CORPS OF ENGINEERS 2011-2012
NAVIGATION PROGRAM
David Martinson
Alaska District Corps of Engineers
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
October 2011
US Army Corps of Engineers
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Building and Preserving Alaska’s Future
FY11 CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM
• Number
of Civil Works Navigation Projects:
• 28 Active Projects
• 12 in Study Phases
Recon: Sitka harbor, Kasaan 107, Auke bay 107, Craig
Feasibility: Alaska Regional Ports, Anchorage Harbor Deepening,
Elim 107, Little Diomede, Savoonga 107, Whittier, Homer, Valdez
• 4 in Preconstruction Engineering & Design Phase
W/agreement: Haines, Sitka
WO/agreement: Port Lions, Valdez
•5 in Construction Phase
Akutan, Douglas, False Pass, Sand Point, Seward, Unalaska
•7
O&M activities
6 Dredging: Anchorage, Dillingham, Homer, Ninilchik, Nome, Petersburg,
10 Condition Surveys
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FY11 CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM
FY11 Appropriations
•Full year Continuing Resolution Act provided funding
for: $21,388,000
• 5 Studies
• 2 Construction Projects
• 7 O&M Activities
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FY11 Program Funding
INVESTIGATIONS
OPERATIONS &
MAINTENANCE
($000)
Alaska Regional Ports
250
Anchorage Harbor
Deepening
($000)
Anchorage Harbor
7,120
150
Dillingham Harbor
840
Little Diomede Harbor
200
Homer Harbor
Valdez Harbor
499
Ninilchik Harbor
Whittier Breakwater
100
Nome Harbor, AK
1,976
Petersburg Harbor
494
Project Condition
Surveys
959
CONSTRUCTION
7,000
Akutan Harbor
Unalaska Harbor
499
1,001
327
Total FY11 Federal funding = $21,388,000
(Navigation related projects)
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FY12 CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM
• President’s Budget Request Included:
• 0 Studies
• 0 Construction Project
• 6 O&M Navigation Activities
• Commitee Reports for FY10 Appropriations Bill
includes:
• 0 Studies
• 0 Construction Projects
• 6 O&M Navigation Activities
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FY12 Program Funding
FY2012
Project
Program
President's
Budget
($000)
House
Report
($000)
14,000 13,720
Senate
Report
($000)
Anchorage Harbor
OM
Dillingham Harbor
OM
987
967
987
Homer Harbor
OM
453
443
453
Ninilchik Harbor
OM
420
411
420
Nome Harbor, AK
OM
1,066
1,044
1,066
Project Condition
Surveys
OM
500
490
500
17,426 17,075
17,426
TOTAL
6
Conferenc
e Report
($000)
14,000
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CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROGRAMS
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
CONSTRUCTION
Rock placement in Unalaska
Anchorage Harbor
INVESTIGATIONS
Valdez Harbor Feasibility study
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ALASKA REGIONAL PORTS, AK FEASIBILITY
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
FY 2011 Activities: Alaska Regional Ports Conference.
Reach agreement with partner agencies on prioritization
of port and harbor development. Revise study scope.
Initiate agreements with partner agencies for water
infrastructure studies.
• Location: Statewide
• Project Description: This statewide regional
ports study will evaluate a system of ports to
meet foreseeable development needs,
prioritize port development and investment,
and identify regional hub functions. This will
result in a port and harbor investment strategy
and agency participation.
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VALDEZ HARBOR, AK FEASIBILITY
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Report completed and approved. Initiate
Preconstruction Engineering &Design
PROJECT
LOCATION
• Location: Valdez is on the north shore of Port Valdez, a
deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It is 305 road miles
east of Anchorage, and 364 road miles south of Fairbanks. It
is the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
• Project Description: The feasibility study will investigate
the problems, needs, and opportunities for navigation
improvement in the Valdez small boat harbor. The demand for
moorage space in the harbor far exceeds the existing design
capacity of approximately 510 boats and the construction of
an additional harbor is desired by local interests.
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SECTION 107
SMALL NAVIGATION STUDIES
Savoonga Navigation
Improvements
Nome
Fairbanks
Auke Bay Navigation
Improvements
Anchorage
Elim Navigation
Improvements
Juneau
Douglas Navigation
Improvements
Kasaan Navigation
Improvements
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AKUTAN HARBOR, AK
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
PROJECT
LOCATION
Juneau
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
 Continue construction
• Location: The city of Akutan is located on the north shore of Akutan Harbor and is uniquely positioned to grand
fish and crab fisheries of the Bering Sea. The harbor site is at the head of the bay on Akutan Island 790 miles
southwest of Anchorage.
• Project Description: The proposed harbor will provide a 12 acre protected mooring basin and serve as the
operations base for 58 commercial fishing vessels.
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DOUGLAS HARBOR, AK
PROJECT
LOCATION
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
 Install Bloating Breakwater
Amend PCA to increase project limits
Location: Douglas Harbor is on the eastern side of
Douglas Island. The harbor is adjacent to the city of
Douglas, approximately 3 miles south of the city of
Juneau.
Project Description: The recommended plan
provides additional protection to the existing harbor
and provides year-round protection to 58 new
vessels.
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UNALASKA HARBOR, AK
Nome
PROJECT
LOCATION
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
Complete Floating Breakwater construction
Place anchor chains
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
• Location: Unalaska overlooks Iliuliuk Bay and
Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian
Chain. It lies 800 air miles from Anchorage.
• Project Description: The harbor will provide
additional protected moorage for commercial
fishing vessels. It will reduce congestion and
rafting at existing docks.
