US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Corps of Engineers
Colonel Curt Thalken Commander, New England District Engineers on point for the Army and the Nation!
Agenda • Corps of Engineers Overview • Environmental Work in New England • Business Opportunities
The World of the Chief of Engineers Dual Roles Chief of Engineers, Army Staff
Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Vision: • The world’s premier public engineering organization responding to our Nation’s needs in peace and war • A full spectrum engineer force of high quality, dedicated soldiers and civilians: Trained and Ready Vital Part of The Army Dedicated to Public Service Army Values-Based
The World of the Chief of Engineers Authorities • Statutes establishing the Duties of the Chief of Engineers (not inclusive).
• CoE is designated as the Chief of the Engineer Branch under Title 10 U.S.C., Sec 3036. • Military construction shall be carried out under the direction and supervision of the SecArmy, acting through the CoE under Title 10 U.S.C., Sec 2851. • Navigation and flood control projects must be executed under the direction of the SecArmy and supervision of the CoE, unless specified otherwise by law, codified under Title 33, U.S.C, sec 540 & 701b. • CW emergency authorities permit the CoE to expend funds in support of preparation for and in support of flood fighting, rescue operations, flood control, repair and restoration of flood protection, emergency dredging, and provide emergency supplies of clean water under PL 84-99 • Plans, proposals, reports of the CoE for any works of improvement for navigation or flood control shall be submitted to Congress per Title 33 U.S.C., Sec 701-1.
Global Engagement USACE Construction Support EUROPE RUSSIA UKRAINE KOSOVO BOSNIA GERMANY ITALY BELGIUM
CENTRAL AMERICA HONDURAS EL SALVADOR
SOUTH AMERICA COLUMBIA ECUADOR PERU BOLIVIA ARGENTINA
ASIA GEORGIA TURKEY ISRAEL JORDAN SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT BAHRAIN QATAR UAE JAPAN SOUTH KOREA
PUERTO RICO
WEST AFRICA
EAST AFRICA
SENEGAL GHANA MALI NIGER CAMEROON CENT. AFR. REP.
EGYPT ERITREA CHAD KENYA RWANDA MOZAMBIQUE
OCEANIA REP. OF PALAU GUAM ANTARCTICA
Global Engagement USACE Technical Assistance EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS DENMARK NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND ESTONIA LITHUANIA POLAND HUNGARY MOLDAVIA ROMANIA BULGARIA MACEDONIA ALBANIA
NORTH AMERICA CANADA GREENLAND HAITI JAMAICA MEXICO HONDURAS GUATEMALA EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA COSTA RICA PANAMA
SOUTH AMERICA ECUADOR BRAZIL PARAGUAY CHILE URUGUAY ARGENTINA
OCEANIA EAST TIMOR REP. OF PALAU N. MARIANA ISL. MICRONESIA MARSHALL ISL.
AFRICA NIGERIA SUDAN MOZAMBIQUE
ASIA SAUDI ARABIA U.A.E. OMAN KAZAKHSTAN INDIA THAILAND CHINA PHILIPPINES JAPAN
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
Research & Development • Military engineering • Terrain & Geospatial • Installations & Environment • Water Resources • DOD, Federal • State & Local • International
Plus:Homeland HomelandSecurity Security Plus:
Civil Works
• Acquire, manage & dispose • DOD recruiting facilities • Contingency operations
Interagency Support
•Military construction •Base operations •Environmental restoration •Geospatial Engineering
Real Estate
Military Programs
Support to the Army and the Nation USACE Missions
• Navigation, Hydropower • Flood control, Shore Protection • Disaster response • Environmental restoration • Water Supply • Regulatory • Recreation
Support to the Army and the Nation Engineer Research and Development Center 2014 2014Employees Employees 1029 Scientists 1029 Scientists&&Engineers Engineers 533 Master’s Degrees 533 Master’s Degrees 266 266Doctorate DoctorateDegrees Degrees $1.2 $1.2Billion BillionininResearch ResearchFacilities Facilities&& Equipment Equipment $568 $568Million MillionAnnual AnnualProgram Program
Cold Regions Research Engineering Hanover, NH
Construction Engineering Research Champaign, IL
Topographic Engineering Center Alexandria, VA
Coastal and Hydraulics Environmental Geotechnical and Structures Information Technology Vicksburg, MS
USACE Terrain Walk Civil Works Value to the Nation Recreation areas 376 M Visitors/yr Generate $15 B in economic activity, 500,000 jobs
¼ of Nation’s Hydropower: $500 M + in power sales
400 miles of Shore protection Destination for 75% of U.S. Vacations
11,000 miles of Commercial Inland Waterways: ½ the cost of rail 1/10 the cost of trucks
299 Deep Draft Harbors
627 Shallow Draft Harbors 8500 Miles of Levees Emergency Operations Stewardship of 11.7 Million Acres Public Lands Environmental Restoration
• US Ports & Waterways convey > 2B Tons Commerce • Foreign Trade alone creates > $160 B Tax Revenues
Regulatory Responsibilities
USACE Terrain Walk MACOM Overview
