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Please complete the survey by April 11th, 2014: either on-line, at the public open house, or returning the survey by mail to: HeartLands Conservancy, Attn: KRPD Strategic Plan, 406 E. Main Street, Mascoutah, IL 62258

Visitors enjoying the annual Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders, Inc. Barge Trip. The annual event allows elected officials, community leaders, and the general public to experience a first-hand look at the river and learn of the value the river adds to the region.

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Table of Contents Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................

Chapter 1: Before the Storm, Background and History .........................................................

Chapter 2: Existing Conditions .................................................................................................

Chapter 3: Public Engagement Summary ................................................................................

Chapter 4: SWOT Analysis ........................................................................................................

Chapter 5: Vision, Mission & Values ........................................................................................

Chapter 6: Strategic Objectives, Goals and Actions ...............................................................

Chapter 7: Priority Projects and Initiatives (Short and Long Term) ....................................

Chapter 8: Port District Facility Plans ......................................................................................

Chapter 9: Industry Trends ........................................................................................................

Glossary of Terms ........................................................................................................................

Appendix A: Survey Results B: September, 2013: Public Open Houses - Meeting Boards C: Stakeholder Project Brochure D: April, 2014: Public Open House - Meeting Boards E: Public and Agency Comments to Draft Strategic Plan (dated March 26, 2014) Adopted by the Kaskaskia Regional Port District on May 12, 2014

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Industry and recreation in close proximity on the Kaskaskia River. The background shows a barge of scrubber stone being unloaded at KRPD #1. In the foreground a recreational boater is enjoying an evening on the river.

Acknowledgments The Planning Team would like to acknowledge the following for their insights and efforts for this process and report:

The Advisory Committee Terry Beach Director, St. Clair County Economic Development Nora Feuquay University of Illinois Extension, Monroe County Economic Development Christopher Martin Coordinator, Randolph County Economic Development Ed Weilbacher General Manager, Kaskaskia Regional Port District Kaskaskia Regional Port District Board George Obernagel, Chairman Terry Liefer, Vice-Chairman Robert Myerscough, Treasurer Charles Bauer Virgil Becker Mike Conrad Clem Esker Brian Funk Richard Guebert, Jr. Bernard Heck, Jr. Rodney Linker Joe Luechtefeld Dennis Rodenberg Roger Rubemeyer Nancy Schilling Kaskaskia Regional Port District Staff Ed Weilbacher, General Manager Donna Gariglietti, Secretary HeartLands Conservancy Stephen Ibendahl Sarah Vogt Stakeholders See Chapter 9 for complete list of stakeholders involved in the planning process.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background In early 2012, Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) under the federal government’s Ike Disaster Recovery Planning Program (Ike-PLP) were made available to those Illinois communities damaged

by Hurricane Ike. In March of 2012, the Kaskaskia Regional Port District (KRPD) determined that the lower Kaskaskia River region would qualify for Ike-PLP funds. KRPD sought application for a grant to compose a Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan (plan) for Ike-affected areas. A grant for $100,000 was awarded to assemble the plan.

The Plan The Kaskaskia Regional Port District Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan incorporates these priority projects and initiatives.

Short term priorities include: 1. Use of the Water Resources, Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) to create certainty for private sector investment along the Kaskaskia River and within the Port District.

2. Develop Phase 1 of the Fayetteville Port.

3. Develop public/private partnerships for river maintenance, including channel dredging.

4. Create new Corporate Graphic Standards, including a Port District brand/logo and develop a marketing/communications plan.

5. Evaluate the potential for the Kaskaskia Regional Port District to incorporate all of St. Clair County, including the Southwest Regional Port District.

6. Enhance Scott Air Force Base multi-modal shipping possibilities by utilizing the Kaskaskia River primary or redundant shipping options.

7. Annually update the list of the top five Port District capital improvement projects.

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Long term priorities include: 1. Identify and implement stewardship best practices to reduce silt in the Kaskaskia River from head cutting, agriculture and urbanization.

2. Identification, master planning and development of a new Port Facility between Evansville and the Lock and Dam. 3. Full analysis study of raising the Kaskaskia River Project pool elevation.

4. Promote the development of the Prairie State Energy Campus and other opportunities for large development sites.

5. Implementation of freight priority projects and routes for rail and highway.

6. Promote establishing a four-lane highway within the Port District.

Strategic Objectives Strategic Objectives, goals and actions to achieve the short and long term tasks and priorities include: • Be an economic catalyst for Southwestern Illinois, including prescreening large development sites of 300 acres or more within the Port District, and marketing those sites. Create and regularly update Port District facility master plans. Enhance the Scott Air Force Base connection, develop the Fayetteville facility, and support efforts to broaden Port District economic development powers. • Be a key gateway to the Mississippi River by being an integral part of the M-55 Marine Highway, evaluate incorporating all of St. Clair county and the Southwest Regional Port District into the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, and seek opportunities to leverage a Union Pacific Railroad connection and rail yard at the Kellogg facility. • Be more visible by increasing awareness of the Kaskaskia River and the Port District regionally, statewide and nationally to better position the Port District for future funding possibilities, develop a marketing and communications plan, develop corporate graphic standards and logo, increase visibility of Port District facilities, and coordinate with tourism partners to promote recreation-focused events on the Kaskaskia River.

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• Promote Multi-Modal Shipping by keeping the river navigable, increasing competitiveness with Mississippi River shipping, enhancing highway connections, investing in key rail spurs, establishing a Port Facility between Evansville and the Lock and Dam, promote transload opportunities, and work to develop an in-river donor barge transfer station upstream from the Lock and Dam. • Promote recreation opportunities by increasing public access to river and surrounding IDNR lands, increasing recreational opportunities along the river, encouraging ecotourism, and creating a trail connection north and south along the river.

• Promote environmental stewardship by becoming the “greenest” port district in the region, by best conservation practices, and by promoting regional green infrastructure strategies.

• Be collaborative by continuing existing relationships and developing new relationships with local, state and federal agencies including the Economic Development Administration, USDA Rural Development, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Illinois Department of Transportation, and exploring operation and maintenance options with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• Maximize port revenue by analyzing existing lease agreements, seeking opportunities to expand bonding capacity, and expanded partnerships with statutory authorities.

• Enhance the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Board and Organization by creating a long-term development plan.

• Maximize port safeguards by developing a port security plan that complies with federal and state agencies, and exploring fiber optic connections parallel to the river from Fayetteville to the Lock and Dam.

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Photo: A tugboat moves its barge load on the Kaskaskia River. Shipping by barge is the most efficient and environmentally friendly method of shipping commodities.

BEFORE THE STORM, BACKGROUND AND HISTORY

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BEFORE THE STORM, BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Formation of the Kaskaskia River Navigation Project

Two floods in the 1940s prompted residents of New Athens, Illinois and other villages along the Kaskaskia River to approach the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1947. The committee asked for a flood wall at New Athens and the Corps responded with an idea for a flood control program for the entire Kaskaskia River. Meanwhile, huge regional coal deposits needed a shipping route and in 1954, the U.S. Bureau of the Budget allocated money for a Kaskaskia River shipping feasibility study. In 1955, the bureau dedicated $98,000.00 for a survey study on river navigation. By 1962, and despite railroad company objections, congress provided planning money for a proposed straightening of the Kaskaskia and construction of the confluence lock and dam. Congress provided federal funds for construction in 1966.

The Kaskaskia River Project was dedicated in 1974 to provide a navigable waterway 225 feet wide and nine feet deep from the confluence of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers in Randolph County, Illinois, 36 miles up river to Fayetteville, Illinois.

Overview of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District (KRPD)

In 1965, the Illinois General Assembly created the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act. The Act created a political subdivision body politic and municipal corporation, named “Kaskaskia Regional Port District� embracing all of Monroe and Randolph Counties and Freeburg, Millstadt, Smithton, Prairie Du Long, New Athens, Marissa, Fayetteville, Engleman, Mascoutah, Shiloh Valley and Lenzburg Townships of St. Clair County.

The General Assembly declared that the main purpose of the Act is to promote industrial, commercial, transportation, and economic activities thereby reducing the evils attendant upon unemployment and enhancing the public health and welfare of this State.

The governing and administrative body of the Port District is a board of 15 members, five each from Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties, to be known as the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Board. All members of the board shall be residents of the Port District and persons of recognized business ability. The members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. However, any member of the board who is appointed to the office of secretary or treasurer may receive compensation fixed by the board for services as such officer. The Governor, 10 | Kaskaskia Regional Port District

by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint the members of the board and fill any and all vacancies.

All property of the Port District shall be public grounds owned by a municipal corporation and used exclusively for public purposes within the tax exemption provisions.

KRPD has a number of functions, powers and duties, including: (a) study the existing harbor facilities within the area of the Port District and to recommend to an appropriate governmental agency, including the General Assembly of Illinois, such changes and modifications as may from time to time be required for continuing development therein and to meet changing business and commercial needs; (b) make an investigation of conditions within the Port District and to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan for the development of port facilities for the Port District. In preparing and recommending changes and modifications in existing harbor facilities, or a comprehensive plan for the development of such port facilities, as above provided, the Port District if it deems desirable may set aside and allocate an area or areas, within the lands owned by it, to be leased to private parties for industrial, manufacturing, commercial, or harbor purposes, where such area or areas in the opinion of the board, are not required for primary purposes in the development of harbor and port facilities for the use of public water and land transportation, or will not be needed immediately for such purposes, and where such leasing in the opinion of the board will aid and promote the development of terminal and port facilities; (c) study and make recommendations to the proper authority for the improvement of terminal, lighterage, wharfage, warehousing, anchorage, transfer and other facilities necessary for the promotion of commerce and the interchange of traffic within, to and from the Port District; (d) study, prepare and recommend by specific proposals to the General Assembly of Illinois changes in the jurisdiction of the Port District; (e) petition any federal, state, municipal or local authority, administrative, judicial and legislative, having jurisdiction in the premises, for the adoption and execution of any physical improvement, change in method, system of handling freight, warehousing, docking, lightering and transfer of freight, which in the opinion of the board are designed to improve or better the handling of commerce in and through the Port District or improve terminal or transportation facilities therein.

(To read the entire Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act, visit this website:) http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=944&ChapterID=15

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Damage by Hurricane Ike in 2008

Fast forward to late August, 2008, when Tropical Depression Ike formed off the African Coast and quickly evolved into a powerful and destructive Cape Verde-type hurricane. Ike made landfall in the United States near Galveston, Texas on September 13. Hurricane-force winds extended 120 miles from Ike’s center, tropical storm-force winds further still. There was a point when Hurricane Ike was more than 600 miles in diameter with maximum sustained winds of over 140 miles per hour. The United States death toll alone exceeded 120. More than 20 others were never found.

Almost $30 billion dollars in damages were estimated from Ike in the United States.

Ike’s winds, rains, and storm surge caused enormous amounts of damage to the Texas and Louisiana coasts and devastation extended north up the Mississippi River Valley. To help those effected by the storm, Congress appropriated funds through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under its Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), and allocated funds for the Ike Disaster Recovery Planning Program (Ike-PLP). The funds were intended to support development and adoption of forward thinking comprehensive plans to guide long-term recovery efforts and to support decisions to reduce existing or future development in disaster-risk areas.

Hurricane Ike was unusual as most hurricanes do not effect the Kaskaskia River region and Ike came to the region after a second flooding storm of July, 2008. As Ike tracked northward up the Mississippi River, the storm caused extensive damages due to high winds and heavy rains. Some corn and other farm fields that were nearly ready for harvest were destroyed completely by Ike’s high winds. The crops that could be harvested had to wait for fields to dry and special equipment was required to pick up the flattened corn.

Local tourism and recreation were negatively effected as villages and cities worked to repair damages from the flooding events. The lock and dam at the confluence of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers was closed to shipping and recreational boating. The loss of revenue to all concerned was substantial and compounded by the already crippled economy.

Addressing the Issues Created by Hurricane Ike and Strategies to Minimize Future Damage

As the previous section illustrates, the most significant impact to the Port District and surrounding communities was the loss of revenue and economic impact. This Port District strategic plan addresses the core of this issue by creating objectives, goals, actions, and short and long term priorities that will create future economic development within the Port District by capitalizing on strengths such as multi-modal shipping, water supply, recreation, and environmental resources.

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Damage from events like Hurricane Ike will be minimized by implementing goals and actions outlined in this strategic plan. The strategies are interwoven into the Objectives and Goals outlined in Chapter 6. Key strategies include:

Multi-Modal Shipping By encouraging multi-modal shipping and investments to rail (including new rail spurs), highway freight routes, and channel navigation, the Port District and businesses within the district will have additional options for shipping products, especially if one form of transportation is unavailable due to a natural disaster such as a hurricane.

Environmental Stewardship Goals and actions such as utilizing green infrastructure strategies, CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program), and SITES (Sustainable Sites Initiative) will help mitigate future natural disasters by helping to mitigate flooding by reducing the amount of storm water run-off and increasing infiltration.

Collaboration Communication and collaboration between local, county, regional, state, and federal agencies is key before, during, and after a natural disaster.

Collaboration is already a key strength of the Port District and partners.

The strategic planning process and future strategies for collaboration will increase the communication between the Port District and various partners.

Recreation Recreation is already a key strength within the Port District with activities such as boating, hunting, and fishing. The strategic planning process identified that additional investment in recreation should be considered, especially for camping, RV facilities, and trail connections. Additional recreation opportunities would increase tourism and revenues within the three counties.

