Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 American Currents

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1 Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 American Currents Hot Topics: - Lock 52, LaGrange, Cannelton, delays are significant - Closure today at Victoria Bend, mi. 591 Lower Mississippi - Rock pinnacle work at Thebes starts first week of Sept. - See our Upper Miss closing of 2017 navigation season announcement, loading/departure dates NOTEWORTHY NEWS & INDUSTRY ISSUES For additional details on the information noted below, please contact your ACBL Salesperson or Logistics Representative at (800) Lock 52, dam is up, 11 boats waiting turn at this time, expect about 12 hours of delay Out-draft flow continues to be strong; an industry assist boat is helping tows navigate this area. LaGrange Lock delay, 2 days 9 boats waiting turn, at this time, expect about 2 days of delay, expected to increase as the week goes on - see my notes below: Illinois River, LaGrange Lock, 70 restriction - LaGrange Lock and Dam, mi will be closed Monday through Saturday, from 0600 to 1700 hrs. beginning on Thursday, 15-June-2017 to Tuesday, 12-Sept When the dam is up, delay could accumulate to 3-4 days of delay over a span of 1-2 weeks. Rock Pinnacle Removal/Dredging Work (UMR 38-46) Work is planned to start during the first week of September, expect about 1 day in transit delay 1. The long range forecast for the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau indicates that river levels will be below 15-feet in late July. We will continue to monitor the forecasts and we will provide updates as we receive them. 2. USACE contractor, Massman Construction, will be working with two separate floating plants, consisting of barge mounted excavators between miles 46 and 38 UMR. 3. Massman Construction will be working from 07:00 to 19:00 hours, 7 days a week. 4. USCG will organize test tows to determine safe passage requirements during working hours. 5. Safe passage arrangements can be made by calling Massman Construction's contact vessel, MV Keith Jacobsen, on VHF channel 13, prior to transiting the area. 6. For additional information regarding Rock Removal floating plant activity, please contact the Area Engineer, Jeff Derrick at For overall Project information, please contact Project Manager Mike Rodgers, Tow size reduction on Lower Miss SB Max tow size SB on the Lower Miss has been reduced to 35 barges Delay at Victoria Bend, mi. 591 Lower Mississippi - The channel closure has been extended until 2100 tonight. Pipeline work and Channel Closures - GIWW mi Matagorda Bay, TX - Closed at the Site Daily August : Genesis will again undertake operations to remove a pipeline from under the GIWW at MM 471 WHL in Matagorda Bay. They will begin operations at 1800 on 15 August. To ensure the safety of the crew and divers, the GIWW will be closed to navigation in Matagorda Bay from Buoy 17 (28 27'20.392"N, '04.330"W; GIWW MM 471 to the Intersection of the Matagorda Ship Channel nightly and open during the day from 15 to 21 August. Current Flooding Conditions No major flooding to report RWD & WCI: raising awareness of the importance of the river transportation industry (photos): RiverWorks Discovery is excited to partner with Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) in helping to show how #RiversMoveAmerica! We need help to raise awareness of the importance of the inland river transportation industry, and we need YOUR valuable input and the awesome insights you and your team encounter daily to do this! Please share this with your boat crews and any other parties that may be interested in the river and promoting its value. How can you help? 1) Print the attached image #RiversMoveAmerica (see photo below) 2) Take photos with the attached #RiversMoveAmerica Image in the photo. Get creative; take them from the pilot house, on deck, with tows in the background, at famous locations, with famous people, etc! I ve attached some examples to show you what we mean. 3) Send the photos to errin@riverworksdiscovery.org and prohde@waterwayscouncil.org so that WCI and RWD can share them. Include any pertinent credits (name, company, location etc.) so we can include a caption with details. 4) Post the photos on your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other social media with the Hashtag #RiversMoveAmerica and a mention of Waterways Council and RiverWorks Discovery so that WCI and RWD can see, share and like your posts. Winner: The winner will receive: 1.) Prominent signage (and their photo displayed) during the Waterways Symposium, November 8-10 in Mobile, Alabama. You can Register here for the Symposium. 2.) One year membership to the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, which includes reciprocal admission to other museums in the U.S.! Deadline: November 1, 2017 Errin Howard RiverWorks Discovery (513) errin@riverworksdiscovery.org

