Illinois River Basin Restoration (Sec 519, WRDA 2000)

Illinois River Basin Restoration (Sec 519, WRDA 2000)

Rock Island District Website: http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil

Agenda• Summary of HQ Com.• 2015 Plan

• Rest Projects• Monitoring• Special Studies

• Next Steps, Tasks

Illinois River Basin RestorationStudy Area & Concept

• Sponsor – State of IllinoisState of Indiana & Others ?

• Basin 3 States, 30,000 sq. mi.

• Restoration Program Concept from EMP & Everglades

Detroit

Chicago

St. Louis

Rock Island

Illinois River RestorationComprehensive Plan

Schedule– Public Review of Alt. – Dec 03– Independent Tech Review – April 04– Corps Policy Review – May – Nov 04– Responses to HQ Comments/Scheduling AFB *– Public Review Draft Plan – Jan – Mar 05 – Final Comprehensive Plan – Jun 05– Chief’s Report – Sep 05

Funding FY05 ???

FY05

Funding

IL River Eco (GI)

$180

IL River Basin (GI)

$360

IL River Basin (CG)

$2,300**

Draft Work Plan 05

• Illinois Ecosystem (GI)– Complete Comp Plan, NEPA, FWS Coord,

Public Involvement$180k

• Illinois Basin 519 (GI)– Sites (Pekin South, Kankakee,

McKee - Gage) $300k– Sediment Gages $60k– Watershed Assessments (In Kind) $180k+

Work Plan 05

• Illinois Basin 519 (CG) - $2.3m available ??–Pekin Lake - Northern Unit - Draft PCA $ 15k–Pekin Lake - Southern Unit - P&S $335k–Waubonsie – P&S $150k–PCAs & Construction Award – Peoria $ ??k

• Not Currently Approved/Included–Monitoring or CIA–Special Studies

HQ Policy Comments

• Details on 2015 Plan• Real Estate Issues

–Type of Estates–Use of CREP Lands–Willing Land Owners

• Delegation of Approvals• Implementation Procedures• Adaptive Management• Justification of System Recommendations• Relationship to Navigation Study

TimeExistingHistoric

Restoration AlternativesRestoration Alternatives

Desired Future

No Action

Alternative 2

Alternative 6

Alternative 3Alternative 4

Alternative 7

Alternative 1

Alternative 5

* Not to Scale – Illustrative Purposes only

Future

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EffectivenessNo Action Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 Alt 4 Alt 5 Alt 6 Alt 7

Goal 1 - Sediment Reduction (20% Reduction) 0% 12% 25% 50% 50% 50% 100% 100%

Goal 2 - Backwaters (19,000 acres) 0% 19% 32% 45% 32% 45% 63% 95%

Goal 2 - Side Channels (number) 0% 25% 50% 75% 50% 75% 88% 100%

Goal 3 - Mainstem Floodplain (150k acres) 0% 3% 3% 13% 3% 27% 50% 100%

Goal 3 -Tributary Floodplain (150k acres) 0% 3% 7% 13% 13% 27% 50% 100%

Goal 3 - Aquatic Restoration (1k miles) 0% 3% 5% 10% 10% 20% 50% 100%

Goal 4 - Fish Passage (miles) 0% 0% 0% 23% 78% 78% 78% 100%

Goal 5 - Water Level - Mainstem (% Reduction 1 foot fluctuations) 0% 0% 0% 66% 66% 66% 66% 73%

Goal 5 - Water Level - Tributary (% increase in base flow) 0% 0% 10% 10% 40% 40% 40% 100%

Goal 5 - Water Level - Tributary (% reductions in peak flow) 0% 7% 10% 10% 35% 35% 48% 100%

Combined Goals (Equal Weighting) 0% 7% 14% 32% 38% 46% 63% 97%

Evaluation of Benefits

Incremental Cost Analysis

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Best Buy Plans - Alternatives

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Alt. 4

Alt. 5 Alt. 6

Alt. 7

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Cost Percent1.10$ 1.10$ 1.10$ 1.10$ 1.10$ 10.10$ 1.4%9.00$ 11.00$ 13.08$ 13.08$ 13.08$ 89.93$ 12.0%5.00$ 7.00$ 10.00$ 12.50$ 13.08$ 55.08$ 7.4%1.00$ 1.00$ 1.00$ 1.00$ 1.00$ 10.00$ 1.3%

