Tennessee Boating Compilation Project – 2007 & Beyond

State of Tennessee State of Tennessee Boating Compilation Boating Compilation Project – Looking at Project – Looking at

2007 Data and 2007 Data and BeyondBeyond

National Association of State Boating Law Administrators

(NASBLA) September 29, 2009

Corpus Christi, Texas

Waterways Management, LLC

Edward Poolos

Recreational Boating in Tennessee:

A Compilation of Data from 2007

Prepared for:

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Boating Division

By: Waterways Management, LLC

March 2009

What Drove What Drove the Creation of the Creation of

this Reportthis Report

TWRA Boating TWRA Boating Division Strategic PlanDivision Strategic Plan

Vision of Former Chief Vision of Former Chief of Boating with TWRAof Boating with TWRA

Sections within Sections within ReportReport

Recreational Boating Recreational Boating StatisticsStatistics

Economic Impact of Economic Impact of Recreational Boating in Recreational Boating in TennesseeTennessee

Future Land Uses and Future Land Uses and Waterfront Development Waterfront Development PlansPlans

Recreational Boating Recreational Boating ProjectionsProjections

Effect the Recreational Effect the Recreational Boating Projections Would Boating Projections Would Have on TWRAHave on TWRA

Conclusions, Additional Conclusions, Additional Data Needs, OtherData Needs, Other

Section 1Section 1

Tennessee Boating Tennessee Boating StatisticsStatistics


Tennessee Has 25 Tennessee Has 25 Major Reservoirs (> Major Reservoirs (> 4,000 Surface Acres)4,000 Surface Acres)

The 25 Major The 25 Major Reservoirs contain:Reservoirs contain:

>670,000 Surface >670,000 Surface AcresAcres

> 12,000 Shoreline > 12,000 Shoreline MilesMiles

Tennessee Ranked 16Tennessee Ranked 16thth in the in the Number of Registered BoatsNumber of Registered Boats



Tennessee Ranked 2nd in the Tennessee Ranked 2nd in the Number of Registered Boats Number of Registered Boats

among Inland Statesamong Inland States

Tennessee has 9 Locks Tennessee has 9 Locks along it River Systemsalong it River Systems

Passing Through these Passing Through these Locks in 2007 were:Locks in 2007 were:

> 14,000 Recreational > 14,000 Recreational VesselsVessels

> 31,000 Tons of > 31,000 Tons of Commercial ProductsCommercial Products

Tennessee Tennessee Boating Boating

StatisticsStatistics

Section 2Section 2

Economic Impact of Economic Impact of Recreational Boating Recreational Boating

in Tennesseein Tennessee

Economic Impact Economic Impact of Recreational of Recreational

BoatingBoating Total Economic Impact of Total Economic Impact of

Recreational Boating in Recreational Boating in Tennessee in 2007 was:Tennessee in 2007 was:

$ 3,415,000,000$ 3,415,000,000

The 3.415 Billion can be The 3.415 Billion can be divided into:divided into:

Sales: Sales: $1,826,000,000$1,826,000,000Labor Income: Labor Income: $ $ 592,000,000592,000,000Value Added: Value Added: $ $ 997,000,000997,000,000

Tennessee Ranked Tennessee Ranked 1616thth Nationally in Number of Nationally in Number of Boat Businesses with Boat Businesses with 371371..

Tennessee ranks Tennessee ranks 33rdrd in in Number of Employees Number of Employees that work in these Boating that work in these Boating Businesses with Businesses with 9,7009,700. . Ranking Behind only Ranking Behind only California and Florida.California and Florida.

Recreational Recreational Boating Economic Boating Economic

ImpactImpact


ImpactImpact Tennessee Ranked Tennessee Ranked 17th17th for for

total expenditures for new total expenditures for new powerboats, outboard motors, powerboats, outboard motors, boat trailers, and boating boat trailers, and boating accessories in 2007.accessories in 2007.

