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Memorandum for Commanders, Major Subordinate Commands: Policy Guidance Letter - Periodic Inspection Procedures for Levee Safety Program
This Guidance letter establishes the procedures for performing and documenting Periodic Inspections (PIs) for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Levee Safety Program. The Purpose of PIs is to verify proper operation and maintenance; evaluate operational adequacy and structural stability; identify features to monitor over time; and improve the ability to communicate the overall condition. These procedures shall be applied to all PIs USACE conducts on any levee system.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2008-12-17
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Planning: Risk Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction Studies
"This regulation provides guidance on the evaluation framework to be used in Corps of Engineers flood damage reduction studies. It is Jointly promulgated by Planning and Engineering."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2006-01-03
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Levee Safety Program: NFIP Levee System Evaluation
This fact sheet provides information on the NFIP [National Flood Insurance Program], the treatment of levees under the NFIP, and the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in evaluating levees.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Army Corps of Engineers: Mission Guide Infrastructure Assessment
From the "Purpose" section: "This document is intended to provide guidance for a Planning and Response Team (PRT) to accomplish the Infrastructure Assessment (IA) mission. The guide includes an overview of the role of the PRTs in the Federal disaster response and recovery structure, specific duties, roles and responsibilities for each PRT member, and standard implementation and operational procedures."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2010-01
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USACE News Release No. 11-77, November 2, 2011
This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' news release discusses the debut of a water management video.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011-11-02?
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Engineer Update (February/March 2011)
This monthly newsletter by the United States Army Corps of Engineers highlights issues related to disasters and disaster engineering.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011-03-01?
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Hurricane Study: Atlantic Coast Delaware-Maryland Line to Gargathy Inlet, Virginia
"The District Engineer finds that hurricane-induced high tides along the Atlantic Coast cause flood damage at Ocean City, Maryland and Chincoteague, Virginia. He presents plans of protection for both of these locations. He finds, however, that the cost of protection would exceed the estimated savings in damage. He reports, also, that local interests are unwilling to meet required terms of local cooperation, including a cash contribution of 30 percent of the first cost of the project, and accordingly recommends that no improvement be undertaken at this time. The District Engineer recommends, however, that this report be published and distributed to appropriate official's in the area who may find the information contained therein of use in the establishment of flood plain regulatory measures and evacuation procedures."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
1963-10-18
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Levee Owner's Manual for Non-Federal Flood Control Works
From the Preface: "This manual was written specifically for the local, state, or tribal governments that have the primary responsibility for operating an d maintaining flood control works. The intent of the document is to provide you, the public sponsor of a flood control system, with some clear and comprehensive guidance on the operation and maintenance of levees, floodwalls, and other flood control structures. It describes how to plan and prepare for high water, and lays out steps to take during emergencies that will help reduce the threat of flooding. It also touches upon other related components of a complete flood protection program, such as how you might promote public awareness of local flood issues. In addition to providing recommendations on how to make your flood control programs more effective, this manual also explains the types of assistance that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can provide to a community before, during, and after a flood. We hope the information presented will make the emergency programs we administer more clear and accessible."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2006-03
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CorpsMap: National Inventory of Dams [website]
"The NID [National Inventory of Dams] consists of dams meeting at least one of the following criteria: 1) High hazard classification - loss of one human life is likely if the dam fails;
2) Significant hazard classification - possible loss of human life and likely significant property or environmental destruction; 3) Equal or exceed 25 feet in height and exceed 15 acre-feet in storage; and/or 4) Equal or exceed 50 acre-feet storage and exceed 6 feet in height. The goal of the NID is to include all dams in the United States that meet these criteria, yet in reality, is limited to information that can be gathered and properly interpreted with the given funding. The NID initially consisted of approximately 45,000 dams, which were gathered from extensive record searches and some feature extraction from aerial imagery. Since continued and methodical updates have been conducted, data collection has been focused on the most reliable data sources, which are the many federal and state government dam construction and regulation offices. In most cases, dams within the NID criteria are regulated (construction permit, inspection, and/or enforcement) by federal or state agencies, who have basic information on the dams within their jurisdiction. "