50.00$ 70.00$ 100.00$ 125.00$ 130.76$ 582.76$ 77.9%

66.10$ 90.10$ 125.18$ 152.68$ 159.01$ 747.86$ 100.0%

Alternative 6 - Authorization through 20152005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Management 0.50$ 0.60$ 0.70$ 0.80$ 1.00$ 1.00$ Monitoring 1.70$ 4.00$ 5.50$ 6.00$ 6.50$ 7.00$

Adaptive Mgmt 2.00$ 2.50$ 3.00$ Special Studies 0.50$ 0.50$ 1.00$ 1.00$ 1.00$ 1.00$

Restoration Projects 7.00$ 10.00$ 15.00$ 20.00$ 25.00$ 30.00$

Total 9.70$ 15.10$ 22.20$ 29.80$ 36.00$ 42.00$

Draft Study Team Recommendation

Critical Restoration ProjectStatus

Peoria Riverfront (Upper Island) - DesignPekin Lake (North) – DesignPekin Lake (South) – Complete Feas, DesignWaubonsie Creek – DesignMcKee Creek – Sediment Gage Kankakee River – On holdBlackberry Creek – On holdIroquois River – On hold

Draft Detailed 2015 Restoration Project Analysis

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5 2006 2007200

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1 2012 2013 2014 2015

Peoria 2.6 3.8 0.9  

Pekin N 0.02 2.5 2.5 1.3  

Pekin S 0.35 2.5 2.5 2.6  

Waubonsie 0.15 0.02 1.7 1.1  

Kank State Line   0.25 0.35  

Kank 0.4 0.25 0.2 2.5 2.5  

Iroquois 0.25 0.25 2.5 2.5  

Black 0.3 0.25 0.25 2.5 2.5  

McKee 0.3 0.25 0.25 2.5 2.5  

Peoria Tribs 0.3 0.25 0.25 2.5 2.5  

Others     0.9 0.75 0.75 7.5 7.5 7.5      

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5 11.513.2

5 15 7.5 7.5 0 0 0

* Additional projects would be added & constructed out through 2015

Monitoring Approach

• Spatial framework–Mainstem–Sub-basin–Local

• Alternative Framework–System–Goal–Project

Focused Research/Special Studies

• Bed Load Estimation

• BMP effectiveness

• Impervious Cover assessment

• Sediment yield model

• Ecosystem indicators of system responses

• Fish habitat use and movements

• Scalability of ecosystem indices

• Overwinter habitat use

• Summarization of existing data

• Scale influence on slope determination

Uncompleted from 2002 Work Plan

• Dvlp IRMP/CIA Partial• Dvlp of Sediment Removal Partial• Evaluate Habitat & Benefits Unfunded• Watershed Assessment Tools

Partial/White• RMTs & Implementation Tools Minimal• Historic Aerial Photos Part/Server• Conservation Mapping Unfunded• Sediment Surveys and Char.Part/Cores• Digitize Historic Maps Part/Peoria

Uncompleted from 2002 Work Plan

• Pekin Lake (Northern) Complete• Pekin Lake (Southern) Complete• Waubonsie Complete• Iroquois River Draft• McKee Creek Gage• Blackberry Creek Scoping• Kankakee Model• New Project Fact Sheets Over Est.

System Alternative Plans - Benefits SummaryAlt - Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Alternative Biodiversity Sediment Delivery Backwaters &

