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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 2023 ALLOCATION

$  5,188,590

FY 2024 BUDGET

$10,889,000

COST TO COMPLETE

 N/A

 

FY23 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.

FY24 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. It had been historically 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 projects will be contracted independently in FY24.
  • The project delivery team will be allowing for the option of a mechanical dredging mechanism, such as clamshell dredging, to be included in the 2024 dredging contract for suitable reaches of the channel.
  • Fish monitoring requirements will be implemented on reaches utilizing hydraulic dredging equipment.                                       

CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST

  • 9th District, Rep. Josh Harder

POINT OF CONTACT

  • Deputy for Project Management, Thomas R. Williams, 415-503-6560

Updated on 29 February 2024

 

 

 

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