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1. THINGS WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT LEVEES: CURRENT INITIATIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Presentation to Association of State Flood Plain Managers Orlando, FL Pete Rabbon, P.E. Director, National Flood Risk Management Program U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 11 June 2009 Slide 1

2. THINGS WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT LEVEES: CURRENT INITIATIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Presentation to Association of State Flood Plain Managers ----IT"S NOT JUST ABOUT LEVEES---- Orlando, FL Pete Rabbon, P.E. Director, National Flood Risk Management Program U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 11 June 2009 Slide 1

3. Flood Risk Management Program Vision: To lead collaborative, comprehensive and sustainable national flood risk management to improve public safety and reduce flood damages to our country. Mission: To integrate and synchronize the ongoing, diverse flood risk management projects, programs and authorities of the US Army Corps of Engineers with counterpart projects, programs and authorities of FEMA, other Federal agencies, state organizations and regional and local agencies.

4. A Shared Responsibility Flood Risk = f(chance of flood, consequences) Flood management = Floodwater management + Floodplain management

5. Current Initiatives • Intergovernmental Flood Risk Management Committee • Interagency Levee Task Force • Collaborative Frameworks • Vegetation on Levees • Levee Safety Program • Silver Jackets

6. National Flood Risk Management Program Intergovernmental Flood Risk Management Committee • Meet quarterly to discuss integration of programs and policies • Members: USACE, FEMA, ASFPM, NAFSMA leadership • Current Focus Areas: • Interagency Cooperation/Collaboration • Risk Communication • Levee Inventory and Assessments • Mapping, Certification, and Accreditation • Legislative Impacts

7. National Flood Risk Management Program IFRMC Vision: Through partnering and collaboration achieve long term economic, environmental, and socially sustainable flood risk management which improves public safety and reduces flood damages through a comprehensive watershed approach.

8. Interagency Levee Task Force National Flood Risk Management Program • Identification of regional partners • A facilitated comprehensive regional approach to flood risk management and recovery • Establishment of interagency partnerships (federal / state) • Explore non-structural solutions and other flood risk management opportunities

9. Collaborative Frameworks Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Serving the Treaty Tribes of Western Washington

10. Vegetation on Levees

11. USACE Program Levees National Flood Risk Management Program 14,000 miles identified (USACE program levees) 9,800 miles detail inventory FY08 (USACE Fed levees) No information on private/other

12. PLANNING RESPONSE MITIGATION National Flood Risk Management Program Silver Jackets • Intergovernmental partnerships at the state level • Implements coordinated solutions to State FRM priorities • Coordinate and leverage available resources & information between agencies • Facilitate state level life-cycle planning to reduce flood risks

13. Future Direction • Federal Agency Flood Risk Management Task Force • Comprehensive Life Cycle • Policy and Legislative Issues

14. National Flood Risk Management National Water Resources Management States USACE NFRMP * Locals FEMA Federal USACE – National Flood Risk Management Program Building codes, emergency services, contingency response, regulatory, general plans, Water resource management…. Land use planning, evacuations, flood fighting, O&M, …… NFIP, Risk MAP, Mitigation, Disaster Response… *IFRMC, Silver Jackets, FPMS/PAS, ILTF, PL84-99, Dam & Levee Safety, R&D, Critical Infrastructure, CERB, IWR, Emergency Response, Coastal, CAP Roundtable Collaborative, PAO, International, Planning, FRM Business Line, FRM PCX, Regulatory, Environmental, Federal Task Force, E011988, Unified National Plan……. (OMB, DOI, EPA, NOAA, NRCS, USBR, HUD, USDS, DHS, NWS, USGS..…)

15. Flood Risk Management Cycle • FF Preparation • Federal, State & local coordination • FDR system assessment / inspections • Monitoring, forecasting threats • Monitor & report flood impact • Monitor system performance • Support state & local response • Emergency strengthening of • systems Event Preparation Response • State & local partnerships • Hazard mitigation planning • Floodplain mgnt planning • Preparation activities • Response activities Recovery Planning • Identify future mitigation opportunities • Develop system improvements • Modify mitigation & response plans • Repair damaged systems • Assess & document system performance • Implement mitigation measures & system improvement

16. Policy Studies • Wise Use of Floodplains – Identify procedural or legislative changes that may be warranted to allow the Corps of Engineers to be more effective in working with other Federal agencies, states, local governments and stakeholders in the management of flood risk. • WRDA 2007, Section 2032 - The President is to submit a report to Congress describing the vulnerability of the U.S. to damage from flooding, comparative risks faced by different regions of the country, programs in the U.S. which may be encouraging development and economic activity in flood prone areas, and recommendations for improving those programs and proposals for implementing the recommendations.

17. FUTURE Communication Continuity Coordination Collaboration Consistency Cooperation To lead collaborative, comprehensive and sustainable national flood risk management to improve public safety and reduce flood damages to our country.

18. FUTURE Communication Continuity Coordination Collaboration Consistency Cooperation To lead collaborative, comprehensive and sustainable national flood risk management to improve public safety and reduce flood damages to our country.

19. FUTURE Communication Continuity Coordination Collaboration Consistency Cooperation To lead collaborative, comprehensive and sustainable national flood risk management to improve public safety and reduce flood damages to our country.

20. National Flood Risk Management Program http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/nfrmp/