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US Army Corps of Engineers

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Overview

James D. Barton, P.E., D.WRE Chief, Columbia Basin Water Management U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Energy Association – Central Asia Delegation VisitPortland, OregonJan 2013

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE Organization Overview International Water Resource

Activities Questions

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What is USACE?(FY12 Data)

DistributionCivilian FTE/Uniformed End Strength (ES)

USACEOrganization

Data as of Nov 11 FOAs=HECSA,IWR,MDC,UFC,ULA OPCON to USACE when not deployed Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

Civilians:

Uniformed:

35,299 FTE Allocated

782 Authorized (Officer/Enlisted)

HQUSACE:927 (3%)(46 UniformedMilitary)

Division HQ:872 (2%)(27 UniformedMilitary)

ERDC, Centers& FOAs:4,120 (12%)(31 UniformedMilitary)

Prime Power:30 FTE(343 UniformedMilitary)

Districts:29,286 (83%)(303 UniformedMilitary)

FEST Team64 FTE(32 Uniformed Military)

HQUSACE

Divisions(9)

EngineeringR&DCenter

Centers(2)FOAs(5)

249 EN BN(PrimePower)

Military(36)

MILCON(27)

Civil Works(38)

Real Estate(33)

OCONUS(9)

Districts (45)

CentersofExpertise

AreaResidentProject Offices

MaterialTest Labs

06/15 05SES

Engineer

Commands

(2 ENCOMs)

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Support to the Army and the NationUSACE Mission Areas

Re

al

Est

ate

• DOD Recruiting Facilities• Contingency Operations• Acquire, Manage and Dispose

• Intelligence

• Federal• State • Local• International

HomelandSecurity

Research & Development• MILCON for Modular Force Global Positioning• BRAC 05• Field Force Engineering• MILCON Transformation• Environmental Restoration

Military Programs

InteragencySupport

Civ

il W

ork

s• Navigation, Hydropower• Flood Control, Shore Protection• Water Supply, Regulatory • Recreation, Disaster Response• Environmental Restoration

• Warfighter• Installations• Environment• Water Resources

• Critical Infrastructure• Anti Terrorism Plans

• Facility Security Partnership

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US Ports & Waterways Convey > 2B Tons CommerceCorps Maintained Ports Provide Strategic Deployment CapabilityForeign Trade Through Harbors Creates > $850M Tax Revenues

Recreation areas 368 M Visitors/yrGenerate $15B in economic activity,500,000 jobs

12,000 miles of Commercial Inland Waterways:½ the cost of rail1/10 the cost of trucks

#1 Federal ProviderOf Outdoor Recreation54,730 Miles Of Shoreline at USACE Lakes

8,500 Miles of Levees

926 Shallow &Deep Draft Harbors

Stewardship of11.7 Million AcresPublic Lands

137 Major EnvironmentalRestoration Projects

¼ of Nation’s Hydropower: $500M + in power sales

USACE Contributions to the Economy USACE Contributions to the Economy and the Environmentand the Environment

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SOUTH AMERICAARGENTINABOLIVIABRAZILCHILECOLOMBIAECUADORPARAGUAYPERUSURINAMURUGUAYVENEZUELA

NORTH AMERICA /CENTRAL AMERICABELIZECANADACOSTA RICAEL SALVADORGREENLANDGUATEMALAHONDURAS *MEXICONICARAGUA *PANAMA

ASIAAFGHANISTANAZERBAIJANBAHRAINCHINAEGYPTGEORGIAINDIAINDONESIAIRAQISRAELJAPANJORDANKAZAKHSTANKUWAITKYRGYZSTANLEBANONMONGOLIAOMANPAKISTANPHILIPPINESQATARSRI LANKA *SAUDI ARABIASOUTH KOREATHAILANDTAJIKISTANU.A.E.VIETNAM

AUSTRALIA/OCEANIAAUSTRALIAEAST TIMORMICRONESIAMARSHALL ISLANDSNEW ZEALANDPALAUTUVALUVANUATU

ANTARCTICA

ARCTIC

EUROPEALBANIAARMENIABELGIUMBOSNIABULGARIACROATIADENMARKESTONIAFINLANDFRANCEGERMANYHUNGARYITALYKOSOVOLITHUANIA MACEDONIAMALTAMOLDOVANETHERLANDSNORWAYPOLANDPORTUGALROMANIARUSSIASERBIASWEDENSWITZERLANDTURKEYUKRAINEUNITED KINGDOM

AFRICABENIN *CAPE VERDE *CAMEROONCENT AFR REPUBCHADDJIBOUTIERITREAGABONGHANA *KENYALESOTHO *LIBYAMADAGASCARMALIMALAWIMOZAMBIQUE *NIGERNIGERIARWANDASENEGAL *SOUTH AFRICASAO TOMETANZANIA

CARIBBEANBAHAMASCUBADOMIN. REPUB.HAITIJAMAICAPUERTO RICOTRINIDAD & TOBAGO

USACE Around the World

Global Engagement• Countries - 100+Countries - 100+• USACE/USAID Engagement Since 1998USACE/USAID Engagement Since 1998* USACE/MCC EngagementUSACE/MCC Engagement

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1) Integrated Water Resources Management

2) Governance and Management

3) Future National Water Resources Direction

4) Collaboration

5) Water Resources Investment Strategies

6) Managing Extreme Events

7) Knowledge & Technology Transfer

8) Water Resources Leadership

9) Communications and Education

Approach to a More Sustainable Water Future

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INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCE ACTIVITIES

USACE involved in wide range of international water resource activities

Examples include:►Columbia River Treaty►Numerous Boards of Control Under

International Joint Commission (IJC)

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Columbia River Treaty

Columbia River System

Senior USACE officials on Treaty Permanent Engineering Board and PEBCOM

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Columbia River Treaty Organization

CANADIAN GOVERNMENTMinistry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Ministry Natural Resources

BRITISH COLUMBIAGOVERNMENT

UNITED STATESGOVERNMENT

Department of StateDepartment of the ArmyDepartment of Energy

TREATY& Protocol

PERMANENT ENGINEERING BOARD*

CANADIAN UNITED STATES

PEB ENGINEERING COMMITTEE***

CANADIAN UNITED STATES

CANADIANENTITY

*

CANADIANCOORDINATOR

&SECRETARY

**

United StatesENTITY

*

United StatesCOORDINATOR

&SECRETARY

**

OPERATING COMMITTEE**

CANADIAN UNITED STATES

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL COMMITTEE**

CANADIAN UNITED STATES

U.S. Entity• Corps of Engineers• BPA

Canadian Entities• BC Hydro• BC Provincial Government

CANADIAN ENTITY

for Art.XIV2j*

* created by Treaty or governments, ** created by Entities, *** created by PEB

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION BOARDS OF CONTROL

1909 Boundary Waters Treaty established International Joint Commission (IJC)

IJC established over 20 boards with members from U.S. and Canada

Examples include:►International Kootenay Lake Board of Control►International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control►International Lake Superior Board of Control

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION RECENT ACTIVITIES

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Upper Great Lakes Water Level Study New approaches to managing levels and

flows in Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Lake of the Woods – Rainy River Watershed

Report

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Questions?