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FY 2007 Dredging Program

FY 2007 Dredging Program. New York District. FY06. FY07. FY08. SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT. FY07 Dredging Schedule New York District. Mechanical Dredge Maintenance Dredging. Newark Bay, NJ (Award Sept ‘06). 170K CY. Hypoxic Conditions.

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FY 2007 Dredging Program

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  1. FY 2007 Dredging Program New York District

  2. FY06 FY07 FY08 SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT FY07 Dredging Schedule New York District Mechanical Dredge Maintenance Dredging Newark Bay, NJ (Award Sept ‘06) 170K CY Hypoxic Conditions East River, NY (Award Nov ‘06) 150K CY Bird Nesting – 1000 ft buffer from rookeries New York and New Jersey Channels Arthur Kill (Award Mar ‘07) Winter Flounder 80K CY Jones Inlet, NY (Award Dec ‘06) * * Subject to Congressional Add 700K CY Finfish and Shorebirds Hydraulic Pipeline Maintenance Dredging Fire Island to Jones Inlet, NY (Award Nov ‘06) Shore Birds & Amaranth 500K CY Hopper Dredge Maintenance Dredging Hudson River (Award Aug ‘07) 85K CY Bald Eagle & Short nose Sturgeon Page 1 of 3

  3. FY06 FY07 FY08 SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT FY07 Dredging Schedule New York District Hopper Dredge Maintenance Dredging East Rockaway Inlet, NY (Award Nov ’06) Shore Birds & Amaranth 260K CY Page 2 of 3

  4. FY06 FY07 FY08 SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT FY07 Dredging Schedule New York District Mechanical Dredge Harbor Deepening Port Jersey Channel 41 Ft./ 50 Ft. Contract Area 3 (Award Jan ’07) Winter Flounder (outer channel) 3.6M CY Arthur Kill 41 Ft./ 40 Ft. Contract Area 2/3 (Awarded Dec ‘04) 2M CY Winter Flounder, Peregrine Falcon, Shore Birds NY & NJ Harbor 50 Ft, Kill Van Kull (S-KVK-2) (On-going, Awarded Mar ’05) Bird Nesting-1,000 ft buffer for dredging/blasting Winter Flounder (specific areas) 1M CY NY & NJ Harbor 50 Ft, Newark Bay (S-NB-1) (Award Jan ’07) Winter Flounder (specific areas) 2.2M CY NY & NJ Harbor 50 Ft, Anchorage (S-AN-1A) (Award Oct ’06) Winter Flounder (specific areas) 1M CY Hopper Dredge Harbor Deepening NY & NJ Harbor 50 Ft, Ambrose (S-AM-1) (On-going, Awarded Sep ’05) Sea Turtles – Monitors Required 5.6M CY Page 3 of 3

  5. Newark Bay, NJ QUANTITY TO BE DREDGED: 170,000 C.Y. (Award September ‘06) without options; up to 230,000-250,000 C.Y. including options. CONTRACT DEPTH: 40 ft (+ 1 ft over depth) TYPE OF DREDGED MATERIAL: Silt & Clay LAST DREDGED: 2002 EQUIPMENT USED: Mechanical Dredge PLACEMENT SITES: F.D.P. Enterprises Intermodal Container Facility, Port Reading Business Park, EnCap Meadowlands Redevelopment Project Site ISSUES: There are no seasonal no-dredge windows for these project areas of Newark Bay. There is on-going litigation regarding Superfund Remedial Investigation. DREDGE AREAS Mechanical Dredge Maintenance Dredging

  6. East River, NY QUANTITY TO BE DREDGED: 150,000 C.Y. (Award November ‘06) CONTRACT DEPTH: 34 ft (+ 1 ft over depth) TYPE OF DREDGED MATERIAL: Silt & Clay LAST DREDGED: 2002 EQUIPMENT USED: Mechanical Dredge PLACEMENT SITE: Historic Area Remediation Site ISSUES: Seasonal environmental window 1 July through 30 September to reduce impacts regarding hypoxic conditions. Additional location-specific and recommended windows: 1,000 ft buffer from rookeries 1 March through 1 September for nesting birds; mid- November through mid-April for juvenile winter flounder. DREDGE AREAS Mechanical Dredge Maintenance Dredging

  7. NY & NJ Channels, Arthur Kill Reach DREDGE AREA QUANTITY TO BE DREDGED: 80,000 C.Y. (Award March ’07) CONTRACT DEPTH 35 ft (+ 2 ft over depth) TYPE OF DREDGED MATERIAL: Silt & Clay LAST DREDGED: 2005 EQUIPMENT USED: Mechanical Dredge PLACEMENT SITE: Upland disposal site to be provided by contractor. ISSUES: Seasonal No-Dredge Window 1 February to 31 May for Winter Flounder. Additional location-specific windows: 1 April to 31 July around Pralls and Meadow Islands for Shorebirds, and within a quarter mile of the Outerbridge Crossing from 1 March to 31 July for PeregrineFalcons. Mechanical Dredge Maintenance Dredging

  8. Jones Inlet, NY QUANTITY TO BE DREDGED: 700,000 C.Y. (Award December ‘06) CONTRACT DEPTH: 14 ft (+ 2 ft over depth) TYPE OF DREDGED MATERIAL: Sand LAST DREDGED: 1995 EQUIPMENT USED: Mechanical Dredge PLACEMENT SITES: Point Lookout Beach (west of inlet) ISSUES: Seasonal no-dredge window 1 June to 30 September to protect spawning shellfish and/or finfish; no-dredge window 1 April to 31 August to protect nesting shorebirds. DREDGE AREAS PLACEMENT SITE Hydraulic Pipeline Maintenance Dredging

