U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE (USACE)) USACE Overview SCAA Dr. Christine Altendorf Chief, Environmental 7 March 2013 USACE Mission Areas BUILDING STRONG USACE Supports the Army and the Nation Re eal Es state Navigation, Hydropower Flood Control, Shore Protection Water Supply, Regulatory Recreation, Disaster Response Environmental Restoration Critical Infrastructure Anti Terrorism Plans Intelligence Facility Security Partnership Research & Development Acquire, Manage and Dispose DoD Recruiting Facilities Contingency Operations Geospatial Support Homeland Security Civil W Works Military Construction COCOM Support,Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Installation Support, Environmental, Energy and Sustainability SMO: TRAMO & Power Reliability Warfighter Installations & Energy Environment Water Resources Support to Civil Works Programs Support to Military Programs Federal State Local International Common Operating Picture/Environment Support to Emergency & Contingency Ops USACE Has a Diverse Mission Set Driven by Diverse Customers 2 1
USACE Military Programs Boundaries Alaska Seattle Northwestern (Portland) North Atlantic (New York) Honolulu Sacramento South Pacific (San Francisco) Los Angeles Pacific Ocean LEGEND: Engineer Commands s District HQ location boundary BUILDING STRONG Albuquerque Omaha Kansas City Tulsa Southwestern (Dallas) Ft. Worth Related Centers and Other Special Missions: Huntsville Engr & Support Center MED-Winchester - Africa, Bosnia, Mid-East St. Louis District - Archaeology Philadelphia District - Brokered MILCON Mobile District - Panama, Puerto Rico, etc Transatlantic USACE Deployment Center Little Rock Chicago Great Lakes & Ohio River (Cincinnati) Vicksburg Louisville Mobile Districts Outside the US: Europe (Germany) Far East (Korea) Japan 3 Districts in TAD Baltimore Norfolk New York Trans Atlantic (Winchester) South Atlantic (Atlanta) Savannah 3 Civil Works s & Districts Alaska San Francisco Seattle Walla Portland Walla Sacramento South Pacific Northwestern Omaha St. Paul Kansas City Rock Island St. Louis North Atlantic Great Lakes & Ohio River Detroit Chicago Cincinnati Louisville Buffalo Baltimore Pittsburgh Huntington Norfolk New England New York Philadelphia Pacific Ocean Los Angeles Honolulu Albuquerque LEGEND: HQ location District HQ location boundary District boundary State boundary Tulsa Southwestern Ft. Worth Dallas Little Rock Galveston Vicksburg Memphis Mississippi Valley Nashville Mobile New Orleans Atlantt a Wilmington Charleston Savannah Jacksonville South Atlantic 2
Organizational Structure Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (FOA) Headquarters USACE Engineer Commands (ENCOMs, 2) Great Lakes Mississippi North Northwestern Pacific South South Southwestern & Ohio River Valley Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Pacific * Buffalo Vicksburg Baltimore Kansas City Alaska Charleston Albuquerque Fort Worth Chicago Memphis New England Omaha Far East Jacksonville Sacramento Galveston Detroit New Orleans New York Portland Honolulu Mobile Los Angeles Little Rock Huntington St Paul Norfolk Seattle Japan Savannah San Francisco Tulsa Louisville Rock Island Philadelphia Walla Walla Wilmington Nashville Pittsburgh St Louis Europe Transatlantic * Middle East - Winchester, VA USACE Logistics Agency (FOA) Gulf Region - Iraq Afghanistan North Afghanistan South USACE Finance Center (FOA) Institute for Water Resources (FOA) Marine Design Center (FOA) 249 th Prime Power Battalion Engineering and Support Center, Hunstville * Alignment with a Combatant Command Engineer Research and Development Center (7 Labs) Organization with a Military Mission Army Geospatial Center 5 USACE Funding Flow (Civil Works and Military Programs) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Department of Defense (DoD) Civil Works Emergency Management Other Military Programs Customers Department of Army (DA) Non- Federal Gov t Civil Works Funding Sources (State/Local Gov t, etc) Non- DOD Funding Sources (State/Local Gov t, etc) Civil Works Customers Key: Direct Funded Reimbursable USACE Funding Comes from Multiple Sources 6 3
Military Programs BUILDING STRONG 7 Constructing a new Dining Facility (Ft. Belvoir, VA) FUDS site, Former Kincheloe Air Force Base (Kinross, MI) Bassett Army Community Hospital (Ft. Wainwright, AK) Military Programs Missions Military Construction Real Estate Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Installation Support Environmental of Formerly Used Defense Sites Interagency Support International Services Special Missions Nuclear Decommissioning Korea Relocation Programs (Pyongtaeck Korea) Homeowners Assistance Program Afghanistan Engineer District - South The USS Sturgis, James River, VA 8 4
