May 2024
FACT SHEET
Intracoastal Waterway Caloosahatchee River to Anclote River
Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
Congressional Districts: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19
1. DESCRIPTION
The project consists of a channel measuring 9 feet by 100 feet from Caloosahatchee River to Anclote River. The waterway includes existing improved channels in Pine Island Sound from Punta Rossa to Charlotte Harbor, in the entrance to Roberts Bay at Casey’s Pass, in Little Sarasota Bay and Sarasota Bay from Nokomis to Tampa Bay, and in Boca Ciega Bay from Tampa Bay to Clearwater Harbor. The length of the project waterway is approximately 160 miles.
2. FUNDING
| Allocation for FY24 |
$0 |
| President's Budget for FY25 |
$0 |
2. P.L. 117-43, DRSAA Funds:
| Work Plan |
$15,000,000 |
| Allocation for FY23 |
$15,000,000 |
| Allocation for FY24 |
$0 |
3. SPONSOR
West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND)
200 E. Miami Avenue
Venice, Florida 34285
Pinellas County Section only
Pinellas County Public Works and Engineering Department
315 Court Street
Clearwater, Florida 33516
4. STATUS
The Corps has completed a Dredge Readiness and Operations Plan (DROP) as a planning tool for the 160-mile Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), which outlines maintenance dredging locations and anticipated completion timeframes for identified dredging priorities over the next 15 years. The DROP also highlights locations where local inlet dredging with beneficial reuse of material and coupled with local beach nourishment schedules can be optimized. Funding was not received in 2022 for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) dredging. If funding is received in FY 2024, dredging will occur within the top 4 shoaling areas of the waterway.
