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The U.S Inland waterways system includes 12,000 miles of commercially navigable channels and some 240 lock sites. These “inland highways” move commerce to and from 38 states, serve industrial and agricultural centers and facilitate imports and exports at gateway ports. Kentucky has more miles of marine highway than any state, other than Alaska. Water transportation has historically played a major role in Kentucky's economy and it continues to today. Jay Ruble
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Ohio River m317 – m981.5,
Green River
Cumberland River m0 – m74.7,
Tennessee River
Lower Mississippi m904.8 – m953.8,
Big Sandy River
Licking River
Barkley Canal
664.5 miles
103.0 miles
74.7 miles
62.5 miles
49.0 miles
8.6 miles
4.0 miles
1.5 miles
Kentucky River: locks are closed as well as unsuitable for commercial navigation.
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What ships on Kentucky’s Rivers
Kentucky 2012 Top 5 Waterways
(tons in thousands; values in millions of dollars)
Tons
Waterway
Value
(thousands)
(Million $$)
Ohio River
60,597.7
$
9,845
Tennessee River
17,326.2
$
2,490
Green Rivers, KY
11,391.9
$
1,207
6,173.3
$
2,290
5,911.8
$
188
Big Sandy River
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Kentucky
2012 Lock Tonnage
Kentucky Ports
Top 3 Ports in Kentucky
Port
Huntington ‐ Tristate
Louisville, KY
Elvis Stahr Harbor, KY
Type Rank
1
Tons
7,735.2
6
5,922.7
23
845.5
Tonnages represent only tons shipped or received in the state and port, and not necessarily the total port tonnage. Source: USACE Waterborne Commerce Statistics
Lock
River
(tonnage in thousands)
Up bound
Down bound
Total
Ohio River L&D 52
Ohio
45,345.1
46,068.4
91,413.5
Newburgh L&D
Ohio
56,185.9
22,768.6
78,954.4
Ohio River L&D 53
Ohio
30,347.0
46,663.5
77,010.5
Smithland L&D
Ohio
36,798.0
36,648.7
73,446.7
McAlpine L&D
Ohio
49,388.5
21,717.4
71,105.9
Cannelton L&D
Ohio
45,674.1
23,786.8
69,460.9
John T Myers L&D
Ohio
40,062.9
28,061.0
68,123.9
Markland L&D
Ohio
35,958.4
21,657.5
57,616.0
Meldahl L&D
Ohio
26,641.6
24,976.9
51,618.5
Greenup L&D
Ohio
22,673.8
28,083.9
50,757.7
Kentucky L&D
Tennessee
16,440.9
6,602.3
23,056.3
Green River L&D 1
Green
3 639 1
8 260 7
11 899 7
Advantages of Inland Waterways Transport:
Towboat and barge Industry in Kentucky
Crucial to the Kentucky Economy
One 15-Barge Tow
1,050 Large Semi Tractor-Trailers
216 Rail Cars + 6 Locomotives
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The Greener Way to Move America’s Cargoes
Moving Freight Efficiently Throughout America
Transporting freight
by water is also the most
energy-efficient choice.
Barges can move one ton of
cargo 616 miles per gallon of fuel.
A rail car would move the same
ton of cargo 478 miles, and a truck
only 150 miles.
616
478
150
Barges have the smallest
carbon footprint among other
transportation modes.
To move an identical amount of
cargo by rail generates 30% more
carbon dioxide than by barge, and
1,000% more emissions by trucks
than by barge.
Ton-miles Traveled per Gallon of Fuel
Safeguarding Our Health and the Environment
Inland waterways transport moves hazardous materials safely.
Overall, spill rates remain low. Trucks lose 10.41 gallons per one million
ton-miles, rail cars 4.89 gallons and barges 2.59 gallons per one million
ton-miles.
