Transcript Slide 1
Watershed – Level
Regional Flood Risk
Management
Team:
Collaborative Risk
Reduction
Bruce A. Munholand P.E., PMP
Regional Watershed
Event:
Upper Mississippi River Watershed
Midwest Flood of June 2008
Flood of Record in Many Areas
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
Background
Response & Recovery
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FEMA, USACE, and Others Thru Traditional Authorities
In Addition
• Interagency Levee Task Force
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PL84-99 Provides Authority
ER 500-1-1 and ER 11-1-320 Provide Policy Guidance
OMB/CEQ Memo 18 Feb 97 directed USACE lead
Short-term measures to restore & maintain protection
Address flood damage reduction on a watershed basis
Consider all relevant options for levee repair, including
non-structural alternatives (NSA)
Multi-agency response to damaged floodplain
management systems
Charter Members
USACE, Mississippi Valley Division
USACE, Northwestern Division
USACE, St. Paul, Rock Island, St. Louis, and Kansas City Districts
DHS, FEMA Region V
DHS, FEMA Region VII
US EPA, Region 7
USGS, Midwest Area
US Fish & Wildlife Service
NOAA/National Weather Service Central Region
Natural Resources Conservation Service
State of Illinois, DNR Office of Water Resources
State of Iowa, DHS Emergency Management Division
State of Minnesota, Homeland Security & Emergency Management
State of Missouri, State Emergency Management Agency
State of Wisconsin, State Emergency Management
FPM Lesson Learned
“The Mississippi River will always have
its own way; no engineering skill can
persuade it to do otherwise.”
Mark Twain
in Eruption
Goals & Objectives
Regional watershed application of National Flood Risk Management
Program
Agencies understand state long-term mitigation plans, and enable
implementation of those plans
Align watershed flood risk activities with mitigation activities
Holistic approach to leverage all authorities to minimize risks in a
reasonable and cost-effective manner
Equal consideration to structural and non-structural measures
Identify potential funding streams for flood risk management
initiatives and potential comprehensive study efforts
Ensure vertical (local/state/tribal/national) and horizontal (interstate)
communication and information sharing
RFRMT FPM Concepts
• Projects reduce flood damage upstream & downstream
• Lower long-term cost to taxpayers
• Improve environmental conditions
• Enhance landowner ability to meet obligations
• Compatible with local & regional floodplain mgmt plans
• Supportive of the health of upland areas
• Environmental protection, restoration, and enhancement
• Encourage local involvement and assumption of responsibility
for future floodplain management
• Avoid/minimize future damage thru alternative FPM plan
Risk Reduction Tool Box
NSA Project Guidance
Principal Purpose of NSA Projects is Enhanced Floodplain
Mgmt:
– Floodplain Restoration
– Provision or Restoration of Floodways
– Reduction of Future Flood Damages and Associated Repair Costs
– Habitat Restoration is Possible Beneficial Component
Example of Allowable Components (PL 84-99):
– Land acquisition
– Removal of structures for salvage or reuse; debris removal
– Removal, protection, relocation of roads, utilities, and railroads
– Construction of features for water flow into, thru, around NSA Project area
– Non-structural habitat restoration
– Removal or razing of existing levees, bank protection structures, and
riprap
– Floodproofing
Louisa #11 Levee District
Non-Structural Alternative Project
Non-structural repair
alternative requested by the
non-federal project sponsor
• Alternatives developed in the ILWG
• Repair of levee breaches in up
stream portion of project
• Restoration of flood plain connection
of river to existing wetland
easements in lower portion of
project
• Collaboration with levee district,
county, State, NRCS, FEMA, USACE
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USACE levee repair
NRCS easements
FEMA mitigation (buy outs)
State / local easements
Successes
Long-term Regional Interagency Chartered
Commitment to Collaboration on Flood Risk Reduction
on a Watershed System Basis
Louisa Co Levee District #11, Collaborated NonStructural Alternative Project (NSAP) with USACE
levee repair, NRCS easements, FEMA mitigation (buy
outs), State / local easements
Henderson D&LD, Gulfport IL NSAP with USACE levee
repair, and FEMA buyouts and relocation
Illinois River Basin Leased Cabin Demolition and
Elevation
Positive outlook for increased FPMS funding
FRM “Grist”
Initiatives & Experiences from Silver Jackets Teams
Review & comment of draft EO 11988
National Levee Database
FEMA RiskMAP
Improving Public Involvement in the Flood Risk Management
Program
NWS Flood Risk Modeling & Flood Forecasts
Levee Safety Program & Levee Certification; NFIP
USGS River Gauging Fusion Cell
Integrating Flood Recovery & FPM (ASFPM)
“Patchwork Quilt”
Current Initiatives
Changes to PL84-99 and/or policy to allow more resilient structural
repairs (e.g. breach control structures)
Regional MOU between USACE, FEMA, and USGS for consolidated
database of historic high water marks
Integration of USACE and NRCS data in the national levee data base
system
Assess viability of consolidating FEMA PA406 and USACE PL84-99
authorities
Mechanisms available for immediate “Recon” study of projects with
promising NSAPs (e.g. Public Assistance to States)
Regional collaboration of individual state flood risk management teams
(Silver Jackets)
Consistent LiDAR data standards between states
Enable preparedness and response awareness and outreach
Contact Information
Bruce Munholand
E-Mail: [email protected]
Work: 314-331-8480
Cell: 314-406-2571
RFRMT Address
http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/pm/rfrmt/index1.htm