James River Partnership 2013

US Army Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG®
James River
Partnership Meeting
XVII

BUILDING STRONG®
Welcome
Betty Waring
Chief, Operations Branch
Norfolk District
6 Jun 2013

BUILDING STRONG®
Commander’s Perspective
Col. Paul B. Olsen, P.E.
Norfolk District
6 Jun 2013

BUILDING STRONG®
James River Partnership XVII
Project Overview
Walter Trinkala
Project Manager
Norfolk District
6 Jun 2013

BUILDING STRONG®US Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District
James River Funding
FY 13 President's Budget:
FY 13 Expected Allocation
(work Plan)
Expected Sandy Funding
$3,948,000
$TBD
$1,000,000
FY 14 President’s Budget: $3,801,000
FY 14 Capability: $7,600,000
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Orion Dredging
3

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
(IDIQ) Contract
W91236-13-B-0006
IDIQ Contract Solicitation included a base year and two
option years (3 years total) $12M capacity
Status:
• Bid Opening 11 June 2013
• Award 1 July 2013
• Task Order award 15 July 2013
www.fbo.gov
4

BUILDING STRONG®US Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District 5
Hydraulic Pipeline / Cutterhead Dredge

Hydraulic Pipeline / Cutterhead Dredge
6

Maintenance Dredging Completed:
• Dancing Point – Swann Point Shoal Channel
• Dredged October 2012
• Jordan Point – Windmill Point
• Dredged November 2012
• Tribell Shoal Channel
• Dredged December 2012
• Dredged February 2013
Total Volume of Dredged Material: 1,104,777 cubic yards
FY 2012 Accomplishments
7
60% Budget

ENGINEER RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT CENTER (ERDC)
Dredging Operations and Environmental
Research (DOER)
ENGINEERING WITH NATURE
8
• Analyze existing data, literature survey, hydrodynamic modeling
• Sediment loading analyses, sediment transport model, sediment
pathway model
• System-wide model including wetland buildup and erosion.

Dancing Point – Swann Point Channel
9

Lower End Dancing Point – Swann Point Channel

Maintenance Dredging to be performed:
(Starting Mid July 2013)
• Tribell Shoal Channel
• Richmond Deepwater Terminal
Condition Surveys:
• Goose Hill Shoal Channel
Remaining FY 2013 Activities
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James River FY 13 Activities
•
12

James River FY 12 Accomplishments
13

Questions/Comments?

BUILDING STRONG®
Corps Budget Process
Richard Klein
Chief, Programs Branch
Norfolk District
6 Jun 2013

Corps Budget Cycle

HQ Provides Budget
Guidance ( Mar )
HQ Review &
Approval
( May -Jun )
Budget Presented
to Sec. Army
(Jul - Aug )
OMB Passback
( Nov )
Budget Submitted
to OMB ( Sep )
President’s Budget
to Congress ( Feb )
Field Offices Develop
Program Requirements
( Mar - Apr )
Appropriations Bills
( Jul - Sep )
President Signs
Approp. Bill
( Sep - Oct )
OMB Provides Budget
Guidance ( Jan )
Funding Alloc.
To Field Offices
( Oct - Dec )
Budget Resolutions

Budget Status
• FY 2013: President’s Budget released February 2012;
FY13 funding provided via Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act. In lieu of Conference Report and
Energy & Water Appropriations we will have FY13
Work Plan.
• FY 2014: President’s Budget released April 2013; no
action yet by House or Senate.
• FY 2015: Budget Guidance (EC) issued March 2013;
Budget development in progress at District and
Division levels.

New for FY 2013
• Continuing Appropriations Act (PL 112-175) provided
continued funding through March 27, 2013.
• Department of Defense, Military Construction and
Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, enacted March 26, 2013, will
provide full-year civil works funding via the FY13 Work
Plan process.
• Also enacted Disaster Relief Appropriations on
January 29, 2013 (PL 113-2) in response to Hurricane
Sandy. Norfolk District receiving funds on several
projects.

New for FY 2014
Transforming the Civil Works (CW) Budget Process
1. Top-Down Approach to Budget Formulation.
2. Systems/Watershed Approach to Budget Formulation.
3. Feasibility Study Program Execution/Delivery.
Focus on studies with highest chance of success.
Senate Committee on the Budget, Concurrent
Resolution supports “measures to ensure that the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund will fully expend the
collections that are deposited into it annually.”

Key Prioritization Factors
Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
• Essential O&M Infrastructure
• Risk & Reliability
• Commercial waterborne traffic
• Other Considerations: Dam Safety, Public
Safety, Critical Harbor of Refuge, Subsistence
Harbor, National Security, etc.

