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The FY 2010 US Army Corps budget for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway was released this week. The recent award of $22.2 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (Read more) for the Waterway will enable the Corps to dredge most of the Waterway to its authorized depth of 12 feel. However, annual maintenance dollars are still needed to keep that depth. The following chart lists the actual amounts awarded in FY 09; the FY 10 proposed budget amount and what the Corps actually needs to maintain the waterway at its authorized depth.
The Corps knows how valuable the AIWW is to the nation’s economy which is why they invested $22.2 million in ARRA funds. Now it’s up to Congress to ensure that this investment is not wasted. We’re closer to our goal than we have been in a long time but the FY10 budget does not include dredging money for Georgia and South Carolina and not enough for the other states. We can’t afford to be silent. Read more about what you can do to help. Meet Our Interns |
Brendan McClatchey is a Political Science major at Coastal Carolina University. He is a junior and has been honored to be selected into the Wall Fellows Program at Coastal. The Wall Fellows Program is the most distinguished academic program on the CCU campus. He is a New Jersey native. He hopes to attend graduate school after completing his undergraduate studies.
Tandy Versyp is a recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, in Savannah, Georgia. He majored in Contemporary Writing with a Minor in Film and Television. Tandy was a Silver Screen Society Grant Finalist—Fall 2008; Reporter of the Year, 2008 SCAD’s Student Newspaper, received 1st Place for Column Writing 2008 from the Southern Regional Press Institute and was the recipient of the May and Paul Poetter Scholarship; $15,000 a year for four years
My Tugboat Experience on the AIWW- a student's first hand account of spending a day on a Chatham Towing Co. tugboat
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Resolution to create an Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Commission |
Waterway Conference This year AIWA is celebrating 10 years representing the AIWW. Plan to celebrate with us in Savannah, Georgia on November 18-20, 2009.
2008 Conference presentations can be viewed by clicking here.
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