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OCPR Performance During Hurricane/Flood Fights (Disasters Averted)

OCPR Performance During Hurricane/Flood Fights (Disasters Averted). CPRA Presentation. October 29, 2008 Jerome “Zee” Zeringue Governor’s Office Coastal Activities. Gustav & Ike Sept. 2008.

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OCPR Performance During Hurricane/Flood Fights (Disasters Averted)

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  1. OCPR Performance During Hurricane/Flood Fights (Disasters Averted) CPRA Presentation October 29, 2008 Jerome “Zee” Zeringue Governor’s Office Coastal Activities

  2. Gustav & Ike Sept. 2008

  3. "Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm." Charles Caleb Colton

  4. Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know.  Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know.  Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about.  Amen.  Lord, lord, lord.  Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer.

  5. 2008 Hurricanes: a test of new organization September 1, 2008 September 12, 2008

  6. 2008 Hurricane Response: Emergency Response • Governors Office of Homeland Security and • Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) • Emergency Operations Center: • Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration Desk • Staffed by OCPR employees formerly from DNR and DOTD • Addressed issues related to flood protection & restoration • Coordinated resources among state agencies, • Louisiana National Guard, USACE, Levee Boards

  7. 2008 Hurricane Response: Emergency Response Dave Fruge (OCPR) • Daily Conference Calls: • USACE updatesonfederalflood protection system • Local Levee Boards and Parishesupdates onnon-federalflood protection system • Coordination and positioning of resources: Pumps, Sandbags, Generators, Fuel, Heavy Equipment, Etc. • Air and ground surveys were • coordinated with local, • state, and federal leaders. Jerome Zeringue (GOCA) State Sen. Reggie Dupre, Jr. Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet Sen. David Vitter Jerome Zeringue (GOCA) On-the-Ground Response to address levee overtoppings and breaches Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District President Anthony Alford

  8. Lesson Learned – Moving Forward • The levee districts want to have people that know their levees at the EOC • Have extra supplies in district or stockpiled depots • replacement of sand bags was a problem • Pumps • Need our own communication system • Training • new flood fighting measures that will be used should be reviewed and test ahead of time • “How to fight a breach/flood fighting techniques” and other topics to the Levee Safety School • Schedule training through GOHSEP on Web EOC

  9. “It’s Like I’m Flyin” PooPoo Broussard

  10. Lessons Learned • Integrating lessons learned with future program implementation • Where did Coastal Landscape Features contribute to risk reduction? • No storm surge reduction with shore-perpendicular navigation channel No buffer No reduction A2=9.9ft A1 A2 A2=9.8ft

  11. A1 A2 B1 B2 Lessons Learned • Integrating lessons learned with future program implementation • Where did Coastal Landscape Features contribute to risk reduction? • Landscape features can contribute to storm surge reduction

  12. 50-years No Increased Action Lessons Learned • Future landscape with ecosystem restoration suggests potential reductions in storm surge of 3-4 ft in some areas 50-years future master plan landscape Mashriqui, H.S., J.N. Suhayda, and B.R. Couvillion. 2008.

  13. Lessons Learned POST Hurricane Ike • Structures built after Hurricane Rita to new building standards survived Hurricane Ike with minimal damage.

  14. Lessons Learned • In areas where flooding will still be an issue in the future with planned restoration activities, non-structural (improved building codes, elevated structures, etc) can be effective at reducing damage from flooding events. Texas Post-Ike Grand Isle, LA Post-Ike Louisiana Post-Ike

  15. Lessons Learned • we can build more resilient structures and protective systems that can allow us to continue to live in areas adjacent to our working wetlands • future projections suggest that with planned ecosystem restoration initiatives, we have the possibility to decrease the magnitude of storm surges in some areas • Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Conference • Comprehensive Planning and Planning Resources for communities • Understanding Coastal Hazards and Flood Risks • Predictive Modeling • Maintaining and Enhancing Flood Protection Systems

  16. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties -- Author Unknown

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