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Interagency Performance Evaluation Taskforce (IPET): Performance Evaluation of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Protection System
"The FINAL Volumes of the Interagency Performance Evaluation Taskforce (IPET) are now available by clicking on the links below. All nine Volumes are FINAL. There is also a supplemental report, 'A General Description of Vulnerability to Flooding and Risk for New Orleans and Vicinity: Past, Present and Future' that provides a non-technical explanation of the risk assessment process for the pre-Katrina, 2007, and 2011 Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Systems."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Corps Hurricane Response: Task Force Hope Status Report [May 31, 2007]
This newsletter contains updates on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hurricane response efforts. It contains an article on the Corps' delivery of 40 temporary hydraulic pumps to relieve three outfall canals in New Orleans. Another article describes how the Corps is building better levees that are essential to the New Orleans hurricane protection system. Even though significant levee repairs were done prior to the start of the 2006 hurricane season, work continues to make them better and stronger for the 2007 season and beyond. The final article provides information on a simulation exercise - a hypothetical hurricane - that gave Corps and local partners an opportunity to practice for the real thing.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Spaht, Susan; Powell, Kimberly
2007-05-31
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North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study: Resilient Adaptation to Increasing Risk
"The North Atlantic Coast is a dynamic environment that supports densely populated areas encompassing trillions of dollars of largely fixed public, private, and commercial investment. Hurricane Sandy made us acutely aware of our vulnerability to coastal storms and the potential for future, more devastating events due to changing sea levels and climate change. Changing sea levels represent an inexorable process causing numerous, significant water resource problems such as: increased, widespread flooding along the coast; changes in salinity gradients in estuarine areas that impact ecosystems; increased inundation at high tide; decreased capacity for stormwater drainage; and declining reliability of critical infrastructure services such as transportation, power, and communications. Addressing these problems requires a paradigm shift in how we work, live, travel, and play in a sustainable manner as the extent of the area at very high risk of coastal storm damage expands. This report provides some optimism about the short-term future through the collaborative and multifaceted adaptation measures proposed. However, a realistic view of the long-term challenges facing the area makes it clear that integrated solutions that promote sustainable communities and ecosystems will be needed. Civic and business leaders and citizens must innovate and create solutions that reduce the loss of life, the economic impacts, and the personal devastation that results from coastal storms, while still supporting continued economic growth and opportunities for all. We have begun to take clues from communities and ecosystems which have successfully adapted over time to changing conditions, by expanding from traditional structural risk reduction measures to include more emphasis on nonstructural, natural, and nature-based systems."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2015-01
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2010 Missouri River Basin Floods Regional After Action Report (AAR)
"During the spring and summer of 2010, the Northwestern Division (NWD) experienced extensive flooding in the Missouri River Basin and its tributaries resulting in emergency declarations in two NWD districts, Omaha and Kansas City. Starting with January ice jams on the Missouri River, ground saturation from 2009, and significant snowpack on the plains, Omaha District's technical assistance in January moved to advance flood preparations and flood fight activities by March. With extensive and heavy spring rains, and delayed snowmelts, flood activity swelled again for Omaha District extending from May into August, with the most hectic pace in late June/early July. For Kansas City District, the same extensive spring rainfalls instigated initial flood fight assistance in May, which broadened and continued through August. In both late June and July, flood fights elevated in communities along tributaries both up and downstream of Kansas City. […] This report provides a succinct summary of the discussion, issues, and recommendations resulting from the Regional After Action Workshop held 31 August 2010 in Omaha, Nebraska. BG [Brigadier General] John McMahon, Northwestern Division Commander presided and was accompanied by the NWD SES [Senior Executive Service] Director of Programs, the NWD Deputy Commander, as well as the Commander and Deputy Commander of Kansas City and Omaha Districts. The Director of the USACE [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] Logistics Agency was also in attendance at the workshop."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2010-10-15
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Emergency Response
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides immediate and effective response and assistance during emergencies and disasters. Although these responsibilities lay primarily with state and local offices, in special circumstances, the Corps may supplement those efforts to save human life, prevent immediate human suffering or mitigate property damage. The preparedness program includes an emergency
management organization, planning, training, maintaining adequate supplies, tools and equipment, and an inspection program for non-Federal flood control structures."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Hurricane Andrew Historical Report
"Hurricane Andrew began as a tropical disturbance over Senegal, Africa, on 14 August 1992, and developed into a tropical depression two days later. On 22 August, Andrew became the first hurricane of the 1992 season. It was about 700 miles east of Miami, Florida, pushing westward at 15 miles per hour. The next morning, Hurricane Andrew was 380 miles east of Miami and moving west at 16 miles per hour with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. A hurricane warning was in effect for the east coast of Florida from Vero Beach southward through the Florida Keys. Florida Governor Lawton Chiles declared a state of emergency in south Florida. He directed that three National Guard battalions be pre-positioned in that area, and 1,500 Florida National Guard soldiers were assembled in Miami. State officials ordered a million residents from Monroe, Dade, and Broward counties to evacuate. By midafternoon roads were clogged as over 700,000 south Florida residents fled north as part of the largest evacuation in U.S. history. At the peak of the evacuation, over 84, 000 people sought refuge in 229 shelters. 1 At 4:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, 24 August 1992, Hurricane Andrew (now a category IV storm) hit land approximately 25 miles south of Miami with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour and gusts up to 175 miles per hour. The storm propelled westward at 18 miles per hour crashing into Homestead and the south Dade County neighborhoods of Perrine and Cutler Ridge. Three hours later, Governor Chiles asked President George Bush for a disaster declaration."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
McDonnell, Janet A., 1952-
1993-01
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Effects of Hurricane Agnes on the Environment and Organisms of Chesapeake Bay
This report is an early summary of the effects of Hurricane Agnes. It describes the wide variety of physical, chemical, and biological studies carried out in the areas affected by the hurricane.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
1973-01
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USACE National Flood Risk Management Program Initial Guidance
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide initial guidance for implementing the USACE [United States Army Corps of Engineers] National Flood Risk Management Program.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
2009-10-05
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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