North Atlantic Div
(Civil Works Boundaries) Alaska Seattle
Walla Walla
Portland
Northwestern Div
Great Lakes & Ohio River Div
St. Paul
New England
Buffalo Detroit New York Rock Island
Omaha Sacramento San Francisco
South Pacific Div
Little Rock
Tulsa
Los Angeles Albuquerque Honolulu
Pacific Ocean Div
St. Louis
Kansas City
Southwestern Div Ft. Worth
Philadelphia Baltimore
Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Huntington
Norfolk Louisville Nashville
Atlanta Vicksburg
Wilmington
Memphis Charleston Savannah Mobile Jacksonville
Dallas New Orleans
8 Divisions 41 Districts 2 Centers ERDC 1 Engineer Battalion
Mississippi Valley Div
Galveston
Districts outside the United States: Europe (Germany) Far East (Korea) Japan
South Atlantic Div
USACE Terrain Walk MACOM Organization HQUSACE Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (FOA)
Great Lakes and Ohio River Division
Mississippi Valley Division
North Atlantic Division
Northwestern Division
Civilians: 35,033 Uniformed: 610
Pacific Ocean Division
South Atlantic Division
South Pacific Division
Kansas City Vicksburg
Baltimore
Memphis
New England
New Orleans
New York
St Paul
Norfolk
Rock Island
Philadelphia
St Louis
Europe
Buffalo
Southwestern Division
Alaska
Charleston
Albuquerque
Far East
Jacksonville
Sacramento
Omaha Portland
Chicago Detroit
Seattle
Huntington
Fort Worth Galveston Little Rock
Honolulu
Mobile
Los Angeles
Japan
Savannah
San Francisco
Tulsa
Walla Walla Wilmington
Louisville Nashville Pittsburgh
Finance Center (FOA)
Marine Design Center (FOA)
Institute for Water Resources (FOA)
249th Prime Power Battalion (FOA)
TransAtlantic Programs Center
Huntsville Engineering and Support Center
Engineer Research and Development Center (7 Labs)
North Atlantic Division At a Glance
• 14 Governors • 28 Senators • 105 Congressional Districts •Population: 60 million (over 21% of U.S. Population) New England • Oldest Cities and Harbors •Flood Damage Reduction •Military Construction
New York
61 Army Installations 13 States, District of Columbia Europe/Asia Minor/ Greenland/Labrador
Philadelphia
Baltimore
•Division Workforce Norfolk Europe
3,763 Civilian Employees 34 Military Personnel
Current Situation / Mission Overview •• 66,000 66,000 square square miles miles •• 6,100 6,100 miles miles of of coastline coastline (7% (7% of of U.S. U.S. Total) Total) •• 31 31 Flood Flood Control Control Dams Dams (8% (8% of of USACE USACE Total) Total) •• 13 13 major major river river basins basins •• 171 171 Federal Federal Harbors Harbors (19% (19% of of USACE USACE Total) Total) •• 2 2 Hurricane Hurricane Barriers Barriers (Stamford (Stamford CT CT & & New New Bedford Bedford MA) MA) •• Cape Cape Cod Cod Canal Canal –– 17 17 mile mile channel channel (with (with 77 mile mile land land cut) cut) –– Only Only highway highway (2 (2 bridges) bridges) and and rail rail (1 (1 bridge) bridge) access access to to the the Cape Cape or or ground ground evacuation evacuation from from the the Cape Cape –– 17,300 17,300 annual annual transits transits (about (about 1,000 1,000 are are recreational) recreational) –– 2.2 2.2 billion billion gallons gallons of of petroleum petroleum annually annually •• Over Over 2500 2500 Permit Permit Applications Applications Annually Annually Includes 2 Active Duty Bases: $50 Million in •Hanscom Air Force Base O&M (2.5% of •Natick Labs FY07 Program: $196 Million USACE Total)
Military - $64m
Civil Works - $78m
IIS - $54m One Corps Serving the Army and the Nation
Includes $43 Million in support to EPA
DECOMMISIONED REACTOR AT WATERTOWN, MA
UXO’s at MMR
Military Environmental/ Hazardous Toxic & Radiological Waste UST REMOVAL AT DEVENS RFTA
• Operation & Maintenance (environmental) •DERP/FUDS D efense E nvironmental R estoration P rogram/Formerly U sed S ites Defense Environmental Restoration Program/Formerly Used Sites • Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal • Soil and Ground Water Remediation • Emergency Response • Firing Range Clean -up Clean-up
1990 to 2007 >$50Million Decommissioned Nuclear Reactor PAH, PCB’s Pesticides and Radiological Contaminants
Watertown Arsenal Base Closure and Remediation
Eastland Woolen Mill, ME
Interagency and International Support Significant HTRW work for EPA under Superfund Have worked for FEMA, HUD, INS, Coast Guard, National Park Service, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and others
Jackman, ME Border Patrol Station
District provides inherently Governmental Services - most work accomplished by contract
New Bedford Harbor Superfund Dredging
1985 – 2035+ (at 25,000 cy/year) $190 Million to date PCBs in sediments
Eastern Woolen Mills, Corinna, ME 1997 – 2008 (fall) $50 Million to date Chlorobenzenes
Mill Demolition, soil and riverbed removal and groundwater treatment.