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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BUZZ Special Edition [August 2014]
"This edition has been prepared to provide a reference of federal agency programs, resources and training opportunities that interagency Silver Jackets teams can leverage to achieve their flood risk management goals. The contributing agencies have provided the following information to increase awareness among participating agencies: (1) Agency mission statement; (2) Example of an interagency flood risk management project; (3) Programs, services and other resources summary tables; (4) Key agency websites; and (5) Agency contact information. This Special Edition is also intended to support interagency project discussions at the August 2014 Interagency Flood Risk Management Project Workshop in Southbridge, MA and follow-up meetings. Discussions during the workshop will center on how to enhance interagency collaboration, leverage agency resources, and improve project success. We hope that this consolidated information will be useful and serve as a catalyst to increase coordination and collaboration among state and federal agencies. Increased coordination can help direct limited resources to where they are most beneficial, while improving the combined efficiency and effectiveness of agencies."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2014-08
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US Army Corps of Engineers, 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Plan
From the Executive Summary: "This US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) June 2014 Adaptation Plan update, prepared at the direction of the USACE Committee on Climate Preparedness and Resilience (CCPR), describes our vision, goals, and strategic approaches, our progress on priority areas, and how we plan, integrate, and evaluate measures to adapt to climate change and increase our preparedness and resilience. The plan will be updated annually and will be publicly available to our staff, partners and stakeholders following the required review by the White House. USACE tracks climate preparedness and resilience through annual metrics that address external collaboration, improving knowledge about climate impacts and adaptation, progress assessing vulnerability, and development of policy and guidance."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2014-06
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US Army Corps of Engineers, 2013 Climate Change Adaptation Plan
From the Executive Summary: "USACE [US Army Corps of Engineers] has established an overarching 'USACE Climate Change Adaptation Policy Statement' and a governance structure to support mainstreaming adaptation, with an 'Adaptation Steering Committee'. Our policy requires USACE to mainstream climate change adaptation in all activities to help enhance the resilience of our built and natural water-resource infrastructure and reduce its potential vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change and variability. USACE is mainstreaming climate adaptation through four strategies: with a focus on priority areas, we engage in external collaboration to improve our understanding of climate change impacts and vulnerabilities so that we can develop new policy and guidance to support adaptation implementation based on the best available and actionable science. This USACE 2013 Adaptation Plan, prepared at the direction of the Adaptation Steering Committee, presents information about our vision, goals, and strategic approaches; progress on priority areas; and information about how we plan, integrate, and evaluate adaptation. The plan will be updated annually and will be publicly available to our staff, partners and stakeholders. USACE tracks adaptation through annual metrics that address external collaboration, improving knowledge about climate impacts and adaptation, progress assessing vulnerability, and development of policy and guidance."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2013-06
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US Army Corps of Engineers, 2012 Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Report
From the Executive Summary: "The hydrologic and coastal processes underlying water resources management are very sensitive to changes in climate and weather. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has a compelling need to understand and adapt to climate change and variability because our Civil Works Program and associated water resources infrastructure represent a tremendous Federal investment that supports public safety and local and national economic growth. In response to growing body of evidence about climate impacts to our missions and operations, we published a foundational report with other water resources agencies: 'Climate Change and Water Resources Management: A Federal Perspective'. Since that time, we have developed a governance structure to support mainstreaming adaptation by establishing an overarching 'USACE Climate Change Adaptation Policy Statement' and a Climate Change Adaptation Steering Council."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2012-06
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US Army Corps of Engineers, Adaptation Policy Statement [2014]
