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US Army Corps of Engineers

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NC Water Resources Congress

Christine BraymanDeputy For Programs & Project MgmtWilmington DistrictOCT 31, 2013

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US Army Corps of Engineers Activity in NC2010 Data - Economic Impacts of Corps Lake Visitors Dams and Lakes in North Carolina:

B. Everett Jordan Lake, Cape Fear Locks & Dams, Falls Lake, John H Kerr Reservoir (NC/VA), W Kerr Scott Lake

30,338 Water Acres..…438 Shoreline Miles..…87,338 Land Acres…..54,653 Educational Contacts

50 Recreation Areas…..762 Picnic Sites.….1,657 Camping Sites…..17 Playgrounds…..18 Swimming Areas

103 Trail Miles…..4 Fishing Docks…..36 Boat Ramps…..5 Marinas…..544 Marina Slips

► Total Spending……… $109M► Direct Sales..………… $ 65M► Total Sales…………… $115M► Direct Value added…. $40M► Total Value added…... $68M► Direct Jobs…………….. 9,632► Total Jobs………………13,372

1. Millions. Income includes all forms of employment income, including benefits and wages, plus interests, rents, profits, and indirect business taxes.

2. Number of jobs. Includes full-time and part-time jobs.

Corps flood damage reduction projects have prevented an estimated $1.55 billion in flood damage in North Carolina. Corps projects in North Carolina provide an average of $42.8 million in flood damage prevention benefits annually.

Water supply - B Everett Jordan Lake, Falls Lake, and W Kerr Scott Lake have a total of 120,269 acre-feet of water storage providing a total project yield of 313 million gallons per day (mgd).

Recreation Visits (FY 2012)B Everett Jordan….……..1,018,000Cape Fear Locks & Dams…..31,000Falls……………………... 1,745,000John H Kerr (NC portion)…744,000W Kerr Scott………….……656,000

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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

Upcoming Projects

Fort Bragg – Special Operations Command

FY14 Projects under design – (5) at $140M

Language & Cultural Center, Civilian Affairs Battalion Complex

FY15-18 Future planned projects – (~27) at $500M

Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point

FY14- Future planned projects – O&M, Service

Military AORCivil Works AOR

MOTSU, USASOC & JSOC Projects at Ft.

Bragg

Accomplishments

Fort Bragg – Special Operations Command

23 Projects under construction at $270M

Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point

14 Projects under construction at $97M

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Flood Risk Management

Navigation (Deepdraft and Shallowdraft)

Coastal Storm Damage Reduction

Ecosystem Restoration

Secondary Mission Areas

Hydropower

Recreation

Water Supply

Fish & Wildlife Conservation

Water Resources DevelopmentPlanning, Design, Construction and

Operations & Maintenance

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WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Upcoming Projects

• Longterm Shallowdraft Navigation MOA execution

• NC Hwy 12• Morehead City Dredging & Final DMMP• AIWW, Disposal Area Improvements• Wilmington Harbor Dredging & Study• Ocean Isle Beach Coastal Storm Damage

Reduction Renourishment• Wrightsville Beach Coastal Storm Damage

Reduction Renourishment• Bogue Banks Final Report• Southport 14 construction completion• Manteo 204 Beneficial Use of Dredged

Material construction• Manteo Mitigation – Oyster Habitat Design• Princeville Flood Risk Mgmt Report• Kerr 216 Operational Changes • Hurricane Sandy Study Reviews

Accomplishments

• Sandy Emergency Supplemental

• Wilmington Harbor Deepening

• Lock & Dam Fish Passage

• Carolina Beach & Vicinity Renourishment

• Wilmington Harbor Inner Ocean Bar w/disposal to Bald Head Island

• Western Cary and Wilson Bay Ecosystem Restoration construction completion

• Chief’s Report for Neuse River Basin Ecosystem Restoration

• Bogue Banks Draft Report Public Review

• Pasquotank County technical assistance on flood risk management

• Emergency Mgmt Accreditation Program (EMAP) certification

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CHALLENGES & ISSUES

• Budget uncertainty, lack of continuity

• Regulatory Budget while demand – ie locals funding own projects

• “Smart Planning”, support only of “active” study and project w/Federal

and non-Federal support (impacts of state of NC cost sharing)

• Water Resources Development Act, Carolina Beach Reauthorization

• Morehead City Harbor – lack of dredge plant availability, increased

shoaling, disposal to adjacent shorelines, ways to reduce dredging

costs

• Oregon Inlet, NC Ferry Channels, Masonboro Inlet and other

shallowdraft waterways

• Eagle Island Disposal Capacity (for Wilmington Harbor)

• Water Safety

• Non-Federal Hydropower Opportunities