US EPA Superfund IIS
Eastern Woolen Mills, Corinna, ME
US EPA Superfund IIS
Eastern Woolen Mills, Corinna, ME
Navigation MV CURRITUCK
CAPE COD CANAL
Deep Draft Harbors
Shallow Draft Harbors
171 Ports Mostly Recreational 11 Deep Draft Commercial Waterways Maintenance and Improvement Dredgiing: • Deep Draft
• Shallow Draft •Breakwaters and Jetties • Offshore Disposal Sites • Cape Cod Canal
Navigation Improvement Dredging
Boston Harbor, MA Searsport, ME Piscataqua River, NH
Improvements to Small Harbors Section 107 of USACE Continuing Authorities Program (CAP)
Operation and Maintenance (Aerial photograph of Cape Cod Canal from west to east.)
Cape Cod Canal
Marine Sediments Physical testing Chemical testing Bioassay Bioaccumulation Water Column Toxicity
Ecosystem Restoration Initiatives SMELT HILL DAM REMOVAL SALT MARSH RESTORATION
LONSDALE DRIVE IN, RI
• Coastal America • The Nature Conservancy • Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership PUBLIC LANDS DAY AT BUFFUMVILLE DAM
• Public Involvement and Outreach
Watershed Studies Merrimac River Basin • ~5000 mi2 basin in NH (76%) and MA (24%) • Roughly 75% forested • Significant economic and natural resource in New England – Drinking water – Recreational opportunities – Aquatic life/ habitat – Hydropower
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2.2.
Whatare arethe therelative relative What contributions of contributions of pollutionby bytype typeand and pollution area? area? Whatare arethe theeffects effectsofof What pollution in the river, pollution in the river, andhow howisisriver riveruse use and affected? affected?
ScreeningModel Model Screening RiverMonitoring Monitoring River SimulationModels Models Simulation
Forest City Dam
The International Joint Commission (IJC) established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 convened the St. Croix River Watershed Board with member from the U.S. and Canada to oversee river water levels and flows and watershed health.
Vanceboro Dam
New Brunswick
Grand Falls Dam
Milltown Dam
Maine
St. Croix River is the International Boundary between New Brunswick and Maine
St. Croix Watershed Initiatives Thematic watershed maps created from existing GIS data merging data from both countries • Watershed Base Map • Watershed Environmental Management Map • Watershed Recreation Map • Watershed Land Use/Land Cover Map Development of seamless International watershed boundary and hydrologic data set. Computer model Development • Watershed hydrology - rainfall/runoff model to simulate inflows to the reservoirs • Reservoir Simulation model to simulate reservoir levels and outflows based on inflows and operating rules State of watershed report development Workshops and public meeting annually to engage watershed stakeholders and provide for collaboration and enhance of information between Canada and U.S. Annual Board Report to IJC
Watershed Study For Restoration of Wetlands and Waterfowl Habitat
USACE General Investigation
e.g. Lonsdale Wetlands Restoration and Fisherville Dam Remediation
Blackstone River Watershed Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Coastal Salt Ponds Restoration Ninigret and Winnapaug Ponds in Charlestown, RI
$6.5 Million Ninnigret completed 2007 Winnapaug 2008/2009 Eelgrass and Anadromous Fisheries Restoration
Town Pond Salt Marsh Restoration
Section 1135 Removal Of Dredged Material
Town Pond Salt Marsh Restoration
Section 1135 Removal Of Dredged Material
Smelt Hill Dam Removal in Maine
Muddy River FDR & ER Project – Recommended Plan
Construction 2008 – 2010
$64 Million
Recommended Plan Description • Improvements to protect against a flood with a return frequency of 20 years to include channel improvements, removal of undersized culverts and installation of two new culverts. • Daylighting 2 sections of river (700 LF). • Removal of sediments to restore aquatic habitat to the river and ponds. • Eradication of Phragmites from wetland and riparian areas. • Preservation and restoration of the historic shoreline in construction areas.
Plan Accomplishments Flood Damage Reduction • •
Protects against recurrence of Oct 1996 Flood (20-Year Event) Significantly reduces flood stages for all events including tributaries
Environmental Restoration • • •
Restores over 40 acres of scarce urban aquatic habitat Restores anadromous fish spawning habitat (Fed. Significant Resource) Enhances diversity & productivity of benthic and warmwater fish communities • Enhances biodiversity by eradicating extensive stands of Phragmites.
Corps Regulatory Authorities Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Clean Water Act of 1972 Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1978 Dedicated state teams Technical support e.g. DAMOS; wetland delineation…
USACE-NAE Regulatory Program
2700 +/- Final Actions per Year 2500 General Permits 100 Individual Permits 100 Enforcement Actions 100 Compliance Actions 25 +/- “Hot” Projects: LNG’s, Highways, Interstate Pipelines and Cables, Wind Farm, Golf Courses, Subdivisions, Commercial Developments, Large Marinas…
New England District Operates and Maintains Large Flood Damage Reduction Projects New Bedford (Aerial of New Bedford hurricane barrier, preferably long-range shot showing extensive dikes associated with project.)
