BUILDING STRONG® John W. Cross

John W. Cross
Colonel, Corps of Engineers
District Commander
March 6, 2014
US Army Corps of Engineers
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Major Missions
$M
Adds
Budget
ARRA
Supplemental
FY 11
Work
Plan
FY 12
Allocation
FY 12
Supplemental
Allocation
FY 13
Work
Plan
Regular
MR&T
54,503
76,855
43,525
107,557
22,280
113,031
41,884
93,524
Total
131,358
151,082
135,311
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135,408
FY 13
Supplemental
Allocation
94,421
FY 14
Budget
44,641
109,038
94,421
153,679
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 The MR&T project on average
provides over $1.46 billion in
benefits annually
 The MR&T project
prevented over $234 billion
in damages during the 2011
flood
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Revetment Projects:
597.5 L Lake Concordia – Scheduled for FY 14
410.4 L. Grand Gulf – Scheduled for FY 14
410.0 L Grand Gulf – Scheduled for FY 14
399.8 R Hardscrabble – Scheduled for FY 14
Dike Projects:
534.0 R, Vaucluse Bendway Weirs – under construction
471.0 R, Cottonwood Bar – FY 14 Award
462.8 R Willow Cutoff – FY 14 Award
431.5 R, Racetrack Towhead – FY 14 Award
  Dikes and revetments are tools used to
stabilize the navigation channel
  Over 176 million tons of cargo is carried
on the Mississippi River through the
Vicksburg District annually
  Channel stabilization improves flow
conditions, reduces erosion, and decreases
maintenance dredging requirements
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Vicksburg District Harbors
9 Foot Authorized Navigation Depth
Yellow Bend
3 year average – 618,000 Tons
Rosedale
Harbor
River Mile Survey Date
3 year average – 1,038,914 Tons
Legend
Petroleum/
Petroleum Products
Greenville
3 year average – 2,615,824 Tons
Chemicals
Crude Materials
9 Foot
Navigation
Depth @
Vicksburg
Gauge
Reading of
Last
Dredged
Claiborne County
405.0
26-Jul-13
17.3
2010
Vicksburg
437.0
27-Jun-13
3.1
2012
Yazoo Diversion Canal
437.0
27-Jun-13
-1.5
2012
Vicksburg Upper Harbor
437.0
27-Jun-13
1.6
2012
Madison Parish
457.0
17-Jul-13
4.0
2012
Lake Providence
483.0
24-Jul-13
6.1
2012
Greenville
537.0
9-Aug-13
-1.5
2012
Yellow Bend
553.0
10-Aug-13
2.4
2012
Rosedale
583.0
31-Jul-13
-0.1
2012
Manufactured Goods
Farm Products
Other
Lake Providence
3 year average – 946,531 Tons
Madison Parish
3 year average – 553,595 Tons
Vicksburg
3 year average – 3,414,147 Tons
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Vicksburg District
Operation Watershed Recovery Projects
ITEMS FUNDED
106
Funding Required for 106 Items
$243 M
Items Complete
72
Items recently awarded or
under construction
33
Items to be initiated
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USACE FRAGO
Risk Classification
Class I
Class II
Class III
Class IV
Indicates
Completed
Item
6
Category
MRL
Dredge
CI-Revetment
O&M
Structure
Mississippi River
Levees
Supplemental Repairs
25 Items - $46.1 M cost
Levee Items Completed: 8
Levee Items in Construction: 16
To be Awarded: 1
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Mississippi River
Channel Improvement
Supplemental Repairs
33 Items - $137 M Cost
Revetments Completed: 21
Revetments Remaining
to Complete: 4
Dikes Complete: 1
Dikes Underway: 7
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Yazoo Basin, MS - FY 13 & 14 MR&T Budgets
FY 14
FY 13 Budget
President's Budget
House
Senate
Allocation
Collection and Study of Basic Data
$169,700
$3,370,000
$3,202,000
$3,370,000
$8,370,000
Big Sunflower Watershed (Quiver)
$149,700
$0
$0
$0
$520,000
Mississippi River Levees
$20,913,100
$12,321,000
$11,705,000
$12,321,000
$13,455,000
Channel Improvement
$20,572,800
$35,563,000
$33,785,000
$35,563,000
$35,563,000
Upper Yazoo Projects
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Main Stem
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Delta Headwaters Projects (DHP)
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,830,000
Yazoo Backwater Including Muddy Bayou
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Yazoo Backwater Less Rocky Bayou
$0
$0
$0
$0
$400,000
$0
$0
$1,686,600
$23,000
$40,900
$6,480,000
$5,192,600
$4,785,400
$5,211,600
$786,400
$712,600
$1,270,500
$942,100
$374,300
$176,600
$510,000
$0
$0
$1,692,000
$24,000
$42,000
$6,493,000
$5,354,000
$4,777,000
$5,164,000
$788,000
$714,000
$1,273,000
$944,000
$375,000
$185,000
$526,000
$0
$0
$1,607,000
$23,000
$40,000
$6,168,000
$5,086,000
$4,538,000
$4,906,000
$749,000
$678,000
$1,209,000
$897,000
$356,000
$176,000
$500,000
$0
$0
$1,692,000
$24,000
$42,000
$6,493,000
$5,354,000
$4,777,000
$5,164,000
$788,000
$714,000
$1,273,000
$944,000
$375,000
$185,000
$526,000
$800,000
$0
$3,192,000
$524,000
$542,000
$6,493,000
$6,854,000
$4,777,000
$5,164,000
$788,000
$714,000
$1,273,000
$944,000
$375,000
$185,000
$2,226,000
Project
Investigations
Construction
Maintenance
Big Sunflower River
Reformulation Study
Mississippi River Levees
Greenville Harbor, MS
Vicksburg Harbor, MS
Sardis Lake
Arkabutla Lake
Enid Lake
Grenada Lake
Greenwood
Yazoo City
Main Stem
Tributaries
Whittington Auxiliary Channel
Big Sunflower
Yazoo Backwater
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Vicksburg District
Yazoo Basin
Levees
and
Structures
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Vicksburg District
Yazoo
Backwater
Levee
System
Decertified
And
Certified
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Steele Bayou Structure/Highway 465 Bridge
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Some Items Contained
in Vicksburg District
app:
Water level observations
Info on contracting with the
Corps of Engineers
Social media, news, and photos
Info from District’s Emergency
Management Office
Water Safety info
Permitting info and notices
from Regulatory Office
Recreation area information
Office locations and contacts
Free map downloads
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Civil Works Program Evaluation
Survey forms mailed
March 5, 2014
Survey is used to assess
quality of products and
services
2013
Completely voluntary
Will have no affect on
you or your project
status
Results will be presented
in aggregate form only
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Limited Dredging Funds
Ports
JBJ Waterway
Ouachita-Black
Sustain Current Level
of Service - Arkansas
Lakes
DeGray Lake
Challenges
Limited Construction
Funding
Levels of Service
Locks & Dams
JBJ Waterway
Ouachita-Black
Sustain Current Level of
Service – Mississippi
Lakes
Lake Ouachita
Arkabutla Lake
Lake Greeson
Sardis Lake
Limited
Maintenance Funding
Pumping Plants
Protection Works
Drainage Structures
Enid Lake
Grenada Lake
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