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

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

2 Restructured 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

3 Navigation System 37 Navigation Lock and Dam Sites 1200 Miles of Navigable Channel Responsibilities Operations and Maintenance Major Rehabilitation System Planning

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6 Traffic Delays

7 Double Lockage Process Unpowered cut Powered Cut

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Navigation Study Adjacent Moorings 1200-Foot Lock Guidewall Extension Structural Measures

10 Non- Structural Measures Industry Self-Help Scheduling N-Up/N-Down Policy Congestion Fees Tradable Permits

11 Where do we go from here? Historical Traffic

12 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 Ecosystem

13 Restructured 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

14 Environmental Impacts Site Specific Site Specific Cumulative Cumulative System System

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

16 E NVIRONMENTAL O BJECTIVES Water Clarity Water Clarity Backwater Depth Backwater Depth Water Level Water Level Connectivity Connectivity Aquatic Areas Aquatic Areas Terrestrial Areas Terrestrial Areas Land Cover / Use Land Cover / Use Plants Plants Fish Fish Birds Birds Other Other

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