Manages 55,000 acres of natural resources in New England
Corps of Engineers Flood Damage Reduction Projects in New England
NAE Operates 31 dams and 2 (+1) Hurricane Barriers
• • • • •
35 Flood Control Reservoirs 112 Local Protection Projects 5 Hurricane Barriers Total Cost - $500M Damages Prevented - $4.6B
Flood Damage Reduction Inspection of Completed Works & PL 84-99 Rehabilitation & Inspection New Hampshire • LPP - Coastal: 0 • LPP - Inland: 8 • Beach Erosion Control: 2 • Corps Dams: 7
ME Vermont • LPP - Coastal: 0 • LPP - Inland: 3 • Beach Erosion Control: 0 • Corps Dams : 5
Connecticut • LPP - Coastal: 10 • LPP - Inland: 7 • Beach Erosion Control: 22 • Corps Dams : 8
Maine • LPP - Coastal: 11 • LPP - Inland: 8 • Beach Erosion Control: 1 • Corps Dams : 0
VT NH
MA CT
Massachusetts • LPP - Coastal: 9 • LPP - Inland: 33 • Beach Erosion Control: 10 • Corps Dams : 12
RI Rhode Island • LPP - Coastal: 3 • LPP - Inland: 5 • Beach Erosion Control: 5 • Corps Dams : 0
Example of Levee Maintenance Repairs Hartford, CT •Cleared 55 acres of trees, brush, and in some
instances root systems •Over-excavated and backfilled animal burrows •Survey Quantity: 180 burrows •Bid Quantity: 250 burrows •Actual Quantity: Approximately 1,300 burrows
BEFORE
DURING AFTER
Maintenance Deficiency Correction Period (MDCP) • A one year and one-time only grace period. • Allowed public sponsors time to correct unacceptable project maintenance deficiencies before being placed in an inactive status. • MDCP required sponsors to submit a correction plan including: • a schedule for correcting the deficiencies; • a summary of the interim actions to be taken; • an evacuation plan to reduce the flood risk created by the deficiencies; and • an outreach plan to notify the public of the deficiencies and correction process
10 Communities Notified • 5 are currently Inactive in the PL84-99 program • 3 did not provide adequate plans and were inactive April 2007 • 1 had significant deficiencies that could not be corrected within the MDCP placed inactive in May 2007 • 1 placed inactive in October 2007 due to significant schedule slippage, lack of progress, and local funding issues
• 3 are currently completing the correction of the deficiencies and are on schedule to complete by the January 31, 2008 deadline • 2 have requested extensions to the MDCP due to environmental permitting concerns and local funding referendums
National Levee Safety Program The program will help achieve three goals: • 1) Reduce risk and increase public safety through an informed public, empowered to take responsibility for its safety; • 2) Develop a clear national levee safety policy and standards; and • 3) Maintain a sustainable flood damage reduction system that meets public safety needs.
Basic Levee Certification Requirements Per 44 CFR 65
• Official determination by FEMA that a levee protects against base flood (1% event). • Defines flood insurance zones and rates which impacts grants, mortgages, emergency relief, and land management policies of local community. • To certify levee performance, engineering analysis by a registered professional engineer is required • Demonstrate a high degree of assurance of protection for the base flood. • Freeboard requirement: – Riverine: Minimum 3 ft., another foot by structures, up to foot less elsewhere depending on uncertainly analysis; – Coastal: 1 ft. above 1% wave or maximum run up (2 ft. minimum).
• Closures by engineered devices as part of levee system. • Embankment protection: – Erosion protection and seepage integrity from erosion; seepage analysis for base flood; foundation stability; settlement not to compromise freeboard; interior drainage.
• Operation Plans and criteria
Upcoming Opportunities for Partnering TERC – Total Environmental Restoration Contract • TERC (expires March 2012)...being used at MMR • TERC (expires May 2013)...being used at New Bedford Harbor, MMR and David's Island (NY District site). • TERC (expires June 2013)...site specific contract for MMR. RAC - Remedial Action Contracts • RAC (expires September 2010)...being used at the Atlas Tack and Elizabeth Mine Superfund sites. • RAC (expires March 2008)...being used at the Eastland Woolen Mill and Nyanza Superfund sites. • RAC (expires October 2010)...being used at Devens. • RAC (expires October 2010)....has not been used to date. • RAC (expires October 2010)....has not been used to date
Upcoming Opportunities for Partnering AE Contracts • AE (expires May 2010)...being used at the 3 mine sites (Superfund). • AE (expires June 2010)...limited work to date (FUDS). • AE (expires June 2010)...limited work to date (FUDS). • AE (expires June 2010)...limited work to date (FUDS). Professional Services • Various Environmental Consulting Services throughout the Northeastern US and Adjacent Coastal Waters - (to be awarded this year - expires 2013)... being used for Marine Sediment Chemistry and EIS/Science investigations and at New Bedford Harbor and Centredale Manor. • Historic and Archaeological Investigations (to be awarded this year - expires 2013). • T&D contract for New Bedford Harbor (expires 2016). • Disposal Area Monitoring System (DAMOS) (expires 2012).
QUESTIONS?