Norfolk District O&M Funding
FY 12 President’s Budget $23.3M
FY 12 Net Allocation $24.4M
FY 12 Supplemental Funds $1.7M
FY 13 Work Plan TBD
FY 13 Supplemental Funds Approx. $35M

Key Takeaways
• Action on FY 2014 Budget is with the House and
Senate
• FY 2015 Budget development just getting underway
• New approach to budgeting – by System or
Watershed

BUILDING STRONG®
ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE
Robert Pruhs
Environmental Manager
Norfolk District
6 Jun 2013

James River Federal Navigation Project
Environmental Update
Dredged Material Placement Overview
Permit Status
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
• Virginia Water Protection Program / Clean Water Act,
Section 401 - Water Quality Certification
• Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC)
• Subaqueous Permits
Endangered Species Act, Section 7 Consultation Status
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
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Dredged Material Placement
Overview
• Lower James River Reach
• Overboard Placement
– One (1) Site
• DEQ – Permit Expires,
March 12, 2021
• VMRC – Permit
Expires, September
30, 2015
4

Middle James River Reach
• Overboard Placement –
Five (5) Sites
June 1, 2014
• VMRC – Permit
Expires, February 24,
2014
5

Upper James River Reach
• Upland Confined
Placement – Six (6)
Placement Sites
December 21, 2014
6

FY 2012/2013 Accomplishments
• Endangered Species Act (ESA), Section 7 Consultation,
Atlantic Sturgeon.
• Norfolk District completed ESA Section 7 Consultation
with National Marine Fisheries (NMFS) in September
2012.
• NMFS Biological Opinion for the requires monitoring of
dredged material discharges for potential incidental
takes of Atlantic sturgeon.
• Biological opinion provides incidental take coverage for
maintenance dredging operations.
7

FY 2013/2014 Activities
• Initiate Permit Renewals (DEQ & VMRC) for Middle
and Upper James River Reaches, August 2013.
• Implement NMFS Biological Opinion monitoring
requirements for project.
8

Questions/Comments
9

JAMES RIVER PARTNERSHIP XVII
Break

City of Hopewell
Where the Two Rivers Meet

Ø Hopewell, and earlier City Point owes its existence to its
location overlooking the James and Appomattox Rivers.
Ø City Point, the oldest part of Hopewell, was founded in 1613 by
Sir Thomas Dale.
Ø City Point witnessed Revolutionary War skirmishes fought on
its banks.
Ø 1864-1865, General Ulysses S. Grant directed the 10-month
Siege of Petersburg from the grounds of Appomattox
Plantation at City Point.
Ø President Lincoln spent two of the last three weeks of his life at
City Point. He visited on March 24-April 8, 1865.

City Point became one of the busiest ports in the world during the
American Civil War with 40 steamers, 75 sailing ships and 100
barges each day.

Making History in City Point
The Peacemakers
President Abraham Lincoln meets with Union generals Grant and Sherman on the
River Queen at City Point to plan the last stages of the Civil War.

HOPEWELL TODAY
Public-Private Downtown Activity - $11.9 million
> Beacon Theatre - $5.9 million total renovation of 640-seat art deco theatre and multipurpose
performing arts center to open the end of 2013
> John Randolph Medical Center - $2.0 million external capital improvements
> City Marina - $4.0 million in improvements
> Hopewell Downtown Partnership – Creation of a non-profit organization by the City Council
dedicated to improving Downtown Hopewell
> Main Street Designation – In 2012 Hopewell became 1 of 25 designated Main Street
communities in Virginia

Hopewell is home to several major national and international
industries such as:
Ø Honeywell International – A world-class manufacturer of quality
chemical products and the Hopewell plant is the world's largest
single site producer of caprolactam.
Ø Ashland, Inc. - One of the world's leading specialty chemical
companies whose chemistry is used every day in applications from
automotive, food and beverages, personal care products,
pharmaceuticals, and paper and tissue to durable goods.
Ø Evonik Goldschmidt - Multinational specialty chemical
manufacturer serving the automotive, plastics, pharmaceutical, and
other industries.
Ø Rock-Tenn - One of North America's leading producers of
corrugated and consumer packaging and recycling solutions.

HOPEWELL REGIONAL WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY
> Thanks to a strong city-industry partnership the 2013 General Assembly
budget included $5.0 million to help upgrade the regional plant to remove
harmful nutrients to help protect the Chesapeake Bay.
> 2012 completed $28.0 million expansion and upgrades of domestic
treatment to accommodate growth, specifically Fort Lee. Upgrades also
eliminated most of the City sewer overflow problems. This work and an
aggressive infiltration/inflow construction program has greatly enhanced
the underground infrastructure.
> The plant is currently performing pilot testing of new nitrogen removal
technologies to be incorporated into the design of Phase 2 project.
Estimated at $75.0 million – this project will be the largest upgrade in the
plant’s history.

