1. ROTARY/KIWANIS/LIONS CLUBS CAMDEN, AR AUGUST 13, 2013 Mike Dumas President Ouachita River Valley Association

2. ORVA HISTORY 1893 – “Ouachita River Improvement Association” 1950 – “Ouachita River Valley Association”

3. AREA OF OPERATION

4. ORVA MISSION Non-profit organization that promotes development of water and land resources Major focus is on operation, maintenance and completion of Ouachita-Black Rivers AR and LA, Navigation Project Represent the private sector of the economy

5. ORVA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OFFICERSBOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEES - President - Louisiana – 7 - Navigation - Vice President - Arkansas – 7 - Finance - Sec./Treasurer - Membership - Nominating GENERAL MEMBERSHIPSTAFF ~100 - Executive Director

6. PROJECT/STUDY 1. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project, Red River to Camden, AR 2. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project, Red River to Camden, AR – Bank Stabilization 3. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project, Red River to Camden, AR – Little River Addition 4. Ouachita River Levees, LA 5. Arkansas Lakes - Ouachita, DeGray, and Greeson 6. Ouachita River Watershed Study, AR and LA ORVA SUPPORTED STUDIES/PROJECTS OUACHITA RIVER BASIN, AR AND LA

7. Ouachita-Black Navigation Project 4 Locks and Dams and Channel Dredging to Provide 9-foot Depth 337 Miles of Channel from Confluence of Red River to Camden, AR

8. OUACHITA-BLACK WATERWAY SYSTEM “MUCH MORE THAN NAVIGATION”

9. OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT FUNDING Fiscal Year 2006-2010 Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Avg. 2011 2012 2013 $10.9 mil $7.5 mil $7.4 mil $7.5 mil $3.2 mil supplemental $10.6 mil

10. Dredge Butcher Conducting Dredging Operations on the Ouachita River $3.1 Million Needed Annually for Dredging Operations

11. INLAND MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STUDY GUIDELINES TABLE

12. REDUCTION IN OPERATIONAL SERVICES OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT -Effective July 29, 2012 - 3 shifts to 2 shifts - Jonesville and Columbia Locks & Dams – 18 hrs. daily -Felsenthal & Thatcher Locks & Dams – 16 hrs. daily -FY 13 (October 1, 2012) - Jonesville and Columbia Locks & Dams – No Change - Felsenthal & Thatcher Locks & Dams – No Change - FUTURE – Jonesville and Columbia – No change -Felsenthal and Thatcher Lock and Dams – Remote Control of Water Levels -No change to pool levels

13. COMMERCIAL RECREATION Jonesville 500 211 Columbia 269 44 Felsenthal 22 179 Thatcher 0 173 COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL LOCKAGES OUACHITA-BLACK RIVERS NAVIGATION PROJECT JULY 29, 2012 – JULY 2, 2013

15. MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION BRIEF PUBLIC MEETING AUGUST 21, 2013 VICKSBURG, MS William B. Hobgood Executive Director Ouachita River Valley Association

17. ORVA ANNUAL CONVENTION AUGUST 27-28, 2013 CHARLES O. ROSS CENTER CAMDEN, AR

18. ORVA 2013 ANNUAL CONVENTION AUGUST 27-28, 2013 CAMDEN, AR PRINCIPAL FEDERAL SPEAKERS - Senator Mark Pryor - COL John Cross, District Engr - Congressman Tom Cotton - Mr. David Frewald, USGS - MG John W. Peabody, MVD STATE SPEAKERS -Mike Armstrong, Assistant Director, AR Game and Fish Commission PRIVATE SPEAKERS -Ed Grimm – Senior vice President, Martin Marine -- Keith Ouchley – LA Nature Conservancy

20. ORVA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE - Help “Tell the Story” - Strength in Numbers -ORVA Brochure

23. CONCLUSIONS: - NAVIGATION PROJECT FACES DIFFICULTY - NEED LOCAL CITIZENS SUPPORT - ORVA WILL “STAY THE FIGHT”

24. Please Help Us Continue the Legacy JOIN ORVA