Transcript Development of the Ouachita/Black River Project Delivery Team

2012 ORVA PDT
Ouachita/Black Rivers
Lock Operations
Jerry Stewart
Chief, River Operations
Vicksburg District
07 February 2012
US Army Corps of Engineers
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Agenda
• Opening Statements- Colonel Jeffrey Eckstein
• Introductions
• FY12 Work Plan
• Level of Service(LOS) for Locks
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Inland Marine Transportation System( IMTS)
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Water Control
• Congressional Perspective
• Stakeholder’s Perspective
• Next Meeting?
• Adjourn
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OUACHITA & BLACK RIVERS
FY12 Work Plan
Funding Available
Lock and Dam Cost
Total O&M
Offsite Costs
Dredging
$7,304,000
Total Navigation
$5,922,000
$3,771,000
$934,000
$1,217,000
Recreation (LFO)
TOTAL RECREATION
$1,382,000
Total Cost
$7,304,000
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Inland Marine Transportation System
(IMTS)
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2012 ORVA PDT
Ouachita/Black Rivers
LOS
Skip Martin
Chief, Monroe Navigation Project Office
07 February 2012
US Army Corps of Engineers
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Inland Marine Transportation System
IMTS
12,000 Miles of waterways
Over 200 locks and dams
60% of domestic waterborne
tonnage
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Introduction/Background
 NavLocks Study 2007-8
► Business
Process Review
► 115
Improvement ideas from workforce and
industry
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IMTS Structure and Process
 IMTS Board of Directors:
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Chaired by Deputy CG for Civil Works and
Emergency Ops
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Members are Division Commanders and HQ
USACE Chief of Ops
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Working Group: cross section of skills from across
IMTS
IMTS Board
Of Directors
Working
Group
 Action Teams
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Composed of experts with hands-on experience
(lockmasters, Ops Managers, etc.)
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Develop draft outputs for review by workforce and
industry, review and approval by Board
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Implementation of new standards/policies IMTSwide by Board of Directors
Action
Teams
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Key: an open process with participation by workforce
and industry users
Recent Progress
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LOMA-AIS Implementation
Enhanced Communications
Levels of Operating Service
Standardized Position
Descriptions
 Human Capital Improvements
Lock Operator uses the AIS hardware and
software system to help lock boats through
Installing AIS hardware at project
Levels of Operating Service
 Driver: expected budget reductions
 Uniform and consistent process to
evaluate Levels of Operating Service
 Key element of process: user input
Levels of Service Guide
Budget cuts
force change
20 July 2015
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PROPOSED LEVEL OF SERVICE
BASED ON
LOCKAGE DATA 2006 - 2011
YEAR
Jonesville Lockages
Columbia Lockages
Level Of Service
2
Description
2006
964
787
2007
984
696
7 days a week
2008
934
711
365 days a year
2009
757
540
2010
707
562
2011
601
375
825
612
Average
Felsenthal Lockages
Thatcher Lockages
2006
214
213
2007
198
197
2008
161
162
2009
200
196
2010
238
221
2011
92
83
184
179
Average
5
16 to 20 hours a day
Lockages on
weekends
and holidays only.
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PROPOSED LOCKING SCHEDULE
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Mid Summer 2012:
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Jonesville, Columbia – 0700-1600, 1900-0400 / 7days/365
• Double Cut Tows – 0700-1300, 1900-0100 / 7days/365
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Felsenthal, & Thatcher – 0800-1600, 2000-0400 / 7days/365
Post IMTS LOS Implementation in 2013:
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Jonesville & Columbia – 0700-1600, 1900-0400 / 7days/365
• Double Cut Tows – 0700-1300, 1900-0100 / 7days/365
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Felsenthal & Thatcher – 0800-1600, 2000-0400 / Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, & Holidays
(if so directed)
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PROPOSED TRANSITION TIMELINE
07 Feb 2012
PDT meeting at Tensas Basin Levee District Office
with ORVA, waterway users, and local media to inform them of
Level of Service changes
12 March 2012
Advertise Changes in Hours of Operation for each L&D
in the Federal Register for 30 days
01 May 2012
Present Implementation Plan to MVK Leadership
Mid Summer 2012
Begin Following IMTS Level of Service 2 Lockage Guidelines at all four Locks and Dams
During 2013
Begin Following IMTS Level of Service 5 Lockage Guidelines at Felsenthal and Thatcher
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Water Control
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Congressional Perspective
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Stakeholders/Users Perspective
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Questions
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