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Module 3 Overview of the Civil Works Program/Process

Module 3 Overview of the Civil Works Program/Process. Civil Works Orientation Course - FY 11. OBJECTIVES:. This module will discuss the following: A brief history of the Corps. Who we are? What we do? The Chain of Command & Organizational Structure. CORPS’ MISSIONS :.

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Module 3 Overview of the Civil Works Program/Process

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  1. Module 3Overview of the Civil Works Program/Process Civil Works Orientation Course - FY 11

  2. OBJECTIVES: • This module will discuss the following: • A brief history of the Corps. • Who we are? • What we do? • The Chain of Command & Organizational Structure

  3. CORPS’ MISSIONS: • Missions changed throughout History! • Legislation • Administrative Policies • Shifting - Federal Responsibilities to non-Federal Responsibilities What ? Why ?

  4. Civil Works Began in the early 19th Century (i.e. 1824) with...

  5. BRIEF HISTORY:(cont.’d) • River and Harbor Act of 1890 • Initial flood control legislation on the Mississippi River • River and Harbor Act of 1899 • Regulatory permits • Flood Control Act of 1917 • Flood control outside the Mississippi River Valley

  6. BRIEF HISTORY:(cont.’d) • Flood Control Act of 1936 • Established National Flood Control Program • National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 • Identification of significant environmental resources to be affected, assessment of likely impacts, consideration of a full range of alternatives, and mitigation measures.

  7. BRIEF HISTORY: (cont.’d) • Clean Water Act of 1977 • Section 404of the Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 as amended (= Clean Water Act) • Principles & Guidelines - 1983 • To be revised per Section 2031 Water Resources Development Act 2007 • New Principles & Standards early 2011 • Revised Principles & Guidelines reflecting Principles & Standards will follow

  8. BRIEF HISTORY: (cont.’d) • Water Resources Development Act of 1986 • Reestablished and refined by purpose, the Federal interest in water resources development

  9. BRIEF HISTORY: (cont.’d) • Water Resources Development Act of 2007 • Called for review and update of the P&G: • emphasized risk & uncertainty analysis framework • public safety as a formulation criteria • more equitable methods for assessing the value of projects for low income communities and non-structural measures • Systems impacts analyses (watershed approach) • Established requirements for Independent External Peer Review and Safety Assurance Review • Increased local sponsor in-kind crediting.

  10. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the Federal Governments largest water resources development agency...”

  11. OUR CIVIL WORKS POLICY! “It is the policy of the Corps of Engineers to develop, control, maintain, and conserve, the Nation’s water resources in accordance with the laws and policies established by Congress and the Administration.”

  12. OUR PRIMARY MISSIONS: • Military - Provide engineering services to the Army and DOD. • Civil Works- Provide local communities and sponsors with opportunities to meet water resources needs where there is both a local and Federal interest.

  13. Civil Works Value to the Nation Recreation areas 370 M Visitors/yr Generate $18 B in economic activity, 500,000 jobs Environmental Restoration 450 Major Lakes & Reservoirs 299 Deep Draft Harbors 3% of Nation’s Electricity: $800 M + in power sales 12,000 miles of Commercial Inland Waterways: ½ the cost of rail 1/10 the cost of trucks 400 miles of Shore protection Destination for 75% of U.S. Vacations 627 Shallow Draft Harbors ~11,750 Miles of Levees Environmental Infrastructure 153 Projects Water Supply Emergency Operations Stewardship of 11.7 Million Acres Public Lands 43,000 permits • US Ports & Waterways convey > 2B Tons Commerce • Foreign Trade alone creates > $160 B Tax Revenues • Cumulative Flood Damage Prevented >$821B

  14. CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: • Navigation – (1824) • Flood Risk Management (1936) & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction • Ecosystem Restoration (1996) • Watershed Planning (1986) • Water Supply (Municipal/Industrial) • Hydropower • Recreation • Emergency Operations