Side ChannelsFloodplain, Riparian, &

Aquatic

Connectivity Water Level Management

Water Quality

No Action Decline Some Increase Delivery

Decline 1-2%/yr No Change Potential Improvement

More Fluctuations Minor Improvement

Alt 1 Regional Improvements

0% Upper Tribs 20% Peoria Tribs 0% Lower Tribs

3,600 BW acres 10 Side Channel 10 Island Protect

5,000 acres MS 5,000 acres Trib 25 stream miles

-1.5% TPF 0% TBF 0% MSF

Minor Regional Improvements

Alt 2 Maintain Current Habitat at System

Level

0% Upper Tribs 40% Peoria Tribs 0.5% Lower Tribs

6,100 BW acres 20 Side Channel 15 Island Protect

5,000 acres MS 10,000 acres Trib 50 stream miles

-2.3% TPF +5% TBF 0% MSF

Regional Improvement

Alt 3 Begin System Improvements - Sediment Focus

11% Upper Tribs 40% Peoria Tribs 4% Lower Tribs

8,600 BW acres 30 Side Channel 15 Island Protect

20,000 acres MS 20,000 acres Trib 100 stream miles

Fox, DuPage, Des Plaines

-2.3% TPF +5% TBF

-66% MSF

Some System Improvement

Alt 4 Begin System Improvements - Tributary Focus

11% Upper Tribs 40% Peoria Tribs 4% Lower Tribs

6,100 BW acres 20 Side Channel 15 Island Protect

5,000 acres MS 20,000 acres Trib 100 stream miles

Fox, DuPage, Des Plaines, Kankakee, Spoon, Aux Sable

-8% TPF +20% TBF -66% MSF

Some System Improvement

Alt 5 Ecosystem Integrity Stable

11% Upper Tribs 40% Peoria Tribs 4% Lower Tribs

8,600 BW acres 30 Side Channel 15 Island Protect

40,000 acres MS 40,000 acres Trib 250 stream miles

Fox, DuPage, Des Plaines, Kankakee, Spoon, Aux Sable

-8% TPF +20% TBF -66% MSF

Some System Improvement

Alt 6 Measurable Increase at

System Level

11% Upper Tribs 40% Peoria Tribs 20% Lower Tribs

12,000 BW acres 35 Side Channel 15 Island Protect

75,000 acres MS 75,000 acres Trib 500 stream miles

Fox, DuPage, Des Plaines, Kankakee, Spoon, Aux Sable

-11% TPF, +20% TBF -66% MSF, Peoria & LaGrange

Drawdown

Some System Improvement

Alt 7 Reasonable Upper Bound to

System Improvements

11% Upper Tribs 40% Peoria Tribs 20% Lower Tribs

18,000 BW acres 40 Side Channel 15 Island Protect

150,000 acres MS 150,000 acres Trib 1000 stream miles

Fox, DuPage, Des Plaines, Kankakee, Spoon, Aux Sable, 3 Mainstem Dams

-23% TPF, +50% TBF -73% MSF, Peoria & LaGrange

Drawdown

Some System Improvement

System Plans - Cost Summary 11-Jan-04

Benefits by Goal Category

2 3 4 5 6 Cost ($ Millions)

Alternative Sediment Delivery

Backwaters & Side Channels

Floodplain, Riparian, &

Aquatic

Connectivity Water Level Management

Const. Total Total Program

No Action – – – – –

Alt 1

$ 95 $ 365 $ 160 – $ 170 790$ 1,003$

Alt 2

$ 210 $ 620 $ 275 – $ 305 1,410$ 1,757$

Alt 3

$ 560 $ 870 $ 640 $ 50 $ 310 2,430$ 2,991$

Alt 4

$ 560 $ 620 $ 505 $ 55 $ 1,105 2,845$ 3,489$

Alt 5

$ 560 $ 870 $ 1,390 $ 55 $ 1,105 3,980$ 4,876$

Alt 6

$ 1,040 $ 1,205 $ 2,675 $ 55 $ 1,575 6,550$ 7,965$

Alt 7

$ 1,040 $ 1,805 $ 5,350 $ 290 $ 4,325 12,810$ 15,485$

Executive CommitteeSteering Committee(State/Fed Interagency)

Stakeholders Group

System Team(Corps/DNR Tech Teams)

Upper IllinoisRegional TeamILDNR Region 2

Corps - Chicago & Rock Island

Middle IllinoisRegional Team

ILDNR Region 1,3Corps - Rock Island

KankakeeRegional Team – ILDNR Reg.

2&3, Corps - Rock Island & Chicago

Lower IllinoisRegional TeamILDNR Region 4Corps - St. Louis

Science AdvisoryCommittee (State)

Fox RiverRegional Team

WIDNRCorps - Rock Island

Upper Kankakee (IN)Regional Team

IN DNR, Corps - Rock Island, Chicago, Detroit

Assessment Process

Assess. Areas Selected

Phase 1 Assess.

Phase 2 Assess.

Submit Fact Sheet

Regional Team Eval.

System Team Evaluation

Exec. Comm. Finalizes & Approves

Science Advisory Committee

Steering Committee

Complete Feasibility Report

Regional Team Proposal

System Team Review

Exec. Comm. Finalizes & Approves

Feasibility Process (Initiation & Completion)

Implementation/Const. ProcessConduct Plans & Specs. & Pre-Project Monitoring

Implement Project

Regional Team Submits Feas. Report

Exec. Comm. Finalizes & Approves

Exec. Comm. Finalizes & Approves

Fact Sheet

Including NEPA, CERP, and Permits

Post Project Monitoring

Regional Team Modified Future Project Proposals

System Team Evaluation

Science Advisory Committee

Monitoring Findings

Post Construction Evaluation Process

Recommend updates to RMTs

Recommend updates to Monitoring

Recommend Adaptive Management