  9. PLACEMENT SITE DREDGE AREA Fire Island to Jones Inlet, NY QUANTITY TO BE DREDGED: 500,000 C.Y. (Award November ‘06) CONTRACT DEPTH: 14 ft (+ 2 ft over depth) TYPE OF DREDGED MATERIAL: Sand LAST DREDGED: 2003 EQUIPMENT USED: Pipeline cutterhead PLACEMENT SITE: Gilgo Beach (west beach) ISSUES: Cost-shared with NY State Endangered species – Shore Birds & Sea Beach Amaranth Seasonal no-dredge window 1 April through 1 November but work can usually start after 15 September with an avoidance plan if Amaranth are present. Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge Maintenance Dredging

  10. PLACEMENT SITE DREDGE AREA EAST ROCKAWAY INLET East Rockaway Inlet, NY QUANTITY TO BE DREDGED: 260,000 C.Y. (Award November 06) CONTRACT DEPTH: 12 ft (+ 2 ft advanced maintenance + 2 ft over depth) TYPE OF DREDGED MATERIAL: Sand LAST DREDGED: 2004 EQUIPMENT USED: Hopper Dredge PLACEMENT SITE: Rockaway Beach ISSUES: Endangered species – Shore Birds & Sea Beach Amaranth; Seasonal no- dredge window 1 April through 1 November but work can usually start after 15 September with an avoidance plan if Amaranth are present. Hopper Dredge Maintenance Dredging

  11. PLACEMENT SITE Hudson River, NY Coeymans and Kingston Reaches DREDGE AREAS QUANTITY TO BE DREDGED: 85,000 C.Y. (Award August 2007) CONTRACT DEPTH: 32 ft (+1 ft over depth) TYPE OF DREDGED MATERIAL: Sand, Silt & Clay LAST DREDGED: 2003 - Castleton to Hudson Reaches 1965 - Kingston Reaches. EQUIPMENT USED: Hopper Dredge (2003) PLACEMENT SITE: Houghtaling Island (Federally owned site). New York State is providing all lands and easements in support of access to the Federally owned placement site. ISSUES: No dredging allowed 1 Feb – 15 Aug due to endangered species (Bald Eagle & Shortnose Sturgeon). Contract has two discontinuous areas (Coeymans area and Kingston area) - long travel distances to placement site. Hudson River ices over from early December to mid March precluding dredging. Anticipated to be a HUB Zone Contract Hopper Dredge Maintenance Dredging

  12. Port Jersey Channel, NJ(50-foot Project) DESCRIPTION: Channel deepening from 35 ft to 41 ft. STATUS: Contract 1 and 2 Completed New Contracts: Contract Area #3 – January ‘07 Award – 3.6 Million Cubic Yards DREDGE MATERIAL: Silt, Sand, Rock, Till EQUPMENT USED: Mechanical Dredge PLACEMENT SITE: Upland (TBD) and HARS ISSUES: Seasonal no-dredge window in outer channel - 1 Feb through 31 May (Winter Flounder) Cost-shared with the State of NJ Mechanical Dredge Harbor Deepening

  13. Arthur Kill Deepening, NY(40/41 Foot Project) DESCRIPTION: Channel Deepening from 35 ft to 40/41 ft STATUS: Contract 1 Completed – Feb ‘06 On-Going Contracts: Contract 2/3 (combined) - Awarded December ’04 – 2 Million Cubic Yards No new contracts in FY ’07 DREDGE MATERIAL: Silt, Clay, Glacial Till and Rock EQUIPMENT USED: Mechanical Dredge PLACEMENT SITE: HARS, Upland, Reef Site ISSUES: Various seasonal no-dredge windows 1 Feb through 31 Jul depending on species (Peregrine Falcon, Bird Nesting, Winter Flounder) Mechanical Dredge Harbor Deepening

  14. New York and New Jersey Harbor, NY & NJ(50 foot Project) DESCRIPTION: Channel deepening from 40-45 ft to 50 ft. STATUS: On-Going Contracts: Kill Van Kull (S-KVK-2) – Mar ‘05 Award – 1 Million Cubic Yards Ambrose (S-AM-1) – Sep ‘05 Award – 5.6 Million Cubic Yards New Contracts: Newark Bay (S-NB-1) – Jan ‘07 Award – 2.2 Million Cubic Yards Anchorage (S-AN-1A) – Oct ‘06 Award – 1 Million Cubic Yards Anchorage (S-AN-1B) – Sept ‘07 Advertise – 1 Million Cubic Yards DREDGE MATERIAL: Sand, Silt, Clay, Glacial Till, and Rock EQUPMENT USED: Mechanical & Hopper Dredges PLACEMENT SITE: HARS, Upland, Reef Site S-NB-1 DREDGE AREA S-AN-1B DREDGE AREA S-AN-1A DREDGE AREA S-KVK-2 DREDGE AREA ISSUES: Blasting Required. Contract is designed around environmental windows. Cost-shared with the Port Authority NY & NJ. Hopper and Mechanical Dredge Harbor Deepening

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