Savannah Harbor Expansion Project
Welcome to the information site for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. This site is maintained by CH2M HILL to make project information available to the public. The contents of this site in no way express the opinions, positions, or policies of either CH2M HILL nor of the Georgia Ports Authority. The information posted herein is solely for the convenience of the public. Some files on this site are in Adobe Acrobat format and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to be opened. If you do not have this reader, it may be downloaded from the Adobe site.
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Upcoming Milestones
Background Information
Channel Design Drawings
General Reevaluation Study Information
Stakeholder Evaluation Group Information
Stakeholder Evaluation Group Committee Information
Analysis or Study Status
Study Reports
Impact and Mitigation Data and Information

Announcements:

 

Meetings
August 16, 2010

To SEG Interested Parties:


The Interim SEG attendees have decided to hold an Interim SEG meeting on Tuesday, September 21 at 1:30 p.m. at Georgia Ports Authority Administration Building on Highway 25 in Garden City. This had originally been scheduled as the date for the next SEG meeting.   Please see the officer at the front desk to receive credentials to enter the building.  You must have a picture ID.  The officer will contact someone to escort you to the meeting room.

The next regular SEG meeting is tentatively scheduled for October 26, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. at the Mighty 8th Museum, 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia.  (Exit number 102 off I-95.  The Museum is behind the Cracker Barrel).

The Interim SEG attendees at the next meeting will determine if the October 26th date will be confirmed.


Please remember that these meetings are open to anyone and are a good way to keep informed about project status.


Recent Changes
  • The Transcript from the May 11, 2010, SEG meeting has been posted. (6/7/10)
  • The Corps of Engineers Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Status Update presented at the May 11, 2010, SEG meeting by Bill Bailey posted. (5/13/10)
  • The Agenda from the May 11, 2010, SEG meeting has been posted. (5/13/10)
  • The Upcoming Milestones have been updated. (5/13/10)
  • The Announcements have been updated. (5/13/10)
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Draft SEG summary report
  • The draft of the SEG summary report has been posted for information. This is a working document. Mitigation is not yet addressed in the document as the project has not reached that point in the schedule. Feedback should be forwarded to the Operating Guidelines Committee chair, Will Berson at wberson@gaconservancy.org.

Interim SEG meeting recommended reading
  • None
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Upcoming Milestones

Final draft mitigation plan complete

5/10

Draft GRR/EIS internal Corps technical review

6/10 - 7/10

Draft GRR and EIS public/agency review

8/10 - 10/10

External peer review of GRR and EIS

8/10 - 10/10

Public/agency comment resolution

10/10

External peer review comment resolution

10/10

Final GRR and EIS preparation

10/10 - 11/10

Final GRR and EIS forwarded to Headquarters, USACE

11/10

Civil Works Review Board

11/10

Final public and agency review

11/10 - 12/10

Department/Agency decision

12/10

Headquarters, USACE and Asst. Sec. Army, Civil Works (ASACW) processing

1/11 - 2/11

Record of Decision signed

4/11


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Harbor Expansion Project Background Information

Feasibility Study Report and Tier I EIS
GPA/USACE Memorandum of Understanding
GPA Public Meeting Information
Summary of Scientific Studies and Analyses
Water Resources Development Action of 1999
Chief's Report on Savannah Harbor Expansion Feasibility Study
Record of Decision
USACE Circular - Planning Civil Works Projects Under the Environmental Operating Principles
The Office of Management and Budget has proposed draft peer review standards for regulatory science.
Map of Savannah Harbor Channel
General Reevaluation Study Scoping Meeting Baseline Map
USACE Planning Guidance Notebook
Corps of Engineers Circular, EC 408 - Peer Review of Decision Documents
Corps of Engineers Circular, EC 409 - Planning in a Collaborative Environment
Council on Environmental Quality Guidance on Cumulative Effects

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General Reevaluation Study Information