Colonel Curt Thalken Commander, New England District Engineers on point for the Army and the Nation!
Agenda • Corps of Engineers Overview • Environmental Work in New England • Business Opportunities
The World of the Chief of Engineers Dual Roles Chief of Engineers, Army Staff
Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Vision: • The world’s premier public engineering organization responding to our Nation’s needs in peace and war • A full spectrum engineer force of high quality, dedicated soldiers and civilians: Trained and Ready Vital Part of The Army Dedicated to Public Service Army Values-Based
The World of the Chief of Engineers Authorities • Statutes establishing the Duties of the Chief of Engineers (not inclusive).
• CoE is designated as the Chief of the Engineer Branch under Title 10 U.S.C., Sec 3036. • Military construction shall be carried out under the direction and supervision of the SecArmy, acting through the CoE under Title 10 U.S.C., Sec 2851. • Navigation and flood control projects must be executed under the direction of the SecArmy and supervision of the CoE, unless specified otherwise by law, codified under Title 33, U.S.C, sec 540 & 701b. • CW emergency authorities permit the CoE to expend funds in support of preparation for and in support of flood fighting, rescue operations, flood control, repair and restoration of flood protection, emergency dredging, and provide emergency supplies of clean water under PL 84-99 • Plans, proposals, reports of the CoE for any works of improvement for navigation or flood control shall be submitted to Congress per Title 33 U.S.C., Sec 701-1.
Global Engagement USACE Construction Support EUROPE RUSSIA UKRAINE KOSOVO BOSNIA GERMANY ITALY BELGIUM
CENTRAL AMERICA HONDURAS EL SALVADOR
SOUTH AMERICA COLUMBIA ECUADOR PERU BOLIVIA ARGENTINA
ASIA GEORGIA TURKEY ISRAEL JORDAN SAUDI ARABIA KUWAIT BAHRAIN QATAR UAE JAPAN SOUTH KOREA
PUERTO RICO
WEST AFRICA
EAST AFRICA
SENEGAL GHANA MALI NIGER CAMEROON CENT. AFR. REP.
EGYPT ERITREA CHAD KENYA RWANDA MOZAMBIQUE
OCEANIA REP. OF PALAU GUAM ANTARCTICA
Global Engagement USACE Technical Assistance EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS DENMARK NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND ESTONIA LITHUANIA POLAND HUNGARY MOLDAVIA ROMANIA BULGARIA MACEDONIA ALBANIA
NORTH AMERICA CANADA GREENLAND HAITI JAMAICA MEXICO HONDURAS GUATEMALA EL SALVADOR NICARAGUA COSTA RICA PANAMA
SOUTH AMERICA ECUADOR BRAZIL PARAGUAY CHILE URUGUAY ARGENTINA
OCEANIA EAST TIMOR REP. OF PALAU N. MARIANA ISL. MICRONESIA MARSHALL ISL.
AFRICA NIGERIA SUDAN MOZAMBIQUE
ASIA SAUDI ARABIA U.A.E. OMAN KAZAKHSTAN INDIA THAILAND CHINA PHILIPPINES JAPAN
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
Research & Development • Military engineering • Terrain & Geospatial • Installations & Environment • Water Resources • DOD, Federal • State & Local • International
Plus:Homeland HomelandSecurity Security Plus:
Civil Works
• Acquire, manage & dispose • DOD recruiting facilities • Contingency operations
Interagency Support
•Military construction •Base operations •Environmental restoration •Geospatial Engineering
Real Estate
Military Programs
Support to the Army and the Nation USACE Missions
• Navigation, Hydropower • Flood control, Shore Protection • Disaster response • Environmental restoration • Water Supply • Regulatory • Recreation
Support to the Army and the Nation Engineer Research and Development Center 2014 2014Employees Employees 1029 Scientists 1029 Scientists&&Engineers Engineers 533 Master’s Degrees 533 Master’s Degrees 266 266Doctorate DoctorateDegrees Degrees $1.2 $1.2Billion BillionininResearch ResearchFacilities Facilities&& Equipment Equipment $568 $568Million MillionAnnual AnnualProgram Program
Cold Regions Research Engineering Hanover, NH
Construction Engineering Research Champaign, IL
Topographic Engineering Center Alexandria, VA
Coastal and Hydraulics Environmental Geotechnical and Structures Information Technology Vicksburg, MS
USACE Terrain Walk Civil Works Value to the Nation Recreation areas 376 M Visitors/yr Generate $15 B in economic activity, 500,000 jobs
¼ of Nation’s Hydropower: $500 M + in power sales
400 miles of Shore protection Destination for 75% of U.S. Vacations
11,000 miles of Commercial Inland Waterways: ½ the cost of rail 1/10 the cost of trucks
299 Deep Draft Harbors
627 Shallow Draft Harbors 8500 Miles of Levees Emergency Operations Stewardship of 11.7 Million Acres Public Lands Environmental Restoration
• US Ports & Waterways convey > 2B Tons Commerce • Foreign Trade alone creates > $160 B Tax Revenues
Regulatory Responsibilities
USACE Terrain Walk MACOM Overview
North Atlantic Div
