Transcript AGWI-General Peabody Presentation

America’s Great
Watershed Initiative
Major General John Peabody
President, Mississippi River Commission
Commander, Mississippi Valley Division
St. Louis, Missouri
September 27, 2012
US Army Corps of Engineers
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We recognize that there are no
trivial occurrences in life if we
get the right focus on them.
- Mark Twain's Autobiography
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World’s 3rd Largest Watershed
41% of U.S. drainage
flows through the body
of the nation
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Global Agricultural Zones
and the Basis for US Greatness
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U.S. Ports: Vital to Trade
and our National Economy
Anacortes
Seattle
Tacoma
Kalama
Two Harbors
Duluth/Superior
Portland
Portland
IMTS is a distribution
system for coastal ports…
Boston
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Richmond
Oakland
• Nearly 12,000 miles 9 ft & over
• 196 lock sites / 241 chambers
•N
Los Angeles
• Moving over 600 million tons
Long Beach
Toledo
Indiana Hbr
Cleveland
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Valdez
Million
Tons
Memphis
Over 100
• Carries 18% of Nation’s inter-city
freight at a cost of 2/3 that of rail and
1/10 of truck
Barbers Pt
Honolulu
Hampton Roads
Huntington
St. Louis
New York/NJ
Lower Delaware
River (9 harbors)
Baton Rouge
Pascagoula
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
Lake Charles
Houston
Mobile
Texas City
Tampa
Plaquemines
Freeport
Port Arthur
Matagorda
Beaumont New Orleans
Corpus Christi
S. Louisiana
50 - 100
25 - 50
10 - 25
Port Everglades
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1927 vs. 2011 Mississippi River Record Flood:
From “Levees Only” to “Room for the River”
 1927 Flood = 16.8 M acres
(Challenge)
 2011 Flood = 6.35 M acres
(Response)
2011
1927
 $112 B damages prevented
- $487 B since 1928
- 34 to 1 ROI
 $7 B in crop damages
prevented
 4.5 million people protected
 $3B Annual Transportation
Rate Savings
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Mississippi River
Low Water: 2012
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Mississippi River Flood of 2011
Supplemental Appropriations:
Dredging, Ports and Harbors
• Authorized Purpose: Remove flood-induced sediment
from channels, ports and harbors
• FY12 MR&T and O&M Appropriation for Channels and
Harbors = $143 million (surveys and minimal dredging)
• 56 of the approved 253 Supplemental Project Repair
Items for Dredging: Est. cost $214 million
• Biggest Impact: Available funds for harbor dredging
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2011 Flood Damage Repair Plan –
Current Status
Schedule to Substantially Complete
by Flood Season
as of September 6, 2012
FS14 – 72
29%
253 Total Repair Items
FS13 – 154
61%
Post FS14 – 27
10%
# Items Scheduled
60
55
49
50
40
30
20
20
10
27
25
8
17 17 15
8
2
0
Class 1
0
4
0
Class 2
FS 2013
13 September 2012
6
Class 3a
FS 2014
10
Class 3b
Class 4
Post FS 2014
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Lockport video
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Armored
surface
Vicinity of
Normal
water line
Emergency Repairs L/D 27:
St. Louis District
Multiple areas where sheet piles
are failing or near failure
Unarmored
surface
NB entrance to
main chamber
NB entrance to
auxiliary chamber
Failure
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MVD Civil Works Funding Trend Comparison
Investigations, Construction and O&M
$ Millions
(Constant 2012 $’s)
(Regular Appropriations )
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NHC CONSENSUS ADV34 Peak Surge Entire Simulation
ft. NAVD88
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Hurricane Isaac Impacts
Louisiana
LaPlace Flooding
Lafitte, South
Louisiana
Track rack damage
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The Nation is Experiencing a
Coastal Crisis in Louisiana
Predicted Land Change Over Next 50 Years
 Potential Loss: 1,750 sq. mi. over next 50 years
 Largest Port Complex in US:
60% of Agricultural products
► 22% of Energy capacity
►
 Largest Fishery in the Lower 48
Challenge and (Provisional) Response
 Gather insights and lessons
from the Past
 Identify Challenges,
Provisional Responses, and
Longer Term Impacts
 Build a Vision for the Future
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Value of Partners
 Strength in Diversity
 Leverage Resources
 Broader Thinking
 Survivability
 Variety of Solutions
 Multiple level commitment
 Innovation
Upper
Mississippi
River Basin
Association
Expanding Opportunities. Delivering Results.