Tennessee Expendatures on New Boats, Motors, and Trailers

$200,000,000$220,000,000$240,000,000$260,000,000$280,000,000$300,000,000$320,000,000$340,000,000$360,000,000$380,000,000

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Over past 10 years, Over past 10 years, Tennessee Boaters Have Tennessee Boaters Have Spent over Spent over $ 2.94$ 2.94 Billion Billion on Powerboats, Trailers, on Powerboats, Trailers, and Motorsand Motors

Tennessee Ranked Tennessee Ranked 1111thth in in New Boat Sales in 2007.New Boat Sales in 2007.

Tennessee Ranked Tennessee Ranked 15th15th in in

the amount spent on new the amount spent on new outboards motors with outboards motors with $63,693,000.$63,693,000.


ImpactImpact


ImpactImpactEconomic Significance of Recreational

Boating in The Tennessee 7th Congressional District

• Total number of registered boats in District: 33,364

• Total number of Boating Businesses in District: 37

•Total number of persons employed by the boating businesses in District: 199

•Estimated number of total days spent boating in

District: 665,000

•Total Economic Impact of Recreational Boating in

District: $428,000,000

Tennessee 7th Congressional DistrictRep. Marsha Blackburn

Chapter 2: Recreational Boating Economic Impact in Tennessee

Total Economic Impact from Center Hill Marina $1,185,200


ImpactImpact

Future Land Uses Future Land Uses and Waterfront and Waterfront

Development PlansDevelopment Plans

Section 3Section 3

Waterfront Waterfront Development Plans Development Plans

and Future Land and Future Land UsesUses

Five Largest Cities in Five Largest Cities in Tennessee have either just Tennessee have either just completed (Chattanooga) completed (Chattanooga) Waterfront Redevelopment or Waterfront Redevelopment or Have Plans (Clarksville, Have Plans (Clarksville, Nashville, Memphis, Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville) to do soKnoxville) to do so..

In Total the 5 Plans would In Total the 5 Plans would

add:add:

> 9,000 feet of transient docks> 9,000 feet of transient docks

5 New Marinas5 New Marinas

16 New boat Ramps16 New boat Ramps

5 Plans satisfy Much of 5 Plans satisfy Much of Transient Needs Transient Needs




and Future Land and Future Land UsesUsesCity of Nashville Waterfront

Development Plan

• Project would be Completed in 4 Phases.•3 of the Phases would have Recreational Boating Component•The Plan would create:

> 4,000 feet of transient docking

2 New Marinas5 New Boat Ramps


and Future Land and Future Land UsesUsesKnoxville South Shore

Waterfront Development Plan

The Plan would create:> 1,800 feet of transient

docks1 New Boat Ramps



Lake Normandy Land Use Availability

Recreational Boating Recreational Boating Projections through Projections through 2030 for the State of 2030 for the State of

TennesseeTennessee

Section 4Section 4

Recreational Recreational Boating Boating

ProjectionsProjectionsProjections of Registered Projections of Registered

Boaters in Tennessee Boaters in Tennessee Through 2030Through 2030

YearYear Projected Projected BoatBoatRegistrationsRegistrations

20072007 271,687 271,68720102010 292,016 292,01620152015 312,698 312,69820202020 318,564 318,56420252025 322,772 322,77220302030 328,808 328,808

Registered Boats by Registered Boats by Length by YearLength by Year


ProjectionsProjections

County 2007 2010 2015 2020 2025

Montgomery 5358 5753 6399 7071 7786

Cheatham 2542 2917 3230 3541 3848

Dickson 2454 2697 2944 3186 3427

Stewart 1580 1695 1796 1891 1980

Robertson 2666 2728 2955 3173 3390

Registered Boat Registered Boat Projections by CountyProjections by County



CountyTotal Reg. <16'

16'-26'

26'-40'

40'-65' >65'

Montgomery 6399 2292 3962 115 26 4

Cheatham 3230 1434 1721 58 14 1

Dickson 2944 1180 1692 58 12 2

Stewart 1796 673 1089 27 7 0

Robertson 2955 1034 1834 45 30 11

Registered Boats Registered Boats Projections for 2015 by Projections for 2015 by

