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US Army US Army Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers 1 Second National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration Bang for the Buck: A Look at Ecosystem Restoration Outputs from Completed Corps Projects Doug Lamont Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Project Planning and Review April 26, 2007

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Second National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. Bang for the Buck: A Look at Ecosystem Restoration Outputs from Completed Corps Projects Doug Lamont Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Project Planning and Review April 26, 2007. Background. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Second National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration

Second National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration

Bang for the Buck: A Look atEcosystem Restoration Outputs from

Completed Corps Projects

Doug Lamont Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Project Planning and Review April 26, 2007

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BackgroundBackground

• Restoration Project Purpose WRDA 1990

• Authorizations in 1996, 1999, & 2000

• Excluding Everglades, Upper Miss, etc.

• About 28 Chief’s Reports

• Estimated Cost Over $1 Billion

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Cost and Benefit Data

• Costs Are for Restoration Work Only

• Planning Estimates from Chief’s Reports

• Cost Numbers Generally Comparable at a FY 2007 Price Level

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Anacostia River, DC & MD

Lower Cape May Meadows, NJ

Sonoma Baylands and Yolo Bypass, CA

Wolf River, TN

Constructed Ecosystem Restoration Projects

Constructed Ecosystem Restoration Projects

Rio Salado, AZ Lower

Savannah River, GA

Chesapeake Bay Oysters

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Anacostia River and Tributaries, DC Portion

Baltimore District

Anacostia River and Tributaries, DC Portion

Baltimore District

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Anacostia River and Tributaries, DC Portion

Baltimore District

Anacostia River and Tributaries, DC Portion

Baltimore District

• Authorized WRDA 1996• Construction Completed 2005 • Estimated Cost $9.25 million• Estimated Benefits 75-Acres

Freshwater Tidal Wetlands• Actual Construction Cost $7.7 Million • Actual Benefits About 51 Acres• Sponsor: District of Columbia with NPS• Kevin Luebke 410-962-6141

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Lower Savannah River, GA Savannah District

Lower Savannah River, GA Savannah District

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Lower Savannah River, GA

Savannah District

Lower Savannah River, GA

Savannah District

• Authorized WRDA 1996• Construction Completed 2002• Estimated Cost $3.4 Million• Estimated Benefits 4,700 Acres

Bottomland Hardwood/Cypress Swamp• Actual Cost $3.4 Million • Actual Benefits 4,700 in drought years• Sponsor: City of Savannah with USFWS• Bill Bailey 912-652-5781

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Lower Cape May Meadows, NJ

Philadelphia District

Lower Cape May Meadows, NJ

Philadelphia District

Before (1994)

After (2005)Dune

Restored Area

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• Authorized WRDA 1999 - Multipurpose• Construction Completed 2005• Estimated Cost $3.1 Million • Estimated Benefits 343 Acres • Actual Construction Cost $7.4 Million • Actual Benefits 343 Acres • ESA: Piping Plovers 9 Chicks from 6 Pairs • Sponsor: State of New Jersey• Beth Brandreth 215-656-6558

Lower Cape May Meadows, NJ

Philadelphia District

Lower Cape May Meadows, NJ

Philadelphia District

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Rio Salado, Salt River Phoenix, AZ

Los Angeles District

Rio Salado, Salt River Phoenix, AZ

Los Angeles District

19951995 20052005

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Rio Salado, Salt River Phoenix, AZ

Los Angeles District

Rio Salado, Salt River Phoenix, AZ

Los Angeles District

• Authorized WRDA 1999• Construction Will Be Completed in 2008• Estimated Cost $100 Million• Estimated 525 Acres Mixed Aquatic SW

Desert Habitat• Actual Construction Cost $106 Million • Aquatic Benefits Reduced Due to FAA

Issue • Sponsor: City of Phoenix • Mike Ternak 602-640-2004

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Wolf River, TNMemphis District

Wolf River, TNMemphis District

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Wolf River, TN Memphis District

Wolf River, TN Memphis District

• Authorized WRDA 2000• Construction about 75 Percent Complete• Estimated Cost $11.6 Million • Estimated Benefits Protection of 2,000 Acres

Wetlands/Bottomland Hardwoods• Actual Construction Cost $13.1 Million• Four Weirs Stabilize 10 Feet of Headcutting• Sponsor: Shelby Co. & Chickasaw Basin

Auth.• Leighann Gipson 901-544-4015

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Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Norfolk District

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration Norfolk District

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Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration

(Wicomico River )

Norfolk District

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration

(Wicomico River )

Norfolk District

• Section 704(b), WRDA 1986, as amended• Construction Completed in 2005• Construction Cost $2 Million• Benefits 64 Acre Network of Sanctuary

Reefs• Highest Chesapeake Recruitment Level • Evidence of Disease Resistance • Sponsor: State of Virginia• Craig Seltzer 757-201-7390 • Claire O’Neil 410-962-0876 (Maryland Bay)

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Yolo Basin Wetlands, CA Sacramento

District

Yolo Basin Wetlands, CA Sacramento

District

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Yolo Basin Wetlands, CA Sacramento

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Yolo Basin Wetlands, CA Sacramento

District

• Authorized WRDA 1992, Section 344 • Construction Completed 1997• Estimated Benefits 3,700 acres • Estimated Cost $5.4 Million• Actual Construction Cost $11.9 Million • ESA: Giant Garter Snake, Swainson’s

Hawk, Tri-colored Blackbird• Sponsor: California – Dept of Fish and

Game• Miki Fujitsubo 916-557-7440

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Sonoma Baylands, CA San Francisco District Sonoma Baylands, CA San Francisco District

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Sonoma Baylands, CA San Francisco DistrictSonoma Baylands, CA San Francisco District

• Authorized WRDA 1986 Oakland Harbor 42-Ft

• Construction Completed 1996• Construction Cost $10 Million• Benefits 320 Acres Marine Tidal Wetlands • ESA: Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse and

California Clapper Rail• Sponsor: Port of Oakland• Eric Jolliffe 415-503-6869

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Conclusions

• General Agreement of Project Costs

• Benefit Data Will Improve with Monitoring

• Partnerships Are Critical

• Central Data Source/Benefit Metrics Needed

• Expect the Unexpected

• Funding for Future Work is a Challenge

• Corps Expertise Fits With Complex Aquatic Restoration Projects