased sediment load due to erosion of burned areas Other The Dalles Dam Tribal Housing Village Development Plan

40 COLUMBIA RIVER / OREGON COASTAL CHANNELS FY2017 Update Columbia River No draft restrictions despite heavy shoaling 9.6 million cubic yards dredged Baker Bay (18) and Chinook (19) side channels dredged Oregon coastal channels All coastal entrances are in good condition Yaquina Bay, Coquille River, Rogue River, and Chinook (6, 11, 13, 18) funded through Congressional funding pots Umpqua River (9) funded through reprogramming and state MOA funds FY2018 Way Ahead 10-year contract with Port of Portland s Dredge Oregon Dredge Essayons and Yaquina scheduled for annual maintenance at Vigor Marine (December February) President s Budget for Portland District includes $86.4M for dredging Umpqua to be dredged again this fall

41 OREGON MOA FOR OREGON EMERGING PORTS Memorandum of Agreement (USACE and State of Oregon) Allowed up to $5 million a year for five years / expended $3,248,806 Siuslaw 2013 ($425,000) Umpqua 2013 ($462,750), 2017 ($275,000) Yaquina Bay 2014 ($772,818) Renewal of Memorandum of Agreement Amount: up to $5 million per year for five years at Oregon emerging ports Purpose: Allows state funds to fill gaps in appropriations for economic and life / safety dredging needs 42

42 MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER JETTIES MAJOR REHABILITATION PROJECT $257.2 million rehabilitation project Three components: Jetty A: completed August 2017 North Jetty: repair contract awarded to J.E. McAmis: staging and construction April 2018 thru November 2019 South Jetty: repair contract in development; programmed for award in FY2020

43 OTHER JETTY REPAIRS FY2018 THRU FY2020 Coos Bay Jetty System North jetty Head continues to recede approximately 25 feet per year Needed repairs include head stabilization, installation of revetment in log spiral bay and north jetty trunk repairs FY2018 Engineering and design FY2019 & FY2020 Engineering and design / award repair contract (subject to decision document approval and appropriations) 44 Tillamook Jetty System South jetty Has lost 1,059 feet in length Several sections are badly eroded North jetty requires some root repair work FY2018 Engineering and Design FY2019 & FY2020 Engineering and design / award repair contract (subject to appropriations)

44 COLUMBIA RIVER PILE DIKE REPAIRS Challenge Most constructed from the late 1800s to the 1930s Many systems degraded, in need of repair CONDITION IN 1991 Work initiated on three key systems PRESENT CONDITION SAND ISLAND PILE DIKES FY2018: Engineering and design FY2019: Engineering and design (subject to Cottonwood Island Sand Island and Baker Bay appropriations) FY2020: Engineering and design / award construction contract(s) (subject to appropriations)

45 NAVIGATION LOCK MAINTENANCE - LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER 2017 All work completed as planned John Day Broken bearing shoe piece replaced Remaining downstream gate bearing shoes require urgent repair (2018) 2018 Bonneville and The Dalles Normal two-week maintenance period (March 3-18, 2018) John Day Three-week maintenance period required to address bearing shoe repairs (March 3-25, 2018) Notice to users sent Oct. 10, 2017

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