1. The Trouble Below where the rubber hits the reef
Environmental Planning
and
Community Resilience Division

2. 1970s and early 80s, tires were placed offshore Ft Lauderdale as fishing enhancement reefs….

3. Result has been dispersal of tires over the seafloor ….
….. and physical damage to shoreward reef tract.

4. General location was known, but not extent or parameters
Tire field survey….
Towed video survey
and
2) Diver survey

5. Cleanup on aisle 3!

6. Tire field survey resulted in defining bounds of tire field, estimation of tire quantity and prioritization of clean-up areas….
Estimated 700,000 tires spread over 36 acres.
Priority Area 1
5 acres
est. 300,000 tires

7. One mile off Birch State Park
70 feet of water

8. 2006 Estimated tire salvage costs for private contractor….
Salvage vessel..……………… $6,000/day
Divers…………..…………….... $4,500/day
Production………………..… tires/day
Cost/tire………..………………. $70/tire (upland $5)
Total est. cost for 700,000 tires…. $49 million!
ka-ching!!!

9. Phase 1: Partnership of County, State, and Federal (conceived by Coastal America)
Broward County – Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department, Port Everglades, Parks and Recreation Division, Broward Sheriff’s Office
Florida Dept. Environmental Protection – Division of Waste Management (Florida Legislature…$2.2 million)
US Dept. of Defense – Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Program
NOAA – Restoration Center, Fisheries Service

10. Department of Defense
Innovative Readiness Training Program
“Civil-military IRT projects enhance unit training and readiness while filling a community need.”
Request process:
1) Civilian request is submitted to military 2 years in advance;
2) Military units submit their packets and request funds;
3) Projects are chosen in some mysterious manner.

11. Military Support Project support: - 60+ people, - 10 boats,
Army Dive
Company
Navy Dive
Units
97th Army
Trans. Co.
Coast Guard
Project support:
- 60+ people,
- 10 boats,
- dive equipment,
- salvage equipment,
- hyperbaric chamber,
- equip. maintenance,
- equip. replacement,
- fuel, etc.
- and…

12. US Army Landing Craft Utility (LCU)…
- crew of 15
- 175 feel long
- 4 Twin engine RHIBs
- 6 inflatables

13. String ‘em up and pop it.

14. Getting bundles to the surface,
Topside roundup
A slow tow

15. at the LCU,
Bringing the bundle along side is harder than it looks.
Surface swimmer doing his thing.

16. into the trailers,

17. and getting trailers off the ship.
Offload at the ro-ro dock.
Staged before transport.
Tires are shredded and burned as fuel.

18. 3 IRT missions 72,000 tires; 61 tractor-trailer loads
Pilot Project: 20 days (June 2007)
40 Divers and LCU
14 Dive Days
Actual recovery = 10,000 tires
714 tires/day
Year 1: 6 weeks (April-May 2008)
35 Divers and LCU
34 Dive Days
Actual recovery = 45,000 tires
1,324 tires/day
Best day = 2,500 tires pulled
Year 2: 6 weeks (July-August 2009)
45 Divers and LCU
17 Dive Days
Actual recovery = 17,000 tires
1,000 tires/day
72,000 tires; 61 tractor-trailer loads

19. ? Cost/tire = $5.69 Federal cost of the 2007-2009 IRT missions:
Port fees waived:
Dockage………….$29,910
Harbormaster……$28,941
Cargo Wharfage….$6,558
Security……………$2,682
Potable water……..$1,667
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Total = $69,758
Port fees……….....$69,758
Crane (DEP)……$180,000
Disposal (DEP)…$159,576
Total……….~$409,334
Cost/tire = $5.69

20. Phase 2: Commercial Project Partnership
Remaining funds (FDEP)….…….$1,500,000
NOAA grant*…………………… $120,000
Non-County funds…….…………..$1,620,000
*County in-kind grant contribution
Port waivers ($49,920)…..….……$275,000
Permitting & in-kind………………$48,260
Staff time (project mgmt)………...$64,342
$387,602
Phase 2 funds.….………………~$2,000,000
Commercial bid cost per tire ~$16.74 ($70.00)

21. Part Deux!....$1,800,000 Removal efforts began in June 2015
50’ pontoon barge
Six-person crew
Initial recovery rate 230 tires/day
Current production 550 tires/day
179,000 removed (May 2018)
Part Deux!....$1,800,000
( Appropriations Act)

22. Military Ops……..72,000
Commercial……179,000
Tires removed…251,000
Priority Area 1 (est. 300,000)

23. Tire Field – Priority Area 1
Before
After
Tire Field – Priority Area 1

24. Summary of removal efforts and cost
Total tires removed……….…….251,000
Trailer loads (est.)………………
State funds (removal)….……..$3,150,371
State funds (disposal)…………..$659,220
Federal funds……………………$120,000
Non-County funding..…………$3,929,591
County funds
Port waivers.……………….……$344,758
Permitting & in-kind………………$48,260
Staff (project mgmt)……………...$64,342
$457,360
Total cost………………………$4,386,951

25. Port Everglades Contribution
Total project cost...……………$4,386,951
Total tires removed……...….…….251,000
Cost per tire…………….…….…….$17.50
Port waivers.……………….……$344,758
Cost per tire…………………..…….$17.50
19,700 tires/25 trailer loads

26. Questions?
Pat Quinn