  15. CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: • Navigation • 12,000 miles of Inland Waterway with 240 operational Locks. Waterways carry 1/6 of Nation’s inter-city freight at a cost of 1/2 that of rail. 1/10 that of trucks. • 190 major harbors handle over 2 billion tons of cargo per year. • 1 of every 7 jobs in U.S. depends on trade handled by ports. • 736 smaller harbors

  16. CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: • Flood & Coastal Storm Risk Management • 383 dams & reservoirs • 11,750 miles of levees/floodwalls • 400 miles of Coastal Structures • Flood protection advice/assistance to States, cities @ 25,000 requests per year • Total flood damages prevented = $821 billion (over $21 billion a year); every $1 invested has prevented $6.48 in flood damages.

  17. CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: • Environmental Stewardship • 18,000 sq. mi. of project lands (1/2 DA total, 1/3 DOD total) • Water Supply • Approx. 10 million people in 115 cities • Washington D.C., Pentagon, N. VA suburbs

  18. CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: • Ecosystem Restoration • Approx. 12% of FY11 CW budget • Major projects include: • Florida Everglades Restoration • Columbia River F&W Mitigation • Upper Mississippi River Restoration • Louisiana Coastal Area • Missouri River Recovery

  19. OTHER BUDGETED MISSIONS: • Regulatory Mission: • Review and issue permits for various activities including fill in the “waters of the United States” • Authorities: • Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 • Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 • Clean Water Act of 1977 • Marine Protection, Research, & Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (More in Module 15)

  20. Interagency & International Support Program Corps performs work funded by other Federal agencies, by state and/or local governments, by native American tribes, by non-government organizations, and even by foreign governments. Guidance: ER 1140-1-211 (1992) ER 1165-2-30 (1998) Guidance Memo 08 Feb 01 (More in Module 29)

  21. CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: • Regulatory • Over 170,000 permit cases processed annually; about 59% - jurisdictional determinations • Interagency & International Services Program • Approx. $1 billion in construct. & mgmt. for more than 90 U.S. & foreign agencies (excluding Gulf Region)

  22. CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: • Energy • 24% of Nation’s hydropower • (3% of total electricity) • Recreation • Over 4,488 sites at 423 projects • 370 million visits a year by 25 million people (10% of U.S. population visits at least one day a year)

  23. OTHER CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS:(cont.’d) • Homeland Security & Emergency Operations: • Flood and Coastal Storm Emergency Act • [Public Law 84-99] • FEMA Missions • Homeland Security Act of 2002 (More in Module 30)

  24. CORPS CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: (cont.’d) • Other Budgeted Programs: • Flood Plain Management Services • Planning Assistance to States • Levee and Dam Safety • Environmental Studies and Documentation • Flood Preparedness and Warning Plans • Public Involvement and Agency Coordination • Tribal Nations

  25. UNBUDGETED CW MISSIONS: • Project Planning, Design and/or Construction which must be • directed by the Congress! • “Studies & projects which are not • included in the President’s Budget”

  26. UNBUDGETED CW PROGRAMS • Types of projects: • Environmental infrastructure (Secs. 219, 531, 594…..) • Waterfront Development • Master Planning • Combined sewer overflows (CSO) • Recreation** (Sec 710) • Erosion Control/Protection • Pollution Abatement & Abandoned Mines • Siltation & sedimentation • Water Supply** • Waste management **When proposed as single purpose only project

  27. UNBUDGETED CW MISSIONS: (cont.’d) • Special Regional Authorities Programs: • Section531 SE Kentucky • Section 594 Ohio and North Dakota • Section 595 Nevada/Utah/Wyoming/New Mexico/ Idaho/Montana • Section 592 Mississippi/Alabama • Section 313 & 581 West Virginia/SW Pennsylvania • Section 544 Puget Sound • Section 219 Environmental Infrastructure (individual projects) • ….. And on and on and on ……

  28. Chain of Command& Organizational Structure Civil Works Orientation Course - FY 1

  29. Who does the Corps work for? [Check one answer] ____ U.S. Citizens ? ____ Chief of Engineers ? ____ President ? ____ Congress ? ____ ASA(CW) ? ____ Project Sponsors ? ____ Others [who?]