USACE Notice of Intent
USACE Project Guidance Memorandum
Project Management Plan
General Information
Interagency Coordination
Modeling Information
Economic Analysis Information
Executive Management Group Meeting Information
Project alternatives screening - Executive Summary(3.2 Mb)     Full Document (3.96 Mb)
Study white papers
Dredge material disposal planning

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SEG Information

Meeting Agenda
Operating Guidelines, rev 2/10/09
Agenda Topic Information
General Information
Meeting Records
Meeting Information/Handouts
Interim SEG Meeting Reports
 
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SEG Committee Information
SEG Studies and Committees Matrix
Aquifer Committee
Beach Erosion Committee
Communications Committee
Dredging Committee
Economics Working Group Information
Fisheries/Aquatic Resources Committee
Modeling Technical Review Group
Operating Guidelines
Striped Bass
    
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Status of Analysis or Study Tasks
For a description of the scope of work, please refer to the Project Management Plan, Appendix H. Note that while the status may be listed as complete, any analysis may have to be reevaluated and revised if the parameters on which it was based are revised by modifications to the project alternatives. Such modifications could be caused by changes to USACE policy or procedures, modification of mitigation plan features, modification of the basic alternatives, or other factors. If such modifications occur, new analysis reports, if produced will be posted as soon as they are available. However, revised reports may not be produced. In this case, the results of the analyses will be included in the General Reevaluation Study Report or its Appendices (Engineering, Economic, and Real Estate) as well as in the Tier II EIS where appropriate. 
Task Status
Bank Stability Analysis Complete
Beach Erosion Study Complete
Chloride Distribution Evaluation Complete
Coastal Shoreline Impacts
Complete
CSS Georgia Archival Research
Complete
Dissolved Oxygen Impact Evaluation
Complete
Disposal Material Management Plan (DMMP) Update Complete
Dredged Material Usage Analysis Complete
Economic Analysis In Progress
Enhanced Fluid Dynamics Computer Code (EFDC) Development Complete
Water Quality Analysis Simulation  (WASP) Model Development Complete
Floridan Aquifer Supplemental Analysis Complete
HTRW Screening
Complete
Marsh Succession Model Development and Impact Evaluation Complete
Sedimentation Analysis Complete
Sediment Quality Analysis Complete
Shortnose Sturgeon Study Complete
Temporal and Spatial Distribution Study Complete
Tidal Wetlands Studies Complete
Hurricane surge impact
Complete
CSS Georgia site research
Complete
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Study Reports
1998 Aquifer Study Report
Preliminary Coastal Erosion Study Report
Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Monitoring of the Lower Savannah River Estuary, August 2 through October 9, 1999
Assessment of spawning sites and reproductive status of striped bass in the Savannah River estuary
Shortnose sturgeon field study
Spawning Aggregations of Sciaenid Species
Temporal and Spatial Distribution Study first year report - SCDNR
Temporal and Spatial Distribution Study final report - SCDNR
Temporal and Spatial Distribution Study first year report - GCFWRU
Temporal and Spatial Distribution Study final report - GCFWRU
Migration resources list
Beach Erosion Study  
Report of Literature Review - Migration of Juvenile American & Hickory Shad and Blueback Herring in the Savannah River
Modeling Field Data Report
Characterization of the Dissolved Oxygen Environment of the Lower Savannah River Estuary
Hydrodynamic & Salinity and Dissolved Oxygen Models Calibration Report    
EFDC Model Calibration Report
Hurricane surge impact modeling report
Modeling timeline
Ship Simulation Study
Floridan Aquifer Supplemental Analysis Report
The Dissolved Oxygen Improvement Analysis Report. (43 MB)
Sedimentation Analysis Report
Ship Wake Analysis Report 
Coastal Erosion Final Report. (31 MB)
Predicting Freshwater and Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Vegetation Communities
Tidal Wetlands Resource Utilization Studies Report
Economic Analysis Information
Reoxygenation demonstration project (41MB)
Final Dissolved Oxygen Injection Systems design report
LNG economics analysis report
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