Great Lakes Coastal Infrastructure Scoping Workshop

October 10-11, 2007
Canal Park Lodge
Duluth, Minnesota

Workshop summary article:
Workshop focuses on aging coastal infrastructure in the Great Lakes

Workshop summary report:
Coastal Infrastructure Workshop
Summary Report (PDF)

Wednesday,
October 10

Opening, introductions, objectives (PDF): Dave Knight, Great Lakes Commission and Linda Sorn, USACE Chicago District

Session 1: Climate change models and projected impacts for the Great Lakes basin

• NOAA Coastal Services Center workshop summary (PDF): Gene Clark, Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
• Relevant data from the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River study, and the upcoming International Upper Great Lakes study (PDF): Tony Eberhardt: USACE Institute for Water Resources
• Potential climate change impact on Great Lakes commercial navigation (PDF): Dale Bergeron, Minnesota Sea Grant
• Current and proposed climate research in the Great Lakes basin (PDF): Nick Schroeck, Sea Grant Fellow, Great Lakes Commission
• Discussion

Session 2: Great Lakes Coastal protection infrastructure: inventory, conditions, maintenance status and related policy

• Overview of the USACE Breakwater Initiative (PDF): Linda Sorn, USACE Chicago District
• USACE structure inspection program (PDF): Dave Foster, USACE Detroit District
• Non-federal coastal protection structures (PDF): Gene Clark, Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
• Discussion

Thursday, October 11

Session 3: Stakeholders’ perspectives

• The States (PDF): Larry Kieck, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
• Coastal municipalities: Allen Hansen, City of Petoskey, Michigan
• Commercial ports (PDF): Eric Hirsimaki, Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority
• Recreational Boaters/Marinas: Workshop participants from this stakeholder group

Session 4: Facilitated discussion on strategies, actions

Lunch: Overview of accelerated erosion in Duluth-Superior harbor: Chad Scott, AMI Consulting Engineers

Optional field trip: Twin Ports harbor infrastructure