Water Supply As a source for water, the Kaskaskia River is a key strength as the river supplies critical industry like the Prairie State Energy Campus and Dynegy Midwest Generation, and provides water supply to numerous communities. One of the long term priorities identified in the strategic plan is to conduct a full analysis of raising the navigable pool elevation of the Kaskaskia River. One of the potential benefits of raising the pool would be increased water supply. Additional water would be beneficial during natural disasters like the 2012 drought.

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A Need and Opportunity for a Strategic Recovery Plan To support its mission, KRPD works in tandem with local tourism and economic development agencies, as well as the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the Kaskaskia Watershed Association, the Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders and sporting and boating groups on river-related issues.

The Kaskaskia River Project has experienced low shipping tonnage over several years and was on a “watch list” by the Corps. KRPD seeks to increase tonnage through several efforts and expansions to sustain and increase federal funding for the Project.

In 2011, KRPD’s board decided the organization needed to assemble a comprehensive strategy for capital improvements, for Ike damage recovery and for future growth. Since KRPD lacked a guiding document, the board of directors, in March, 2012, requested the general manager to apply for a grant under Ike-PLP to fund the plan. Without a comprehensive plan, the board realized setting priorities and accomplishing goals would be fragmented and difficult. Since the grant application was required to come from a government entity, KRPD requested assistance from Randolph County government.

Randolph County, in partnership with KRPD, Monroe and St. Clair Counties made the application with Christopher Martin of Randolph County Economic Development serving as grant administrator. The grant for $100,000 was awarded in April of 2012. The beginning date of October 1, 2012 and ending date of April 30, 2014 for plan origination were set.

Mr. Martin, Ms. Nora Feuquay, University of Illinois Extension, Monroe County Economic Development, Mr. Terry Beach, Director of Economic Development for St. Clair County, and Mr. Edward Weilbacher, General Manager of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, agreed to serve as a grant advisory committee. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) was the recipient of applications from effected Illinois communities and serves as coordinator and counsel for grant recipients. DCEO is also the conduit for plan service benchmarks and payments.

KRPD needs adequate port property maps that are reproducible with the flexibility to project plans and propositions under consideration. The maps display boundaries, demographics, facilities, utilities, historic information, public lands, flood plains, trails, watershed and transportation connections.

Other components of the comprehensive plan include development of a port property plan, a terminal plan, and an industrial development plan.

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Photo: Wildlife along the Kaskaskia River. One of the key assets along the Kaskaskia River is the 20,000 acre Kaskaskia State Fish and Wildlife Area. It is one of the largest fish and wildlife resources in Illinois.

EXISTING CONDITIONS

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EXISTING CONDITIONS Kaskaskia River

The Kaskaskia River in the second longest river in inland Illinois. The river originates near Champaign, Illinois and flows approximately 300 miles southwest to the Mississippi River, eight miles north of Chester.

The lower 36 miles of the Kaskaskia, the Kaskaskia River Project, is used for shipping, water supply, and recreation.

In 1962, Congress authorized the Kaskaskia Navigation Project. In 1964, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings entered into an agreement entitled “Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis, and the State of Illinois, Department of Public Works and Building for the Kaskaskia River Navigation Improvement Project” which outlined the project and responsibilities of the parties involved.

Construction began in 1966 and the Kaskaskia River Project was dedicated in 1974 to provide a navigable waterway 225 feet wide and nine feet deep from the confluence of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers in Randolph County, Illinois, 36 miles up river to Fayetteville, Illinois. The project shortened the river from 50.5 miles to 36.2 from the confluence of the Mississippi and Kaskaskia River to Fayetteville, Illinois.

Although the original purpose of the Kaskaskia River project was to provide a commercial navigable waterway, other significant uses of the river include: industrial and municipal water supplies, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation.

Kaskaskia Regional Port District (KRPD)

In 1965, the Illinois General Assembly created the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act. The Act created a political subdivision body politic and municipal corporation, named “Kaskaskia Regional Port District” embracing all of Monroe and Randolph Counties and Freeburg, Millstadt, Smithton, Prairie du Long, New Athens, Marissa, Fayetteville, Engleman, Mascoutah, Shiloh Valley and Lenzburg Townships of St. Clair County.

The General Assembly declared that the main purpose of the Act is to promote industrial, commercial, transportation, and economic activities thereby reducing the evils attendant upon unemployment and enhancing the public health and welfare of this State.

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Regional Port Districts and Port Authorities

Within a 100 mile radius of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District there are multiple other Port Districts and Port Authorities. Figure 2.1 shows these Port Districts and Port Authorities. The Port Authorities are listed as active or inactive. There is no standard definition of an inactive versus active Port Authority. For the purposes of this report, an active Port Authority has an active board, staff, and active leases. An inactive Port Authority may have active private terminals and facilities within their boundary, but generally do not have active administration with boards, staff, or leases.

Active Port Authorities within a 100 mile radius of the Kaskaskia Port District include: • America’s Central Port (Formerly Tri-City Port District) • Jefferson County Port Authority • New Bourbon Port Authority • Paducah County Port Authority • Port of Indiana-Mt. Vernon • Shawneetown Regional Port Authority • Southeast Missouri Port Authority • St. Louis Port Authority

Transportation - Highway

Major highways in the Port District include Illinois Route 3, 4, 13, 15, and 159. Generally the area lacks an interstate highway connection, although Interstate 64 is in the northern area of the Port District boundary.

Interstate 255 is in the far northwest corner of the Port District boundary with a 4-lane connection from Interstate 255 to Waterloo (Illinois Route 3).

Except for the segment of Route 3 north of Waterloo that is four lanes, all other highways within the Port District are two lane highways.

See Figure 2.2 for highways within the Port District.

Transportation - Rail

Three Class 1 railroads have connections in the Port District. The Class 1 railroads include: • Union Pacific (UP) • Canadian National (CN) • Norfolk Southern (NS) In addition to the Class 1 railroads, private rail lines connect facilities to the Class 1 system. The Kaskaskia Regional Railroad connects the KRPD #1 (New Athens) facility to the Canadian Northern (CN) mainline and to the Prairie State Energy Campus.

Four Port District facilities have connections to Class 1 railroads. See Figure 2.2 for existing railroads within the Port District.

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Natural Resources and the Environment

The Kaskaskia River and surrounding watershed is important for natural resources, habitat, and wildlife. The rich diversity of habitats along the Kaskaskia (bottomland forest, native grass lands, oxbows, and wetlands) support a wide range of wildlife and plant species. The great Kaskaskia watershed includes over 1,100 plant species, 112 fish species, and 49 mammal species.

One of the key assets along the Kaskaskia River is the 20,000 acre Kaskaskia State Fish and Wildlife Area. It is one of the largest fish and wildlife resources in Illinois.

Just upstream from Fayetteville is the largest contiguous bottomland hardwood forest in the state of Illinois.

The Middle Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge is a multi-county asset with various divisions stretching from Valmeyer to south of Chester along the Mississippi River corridor. The refuge provides habitat for migratory birds, native river ďŹ sh, and endangered, threatened, and rare species

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St. Clair County ecological assets are primarily contained within county and municipal parks. Belleville, O’Fallon, Fairview Heights, Shiloh and Swansea also support park systems. In addition, some sizable (e.g. 100 acre) blocks of privately protected open space also exist throughout St. Clair County. An Illinois National Area Inventory (INAI) site covers a large area around Stemler Cave (west of Millstadt). State protected lands buffer the Kaskaskia River from Fayetteville south to Baldwin Lake (south of New Athens). State protected lands also include the Cahokia Mounds site and Frank Holten State Park, which is of particular importance because of its placement within a largely urbanized area (between Washington Park and Alorton). Little state or federally protected lands exist along the St. Clair / Mississippi River border.

The most significant features among Monroe County’s ecological assets are the extensive INAI sites. INAI sites are associated with Stemler Cave, to the north, and in the interior portion of the county large INAI sites west and south of Waterloo. Additional, smaller INAI sites are located along the bluff (in areas where land has been protected by the state or non profits, e.g., White Rock, Fults Hill Prairie). Ecological assets are more plentiful along the bluff line in Monroe County (e.g., various land and water, nature preserves) than in the bottom (e.g., Kidd Lake and private hunting club).

There are less federally or state protected lands along the Mississippi than in Madison County, although state protected lands do comprise the entire eastern most boundary of Monroe County (along the Kaskaskia River).

In Randolph County, ecological assets are most prominent in the form of state protected lands. Specifically, lands on either side on the Kaskaskia River bisect the county from the north to the south where the Kaskaskia meets the Mississippi. The World Shooting and Recreation Complex 18 | Kaskaskia Regional Port District

outside Sparta, the Randolph County Conservation area north of Chester and additional state protected land in the southern tip of the county add to the overall impression of significant state protected eco assets. Some smaller INAI sites exist in the northwestern and southern most points of Randolph County. The Shawnee National Forest boundaries begin at the south Randolph County/Jackson County line. Sizable (e.g., 100 acres +) tracts protected by non profits also exist within the county. Turkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Area south of Chester is over 2,200 acres.

See Figure 2.3 for a map of existing natural resources, habitat, and green infrastructure.

Recreation

The Kaskaskia River is a key regional and statewide destination for recreation. Every year over 8,000 recreational boats pass through the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam. The river is a popular destination for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming. Adjacent land is popular for hunting and wildlife habitat, including the 2,220 acre Peabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Area. Within the overall 20,000 acre Kaskaskia State Fish and Wildlife Area, over 14,000 acres are available for hunting. A 12-mile multi-use trail and trailhead is located at the Kaskaskia Day Use Area at Baldwin Lake.

Additional county descriptions include: Monroe County public recreation lands mostly exist in city parks in Waterloo and Columbia and state protected natural spaces in Valmeyer and Fults. Waterloo and Columbia also have limited existing trails but numerous planned trail facilities that the public could access for recreation purposes. Additional state protected land exists adjacent to the Kaskaskia River in eastern Monroe County, but no trails exist within or connect these recreation lands with the rest of the county.

Major recreation lands in Randolph County are associated with the Kaskaskia River. There are also two trails within the Kaskaskia recreation land – one near Baldwin Lake in the north, and one near the confluence of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers in the southern part of the county. The World Shooting and Recreation Complex provides a specific recreation niche, other large recreation lands include Randolph County Conservation Area and Turkey Bluffs (state lands). Trails are limited, both within municipalities and county-wide connectors.

Historical sites are also major recreation and tourist destinations including Fort de Chartres State Historic Site, Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site, and Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site.

See Figure 2.4 for a map of existing recreation facilities.

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Photo: Stakeholders at a September 2013 open house in Monroe County for the Kaskaskia Regional Port District strategic plan.

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY

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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY Introduction

With public engagement and input for the Strategic Recovery Plan in mind, Randolph County and the Kaskaskia Regional Port District appointed a plan advisory committee to help guide decisions concerning public input, data collection and other relevant plan methodologies. The committee was also tasked with gauging and guiding plan procedures and benchmarks. Chosen for the committee were the economic development directors from the three partner counties and the Port District General Manager. The expertise of Nora Feuquay of Monroe County, Terry Beach from St. Clair County, Christopher Martin of Randolph County and Edward Weilbacher of KRPD was considered important in designing and completing the recovery plan.

Acknowledging that stakeholder and public input was paramount to plan assembly, the advisory committee decided on a three-component approach. The first involved defining key stakeholders and then conducting meetings and personal interviews with that group. Data and questions from those sessions would then be used to generate and prioritize questions for component number two. A second set of meetings with the same stakeholders would allow them to review the plan draft after assembly and suggest revisions.

Component number two incorporated public meetings before plan assembly and another series after the draft plan was completed. Separate sessions would be held in Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties.

The initial meeting format would be an open house with informational displays including KRPD history, maps, statistics, bulleted information, illustrations and photographs to inspire questions. KRPD, Randolph County and agency personnel would be on hand to answer those questions.

The second set of meetings would present the draft plan during public gatherings in Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties. KRPD, Randolph County and agency personnel would be on hand to listen to questions, comments and suggested revisions.

Component three would derive data from surveys. The surveys would be distributed during the initial stakeholder sessions and during the first round of public meetings. The surveys were also made available by the advisory committee and others at numerous venues in their individual regions.

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SWOT prioritization exercise by Port District board members in 2013.

An identical survey would be posted at an Internet site so the public would have the opportunity to complete the questions electronically.

Print and broadcast media in Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties would be provided with information on the recovery plan including and especially concerning the need for stakeholder and public input. This same information with supporting graphic illustrations would be posted on social media and websites to support ubiquitous public distribution.

Stakeholder Meetings

A stakeholder is a person or business who has a vested interest in something valuable. The success of shipping, recreational and sporting activities and habitat conservation on the Kaskaskia River is of immense value. The plan advisory committee identified key stakeholders in the Kaskaskia Regional Port District who could provide input for recovery plan content.

Among those stakeholders were farmers, landowners and agricultural businesses in the watershed. The KRPD Board of Directors, local elected officials including county commissioners, mayors and village presidents, city councils, and village boards were included. Illinois State Representatives and Senators were invited.

Input from Kaskaskia River support groups like the Kaskaskia Watershed Association, boating and recreation clubs, the Kaskaskia Regional Port District and organizations in riverfront villages and cities was sought.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is a major partner in river matters, as is the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Federal agencies like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development were asked for comment and recommendations.

Welcome sign for public open house for strategic plan in fall 2013.

Also consulted were transportation companies like Union Pacific and Canadian National Railroads, Gilster-Mary Lee and Beelman Trucking companies, and Southern Illinois Transfer.

Peabody Energy, Prairie State Energy Complex, The Material Works, and other customers of river freight shipping were consulted.

Finally, facility and terminal operators were asked to provide plan input.

What evolved was a ubiquitous and comprehensive data and opinion set that defined focus for the Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan. Input from stakeholders also focused questions for both the public meetings and the paper and electronic surveys. (See spreadsheet of individuals and meeting dates in the Appendix) Strategic Plan - A Vision for the Next 25 Years | 27

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The plan advisory committee and the agency designed the stakeholder I never Riverand electronic surveys.17% interviews to derive questions foruse thethe paper Also, the groups recommended a survey that would take no more than a few I withdraw from the River for drinking or… minutes to water complete.

14% I ship my products or work for a company …

11% 2) The survey contained 17 questions in fourthat categories: 1) General, Recreation and Habitat, 3) Shipping and Economic Development, 4) I work on the River (for a transfer or transport…

3% are a few sample Facts about the Kaskaskia Regional Port District. Here questions and responses. The full survey is available in the Appendix.

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Are there Regional other issues or threats and not listed above that you feel are important for the Kaskaskia River?

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Shipping & Economic Development 10. Do you own or work for a business utilizing the Kaskaskia River? Check one.

Yes, I work at a plant or facility that is connected to the River or port facility.

7% Yes, I work in a maritime related job.

1% Yes, I ship grain for export.

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11. How would you rate the railroad network in Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties? Check one.

No opinion 26%

Good: product and trains can move easily where they need to go.

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Poor: significant improvements are needed.

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Fair: the region is connected by rail lines, but there are some improvements needed.

39%

12. How would you rate the highway network in Monroe, Randolph, and St. Clair Counties? Check one.

Poor: highways are poorly connected, poor condition, severe conflicts between trucks (freight) and other modes…

Fair: highways are generally well connected, in fair condition, some conflicts between trucks (freight) and other modes…

No opinion.

5% Good: highways are well connected, in good condition, and limited conflicts between trucks (freight) and…

Strategic Plan - A Vision for the Next 25 Years 13. What opportunities are there for the Kaskaskia River to better serve local and regional employers?

1. More advertisement, promotion, and awareness to local businesses

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Extent of the Survey Surveys were mailed to 50 addresses each in Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties for a total of 150. Surveys were also available at the three public meetings held in each county, and at council, commissioner, chamber, service club and other public gatherings. Media releases were issued and information was published and broadcast in support of both the paper and electronic surveys.

Paper survey availability and the link to the electronic version were published on Facebook and partner team websites.

The advisory committee and the agency utilized Survey Monkey to make the electronic survey version available at this link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/PortDistrict A complete survey and quantified responses are in the Appendix.

The Kaskaskia Regional Port District Board of Directors & The Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan Advisory Committee The Kaskaskia Regional Port District Board of Directors is comprised of five members each from the counties of Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair. Board members are nominated by the governor of Illinois and confirmed by the senate. The KRPD Board requested Randolph County, in partnership with Monroe and St. Clair Counties, to make application for an Ike PLP Grant to create a KRPD Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan.

Christopher Martin, economic development coordinator for Randolph County, was designated by the Randolph County Board of Commissioners as grant administrator. The KRPD Board requested Mr. Martin, together with Nora Feuquay, Monroe County Economic Development and Terry Beach, St. Clair County Economic Development to serve with Edward Weilbacher, KRPD General Manager, as an advisory and steering committee for constructing the Strategic Recovery Plan.

The KRPD Board delegated most of the goals and tasks for plan assembly to the advisory committee. The committee met initially to set strategy and hire an agency. The committee, under guidelines from the Ike Disaster Recovery Office of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) advertised for bids to complete the Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan. Heartlands Conservancy of Mascoutah, Illinois was the agency chosen as best qualified to coordinate and complete the plan.

The committee met frequently with the agency to review goals, tasks and timelines. Mr. Martin coordinated information exchange and review, and billing and revenue flow with the Ike Disaster Recovery Office. Mr. Martin also assumed responsibility for writing most plan narrative.

The agency and committee members reported to the KRPD Board of Directors on plan progress at the board’s regular monthly meeting. Board 30 | Kaskaskia Regional Port District

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members made suggestions and recommendations to the committee and agency. Those suggestions were incorporated as the meetings, interviews, data collection and plan assembly proceeded.

The KRPD Board reviewed the first draft of the assembled plan at their February, 2014 meeting. The group made suggested changes to be made before the plan draft was shown to stakeholders and the public. After the draft plan was exhibited and discussed with stakeholders and the public, the KRPD Board of Directors approved the final plan at their May, 2014 meeting.

Public Meetings

Please join us for an upcoming public open house to provide your input into the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan. (See a meeting invitation in the Appendix).

These were the words used in several venues to attract visitors to public input meetings for the plan. The meetings were featured in editorial and advertorial print media, on public information boards, flyers, radio, website and social media, and at service club and chamber of commerce meetings throughout the Kaskaskia Regional Port District. Here was the schedule for the meetings.

Attendees reviewing display boards at open house for strategic plan in fall 2013.

Randolph County September 17, 2013 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

American Legion 500 Opdyke Street Chester, IL 62233 St. Clair County September 18, 2013 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

St. Clair County Building 10 Public Square Belleville, IL 62220 Monroe County September 24, 2013 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

County Annex Building 901 Illinois Avenue Waterloo, IL 62298 Multi-County Meeting March 26, 2014 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Kaskaskia Regional Port District Office 336 N. Main St. Red Bud, IL 62278 Strategic Plan - A Vision for the Next 25 Years | 31

Sample flyers and attendance sign-in sheets can be found in the Appendix.

During the public meetings, data was derived from personal interviews, casual conversation and from completed surveys. That data helped to shape the Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan.

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TABLE 3.1 - Stakeholder Meeting Summary KRPD Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan: Stakeholder Coordination Meeting Summary Date July 10, 2013

Location Monroe County Fairgrounds

County

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George Obernagel, KRPD Board

July 12, 2013

IDOT Region 8 Office

July 15, 2013

Monroe County Courthouse

Monroe

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Monroe Monroe

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Wm. Nobbe Co. Luhr Bros., Inc. Prairie State Generating Co., LLC Gateway FS, Red Bud Belleville KRPD Office Baldwin Lake TMW Office, Red Bud KRPD Office Baldwin Knight Hawk Coal

July 25, 2013

July 18, 2013

Washington

Jeffrey Keirn, Acting Deputy Director; Bryon Capper, Senior Local Community & Safety Liaison; Ken Sharkey; Jim Stack; John Shaller, Local Roads Delbert Wittenauer, County Commissioner Terry Liefer, KRPD Board, County Commissioner Mike Kovarik, County Commissioner Jared Nobbe, Manager, LKSI member Mike Luhr, President Nathan Higgerson, Coal Combustion Residual Engineer

Randolph St. Clair Randolph Randolph Randolph Randolph Randolph Perry

Carl Tebbe, General Manager Jim Milleville, St. Clair Service Co. Richard Guebert, KRPD Board Mic Middleton, IDNR Site Supt.

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Randolph

Ryan Ford, Manager

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St. Clair

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St. Clair

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Feb 12, 2014

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St. Clair

Ken Hicks, Kinder Morgan Dan Witthaus, Supt. Transportation Services Don Conley Wayne Borg, Regional Manager Network & Industrial Development Justin Siegel, General Manager Jerry Costello II, IL State Representative Steve Zuber Wayne Barber Kevin Schoeben, Deputy Director Planning IDOT Robert Wilkins, US Army Corp of Engineers Dave Luechtefeld, IL State Senator Marc Miller, Director Brian Funk, KRPD Board and Fayetteville Mayor Kurt Johnson, Southern Illinois Transfer Company Presentation ‐ Monroe County Economic Development Committee Presentation ‐ St. Clair County Economic Development Committee

Feb 27, 2014

Springfield

Presentation ‐ Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Feb 27, 2014

Springfield

Presentation ‐ Illinois Department of Transportation

March 13, 2014

Prairie du Rocher

Randolph

Presentation ‐ Randolph County Progress Committee

March 13, 2014 March 13, 2014

Waterloo Sparta

Monroe Randolph

March 17, 2014

St. Louis

March 17, 2014

Belleville

St. Clair

Presentation ‐ Monroe County Farm Bureau Presentation ‐ Randolph County Farm Bureau Presentation ‐ St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Presentation ‐ St. Clair County Farm Bureau

March 26, 2014

Red Bud

Randolph

St. Clair

Presentation ‐ Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders, Inc. (LKSI)

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Photo: Recreational boaters at the Lock and Dam at Modoc, just north of the confluence of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers.

Tourism including boating, fishing, and recreation is a major economic generator.

SWOT ANALYSIS

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SWOT ANALYSIS What is SWOT? SWOT analysis is a planning procedure examining these factors: • Strengths • Weaknesses • Opportunities • Threats For the Kaskaskia Regional Port District (KRPD) Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan, Heartlands Conservancy (agency) determined the public’s perceptions of KRPD’s strengths, its weaknesses, opportunities KRPD may exploit and threats to KRPD and shipping on the Kaskaskia River Project. The grant advisory committee chose several venues through which SWOT data was obtained. The committee first determined who the key stakeholders were in Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties.

Stakeholder interviews in each of the counties were conducted. Separate advertised public meetings were also held in each county. Finally, paper and electronic surveys were completed by the public and the data complied. Collectively, the data provided an excellent source for SWOT analysis and focused the dialogue and plan components on real versus perceived impressions.

In this chapter, the top strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats are listed along with a brief paragraph of analysis. It is important to remember that a SWOT analysis contains both real and perceived facts.

Including perceptions is important because it often identifies areas of better communication, especially with perceived weaknesses and threats.

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Strengths Location The Kaskaskia River is geographically located in the heart of the country, making it an ideal hub for incoming and outgoing goods. Barge shipping is the most efficient transportation mode and the flexibility of four KRPD port locations (and a proposed fifth) provides fast and convenient delivery to and from regional, national, and world markets.

Multiple Assets The river also provides a number of other benefits to southern Illinois.

Several communities glean their water supply from the Kaskaskia. Both Dynegy and Prairie State Energy use river water to generate electricity, benefiting millions in the central United States. The Kaskaskia River Project’s controlled flow can also help regulate depth on the Mississippi.

Thousands “lock through” from the Mississippi each boating season to take advantage of pleasure boating and water sports offered on the Kaskaskia.

Fishing and hunting opportunities abound year round. Birding is enjoyed in every season and hundreds of visitors flock to the lock and dam each February for eagle watching.

Voices of Advocacy A great strength for the Kaskaskia River watershed is the variety of groups and individuals who promote the river. Villages like Fayetteville, New Athens and Evansville, county governments, economic development and tourism groups, state representatives and senators, United States Congressional Representatives, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, organizations like the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, the Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders, the Kaskaskia Watershed Association, the Middle Mississippi River Partnership, boating and hunting clubs, and many others help assure a bright future for the Kaskaskia River.

Workforce The regional labor force holds a multi-generational work ethic born of their forefathers and the tradition of the family farm. This highly trained and adaptive group helps companies manufacture hand-finished surgical instruments, precision crankshafts, conveyor lines, light and heavy metal castings, window and door components and dozens of other products.

Miners bring coal to market and farmers grow grains for America’s food basket. Both wine and beer are hand crafted in the region. Goods are shipped to all corners of the world, a source of pride for the thousands who live and work in the Kaskaskia watershed.

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Leadership The KRPD Board of Directors understands the importance of Kaskaskia River shipping and recreation to the region’s economic vitality. Each director is appointed by the Governor of Illinois with five members each from Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties comprising the board. KRPD’s leadership and committee structure is strong and active as demonstrated by the new initiative for a port facility at Fayetteville, the proposed expansion of the Number Two dock at Baldwin, proposed facilities modifications at Kellogg Dock, and the new headquarters office construction in Red Bud, Illinois.

Other Strengths • Strong partnerships and relationships (agencies, legislators, businesses).

• Shipping by barges is the cleanest and cheapest way to transfer bulk commodities.

• Availability of land for new development and/or expansion – room to grow.

• Carlyle Lake, which maintains a consistent pool.

• The Port District as a spokesman and advocate for the river.

• Variety of industries and commodities (grain, coal, stone, etc.).

• A safe harbor on a pooled river (no currents to contend with).

• The Kaskaskia River has less fluctuations in river elevations compared to the Mississippi River.

• All the land adjacent to the Kaskaskia River is publicly owned with the Port District serving as the economic development agent.

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Weaknesses Funding The Kaskaskia River Project was launched in 1974. The waterway is subject to fill-in from silt and must be periodically dredged to keep the channel open for shipping. In addition, the lock and dam at the confluence with the Mississippi is more than four decades old and requires expensive maintenance and upgrades to meet safety and technology standards.

Dock stations require regular sustention and modernization. Project maintenance is expensive and during economic downturns and tight national budgets, funding is often limited or cut completely.

An Uncertain Future The Kaskaskia River Project cannot function without sufficient operational and maintenance funding. Locking operations have been periodically relegated to a limited daily schedule. That can disrupt the scheduled flow of commodities like scrubber stone, critical to the continual generation of electricity at Prairie State Energy Campus. Unaddressed sedimentation can effect river depth, creating barge weight limitations and increasing shipping costs.

Awareness These threats are exacerbated by the general public’s limited awareness of the Kaskaskia River Project and the importance of the river for shipping, recreation, fishing and hunting and for natural purposes. While there has been some success at the federal level by dedicated congressional representatives, public pressure on local, state and federal government revenue sources is deficient to mitigate adequate funding for sustainability.

The Kaskaskia Regional Port District with assistance from the Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders and local economic development and tourism groups, is campaigning to increase public awareness.

Other Weaknesses • Limited drafts on Kaskaskia (9 feet) compared to Mississippi (12 - 14 feet).

• Smaller barge tows on Kaskaskia (4-6) compared to Mississippi (15).

• Size of lock, specifically width, for all barge types.

• Aging infrastructure.

• Water fluctuations (flood/drought).

• Overall business climate in Illinois.

• Regulatory requirements.

• Upper Kaskaskia River competes more directly against Mississippi ports.

• Lack of competition of barge operators.

• Perception of being a “small” port.

• Lack of access and connections to river.

• Lack of regional highway connections.

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Opportunities Keeping the River Channel Navigable The Kaskaskia Regional Port District and its partners are working to increase government and public awareness regionally and nationally.

These efforts can lead to increased funding for dredging, plus a dedicated revenue stream for Kaskaskia River Project operations and maintenance.

Limiting the Silt By working with watershed farmers and landowners, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Farm Bureau and other groups and individuals, KRPD can help develop best practices for water and soil conservation. Less dredging and more efficient project operations would result.

Increasing Pool Elevation A higher water line allows increased individual barge weights thereby improving shipping efficiency and lowering costs. Raising the Kaskaskia’s pool depth also decreases the need for dredging, another cost saving. A higher pool elevation will also provide increased water supply.

New and Expanded Facilities The new port facility at Fayetteville will increase tonnage on the Kaskaskia and provide another shipping station for agricultural and industrial customers. Jobs will be added to the local community and to shipping companies.

Now in the planning stages, an expansion of the Kellogg Dock can elevate the flow of coal and other commodities thereby increasing efficiency and lowering America’s food and energy costs.

A plan for an industrial park near Roots Road in Randolph County offers multi-modal shipping options with water, rail and highway possibilities.

Increasing Awareness KRPD and its partners are aware of the need for accelerated public education and awareness of the Kaskaskia River Project. Shipping analytics and other data can help promote the importance of river shipping to elected officials, business and industry, agricultural concerns and the general public. There is also an opportunity to market the river to major regional employers like Scott Air Force Base.

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Other Opportunities • Keep the lock open 24 hours a day.

• Keep the lock open on a schedule (adjusted seasonally) to save operations costs.

• Increased recognition of non-freight/shipping river benefits: recreation, water supply, flood control, etc.

• Increase and diversity of commodity types (fertilizer, gypsum, fly ash, liquids, etc.).

• Maximizing lease arrangements.

• Increased recreational access (to the river and to IDNR lands).

• Expand Port District boundary to gain access to more Mississippi River opportunities.

• Offering incentives (state and local) for businesses to locate in the Port District.

• Coordinate with a wider spectrum of partners to be part of river/ freight initiatives and funding opportunities (M-55 Marine Highway, regional port working group, additional legislators, etc.).

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Threats Funding The most prominent threat to the Kaskaskia River Project is an inconsistent revenue stream for operations and maintenance. In addition, capital improvements like technology upgrades will be impossible without funds to support them. The project must remain viable.

Uncertainty of Shipping and Infrastructure Increased siltation is a major threat to project operations. That threat increases with the additional maintenance of the waterway to Fayetteville.

Failure to address this threat could mean the end of shipping on the Kaskaskia River.

The confluence lock and dam is decades old. The facility is antiquated and requires additional maintenance yearly to address equipment and intralock siltation issues.

Siltation Failure to address this threat will halt shipping on the Kaskaskia River.

Lack of Private Investment Future job creation through private investment is threatened by failure to address the aforementioned threats.

Other Threats • Future business climate in Illinois.

• Cut back in demand of coal.

• Increased tonnage requirements for the Kaskaskia.

• Competition from other regional ports.

• Increased regulations.

• Asian carp.

• Elected and government officials who may not understand the details and importance of the river.

• Possible limitation on future water supply withdrawals.

• Balancing development and farmland. While development brings in business and revenue it can take away prime farmland.

• Being left out of future state and federal transportation/freight funding priorities and programs.

• Finding new leadership and involvement (board, LKSI, etc.).

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Photo: Recreational boaters on the Kaskaskia River near the Water Street Bar & Grill in Evansville.

VISION, MISSION & VALUES The cornerstone of any successful organization is its core values. From those values, a vision statement is derived.

A vision statement, simply put, is what the organization seeks to be. The mission statement considers the vision statement and expands how the organization will realize the vision.

The Ike Grant Advisory Committee, in concert with the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Board of Directors, KRPD Staff, opinions from personal stakeholder interviews in the three effected counties, and input from public meetings and surveys, created a vision statement for the KRPD. From that vision statement, a mission statement evolved.

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VISION The Kaskaskia Regional Port District will strive to be one of the leading inland Port Districts in the United States.

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MISSION The Mission of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District is to foster economic development and enrich the quality of life in Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair Counties by enhancing multi-modal shipping, recreational opportunities, ecological assets and water resource capabilities.

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Values Long Term and Sustainable Economic Development

Stewardship

The Kaskaskia Regional Port District strives to make decisions that eschew short term gains in favor of sustained economic growth.

The Kaskaskia Regional Port District is ever mindful of the ecological significance of the Kaskaskia River and its recreational importance for area residents and tourists.

Collaboration

Visibility

The Kaskaskia Regional Port District understands it takes multiple partners to make the Kaskaskia River successful.

KRPD will work to collaborate with our river partners to help ensure future success.

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The Kaskaskia Regional Port District extensively promotes the port district and the benefits of the Kaskaskia River to the public, businesses, and elected officials.

Values Community Access

In coordination with our partners, we strive to make our facilities accessible and we welcome public participation.

Innovation

We strive to ensure that The Kaskaskia Regional Port District follows best practices and technologies.

Accountability

The Kaskaskia Regional Port District are stewards of the public trust through fiscal responsibility, open meetings, and a fully engaged board or directors.

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Photo: Barges passing through the Lock and Dam on the Kaskaskia River.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, GOALS, AND ACTIONS

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, GOALS, AND ACTIONS Strategic Objective: Be an Economic Catalyst for Southwestern Illinois Goal: Pre-screen potential large development sites (300+ acres) within the Port District.

• Action: Coordinate with economic development agencies and regional utilities to development a list of pre-screened sites within the Port District.

Sites should have access to utilities and multi-modal transportation options.

Goal: Market available sites within the Port District.

• Action: Make available on the Port District website the master plans for each of the Port District facilities.

Goal: Create and regularly update Port District facility master plans and capital improvement plans.

• Action: Update Port District facility master plans every five years.

• Action: Communicate with IDOT updates on facility master plans and capital improvement plans for opportunities for state and federal port and freight funding programs.

Goal: Strengthen Scott Air Force Base multi-modal shipping options by utilizing the Kaskaskia River for primary or redundant shipping options.

• Action: Initiate a feasibility study to evaluate the opportunity for a fuel pipeline from Fayetteville to Scott Air Force Base and barge fuel shipments from Fayetteville to Scott Air Force Base.

• Action: Consider opportunities for bulk, container on barge, and project cargo to serve Scott Air Force Base.

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Strategic Objective: Be an Economic Catalyst for Southwestern Illinois Goal: Develop the Fayetteville Facility.

• Action: Develop Phase 1 facility per the facility master plan.

• Action: Work with Peabody Energy to utilize Fayetteville for future shipping.

• Action: Develop a marketing plan to market businesses within 30 miles of Fayetteville.

Goal: Support changes to the state Port Authority authorization to broaden the economic and development powers of Port Districts.

• Action: Work with other regional and statewide Port Authorities to advocate for increased economic development powers.

• Action: Identify model state statutes, such as Ohio’s statute for Port Authorities to guide updates for Illinois statutes.

• Action: Work through the Illinois Department of Transportation’s freight advisory committee to advocate for increased economic development powers.

• Action: Ensure legislation includes enhancements in Port District’s role in: economic development, natural resources, security, governance, and grant applications.

Goal: Promote the development of the Prairie State Energy Campus and other opportunities for large development sites.

• Action: Provide a link to the Prairie State Energy Campus website from the Port District website.

• Action: Coordinate with local and regional economic development staff to promote large development sites within the Port District.

Goal: Coordinate with partners to promote other economic opportunities within the Port District such as tourism, recreation, and water supply.

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Strategic Objective: Be a Key Gateway to the Mississippi River Goal: Be an integral part of the M-55 Marine Highway.

• Action: Coordinate with a regional port working group and the Illinois Department of Transportation to ensure that the Kaskaskia River is included as part of the M-55 Marine Highway designation.

• Action: Ensure Port District or regional representation on the Illinois State Freight Advisory Council (ISFAC).

• Action: Ensure Port District or regional representation on the Illinois Interagency Port Working Group.

Goal: Evaluate potential for the Port District to include all of St. Clair County and include the Southwest Regional Port District.

• Action: Conduct one-year evaluation process to determine feasibility of incorporating the Southwest Regional Port District into the Kaskaskia Regional Port District.

Goal: Seek opportunities to leverage a Union Pacific Railroad connection and rail yard at the Kellogg facility on the Mississippi.

• Action: Develop a master plan and cost for a rail loop expansion and entry improvements.

• Action: Seek opportunities for development outside of the levees.

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Strategic Objective: Visibility Goal: Increase awareness of the Kaskaskia River and the Port District regionally and statewide to better position the Port District for future funding opportunities.

• Action: Provide strategic plan progress updates to state legislators, Illinois Department of Transportation, and a regional port working group.

• Action: With other regional and statewide Port Districts, conduct advocacy events for state legislators to raise awareness of river shipping.

• Action: Work with county and state Farm Bureau offices to reinforce the benefits of river shipping.

Goal: Develop a marketing and communications plan for the Kaskaskia River in conjunction with the LKSI and other partners. Focus on recreation, water supply, and conservation audiences in addition to shipping importance.

• Action: Develop individual marketing sheets and talking points for the importance of: recreation, water supply, conservation, and shipping.

Goal: Quantify the economic impact (and equivalent replacement cost where applicable) that the Kaskaskia River provides for each of the following: recreation, water supply, and shipping.

• Action: Support and coordinate with appropriate partners on an economic impact study for each of the following: recreation, water supply, and shipping.

• Action: Use economic impact study to raise awareness of the importance of recreation, water supply, and shipping with elected officials and the general public.

Goal: Modernize the Port District’s corporate graphic standards including the logo, branding, and message.

• Action: Develop new Port District corporate graphic standards including a logo that represents the mission and values of the Port District.

• Action: Develop corporate graphic standards and branding guidelines to create a consistent image across multiple medias, including signage, electronic, print and other venues.

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Strategic Objective: Visibility

• Action: Develop a comprehensive communications plan for internal and external customers.

Goal: Increase visibility of Port District Facilities.

• Action: Develop a way finding plan for Port District facilities to increase adjacent highway visibility for the public and visitors.

• Action: Develop consistent nomenclature for Port District facilities.

Goal: Coordinate with local tourism groups and Tourism Bureau Illinois South to promote recreation-focused events on the Kaskaskia such as birding, boat racing, fishing tournaments, etc.

Goal: Consider strategic opportunities to engage with regional and statewide Port Authorities, freight advocates, and other key stakeholders to raise awareness of river freight and river issues.

• Action: In coordination with other statewide Port Authorities, attend a Day at the Capitol to raise awareness with state legislators on the importance of river shipping and raise the profile of the Port District.

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Strategic Objective: Multi-Modal Shipping

Goal: Keep the River Channel navigable.

• Action: Investigate public/private partnerships for river dredging and other maintenance and operations activities.

Goal: Increase competitiveness of barge shipping on the Kaskaskia with barge shipping on the Mississippi by evaluating the feasibility of increasing the Kaskaskia River pool elevation.

• Action: Work with the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers to conduct an environmental assessment of raising the existing navigation pool elevation.

• Action: As part of the environmental assessment study, coordinate and seek input from the public, land-owners, communities, stakeholders, and agencies.

Goal: Enhance highway connections through the Port District, especially for freight routes.

• Action: Develop a priority list of freight improvement locations and coordinate with the East-West Gateway Council of Governments’ Long Range Transportation Plan and IDOT’s Statewide Freight Plan.

• Action: Work with the East-West Gateway Council of Governments, IDOT, and each county to conduct a feasibility study of expanding Route 3 to four lanes from Waterloo and provide a four lane connection through Red Bud and Baldwin to Murphysboro. The feasibility study would be a precursor to a full Environmental Impact Study.

• Action: Support efforts to extend Interstate 24 from Interstate 57 to St. Louis.

Goal: Invest in key railroad spur connections.

• Action: Develop list of priority railroad spur projects.

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Strategic Objective: Multi-Modal Shipping

Goal: Identification and development of a new Port Facility between Evansville and the Lock and Dam. • Action: Identify available Port District property and land designated within the Kaskaskia River Navigation Project Land and Water Use Master Plan as ‘Industrial Use’ or ‘Multiple Use Management.’

• Action: Identify sites and develop a site master plan.

• Action: Development the proposed CEDS plan component for the Roots Road Industrial Park in Randolph County.

Goal: Promote transload opportunities, especially at KRPD #1 with connection to Canadian Northern Railroad.

• Action: Provide information on website about Class 1 rail linkages.

• Action: Promote the KRPD #1 facility master plan connection to Canadian Northern Railroad.

Goal: In partnership with public and private partners, invest in key railroad spur connections to better connect facilities to Class 1 rail connections.

• Action: Coordinate with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) on capital improvement project schedule for rail spur improvements.

Leverage opportunities to coincide with IDOT’s statewide freight and rail goals and objectives.

• Action: Install a south facing wye at the Canadian Northern (CN) and Lenzburg spur.

Goal: Work with private and public partners to develop an in-river donor barge transfer station upstream from Lock and Dam. Goal: Take advantage of increased domestic energy production by becoming a key rail to barge hub for oil and gas transportation, especially at KRPD #1 (New Athens) and Kellogg Dock.

• Action: As part of facility master plans, invest in rail upgrades at KRPD #2 and Kellogg Dock.

• Action: Coordinate with logistic providers on oil and gas transload opportunities, especially from the New Albany and Bakken shale areas.

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Strategic Objective: Recreation Opportunities Goal: Increase public access to the river and surrounding IDNR lands.

• Action: Coordinate with IDNR on grant opportunities and capital projects to increase public access.

• Action: Coordinate with IDNR, IDOT, communities, and Tourism Bureau, Illinois South for increased signage to access points.

Goal: Increase recreational opportunities along the river.

• Action: Investigate feasibility of additional camping and RV facilities, either public or private.

Goal: Encourage ecotourism opportunities like canoing, kayaking, birding, and wildlife viewing.

• Action: Continue successful annual Eagle Fest at the Lock and Dam. • Action: In conjunction with communities and other partners, conduct a river-related event in Monroe and St. Clair counties to go with the existing Eagle Fest event in Randolph County. Events should be equally spaced throughout the year.

Goal: Create a trail connection north and south along the Kaskaskia River with spur connections to recreational destinations like the World Shooting and Recreation Complex.

• Action: Develop a feasibility study and conceptual trail plan to identify order of magnitude costs, access points, seasonal restrictions due to hunting, and the potential for spur connections.

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Strategic Objective: Environmental Stewardship Goal: Become the “greenest” port district in the region.

• Action: Utilize low impact development techniques for future facility construction using the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) and Envision as guidelines. SITES and Envision are voluntary, market-based guidelines for sustainable site and infrastructure development.

Goal: Identification and implementation of conservation best practices to reduce silt and other non-point source pollutants in the river from agriculture and urbanization within the watershed.

• Action: Promote the CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program) within the Kaskaskia watershed. Coordinate with IDNR, Soil Water and Conservation Districts, and Farm Bureau.

• Action: Promote green infrastructure strategies, especially in the Silver Creek and Richland Creek watersheds.

Goal: Coordinate with partners to promote regional green infrastructure strategies toward reducing flood events.

• Action: Promote green infrastructure strategies at a regional, community, and site scale.

• Action: Promote CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program) participation for lands along the River.

Goal: Maintenance and control of invasive species, especially at spoil sites.

• Action: Removal of trees from spoil sites.

• Action: Maintain spoil sites to ensure their use in the future for their intended purpose.

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Strategic Objective: Collaboration

Goal: Continue strong relationships with state and federal agencies including the Economic Development Administration, USDA Rural Development, Delta Regional Authority, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Illinois Department of Transportation.

• Action: Provide regular updates on progress and needs with regional, state, and district offices.

• Action: Continue participation in LKSI, a regional port working group, and other organizations that bring together state and federal partners.

Goal: With the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, explore operations and maintenance options.

• Action: Coordinate with congressional delegation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on opportunities resulting from the Water Resources, Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) for pilot projects.

Strategic Objective: Maximize Port Revenue

Goal: Analyze existing port lease agreements.

Goal: Seek opportunities to expand bonding capacity.

Goal: Seek expanded partnerships within statutory authority.

• Action: Explore collaboration with airports within the Port District for collaboration.

• Action: Research and find case studies of partnerships.

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Strategic Objective: Organizational Development Goal: Support changes to the state and federal legislation and policy that would strengthen the Port District.

• Action: Conduct one-year evaluation process to determine feasibility of incorporating the Southwest Regional Port District into the Kaskaskia Regional Port District.

• Action: Identify model state statutes, such as Ohio’s statute for Port Authorities to guide updates for Illinois statutes.

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Photo: A crane flies low over the Kaskaskia River. The Kaskaskia River and adjacent areas are home to a wide variety of wildlife and natural resources.

PRIORITY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES (Short and Long Term)

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PRIORITY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES This chapter outlines priority projects and initiatives upon which the Port District will focus its attention in the short and long term. The list below is not inclusive of all strategic decisions of the Port District. Chapter 4 lists in greater detail strategic objectives and goals for the Port District.

This chapter is intended to create focus on key projects and initiatives. It is expected that as these items are completed, other priorities from the strategic objectives and goals will become focused areas of attention.

This chapter describes seven short term priorities and six long term priorities. The priorities are:

Short Term (1-3 Years) Priorities

1. Use the Water Resources, Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) Bill to create certainty for private sector Investment along the Kaskaskia River and within the Port District.

2. Develop Phase 1 of the Fayetteville Port.

3. Develop public/private partnerships for river maintenance including channel dredging.

4. Strengthen Scott Air Force Base Multi-Modal Shipping Options by Utilizing the Kaskaskia River as a primary or redundant shipping option.

5. Create new corporate graphic standards including a Port District brand/logo and develop a marketing/communications plan.

6. Evaluate the potential for the Kaskaskia Regional Port District to include all of St. Clair County and the Southwest Regional Port District.

7. Update annually the list of top five Port District capital improvement projects.

Long Term Priorities

1. Identify and implement stewardship best practices to reduce silt in the Kaskaskia River from head-cutting, agriculture, and urbanization.

2. Identification, master planning, and development of new Port Facility between Evansville and the Lock and Dam. 3. Full analysis study of raising the Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool elevation.

4. Promote the development of the Prairie State Energy Campus and other opportunities for large development sites.

5. Implementation of freight priority projects and routes for rail and highway.

6. Promote a four-lane highway within the Port District.

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1. Use the Water Resources, Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) Bill to Create Certainty for Private Sector Investment along the Kaskaskia River and within the Port District Strategic Importance The Water Resources, Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) Bill could create long term funding for capital and maintenance projects within the Kaskaskia River Project. A secure revenue stream could inspire confidence for existing businesses and incent new businesses to invest in facilities along the Kaskaskia River and within the Port District. The Kaskaskia River is also a critical source for community and power generation water supplies, effecting millions in the Midwest. Recreational tourism adds major additional revenue to the region and state.

Context and Background Recent Corps of Engineers budget constraints have deferred some maintenance activities including dredging. The result is a perception of uncertainty about long term maintenance and capital improvements for the Kaskaskia River Project. The uncertainty is delaying private business investment for existing or new facilities. However, this reticence is marginally unjustified. Considering the Kaskaskia River solely as a navigation channel and means of shipping limits its significance. The Kaskaskia is of critical importance for water supplies and recreation.

The river provides water for multiple communities, industry, and for power generation. More than 3000 megawatts of combined power is generated at Dynegy’s Baldwin facility and Prairie State Energy Campus.

Prairie State draws water from an intake near New Athens. Dynegy’s intake is near Baldwin. Prairie State Energy Campus was a recent multibillion dollar construction project. The combined annual regional impact of the two power plants is significant.

Approximately 250,000 visitors annually use the river and adjacent lands for birding, boating, fishing, hunting, hiking, and other recreational purposes.

Combining shipping, electrical generation, water supply, and recreation, the regional economic impact of the Kaskaskia River is more than a billion dollars annually. Comparatively, a small investment for maintenance and capital improvements would leverage huge returns in addition to increasing confidence for private sector investment.

The WRRDA Bill provides for new ways to partner with the Corps of Engineers including pilot initiatives and other public/private partnership opportunities.

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Recommendations The Port District should work with the regional congressional delegation and the Corps of Engineers to ensure that the Water Resources, Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) creates long term certainty for Kaskaskia River capital projects and maintenance activities. Focus should also be given to changing the Corps of Engineers benefit/cost analysis beyond tonnage dependent. The Port District should also fully explore pilot programs and public/private partnerships within the WRRDA Bill.

SHORT TERM PRIORITIES

The Port District should work with appropriate partners to annually reassess the economic impact and significance of the Kaskaskia River for electrical generation, shipping, water supply, and recreation.

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Strategic Importance The Fayetteville Port will be a huge asset for the Port District as it will increase shipping tonnage. In addition, the Fayetteville Terminal is strategically located proximate to the many businesses in the region, and will benefit area industry and agribusiness. Finally, the terminal has the opportunity to provide primary and redundant shipping options for Scott Air Force Base, just 16 miles from the Fayetteville Terminal.

Context and Background At river mile 36, Fayetteville is the northernmost possible facility on the Kaskaskia River. The proposed terminal is on the river’s east bank just south of Illinois State Road 15. KRPD has been approved for an IDOT EDP grant for access road construction. Construction is expected in 2014.

Recommendations The Port District should move forward with Phase One of the Fayetteville Terminal facility master plan. Phase One consists of access road construction from Illinois Route 15 and development of a grain terminal facility. Future phases of the Fayetteville Terminal include possible facilities for aggregate, fertilizer, natural gas, and coal.

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3. Develop Public/Private Partnerships for River Maintenance Including Dredging of the Channel.

Strategic Importance The opportunity for public/private partnerships for river maintenance, especially dredging, would create more investment by existing or new river businesses, as there would be more certainty of a navigable river channel.

The Water Resources, Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) Bill offers the opportunity for greater flexibility and innovation for maintaining and improving the inland waterway system, including the Kaskaskia River.

Context and Background Currently, the Corps of Engineers is responsible for maintaining the navigable channel, including dredging. However, recent budget limitations have often deferred dredging activities. The expected Water Resources, Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) would provide greater flexibility in capital and maintenance projects for port and waterway projects, including the use of public/private partnerships.

Although models of public/private partnerships will become more apparent as the WRRDA bill is implemented. It is also expected that the WRRDA bill will provide for pilot programs to test various public/private partnership opportunities. One possibility is bidding of river maintenance by the KRPD or other government entity, in lieu of direct control by the Corps of Engineers.

Another opportunity for partnership is to permanently locate a dredge owned by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) at the Kaskaskia River. Operation of the dredge by IDNR or other third-party would reduce the dependence of dredging by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Kaskaskia River.

Recommendations The Port District should coordinate with other regional Port Districts, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the regional congressional delegation to seek opportunities for WRRDA pilot programs to allow public/private partnerships for river maintenance.

The Port District should coordinate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to develop an agreement for the IDNR to operate their dredge on the Kaskaskia River.

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4. Strengthen Scott Air Force Base Multi-Modal Shipping Options by Utilizing the Kaskaskia River as a Primary or Redundant Shipping Option.

Strategic Importance Scott Air Force Base is the largest employer in Southwestern Illinois with more than 12,000 active duty and civilian personnel. The base generates over $3 billion in economic impact to the bi-state region. As a major economic engine, transportation networks and supply of materials to the base is of critical importance.

Scott Air Force Base is very close to the Kaskaskia River. The future Fayetteville Terminal, a new facility under development by the Port District at River Mile 36 at Fayetteville, is only 16 miles from Scott Air Force Base. Using the Kaskaskia River as a primary or redundant shipping option for Scott Air Force Base would potentially reduce transportation costs and provide increased flexibility for multi-modal shipping options.

Context and Background Currently the majority of base supplies are transported via highways. With proximity to Interstate 64, the base has excellent access to the Interstate network. Although the amount of goods and supplies to the base via the rail line is thought to be limited, the facility is adjacent to a Norfolk Southern Class 1 rail line.

A future Port District facility at Fayetteville would be approximately 16 miles from the base, offering the opportunity for several primary or redundant shipping options. First, the Fayetteville facility could be a transload location for fuel. Fuel could come in via barge and then be piped from Fayetteville to Scott Air Force Base. A fuel pipeline from Fayetteville to the base would offer several advantages. A Fayetteville to Scott Air Force Base pipeline would be less than one-half the distance than a pipeline from refineries in the Hartford and Roxana, Illinois areas. Second, a pipeline from Fayetteville would provide access to additional fuel sources and suppliers, and limit dependence on regional refineries. (See Figure 7.2) Additional study and analysis would be required to determine the feasibility of utilizing a pipeline from Fayetteville to Scott Air Force Base for fuel shipments, especially as a primary means of fuel delivery.

Transportation logistics, costs, and supply sources would all have to be analyzed. If a Fayetteville pipeline would not be feasible as a primary means of fuel shipment, its value as a redundant or backup supply could be significant.

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be shipped via barge and then transported short distances from the barge by truck or rail to their final destination. An example of project cargo was equipment shipped during the building of the Prairie State Energy Campus. Several large assemblies were brought up river via barge. Project cargo via Fayetteville would have to be highway transported only 16 miles, compared to a longer route of Mississippi River shipping. In addition, the highway route from Fayetteville offers less congestion than routes from Mississippi River facilities. (See Figure 7.1)

Recommendations The Port District should coordinate with Scott Air Force Base and regional economic development leaders to fully evaluate the feasibility of using the future Fayetteville Facility as a primary or redundant shipping option for the base. Evaluation should include two main opportunities. First, to use Fayetteville as a transload site for fuel. Second, to analyze bulk, project cargo, and container-on-barge opportunities for Scott Air Force Base.

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5. Create New Port District Corporate Graphic Standards Including a Brand/Logo and Develop a Marketing/Communications Plan.

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Strategic Importance The Port District’s logo is displayed on signage, electronically and in printed materials and other venues. The logo is often the first impression of the Port District by the public, elected officials, and businesses. With the axiom of “you never have a second chance to make a first impression” in mind, it is important that the first impression of the Port District is one of a modern and forward thinking organization. Other regional Port Districts like America’s Central Port and the St. Louis Port Authority have recently updated their logo and brands. KRPD should do likewise.

Context and Background The current Port District logo was developed in the 1970s with the graphic design standards and tools of the time. The logo reflects those limitations.

Graphic design standards have evolved in the decades since as have the means to create them.

Recommendations The Port District should develop corporate graphic standards that include a Port District logo. Graphic standards include guidelines for font usage, colors, etc. Graphic standards, including the logo should convey the values and vision of the Port District. KRPD should also develop a marketing and communications plan based on IKE Recovery Plan recommendations and staff and board input.

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6. Evaluate the Potential for the Kaskaskia Regional Port District to Include all of St. Clair County and the Southwest Regional Port District.

Strategic Importance KRPD is unique regionally as it includes facilities on two rivers, the Kaskaskia and the Mississippi. If the Port District included all of St. Clair County, there would be increased synergy for economic development.

The Port District could better coordinate development opportunities by providing options for river facilities and access on either the Kaskaskia or Mississippi Rivers.

Context and Background Currently, the Port District has facilities on both the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers, although the Kellogg Dock is the only KRPD-owned facility on the Mississippi River within the Port District boundary. The Port District boundary includes all of Randolph and Monroe Counties, and the southeastern two-thirds of St. Clair County (See Figure 2.1 on page 20). The Southwest Regional Port District includes the western onethird of St. Clair County with the townships of Canteen, Centerville, East St. Louis, Stites, and Sugar Loaf.

Any changes in boundary of the Port District would require changes in the Illinois state statute.

A perceived concern of absorbing the Southwest Regional Port District would be increased economic development in St. Clair County at the potential expense of development in Monroe and Randolph Counties.

However, this is unlikely. Development of regional river terminals and facilities are often not in cross-purpose or direct competition. Sources and destinations of materials and transportation connections are usually more critical factors in the location of river facilities and terminals. A broader Port District boundary would likely increase economic development in all three counties as KRPD would benefit from greater marketing efficiencies and points of contact for business and industry.

Recommendations KRPD should continue the evaluation of absorbing the Southwest Regional Port District. The evaluation should include examining existing leases, liabilities, documents of incorporation, and past board meeting minutes.

The evaluation should also analyze full incorporation of the Southwest Regional Port District into the Kaskaskia Regional Port District (which would require a revised state statute), versus other options such as a memorandum of understanding or other means for partnership, increased collaboration, or synergies of services.

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7. Update Annually the list of Top Five Port District Capital Improvement Projects.

Strategic Importance An annually prioritized list of capital improvement projects would ensure that the Port District is focusing resources on those projects. The capital improvement list would also provide prioritization when grant or agency funding opportunities arise.

Context and Background Capital improvement programs are usually developed for five-year cycles with priority projects updated annually. Outlining a five-year capital improvement program with yearly updates would assist the Port District in managing its budget and in pursuing additional revenue sources.

Recommendations The Port District should develop a five-year capital improvement plan with a list of projects and expected costs. The capital improvement program should be updated annually with the top five capital projects identified.

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1. Identify and Implement Stewardship Best Practices to Reduce Silt in the Kaskaskia River from HeadCutting, Agriculture, and Urbanization.

Strategic Importance Reducing silt in the Kaskaskia River would provide multiple advantages.

For shipping, maintaining a navigable channel within the Kaskaskia River is critical and dredging is required to maintain a navigable channel depth.

Reducing silt would decrease the need and cost for dredging.

Reductions in silt would also improve water quality in the Kaskaskia River.

Context and Background Currently, silt comes from three sources: head cutting, agriculture, and urbanization within the watershed. Although the amount of silt per source is unknown, it is thought that the majority of silt comes from head cutting within the Kaskaskia and tributaries north of Fayetteville. A prior attempt to address head cutting was the completion of a grade control structure in 1982 just north of Fayetteville. While the structure did help alleviate some of the head cutting problem, head cutting has continued. In 2003, the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers conducted a study looking at recommendations to address head cutting. The 2003 report proposed six possible solutions to the head cutting problem, although no final recommendation was made in the report. There is an opportunity to combine further analysis and a recommendation for a head cutting solution with part of a larger Environmental Assessment (EA) examining the impacts of raising the navigational pool elevation.

Agriculture and urbanization within the Kaskaskia watershed are also silt sources. Many existing federal, state, and local programs are of benefit.

One Illinois program is the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). The Kaskaskia and Illinois River watersheds are the two priority watersheds in the state for CREP. Started in 2010, the program is an enhanced version of the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).

The program is voluntary and eligible farmland for the program includes land within the 100-year floodplain, land that qualifies as a wetland, or highly erodible land adjacent to the floodplain.

Urbanization, especially within the Silver Creek and Richland Creek watersheds, are sources of silt. Although recent increases in best practices for site development have significantly reduced erosion and silt from development and urbanization, there is still significant room for improvement. Green infrastructure strategies, especially within the Silver and Richland Creek watershed would provide significant benefits.

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elevation.

The Port District should work with regional stakeholders like Farm Bureau and Soil Water and Conservation Districts to promote programs such as CREP to decrease silt from agricultural sources. Increased awareness and education of the importance of these programs is vital.

The Port District should support regional green infrastructure strategies, especially in the Silver Creek and Richland Creek watersheds that would benefit silt reduction from urbanization.

The Port District should promote benefits of programs like CREP for shipping, water quality, habitat, and environmental advantages.

2. Identification, Master Planning, and Development of a New Port Facility between Evansville and the Lock and Dam. Strategic Importance An additional Port District facility between Evansville and the Lock and Dam would have several advantages. One, the facility would be able to take advantage of the deeper drafts on the southern part of the Kaskaskia River. Second, the location would have multi-modal transportation options with highway access to Route 3, proximity to the Mississippi River, and rail connection via a short spur to a Class 1 railroad (Union Pacific).

Finally, the facility would be close to the limestone bluffs and provide for a safe harbor on a pooled river.

Context and Background Currently, the closest Kaskaskia River facility to the Lock and Dam is the Gateway FS grain terminal in Evansville. The next facility is KRPD #2 at river mile 18.5. A river facility south of Evansville would provide a facility proximate to the Lock and Dam. A facility on the southern Kaskaskia could exploit deeper drafts. On the lower Kaskaskia River, barges can often be loaded to 10’ to 10.5’ compared to 9.5’ on the upper Kaskaskia River.

The Port District owns property between Evansville and the Lock and Dam and the Kaskaskia River Navigation Project Land and Water Use Master Plan identifies multiple areas as either ‘Industrial Use’ or ‘Multiple-Use Management.’ In 2014, a draft plan for a multi-modal industrial park was submitted to the federal Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) plan. The facility would be located near Roots Road and a rail line on the south Kaskaskia between Evansville and the Lock and Dam.

Recommendations The Port District should develop a master plan considering the CEDS submission.

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3. Full Analysis Study of Raising the Kaskaskia River Navigation Pool Elevation.

Strategic Importance The current Kaskaskia River navigation pool elevation is 368.8 feet (NGVD – National Geodetic Vertical Datum). Raising the pool elevation 1.0 foot to 369.8 feet provides several potential advantages for shipping, water supply, recreation, and wildlife habitat on the Kaskaskia River.

The Kaskaskia River is sometimes at a competitive shipping disadvantage compared to the Mississippi River for barge loads. During normal conditions, barges on the Mississippi River can be loaded to a depth of 12.5 feet. On the Kaskaskia River barges can only be loaded to a depth of 9.5 feet (10.5 feet in the southern section). For shipping, an increasee in pool elevation to 369.8 feet would potentially make barge loads more competitive with barges on the Mississippi River.

Raising the pool elevation 1.0 foot to 369.8 feet would also increase the available water supply for communities, business, and industry that are served by the Kaskaskia River.

Context and Background Any change in the Kaskaskia River navigation pool elevation requires a change to the Kaskaskia Basin Water Control Plan. Proposed changes will also require an environmental assessment to consider impacts of a higher pool elevation compared to maintaining the current level.

In 1989, a deviation to the water control plan was granted to raise the pool elevation from 368.0 feet to 368.8 feet. That level has been the fixed elevation since. The reason for that request was to provide additional water supply to make certain lockages possible.

The deviation to the water control plan continued from 1989 to 1992.

In 1992, the St. Louis District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted an environmental assessment that examined the impacts of the 368.8 feet pool elevation compared to the 368.0 feet pool elevation. The environmental assessment resulted in a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

The 1992 environmental assessment found many benefits of the increased pool elevation in addition to the original rationale. Benefits included: increased fish access to backwater habitats, improved recreational fishing opportunities, and more dependable water intake devices.

In 2004 the St. Louis District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted an environmental assessment with a finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to maintain the navigation pool at 368.8 feet.

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1989. Increased barge loads, decreased dredging, increased fish access to backwater habitats, increased water supply and more dependable water intake devices are all potential benefits.

However, there are potential disadvantages to a raised pool elevation of 369.8 feet. One, the existing gate elevation at the Lock and Dam is 370.0 feet. With the current navigation pool elevation of 368.8 feet there is currently 1.2 foot of freeboard available. Increasing the navigation pool elevation to 369.8 feet would reduce the freeboard to just 0.2 foot.

Second, while it is possible to easily document the static change in the navigation pool elevation from 368.8 feet to 369.8 feet and the resulting effect on adjacent land, documenting impacts during storm and flood events would require additional analysis. For example, during a flood event, the river pool elevation fluctuates along the length of the river.

To illustrate the example, during a September, 2012 flood event, the river elevation at Fayetteville was 372.44 feet (RM 36.1). At Red Bud the elevation was 369.39 feet (RM 19.3) and at the Lock and Dam (RM 0.8) the elevation was 368.89 feet. Normally during a static navigation pool, all three locations are nearly identical in depth. (Staff Gage Float Well and G.O.E.S Telemetered Data Collection Platform, St. Louis District, Corps of Engineers.)

Raising the navigation pool elevation to 369.8 feet from 368.8 feet would impact additional acreage of land that would be inundated by the navigation pool. While contour mapping was developed along the Kaskaskia River corridor as part of this study, determining acreage impacted by the raised pool elevation was beyond the scope of this report. In addition, analysis would have to be conducted on the impact of the raised pool elevation on future flood events. The river dynamics and navigation pool elevation based on the size, location, and duration of regional rain events can be complex and would require more detailed analysis.

Third, while decreased dredging is a possible benefit of a higher navigation pool elevation, it is beyond the scope of this report to adequately analyze the impact of the pool elevation on dredging. Finally, while the 1992 environmental assessment of increasing the navigation pool elevation to 368.8 feet from 368.0 feet found that the increased elevation would benefit wildlife and fish populations, it is beyond the scope of this report to adequately analyze if additional rise in the pool elevation would be of further benefit, have no impact, or have negative impacts.

Fourth, the Lock and Dam will need to be assessed for its ability to handle an increased elevation of 369.8 feet. There is the opportunity to conduct this assessment as part of a greater assessment of the Lock and Dam capital improvement needs. In 2014, the Lock and Dam will be more than 40 years old and nearing the end of its original design life. Now is the time to study, evaluate, and recommend any changes to the water control plan.

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Recommendations There are many potential benefits of raising the navigation pool elevation from the current 368.8 feet to 369.9 feet. However, it is beyond the scope of this report to adequately analyze the potential benefits, disadvantages, or no impact. Because of the potential benefits to shipping, water supply, and habitat (and because there is previous precedent in raising the navigation pool elevation), a formal environmental assessment should be conducted.

The Port District should coordinate with the St. Louis District Corps of Engineers to conduct an environmental assessment to study the impact of raising the navigation pool. The study should include not only analyzing the impacts of a full 1.0 foot rise, but also the potential benefits and impacts of a rise at any point between 368.8 feet to 369.8 feet.

The environmental assessment would be an 18-30 month process. The environmental assessment would include: • Extensive public engagement and input.

• Full analysis of advantages, disadvantages, or no-impact.

• Analysis of the raising the elevation, but less than a full one foot increase (0.5 foot to 1.0 foot).

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4. Promote Development of the Prairie State Energy Campus and Other Opportunities for Large Development Sites.

Strategic Importance The Prairie State Energy Campus is an economic development engine for proximate industrial development. Large tracts of lands and access to competitive energy rates are advantages.

Context and Background The Prairie State Energy Campus includes a power plant and adjacent coalmine with 30-year reserves. The plant produces 1,600 MWs of electricity per year. Its location in Washington County gives the plant access to a coal source, water supply and river access (via a short railroad connection). There is an opportunity for development adjacent to the Prairie State Energy Campus with large land tracts, access to river and rail connections and competitive electrical rates proximate.

In addition to the Prairie State Energy Campus, there is an opportunity to market large available tracts of land for light industrial and manufacturing opportunities. Compared to other parts of the St. Louis region, the Port District area has the opportunity for large site development (300+ acres) with access to utilities and multi-modal transportation options.

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Recommendations The Port District should work with regional economic development leaders and Prairie State to market available sites within the Prairie State Energy Campus. Although Prairie State is just outside the Port District boundary, Prairie State gleans its water supply from the river and receives scrubber stone via barge.