FY12 Military Programs $26.15B ($M) AR, AF & DOD OMA/SRM $7,073 27% Army Construction $3,991 15% AF Construction $1,606 6% ARRA (HAP) $594 2% Department of Defense $2,183 9% Energy Conservation Investment Program $45 0% Other $1,072 4% Overseas Contingency Operations (OMA) $1,386 5% Planning and Design $2,535 10% Environmental $989 4% Research and Development $1,298 5% Real Estate $468 2% Host Nation/Foreign Military Sales $2,858 11% As of 1 Nov 12 BUILDING STRONG 10 5
National Water Resource Challenges Energy Climate Change Governance Federal Budget Legislative Changes Demographic Shifts Aging Infrastructure Persistent Conflict Disaster Preparedness and Response Increasing Demand for Water Declining Biodiversity Globalization Environmental Values 11 The Civil Works Mission Development & Management of Water Resources Infrastructure Protection, Restoration & Management of Environmental Resources Engineering & Technical Services Disaster Response & Recovery 12 6
Civil Works Value to the Nation Over $6 in flood damages prevented for every $1 spent on Flood Risk Management Stewardship of 11.7 million acres of public lands 12,700 miles of Levees and 400 miles of shoreline protection 694 Dams and 926 Harbors 13,000 miles of Commercial Inland Waterways Environmental Restoration and Emergency Responses Generate $18 B + 500 K jobs 3% of Nation s Electricity: $1.5 B plus in sales 50% cost of Rail and 10% cost of Trucks U.S. Ports and Waterways convey >2B Tons of Commerce Foreign Trade creates >$160 B in Tax Revenues 13 Civil Works Support to National Defense Civil Works makes available: 25,000 engineers and related professionals. Large-scale construction capability. Relationship with contracting community. Environmental skills. Location in hundreds of communities. Interaction with millions of citizens. all at no peacetime cost to DOD. Corps members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan have built roads, airstrips, ports, electric stations, hospitals, schools, and other key infrastructure to promote stability. 14 7
Civil Works Program Lock and Dam 15 ( Mississippi River ) Preserving the Strength of the Nation Deliver enduring, comprehensive, sustainable, and integrated solutions to the Nation s water resources and related challenges through collaboration with our stakeholders ( Regions, States, localities, Tribes, other Federal agencies ) ($1.883 B) Navigation (38%) ($1.425 B) Flood Risk (28%) Management ($621 M) Ecosystem (12%) Restoration & Infrastructure Dredge ESSAYONS ( Coos Bay, OR ) Flood Wall ( Williamson, KY ) ($193 M) Hydropower (4%) ($243 M) Recreation & Natural (5%) Resource Management ($193 M) Regulatory Program: (4%) Wetlands & Waterways ($6 M) Water Supply (<1%) Lake Seminole ( Mobile District ) ($185 M) Expenses (4%) (Includes ASA(CW)) Florida Everglades Bonneville II Powerhouse ( Washington ) (FY 2012 Workplan) 15 Civil Works Program Trends FY01 1616 Program ($Millions) 20,000 Miss. River & Tributaries Expenses Investigations FUSRAP FY05-12 Supplementals ARRA SFO and Other Reimbursement Non-Federal Other Direct FCCE & RP 15,000 10,000 5,000 Operation & Maintenance Construction 0 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Fiscal Year Current $ as of Nov 2011 16 8
Engineer Research & Development Center 17 Engineer Research & Development Center 2500 Employees (1800 Full Time Federal) 991 Scientists & Engineers $1.2 Billion in Unique Research Facilities & Equipment $1.5 Billion Annual Program 77 Active Patents Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Hanover, NH Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Champaign, IL ERDC Geospatial Research & Engineering (co-located w/ the AGC) Alexandria, VA ERDC Headquarters Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory Environmental Laboratory Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory Information Technology Laboratory Vicksburg, MS 18 9
Engineer Research & Development Center Support to the Army and the Nation, Leveraging Technical Engineer Capabilities with R&D Enable Theater Access Chemical and Biological Force Protection Rapid Airfield Construction Immune Buildings Counter Rocket, Artillery & Mortar Structural Retrofit Countermine Phenomenology IED Simulation and Detection Countermine Phenomenology Test bed 19 USACE Contingency Operations 20 10
Contingency Operations One Corps Serving the Army and the Nation Spectrum of USACE Operations WATER RESOURCES ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE DISASTERS WARFIGHTING Creating synergy between water resource development and environment Restoring, managing and and enhancing ecosystems, local and regional Building and sustaining the critical facilities for military installations and the public Responding to local, national and global disasters Providing full spectrum engineering and contingency support HQ USNORTHCOM Delivering Contingency Operations HQ USARNORTH NAD USEUCOM HQ USAID OSD FEMA Joint Staff- Hampton POD USFK / 8A POD USPACOM SAD USSOUTHCOM NAD USAFRICOM TAD USCENTCOM USARCENT USACE Partnered with COCOMs to Support Contingency Operations 22 11