2 Current Loading Drafts Upper/Lower Mississippi Illinois St. Paul to Gulf / Davenport to Gulf 9 0 / 9 6 LIQUID above Starved Rock 9 0 Max St. Louis to Gulf 12 6 Max Lemont to Starved Rock 9 3 Max Missouri Starved Rock to Gulf 9 6 Max Brunswick, MO South 9 3 Max Meredosia to Gulf 10 0 Max Gulf Ohio Gulf N/B to St. Louis 10 6 Max NBD Cairo to Pittsburgh 10 0 Gulf N/B to Pittsburgh 10 0 Max Pittsburgh SBD to Gulf 10 0 Gulf N/B to Lemont 9 3 Max LOCK CLOSURES AND INFORMATION Lock Name Phone Mile Pt Closure Dates Notes GULF and INTRACOASTAL Harvey /6-11/6 Dewatering for repairs, closure expected to last 60 days. Bayou Boeuf August/2019 Tentative dewatering closure expected to last 60 days (changed from 2017) LaGrange Lock /15 9/12 Starved Rock , Q3/Q4 Starved Rock 2019 Marseilles Lock 2019 Illinois River Complete Lock Closures 2020 Illinois River Complete Lock Closures 2023 Locks 11,13,14,15,18, Multiple Locks Multiple Locks Temporary Closures Multiple Locks 2019, Q4 2019, Q Q3/Q4 2023, Q3/Q4 TBA 2017 ILLINOIS WATERWAY LaGrange Lock and Dam, RM 80.2 will be closed Monday through Saturday, from 0600 to 1700 hrs. beginning on Thursday, 15-June-2017 to Tuesday, 12-Sept There will be a 70' width restriction at all times. Assist tug required to take the additional width through the lock during the open times. Delay could build to 4 or more days. Repairs to the upper guide wall. 10 hour per day closure, from 07:00-17:00, 7 days/week. Lock will be open from 17:00 through 07:00 the next day each day during the closure. Lockages will be restricted to 80 during this time, as there will be a coffer box in place on the lock wall. Industry can get on queue with a 15 barge tow; assist tug required to take the additional width through the lock during the open times. Work is for installation of new miter gates, both upper and lower gates will be replaced with vertical framed miter gates. Work to be performed during the day, which will close the lock for 8-10 hours per day. Locking will take place during the remaining hours with an 80 restriction. (Can lock 15 barges tows, just need a tug to assist during lockage). Note: there will be a 15 day total closure during the work. Starved Rock and Marseilles: Total Closure, work is dewatering the lock chamber for major maintenance, along with Peoria, should in fact the closure be moved from Dresden Island and Brandon Road: Closures are for installation of new vertical framed miter gates and will be coordinated the same as the Marseilles and Starved Rock closures in FY2019. LaGrange: This closure would be for Major Rehab and is dependent upon funding. Total funding is $89 Million and we would need half in 2018 and half in 2019 split 50/50 with IWTF. Peoria: While this 60 day closure is still scheduled for maintenance, the Corps stated they have an 80% confidence that this closure will move to FY2020, to confirm with industry by the end of March this year. UPPER MISSISSIPPI Brandon Road and Dresden Island: Total closure. Work is dewatering the lock chamber for major maintenance. 30 closure periods, ranging from 4-36 hours will occur during 2017, dates TBA Lock TBA 2017 Possible closures due to guide wall deterioration Dashields /10-8/31 OHIO Starting the second week of July through the end of August the primary lock chamber will be closed Monday through Thursday 6:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Belleville /2-12/7 Main chamber closed for repairs, replacing upper miter gate Meldahl /7-10/2 Cannelton /26-9/7 Lock /17-9/29 Dardanelle Lock /5-9/14 ARKANSAS Main chamber to close for repairs, replacing upper miter gate, aux lock available, expect 4 hours delay Main chamber to close for repairs, miter gate work, aux lock available, expect hours delay Tentative Aux chamber closed intermittently for repairs, may move up 30 days, depending on river stage Complete closure for 10 days from / /14. The week before, intermittent closures, lasting a few hours, at a time will occur.

