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Red River Valley Association RED RIVER NAVIGATION March 22, 2019 Presentation by Richard Brontoli Executive Director

Benefit Categories Realized in Louisiana • Transportation savings • Water Supply • Irrigation • Recreation • Ecosystem • Hydropower – Lock & Dam 3 Potential • Non-traditional navigation benefits

Inland Waterway

Project Features Channel Realignment Lock & Dams Bank Stabilization Dikes & Revetments

L&D Stair Step Effect Typical Lift: 25’ – 30’

Capacity

Fuel Efficiency Ton-Miles Per Gallon Trucking Inland Towing Railroads

Green House Gas Emissions Miles for 1 Ton Carbon Dioxide 60,966 47,308 5,820 Inland Towing Railroads Trucking

Economic Impact 7,000 400 350 6,000 Capital Spending: New Firms 300 5,000 Millions of 2006 Dollars Jobs Created 250 By Year Jobs Created Army Corps 4,000 Spending Boost 200 3,000 150 2,000 Average = 100 2,107 1,000 Decline in Corps State 50 Spending PCDPP 0 0 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 Year Year Jobs Dollars

Waterway Cargos • Coal, Pet-Coke & Limestone • Sand & Gravel – Construction/Gas Fields • Fertilizer • Steel • Manufactured Items • Timber Products • Petroleum Products • Raw Material • Waterborne is Only Competition for Long Haul Rail • Container on Barge! Distribution Centers • Need Truck & Rail (Intermodal) to Final Destination

Cargo MANUFACTURED • Steel Coil for NUCOR/VULCRAFT

Paducah, KY To Granite City, Ill On Ohio River

Irrigation & Water Supply 18,000 Irrigated Acres Bossier City – 100% from Red River Pool 5 - Reliability

Recreation 2.8 Million Visitors Bass Pro Shop FLW Bassmaster Classic Championship Feb 2009 & 2012 Aug 2013

Eco System Oxbow Dredging Red River Wildlife Refuge

Arkansas Challenges  Louisiana – 1 L&D  Arkansas – 2 L&Ds  Federal or Public/Private Funding Source

Arkansas Status • Corps feasibility study – 50% cost share – no federal funds appropriated. • State agreed to allocate $1 m for the Corps to advance the study to determine if the project benefits justify a project. • In February 2019 the Corps announced benefits exceeded cost & will resume the feasibility study . • The State is considering conducting the study through Section 203. • AR Red River Commission also pursuing private and public-private options.

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DFW NAVIGATIONAL HISTORY Dallas/Ft. Worth has lusted after river navigation since the late 1890s when the last steam ship made it up the Trinity River from the Gulf of Mexico to Dallas. Now, the Trinity River is dammed at Lake Livingston , making it difficult for the possibility of making the Trinity River navigable to the DFW area. Is the Red River a possible solution?

DFW LOCATION The DFW metroplex is located near the geographical center of the North American continent’s four major business centers: New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and Mexico City.

DFW – Distribution Center Cargo can be loaded from any seaport in the world and transferred to barge – Not just Regional but Global power. Ideal location in mid-America

Cargos * Large volume of Equipment and Machinery to single destination (especially overseas). * Chemicals, petroleum products & natural gas * Timber Products * Sand & gravel and construction material * Other manufactured commodities such as steel products (raw and finished) and oversized. • Container on Barge: DFW needs & distribution • Important to have inbound and outbound cargo! • Domestic and foreign destinations

Texas Drought Lock & Dam System would create pool/lakes.

Waterborne Benefits • Regional & Global Trade – Central & South America and Europe • Ports & Terminals (Jobs) • Excellent transportation network, highways & RR – INTERMODAL – Ports CANNOT work alone! • Cleaner Air Emissions per ton moved • Reduce truck traffic on highways – Reduce Accidents – Reduced Highway Maintenance

OTHER BENEFIT? All communities along the Red River would benefit: * Recreation * Water Supply: Municipal / Agricultural / Industrial * Stabilizing River Banks * Hydropower * Some Flood Control * Extending navigation on the Red River to Lake Texoma requires a series of L&Ds creating pools (lakes).

What’s Next? • Reconnaissance Study – Brief look at Engineering • Federally Funded – Corps of Engineers * Unlikely with ‘No Earmark’ policy • Privately Funded – Use A/E Firm • Do enough of a Recon/Feasible Study to determine ‘reality’ of a project • Build a political coalition for support

RED RIVER Navigable? Non-Navigable? Red River Valley Association Richard Brontoli, Executive Director (318) 221-5233 / rrva@rrva.org