  30. WHO DOES THE CORPS WORK FOR? President Barack Obama

  31. WHO DOES THE CORPS WORK FOR? • Administration or the Executive Branch • President Barack Obama • Robert M. Gates - Secretary of Defense • John M. McHugh - Secretary of the Army • Jo-Ellen Darcy – Asst. Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) • LTG Robert Van Antwerp - Chief of Engineers

  32. Department of Defense: Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense

  33. Department of the Army: John M. McHugh Secretary of the Army

  34. Jo-Ellen Darcy

  35. ASA(CW): • Assistant Secretary of the Army Civil Works - ASA(CW) Jo-Ellen Darcy • BACKGROUND: In 1966, it was recommended to Congress that this office be created, because the Secretary of the Army was too involved with military programs to provide effective secretarial level representation with other cabinet secretaries. This office asserts Administration control between the Corps and the Congress. Sometimes referred to as, “the Secretary’s Office” or more frequently as “ASA(CW)”.

  36. ASA(CW) Responsibility: The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) is responsible for the Leadership,Direction,andSupervisionof the Civil Works Program executed by the Army Corps of Engineers.

  37. OASA(CW) ORGANIZATION: PRINCIPAL DEPUTY –Terrence C. “Rock” Salt DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (Management and Budget) - Claudia Tornblum DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (Policy and Legislation) - Let Mon Lee DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (Project Planning and Review) - Doug Lamont

  38. Corps of Engineers – CW Structure

  39. HEADQUARTERS (HQUSACE): Chief of Engineers - LTG Robert L. Van Antwerp 52nd

  40. The Chief wears two hats: • Head of an Army Staff Agency, he’s the soldiers advocate to the Army Chief of Staff. • Commander, USACE, he oversees the nation’s largest public works engineering organization