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OPERATIONS
AND
MAINTENANCE
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ANCHORAGE HARBOR
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
PROJECT
LOCATION
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
 Performed annual maintenance dredging within the existing project limits;
expect less than 800,000 CY when complete.
 Completed ARRA funded dredging of virgin material in front of the new
north extension of the intermodal dock facilities to a -35 ft MLLW elevation.
FY 2012 Proposed Activities:
 Perform annual maintenance dredging of the historical dredging area with
two dredgings of the north extension for the intermodal dock facilities.
Proposed Activities beyond 2012:
 Continue annual maintenance dredging at the historical dredging area and
the new north extension for the intermodal dock facilities.
MAINTENANCE 2010 & 2011
VIRGIN MATERIAL IN 2009 THRU 2011
DISPOSAL SITE
• Location: Anchorage is located at the northern end of Cook
Inlet in south-central Alaska.
• Project Description: Authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act,
3 July 1958, and amended by P.L. 108-447 in 2005 to replace the
existing dock with a new 10,860 foot long inter-modal marine
facility. The port is the largest cargo port in Alaska serving as the
main supply and distribution center for the south-central and
interior areas as well as the two large military bases within the
Municipality of Anchorage. Water Borne Commerce was
3,798,272 tons for year 2009.
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DILLINGHAM HARBOR, AK
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
PROJECT
LOCATION
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
 Performed annual maintenance dredging removing 74,078 CY of
material from the harbor and entrance channel.
FY 2012 Proposed Activities:
 Perform annual maintenance dredging of approximately 90,000
CY of material.
Proposed Activities beyond 2012:
 Continue annual maintenance dredging of the project.
• Location: Northern end of Nushagak Bay in western
Alaska.
• Project Description: The Rivers and Harbors Act of
1958 provides for a 650 to 800 foot wide X 700 foot long
basin utilizing a 1100 foot long entrance channel to
Nushagak Bay, the harbor provides half-tide access and
all-tide moorage for over 320 commercial fishing vessels.
The harbor is also used as an alternate landing area for
lighterage vessels.
DISPOSAL
SITE
PROJECT LIMITS
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HOMER SMALL BOAT HARBOR, AK
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
PROJECT
LOCATION
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
 Performed maintenance dredging of the harbor and entrance
channel in September. Dredged the USCG’s Hickory berth in both
April and September.
FY 2012 Proposed Activities:
 Perform annual maintenance dredging of approximately 8,500 CY
of material in the small boat harbor and at the Hickory berth.
Proposed Activities beyond 2012:
 Continue annual maintenance dredging of the project.
PROJECT LIMITS
• Location: Southern end of the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska.
Project Description: Authorized by the River and
Harbors Acts of 1958 and 1964. The 50-acre project
provides sheltered moorage for over 1,525 commercial
fishing and recreational vessels. The project extends the
fishing season an extra four months each year and is an
integral part of Homer’s economy.
HICKORY BERTH
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NOME HARBOR, AK
PROJECT
LOCATION
Nome
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Juneau
FY 2011 Accomplishments:
 Performed annual maintenance dredging with material deposited
on the beach for beach nourishment.
FY 2012 Proposed Activities:
 Perform annual maintenance dredging of approximately
30,000 CY of material.
Proposed Activities beyond 2012:
 Continue annual maintenance dredging of the project.
• Location: Authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Acts of 1917,
1935, 1948 and most recently by the WRDA 1999. Nome
harbor is located on the southern coast of the Seward
Peninsula in western Alaska. The city is approximately 540
miles northwest of Anchorage and is the transportation and
commerce center for northwest Alaska.
• Project Description: The project consists of a 1,070 meterlong entrance channel protected by a 910-meter long
rubblemound breakwater and sediment collection basins.
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HYDROGRAPHIC
CONDITION
SURVEYS
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TIDAL DATUM UPDATES
Previous
Tide
Datum
Publication
Date
Current Tide
Datum
Publication
Date
Vertical
Change (ft)
Bethel Small Boat
Hbr
1/22/1971
1/14/2011
+0.1
Dry Pass Channel
(2)
NA
In Progress
--
Ninilchik Harbor
NA
In Progress
--
Project Location
For current up to date information, please go to:
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/station_retrieve.shtml?type=Datums&state=Alaska&id1=945&id2=946&
id3=949
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2011 PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS PERFORMED
PROJECT
TIDAL DATUM
UPDATE
HYDROGRAPHIC
SURVEY
BW SURVEY
BETHEL SBH
DRY PASS CHANNEL
ELFIN COVE CHL
HAINES
PELICAN
PETERSBURG
PORT ALEXANDER CHL
ST PAUL (PRIBILOF ISL)
SKAGWAY
WRANGELL NARROWS
For electronic access to surveys go to:
http://www.poa.usace.army.mil/CO/CoOrg/Ops_Rivers_Harbors.htm
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2012 PROJECT CONDITION SURVEYS PLANNED
PROJECT
TIDAL DATUM
UPDATE
HYDROGRAPHIC
SURVEY
BW SURVEY
CRAIG HARBOR
FALSE PASS
KETCHIKAN – BAR PT
HBR
KETCHIKAN – THOMAS
BASIN
MEKORYUK BW
MOUNTAIN POINT BW
OLD HARBOR
SITKA – CHNL ROCK BW
SERGIUS & WHITSTONE
NARROWS
For electronic access to surveys go to:
http://www.poa.usace.army.mil/CO/CoOrg/Ops_Rivers_Harbors.htm
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QUESTIONS?
David Martinson
Program Manager, Civil Project Management Branch
Alaska District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
907-753-2668
david.a.martinson@usace.army.mil
Allen Churchill
O&M Program Manager, Operations Branch
Alaska District
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907-753-2753
e.allen.churchill@usace.army.mil
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