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“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.”

MG Scott SpellmonCommanding General

Northwestern DivisionOctober 2017

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COMMANDERS PANELPNWA ANNUAL MEETING

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION COMMANDERS PANEL

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Northwestern Division Overview

Pacific Northwest Regional Facts• ESA-Listed Fish• Power• Navigation

Other Regional Topics• Columbia River Treaty• CRSO EIS

District PresentationsQuestions

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

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USACE MISSION AREASUSACE Supports the Army and the Nation

USACE Has a Diverse Mission Set Driven by Diverse Customers

Geospatial Support • Support to Civil Works Programs• Support to Military Programs

• Common Operating Picture/Environment• Support to Emergency & Contingency Ops

• Navigation, Hydropower• Flood Risk Management, Shore Protection• Water Supply, Regulatory • Recreation, Disaster Response• Environmental Restoration

Civ

il W

orks

Research & Development• Warfighter• Installations & Energy• Environment• Water Resources

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

Homeland Security

• Critical Infrastructure• Anti Terrorism Plans• Intelligence• Facility Security

Bonneville Dam Powerhouse 2

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

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION

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NORTHWESTERN DIVISION LEADERSHIP

Major General Scott A. SpellmonCommander and Division Engineer Northwestern Division

ColonelAaron L. DorfCommander and District EngineerPortland District

Colonel Mark A. GeraldiCommander and District EngineerSeattle District

Colonel John L. HudsonCommander and District EngineerOmaha District

Colonel Douglas B. GuttormsenCommander and District EngineerKansas City District

Lieutenant Colonel Damon A. DelarosaCommander and District EngineerWalla Walla District

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.

ColonelTorrey A. DiCiroDeputy CommanderNorthwestern Division

David PonganisSES, Director of ProgramsNorthwestern Division

Mr. Eric V. HansenSES, Director of Regional BusinessNorthwestern Division

Northwestern Division2017 Bonneville Dam Fish Counts - % 10-Yr Average

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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)

Three Western Districts– 21 hydroelectric dams, 156 units – 14,600 MW Capacity – 5600 aMW generation - Power 4 million homes

annually

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION HYDROPOWER72% OF CORPS’ TOTAL HYDROELECTRIC CAPACITY

2016 Generation Statistics:- Seattle District - 13,000 GWH- Walla Walla District – 14,600 GWH- Portland District – 21,300 GWH

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

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION NAVIGATION

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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 Corps-

owned fleets located in Omaha District and Kansas City District

Lock at Bonneville DamLock at Little Goose Dam Missouri River TowDredge Essayons

NWD NAVIGATION BUDGET SUMMARY

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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%

Annual Average Commodities Movements 2011-2015

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Puget Sound 60.4 Million Tons*25.3 Million Tons Export16.6 Million Tons Imports18.6 Million Tons – Internal, Coastwise

Grays Harbor 2.2 Million Tons Export

Columbia-Snake 57 Million Tons36.6 Million Tons Export14.6 Million Tons Imports14.7 Million Tons – Internal, Coastwise

Coos Bay 2 Million Tons Export

Snake River 3.5 Million Tons3.5 Million Tons – Internal

* Corps Maintained Projects only

COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY UPDATE

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Scope of StudyTribes and States

Cooperating AgenciesFederal AgenciesInterest GroupsGeneral Public

WE ARE HERE

September 2016

September 2016 -February 2017

February 2020 –May 2020

By Sept 24, 2021* RECORD OF DECISION

ISSUE FINAL EIS

PREPARE FINAL EIS & IDENTIFY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE

PUBLIC COMMENT REVIEWAND SYNTHESIS

DRAFT EIS ISSUEDAvailable for 90-day Public Review

DETAILED ANALYSIS

DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES FOR DETAILED EVALUATION

PUBLIC SCOPING COMMENT PERIOD

NOTICE OF INTENT

By March 27, 2020*

Columbia River System Operations

EIS Process Flow Chart

Finalize ESA Section 7 Consultation with NMFS and USFWS

Tribal Engagement

October 2017 –January 2020

February 2017 –March 2018

February 2020 –March 2021

By March 26, 2021*

*Draft EIS, Final EIS and Records of Decision dates are mandated by court order

www.crso.info

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QUESTIONS?