 The Nature Conservancy (2004)
 Great Lakes and Ohio River Division &
Mississippi Valley Division:
Section 519 (2004)
 Sand County Foundation (2005)
 American Land Conservancy (2005)
 Northwestern Division & Mississippi
Valley Division: Pallid Sturgeon (2008)
 National Audubon Society (2009)
 LMRCC (2010)
Regional
Memoranda
of
Understanding
 NGRREC (2010)
 Forest Service (2010)
 Dubuque & New Orleans Aquariums (2011)
 Natural Resources Conservation Service (2011)
 Bass Pro Shops (2012)
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“Efforts to sustain the
Mississippi River system will
require a unified vision and
intergenerational commitment
to realize that vision.”
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America’s Watershed: A 200-year working vision
An Intergenerational Commitment
Our people enjoy a quality of life
unmatched in the world. We ...
 Lead secure lives along the river or tributary.
 Enjoy fresh air and the surrounding fauna,
flora, and forests while hunting, fishing and
recreating.
 Travel easily, safely and affordably.
 Drink from and use the abundant waters of
any river, stream or aquifer.
 Choose from an abundance of affordable
basic goods and essential supplies that are
grown, manufactured and transported along
the river to local and world markets.
The Mississippi watershed is 41% of
the United States, encompassing
31 states, 1.25 million square miles,
more than 250 tributaries
Balancing Nation’s needs for:
 National security & flood
damage reduction
 Environmental
sustainability & recreation
 Infrastructure & energy
 Water supply & water
quality
 Movement of goods:
agriculture &
manufacturing
join the dialogue …
visit www.mvd.usace.army.mil/mrc
or email [email protected]
Leveraging local citizen and partner input, international dialogue,
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science, engineering, technology, and public policy
Homework: Kickoff the Mississippi River
Watershed Visioning Campaign
1. What would you change about the current 200 year working vision?
2. Which elements of the vision statement are your top 2 priorities?
3. What would you be willing to compromise on to advance more
permanent (and collaborative) solutions to achieve “integrated water
resource management” in the basin?
HOMEWORK REQUIREMENT RULES:
• BE BOLD
• THINK LONG TERM (GEOLOGIC TIME)
• TAKE OWNERSHIP OF OTHERS’ ISSUES
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My Brother’s Computer
A Dream is Just a Dream …
A Goal is a Dream with a Plan and a Schedule
Douglas L. Peabody, 1959-2012
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… and Other Concluding Thoughts
Some Take-aways from Yesterday:
• LISTEN-- Commitment to Compromise and Consensus
• POSSIBILITIES (Imagination): Planning, Patience, Persistence
PERFECT is the Enemy of the Great …
• Great is the Enemy of the Good …
• Good is the Enemy of the POSSIBLE …
• Challenges  (Provisional) Solutions  CONSEQUENCES
• Resist the Temptation to “Organize” (Bureaucratize)
“A Society grows Great when Old Men plant Trees whose Shade
they Know they shall Never sit under”
Ancient Greek Proverb
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What will be
Your
Legacy?
US Army Corps of Engineers
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 Build recognition among regional and national leaders
 Establish an enduring, public-private facilitating entity to
connect existing institutions and stakeholders and harness the
best science
 Develop and report on measures that indicate progress
toward achieving sustainable management
 Elevate local and regional projects that demonstrate
effective collaboration and integrated strategies
 Network with river commissions and similar entities in North
America and global
 Knowledge and best practices related to the management
of large rivers and watersheds.
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