1. CHARLESTONMOBILE WILMINGTON SAVANNAH JACKSONVILLE US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® NC Water Resources Congress Christine Brayman Deputy For Programs & Project Mgmt Wilmington District OCT 31, 2013 US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ®

2. US Army Corps of Engineers Activity in NC 2010 Data - Economic Impacts of Corps Lake Visitors Dams and Lakes in North Carolina: B. Everett Jordan Lake, Cape Fear Locks & Dams, Falls Lake, John H Kerr Reservoir (NC/VA), W Kerr Scott Lake 30,338 Water Acres..…438 Shoreline Miles..…87,338 Land Acres…..54,653 Educational Contacts 50 Recreation Areas…..762 Picnic Sites.….1,657 Camping Sites…..17 Playgrounds…..18 Swimming Areas 103 Trail Miles…..4 Fishing Docks…..36 Boat Ramps…..5 Marinas…..544 Marina Slips ► Total Spending……… $109M ► Direct Sales..………… $ 65M ► Total Sales…………… $115M ► Direct Value added…. $40M ► Total Value added…... $68M ► Direct Jobs…………….. 9,632 ► Total Jobs………………13,372 1. Millions. Income includes all forms of employment income, including benefits and wages, plus interests, rents, profits, and indirect business taxes. 2. Number of jobs. Includes full-time and part-time jobs.  Corps flood damage reduction projects have prevented an estimated $1.55 billion in flood damage in North Carolina. Corps projects in North Carolina provide an average of $42.8 million in flood damage prevention benefits annually.  Water supply - B Everett Jordan Lake, Falls Lake, and W Kerr Scott Lake have a total of 120,269 acre-feet of water storage providing a total project yield of 313 million gallons per day (mgd). Recreation Visits (FY 2012) B Everett Jordan….……..1,018,000 Cape Fear Locks & Dams…..31,000 Falls……………………... 1,745,000 John H Kerr (NC portion)…744,000 W Kerr Scott………….……656,000

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4. 4 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Upcoming Projects Fort Bragg – Special Operations Command  FY14 Projects under design – (5) at $140M Language & Cultural Center, Civilian Affairs Battalion Complex  FY15-18 Future planned projects – (~27) at $500M Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point  FY14- Future planned projects – O&M, Service Military AOR Civil Works AOR MOTSU, USASOC & JSOC Projects at Ft. Bragg Accomplishments Fort Bragg – Special Operations Command  23 Projects under construction at $270M Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point  14 Projects under construction at $97M

5. BUILDING STRONG ®  Flood Risk Management  Navigation (Deepdraft and Shallowdraft)  Coastal Storm Damage Reduction  Ecosystem Restoration Secondary Mission Areas  Hydropower  Recreation  Water Supply  Fish & Wildlife Conservation Water Resources Development Planning, Design, Construction and Operations & Maintenance

6. BUILDING STRONG ® 6 WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Upcoming Projects Longterm Shallowdraft Navigation MOA execution NC Hwy 12 Morehead City Dredging & Final DMMP AIWW, Disposal Area Improvements Wilmington Harbor Dredging & Study Ocean Isle Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Renourishment Wrightsville Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Renourishment Bogue Banks Final Report Southport 14 construction completion Manteo 204 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material construction Manteo Mitigation – Oyster Habitat Design Princeville Flood Risk Mgmt Report Kerr 216 Operational Changes Hurricane Sandy Study Reviews Accomplishments Sandy Emergency Supplemental Sandy Emergency Supplemental Wilmington Harbor Deepening Wilmington Harbor Deepening Lock & Dam Fish Passage Lock & Dam Fish Passage Carolina Beach & Vicinity Renourishment Carolina Beach & Vicinity Renourishment Wilmington Harbor Inner Ocean Bar w/disposal to Bald Head Island Wilmington Harbor Inner Ocean Bar w/disposal to Bald Head Island Western Cary and Wilson Bay Ecosystem Restoration construction completion Western Cary and Wilson Bay Ecosystem Restoration construction completion Chief’s Report for Neuse River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Chief’s Report for Neuse River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Bogue Banks Draft Report Public Review Bogue Banks Draft Report Public Review Pasquotank County technical assistance on flood risk management Pasquotank County technical assistance on flood risk management Emergency Mgmt Accreditation Program (EMAP) certification Emergency Mgmt Accreditation Program (EMAP) certification

7. BUILDING STRONG ® 7 CHALLENGES & ISSUES Budget uncertainty, lack of continuity Budget uncertainty, lack of continuity Regulatory Budget while demand – ie locals funding own projects Regulatory Budget while demand – ie locals funding own projects “Smart Planning”, support only of “active” study and project w/Federal and non-Federal support (impacts of state of NC cost sharing) “Smart Planning”, support only of “active” study and project w/Federal and non-Federal support (impacts of state of NC cost sharing) Water Resources Development Act, Carolina Beach Reauthorization Water Resources Development Act, Carolina Beach Reauthorization Morehead City Harbor – lack of dredge plant availability, increased shoaling, disposal to adjacent shorelines, ways to reduce dredging costs Morehead City Harbor – lack of dredge plant availability, increased shoaling, disposal to adjacent shorelines, ways to reduce dredging costs Oregon Inlet, NC Ferry Channels, Masonboro Inlet and other shallowdraft waterways Oregon Inlet, NC Ferry Channels, Masonboro Inlet and other shallowdraft waterways Eagle Island Disposal Capacity (for Wilmington Harbor) Eagle Island Disposal Capacity (for Wilmington Harbor) Water Safety Water Safety Non-Federal Hydropower Opportunities Non-Federal Hydropower Opportunities