"As the Nation's largest and oldest manager of water resources, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has long been successfully adapting its policies, programs, projects, planning, and operations to impacts from important drivers of global change and variability. It is the policy of USACE to integrate climate change preparedness and resilience planning and actions in all activities for the purpose of enhancing the resilience of our built and natural water-resource infrastructure and the effectiveness of our military support mission, and to reduce the potential vulnerabilities of that infrastructure and those missions to the effects of climate change and variability. USACE shall continue undertaking its climate change preparedness and resilience planning, in consultation with internal and external experts and with our districts, divisions, and Centers, and shall implement the results of that planning using the best available -- and actionable -- climate science and climate change information. USACE shall also continue its efforts with other agencies to develop the science and engineering research on climate change information into the actionable basis for adapting to climate change impacts. Furthermore, USACE shall continue to consider potential climate change impacts when undertaking long-term planning, setting priorities, and making decisions affecting its resources, programs, policies, and operations."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2014-06
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US Army Corps of Engineers, Climate Change Adaptation Policy Statement [2011]
"It is the policy of USACE [US Army Corps of Engineers] to integrate climate change adaptation planning and actions into our Agency's missions, operations, programs, and projects. USACE shall continue undertaking its climate chnage adaptation planning, in consultation with internal and external experts and with our Districts, Divisions, and Centers, and shall implement the results of that planing using the best available - and actionable - climate science and climate change information. USACE shall also continue its efforts with other agencies to develop the science and engineering research on climate change information into the actionable basis for adapting its Civil Works and Military Programs missions to climate change impacts. Furthermore, USACE shall consider potential climate change impacts when undertaking long-term planning, setting priorities, and making decisions affecting its resources, programs, policies, and operations."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011
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Safety of Dams - Policy and Procedures
From the Purpose: "This regulation prescribes the guiding principles, policy, organization, responsibilities, and procedures for implementation of risk-informed dam safety program activities and a dam safety portfolio risk management process within the United States Army, Corps of Engineers (USACE). Risk is defined as a measure of the probability and severity of undesirable consequences or outcome. The purpose and intent of this regulation is to ensure that responsible officials at all levels within USACE implement and maintain a strong dam safety program in compliance with 'Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety' (reference A.114). The program ensures that all dams and appurtenant structures are designed, constructed, and operated safely and effectively under all conditions, based on the following dam safety and dam safety program purposes, as adopted by the Interagency Committee on Dam Safety (ICODS)."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2014-03-31
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USACE Update Vol. 35 No. 1 January 2011
This issue of Engineer Update published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contains the following articles: "Fast Levee Repair System Tested," by Wayne Stroupe; "Make 2011 a year of Spiritual Passion," by Gary Sexton; "New Groups Manage High-Risk Work," by Bernard Tate; "Emergency Management Chief Retires," by Jennifer Lynch; "USACE Jumps on Social Media Bandwagon," by Dana Clark; "Feral Cats Find Home at Fort Norfolk," by Jerry Rogers; "Unique Project Diverts Brine Pollution," by Mary Beth Hudson; "Simulator Will Improve Soldier Safety," by Bryan Armbrust; and "Recruiting Vital to USACE Success," by Lisa Smith.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011-01
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Celebrating 50 Years of Floodplain Management Services
In the context of this paper 'Floodplain Management Services Program' will be abbreviated 'FPMS'. This paper reviews the history of the National Flood Risk Management Program and details several successful case studies during the past 50 years. Articles in this paper include: "Papillion Creek Watershed Study," by Randall Behm; "Spatially Enabled FPMS Call Log Database," by Joseph Trimboli; and "Walla Walla FPMS Special Study - Minnie Creek," by Tracy Schwarz.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2010-12?
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USACE Disaster Operations, Public Law 84-99
"USACE [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] also has authority under PL 84-99, Flood
Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE)
(33 U.S.C. 701n) (69 Stat. 186) for emergency
management activities. Under PL 84-99,
the Chief of Engineers, acting for the Secretary of the
Army, is authorized to undertake
activities including disaster preparedness, Advance
Measures, emergency operations
(Flood Response and Post Flood Response),
rehabilitation of flood control works threatened
or destroyed by flood, protection or repair of federally
authorized shore protective works
threatened or damaged by coastal storm, and
provisions of emergency water due to drought
or contaminated source."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Hurricane Irene: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking action in anticipation of Hurricane Irene's landfall to monitor storm activity, minimize flood damage and pre-position its trained responders. The Corps of Engineers is part of the federal government's unified national response to disasters and emergencies. The Corps assists the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by coordinating and organizing public works and engineering-related support. We have more than 40 specially trained response teams ready to perform a wide range of missions, as assigned by FEMA."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011-08-26?