(Civil Works Boundaries) Alaska Seattle
Walla Walla
Portland
Northwestern Div
Great Lakes & Ohio River Div
St. Paul
New England
Buffalo Detroit New York Rock Island
Omaha Sacramento San Francisco
South Pacific Div
Little Rock
Tulsa
Los Angeles Albuquerque Honolulu
Pacific Ocean Div
St. Louis
Kansas City
Southwestern Div Ft. Worth
Philadelphia Baltimore
Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Huntington
Norfolk Louisville Nashville
Atlanta Vicksburg
Wilmington
Memphis Charleston Savannah Mobile Jacksonville
Dallas New Orleans
8 Divisions 41 Districts 2 Centers ERDC 1 Engineer Battalion
Mississippi Valley Div
Galveston
Districts outside the United States: Europe (Germany) Far East (Korea) Japan
South Atlantic Div
USACE Terrain Walk MACOM Organization HQUSACE Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (FOA)
Great Lakes and Ohio River Division
Mississippi Valley Division
North Atlantic Division
Northwestern Division
Civilians: 35,033 Uniformed: 610
Pacific Ocean Division
South Atlantic Division
South Pacific Division
Kansas City Vicksburg
Baltimore
Memphis
New England
New Orleans
New York
St Paul
Norfolk
Rock Island
Philadelphia
St Louis
Europe
Buffalo
Southwestern Division
Alaska
Charleston
Albuquerque
Far East
Jacksonville
Sacramento
Omaha Portland
Chicago Detroit
Seattle
Huntington
Fort Worth Galveston Little Rock
Honolulu
Mobile
Los Angeles
Japan
Savannah
San Francisco
Tulsa
Walla Walla Wilmington
Louisville Nashville Pittsburgh
Finance Center (FOA)
Marine Design Center (FOA)
Institute for Water Resources (FOA)
249th Prime Power Battalion (FOA)
TransAtlantic Programs Center
Huntsville Engineering and Support Center
Engineer Research and Development Center (7 Labs)
North Atlantic Division At a Glance
• 14 Governors • 28 Senators • 105 Congressional Districts •Population: 60 million (over 21% of U.S. Population) New England • Oldest Cities and Harbors •Flood Damage Reduction •Military Construction
New York
61 Army Installations 13 States, District of Columbia Europe/Asia Minor/ Greenland/Labrador
Philadelphia
Baltimore
•Division Workforce Norfolk Europe
3,763 Civilian Employees 34 Military Personnel
Current Situation / Mission Overview •• 66,000 66,000 square square miles miles •• 6,100 6,100 miles miles of of coastline coastline (7% (7% of of U.S. U.S. Total) Total) •• 31 31 Flood Flood Control Control Dams Dams (8% (8% of of USACE USACE Total) Total) •• 13 13 major major river river basins basins •• 171 171 Federal Federal Harbors Harbors (19% (19% of of USACE USACE Total) Total) •• 2 2 Hurricane Hurricane Barriers Barriers (Stamford (Stamford CT CT & & New New Bedford Bedford MA) MA) •• Cape Cape Cod Cod Canal Canal –– 17 17 mile mile channel channel (with (with 77 mile mile land land cut) cut) –– Only Only highway highway (2 (2 bridges) bridges) and and rail rail (1 (1 bridge) bridge) access access to to the the Cape Cape or or ground ground evacuation evacuation from from the the Cape Cape –– 17,300 17,300 annual annual transits transits (about (about 1,000 1,000 are are recreational) recreational) –– 2.2 2.2 billion billion gallons gallons of of petroleum petroleum annually annually •• Over Over 2500 2500 Permit Permit Applications Applications Annually Annually Includes 2 Active Duty Bases: $50 Million in •Hanscom Air Force Base O&M (2.5% of •Natick Labs FY07 Program: $196 Million USACE Total)
Military - $64m
Civil Works - $78m
IIS - $54m One Corps Serving the Army and the Nation
Includes $43 Million in support to EPA
DECOMMISIONED REACTOR AT WATERTOWN, MA
UXO’s at MMR
Military Environmental/ Hazardous Toxic & Radiological Waste UST REMOVAL AT DEVENS RFTA
• Operation & Maintenance (environmental) •DERP/FUDS D efense E nvironmental R estoration P rogram/Formerly U sed S ites Defense Environmental Restoration Program/Formerly Used Sites • Underground Storage Tank (UST) Removal • Soil and Ground Water Remediation • Emergency Response • Firing Range Clean -up Clean-up
1990 to 2007 >$50Million Decommissioned Nuclear Reactor PAH, PCB’s Pesticides and Radiological Contaminants
Watertown Arsenal Base Closure and Remediation
Eastland Woolen Mill, ME
Interagency and International Support Significant HTRW work for EPA under Superfund Have worked for FEMA, HUD, INS, Coast Guard, National Park Service, Commonwealth of Massachusetts and others
Jackman, ME Border Patrol Station
District provides inherently Governmental Services - most work accomplished by contract
New Bedford Harbor Superfund Dredging
1985 – 2035+ (at 25,000 cy/year) $190 Million to date PCBs in sediments
Eastern Woolen Mills, Corinna, ME 1997 – 2008 (fall) $50 Million to date Chlorobenzenes
Mill Demolition, soil and riverbed removal and groundwater treatment.
