1 Upper Mississippi River - Illinois Waterway System Navigation Study Mississippi Valley Division.

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Upper Mississippi River - Upper Mississippi River - Illinois WaterwayIllinois Waterway

System Navigation StudySystem Navigation Study

MississippiMississippiValley DivisionValley Division

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Restructured Study-Aug 01Restructured Study-Aug 01•Scope: Focus on authorized Federal navigation projects and the ecological and floodplain resources that are affected by these projects.•Objectives

• Efficient National Navigation System• Achieve an environmentally and economically

sustainable system.• Address ecosystem and floodplain management needs

related to navigation.• Operate and maintain the system to ensure economic,

environmental, and social sustainability

•Scope: Focus on authorized Federal navigation projects and the ecological and floodplain resources that are affected by these projects.•Objectives

• Efficient National Navigation System• Achieve an environmentally and economically

sustainable system.• Address ecosystem and floodplain management needs

related to navigation.• Operate and maintain the system to ensure economic,

environmental, and social sustainability

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Navigation SystemNavigation System

• 37 Navigation Lock

and Dam Sites

• 1200 Miles of

Navigable Channel

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

• Operations and

Maintenance

• Major Rehabilitation

• System Planning

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Upper Mississippi River - Illinois Waterway2000 Traffic Distribution

corn29%

soybeans13%coal

10%

petroleum products11%

fertilizers4%

chemicals5%

construction materials

12%

iron & steel8%

misc6%

meal1%

wheat

1%

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Traffic Delays

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Double Lockage Process

Unpowered cut

Powered Cut

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Traffic DelaysTraffic Delays

Navigation Study Navigation Study

Adjacent MooringsAdjacent Moorings1200-Foot Lock

Guidewall Extension

Structural Measures

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Non-Structural Measures

•Industry Self-Help

•Scheduling

•N-Up/N-Down Policy

•Congestion Fees

•Tradable Permits

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Mississippi River Traffic

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Where do we go from here?

Historical Traffic

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Over 226,000 acres of National Fish and Wildlife Refuge land.

Provides food and habitat for hundreds of species of birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, plants, macro-invertebrates and fish.

Water supply for municipal and industrial use.

Playground for fishing, hunting, and boating.

Nationally Significant EcosystemNationally Significant Ecosystem

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Restructured Study-Aug 01Restructured Study-Aug 01•Scope: Focus on authorized Federal navigation projects and the ecological and floodplain resources that are affected by these projects.•Objectives

• Efficient National Navigation System• Achieve an environmentally and economically

sustainable system.• Address ecosystem and floodplain management needs

related to navigation.• Operate and maintain the system to ensure economic,

environmental, and social sustainability

•Scope: Focus on authorized Federal navigation projects and the ecological and floodplain resources that are affected by these projects.•Objectives

• Efficient National Navigation System• Achieve an environmentally and economically

sustainable system.• Address ecosystem and floodplain management needs

related to navigation.• Operate and maintain the system to ensure economic,

environmental, and social sustainability

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Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Impacts Site SpecificSite Specific CumulativeCumulative SystemSystem

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Collaboration

“To seek long-term sustainability of the economic uses and ecological integrity of the Upper Mississippi River System”

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EENVIRONMENTAL NVIRONMENTAL

OOBJECTIVESBJECTIVES

EENVIRONMENTAL NVIRONMENTAL

OOBJECTIVESBJECTIVES Water ClarityWater Clarity Backwater DepthBackwater Depth Water LevelWater Level ConnectivityConnectivity Aquatic AreasAquatic Areas Terrestrial AreasTerrestrial Areas

Land Cover / UseLand Cover / Use PlantsPlants FishFish BirdsBirds OtherOther

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MONITORINGMONITORING IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

INFORMATIONINFORMATION

PLANNINGPLANNINGASSESSMENTASSESSMENT

ADAPTIVEADAPTIVE

MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT