PNWA Fact Sheets and Backgrounders
Key PNWA issues
Energy & Water Appropriations
Project-by-project summary of PNWA’s funding requests and current funding status for FY 2009
Columbia River Channel Deepening
Project need, funding overview and PNWA’s FY 2009 appropriations request
Jetties at the Mouth of the Columbia River
Need for jetty repairs, current status and PNWA’s FY 2009 appropriations request
Lower Monumental Lock Gate Rehab
Downstream lock gate at LoMo requires rehabilitation
Proposed Lockage Fees
Overview of the reasons PNWA opposes the new lockage fees proposed in the President's FY2009 budget
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
PNWA supports spending down the trust fund for it's stated transportation infrastructure maintenance and development purposes
Water Resources Development Act
(WRDA 2008)
Overview of PNWA positions on issued being addressed by
Congress this year, including permanance for Section 214
Extension of Section 214
PNWA’s request to make Section 214 permitting capabilities permanent
Addressing Regulatory Challenges in the NW
PNWA works with Congress and the federal agencies to address permitting delays
PNWA Dredge Fleet
study
Makes the case for removing restrictions on the dredges
Essayons and Yaquina
GAO
Dredge Fleet Study
Federal GAO study validates PNWA study results
Columbia Snake River Biological Opinion (BiOp) Lawsuit
Current status and potential impacts
Snake River Dredging Lawsuit
Lawsuit settled; dredging completed; next step is Programmatic Sediment Management Plan
Programatic Sediment Management Plan
Reviews alternatives for reducing and managing sedimentation
Juvenile Fish Passage
Fish survival has increased dramatically since the 1970s, to higher than before the last four dams were built
Dam breaching is NOT the answer
Breaching is extreme, risky, bad for the economy and bad for the environment
Old Mouth of the Cowlitz
Maintenance dredging is needed to keep the channel open
Background on ports, trade, transportation, and energy
Columbia Snake River System
Navigation
Cargo and cruise ship activities, environmental benefits and state-by-state economic benefits of navigation
Protecting the Columbia Snake River System
Long-term maintenance and repair needs at the locks
Lower Columbia River Ports
Port-by-port summary of navigation activities
Oregon and Washington Shallow Draft Ports
Port-by-port summary of navigation benefits
Puget Sound : Creating Jobs, Creating Opportunities
Trade overview and port-by-port summaries
CEDER - MTS Study Key Findings
One page on the region’s navigation, rail and roadway funding needs
CEDER – MTS Study Executive Summary
Overview of cargo flows, forecasts and infrastructure projects identified to meet the region’s trade and transportation needs
Hydropower
Economic and environmental benefits
Information on PNWA
PNWA by the numbers
Highlights of PNWA's success from FY2003-FY2008
PNWA - Where you want to be
About PNWA, our issues, where and with whom we work
How to gain maximum value from your PNWA membership
PNWA Policies and Projects
A complete listing of all PNWA policy positions and supported infrastructure projects for 2008
