Civil Works Strategic Direction Presentation to National Waterways Conference

1. Civil Works Strategic Direction Presentation to National Waterways Conference Steven L. Stockton, P.E. Deputy Director of Civil Works Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 8 November 2007

2. The Situation • More people, and more of them choosing to live near water • Increasing competition for Federal dollars • Less support for water resources, and Corps, in Congress • Lack of public understanding of link between infrastructure, quality of life • Sympathy for “anti-infrastructure” arguments • Opponents employ more sophisticated techniques to block projects • Unfriendly OMB

3. Old Methods Won’t Work inNew Environment • Single (or limited) purpose projects with small constituencies can't compete with investment opportunities with broad support bases. • We need to communicate more effectively, not just among ourselves • If we continue doing what we’ve always done, it will have decreasing effectiveness.

4. Change is Needed • Organization which pulls together all water resources groups into an effective coalition. • Should be as broad-based as possible. • Must adopt same public information, communications and advocacy practices as other trade and industry associations.

5. Why Strategic Planning? “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” Lewis Carroll

6. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Corps of Engineers Civil Works Strategic Plan FY 2010- FY 2015 US Army Corps of Engineers CW Strategic Planning:Shaping the Future Develop Scenarios Core Competencies Strategic Segments UNCERTAINTY FUTURE Develop Key Success Factors DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Corps of Engineers Civil Works Strategic Plan FY 2004- FY 2009 US Army Corps of Engineers Mission Area Strategic Direction

7. Scenario-Based Strategic Planning Plenty of Plenty Cone of Future Possibilities New Order Future Space Archetypal Futures Possible Future Worlds Cracking Up Hard Times and Lost Opportunities Decision Point Major Disturbing Events Time Present Future Horizon Scenarios do not cover all eventualities, but discover the boundary zone of the future outcomes and expand management’s thinking horizon.

8. Civil Works Scenarios:Some Possible Futures for Water Resources U4 Is water infrastructure adequate to satisfy multiple social demands in 2035? Infrastructure fully satisfies social demands Infrastructure is inadequate for demands Cracking Up Plenty Low frequency and severity of Plenty U10 What will be the frequency and effect of disasters on U.S. environment and population by the year 2035? New Order High frequency and severity Hard Times and Lost Opportunities

9. The Edge of Disaster • “Americans are in denial when it comes to facing how vulnerable our Nation is to disaster, be it terrorist attack or Act of God.” • “Our growing exposure to man made and natural perils is largely rooted in our own negligence as we take for granted the infrastructure handed down to us by earlier generations. Once the envy of the world, our infrastructure is now crumbling.” • “Resiliency ….must now become our national motto.”“The Edge of Disaster” Stephen Flynn

10. Core Competencies EUROPE ALBANIA ARMENIA BELGIUM BOSNIA BULGARIA CROATIA DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY HUNGARY ITALY KOSOVO LITHUANIA MACEDONIA MALTA MOLDOVA NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA RUSSIA SERBIA SWEDEN SWITZERLAND UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM ASIA AFGHANISTAN AZERBAIJAN BAHRAIN CHINA EGYPT GEORGIA INDIA INDONESIA IRAQ ISRAEL JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KUWAIT KYRGYZSTAN LEBANON MONGOLIA OMAN PAKISTAN PHILIPPINES QATAR SRI LANKA SAUDI ARABIA SOUTH KOREA THAILAND TAJIKISTAN TURKEY U.A.E. VIETNAM US Army Corps of EngineersGlobal Engagement Countries Supported: 100+ ARCTIC NORTH AMERICA / CENTRAL AMERICA BELIZE CANADA COSTA RICA EL SALVADOR GREENLAND GUATEMALA HONDURAS MEXICO NICARAGUA PANAMA • Integrator • National/global perspective • Balancer • Systems thinking • Diverse technical/scientific workforce • Marshall capabilities • Integrated delivery CARIBBEAN BAHAMAS CUBA DOMIN. REPUB. HAITI JAMAICA PUERTO RICO TRINIDAD & TOBAGO AFRICA BENIN CAPE VERDE CAMEROON CENT AFR REPUB CHAD DJIBOUTI ERITREA GABON GHANA KENYA LIBYA MADAGASCAR MALI MALAWI MOZAMBIQUE NIGER NIGERIA RWANDA SENEGAL SOUTH AFRICA SAO TOME TANZANIA SOUTH AMERICA ARGENTINA BOLIVIA BRAZIL CHILE COLOMBIA ECUADOR PARAGUAY PERU SURINAM URUGUAY VENEZUELA AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA AUSTRALIA EAST TIMOR MICRONESIA MARSHALL ISLANDS NEW ZEALAND PALAU TUVALU VANUATU ANTARCTICA

11. Civil Works Strategic Segments

12. Key Success Factors: Where We Need To Be • Partnerships and alliances • Leadership in water resources policy • Comprehensive, sustainable water resource solutions • Quality workforce • Institutional knowledge, standards, technical excellence • Transfer of technologies • Leverage resources • Infrastructure to meet contemporary needs • Broad portfolio of missions • Risk informed decisions • Mobilize full capability of Corps team • Expand and contract operationsrapidly

13. Partnerships – Key to Success We will: • Work with local or regional watershed councils to develop watershed management plans • Facilitate discussion among stakeholders with complementary or competing water needs • Partner with other Federal agencies to address regional water issues • Provide technical assistance to States and local communities • Share data and information • Improve watershed models in cooperation with others

14. Water Resources Development Act of 2007 President vetoed 2 Nov 07 • Concern for overall cost ($23 B), effect on projects already in pipeline, lack of priorities • Congressional override votes pending – takes 2/3 in each house Features of interest: • $7 B for projects in Louisiana. • Independent peer review of USACE studies. • Streamlines process of de-authorizing obsolete projects. • Increases participation in watershed planning. • Creates a National Levee Safety Program.

15. The Future of America’s Water Resource Infrastructure • Now is the time to decide • National impact is significant • The great thing about the future is we can change it!