The Port District should pre-screen minimum 300-acre sites within the Port District to identify potentially available light industrial or manufacturing development sites. Criteria for site selection would be: access to a water supply, electrical, other utilities, and transportation access. A pre-screened list would allow timely communication with prospective developers and investors. The Port District should work with county economic development agents and regional utilities to develop the pre-screened list of sites.

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5. Implementation of Freight Priority Projects and Routes for Rail and Highway.

Strategic Importance Ensuring the flow of freight through multi-modal networks is critical in promoting economic development. A key decision for business and industry location and investment is where there are adequate multi-modal transportation options. In addition, the identification and investment in freight routes avoids conflicts with other forms of transportation and land uses. Implementation and investment in freight priority projects for rail and highway will allow continued flow of freight within the Port District while helping to avoid conflicts with other forms of transportation and land uses. In addition, rail investments will allow the port to better position for rail to barge opportunities for oil and gas from increased domestic production over the next 20 years.

Context and Background In recent years there has been increased regional, state and federal attention in identifying and investing in freight corridors and transportation networks. Freight transportation logistics usually follow the path of least resistance. States and regions realize that to keep and attract manufacturing and industrial development, there must be planning and investment freight networks.

In 2013, the East-West Gateway Council of Governments finished a regional freight study. One of the key recommendations was a regional freight coordinating council. The Illinois Department of Transportation has increased planning for freight through recent reports including the 2012 Statewide Rail Study and the 2012 Freight Mobility Study.

On a federal level, the popular Transportation Funding Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funding has been often been allocated toward freight projects of regional and national importance.

Identification of freight routes and priority projects will allow prioritization of state, regional, and local capital improvement budgets. It will also allow more competitive grant applications.

Identification of freight routes will also help avoid future conflicts with transportation and land-use. Communities can use the location of freight routes in future land use planning decisions to help avoid future conflicts and incompatible uses.

Recommendations The Port District should work with facility operators, county highway departments, the East-West Gateway Council of Governments, and the Illinois Department of Transportation to develop designated freight routes within the Port District. The routes should have a hierarchy including national/statewide significance and regional/local significance. Priority projects along the freight corridors should be listed in the Port District’s 80 | Kaskaskia Regional Port District

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6. A Four-Lane Highway within the Port District.

Strategic Importance An additional four-lane highway in the Port District would allow better access to regional transportation networks and the interstate system.

A four-lane highway would also reduce current conflicts with freight movements on existing two lane highways.

Context and Background Currently, there are limited four-lane highways within the Port District.

Illinois State Route 3 is four lanes from Interstate 255 south to Waterloo.

East/West Route 15 is four lanes, but only in the northern part of the Port District.

The East-West Gateway Council of Governments 2040 Long Range Transportation plan does not identify any proposed projects or studies for Route 3 south of Waterloo.

The scope of this report does not include analysis of possible four-lane highways in the Port District. However, based on stakeholder interviews and past studies, Route 3 would likely be the priority four-lane highway route by extending the four lanes from Waterloo through Baldwin and to Murphysboro. In 2012, the Port District board passed a resolution supporting a four-lane connection between I-255 and Murphysboro that was endorsed by the Jackson [County, IL] Growth Alliance.

Route 4 would be of secondary consideration for expanding to four lanes.

Another considered alternative is extension of Interstate 24 from Interstate 57 through the Port District to St. Louis. (See Figure 2.2 on page 21 for Route 3 Map) Realization of a four-lane highway would be a long term effort requiring additional planning and analysis. Long term, an environmental impact statement (EIS) would be required. An EIS would be a two to four year process with intensive public input. A feasibility study examining the potential economic development, traffic volumes, freight volumes, and reductions in freight conflicts would help build a case for a four-lane highway and a next step of an EIS.

Recommendations The Port District should coordinate with regional planning agencies and the Illinois Department of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study of expanding Route 3 as a four-lane highway from Waterloo through Baldwin and to Murphysboro. The Port District should also coordinate with and support efforts to extend Interstate 24.

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Photo: A train at the KRPD #1 (New Athens) terminal. Three Class 1 railroads serve the Kaskaskia Regional Port District including Union Pacific, Canadian National, and Norfolk Southern.

PORT DISTRICT FACILITY PLANS

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PORT DISTRICT FACILITY PLANS This Chapter includes information for each Port District Facility regarding: Existing Conditions • Businesses and Operators • Commodities and Products • Transportation • Port District Property • Port District Leases Master Plan • Future opportunities • Future capital improvements Facility Maps • Existing Conditions and Parcel Information • Floodplain Information • Facility Master Plans

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Port District Leases The Port District has no leases at the Fayetteville Port.

View of existing conditions at the future Fayetteville Port. To the left is the levee which places the future facility out of the 100-year flood plain. The river is to the right behind the trees.

Fleeting Area There are existing fleeting areas along the east bank.

Adjacent Properties Adjacent property is both public and privately owned. The State of Illinois owns land along the river south of the Fayetteville Terminal.

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Master Plan – Opportunities Industrial Development The first phase of the Master Plan is expected to be a grain terminal facility that could serve the grain market along the Route 15 corridor. Future opportunities include aggregate, fertilizer, compressed natural gas, fuel, and coal. Peabody Coal is a large proximate landowner that could generate opportunities to convey coal from the terminal to barges.

An emphasis should be placed on opportunities for compressed natural gas (CNG) or a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for trucks and other industrial vehicles that may use alternative fuels.

With its proximity to Scott Air Force Base, the Fayetteville Port has the opportunity as a primary or redundant shipping option for fuel or project cargo to the base.

A marketing plan should be developed to market businesses within a 30 mile radius of the Fayetteville Port to promote the opportunity to ship cargo by water. Emphasis should be given to seek opportunities with companies in Belleville.

Recreation There is an existing public boat ramp near the port. Signage at Route 15 and North 2nd Street could promote the boat ramp and Fayetteville Terminal.

There is an opportunity for Fayetteville to be a trailhead for increased access to the River either for boating or for a north-south hiking and biking trail.

Capital Improvements A new entry road will be constructed in 2014.

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Existing scrubber stone storage building at KRPD #1.

Port District Property The Port District owns 106 acres at the facility. Operators maintain and operate the facilities for ­­­­­­­­­­­­the Port District.

Fleeting Area There is a designated fleeting area on the east bank.

Other Site Features A roll-on/roll-off ramp for large or project cargoes.

A water supply intake is located at the south end of the facility. The water intake supplies water to the Prairie State Energy Campus.

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A parking lot for Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) land access is located on the southern part of the site.

Master Plan – Opportunities Industrial Development There are opportunities for expansion of scrubber stone storage on-site.

Future outbound opportunities include gypsum, aggregate, or other bulk products. The roll-on/roll-off ramp allows opportunities for large or project cargo for industrial development.

The site provides a tremendous opportunity for large cargo shipments to Canada or the Gulf of Mexico via the Canadian National (CN) Railroad.

There is opportunity for the site to serve as a coal exporting facility from mines in southwest and southern Illinois.

With increased domestic energy production expected over the next 20 year for oil and gas, there is an opportunity to transload oil and gas from production from the New Albany shale from rail to barge.

Infrastructure A second rail loop may be needed in the future to accommodate growth.

Recreation An existing parking lot for hunting/fishing should be enhanced to include trailhead parking for future north-south hiking/biking trail. There is also an opportunity to link to the World Shooting Complex with either an on-road trail with signage, or an off-road multi-use trail connection.

Additional recreation facilities, including trails, were an opportunity identified through stakeholder meetings and the survey.

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Businesses and Operators Businesses and operators include: The Material Works (TMW), Gateway FS, and Southern Illinois Transfer Company. The Material Works (TMW) operates a steel processing complex and Gateway FS operates a fertilizer distribution terminal. A new ship building facility was established in 2014. The facility is a public terminal available to any shipper.

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Transportation - Rail The facility is accessible to the Canadian National Railroad via a spur connection.

Port District Property The Port District owns 268 acres at the facility. Existing businesses and operators own 20 acres.

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Key Site Features The terminal includes a 50-ton overhead electric crane, and a 30,000 square foot humidity/temperature controlled warehouse, bulk cargo dump dock, and steel processing center.

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Master Plan – Opportunities Industrial Development With excellent transportation access (including rail and highway), and undeveloped acreage for expansion, KRPD #2 is positioned well for future growth opportunities. Gateway FS purchased 18 acres in 2013 for future expansion.

Future Port District expansion phases would occur to the west and to the north to take advantage of Route 154 access. Expansion on the west side of the facility would require relocation of a creek.

There are opportunities for manufacturing and synergies with existing development at the site.

Infrastructure Priorities for infrastructure includes a waterline extension to the site. In 2014, the Port District applied with the Village of Baldwin for a grant to construct the waterline extension.

The existing rail loop should be expanded to accommodate a unit train.

As the site expands to the west, the entry drive should be expanded with another entrance from Route 154.

Dredging of the harbor may be required at periodic times in the future.

Recreation There is a public boat ramp north of the facility. Camping and/or an RV Park would be an opportunity on State of Illinois land near the boat ramp.

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02-08-300-005 STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 11.6 acres

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Master Plan - Opportunities Industrial Development Since the majority of the Port of Evansville is within the municipal limits of the Village, there is limited space for expansion. With expected increases in farm yields, the Port District and the Village of Evansville should work with Gateway FS for expansion and increased efficiencies.

Recreation The Port of Evansville has great potential as a recreation destination. The existing riverfront features should be expanded with a larger marina, RV park, campground, and riverfront trail. The existing grain export terminal could be a celebration and education landmark for the region’s agricultural heritage.

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• Create a high water access to the Water Street Bar & Grill.

• Development of a recreational vehicle (RV) campground in conjunction with the Village of Evansville.

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Master Plan – Opportunities Industrial Development The existing floodplain limits opportunities for expanded industrial development on the river side of the levee. Access to a Union Pacific rail line and rail yard is a key strength of the site. Opportunities for investment include expansion of the rail loop track to handle unit trains.

Opportunities exist for private development west of the levee to utilize the rail line. Access to the river could be via conveyor over the levee.

Opportunities for rail to barge for oil and gas. With connections to Union Pacific, opportunities exist to serve both regional and national production including the Bakken shale.

Infrastructure Improvements include re-installing the cable haul system. Long term, the rail loop should be extended with accompanying entry road improvements. Maintenance is needed to extend the life of the facility.

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Photo: A container ship passing through the Panama Canal. The 2015 opening of an expanded Panama Canal will have major impacts to international shipping. The Kaskaskia Regional Port District will strive to be aware of international and national trends.

INDUSTRY TRENDS

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INDUSTRY TRENDS As part of the strategic objectives for the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, it is paramount to look at national, state, and regional trends to place recommendations for the Port District in context. This chapter will briefly highlight trends, with an emphasis on freight and river shipping. In addition, this chapter will mention trends with water supply, recreation, and environment that may be applicable.

National Trends Panama Canal Expansion – Importance of the M55 Marine Highway In 2015, work to widen and modernize the Panama Canal should be complete. (Although recent cost overruns threaten to delay the opening.)

Every port and economic development agency along the Gulf and East Coasts have been trying to gauge the impacts and opportunities associated with canal expansion.

Opinions and analysis have varied widely over the expected impacts of Canal improvements. Some deep water Port Districts, assuming that there will be an increased opportunity for container ships along the Gulf and East Coasts, have used Panama Canal improvements to justify increased dredging depths. Other opinions have assumed that logistics for container ships will not change significantly and the bulk of container movements will continue to come into West coast ports and transfer to rail.

The Panama Canal expansion has also fostered conversation for container on barge shipments on the Mississippi River and the inland waterway system. However, opinion is extremely mixed on the opportunities for container on barge. Negatives against the feasibility of container on barge includes lack of a reliable service schedule and competition from rail.

Also, there are possibilities that the Jones Act would restrict container on barge shipping. The Jones Act requires that domestic port to port shipping use U.S. owned and U.S. built vessels. Container themselves would need to be built in the U.S. or be imported with duties paid.

Container on barge may become a niche, but important option for shipping specialty products such as distilled grains (DDGs) or specialty soybeans.

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along networks with the least cost and time (which is also cost) involved.

While the effects of container shipping have received a lot of attention regarding Panama Canal improvements, other forms of shipping will be effected as well. The canal improvements will also better secure and create certainty for shipping grain and other bulk commodities. In addition, commodities such as Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) will benefit as larger, more modern LNG ships can use the Panama Canal.

So what does the Panama Canal expansion mean for shipping on the Kaskaskia River? The Kaskaskia River is a key conduit for grain and other products reaching world markets. Investments and improvements in the Panama Canal create greater certainty for worldwide waterborne shipping.

Thus it creates the need for continued investment in the U.S. waterborne freight network.

The importance of the inland waterway system of shipping was illustrated by a 2013 report commissioned by the Illinois Corn Growers Association.

The report found that disruptions of barge service in 2012 caused by low river levels from the droughts resulted in a $0.45 per bushel premium of having to use rail instead of normal barge shipping.

Part of the investment in the U.S. waterborne network is the designation of inland waterways as marine highways. The Mississippi River corridor has been designated as the M-55 Marine Highway. This designation will assist in prioritizing future transportation funding along these key corridors.

The Kaskaskia River is a key access point to the Mississippi River. The Kaskaskia Regional Port District and the Kaskaskia River will need to be part of the M-55 Marine Highway for optimum transportation funding opportunities.

Inland Waterway Funding Recent reports have highlighted the challenges and shortfalls in funding maintenance and capital improvement of the inland waterway system.

A 2013 study by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) found over a 60 percent shortfall in inland waterway funding from 2012-2020. The report estimated the need at $12.7B from 2012-2020 with only $7.2B currently allocated.