US EPA Superfund IIS
Eastern Woolen Mills, Corinna, ME
US EPA Superfund IIS
Eastern Woolen Mills, Corinna, ME
Navigation MV CURRITUCK
CAPE COD CANAL
Deep Draft Harbors
Shallow Draft Harbors
171 Ports Mostly Recreational 11 Deep Draft Commercial Waterways Maintenance and Improvement Dredgiing: • Deep Draft
• Shallow Draft •Breakwaters and Jetties • Offshore Disposal Sites • Cape Cod Canal
Navigation Improvement Dredging
Boston Harbor, MA Searsport, ME Piscataqua River, NH
Improvements to Small Harbors Section 107 of USACE Continuing Authorities Program (CAP)
Operation and Maintenance (Aerial photograph of Cape Cod Canal from west to east.)
Cape Cod Canal
Marine Sediments Physical testing Chemical testing Bioassay Bioaccumulation Water Column Toxicity
Ecosystem Restoration Initiatives SMELT HILL DAM REMOVAL SALT MARSH RESTORATION
LONSDALE DRIVE IN, RI
• Coastal America • The Nature Conservancy • Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership PUBLIC LANDS DAY AT BUFFUMVILLE DAM
• Public Involvement and Outreach
Watershed Studies Merrimac River Basin • ~5000 mi2 basin in NH (76%) and MA (24%) • Roughly 75% forested • Significant economic and natural resource in New England – Drinking water – Recreational opportunities – Aquatic life/ habitat – Hydropower
1.1.
2.2.
Whatare arethe therelative relative What contributions of contributions of pollutionby bytype typeand and pollution area? area? Whatare arethe theeffects effectsofof What pollution in the river, pollution in the river, andhow howisisriver riveruse use and affected? affected?
ScreeningModel Model Screening RiverMonitoring Monitoring River SimulationModels Models Simulation
Forest City Dam
The International Joint Commission (IJC) established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 convened the St. Croix River Watershed Board with member from the U.S. and Canada to oversee river water levels and flows and watershed health.
Vanceboro Dam
New Brunswick
Grand Falls Dam
Milltown Dam
Maine
St. Croix River is the International Boundary between New Brunswick and Maine
St. Croix Watershed Initiatives Thematic watershed maps created from existing GIS data merging data from both countries • Watershed Base Map • Watershed Environmental Management Map • Watershed Recreation Map • Watershed Land Use/Land Cover Map Development of seamless International watershed boundary and hydrologic data set. Computer model Development • Watershed hydrology - rainfall/runoff model to simulate inflows to the reservoirs • Reservoir Simulation model to simulate reservoir levels and outflows based on inflows and operating rules State of watershed report development Workshops and public meeting annually to engage watershed stakeholders and provide for collaboration and enhance of information between Canada and U.S. Annual Board Report to IJC
Watershed Study For Restoration of Wetlands and Waterfowl Habitat
USACE General Investigation
e.g. Lonsdale Wetlands Restoration and Fisherville Dam Remediation
Blackstone River Watershed Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Coastal Salt Ponds Restoration Ninigret and Winnapaug Ponds in Charlestown, RI
$6.5 Million Ninnigret completed 2007 Winnapaug 2008/2009 Eelgrass and Anadromous Fisheries Restoration
Town Pond Salt Marsh Restoration
Section 1135 Removal Of Dredged Material
Town Pond Salt Marsh Restoration
Section 1135 Removal Of Dredged Material
Smelt Hill Dam Removal in Maine
Muddy River FDR & ER Project – Recommended Plan
Construction 2008 – 2010
$64 Million
Recommended Plan Description • Improvements to protect against a flood with a return frequency of 20 years to include channel improvements, removal of undersized culverts and installation of two new culverts. • Daylighting 2 sections of river (700 LF). • Removal of sediments to restore aquatic habitat to the river and ponds. • Eradication of Phragmites from wetland and riparian areas. • Preservation and restoration of the historic shoreline in construction areas.
Plan Accomplishments Flood Damage Reduction • •
Protects against recurrence of Oct 1996 Flood (20-Year Event) Significantly reduces flood stages for all events including tributaries
Environmental Restoration • • •
Restores over 40 acres of scarce urban aquatic habitat Restores anadromous fish spawning habitat (Fed. Significant Resource) Enhances diversity & productivity of benthic and warmwater fish communities • Enhances biodiversity by eradicating extensive stands of Phragmites.
Corps Regulatory Authorities Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Clean Water Act of 1972 Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1978 Dedicated state teams Technical support e.g. DAMOS; wetland delineation…
USACE-NAE Regulatory Program
2700 +/- Final Actions per Year 2500 General Permits 100 Individual Permits 100 Enforcement Actions 100 Compliance Actions 25 +/- “Hot” Projects: LNG’s, Highways, Interstate Pipelines and Cables, Wind Farm, Golf Courses, Subdivisions, Commercial Developments, Large Marinas…
New England District Operates and Maintains Large Flood Damage Reduction Projects New Bedford (Aerial of New Bedford hurricane barrier, preferably long-range shot showing extensive dikes associated with project.)
