BRIEFING FORMG MICHAEL C. WEHR

COMMANDER, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISIONPRESIDENT-DESIGNEE, MISSISSIPPI RIVER

COMMISSIONAPRIL 6, 2015

William B. HobgoodExecutive Director

Ouachita River Valley Association1

AREA OF OPERATION

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ORVA MISSION

• Non-profit organization that promotes development of water and land resources

• Major focus is on operation, maintenance and completion of Ouachita-Black Rivers AR and LA,

Navigation Project

• Represent the private sector of the economy

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ORVA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

OFFICERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF - President - Louisiana – 7 -Executive Director- Vice President - Arkansas – 7

- Sec./Treasurer

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP REVENUE

100 + Membership Dues/Fund Raising

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6ORVA Meets with Senior USACE Officials

7ORVA Meets with Congressional Members

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ORVA Briefs MRC During High and Low Water Inspections

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ORVA 50TH ANNUAL CONVENTIONHOT SPRINGS, AR (Aug 27-28, 2015)

MAJOR SPEAKERS

-Senator John Boozman (AR)

-Senator Tom Cotton (AR)

-Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR)

-MG Michael Wehr, CG, Mississippi Valley Division

-COL John Cross, Commander, Vicksburg District

-Richard Davies, Director, AR Department Parks and Tourism

-Mike Knoedl, Director, AR Game and Fish Commission

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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 Addition4. Ouachita River Levees, LA

5. Arkansas Lakes - Ouachita, DeGray, and Greeson

6. Ouachita River Watershed Study, AR and LA

7. Lake Providence Port, LA

8. Madison Parish Port, LA

ORVA SUPPORTED STUDIES/PROJECTS

OUACHITA RIVER BASIN, AR AND LA

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FY2006-2010 Avg. FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016

$10.9 $7.5 $7.4 $7.5 $9.7 $ 9 .2 $8.1

$3.2 supplemental

$ 2.2

$10.6 $11.4

OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERSNAVIGATION PROJECT

FUNDING (IN MILLIONS)

Dredge Butcher Conducting Dredging Operations on the Ouachita River

$3.5 Million Needed Annually for Dredging Operations

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REDUCTION IN OPERATIONAL SERVICESOUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION

PROJECT

-Effective July 29, 2012 - 3 shifts to 2 shifts

- Jonesville and Columbia Locks & Dams – 18 hrs. daily-Felsenthal & Thatcher Locks & Dams – 16 hrs. daily

August 1, 2013 - Jonesville and Columbia Locks & Dams – 20 hrs. daily

- Felsenthal & Thatcher Locks & Dams – No Change

- FEBRUARY 10, 2015 – Jonesville and Columbia – Back to 24/7/365, late

summer/early fall 2015-Felsenthal and Thatcher Lock and Dams – No Change

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RECENT POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTSOUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS

NAVIGATION PROJECT, AR & LA

-Full Level Service at Jonesville/Columbia Locks-2013 Tonnage Exceeds 1 mil.-Number of Commercial Lockages Increased 25% in 2014-Significant New Fuel Shipment by Placid Refining Co.-TETRA Technologies Exceptional Growth-New Developments Announced for Monroe, LA/El Dorado, AR-ORVA presses USCG to Establish Regular Presence on Ouachita

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TONNAGEOUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS

NAVIGATION PROJECT, AR & LA

YEAR TONNAGE2000 1,476,0002003 2,198,0002006 2,029,0002009 1,283,0002011 942,5472012 955,0002013 1,023,0002014 1,076,000 25

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FUEL BARGES UNLOADINGMONROE TERMINAL

PLACID REFINING COMPANY

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FUEL YARDMONROE TERMINAL

PLACID REFINING COMPANY

TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.BARGE SHIPMENTS*

CROSSETT, ARKANSAS

2011 82012 212013 30

2014 482015 70

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Ouachita River Watershed34

Lake Providence Harbor35

Madison Parish Port36

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SECTION 7001 OF 2014 WRRDA ORVA SUBMISSIONS

