DELAWARE COAST PROTECTION, DE

The Delaware Coast Protection project is located in Sussex County, Delaware on the Atlantic Ocean. The project as authorized consists primarily of dunes, beachfill, and bulkheading. The $575,000 requested for FY 1986 will be used for the next beach nourishment cycle at the feeder beach north of Indian River Inlet.

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (REIMBURSEMENT)

We have a project at Virginia Beach that provides for beach nourishment of about 3 1/3 miles of commercially developed publicly owned beach in the city of Virginia Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Our budget request of $480,000 will be used to reimburse local interests for the Federal share of the cost of periodic nourishment.

LEHIGH RIVER BASIN, PA

We are continuing to work on the Lehigh River Basin survey. This study is directed toward determining the feasibility of developing hydroelectric power in the Lehigh River Basin. In the current year, work will continue on the Beltzville Lake project, the Penn Forest Reservoir Site Report and on detailed investigations. In FY 1986, budgeted funds of $200,000 will be used to complete Penn Forest, initiate the Environmental Impact Statement, and continue the other work ongoing in FY 1985. The study is scheduled for completion in January 1988.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Our program request of $133.2 million for Operation and Maintenance, General constitutes the major part of our Civil Works funding request. About 86% of this amount supports navigation activities. We have budgeted nine percent for flood control and five percent for general regulatory functions. Approximately $89.2 million directly supports our four major ports and $18.1 million supports activities on 19 other waterways.

BUDGET SUMMARY

To carry out our responsibilities, we have submitted a FY 1986 budget request of $162.6 million. The amount includes $3.6 million for six surveys and Phase I studies; $8.0 million for ten Continuation of Planning and Engineering Projects; $2.0 million for three Advance Engineering and Design Projects; $15.8 million for ten construction projects; and $133.2 million for Operation and Maintenance that provides maintenance work on 37 channel and harbor projects, and operational requirements for 20 flood control projects.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Our Civil Works annual workload includes mobilization planning to meet natural disasters or national emergencies, as well as work under the Corps' continuing authorities that engages us in:

- designing and constructing small projects not specifically
authorized by Congress;

- coordinating with various States and agencies on their
water resource development plans;

- furnishing flood plain management information and services;
advising the Susquehanna River and the Delaware River Basin
Commissions;

- eradication of certain aquatic plants in Lake Champlain.

We are also engaged in support activities to other agencies on a reimbursable basis which includes work for the Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, Library of Congress, the State Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

CONCLUSION

Mr. Chairman, this concludes my presentation on the North Atlantic Division's activities and our Civil Works budget request for FY 1986.

NJ, PA, & DE

The amount of $1,350,000 is requested in Fiscal Year 1986 for the continuation of 2

6,334,000

2,744,000

610,000

950,000

2,030,000

Navigation Study,

The existing Delaware River Navigation System includes six deep-draft navigation projects serving the Ports of
These ports support annual vessel passages
Philadelphia, PA; Camden, NJ; Trenton, NJ; and Wilmington, DE.
The system provides a substantial economic
averaging 50,000 passages and tonnage averaging 130 million tons.
stimulus to the entire region, supporting 100,000 port related jobs. The major commodities transported are crude
oil and refined petroleum associated with the seven oil refineries located along the river and its tributaries.
Other major commodities likely to benefit from improvement include iron ore; scrap; coal; grain; chemicals;
limestone; motor vehicles; gypsum and other dry bulk shipments; lumber; and containerized general cargo. The
The Delaware River Port
system also serves naval vessels being the headquarters of the Fourth Naval District.
Authority, the Delaware River and Bay Authority, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia, the
City of Wilmington, the South Jersey Port Corporation, and the owners and operators of large bulk cargo carriers
cite the need for deeper channels and improved navigation facilities to fully accommodate current and future
vessel movements through the Delaware River ports. An average of nine million tons of cargo are lightered into
barges annually due to current 40-foot channel depths.

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The Reconnaissance Report, completed in March 1983, found it desirable to consolidate several resolutions in order
to make a comprehensive review of the navigation system along the Delaware River. The most significant of these
studies is the Delaware River Dredging Disposal Study; others include: Harbor of Refuge (Delaware), Delaware
River in the vicinity of Camden, Roosevelt Inlet, and Delaware River Oil Pollution. The purpose of the Delaware
River Dredging Disposal Study is to develop a regional disposal plan for the Delaware River and tributaries,
identifying specific disposal sites which may be used for short and long-term use, and which minimize degradation
of the natural environment. Work to date on that study defined the current and future needs for existing projects
and private dredging. For such projects no new authorization appears to be needed. With the funds provided in
Fiscal Year 1985, the interim study for the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Wilmington was completed in
December 1984. It recommended deepening the lower Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, PA, from 33 feet to 40 feet;
the Beckett Street Terminal, Camden, NJ from 37 feet to 40 feet; and further consideration of deepening Wilmington
Harbor, Delaware, under the special continuing authorities program from 35 feet to 38 feet. Additionally, the
parent study continues to include engineering, formulation and environmental analyses of various channel
improvement alternatives and disposal area options. With Fiscal Year 1986 funds, studies will continue with
emphasis on environmental testing, cost estimates, environmental impact assessments and screening of alternative
plans to include optimization of the overall regional waterway system. The final study report of the Division
Commander is scheduled for completion in July 1990.

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