“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.”

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LTC Damon A. DelarosaDistrict CommanderWalla Walla District17 October 2017

COMMANDERS PANELPNWA ANNUAL MEETING

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

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WALLA WALLA DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

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Mill Creek Dam(Bennington Lake)

McNary Lock & DamIce Harbor Lock & Dam

Lower Monumental Lock & Dam

Little Goose Lock & DamLower Granite

Lock & Dam

Dworshak DamLucky Peak Dam Jackson Hole Levees

• Covers 107,000 sq mi• Includes parts of six States• Civil Works Boundary focused on

the Snake River Basin • Regulatory Boundary is Idaho

border

WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS

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Spring Flood Mitigation

Master Plan Updates

Channel Management&

Minimum Operating Pool

CSRS EXTENDED LOCK OUTAGE(12 DEC 2016 – 20 MAR 2017)

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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

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

New Outfall Pipe

Transportation Channel

Dewatering System TransportFlume

Loop Structure

PIT TAG Detection

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LOWER GRANITE DAM SUMMER FISH PASSAGE 2017

*Water temperatures did not delay migration

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TOPICS OF INTEREST

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Channel Maintenance National Interest

Long Term Nav Outage Readiness

O & M Trends

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.

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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

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QUESTIONS

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“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.”

Seattle District UpdateOctober 2017

PACIFIC NORTHWEST WATERWAYS ASSOCIATION

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Regulatory Offices at HQ, Spokane, Vancouver, Bellingham in WA

SEATTLE DISTRICT CIVIL WORKS

FY18 – Program (Estimated): $177MGI: $1MCG: $33.6MO&M: $44.3M

BPA: $92.3MREG: $5.5M

Mud Mountain Dam

Howard Hanson Dam Chief Joseph Dam Albeni Falls Dam

Libby DamChittenden Locks

SEATTLE NAVIGATION PROGRAMUSACE 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

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23 Active Channels/Harbors 3xHigh-Use (>10M-

tons) 4xModerate Use (>

1M-tons) 16xLow-Use (< 1M-

tons) 12xDeep Draft

Channels (>14 ‘) 7xShallow Draft 4xNo Channel

(breakwater/jetty/dike)

NAVIGATION PROGRAM

FY17 Projects – $31.8M Grays Harbor (annual and deepening) Everett Harbor/Snohomish Channel (annual) Seattle/Duwamish DredgingQuillayute 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

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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

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Photo Credit: Don Wilson

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SEATTLE HARBOR O&MDuwamish River Turning HarborPast: 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 DecemberWork with Port to develop use for Donor and

Energy Port Rebates

GRAYS HARBORPast: Annual Outer and Inner Harbor Dredging/

deepeningWesthaven 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 dredgingWesthaven Marina dredging

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EVERETT SNOHOMISH RIVERPast: 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

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 fundingContinue condition surveys and sediment testing Award dredging contract

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CHITTENDEN LOCKSPast: Pump Plant Replacement completed

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)Emergency Closure System

Pump Plant

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QUESTIONS?

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“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.”

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COL Aaron L. DorfCommanderPortland DistrictOct. 18, 2017

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION COMMANDERS’ PANELPORTLAND DISTRICT

PORTLAND DISTRICT UPDATE

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

Eagle Creek Fire

• Bonneville Project was not damaged; lock was operational

• 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

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

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

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MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER JETTIES MAJOR REHABILITATION PROJECT

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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

$257.2 million rehabilitation project

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OTHER JETTY REPAIRS FY2018 THRU FY2020

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)

Coos Bay Jetty System• North jetty Head continues to recede approximately 25

feet per yearNeeded 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)

COLUMBIA RIVER PILE DIKE REPAIRSChallenge• Most constructed from the late 1800s to the 1930s• Many systems degraded, in need of repair

PRESENT CONDITION

CONDITION IN 1991

Work initiated on three key systems

FY2018: Engineering and design

FY2019: Engineering and design (subject to

appropriations) FY2020: Engineering and design / award construction contract(s) (subject to appropriations)Cottonwood Island

Sand Island and Baker Bay

SAND ISLAND PILE DIKES

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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