Slide1 Flood Risk Management and the Role of Nonstructural Measures Association of State Flood Plain Managers New Orleans, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Flood Risk Managementand the Role of Nonstructural Measures

Association of StateFlood Plain Managers

New Orleans, LA

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Pete RabbonDirector, National Flood Risk Management ProgramU.S. Army Corps of Engineers

18 November 2008

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20019/11

2004Our Last

Civil Works Strategic Plan

GlobalClimate Change

PopulationMigration

DecliningDiscretionary

Funding

AgingInfrastructure

Water ConflictsBetween States

Droughts

Sedimentation a Bigger Issue

DisappearingWetlands& Coasts

Growing BacklogCG, O&M

Growing StateWater Resources

Capabilities

The World Has Changed

Rising Cost of Oil

Floods

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Focus the talents and energy of the Corps of Engineers on delivering enduring, comprehensive, sustainable and integrated solutions to the Nation’s water resources and related challenges through collaboration with stakeholders (regions, States, local entities, other Federal Entities, etc.), playing a leadership or support role as appropriate to meet today’s and future challenges.

Deliver Enduring and Essential Water Resources Solutions

Deliver Enduring and Essential Water Resources Solutions

USACE Campaign Plan – Goal 2USACE Campaign Plan – Goal 2

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New ThinkingNew Thinking

Focus From To

• SUCCESS =• CRITERIA

• SCOPE

•WORK

•KNOWLEDGE

•STYLE

•MONEY•LIFE CYCLE

• Projects• NED benefits 1st

• Single purpose/need

• Stay in your functional lane

• Knowledge is power

• Follow SOPs as recipes

• Save Federal $• Plan and build

• Comprehensive Plans• More balanced NED, RED,

EQ, OSE benefits• Sustainable systems &

healthy environment• Seek horizontal & vertical

integration• Share knowledge &

information• Think creatively, consider

risks, think systems• Leverage resources• Plan, fund, monitor for full

project life cycle

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Flood Risk Management ProgramFlood 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.

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Flood Risk = f(chance of flood, consequences)Flood Risk = f(chance of flood, consequences)

Flood management = Floodwater management + Floodplain management

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Shared Flood Risk ManagementShared Flood Risk Management

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• 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

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Interagency Levee Task ForceInteragency Levee Task Force

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

• Identification of regional partners

• A facilitated comprehensive regional approach to flood risk management and recovery

• Establishment of interagency partnerships (federal / state)

• Explore non-structural solutions and other flood risk management opportunities

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Silver Jackets Teaming StructureSilver Jackets Teaming Structure

• Initiating State-level teams nationwide

• Each team will be different and will evolve

• Focus is on State priorities• Will not duplicate similar efforts

– Establish relationships where they don’t exist

– Strengthen existing relationships– Supplement successful teams– Learn about programs and how to

combine them• Lead facilitators: USACE,

FEMA, State NFIP, and State EMA

SILVER JACKETS - OHIO

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Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration (LaCPR)

Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration (LaCPR)

• Congressional direction: develop and present full range of flood, coastal and hurricane protection measures exclusive of normal policy considerations.

• Traditional National Economic Development (NED) and National Ecosystem Restoration (NER) analyses will not be done.

• Risk-based tool development• Decision framework to present risks, costs &

consequences

• $20 million authorized and funded by Energy & Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006.

• Category 5 equivalent comprehensive hurricane protection

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Mississippi Coastal ImprovementsProgram (Ms CIP)

Mississippi Coastal ImprovementsProgram (Ms CIP)

• $10 million authorized in Emergency Supplemental Appropriations

• Over 180 problem areas identified; 15 near-term improvements• 7 hurricane storm damage reduction projects• 4 flood damage reduction projects• 4 ecosystem restoration projects

• Comprehensive Plan– Hurricane storm damage reduction involving multiple lines of

protection: • Restoration barrier islands• Improving beaches and dunes

– Balance of engineered and environmental measures

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Policy StudiesPolicy Studies

• Wise Use of Floodplains – Identify procedural or legislative changes that may be warranted to allow the Corps of Engineers to be more effective in working with other Federal agencies, states, local governments and stakeholders in the management of flood risk.

• WRDA 2007, Section 2032 - The President is to submit a report to Congress describing the vulnerability of the U.S. to damage from flooding, comparative risks faced by different regions of the country, programs in the U.S. which may be encouraging development and economic activity in flood prone areas, and recommendations for improving those programs and proposals for implementing the recommendations.

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National Flood Risk Management ProgramNational Flood Risk Management Program

•Templates for Change

•EU’s Directive on Flood Risk Management

•Executive Order 11988

•Water Resources Planning Principles and Guidelines

•Unified National Program for Floodplain Management

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National Flood Risk Management ProgramNational Flood Risk Management Program

•EU Directive

•Requires inter jurisdictional coordination

•Acknowledges impacts of land use and water use decisions on flood risk

•Emphasizes developing and updating flood risk assessments and maps

•Addresses multiple flood risk reduction objectives

•Emphasizes educating and involving the public

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National Flood Risk Management ProgramNational Flood Risk Management Program

•Executive Order 11988

•“...take action to reduce the risk of flood loss, to minimize the impact of floods on human safety, health and welfare, and to restore and preserve the natural and beneficial values served by the floodplain.”

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National Flood Risk Management ProgramNational Flood Risk Management Program

•Unified National Program for Floodplain

Management

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National Flood Risk Management ProgramNational Flood Risk Management Program

• Water Resources Planning • Principles and Guidelines

• National Objectives:

• Public Safety• Environmental Quality• Economic Development

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• It is ours to create.

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