LORAIN HARBOR, OHIO (Continuing) Location.-Lorain Harbor is located on the south shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of Black River, 28 miles westerly of Cleveland Harbor, Ohio. Authorization.-1960 River and Harbor Act. 1 In addition, local interests will incur costs of $345,000 as their share of the cost of railroad bridge replacement. They have constructed docks, wharves, storage, and handling facilities, costs of which are not available. PHYSICAL DATA Relocation: Replace New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad swing bridge with a vertical lift bridge to provide a horizontal clearance of 205 feet between fenders and a vertical clearance of 100 feet above low-water datum. Channels: Lake approach channel; 29 feet deep in soft material and 30 feet deep in hard material, 800 feet wide from deep water in the lake to a 535-foot width between the opening in the breakwaters. Entrance channel through outer harbor, 28 feet deep in soft material and 29 feet in hard material over widths of 800 to 250 feet, to a point in the lower river channel 2,200 feet above the west pier light. Westerly portion of outer harbor, an irregularly shaped area 25 feet deep in soft material and 26 feet in hard material. River channel, 27 deep feet in soft material and 28 feet in hard material, 21⁄2 miles upstream from the 28-foot deep lower river channel to a point 500 feet below the upstream limit of the existing project, suitably widened at bends. Turning basin, 21 feet deep in soft material and 22 feet in hard material, 1,100 feet wide, at upper end of river channel. Breakwaters: Outer breakwater, 2,180 feet long, lakeward of the opening between the existing breakwaters. A 2,450-foot long shoreward extension of east breakwater including a stone shore connection. Removal of 280 feet of the outer end of the existing east breakwater and 995 feet of the outer end of the east pier. Replace New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad bridge... Deepen lake approach, entrance channel, west outer harbor, and lower Deepen remaining portions of outer harbor and river channel (stage III and stage IV). Outer breakwater. Extension of east break water. Entire project. 1 Completed. JUSTIFICATION The plan of improvement authorized for Lorain Harbor will provide deepened channels which are required to accommodate deep-draft bulk cargo vessels using the Great Lakes connecting channels and the St. Lawrence Seaway. The principal commodities moving through Lorain Harbor are iron ore, coal, and stone. The total waterborne commerce for the harbor in 1962 was 5,800,000 tons, consisting principally of receipts of 3,699,000 tons of iron ore, 561,000 tons of limestone, 344,000 tons of sand and gravel, 81,000 tons of gypsum, shipment of 1,055,000 tons of coal, and 60,000 tons of miscellaneous products. Fiscal year 1965.-The requested amount of $3 million will be applied toInitiate replacement of New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad bridgeContinue construction of outer breakwater. Engineering and design__-- Supervision and administration__ Total___. $500, 000 2,327, 000 10,000 163,000 3, 000, 000 The requested amount is required to provide for an orderly and economical rate of construction. Completed modifications Work completed consists of an outer harbor about 60 acres in area, formed by converging rubble-mound breakwaters with an aggregate length of 6,300 feet, deepened to 25 feet with a 16-foot deep area in the westerly portion. A 3mile long channel in Black River, the lower 2,200 feet 25 feet deep and the remainder 24 feet deep. Two turning basins located adjacent to the river channel, the lower basin 20 feet deep and the upper 17 feet deep. The total cost for this completed work was $2,746,000. Remaining modifications None. Non-Federal costs.-The estimated costs to local interests for complying with the requirements of the 1960 River and Harbor Act are $3,620,000. In addition, local interests will incur costs of $345,000 as their share of the cost of railroad bridge replacement. The costs to local interests for complying with the requirements of local cooperation for the completed modifications were $3,000. The areas adjacent to the Federal project have been extensively developed : necessary docks, wharves, storage unloading, and handling facilities have been provided, for which both the city of Lorain and private interests have incurred costs for the overall development. Costs to local interests are unknown. Status of local cooperation.—The required assurances of local cooperation were furnished by the city of Lorain, Ohio, and were accepted on April 21, 1961. Rights-of-way have been furnished as required. Comparison of Federal cost estimates.-The current Federal (Corps of Engineers) cost estimate of $16,300,000 is a decrease of $3,500,000 from the latest estimate ($19,800,000) submitted to Congress. This change includes decreases of $1,443,000 based on contract bids, $2,194,000 based on more detailed planning. and $110,000 in engineering and design and supervision and administration based on a reanalysis of requirements. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $247,000 for higher price levels. Summary construction program (PB−1), fiscal years 1964 and 1965 Location. The project is located on the west shore of Lake Michigan about 35 miles south of Milwaukee, Wis., and 54 miles north of Chicago, Ill. Authorization.-1962 Rivers and Harbors Act. Benefit-cost ratio.-1.8 to 1. 1 In addition, local interests have expended over $1,200,000 in developing and maintaining their harbor facilities to accommodate St. Lawrence Seaway traffic. PHYSICAL DATA Channels: Lake approach channel, dredge channel 800 feet wide and 27 feet deep from the detached breakwater lakeward for a distance of about 2,800 feet. Approach channel, deepen from 23 to 26 feet. Entrance channel and inner basin, deepen from 21 to 25 feet. Status (January 1, 1964).—Dredging not started. Completion schedule.-June 1965. JUSTIFICATION There are 111 manufacturing establishments in the community, who employ 22,000 workers, and produce industrial products valued at $14 billion annally. The principal manufactured products are automobiles, underwear and hosiery, steel cables, aircraft wire, furniture, brass and copper products and metal specialties. Several of these manufacturing companies make use of waterborne transportation for their products. The waterborne commerce for 1962 totaled 81,000 tons, consisting mainly of the export of wheat flour, animal products (edible and inedible) iron and steel products and import and export of motor vehicles. A total of 97 commercial vessel trips in and 97 trips out were made with drafts of up to 23 feet. The proposed improvement to the existing project will permit more efficient use of deep-draft vessels loaded to a maximum draft of 23.5 feet, trading between this harbor and other Great Lake harbors having channels deeper than the present project dept at Kenosha Harbor. Fiscal year 1965.-The requested amount of $335,000 will be applied to— Complete channel deepening-- Supervision and administration__ Total_ Completed modifications $309, 000 26, 000 335, 000 Dredging of the lake approach channel, approach channel and entrance channel and inner basin was completed at a cost of $98,000. Remaining authorized modifications None. Non-Federal costs.-Local interests are required to lower the water main at its present crossing of the entrance channel to a depth of 30 feet or relocate the pipe. Estimated cost of this work is $40,000. Status of local cooperation.-The assurance of required local cooperation has been furnished. Comparison of Federal cost estimate.-The current Federal cost estimate of $500,000 is a decrease of $210,000 from the latest estimate ($710,000) submitted to Congress. This decrease is based on more detailed plans and estimates. Summary construction program (PB-1), fiscal years 1964 and 1965 SUBDISTRICT No. 1 OF DRAINAGE UNION No. 1 AND BAY ISLAND DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT No. 1, ILLINOIS (Continuing) Location. The project is located along the Mississippi River in Rock Island and Mercer Counties, Ill., with the lower boundary immediately upstream from New Boston, Ill. Authorization.-1954 Flood Control Act. Benefit-cost ratio.-2.8 to 1. In addition, local interests since 1906 (Bay Island), and 1908 (Subdistrict No. 1), have expended approximately $998,000 in construction funds and in excess of $1,720,000 in maintenance and operation funds to provide partial flood protection in the project area. The project will provide a high degree of flood protection for 22,719 acres of highly productive farmland, including 114 sets of improvements (farm buildings) on 137 operating farm units. There are approximately 420 persons residing in the area. The last time that levee failure occurred was during the flood of 1922, which flooded the entire area, resulting in damages estimated at $612,000. Under current conditions, the damages would amount to $1,172,000. Although recent floods of the Mississippi River had not breached or overtopped the existing levee, the major floods of 1951 and 1952 threatened the area. During the course of these floods considerable money and effort were expended to effect emergency works and for flood-fighting activities in fortifying the existing levee. As a precautionary measure, residents of the area removed all stock and farm equipment to high ground, and found temporary living quarters outside the area. Expenditures incurred during the 1951 and 1952 flood periods for emergency work, evacuation, and losses to crops caused by seepage of water through the existing levee, were $278,000 and $280,000, respectively. These damages would amount to $269,000 and $317,000, respectively, under current conditions. In the event of levee failure during a recurrence of such floods, the resulting damages would amount to $1,338,000. During the flood of March-April 1960, |