The current Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) has the potential to rectify many of the long term funding problems. The AASHTO report proposes several recommendations to better fund and enhance waterborne freight transportation. Recommendations include: • Streamline Corp of Engineers projects.

• Change Corp of Engineers benefits/cost analysis beyond tonnagedependent.

• Establish a new Office of Multi-Modal Freight under the Secretary of Transportation.

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Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin Study (GLMRIS) Released in January 2014, The GLMRIS Report presents the results of a multi-year study regarding the range of options and technologies available to prevent aquatic nuisance species (ANS) movement between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins through aquatic connections. The report was commissioned by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.

While the scope of the report does not directly impact the Kaskaskia River, the Port District should stay aware of strategies within the upper Mississippi River basin of dealing with invasive species such as Asian Carp.

Marine Highway Designations As part of the strategic objective ‘Be a Key Gateway to the Mississippi River’, is the goal to be an integral part of the M-55 Marine Highway. The America’s Marine Highway Program is a Department of Transportationled program to expand the use of our nation’s navigable waterways to relieve land side congestion, reduce air emissions, and generate other public benefits by increasing the efficiency of the surface transportation system.

The M-55 Marine Highway is a designation for the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico to the Illinois River. Currently there is no Marine Highway designation for the Mississippi River north of Grafton, Illinois (at the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers). There is an effort by multiple upper Mississippi River stakeholders to designate the Mississippi River from Lock 1 at St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota on the Mississippi River to the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in Grafton, Illinois as the M-35 Marine Highway (“Waterway of the Saints”).

While the Marine Highway program is not directly applicable to the Kaskaskia River, designation of the Mississippi River as the M-55 and M-35 Marine Highways places increased federal transportation attention and prioritization on the Mississippi River. As a key gateway to the Mississippi River, the Kaskaskia River will benefit from future focus on the Marine Highway system.

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State Trends

The State of Illinois has placed increased attention on multi-modal and freight transportation. As part of the 2012 State of Illinois Long Range Transportation study, the Illinois Department of Transportation commissioned additional reports including: • Illinois State Rail Plan • Freight Mobility Plan • Global Competitiveness Some of the key actions identified through this focus include: • Promoting sustainable and intermodal connections.

• Identifying choke points or areas of congestion within the freight network .

• Improve interaction between various modes of transportation (i.e. highway to rail, rail to river, etc.).

• Increase state and regional collaboration through: Illinois State Freight Advisory Council (ISFAC) Interagency Port Working Group The Kaskaskia Regional Port District should stay informed of the progress of the Illinois State Freight Advisory Council and the Interagency Port Working Group. Either Port District or regional representation should be part of those groups.

Regional Trends

Regionally, increased attention and study has been given to freight and river shipping. Recent reports and studies relating to freight and river shipping have included: • St. Louis Regional Freight Study • St. Louis City North Riverfront Study • Jefferson County Port Study • Port of Peoria Container on Barge Study

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Glossary of Terms Asian Carp - An aquatic nuisance species group of nine heavy-bodied cyprinid fish found in United States waterways.

Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) - Fish, algae, crustaceans, plants, viruses and other life forms non-native and potentially harmful to waterways.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) - Advocates transportationrelated policies and provides technical services to support states in their efforts to efficiently and safely move people and goods.

Community Development Block Grant Program funds (CDBG) - The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs. Beginning in 1974, the CDBG program is one of the longest continuously run programs at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CDBG program provides annual grants on a formula basis to 1209 general units of local government and States.

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) plan - A comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen regional economies. A CEDS must be the result of a continuing economic development planning process developed with broad-based and diverse public and private sector participation, and must set forth the goals and objectives necessary to solve the economic development problems of the region and clearly define the metrics of success. Finally, a CEDS provides a useful benchmark by which a regional economy can evaluate opportunities with other regions in the national economy.

Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan Advisory Committee - A group chosen to oversee the mechanics of the KRPD Comprehensive Strategic Recovery Plan, including assisting with information gathering, establishment of timelines, goals, tasks, setup and delivery. Group members were Terry Beach, St. Clair County Economic Development, Nora Feuquay, University of Illinois Extension, Monroe County Economic Development, Christopher Martin, Randolph County Economic Development, and Edward Weilbacher, Kaskaskia Regional Port District.

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) - Is an enhanced version of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The CREP Program is a federal, state and local partnership designed to retire frequently flooded and environmentally sensitive cropland to achieve restoration and long-term protection. In Illinois, landowners implement conservation practices in the eligible CREP watersheds to reduce sedimentation and nutrients, improve water quality, and to create and enhance critical habitat for fish and wildlife populations.

East West Gateway Council of Governments - The East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWG or Council) provides a forum for local governments of the bi-state St. Louis area to work together to solve problems that cross jurisdictional boundaries. The geographic region that Counties in the St. Louis RegionEastWest Gateway has served since 1965 is the 4,500 square miles encompassed by the City of St. Louis; Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis counties in Missouri; Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair counties in Illinois.

Economic Development Administration (EDA) - As the only federal government agency focused exclusively on economic development, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) plays a critical role in fostering regional economic development efforts in communities across the nation.

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in economically distressed areas of the United States.

Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) - Is issued when environmental analysis and interagency review during the Environmental Assessment process finds a project to have no significant impacts on the quality of the environment.

Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) - Is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study that presents a range of options and technologies to prevent aquatic nuisance species (ANS) movement between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins through aquatic connections.

Dynegy - Dynegy provides wholesale power, capacity and ancillary services to utilities, cooperatives, municipalities and other energy companies in six states in key U.S. regions of the Midwest, the Northeast and the West Coast. Dynegy’s Baldwin, Illinois facility generates 1,800 megawatts.

Environmental Assessment - Is a concise public document prepared by the federal action agency that serves to briefly provide sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement or a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

Head Cutting - Is an erosional feature of some rivers and streams where an abrupt vertical drop, also known as a knickpoint in the bed occurs. The knickpoint, where a head cut begins, can be as small as an overly-steep riffle zone or as a large as a waterfall. When not flowing, the head cut will resemble a very short cliff or bluff. A small plunge pool may be present at the base of the head cut due to the high energy of falling water. As erosion of the knickpoint and the bed continues, the head cut will migrate upstream.

Ike Disaster Relief - Funds made available after Hurricane Ike from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. These funds provided the opportunities for grants by which the KRPD Comprehensive Strategic Plan was financed.

Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) - Represents the interests of corn farmers in Illinois. ICGA works to constantly improve the business climate along with the regulatory and policy environment for corn production at the local, state and national level.

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) - Is a state agency/economic development organization. The DCEO provides technical and financial assistance to businesses, local governments, workers and families and administers a wide array of services.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) - Is a state agency that is in charge of natural resources, parks and recreation, hunting, fishing and trapping, safety and education, and other programs.

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) - Is a state agency in charge of state-maintained public roadways. In addition, IDOT provides funding for rail, public transit and airport projects and administers fuel tax and federal funding to local jurisdictions in the state. The Secretary of Transportation reports to the Governor of Illinois. IDOT is headquartered in unincorporated Sangamon County, located near the state capital, Springfield. In addition, the IDOT Division of Highways has offices in nine locations throughout the state.

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Illinois State Freight Advisory Council (ISFAC) - Is comprised of high level public and private sector representatives involved with freight transportation on Illinois highways, railways, waterways, and airways.

The ISFAC has a statewide focus on freight mobility in Illinois that will reflect a mix of freight experts from across all modes to include railroad, port, and airport operators, trucking firms, freight shippers and receivers, economic development organizations, public sector representatives, academic and professional organizations, manufacturing, agriculture, and energy as well.

Illinois State Long Range Transportation Plan - Sets forth policies and goals that guide the development of the state transportation system. The Plan identifies issues and key needs that will guide the Illinois Department of Transportation in their investment decisions for the state transportation system over the forthcoming twenty years.

Jones Act - The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the Jones Act, is a United States federal statute that provides for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine. Among other purposes, the law regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports.

Kaskaskia Regional Port District (KRPD) - The Kaskaskia Regional Port District was created by the State Legislature June 22, 1965. It was created to be the local economic development entity focused on the rivers and the territory in Monroe County, Randolph County and the southern half of St. Clair County.

Kaskaskia River Lock and Dam - Located on the Kaskaskia River near Modoc in Randolph County, Illinois, the Kaskaskia River Lock and Dam is part of the Upper Mississippi River Nine Foot Navigation Project.

Kaskaskia River (Navigation) Project - In 1962, the Kaskaskia Navigation Project with other projects in Southern Illinois, were authorized by Congress. On October 23, 1962 Public Law - The United States Congress River and Harbor Act of 1962 authorized the construction. Senate Document #44, Eighty-Seventh Congress estimated the cost at $58,200,000 for a navigation channel 9 feet deep, 200 feet wide, 36 miles in length from Fayetteville to the confluence of the Mississippi River with a single navigation lock of 84 feet wide and 600 feet long.

Kaskaskia Watershed Association (KWA) - Federal, State and local partners joined together to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for restoration and management of the Kaskaskia River watershed.

Lighterage - The loading, unloading or transportation of goods by means of a lighter, a flat bottom barge.

Lockage - The passage of a vessel through a lock.

Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders Incorporated (LKSI) – Is an association which includes and represents individuals and organizations from various sectors who have interests in the use and management of the Lower Kaskaskia River.

M-55 Marine Highway - The M-55 Initiative is a program to develop marine intermodal transportation services on the United States’ inland waterway system involving the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, and the Gulf Intracoastal and Tennessee Tombigbee Waterways. The objective of the initiative is to develop a cost-effective alternative to ground-based transportation for cargo movements that may be well served by marine intermodal transportation.

Multi-Modal Transport - Multimodal transport (also known as combined transport) is the transportation of goods under a single contract, but performed with at least two different means of transport.

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National Geodetic Vertical Datum - The Sea Level Datum of 1929 was the vertical control datum established for vertical control surveying in the United States of America by the General Adjustment of 1929. The datum was used to measure elevation (altitude) above, and depression (depth) below, mean sea level (MSL). Mean sea level was measured at 26 tide gauges, 21 in the United States and 5 in Canada. The datum was defined by the observed heights of mean sea level at the 26 tide gauges and by the set of elevations of all benchmarks resulting from the adjustment. The adjustment required a total of 66,315 miles (106,724 km) of leveling with 246 closed circuits and 25 circuits at sea level. Since the Sea Level Datum of 1929 was a hybrid model, it was not a pure model of mean sea level, the geoid, or any other equipotential surface. Therefore, it was renamed the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) in 1973. NGVD29 was superseded by the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), based upon an equipotential definition and a readjustment, although many cities and Corps of Engineer projects with established data continued to use the older datum.

Prairie State Energy Campus - Located in Washington County, Illinois, Prairie State Energy Campus includes a coal-fired generating plant and adjacent coalmine. The facility generates 1600 MWs of power, with 95 percent of the output already dedicated to eight (8) Midwestern-based public power utilities.

Scott Air Force Base - Scott Air Force Base (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV, FAA LID: BLV) is a base of the United States Air Force in St. Clair County, Illinois. Scott Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entered World War I in April, 1917. The base is operated by the 375th Air Mobility Wing (375 AMW) and is also home to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 932d Airlift Wing (932 AW) and the Illinois Air National Guard’s 126th Air Refueling Wing (126 ARW), the latter two units being operationally gained by the U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC).

Soil and Water Conservation Districts - Are government entities that provide technical assistance and tools to manage and protect land and water resources in U.S. states and insular areas.

Southwest Regional Port District - A largely inactive port district headquartered in Dupo, Illinois.

Spoils Sites - Dredging is an excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater. The jargon for the material removed by the dredger is called spoils. Spoils sites are areas where spoils are taken and stored after dredging Staff Gauge, float well and G.O.E.S. - Methods of measuring water height.

Sustainable Sites Initiative - A program of interdisciplinary effort by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin and the United States Botanic Garden to create voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction and maintenance practices.

TIGER Grants - The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER Discretionary Grant program, provides an opportunity for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve critical national objectives. Since 2009, Congress has dedicated more than $4.1 billion for six rounds to fund projects that have a significant impact on the Nation, a region or a metropolitan area.

Tonnage - The total weight carried in tons on the river(s).

Tourism Bureau Illinois South - A tourism agency headquartered in Swansea, Illinois that promotes tourism for 19 counties of South Central Illinois.

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United States Army Corp of Engineers - The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE, also sometimes shortened to CoE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of some 36,500 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world’s largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies.

United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDAR) - USDARD financial programs support such essential public facilities and services as water and sewer systems, housing, health clinics, emergency service facilities and electric and telephone service. USDARD promotes economic development by supporting loans to businesses through banks, credit unions and community-managed lending pools.

Water Resources, Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) - H.R. 3080 “authorizes the United States Army Corps of Engineers to carry out water resources development activities for the Nation, usually through costsharing partnerships with non-federal sponsors. Activities include navigation, flood damage reduction, shoreline protection, hydropower, dam safety, water supply, recreation, environmental restoration and protection, and disaster response and recovery. H.R. 3080 also makes fundamental reforms to the Corps of Engineers planning process, accelerates project delivery, empowers non-federal project sponsors, and strengthens congressional oversight.”

Wharfage - The handling or stowing of goods on a wharf.

World Shooting and Recreation Complex - Located in Sparta, Illinois, is home to a variety of shooting and recreational activities, including the Grand American held each August at the Complex.

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A barge being loaded with grain at the Gateway FS terminal in Evansville.

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