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MOBILE DISTRICT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development
Opportunities Conference
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TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY
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FY 2007/2008/2009 OM PROGRAM (000)
Pres Work Plan Pres Work Plan
Pres Project FY 2007 FY 2
007 FY 2008 FY 2008 FY 2009
TTWW 20,588 22,400
21,848 27,599 22,491
Wildlife Mitig. 1,462 1,462
1,967 1,835 2,350
BWT 21,093 21,800
20,948 19,379 21,999
Alabama River 13,763 14,863
15,017 15,723 15,499
ACF 17,142 19,688 18,637
16,305 19,712 Mobile District 140,
936 150,005 151,605 157,078
149,913
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TENN-TOM OM FUNDING FOR FY02 FY09
(Presidents Budget Appropriations)
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Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Tonnage
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LOCK CLOSURESFY 08

• Whitten and Fulton (Tenn-Tom)
• Demopolis and Selden (BWT)
• September 10 - 24, 2008

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COLUMBUS MOORING FACILITY

• Contract awarded to Phillips Contracting on 15
  April 2008
  
• Notice to Proceed issued 27 May 2008
• Progress to Date
• Approx. 85,000 cy excavated by land based
  equipment
  
• Six concrete anchors poured and backfilled
• All batter piles for six mooring dolphins driven,
  grouted, and cross braces welded
  
• Three of the six dolphins piles have been filled
  with concrete
  
• Hydraulic dredge scheduled for 16 September
  2008
  
• Scheduled completion date 23 November 2008

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LOWNDES COUNTY PORT WEST
KINDER MORGAN BARGE NOTCH AND OFF LOADING FACILITY

• AUGUST 07

AUGUST 08
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LOWNDES COUNTY PORT WEST
KINDER MORGAN BARGE NOTCH AND OFF LOADING FACILITY
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Boligee Intermodal Terminal
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US STEEL
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PSP MONOTECH SHIPMENTS
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TTWW DREDGING PROGRAM
FY2008 Work

• No Project Contract due to funding limitations
• Issued Task Order to Shared 16/24 Dredge
  Contract with Coastal Project
  
• Dredged 2 Locations
• Mile 288.5, Gainesville Lake
• Mile 366.0, Aberdeen Lake
• Increased Survey Efforts to Monitor Channel
  Conditions
  
• Hot Spots Removed with R.W.DAVIS

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Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

• Removal Agreements on 20 disposal areas
• Material being removed by barge from two
  disposal areas (AL-13 AL-14)
  
• Adjacent landowners removing to improve roads

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2008 AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT PROJECTIONS

• RD Maintenance Services
• Floating and emersed aquatics 1500 acres
• Submersed aquatics 300 acres
• TM Aviation Services and CustomAire, LLC.
• Floating and emersed aquatics 2000 acres
• Treated 6 Different Invasive Species
• Major problems with invasive aquatics on
  Gainesville, Aliceville, Columbus, Aberdeen,
  Fulton, Rankin and Bay Springs Lakes
  
• It is estimated that invasive aquatic plant
  acreage on the TTW has doubled since 2007.

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CONCERNS

• Sedimentation/Dredge Material Disposal
• Backlog Maintenance
• Invasive Plant Species

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