County by LengthCounty by Length



Projected Boat Registrations for Anderson County Tennessee Through 2025

4214

4637

4751

4616

4442

4100

4200

4300

4400

4500

4600

4700

4800

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ProjectionsProjectionsSpecific County Specific County

Projection Through 2025Projection Through 2025

Projected Boat Registrations >16 Feet and <26 Feet in Length for Bedford County

Tennessee Through 2020

917

1095

1077

1044

968

900

920

940

960

980

1000

1020

1040

1060

1080

1100

2006 2010 2015 2020 2025

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Boating Boating ProjectionsProjectionsSpecific County Specific County

Projections Through 2025 Projections Through 2025 by Specific Lengthby Specific Length


ProjectionsProjectionsAccident Projections in Accident Projections in

Tennessee Through 2025Tennessee Through 2025

Effect the Effect the Recreational Recreational

Boating Boating Projections Projections Would Have Would Have

on TWRAon TWRA

Section 5Section 5

Effect Effect Projections Projections

Would Have on Would Have on TWRATWRA

Projections by Projections by TWRA RegionsTWRA Regions

Effect Projections Effect Projections Would Have on Would Have on

TWRATWRA

Projections by Projections by TWRA RegionsTWRA Regions


TWRATWRA

Percent Increase in Registered Boats by Region between 2007 and 2025

22.4

29.9

24.1

21.7

20.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

28.0

30.0

32.0

Region I Region II Region III Region IV

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Percent of Percent of Registered Boat Registered Boat Increase by 2025 Increase by 2025

by Regionby Region

2007 Enforcement 2007 Enforcement Hours Per RegionHours Per Region



2010 Enforcement 2010 Enforcement Hours by RegionHours by Region

Additional Enforcement Additional Enforcement Hours Required to Hours Required to

Maintain 2007 Level: Maintain 2007 Level:

6,5926,592


TWRATWRA




11,50911,509


TWRATWRA




12,18712,187


TWRATWRA



Top 5 Lakes with the largest increase (2007 -2025):

Lake Change % Change

Dale Hollow

Ocoee

Douglas

Barkley

Kentucky

1,138 28.6

1,143 27.9

3,328 26.5

2,264 25.1

9,656 24.8

Conclusions, Conclusions, Interesting Interesting Findings, Findings,

Additional Needs, Additional Needs, and Other and Other

Section 6Section 6

Conclusions, Conclusions, Interesting Interesting

Findings, Additional Findings, Additional Needs, and OtherNeeds, and Other

Projected Number of Registered Boats in Tennessee Through 2030

292026

271687

256670

328808

322772318564312698

240000

250000

260000

270000

280000

290000

300000

310000

320000

330000

340000

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Comparison of Comparison of Registered Boat Registered Boat Projections vs. Projections vs.

PopulationPopulation


Findings, Additional Findings, Additional Needs, and OtherNeeds, and OtherInteresting County Interesting County Comparisons (Boat Comparisons (Boat Registrations vs. Registrations vs.

Population) Bedford Population) Bedford County, TNCounty, TN

Conclusions, Conclusions, Interesting Interesting Findings, Findings,

Additional Needs, Additional Needs, and Otherand OtherEffect Out of State Effect Out of State

Boaters Have on Boaters Have on TWRA RegionsTWRA Regions

Boating Capacity Boating Capacity Worksheet on TN Worksheet on TN

Reservoir using Jackson Reservoir using Jackson Density Equation 1991 Density Equation 1991 (10 acres per boat all (10 acres per boat all

uses)uses)

Additional/Better Data Additional/Better Data NeedsNeeds

Officer InformationOfficer Information

Where Residents Where Residents actually Boatactually Boat

Specifics About Out-Specifics About Out-of-State Boatersof-State Boaters


Findings, Additional Findings, Additional Needs, and OtherNeeds, and Other

QUESTIONS???QUESTIONS???

Education

Tennessee Boating Compilation Project – 2007 & Beyond