3 US Inland Waterways Weather Report Eyes on the Gulf of Mexico highlighting the weather today. A cold front stretches across LA/MS. The front will move southward and exit the watershed tomorrow. Light to moderate rain is predicted during the frontal passage. Another cold front will begin to move into the watershed on Sunday with light to moderate rain predicted during its passage. See remnants of Harvey below. 7day QPF totals (through Wednesday morning): ½-1 ½ of rain is forecasted for the region north of Memphis. 2-8 of rain is forecasted for the region south of Memphis. The Climate Prediction Center currently expects (8/28-9/5): Precipitation: Lock Vessel Queue Lock 15 UM482 0 LaGrange IR080 9 Melvin Price UM201 3 Lock 27 UM185 6 Meldahl OR436 4 Cannelton OR Lock 52 OR Bayou Sorrel PA36 3 Port Allen LM228 3 Industrial (IHNC) LM92 4 Algiers LM88 2 Lock Delay Industry standard is to estimate 1 hour per boat for delays while waiting in lock queue. Below normal to normal precipitation over the region north of Cairo. Above normal to normal precipitation over the region south of Cairo. Quote of the Day Temperature: Below normal to normal temperatures over the entire region. Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently. Maya Angelou Bill Frederick, USACE Hannibal 11.1/nc Morris 5.3/ Beardstown 10.0/ St. Louis 6.8/ Chester 9.6/ Cape Girardeau 15.2/ Pittsburgh 16.5/nc Cincinnati 27.1/ McAlpine Upr 13.0/ McAlpine Lwr 11.2/ Evansville 13.7/nc Paducah 14.7/ Cairo 16.7/ Memphis 0.6/ Little Rock 7.5/nc Greenville 21.3/ Vicksburg 17.5/ Natchez 26.9/ Baton Rouge 16.0/ New Orleans 4.9/nc RED at flood stage Orange 2' + increase Read the article above so you can see how you can help. RiverWorks Discovery & WCI are pushing to raise awareness of the importance of the inland river transportation industry. See our Upper Miss closing of 2017 navigation season announcement, loading/departure dates (on next page)

4 1701 East Market Street, Jeffersonville IN August 18, 2017 In preparation for the closing of the 2017 navigation season for the Upper Mississippi River during the winter months, the following tentative dates should be used for planning purposes. As operating conditions and weather dictate, these dates may be extended or shortened as the navigation season closes. The following dates are our Upper Mississippi planned final departure dates: St. Paul, MN South (UMR ) (Includes barge traffic for the Minnesota and St Croix Rivers) MacGregor/Dubuque South (UMR ) Clinton, IA South (UMR ) Sunday, November 19th Sunday, November 26th Sunday, December 10th The following dates should be used as final loading dates from points of origin. Barges loading to destinations between Dubuque, IA and St. Paul, MN: PORT Mobile Houston New Orleans Pittsburgh Huntington Chicago Memphis Owensboro Cairo St. Louis BARGES TO BE LOADED AND RELEASED BY September 26th October 3rd October 10th October 6th October 8th October 6th October 15th October 13th October 18th October 20th Barges loading to destinations between Louisiana, MO and Clinton, IA: PORT Mobile Houston New Orleans Pittsburgh Huntington Chicago Memphis Owensboro Cairo St. Louis BARGES TO BE LOADED AND RELEASED BY October 20th October 27th November 3rd October 30th November 1st October 30th November 8th November 6th November 11th November 13th If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thank You, Fred Tucker/ACBL Logistics Director Phone: (office), (mobile)

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