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Michael Sabbaghian Flood Projects Office Division of Flood Management

Flood Projects Office & Central Valley Flood Protection Board January 11, 2010. Michael Sabbaghian Flood Projects Office Division of Flood Management Department of Water Resources. 2. FPO & CVFPB. FPO & CVFPB. New Relationship – 2007 Legislation Memorandum of Agreement – December 2008

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Michael Sabbaghian Flood Projects Office Division of Flood Management

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  1. Flood Projects Office & Central Valley Flood Protection Board January 11, 2010 Michael SabbaghianFlood Projects Office Division of Flood Management Department of Water Resources 2

  2. FPO & CVFPB

  3. FPO & CVFPB • New Relationship – 2007 Legislation • Memorandum of Agreement – December 2008 • FPO Chief – Principal Contact for Board Staff • FPO GF Funding for Board Activities – Approx. $500,000 • FPO Staff – Staff to Board for Projects (PMs for Studies & Projects) • State-federal Studies & Projects – Require Board Action 4

  4. FPO Current Organization Chart

  5. Federal, State, and Local Roles USACE: Fed partner, traditional designer/constructor of State-federal facilities; modifications need federal approval CVFPB: Lead non-federal sponsor with USACE for flood protection projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley DWR: Project manager for State-federal studies and projects for the Board; provide policy and technical expertise; administers fund and grant programs to repair and improve State-federal facilities and local levees LMA’s: Owner of local levees; maintains local and State-federal project levees; repair and improve State-federal facilities and local levees

  6. FPO Programs 4

  7. New FPO Programs 4

  8. USACE Civil Works Overview

  9. USACE Feasibility – National Economic Development (NED) Plan • Identified as an alternative in all studies • Uses the Annual Net Benefits • Determines Federal cost share limit • Recommended plan-NED/Locally Preferred Plan (LPP) LPP $5 mil 100% sponsor NED $10 mil 65/35 NED $10 mil 65/35 $6.5mil Fed $3.5mil sponsor $6.5mil Fed $8.5mil sponsor

  10. USACE 3x3x3 Feasibility Study Directive • No more than 3 years to prepare a Chief’s Report • Not cost more than $3 million, which includes federal and non-federal cost • No more than 3 levels of review • All documentation to fit in a 3” binder • Reduce the number of federal studies nationally by 1/3

  11. USACE-CVFPB Active Studies • American River Common Features GRR • Lower Cache Creek • Lower San Joaquin • Sutter Basin • West Sacramento GRR • Yuba Basin GRR

  12. USACE-CVFPB Current Projects • American River Common Features • Folsom Joint Federal Project (JFP) • Folsom Raise (authorized but no PPA yet) • Marysville Ring Levee • Mid Valley (authorized but no appropriation) • Middle Creek (authorized but no appropriation) • Natomas (not yet authorized) • West Sacramento (finished in 2012) • South Sacramento Streams

  13. Active Studies & Current Projects

  14. Water Code Citations • 12580 – Studies • 12582.7 – Projects • 12585.7 – Project Cost Sharing • 12585.12 – Ecosystem Projects • 12642 – Operations & Maintenance, and Hold Harmless • 12643 – Indemnify and Hold Harmless State • 12750 – Small Project Participation

  15. USACE-DWR/Board Relationship • Coordination – Studies & Projects • Meetings at various Levels (PRB, Executive Management, PDT, etc.) • Quarterly Information & Request for Funding • Congressional Appropriation – Close Coordination of $ Request • New USACE Planning Modernization (3x3x3) Feasibility Process • Joint Training Sessions

  16. USACE Challenges • Sponsor / Partner • Administration - (ASA(CW), OMB) • Congress - Committees, Members • Realistic Cost Estimates & Schedules • Land, Easement, Right-of-way, Relocation, Disposal area (LERRDs) • Perform as promised • Policy Development HQ Division District Project

  17. Questions?

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