Integrating resiliency into decision making

Barnstable County Public Works AssociationNovember 5, 2015Jennifer Ducey, P.E.

Resilient Communities

Today’s Presentation

1 Defining resilience

2 Assessing vulnerabilities

3 Implementation

What is resilience?1

USACE Definition

“Ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from disruptions”Provides flexibility recognizing at some point, system will be exceeded.

Resilient communitiesAble to respond/manage/prepare better for/mitigate impacts of natural shocks.

Natural shocks• Climate change• More frequent/

severe weather• Sea-level rise

• Floods• Tornadoes• Earthquakes• Droughts• Ice Storms• Heat

Infrastructure sectors• Energy• Transportation• Water• Dam Safety and

Flood Control• Solid and Hazardous

Waste• Built Infrastructure

and Buildings• Telecommunications

Assessing vulnerability2

Assessments

Define

Identify

PrioritizeStrategize

Assessments

Define• Geographic area• Sector• Hazards

Identify

PrioritizeStrategize

Assessments

Identify• Inventory sensitive receptors• Condition assessment• System weaknesses

PrioritizeStrategize

Define

Assessments

Identify

Prioritize• Assets• Systems• Facilities

Strategize

Define

Assessments

Identify

PrioritizeStrategize• Site specific and

regional solutions• Practical and

economical• Engage

communityDefine

• Property protection• New structures• Green infrastructure• Hybrid designs

Adaptive Strategies

Implementation3

• Policy and code updates• Operational plans• Systematically address deficiencies

Implementation

How can I leverage my limited municipal budgets?

Local Revenue Sources

External Funding SourcesEligibility• Inland or coastal• Post-disaster or

proactive• Project types• Local partners

Requirements• Adopted plans• Local match (soft or $)• Time

Type• Reimbursement• Bond• Loan

State FundingMA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs / EEA

• Office of Coastal Zone Management / CZM

• Department of Environmental Protection / DEP

• Department of Energy Resources / DOER

State Funding Programs• Coastal Resilience and Green Infrastructure• Coastal Pollution Remediation• Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Fund• Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution • Drinking Water Supply Protection• State Revolving Funds • Community Clean Energy Resiliency Initiative• MassWorks Infrastructure Program

State Funding Programs• Coastal Resilience and Green

Infrastructure• Coastal Pollution Remediation• Dam and Seawall Repair or Removal Fund• Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution • Drinking Water Supply Protection• State Revolving Funds • Community Clean Energy Resiliency

Initiative• MassWorks Infrastructure Program

CZM Coastal Resilience Grant• Open to all 78 munipalities in the coastal zone• Planning, design, permitting, construction and

monitoring• Awarded over $2.2 million in FY16• Barnstable, Boston, Brewster, Chelsea,

Dennis, Edgartown, Essex, Falmouth, Lynn, New Bedford, Plymouth, Quincy, Sandwich/Barnstable, Scituate and Winthrop

Chelsea Project1. Assessing vulnerability of municipal

infrastructure in flood hazard areas2. Evaluating adaptive strategies based on 2030

& 2070 Boston Harbor-Flood Risk Model3. Developing conceptual designs and cost

estimates for CIP programming

DOER Clean Energy Grant• Projects & technical

assistance• $40 million initiative• Awarded over $25 million

in FY15• Build redundancy at

critical facilities

Federal Funding• Federal Emergency

Management Agency / FEMA

• Environmental Protection Agency / EPA

• Economic Development Administration / EDA

• Department of Housing and Urban Development / HUD

FEMAPrograms• Hazard Mitigation Grant (HMGP)• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant (PDM)• Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)

Funding• Status of FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation

Plan• Plans, drainage and culvert improvements,

building floodproofing, and emergency generators

Key Takeaways

• Assess your community’s ability to absorb, adapt, and rebound from natural shocks

• Align investment decisions with resilience needs

• Leverage local funds through external funding and other revenue sources

Contact: Jennifer Ducey, P.E. [email protected] 781-221-1031