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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) beneficially used a record shattering 30.5 million cubic yards (mcy) of dredged material in Fiscal Year
2021. The beneficially used sediment was removed by dredges performing channel maintenance in the area of Southwest Pass, in the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area and working on the historic project to deepen the Mississippi River Ship Channel to 50 feet. The Big
River Coalition always highlights the importance of the beneficial use of dredged material and promoted figures provided by the USACE that estimated the deepening project would create approximately 1,500 acres of marsh.
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The MVN recently confirmed new records for both the volume of sediment beneficially used and the acreage created with this sediment in Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021). An estimated
30.5 million cubic yards of material were beneficially used to create 2,334 acres in the environmentally sensitive birds-foot delta. The trend over the last decade has seen the USACE repeatedly break the record for the amount of beneficial use and acres restored.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The top six records for beneficial use (sediment recycling) in the U.S. have all occurred along the Mississippi River Ship Channel.
<u>The top four records were established in the last six fiscal years:</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">30.5 million cubic yards in FY 2021 were beneficially used during dredging the Ship Channel, deepening the Ship Channel and dredging the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area to restore 2,334 acres of wetlands.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt">24.2 million cubic yards in FY 2019 were beneficially utilized while dredging the Ship Channel and the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area to restore 1,724 acres of wetlands.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt">21.00 million cubic yards in FY 2015 were beneficially utilized while dredging the Ship Channel and the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area to restore 1,041 acres of wetlands.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt">20.70 million cubic yards in FY 2017 were beneficially utilized while dredging the Ship Channel and the Hopper Dredge Disposal Area to restore 1,468 acres of wetlands.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The acreage listed for FY 2021 is an estimate based on the utilization of 30.5 mcy of material. The MVN will at a later date confirm
the actual acreage based on aerial photography and closer observation, but the cubic yardage listed is expected to increase slightly and the estimate for acreage created is based on conservative estimates.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The previous records for beneficial use were both established by projects that deepened the MRSC, a critical component of the deepening
of the MRSC to 50 feet. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt">19.80 million cubic yards in FY 1961 attributed to the channel deepening from 35 to 40 feet.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:black;margin-left:-.25in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt">18.50 million cubic yards in FY 1987 attributed to the channel deepening from 40 to 45 feet.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In the twelve years since 2009 approximately 13,035 acres of wetlands have been recreated/restored along the Mississippi River Delta.
This critical acreage helps protect the Ship Channel and restores areas critical to the migratory bird flyway and provides habitat for land dwelling and aquatic species. This successful sediment management project has yielded the Largest Wetlands Restoration
Project in the World and important lessons have been learned along the way. The adaptive approach to sediment management has been achieved by cooperative efforts led by the MVN with the support and partnership of the Big River Coalition, Bar Pilots, Crescent
Pilots, Federal Pilots, Dredge Contractors, U.S. Coast Guard, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">“LARGEST WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE WORLD”</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> through the creation of 13,035 acres
of wetlands this project is a model to be recognized for leading restoration and promoting collaborative efforts.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A second attachment
<span style="color:black">to this </span>e-mail <span style="color:black">is a table titled “LARGEST WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE WORLD” which documents the beneficial use
</span>acreage and details <span style="color:black">by fiscal year. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The increased acreage along the channel edges of Southwest Pass and the Ship Channel below Venice helps to fortify the extreme lower river from
the impact of storm surge and the encroachment of the Gulf of Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Big River Coalition would like to thank the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for their leadership and dedication to increase the beneficial use
of dredged material for coastal restoration purposes. The support of the following parties is also critical to the success of this effort, specifically the Bar Pilots, Crescent Pilots, Federal Pilots, Dredge Contractors, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries, U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please see the attachments for complete details and notice last year’s update is also attached..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:37.0pt;font-family:jey;color:#0700FF">Sean</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sean M. Duffy, Sr.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Executive Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Big River Coalition</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://bigrivercoalition.org/"><span style="color:#0000E9">http://bigrivercoalition.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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