BRIEFING FOR MG MICHAEL C. WEHR COMMANDER, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION PRESIDENT-DESIGNEE, MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION APRIL 6, 2015 William B. Hobgood Executive Director Ouachita River Valley Association 1

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ORVA MISSION Non-profit organization that promotes development of water and land resources Major focus is on operation, maintenance and completion of Ouachita-Black Rivers AR and LA, Navigation Project Represent the private sector of the economy 3

ORVA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OFFICERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF - President - Louisiana – 7 -Executive Director - Vice President - Arkansas – 7 - Sec./Treasurer GENERAL MEMBERSHIP REVENUE Membership Dues/Fund Raising 4

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6 ORVA Meets with Senior USACE Officials

7 ORVA Meets with Congressional Members

8 ORVA Briefs MRC During High and Low Water Inspections

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10 ORVA 50 TH ANNUAL CONVENTION HOT SPRINGS, AR (Aug 27-28, 2015) MAJOR SPEAKERS -Senator John Boozman (AR) -Senator Tom Cotton (AR) -Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR) -MG Michael Wehr, CG, Mississippi Valley Division -COL John Cross, Commander, Vicksburg District -Richard Davies, Director, AR Department Parks and Tourism -Mike Knoedl, Director, AR Game and Fish Commission

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PROJECT/STUDY 1. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project, Red River to Camden, AR 2. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project, Red River to Camden, AR – Bank Stabilization 3. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project, Red River to Camden, AR – Little River Addition 4. Ouachita River Levees, LA 5. Arkansas Lakes - Ouachita, DeGray, and Greeson 6. Ouachita River Watershed Study, AR and LA 7. Lake Providence Port, LA 8. Madison Parish Port, LA ORVA SUPPORTED STUDIES/PROJECTS OUACHITA RIVER BASIN, AR AND LA 18

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20 FY Avg.FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016 $10.9$7.5$7.4$7.5$9.7$ 9.2$8.1 $3.2 supplemental $ 2.2 $10.6$11.4 OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT FUNDING (IN MILLIONS)

Dredge Butcher Conducting Dredging Operations on the Ouachita River $3.5 Million Needed Annually for Dredging Operations 21

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REDUCTION IN OPERATIONAL SERVICES OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT -Effective July 29, shifts to 2 shifts - Jonesville and Columbia Locks & Dams – 18 hrs. daily -Felsenthal & Thatcher Locks & Dams – 16 hrs. daily August 1, Jonesville and Columbia Locks & Dams – 20 hrs. daily - Felsenthal & Thatcher Locks & Dams – No Change - FEBRUARY 10, 2015 – Jonesville and Columbia – Back to 24/7/365, late summer/early fall Felsenthal and Thatcher Lock and Dams – No Change 23

RECENT POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT, AR & LA -Full Level Service at Jonesville/Columbia Locks Tonnage Exceeds 1 mil. -Number of Commercial Lockages Increased 25% in Significant New Fuel Shipment by Placid Refining Co. -TETRA Technologies Exceptional Growth -New Developments Announced for Monroe, LA/El Dorado, AR -ORVA presses USCG to Establish Regular Presence on Ouachita 24

TONNAGE OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT, AR & LA YEARTONNAGE 20001,476, ,198, ,029, ,283, , , ,023, ,076,000 25

26 FUEL BARGES UNLOADING MONROE TERMINAL PLACID REFINING COMPANY

27 FUEL YARD MONROE TERMINAL PLACID REFINING COMPANY

TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BARGE SHIPMENTS* CROSSETT, ARKANSAS

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Red-Ouachita Basin Levees, Louisiana 32

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Ouachita River Watershed 34

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37 SECTION 7001 OF 2014 WRRDA ORVA SUBMISSIONS Ouachita-Black Rivers Navigation Project, AR & LA Project Modifications - Bank Stabilization - Lower 14,000 ft of Little River Disapproved by ASACW Rebuttal submitted by ORVA Congressional directive language prepared and delivered

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OUACHITA RIVER FLOOD -Bank Stabilization/Little River Issues Resurface -ORVA/MVK/MVD Meeting -Navigation Project Features -No Luck with WRDA -MVK Repairs 4 of 12 Sites with PL Tensas Basin Levee District Repaired Several Sites

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49 LITTLE RIVER ISSUE ARCHIE TERMINAL COMPANY, LLC ARCHIE, LA -Facility Constructed in ”Service Provider” to Thousands of Residents -Provides for Economic Development -Facility Shut Down in Major Hurricane Evacuation Route

50 Sunday, July 2, 1972 “Monroe Morning World”

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54 WHAT’S NEXT BANK STABILIZATION/LITTLE RIVER ISSUES OUACHITA RIVER BASIN -Bank Stabilization Critical for Levee Certification -14 Sites in LA -Estimated Repair Cost - $15 - $20 Mil. -Priority to Ouachita Parish -Identify/Cost AR Critical Sites -Little River Dredging Critical to Success of Navigation Project -Contributes 25% of Commercial Tonnage -MVK/MVD/ORVA Jointly Develop Course of Action -Study of Critical Bank Caving Sites -Congressional Language Working -Encourage Case-by-Case Analysis of Single Use Issue -”Stay in Fight” with 5 Years Invested

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