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THINGS WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT LEVEES:

CURRENT INITIATIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Presentation to

Association of StateFlood Plain Managers

Orlando, FLOrlando, FL

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Pete Rabbon, P.E.Director, National Flood Risk Management Program

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

11 June 2009

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THINGS WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT LEVEES:

CURRENT INITIATIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Presentation to

Association of StateFlood Plain Managers

Orlando, FLOrlando, FL

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Pete Rabbon, P.E.Director, National Flood Risk Management Program

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

11 June 2009

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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

A Shared Responsibility

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Current InitiativesCurrent Initiatives

• Intergovernmental Flood Risk Management Committee

• Interagency Levee Task Force• Collaborative Frameworks• Vegetation on Levees• Levee Safety Program• Silver Jackets

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Meet quarterly to discuss integration of programs and policies

Members: USACE, FEMA, ASFPM, NAFSMA leadership

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

Intergovernmental Flood Risk Management Committee

National Flood Risk Management Program

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National Flood Risk Management ProgramNational Flood Risk Management Program

IFRMC Vision: Through partnering and collaboration achieve long term economic, environmental, and socially sustainable flood risk management which improves public safety and reduces flood damages through a comprehensive watershed approach.

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Interagency Levee Task ForceInteragency Levee Task Force

•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

National Flood Risk Management Program

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Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Serving the Treaty Tribes of Western Washington

Collaborative Frameworks

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Vegetation on LeveesVegetation on Levees

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USACE Program LeveesUSACE Program Levees

14,000 miles identified (USACE program levees)

9,800 miles detail inventory FY08 (USACE Fed levees)

No information on private/other

National Flood Risk Management Program

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Silver JacketsSilver Jackets

• Intergovernmental partnerships at the state level

• Implements coordinated solutions to

State FRM priorities

• Coordinate and leverage available

resources & information between

agencies

• Facilitate state level life-cycle planning

to reduce flood risks

National Flood Risk Management Program

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Future DirectionFuture Direction

• Federal Agency Flood Risk Management Task Force

• Comprehensive Life Cycle• Policy and Legislative Issues

Locals

USACE – National Flood Risk Management Program

*IFRMC, Silver Jackets, FPMS/PAS, ILTF, PL84-99, Dam & Levee Safety, R&D, Critical Infrastructure, CERB, IWR, Emergency Response, Coastal, CAP Roundtable Collaborative, PAO, International, Planning, FRM Business Line, FRM PCX, Regulatory, Environmental,Federal Task Force, E011988, Unified National Plan…….

StatesBuilding codes,emergency services,contingency response,regulatory,general plans,Water resourcemanagement….

FEMANFIP, Risk MAP,Mitigation,Disaster Response…

Federal (OMB, DOI,EPA, NOAA, NRCS, USBR, HUD, USDS, DHS, NWS, USGS..…)

Land use planning,evacuations, floodfighting, O&M, ……

Planning

PreparationResponse

Recovery

Event

Flood Risk Management Cycle• FF Preparation

• Federal, State & local coordination

• FDR system assessment / inspections

• Monitoring, forecasting threats

• Identify future mitigation opportunities

• Develop system improvements

• Modify mitigation & response plans

• Monitor & report flood impact

• Monitor system performance

• Support state & local response

• Emergency strengthening of

systems

• Repair damaged systems

• Assess & document system performance

• Implement mitigation measures & system improvement

State & local partnerships• Hazard mitigation planning• Floodplain mgnt planning• Preparation activities• Response activities

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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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FUTUREFUTURE

CollaborationCoordinationConsistencyContinuityCooperationCommunication

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

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FUTUREFUTURE

CollaborationCoordinationConsistencyContinuityCooperationCommunication

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

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FUTUREFUTURE

CollaborationCoordinationConsistencyContinuityCooperationCommunication

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

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National Flood Risk Management ProgramNational Flood Risk Management Program

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