San Joaquin River (Port of Stockton)

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER (PORT OF STOCKTON)
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE


PROJECT LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

The Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel extends 41 miles from the Port of Stockton to Antioch, California, in the counties of Contra Costa, Sacramento, and San Joaquin.  The project includes the channel, a sediment trap, and bank protection.

TOTAL FUNDING

 

TOTAL COST

 N/A

FEDERAL COST

 N/A

NON-FEDERAL COST

 N/A

 

 

FISCAL YEAR 2022 ALLOCATION

$  5,404,000

FY 2023 BUDGET

$10,241,000

COST TO COMPLETE

 N/A

FY 22 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Funding was used for routine maintenance dredging of the channel to the authorized depth of 35 feet, compliance with mandated water quality certification, and continued updating of programmatic agreements for Endangered Species Act.

FY 23 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Funding will be used for routine maintenance dredging of the channel to the authorized depth of 35 feet, compliance with mandated water quality certification, and continued updating of programmatic agreements for Endangered Species Act.

ISSUES AND OTHER INFORMATION

  • The ship channel is an integral component of the California Bay Delta and supports the Port of Stockton, which is the largest inland and fourth busiest port in California.  Approximately 30 cargo vessels pass through the channel each month, taking more than 1,000,000 trucks off area roads annually. The latest commercial tonnage shipped through the project is 5,000,000 tons.  The port is a vital link to the agricultural industry of the California Central Valley, handling more than 90-percent of fertilizer used by the regions growers and over 50-percent of California’s bagged rice to Japan.  Overall responsibility for the project transferred to San Francisco District in FY 2015.
  • Project is annually funded, yet it has been coupled with the Sacramento River project and awarded as a single contract.  As a result of this coupling, the San Joaquin channel has been under-dredged over the past few years. 
  • The dredging contractor was unable to complete the 2020 dredging episode within the contract’s period of performance and the environmental work window because of bid protest and mechanical breakdowns.
  • In 2021, the dredging contractor was unable to complete the required dredging within the contract’s period of performance and the environmental work window because of overall poor performance.
  • The dredging contractor was able to complete all required dredging for the 2022 dredging episode.
  • For FY23, project is receiving $10.241M in funding to support dredging the entire channel.
  • The project delivery team will be seeking a mechanical dredging mechanism, such as clamshell dredging to be included in the 2023 dredging contract.                                     

CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST

  • 9th District, Rep. Josh Harder

POINT OF CONTACT

  • Deputy for Project Management, (415) 503-6593.

Updated on 14 February 2023

 

Click Map to Zoom In