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USACE Northwestern Division Leadership. COL William J. Leady Deputy Commander, Northwestern Division October 16, 2014. PNWA Conference October 16, 2014. Panel Agenda Management Update Budget Climate WRRDA Regional Topics Long term outage Fish returns and BiOp goals
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USACE Northwestern Division Leadership COL William J. Leady Deputy Commander, Northwestern Division October 16, 2014
PNWA Conference October 16, 2014 • Panel Agenda • Management Update • Budget Climate • WRRDA • Regional Topics • Long term outage • Fish returns and BiOp goals • Columbia River Treaty Update • Division Headquarters Move • District Topics
Northwestern Division Leadership Team Commander Deputy Commander Programs Director Reg. Business Director COL William Leady Dave Ponganis Jim Hearn BG John S. Kem Portland Seattle Kansas City Omaha Walla Walla PHOTO COL Andrew Sexton COL Joel Cross COL Jose Aguilar LTC Timothy Vail COL John Buck
Corps Funding FY 14-15 • FY 14 Appropriation - Favorable for NWD • FY 14 Funding pots in NWD O&M + $38.6M • FY 14 NWD Navigation funding + $31.5M • Great Overall Execution • FY 15 Pbud – Overall NWD decrease from FY 14 Pbud • O&M increased share of the funds • Low Commercial Use Navigation continues to be funded at low levels compared to FY 12
WRRDA(P.L.113-121) • Very Broad Impacts to Corps programs and processes • Authorizations and Deauthorizations • Project Planning and Development • Alternative Financing and Partnerships • Levee and Dam Safety • Regulatory Processes • Water Supply • Navigation • Listening Session during August & September • Implementation Guidance forthcoming
Regional Topics Long Term Lock Outage
Regional Topics Fish Returns and BiOp Requirements Record breaking counts
Regional Topics Columbia River Treaty
Regional Topics February 2015 Northwestern Division Prepares to Move to New Offices
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