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Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
Channel Deepening Briefing to
WEDA
Eastern Chapter
“Our Port… Our Legacy”
August 7, 2007
The ABC’s of the Delaware River
• The Delaware River, shared by the states of
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware,
falls under a variety of jurisdictions, both
public and private.
Delaware River Port Authority
• The Delaware River Port Authority
(DRPA) is an Bi-state Agency of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
• Governed by a 16 member board, 8 from
each state.
• The DRPA owns four bridges spanning the
Delaware River and operates the PATCO
High Speed Line from Lindenwold NJ, to
Center City Philadelphia.
Delaware River Port Authority
• In 1992, by Act of Congress, the charter of
the DRPA was expanded to include
economic development activities on both
sides of the river.
• In 1999, The Delaware River Port
Authority agreed to be the “local sponsor”
and committed $50 million toward project
completion.
The South Jersey Port Corporation SJPC
• The SJPC is an agency of New Jersey.
• SJPC owns two terminals in Camden NJ,
the Beckett Street Terminal and the
Broadway Terminal and is developing a
new terminal in Paulsboro.
• In 2006 SJPC terminals recorded 3.8MM
tons of cargo a 9.1% increase over 2005.
Key commodities include cocoa beans,
wood products & steel.
Diamond State Port Corporation DSPC
• The DSPC is an agency of the State of
Delaware and operates the Port of
Wilmington.
• Over 400 ships per year call on the Port of
Wilmington, carrying over 188,000
containers (TEU’s) and over 3,000,000 tons
of cargo.
• Key commodities include fruit, steel,
automobiles and wood products.
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
• The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
(PRPA) is an Independent Agency of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• The PRPA’s mission is to enhance
waterborne trade and commerce within an
established regional port zone along the
Delaware River.
• PRPA owns seven marine cargo facilities.
Over 250 Distribution Centers lie within
Philadelphia’s Immediate Hinterland
Pennsylvania
1. 3M
2. Altec Lansing
3. Binney & Smith
4. Bombay
5. Bon-Ton
6. Borders
7. Boscov’s
8. Boyds Collection
9. Circuit City
10. Dollar Tree
11. Don Wasserman
12. EB Games
13. FedEx
14. Foot Locker
15. General Mills
16. Giant Foods
17. Goodyear
18. Harley-Davidson
19. Hershey Foods
20. KIA
21. K-Mart
22. Lenox China
23. Liz Claiborne
24. Lord & Taylor
25. Lowe’s
26. Mack Truck
27. Maytag
28. Michaels Crafts
29. Nestle
30. Office Depot
31. Office Max
32. Pep Boys
33. Phillips-Van Heusen
34. Phillips-Van Heusen
35. QVC
36. Ross
37. SC Johnson Wax
38. Snap-On Tools
39. Target
40. Wal-Mart
41. Whirlpool
New Jersey
42. AC Moore
43. BJ’s Wholesale
44. Giant Bicycles
45. Home Depot
46. IKEA
47. Linens & Things
48. Pier 1
49. Seagull Light
50. Sports Authority
51. Trek Bicycles
Maryland
52. IKEA
53. London Fog
54. Mack Truck
55. Pier 1
56. Rite Aid
Delaware
57. Amazon.com
58. Office Max
59. Playtex
60. Wal-Mart
About the Delaware River
• Of the 360 commercial ports in the US, the
Delaware River Port Complex ranks #2
among Atlantic Coast Ports in total tonnage
and 8th in value of cargo.
• According to US Maritime Administration,
(MARAD), the Delaware River ranks:
•#1 nation for General Cargo
•#2 in the Nation for Tanker Imports
•#6 in the Nation for Dry Bulk Cargo
•#15 for Container Trade
More About the River
• In 2005, 2,600 ships called on Delaware River
facilities.
• Over 75,000 people in the Delaware Valley
are employed either directly or indirectly as a
result of cargo operations on the river.
Fact: Ships are Getting Larger …
Delaware River Channel Deepening Project
• The main channel of the
Delaware River will be
deepened from its existing
40 feet to 45 feet over a
distance of 103 miles,
although approx 33 miles
are already at or below 45
feet.
