Flood Risk Management Program Ed Hecker, Chief, Office of Homeland Security National Levee Summit February 2008 St Louis, MO.

Flood Risk Management Program

Ed Hecker, Chief, Office of Homeland Security

National Levee Summit February 2008St Louis, MO

Flood Risk Management Program

Vision: To lead collaborative, comprehensive and sustainable national flood risk management to improve public safety and reduce flood damages to our country.

Mission: To integrate and synchronize the ongoing, diverse flood risk management projects, programs and authorities of the US Army Corps of Engineers with counterpart projects, programs and authorities of FEMA, other Federal agencies, state organizations and regional and local agencies.

1. Provide current accurate floodplain information to the public and decision makers.

2. Identify and assess flood hazards posed by aging flood damage reduction infrastructure.

3. Improve public awareness and comprehension of flood risk.

4. Integrate flood damage and flood hazard reduction programs across local, state, and Federal agencies.

5. Improve capabilities to collaboratively deliver and sustain flood damage reduction and flood hazard mitigation services to the nation.

Strategic Goals

Flood Risk Management Program

USACE Senior Leadership OversightEd Hecker

Program Director

Pete Rabbon

Flood Mapping &

Certifications

Inventory &Assessments

Existing Infrastructure &

InspectionsReview

Initiatives, Policy &

Legislation

Projects & Pre-Flood Programs

Principal Discussion

GroupUSACE/FEMA

Executive Direction

External Coordination(Intergovernmental Flood Risk Management Committee)

Program Integration

ENGINEERING OPS PLANNING PROGRAMS

Flood Risk Management Program

Flood Risk Management Program

• Core Members: USACE, FEMA, ASFPM, NAFSMA Leadership

• Meet quarterly to discuss integration of programs and policies

• Current Focus Areas:—Interagency Cooperation/Collaboration—Risk Communication—Levee Inventory and Assessments—Mapping, Certification, and Accreditation —Legislative Impacts

Intergovernmental Flood Risk Management Committee

USACE Senior Leadership OversightEd Hecker

Program Director

Pete Rabbon

Flood Mapping &

Certifications

Inventory &Assessments

Existing Infrastructure &

InspectionsReview

Initiatives, Policy &

Legislation

Projects & Pre-Flood Programs

Principal Discussion

GroupUSACE/FEMA

Executive Direction

External Coordination(Intergovernmental Flood Risk Management Committee)

Program Integration

ENGINEERING OPS PLANNING PROGRAMS

Flood Risk Management Program

Flood Mapping & Certifications

Flood Risk Management Program

•Provisionally Accredited Levees and Maintenance Deficiency Correction Period

•Engineer Technical Letter

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Inventory and Assessments

National Levee Inventory:

Living database and national resource.

Include all federal and nonfederal levees

Risk Assessments:

Identify failure modes and prioritize remedial actions.

Flood Risk Management Program

Existing Infrastructure & Inspections Review

“vegetation on levees”

“single, consistent, and complete inspections”

Flood Risk Management Program

SILVER JACKETS - OHIO

Initiatives, Policy & Legislation

Flood Risk Management Program

Flood Risk Policy Summit, December 2006 :• National Levee Inventory/National Levee Safety

Program (WRDA 2007)• Incentives/Disincentives• Incorporating Public Safety Standards• Identifying and Communicating Residual Risk• Integrating Programs

Initiatives, Policy & Legislation

Flood Risk Management Program

National Levee Safety Act of 2007• Establishes a Committee on Levee Safety to develop

and recommend a program to Secretary and Congress• The program must address nine goals, including

consideration of delegation to qualified states• Establishes a levee database (all levees) to be

maintained by the Secretary• Levee inspections for the Act are to be cost-shared• Authorizes $20 million annually for 2008-2013

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2007

Initiatives, Policy & Legislation

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Levee Categories

Area represents all levees throughout the US.

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Local & Other

NFIP only

3

Local built / Enrolled in RIP

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Federal O&M

2

USACE built /Local O&M

NFIP & CORPS

No PriorNexus with

USACE or FEMA

USACE Inventory and Assessment

Objective: Assess all levees in USACE programs, regardless of level of protection.

100-year

FEMA NFIP

Objective: Communicate the most current information for flood insurance purposes.

CORPS only

Universe of Levees

USACE Dec07

Not to scale

WRDA Authorities

Objective: Inventory all levees in nation, lead strategic plan for a National Levee Safety Program

New Nexus fromWRDA 2007

Flood Risk Management Program

• Studies— Wise Use of Floodplains - 2008 appropriations— Evaluation of national policies and programs and regional

flood risk – 2009 appropriations

• International Coordination— Canada, UK, Japan

• Incorporating other focus areas— Coastal— R & D

• Institutionalize the FRMP at HQ, MSC, and districts

Initiatives, Policy & Legislation

Flood Risk Management Program

Projects & Pre-Flood Programs

Seamless Programs

Watershed Approach

Flood Risk Management Program

Our Shared Future

• Safe and informed public that’s empowered to take responsibility

• Clear national policy and standards• Sustainable systems

Flood Risk Management Program

http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/nfrmp/

Flood Risk Management Program

Questions, Comments, Clarifications?