WHAT’S NEXT……..
> Work with Petersburg National Battlefield Park to enhance historic and recreation
amenities at City Point – increase attendance
> Continue to plan river walk along James and Appomattox rivers
> Develop speaker series at the Beacon Theatre based on Lincoln at City Point
> Participate in historic James River and Chesapeake Bay cruise to and from Richmond
> Create water recreation designation at City Marina and develop adjoining city-owned
property
> Return River Queen to City Point

President Lincoln and Virginia
President Lincoln finally departed from City Point, Virginia at 11 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 1865. He
believed he had spent two momentous weeks, probably two of the most remarkable and
interesting, almost inconceivable weeks of his life. He was feeling better than he had felt during
his entire presidency.
While at City Point on board of the River Queen, President Lincoln had a premonition of his
own death, which proved tragic when he returned to Washington and was assassinated six
days later.

Thank You
J. Andrew “Andy” Hagy
Director of Economic Development
ahagy@hopewellva.gov

Virginia Pilot Association Update
Captain Than Green
Virginia Pilot Association

Vessel Traffic
Update
David Host
Chairman and CEO – T. Parker Host, Inc.
June 6, 2013

Ship Roundtrips on the James River
NOTE: Does not include the Ready Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Pleasure Boats
PIER CARGO 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2013
Projected
Honeywell
Ammonium
Sulphate
47 51 48 48 53 50
Regional
Ent.
Caustic Soda 8 7 5 7 3 2
DuPont Limestone
0 4
9 10 9 9
Port of
Richmond
Containers 78 24 13 0 0 ?
TOTALS 133 86 75 65 65 61

Ship Roundtrips on the James River
NOTE: Does not include the Ready Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, Pleasure Boats

Barge Roundtrips on the James River
PIER CARGO 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
(Projected)
Honeywell Phenol 65 89 62 62 62 70
Honeywell #6 Oil 6 2 3 0 0 0
Honeywell
Ammonium
Sulphate
99 70 69 48 59 60
Regional
Ent.
Caustic
Soda
1 0 0 0 0 0
Regional
Ent.
#2/4/6 Oil/
Vacuum
Gas
6 8 17 14 2 5
Regional
Ent.
Asphalt 24 11 18 22 7 7
Vulcan Aggregate 2000 1500 750 550 500 500
NOTE: Does not include dredges & tugboats

PIER CARGO 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2013
(Projected
)
Port
Tobacco
(Shirley)
Miscellaneous 50 45 34 23 7 10
Port
Tobacco
(Shirley)
Dredge
Material
0 0 37 37 45 70
Dominion
Chesterfield
Limestone 12 24 19 24 19 22
Dominion
Chesterfield
Syn. Gypsum 20 41 30 35 30 35
Kinder
Morgan
#6 Oil 25 28 18 50 48 57
James River
Barge Line
Containers 5 60 53 77 89 97
Luck Stone Aggregate 0 48 144 84 108 120
TOTAL 2,313 1,926 1,254 1,026 976 1,053

CARGO 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
(PROJECTED)
Containers 5 60 53 77 89 97
Dry Bulk 2,131 1,683 1,012 778 761 807
Liquid Bulk 127 138 118 148 119 139
Miscellaneous 50 45 34 23 7 10
TOTAL 2,313 1,926 1,254 1,026 976 1,053

Current Situation
Looking in the near future, the Partnership needs to find
solutions to widen and deepen the James River to
accommodate ships up to 630 ft LOA and 100 ft beam.
Additionally, the 24-foot James River draft restriction also
should be looked at for improvement. Every ton of cargo
not loaded in Hopewell due to the 24-foot restriction has
to be barged to Norfolk for transloading to a warehouse
and then to a vessel after loading in Hopewell to top off
to the vessel’s loaded draft. An improved draft of 25 feet
would mean approx. 1700 NT of additional cargo loaded
in Hopewell on a vessel at a savings to Honeywell of
$20,000 per vessel.