• Ouachita-Black Rivers Navigation Project, AR & LA• Project Modifications

- Bank Stabilization - Lower 14,000 ft of Little River• Disapproved by ASACW• Rebuttal submitted by ORVA• Congressional directive language prepared and

delivered

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SUGGESTED LANGUAGE FOR CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS- OUACHITA RIVER BASIN –ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA

BANK STABILIZATION-ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA

Provided that, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil works, acting through the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, is hereby directed to construct bank stabilization measures from the mouth of the Black River to River Mile 460 on the Ouachita River beginning with the most critical areas in Arkansas and Louisiana. Construction of bank stabilization measures will be at full Federal cost with local interests providing lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, disposal areas, etc. Provided further, that the bank stabilization shall be based on the most cost-effective engineering solution and shall require no further economic justification.

These improvements will provide for the overall betterment and efficiency of the Ouachita-Black Rivers Navigation Project-AR & LA, the Red-Ouachita Basin Levees, Louisiana Project and for ecosystem restoration, flood damage reduction, recreation, water supply, fish and wildlife, hydropower, etc. purposes of the Ouachita River on up to River Mile 460 at Remmel Dam near Hot Springs, Arkansas.

LITTLE RIVER- LOUISIANA

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, acting through the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, is hereby directed to perform dredging operations as needed on the lower 14,000 feet of Little River near Jonesville, LA as a project feature of the Ouachita-Black Rivers Navigation Project-AR & LA. This dredging will be a full Federal cost with local interests providing lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, disposal areas, etc. This dredging will insure that thousands of residents of the Central portion of the State of Louisiana will be furnished necessary fuels for economic development including transportation, crop production, for evacuation during emergency conditions and will contribute value

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2009-2010 OUACHITA RIVER FLOOD

-Bank Stabilization/Little River Issues Resurface

-ORVA/MVK/MVD Meeting

-Navigation Project Features

-No Luck with WRDA

-MVK Repairs 4 of 12 Sites with PL 84-99

-Tensas Basin Levee District Repaired Several Sites

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LITTLE RIVER ISSUEARCHIE TERMINAL COMPANY, LLC

ARCHIE, LA

-Facility Constructed in 1975

-”Service Provider” to Thousands of Residents

-Provides for Economic Development

-Facility Shut Down in 2010

-Major Hurricane Evacuation Route

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Sunday, July 2, 1972 “Monroe Morning World”

RIVER DEPTH ALLOWS USE FULL LENGTH

Water traffic can easily move the full length of the Ouachita River with the completion of the US Corps of Engineer nine-foot channel project, as well as up many miles of tributaries

With the incorporation of the new lock and dams the Ouachita and its tributaries have a total of 373 miles of nine-foot channel depth and 296 miles of four-foot depth

In the Jonesville Pool this represents 242 miles of nine-foot depth and 168 miles of four-foot. The Ouachita River accounts for 107 miles of the nine-foot; the Tensas River 69 miles; Beouf River, 32 miles; Bayou Macon, 13 miles; LITTLE RIVER, 13 MILES; and Bayou LaFourche, 8 miles

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WHAT’S NEXTBANK STABILIZATION/LITTLE RIVER ISSUES

OUACHITA RIVER BASIN

-Bank Stabilization Critical for Levee Certification -14 Sites in LA -Estimated Repair Cost - $15 - $20 Mil. -Priority to Ouachita Parish -Identify/Cost AR Critical Sites

-Little River Dredging Critical to Success of Navigation Project -Contributes 25% of Commercial Tonnage

-MVK/MVD/ORVA Jointly Develop Course of Action -Study of Critical Bank Caving Sites -Congressional Language Working -Encourage Case-by-Case Analysis of Single Use Issue

-”Stay in Fight” with 5 Years Invested

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