Trenton
Philadelphia
PA
Beckett Street
Terminal
Wilmington
MD
Marcus Hook
Anchorage
C&D Canal
NJ
Baltimore
Dover
DE
Manasquan
Inlet
45’ Channel Project
• Follows existing 40-foot
channel alignment from
Philadelphia/Camden (Beckett
St. Terminal) to Delaware Bay
• Existing authorized channel
widths (400-1,000 feet) will
not change
• Bends widened for safer
navigation
• Marcus Hook Anchorage
deepened to 45 feet
River Portion of Project
Philadelphia
Upland Disposal: 18.7 million cubic yards
Rock Removal
PA
Wilmington
Schuylkill
River
Fort Mifflin
Camden
Beckett Street Terminal
National Park
Marcus Hook Anchorage
Raccoon Island
15D
Oldmans
15G
Pedricktown
Penns Neck
NJ
Pea Patch Island
Killcohook
Reedy Point
Killcohook Existing
Corps Upland Confined
Disposal Facility
C&D Canal
Artificial Island
DE
Existing Upland Placement Sites
Proposed Upland Placement Sites
1,230 acres
Killcohook
Delaware
River
Shipping
Channel
Kelly
Dover
Bay Portion of Project
Beneficial Use: 7.3 million cubic yards
Island
DE
Port
Mahon
NJ
Egg Island
Point
Delaware
Bay
Mispillion
Inlet
Cape May
Kelly Island
Mahon River
Wetland Restoration/ Protection
Broadkill
Beach
Lewes
Cape Henlopen
Rehoboth/Dewey
Proposed Beneficial
Use Areas
• Wetland Restoration/
Protection
• 2.6 million cubic yards
Egg Island
Point
Kelly Island
Mahon River
• Wetland Restoration/Protection
• 2.4 million cubic yards
Broadkill Beach
• Beach Fill
• 2.2 million cubic yards
Types of Material
River Portion 18.7 Million Cubic Yards
Sand 6.3 Million – Potential Beneficial Reuse
Silt 12.4 Million Yards
Bay Portion – 7.3 Million Cubic Yards
Sand 7.1 Million yards
Silt 200,000 Yards
Dredged Material Placement Schedule
Year
Site/ Amount (in cubic yds.)
1
Killcohook 3.4MM, Kelly Island 1MM
2
Kelly Island 1.5MM, Reedy Point 0.8MM
Artificial Island 1.0MM
3
Broadkill Beach 1.1M, Artificial Island
2.1MM, Fort Mifflin (rock)77,000
4
Broadkill Beach, 1.1 MM, “15D” 2.1MM
“15G” 1.6MM Pedricktown 3.1MM Egg
Island Point 1.2 MM
5
Egg Island Point 1.4MM, National Park
1.3 MM, Raccoon Island 3.2 MM
Cost of Corps Placement Plan
Total: $219,000,000*
River Portion: $122,000,000
Bay Portion: $97,000,000
* Source: Army Corps of Engineers 2002 Comprehensive Economic Reanalysis
Report (May 2002 Price Level)
Cooperation Agreement
Placement of Dredged Material
“Pennsylvania has agreed to accept all
spoils material to the Project, except to the
extent that New Jersey shall pay the costs
for disposal of spoils materials used in
connection with the construction of New
Jersey based port facilities and makes no
other financial commitment at this time.”
Historical Perspective – Time Line
1983 Congress Directs Army Corps of Engineers to investigate
feasibility of channel deepening
1987 Historic Meeting of Governors on the Delaware River
1992 Congress Approves Project and authorizes $200 million $54 million has been appropriated to date
1992 Environmental Impact Statement Released
1997 Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Released
1999 The DRPA approves the project and commits $50 million
2002 GAO report questions economic benefit and calls for
reanalysis; Comprehensive reanalysis conducted
2002 Independent Review process verifies economic benefit
2004 Supplement to Comprehensive Reanalysis Released
What does the agreement detail?
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The PRPA will assume the role of “non-federal sponsor” from
the DRPA.
Of the approx. $40 million appropriated from the DRPA for
dredging, half will go to New Jersey, half to Pennsylvania.
New Jersey will not participate in any additional funding for
the project.
Pennsylvania will accept any dredge material New Jersey and
Delaware don’t want.
An environmental update review will be conducted by the
Army Corps.
Representatives from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Delaware will form a committee to approve a dredge material
placement plan.
What’s Next?
• As designated “non-federal sponsor” the
PRPA will act as the local funding sponsor
and manage the project on behalf of the region
and beneficiaries.
• To define these responsibilities the PRPA
will enter into a contract with the US Army
Corps of Engineers called a “Project
Cooperation Agreement.”
Dredge Material Disposal
Examples of Beneficial Use Projects
• PA Mine Reclamation 550,000 yds
• Philadelphia Airport Runway 1,200,000 yds
• Tweeter Center 200,000 yds
• River Winds Golf and Recreation Center
149,000 yds
• NJ Turnpike Exit 1 Toll Plaza 180,000 yds
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
Thank you!