James River Vessels
Small Honeywell Vessels
Balsa 57
GRT 4,355 mt
NRT 2,504 mt
LOA 105.5 m
BEAM 16.8 m
Hopewell

Midsize Honeywell Vessels
Antilles VI
GRT 7,341 mt
NRT 4,279 mt
LOA 115.3 m
BEAM 19.6 m
Century Seymour
GRT 9,978 mt
NRT 5,489 mt
LOA 137.03 m
BEAM 23 m
Century Pearl
GRT 9,967 mt
NRT 5,500 mt
LOA 137.030 m
BEAM 23 m
James River Vessels
Hopewell

Large Honeywell Vessels
Wichita Belle
GRT 17,590 mt
NRT 10,303 mt
LOA 170 m
BEAM 26.5 m
Pacific Future
GRT 18,597 mt
NRT 9,065 mt
LOA 181 m
BEAM 26.06 m
Clipper Kashashio
GRT 20,236 mt
NRT 10,947 mt
LOA 177.130 m
BEAM 28.4 m
James River Vessels
Hopewell

Future Honeywell Vessels Available
Federal Sable
GRT 23,100 mt
NRT 12,250 mt
LOA 190 m (623 ft)
BEAM 28.3 m (93 ft)
James River Vessels
Hopewell
Current Restrictions to Hopewell
LOA 183.18 m (601 ft)
BEAM 28.5 m (93.5 ft)

Current Situation
Hopefully, we can work together to identify the
improvements needed to accomplish this, and I am
encouraged that the economic benefits will justify this
effort.
THANK YOU

BUILDING STRONG®
A perspective on Watershed Approach
Mr. Michael R. Darrow
Chief, Water Resources Division
Norfolk District
6 Jun 2013

USACE Guidance and Language
• EC 11-2-204. 31 March 2013 (FY15 Budget
Guidance)
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James River Watershed Identified as a
Watershed/Systems-Based Budget Opportunity
• Watershed-Based Budget defined as a “sustainable, five-year
set of prioritized and performance-based project-level
investment options”.
• The James River watershed includes:
• Federal Flood Risk Management
• Navigation
• Environmental Restoration
• Regulatory permitting actions
• Flood Plain Management Services
• Planning Assistance to State
• Involves many partners, stakeholders, and customers.
4

James River Pilot Study
FY14 Budget Submission
• Developed a strategy to manage and fund projects in the James River
watershed by:
• Identifying past 5-year funding for GI, CG, CAP, and O&M
• Prioritizing FY-14 Work Packages among the Business Lines
• Considering needs of stakeholders, bare-bones O&M, and National
Objectives
• The result attempts to optimize the use of limited fiscal resources, while
providing the greatest benefit to customers and the nation.
• Considered how projects among Business Lines were connected and
gave special weighting to Comprehensive James River Basin Study
• Important benefit of watershed budgeting would be to have ability to
move funds among Business Lines to achieve greatest benefits
5

Navigation
Water Supply
Flood Risk Management
Ecosystem Restoration
Flood Risk Management

Stakeholder Feedback
7
Existing Priorities
• Flood Risk Management
• Water Supply
• Ecosystem Restoration
• Disaster Preparedness & Response
• Navigation
• Regulatory
Future Priorities
• Water Supply
• Ecosystem Restoration
• Navigation
• Disaster Preparedness & Response
• Flood Risk Management
• Regulatory
“In order to establish a collaborative process
with a focus on conducting a comprehensive
basin-wide waster resources study that
optimizes needs across the basin versus
maximizing individual needs stakeholders
will need to seek enduring, sustainable, and
integrated solution sets across the upper
middle, and lower basins.”
“In my experience, sometimes competing
interests can be found within efforts under
the Navigation, Regulatory programs, and
Ecosystem Restoration programs.”
“An overall comprehensive watershed
analysis would help to prioritize the
resources within the watershed, identify
what needs to be done in order to
strengthen the resources and hopefully
provide a balance of where resource needs
may conflict with each other.”
“The need for water supply
and navigation sometimes
conflicts with flood risk
management and ecosystem
restoration.”

Challenges
• How to objectively assign relative value to projects among
Business Lines
• How to fairly incorporate stakeholder input
• How to consider projects or initiatives by other Federal, state,
and local agencies
• How to integrate the Regulatory Program permits within in the
specific watershed area
• How to address cost-shared vs. non cost-shared items
• Inability to share budgetary information with outside interests

Way Forward
• Continued focus on projects and programs within a
watershed context
• Outreach, Outreach
• James River Comprehensive Study
• Full understanding of all the federal agencies plans
• Pool limited funds where interests overlap
• GIS – Tool for a common operating picture
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Recommendations
• Allow partners to be involved in the budget process and
help in developing proposals.
• Allow reprogramming of funds among projects within the
watershed.
• Enable immediate release of project fact sheets to
watershed partners, post-release of President’s Budget.
• For FY-15 budget cycle, develop a
methodology and guidance to enable
a future 5-year plan establishment.

Current Navigation
Policy Issues
Ms. Amy W. Larson, Esq.
President
National Waterways Conference, Inc.

BUILDING STRONG®
Closing Comments
Col. Paul B. Olsen, P.E.
Norfolk District
6 Jun 2013

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