DESIGN OF THE MR&T PROJECT CALLS FOR THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY TO WITH THE WORK WE WILL COMPLETE THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 1992, CAPACITY WILL BE INCREASED TO 1.4 MILLION CUBIC FEET PER SECOND OR MORE THAN 93 PERCENT OF THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY SYSTEM, LOUISIANA ON THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN FLOODWAY SYSTEM PROJECT, WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH THE ACQUISITION OF FEE TITLE LANDS AND FLOWAGE, DEVELOPMENTAL CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EASEMENTS. SINCE FISCAL YEAR 1989, WE HAVE PURCHASED FROM WILLING SELLERS OVER 16,000 ACRES OF THE 23,000 ACRES AUTHORIZED FOR DURING FISCAL YEAR 1992 AND FISCAL YEAR 1993, WE WILL CONTINUE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE HELENA HARBOR PROJECT WAS INITIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 1989. IT PROVIDES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A 300-FOOT WIDE BY 9-FOOT DEEP NAVIGATION CHANNEL 2.25 MILES LONG, A FLEETING AREA, FILL. IT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF ANTICIPATED GROWTH TO THE YEAR 2005. THE FIRST STAGE IS WELL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN AUGUST 1993 WITH THE FUNDS REQUESTED. THE ST. FRANCIS BASIN PROJECT, UPON ITS COMPLETION, WILL PROVIDE AREA OF OVER 1.4 MILLION ACRES. THE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 1992 ARE BEING USED FOR RELOCATION WORK ON SIX COUNTY BRIDGES, SEVEN STATE BRIDGES AND ONE RAILROAD BRIDGE; AND, CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT ITEMS COVERING ABOUT 29 MILES OF CHANNEL. THE FUNDS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993 WILL PERMIT RELOCATION WORK ON TWELVE COUNTRY BRIDGES, CONSTRUCTION ON SIX CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT ITEMS COVERING ABOUT 41 MILES OF CHANNELS AND A FISH POOL WEIR. THE PROJECT IS ABOUT 86 PERCENT COMPLETE WITH COMPLETION SCHEDULED FOR 53-617 0-92--2 THE FIRST OF THESE STRUCTURES, CAERNARVON ON THE EAST BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, IS COMPLETE AND HAS BEEN OPERABLE SINCE AUGUST 1991. WE PLAN TO INITIATE LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE DAVIS POND STRUCTURE ON THE WEST BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN FISCAL YEAR 1992. EXTENSIVE UNEXPECTED DESIGN EFFORTS HAVE DELAYED THE EXECUTION OF THE LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT UNTIL JUNE 1992. THE BUDGET REQUEST INCLUDES FUNDS TO INITIATE AND COMPLETE THE UTILITY RELOCATIONS AND THE LAND ACQUISITION, PLUS INITIATE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DIVERSION STRUCTURE AND THE OUTFLOW CHANNEL. THE DAVIS POND DIVERSION STRUCTURE, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL PRESERVE AN ESTIMATED 83,000 ACRES OF WETLANDS. MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA ESTUARINE AREAS, MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA THE MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA ESTUARINE AREAS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A MEANS TO DIVERT WATER FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THIS DIVERSION WILL INCREASE FISHERY PRODUCTION IN THE AREA, PREVENT LOSS OF 10,500 ACRES OF WETLANDS, AND IMPROVE THE SALINITY REGIME IN THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND. NON-FEDERAL RELOCATIONS WORK WILL BE INITIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 1992, AND THE FUNDS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993 WILL BE USED TO INITIATE RAILROAD RELOCATIONS AND THE OUTFLOW CHANNEL EXCAVATION. TENSAS BASIN, ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA THE TENSAS BASIN, ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA, PROJECT PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION TO 922,000 ACRES IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. ALL CURRENT WORK IS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BASIN KNOWN AS THE RED RIVER BACKWATER AREA. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 1992 ARE BEING USED TO INITIATE ONE LEVEE CONTRACT AND COMPLETE ONE LEVEE CONTRACT. THE FUNDS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993 WILL BE USED TO CONTINUE THE CONTRACT INITIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 1992, INITIATE TWO LEVEE CONTRACTS, AND CONTINUE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF REMAINING WORK. YAZOO BASIN, MISSISSIPPI ON THE YAZOO BASIN PROJECT, WORK ON THE REFORMULATION STUDY IS CONTINUING IN FISCAL YEAR 1992 WITH COMPLETION AND COORDINATION OF THE DRAFT REPORT ON THE UPPER STEELE BAYOU AND CONTINUATION OF WORK ON THE UPPER YAZOO PROJECTS PORTION OF THE STUDY. THE FUNDS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993 WILL BE USED TO COMPLETE THE UPPER STEELE BAYOU FINAL REPORT IN DECEMBER 1992 AND TO COMPLETE AND COORDINATE THE DRAFT REPORT ON THE UPPER YAZOO PROJECTS. THE REPORT ON THE UPPER YAZOO PROJECTS IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN DECEMBER 1993. INTERIM REPORTS ON SOME OF THE REMAINING FEATURES OF THE YAZOO BASIN PROJECT SUCH AS PELUCIA CREEK HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CONSTRUCTION WORK IS CONTINUING. AN INTERIM REPORT ON BLACK BAYOU ITEM 1-A HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IS UNDER REVIEW WITH AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 1992. MORE INTERIM REPORTS ARE PLANNED TO AVOID AND MINIMIZE DELAYS SO THAT CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT CAN PROCEED AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FUNDS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993 FOR THE DEMONSTRATION EROSION CONTROL PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FOR INITIATION OF FIVE CONTRACTS, CONTINUATION OF THREE CONTRACTS AND COMPLETION OF NINE CONTRACTS FOR BANK STABILIZATION, CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT, GRADE CONTROL AND FLOODWATER RETARDATION. HORN LAKE CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, INCLUDING COW PEN CREEK, TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI THE HORN LAKE CREEK PROJECT IS LOCATED IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND WILL REDUCE FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS IN HORN LAKE AND SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, AS WELL AS AGRICULTURAL LAND ALONG COW PEN AND HORN LAKE CREEKS. CONSTRUCTION FUNDING WAS RECEIVED IN FISCAL YEAR 1991; HOWEVER, CONSTRUCTION HAS NOT BEEN INITIATED DUE TO A DELAY IN COMPLETING THE LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT. AGREEMENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW, AND EXECUTION IS SCHEDULED VERY SOON. FUNDS AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 1992 WILL BE USED TO INITIATE PROJECT THE CONSTRUCTION IN AUGUST 1992. THE FUNDS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993 WILL BE USED TO INITIATE WORK ON COW PEN CREEK AND TO INITIATE AND COMPLETE WORK ON ROCKY CREEK. PROJECT COMPLETION IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 1994. NONCONNAH CREEK, TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI THE NONCONNAH CREEK PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, METROPOLITAN AREA. CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT WAS INITIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 1991 AND THE PROJECT IS 29 PERCENT COMPLETE. THE FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 1992 ARE BEING USED TO COMPLETE ONE BRIDGE PROTECTION CONTRACT AND INITIATE A SECOND. THE FUNDS REQUESTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993 WILL BE USED TO COMPLETE THE CONTRACT INITIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 1992 AND TO INITIATE THE FIRST CHANNEL ITEM. FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN SEPTEMBER 1994. WEST TENNESSEE TRIBUTARIES, TENNESSEE ON THE WEST TENNESSEE TRIBUTARIES PROJECT, CONSTRUCTION OF THE REMAINDER OF THE PROJECT CANNOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO A DENIAL OF WATER QUALITY |