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USACE Update Vol. 37 No. 3 April 2011
This monthly newsletter by the United States Army Corps of Engineers highlights issues related to disasters and disaster engineering.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011-04
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Birds Point - New Madrid Floodway Levee Repair
"The purpose of the levee repair is to manage flood risks in the BPNM [Birds Point New Madrid] Floodway associated with Mississippi River overbank flooding to a level that was afforded to the area prior to its operation."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011-08-25
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Levee Safety Program -- Inspections [brochure]
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has created a more comprehensive and rigorous levee inspection process under its Levee Safety Program to aid district offices in communicating to local levee sponsors and the public the overall condition of the levee system and recommending actions to reduce, flood risk."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2010-05-11?
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Our Mississippi: Partnering to Keep America's River Great [Summer 2011]
"Our Mississippi is a quarterly newsletter of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about is work in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. It is published in cooperation with other state and federal agencies and other river interests with whom the Corps collaborates and partners toward long-term sustainability of the economic uses and ecological integrity of the river system."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011
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Missouri River Flood 2011 Vulnerabilities Assessment Report, Volume II-Technical Report
From the Abstract: "The purpose of this report is to present results of evaluations, assessments, and repairs that have been done, will be done, or still need to be done for facilities and infrastructure that are under Corps of Engineers jurisdiction or responsibility. It is a snapshot in time, as some evaluations and assessments are yet to be completed, but this effort provides an overall picture of immediate and longer term needs to bring flood risk management on the Missouri River to its fullest potential. In the near term, repair of facilities damaged during the flood is our priority effort. Other actions will be necessary to restore many features of reservoir and river corridor infrastructure to their originally designed, or intended, level of function. And in the long term, enhancements can be made subject to feasibility, authority and funding, that will increase the flood risk reduction capability of federal and non-federal infrastructure and related governance in the Missouri basin."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2012-10-10?
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Nashville Flood: Lessons Learned
"From May 1-3, 2010, portions of the Cumberland and Tennessee River Basins experienced an unprecedented 36- hour rainfall. The Nashville area received between 13 and 17+ inches of rain, more than doubling a two-day record set in 1979. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Cordell Hull, Old Hickory, and Cheatham projects set pools and maximum water-flow release records. Barkley Dam set a maximum water flow release record and Old Hickory came within 6.6 inches of overtopping the upstream lock wall. District staff performed heroically and project operations reduced flood stage in Nashville by an estimated 5 feet. The magnitude and rapid nature of the event stressed the Corps' flood response, exposing the need to prepare for extreme events, especially in the area of communication. The Corps, working closely with other Federal agencies, is taking action to improve response to extreme events."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2011-02-04
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Levee System Vegetation Management
This fact sheet from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers highlights safety tips for managing vegetation around levees.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Urban Search and Rescue Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
This fact sheet provides an overview of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Urban Search and Rescue Program.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2012-03-01
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Levee System Evaluation for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
This document "provides
consolidated policy for levee system evaluations
performed by USACE [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] for accreditation under the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
administered by FEMA."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2010-08
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Engineer Update (November 2010)
This monthly newsletter by the United States Army Corps of Engineers [USACE] highlights issues related to disasters and disaster engineering. This issue contains the following articles: "USACE meets all ARRA [American Recovery and Reinvestment Act] goals"; "All believers face spiritual warfare"; "Child rescued at Abiquiu Lake"; "Deputy chief of staff given top award"; "USACE projects support Wounded Warrior program"; "Park clean-up brings back memories"; "Safety manual now an iPhone app"; "Survey results released"; "Around the Corps"; and "New fence guards Southwest border".
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2010-11