  41. HQUSACE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

  42. Executive Office Directorate of Civil Works Assistant Directors Deputy Commanding Gen., Civil& Emergency Ops. (CECW-ZA) MG William Grisoli 3L94 761-0099 Director of Civil Works (CECW-ZB) Mr. Steven Stockton, PE 3L92 761-0100 Executive Director (CECW-ZC) COL Alvin Lee3M93 761-0101 Special Assistant (HQE) Mr. Gerald Barnes, PE 3H77 761-4527 Executive Officer CPT Kevin Siegrist 3M92 761-0103 Eastern (CECW-ZE) LTC Dale Snider 3K93 761-0105 Western (CECW-ZW) LTC Rafael Pazos 3J87 761-1943 Central (CECW-ZM) MAJ Darren LeMaster 3K94 761-0107 Legislative Mr. Larry Prather 3K92 761-0106 Planning Ms. Robyn Colosimo3 I 86 761-8647 4 Regional Integration Teams (RIT’s) Assigned to Directorate of Military Programs Programs Integration Division (CECW-I) Planning&Policy Div.(CECW-P) North Atlantic Division RIT (CEMP-NAD) Great Lakes & Ohio River Division RIT (CECW-LRD) Office of Homeland Security (CECW-HS) Mr. Tab Brown, PE* Chief 3G92 761-0115 Harry Kitch, PE Deputy Chief 3 I 27 761-4127 Policy Advisors: Ms. Rennie Sherman 3H25 761-7771 Ms. Jan Rasgus 3H23 761-7674 Mr. Bruce Carlson 3D25 761-4703 Mr. John Furry 3 I 23 761-9999 Ofc. of Water Project Review Mr. Wesley Coleman Chief 3F21 761-4102 Mr. Gary Loew* Chief 3 I 92 761-4100 Mr. Bill Augustine Dep. Chief 3 I 93 761-4117 Program Development Team Mr. Michael Pfenning Team Ldr. 3J93 761-1917 National Programs Team Mr. Jack Jurentkuff Team Ldr. 3J75 761-4091 Project Programs Team Mr. Mark Mugler Team Ldr. 3K72 761-4103 Future Directions Team Ms. Jennifer Greer Team Ldr. 3 I 88 761-4113 Dr. Georgeie ReynoldsTribal Liaison 3 I 78 761-5855 Mr. Mohan Singh* Chief 3T77 761-8656 Mr. Pete LuisaCivil Deputy 3T72761-5782 Mr. Ed Hecker Chief 3B92 761-4601 Mr. Alex Dornstauder Deputy Chief 3H59 761-4714 Mr. Mike Ensch* Chief 3E92 761-1983 Ms. Yvonne Prettyman-Beck Civil Deputy 3D94 761-4670 Planning Community Of Practice(CECW-CP) Pacific Ocean Division RIT (CEMP-POD) Mississippi Valley Division RIT(CECW-MVD) Mr. Tab Brown, PE* Chief 3G92 761-0115 Ms. Susan Hughes Deputy 3 I 27 761-4121 Mr. Lloyd Pike* Chief 3A25 761-0018 Ms. Sharon Wagner Civil Deputy 3U42 761-7094 Mr. Tab Brown, PE* Chief 3G92 761-0115 Mr. Zoltan Montvai Civil Deputy 3F94 761-4495 Program & Project Mgmt. Com. of Practice (CECW-CB) Engineering & Construction Community of Practice (CECW-CE) Mr. Gary Loew* Chief 3 I 92 761-4100 Ms. Andrea Bias-StreetDeputy 3 I 61 761-7700 South Pacific Division RIT (CEMP-SPD) Northwestern Division RIT (CECW-NWD) Mr. James Dalton, PE* Chief 3H92 761-8826 Mr. Steve DeLoach Deputy 3L24 761-5347 Mr.Jeff Hooghouse, RA Value Eng’r 3L21 761-5533 Mr. Eric Halpin, PE Sp. Asst. Dams & Levee Safety 3E65 761-7662 Mr. Robert Bank, PE Civil Br. Chief 3L35 761-5532 Mr. George Lea, PE Military Br. Chief 3L26 761-7775 Mr. Gary House, PE “Building Strong Corps” Project Mgr. 3E68 761-4692 Mr. Scott Whiteford* Chief 3T55 761-8990 Ms. Ada Benavides Civil Deputy 3T61 761-0415 Mr. Stacey Hirata* Chief 3Y01 761-5763 Ms. Lisa Fleming Civil Deputy 3C93 761-4605 Operations& Regulatory Community of Practice (CECW-CO) Regulatory Programs Ms. Meg Gaffney-Smith 3 I 32 761-5904 Natural Resources Mgmt. Ms. Mary Coulombe 3F63 761-1228 Hydropower Mr. Kamau Sadiki 3 I 29 761-4889 Asset Management Dr. Elliot Ng 3E87 761-4494 Mr. Mike Ensch* Chief 3E92 761-1983 Mr. Jonathan Davis Deputy 3D93 761-4591 Navigation & Operations Mr. James Walker 3H31 761-8648 Committee on Marine Transportation System (CMTS) Ms. Patricia Mutschler Dept. of Trans. 202-366-3612 Southwestern Division RIT (CEMP-SWD) South Atlantic Division RIT(CECW-SAD) Mr. James Balocki Chief 3T50 761-5642 Ms. Sandy Gore Civil Deputy 3T40 761-5237 Mr. James Dalton, PE* Chief 3H92 761-8826 Ms. Stacey Brown Civil Deputy 3G94 761-4106 * Dual or triple-hatted cecw-zd / bjs 19 Oct 10

  43. Deputy Commanding General, Civil & Emergency Operations MG William Grisoli

  44. CIVIL WORKS: • EXECUTIVE OFFICE: • MG William Grisoli • “Deputy CG, Civil & Emergency Operations” • Steven L. Stockton - Director of Civil Works • Executive Director Assistant Directors: Atlantic Region (NAD, SAD) Central Region (LRD, MVD, SWD) Western Region (MWD, SPD, POD)

  45. Transatlantic Division 1

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