mississippi river commission briefing public meeting august 21, 2013 vicksburg, ms
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION BRIEFING PUBLIC MEETING AUGUST 21, 2013 VICKSBURG, MS William B. Hobgood Executive Director Ouachita River Valley Association. ORVA SUPPORTED STUDIES/PROJECTS OUACHITA RIVER BASIN, AR AND LA. OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION BRIEFINGPUBLIC MEETINGAUGUST 21, 2013VICKSBURG, MS
William B. HobgoodExecutive Director
Ouachita River Valley Association
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PROJECT/STUDY
1. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project, Red River to Camden, AR
2. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project, Red River to Camden, AR – Bank Stabilization
3. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project, Red River to Camden, AR – Little River Addition
4. Ouachita River Levees, LA
5. Arkansas Lakes - Ouachita, DeGray, and Greeson6. Ouachita River Watershed Study, AR and LA
ORVA SUPPORTED STUDIES/PROJECTS
OUACHITA RIVER BASIN, AR AND LA
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OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT
- Two shift Operation Implemented July 29, 2012 (IMTS Level of Service-2)
- Corps Increased Daily Operations to 20 hours effective Aug 1, 2013 (Jonesville and Columbia L&D).
- FY14 President’s Budget contains $2M for remote control gate operations at Felsenthal/Thatcher L&D’s.
- Request Clearing and Snagging from Crossett, AR to Camden, AR
- Hydropower Initiative
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OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT
IMTS IMPACTS(July 29, 2012 – July 29, 2013)
No. of Commercial Lockages
No. of Tows Delayed
Average Delay Time
Total Delay Time
Direct Financial Loss
875 127 1.75 hours 220.8 hours $66,200----------------------------------------------------------------
- Shippers Incurring Delays/Financial Losses - One out of seven tows being delayed/15 percent- Recreational craft lockages down 50-60 percent- No new industries located on Ouachita-Black Rivers
ORVA ANNUAL CONVENTIONAUGUST 27-28, 2013
CHARLES O. ROSS CENTERCAMDEN, AR
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ORVA 2013 ANNUAL CONVENTIONAUGUST 27-28, 2013
CAMDEN, AR
PRINCIPAL FEDERAL SPEAKERS
- Senator Mark Pryor - COL John W. Cross, District Engr - Congressman Tom Cotton - Mr. David Freiwald, USGS - MG John W. Peabody, MVD
STATE SPEAKERS-Mike Armstrong, Assistant Director, AR Game and Fish Commission
PRIVATE SECTOR SPEAKERS-Ed Grimm – Senior Vice President, Martin Marine
-- Dr. Keith Ouchley – LA Nature Conservancy
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CONCLUSIONS
1. Navigation Project Faces Difficulty 2. Need MRC Support - Keep Projects Viable - Obtain Authorizations 3. ORVA’s Position - Fully Fund Navigation Project ($11 Million
Annually) - Operate Navigation Project 24/7/365 4. ORVA will “Stay in Fight”