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Mississippi River Recovery Task Force

Mississippi River Recovery Task Force. Bob Hainly Task Force Member 2012 USACE Flood Risk Management Representing : and Silver Jackets Workshop USGS Water Mission Area August 24, 2012. U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey. Mission Statement.

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Mississippi River Recovery Task Force

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  1. Mississippi River Recovery Task Force Bob Hainly Task Force Member 2012 USACE Flood Risk Management Representing: and Silver Jackets Workshop USGS Water Mission Area August 24, 2012 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey

  2. Mission Statement Create a basin-wide multi-agency forum Operation Watershed • Solve regional issues and challenges • Support regional effort to inspect, review, reset, and restore • Incorporate all available Federal and state resources • Develop a collaborative prioritization of efforts • Facilitate strategic mitigation actions

  3. Participation • What is a Flood Inundation Map? • The Technical Foundation of a Flood Inundation Map • Areas of Science and Technology Development • Flood Inundation Map Viewer

  4. Participation • What is a Flood Inundation Map? • The Technical Foundation of a Flood Inundation Map • Areas of Science and Technology Development • Flood Inundation Map Viewer • Charter Members • States of Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana • FEMA, NWS, USDA, USEPA, USGS, USCG, USF&WS, MARAD • USACE – MVD, LRD, NWD

  5. Charter and Vision Statement The Interagency Recovery Task Force (IRTF) will establish and strengthen a mutual and holistic method of rehabilitating the flood risk management systems damaged by recent flood events, by collaborating and combining solutions for short and long-term restoration efforts.

  6. Meetings A combination of three webinars and five face-to-face meetings were conducted from May 2011 to June 2012 Meeting topics were informational and progressed as the extent of damage and means of recovery became available • Topics of discussion: • Purpose of the IRTF, extent of flood fight efforts • Collaborative priorities and plan for restoration • MR&T status, damage assessment & priorities • Restoration costs & funding, repair “hotspots” • Restoration planning and communication • System performance, flood season preparation • Increased vulnerability & risk communication

  7. Results and Lessons Learned • Need for regional communication plan • Newsletters and videos • Regional Flood Risk Management website • CorpsMap – ongoing project information • Identify and leverage resources and expertise • Identify common risks and uncertainties • Establish working groups for focused discussions • Top challenge – communication of flood risk

  8. L O W E R M I S S I S S I P P I • Next Steps • IRTF will remain intact • Explore other collaborative issues • Establish annual regional FRM workshop I R T F

  9. Benefits of Collaboration • Allowed a higher level perspective on key regional issues and challenges • Provided a voice to the states • Cross-agency education concerning roles in flood fighting and recovery • Customize products and response plans to meet other agency needs • Opportunity for USACE to hear other perspectives and identify local issues

  10. Mississippi River Interagency Recovery Task Force Bob Hainly Acting Deputy Chief USGS Office of Surface Water U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey

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