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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Members,</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completed the Phase 1 dredging for the historic project to deepen the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC) to 50 feet on May
7, 2021. The Phase 1 section of the Ship Channel extends from Venice at Mile 13 Above Head of Passes (AHP) to Mile 22 Below Head of Passes (BHP). The USACE uncovered some depth anomalies with two utility pipelines and one cable that cross under the Ship Channel
in the area of Venice from Mile 12 AHP to Mile 11 AHP. Due to the information uncovered the USACE is working to verify the depth over these structures in this area before the Ship Channel is officially opened up to a deepened draft (50 Feet). The USACE has
actively worked to define the extent of this problem by identifying and contacting the listed utility owners and has requested updated surveys and operational information for each potential obstruction. <b>The USACE is focusing dredging operations on the Crossings
Above New Orleans as Southwest Pass is in good condition. </b></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">DUSTPAN DREDGES WORKING ON THE CROSSINGS ABOVE NEW ORLEANS:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">WALLACE McGEORGE: </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The industry dustpan dredge WALLACE McGEORGE continues dredging at Granada Crossing (Mile 205
AHP). The dustpan dredge began dredging on the Crossings on May 20, 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">HURLEY:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> The government dustpan dredge HURLEY continues dredging at Alhambra Crossing (Mile 192 AHP).
<b>The White Castle Anchorage (Mile 191.1 AHP to Mile 190.4 AHP) is off limits for vessel usage while the HURLEY is dredging at Alhambra Crossing
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(Mile 192 AHP). This assignment at Alhambra Crossing is expected to last approximately ten more days.</b> The HURLEY commenced dredging on the Crossings on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">JADWIN:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> The government dustpan dredge is expected to commence dredging on the Crossings later this month. The
dustpan is presently working on the shallow-draft project at the Bayou Sorrel Lock Forebay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">INDUSTRY HOPPER DREDGES WORKING ON THE CROSSINGS ABOVE NEW ORLEANS:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">STUYVEASNT: </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The industry hopper dredge STUYVESANT (Dutra Group) is now dredging at Belmont Crossing (Mile 154
AHP). The STUYVEASNT is working under Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Rental Contract #6-2020 that was awarded to the Dutra Group in Fiscal Year 2020 to perform channel maintenance in Fiscal Year 2021. The STUYVESANT worked in Southwest Pass under this contract
from March 24, 2021 to May 24, 2021 before starting work on the Crossings. The STUYVESANT began dredging on the Crossings on May 25, 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">INDUSTRY HOPPER DREDGES WORKING IN THE AREA OF SOUTHWEST PASS (SWP):</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">NEWPORT: </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The industry hopper dredge NEWPORT (Manson Construction) is dredging near the Venice Jump from Mile 10.5
AHP to Mile 10.0 AHP under Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Rental Contract #7-2020. This contract was awarded to the Manson Construction in Fiscal Year 2020 to perform channel maintenance in Fiscal Year 2021. The NEWPORT began work under this contract on April
3, 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">GLENN EDWARDS:</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> The GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction) continues to undergo repairs in dry dock. The hopper dredge is
expected to return in August (2021) to complete work under Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Rental Contract #3-2020. This contract was awarded in Fiscal Year 2020 to perform channel maintenance in Fiscal Year 2021. The GLENN EDWARDS began work under this contract
on May 7, 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">CUTTERHEAD DREDGE(S) IN THE HOPPER DREDGE DISPOSAL AREA (HDDA):</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">ILLINOIS: </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The cutterhead dredge ILLINOIS (Great Lakes Dredge and Dock) has removed and beneficially used approximately
7.5 million cubic yards (mcy) of material from the HDDA under Hopper Dredge Disposal Area Cutterhead Rental Contract #1-2019. The contract includes the removal of 10 mcy in the base with options to add an additional 4 mcy. The project is expected to be completed
by early 2022. The material is beneficially being used in the West Bay Receiving Area through a submerged dredge pipeline that will have to be removed up completion of the project. The pipeline retrieval will require at least one complete closure on the Ship
Channel in the immediate vicinity of the submerged pipeline (Mile 2.0 AHP to Mile 0 – the Head of Passes). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The Carrollton Gauge (New Orleans) reading at
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">12<span style="color:black">00 hours today was </span>9.92
<span style="color:black">feet with a 24-hour change of </span>+<span style="color:black"> 0.</span>04<span style="color:black"> feet. The
</span>highest <span style="color:black">crest recorded on the Carrollton Gauge </span>
in 2021 <span style="color:black">was 15.44 feet at 1700 hours on April 16, 2021. </span></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service Extended Streamflow Prediction
(28-Day) for the Carrollton Gauge issued today forecasts stages </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">will slowly rise to 10.1 feet on June 16, 2021 and then begin a
<span style="color:black">slow fall to </span>8.6 <span style="color:black">feet on Ju</span>ly 9<span style="color:black"> (2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><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"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The Baton Rouge Gauge reading at </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">12<span style="color:black">00 hours today was </span>27.80
<span style="color:black">feet with a 24-hour change of </span>+<span style="color:black"> 0.</span>19
<span style="color:black">feet. </span></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service Extended Streamflow Prediction (28-Day) for the Baton Rouge Gauge issued today
predicts</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> <span style="color:black">forecasts stages
</span>will slowly rise to 29.7 feet on June 15, 2021 and then begin a <span style="color:black">
slow fall to 2</span>4.9 <span style="color:black">feet on Ju</span>ly 9<span style="color:black"> (2021). </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><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;color:black">The graph below is reproduced from NOAA’s National Weather Service website and represents an experimental product </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#26282A">to
account for t</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">he complexity of accurately predicting long-range precipitation. This forecast projects stage levels based on expected precipitation for 2 days (top) and 16 days (bottom) and was developed within
the North American Ensemble Forecast System (NAEFS) computer model and highlights Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (QPF). Along with the forecasts, a shaded area is also provided to indicate uncertainty for the forecast each day in the future. These plots
are experimental and not an official forecast product. </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">P<span style="color:black">lease
</span>utilize the attached re<span style="color:black">port</span>s <span style="color:black">
for complete details</span> including the year to date p<span style="color:black">lot of the Carrollton Gauge</span>
<span style="color:black">levels. </span><b> </b> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Best Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Sean M. Duffy, Sr.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Executive Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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