Manages 55,000 acres of natural resources in New England
Corps of Engineers Flood Damage Reduction Projects in New England
NAE Operates 31 dams and 2 (+1) Hurricane Barriers
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35 Flood Control Reservoirs 112 Local Protection Projects 5 Hurricane Barriers Total Cost - $500M Damages Prevented - $4.6B
Flood Damage Reduction Inspection of Completed Works & PL 84-99 Rehabilitation & Inspection New Hampshire • LPP - Coastal: 0 • LPP - Inland: 8 • Beach Erosion Control: 2 • Corps Dams: 7
ME Vermont • LPP - Coastal: 0 • LPP - Inland: 3 • Beach Erosion Control: 0 • Corps Dams : 5
Connecticut • LPP - Coastal: 10 • LPP - Inland: 7 • Beach Erosion Control: 22 • Corps Dams : 8
Maine • LPP - Coastal: 11 • LPP - Inland: 8 • Beach Erosion Control: 1 • Corps Dams : 0
VT NH
MA CT
Massachusetts • LPP - Coastal: 9 • LPP - Inland: 33 • Beach Erosion Control: 10 • Corps Dams : 12
RI Rhode Island • LPP - Coastal: 3 • LPP - Inland: 5 • Beach Erosion Control: 5 • Corps Dams : 0
Example of Levee Maintenance Repairs Hartford, CT •Cleared 55 acres of trees, brush, and in some
instances root systems •Over-excavated and backfilled animal burrows •Survey Quantity: 180 burrows •Bid Quantity: 250 burrows •Actual Quantity: Approximately 1,300 burrows
BEFORE
DURING AFTER
Maintenance Deficiency Correction Period (MDCP) • A one year and one-time only grace period. • Allowed public sponsors time to correct unacceptable project maintenance deficiencies before being placed in an inactive status. • MDCP required sponsors to submit a correction plan including: • a schedule for correcting the deficiencies; • a summary of the interim actions to be taken; • an evacuation plan to reduce the flood risk created by the deficiencies; and • an outreach plan to notify the public of the deficiencies and correction process
10 Communities Notified • 5 are currently Inactive in the PL84-99 program • 3 did not provide adequate plans and were inactive April 2007 • 1 had significant deficiencies that could not be corrected within the MDCP placed inactive in May 2007 • 1 placed inactive in October 2007 due to significant schedule slippage, lack of progress, and local funding issues
• 3 are currently completing the correction of the deficiencies and are on schedule to complete by the January 31, 2008 deadline • 2 have requested extensions to the MDCP due to environmental permitting concerns and local funding referendums
National Levee Safety Program The program will help achieve three goals: • 1) Reduce risk and increase public safety through an informed public, empowered to take responsibility for its safety; • 2) Develop a clear national levee safety policy and standards; and • 3) Maintain a sustainable flood damage reduction system that meets public safety needs.
Basic Levee Certification Requirements Per 44 CFR 65
• Official determination by FEMA that a levee protects against base flood (1% event). • Defines flood insurance zones and rates which impacts grants, mortgages, emergency relief, and land management policies of local community. • To certify levee performance, engineering analysis by a registered professional engineer is required • Demonstrate a high degree of assurance of protection for the base flood. • Freeboard requirement: – Riverine: Minimum 3 ft., another foot by structures, up to foot less elsewhere depending on uncertainly analysis; – Coastal: 1 ft. above 1% wave or maximum run up (2 ft. minimum).
• Closures by engineered devices as part of levee system. • Embankment protection: – Erosion protection and seepage integrity from erosion; seepage analysis for base flood; foundation stability; settlement not to compromise freeboard; interior drainage.
• Operation Plans and criteria
Upcoming Opportunities for Partnering TERC – Total Environmental Restoration Contract • TERC (expires March 2012)...being used at MMR • TERC (expires May 2013)...being used at New Bedford Harbor, MMR and David's Island (NY District site). • TERC (expires June 2013)...site specific contract for MMR. RAC - Remedial Action Contracts • RAC (expires September 2010)...being used at the Atlas Tack and Elizabeth Mine Superfund sites. • RAC (expires March 2008)...being used at the Eastland Woolen Mill and Nyanza Superfund sites. • RAC (expires October 2010)...being used at Devens. • RAC (expires October 2010)....has not been used to date. • RAC (expires October 2010)....has not been used to date
Upcoming Opportunities for Partnering AE Contracts • AE (expires May 2010)...being used at the 3 mine sites (Superfund). • AE (expires June 2010)...limited work to date (FUDS). • AE (expires June 2010)...limited work to date (FUDS). • AE (expires June 2010)...limited work to date (FUDS). Professional Services • Various Environmental Consulting Services throughout the Northeastern US and Adjacent Coastal Waters - (to be awarded this year - expires 2013)... being used for Marine Sediment Chemistry and EIS/Science investigations and at New Bedford Harbor and Centredale Manor. • Historic and Archaeological Investigations (to be awarded this year - expires 2013). • T&D contract for New Bedford Harbor (expires 2016). • Disposal Area Monitoring System (DAMOS) (expires 2012).
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