AUTHORIZATION:  River and Harbor Acts of 1927 and 1930.

Backlog Forest Habitat Inventory, Regional Systemic Forest Goals (ARRA funded); complete in FY10.

River Engineering Study, ARRA funded, complete FY10.

Location and Description:  The portion of the Illinois Waterway within the boundaries of the St. Louis District extending from the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois, to the tailwater of LaGrange Lock and Dam at mile 80.15. The project maintains a nine-foot navigation channel by dredging/ channel patrol, water management, environmental compliance, and river engineering. The project has stewardship responsibility for 16,000 acres of public lands.

Activities in FY 2010 ($1,644k)
- Dredging, channel maintenance with increased risk
- Environmental compliance, minimal stewardship of lands and waters
- Manage recreational cabin outgrants

ARRA Allocation thru 28 Feb 10 ($1,119k)
- Additional dredging in critical areas (complete)
- River Engineering study to reduce dredging (awarded)
- Manage cabin outgrants for public safety (complete)
- Forest Inventory, endangered species (awarded)
- Kampsville Forest restoration (awarded)

Sponsor: Project is 100 percent Federally funded. Stakeholders include the river navigation industry, state and Federal conservation agencies, environmental non-governmental organizations, and tourism industry.