June 2021
FACT SHEET
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway – Norfolk to St. Johns (O&M)
Operations and Maintenance
Congressional District: 4,5,6
1. DESCRIPTION
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) project authorizes a channel 12 feet deep by 90 feet wide in land cuts and narrow streams and 12 feet deep by 150 feet wide in open waters. The length of the project within Jacksonville District boundaries is approximately 22 miles long, from Fernandina Harbor, Florida to the St. Johns River.
2. FUNDING
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| Allocation thru FY21 |
$99,000 |
| President's Budget FY22 |
$0 |
3. SPONSOR
Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND)
1314 Marcinski Road
Jupiter, Florida 33477-9427
4. STATUS
A Memorandum of Agreement with the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) to contribute funds for the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of both the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) was executed on 3 September 1997. Since that date, FIND has provided over $70,000,000 for the O&M of the IWW and AIWW.
The last dredging event for the AIWW occurred within the Sawpit Reach. A construction contract for O&M dredging was awarded in September 2018 for approximately 600K cubic yards of material to be removed out of the Federal channel. 95% of this material was beach quality and was placed on the beach at Amelia Island State Park. The remainder of the material was dredged and placed in the already constructed dredge material management area DU-2. The next O&M dredging event is anticipated for 2022/2023. Funds received in 2021 will be used for channel conditions surveys and updating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation.