Safeguarding Our Health and the Environment
Rate of Spills in
Gallons per Million Ton-miles
2.59
Spills of
More Than
1,000 Gallons
4.89
10.41
Anticipating Future Demands
 Our inland waterways have capacity:
 to transport today’s bulk commodities and intermodal cargo,  to accommodate tomorrow’s growth in those cargoes, and  to accept cargo diverted from overcrowded highways and railways
Types of Inland Barges
Dry Cargo
 Standard – 175’x26’ open hopper (291)
 Stumbo --195’x26’ open hopper (283)
 Jumbo --195’ & 200’ x 35’ open (6400),covered(10,400)
 Super Jumbo 260’ x 52.5’ open hopper (very few)
Liquids
 Small Tank <10,000 bbl (100)
 Jumbo Tank 10000‐20000 bbl (1300)
 Semi Integrated unit tow >20000 bbl (1400)
 Total Inland barge Fleet = 21,000
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Inland Barges
Inland Barges
 Open Hopper
 Covered Hopper
 195’ or 200’ x 35’
 195’ or 200’ x 35’
 1500-1800 ton cargo
 1500-1800 ton cargo
 280-300 ton weight
 9’ – 13’ draft
 9’ – 13’ draft
 Lift or slide covers
 Cargo box separate
 Rake or box ends
from hull
 Rake or box end
 Internal slope sheet
 Higher CU Ft Cap.
 No internal slope
sheets
Inland Towboats
Inland Barges
 Tank Barges
 700‐10,000 HP, ( 1800‐4000 hp typical on Ohio River)
 200’ x 35’, 10K
 Single, twin or triple screw
 250 x 52, >20K
 primarily Diesel fuel
 9’ – 13’ draft
 Open Wheel, Kort Nozzle or Z‐Drive propulsion
 Heated cargo
 2‐ 10 person Crew
 Hazardous
cargos(Red Flag)
 Crew members on board 21‐30 days
 Work two 6 hrs shifts
 Captain, Pilot, Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Deckhands, Cook
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Maintaining our Inland Waterways
Backlog of Lock and Dam Construction ( est. Completion dates)
Olmsted L/D Construction (2020)
Lower Mon 2,3 & 4 Replacement, phase 1 (2027)
Kentucky Lock Addition (2041)
Chickamauga Replacement Lock (2051)
L/D 25 Upper MS 1200’ Lock Addition (2064)
High Island to Brazos River, TX (2053) Lagrange 1200’ Lock Addition (2070) Inner Harbor Lock Replacement (2077)
L/D 22 Upper MS 1200’ Lock Addition (2083)
L/D 24 Upper MS 1200’ Lock Addition (2090) Impacts from Olmsted Lock & Dam
cOMPLETION OF OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Inland Waterways Trust Fund
Year End Balances 1992-2013
SEVERELY DELAYED
Ongoing Construction 

Kentucky Lock $0 in FY12 ($400+ million needed to complete by FY29)
Lower Monongahela River Locks & Dams 2, 3 & 4
$36 million in FY12 ($1.7 billion to complete by FY23)


Chickamauga $0 in FY12, restart in FY22 & completed in FY25
IHNC Lock in New Orleans $0 in FY12, restart in FY29 & completed in the 2040’s
TRUST FUND DOLLARS UNAVAILABLE FOR REHABILITATIONS ? 2090 BEFORE COMPLETION OF 22 AUTHORIZED PROJECTS NO NEW STARTS UNTIL AFTER FY 2040!
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WRDA 2014
78%
 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
 Legislation that authorizes and sets policy for work by the U.S. Army Cor of Engineers.
Percentage of River Locks in the U.S. Exceeding Their 50‐Year Design Life*
 President signed bipartisan law into effect June 2014
 Deauthorized old projects
 Authorizations more than offset by Deauthorizations
* By the year 2020
WRDA 2014
 Streamlining: “3x3x3”  Hard 3 Year Cap on Project Studies;
 Cost Caps at $3M Limit to Study;
 3 Levels of Review  Funding Roles for Non‐Federal Interests
 7 year sunset on projects
Funding Projects
 Higher project appropriations for FY ’15
 Proposed increase of Fuel tax rate for WTF
 6‐9 cents offered by Barge lines
 Would raise WTF revenues by 270 million
 Recognition of the “Olmsted Problem”  $350‐$380 million per year needed to reach goals
 Only 17 “No” Votes Over 500 House/Senate  $5.5‐$6 billion needed to finish backlogged projects.
Members  No Earmarks
 George Washington, returning in the fall of 1783 from a tour of the Mohawk Valley, wrote to a friend concerning the Nation's natural waterways:
 "Prompted by these actual observations, I could not help taking a more extensive view of the vast inland navigation of these United States and importance of it, and with the goodness of that Providence, which has dealt is favors to us with so profuse a hand. Would to God we had the wisdom enough to improve them."
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