Global Engagement Interagency & International Physical Presence - 43 Countries Engagement - 130+ Countries ARCTIC GIS and H&H Workshops, Mongolia Kajaki Dam Hydraulic Analysis, Afghanistan Brazilian Engineers Engagement with USACE BUILDING STRONG ANTARCTIC Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters & School, Bangladesh Bridge Reconstruction, Lebanon 23 USACE All Hazards Response U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Authorities Support to Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency Support to the Geographic Combatant Commands Support to USFOR-A Flood Wall Williamson, Ks Civil Works Authorities Reservoir Operations Dam / Lock Operations Public Law 84-99 ( Flood Control & Coastal Emergency Act of 1955 ) Disaster Preparation Emergency Operations Rehabilitation Water Assistance Advance Measures Hazard Mitigation Stafford Act PL 93-288 ( National Response Framework ) Disaster Preparation Coordinating Agency ESF #3 Public Works and Engineering Primary Agency ESF #3 Support Agency ESF #6, ESF #9, ESF #14 Key Resolve, UFG Overseas Operations Iraq / Afghanistan Civil - Military Engagement Domestic Support to NORTHCOM / ARNORTH Field Force Engineering 24 12
Public Law 84-99 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Prepare: Before an Event Train PRT, TL, ATL, Flood Fight Teams Support exercises & coordination activities Provide EM personnel staff, ESF3 cadre/smes, ACI contracts, essential services, supplies & equipment Inspect non-federal flood control works Respond: Natural Disaster Advance Measures Save life and property Temporary in nature Emergency Debris Emergency Infrastructure Recover: Rehabilitation Levees, floodwalls, channels, hurricane shore protection projects Mitigate Identify mitigation opportunities Intergovernmental TF (Silver Jackets) 25 USACE Authorities and Activities PL 93-288 The Stafford Act Defines the Federal Multi-agency Disaster Response System PL 93-288, Stafford Act Activates to Augment State and Local Capabilities Plans and Executes Immediate, Comprehensive Help to Save Lives and Protect Property The National Response Plan Integrates 27 Federal Agencies & Departments Plus the Red Cross A Federal Partnership for Civil Disaster Crisis Response 26 13
USACE National Response Framework Responsibilities Coordinating Agency ESF#3 Public Works and Engineering Primary Agency ESF#3 Response 2 7 Support Agency ESF#6 Mass Care and Housing ESF#7 Logistics Mgmt and Resource Support ESF#9 Search and Rescue USACE ESF #3 Support Temporary Emergency Power Debris Management Temporary Roofing Water and Ice Commodities Critical Public Facilities and Temporary Housing Urban Search and Rescue Sub-Taskings to Other Agencies 14
Severe Weather Midwest March 2012 Key 2012 Responses Kootenai River Basin 2012 Kootenai River, 8.96 million acres, 2 countries, 2 states 75% in BC, 21% in MT, 6% in ID Derecho Storms June-July 2012 Pakistan Siachen Glacier SME Support April 2012 Queens Bay at Kooteney Lake Corra Linn Dam To the Columbia River Bonners Ferry Koocanusa Reservoir Hurricane Sandy October 2012 Libby Dam Hurricane Isaac August 2012 2012 Drought 29 USACE Update Post Hurricane Sandy Current Situation: 3 PRTs remain engaged on debris removal. Debris (NYC): As of 20 Feb, a total of 671,805 CY of the 1.3M CY assigned to USACE in NY has been removed by long haul. Two Air Curtain incinerators at Floyd Bennett Field have reduced 31,524 CY of woody vegetation. Debris (Fire Island): 1784 Personal Property Debris Removal (PPDR) assessments have been received with 1765 completed. ACI contract awarded for debris removal after three bid protests halted work. Mission Summary: Surged personnel with 2 USACE Command Post Forward staffed with 2 General Officers, COL/LTC to key operational nodes, support from Army Reserve, and Ft Leonard Wood. Conducted 4 unique missions (Temporary emergency power to gas stations, Temporary emergency power to public housing, Un-watering tunnels, Oversight of joint forces pumping/un-watering) not normally conducted by USACE. Temporary Power: 567 assessments completed, 211 generators installed. At peak, USACE generated 55MW of power, enough to support the needs of 55,000 families. Priority of power restoration focused on public-owned facilities responsible for life-saving, lifesustaining, public health, safety, and public administrative facilities. Un-water Mission: USACE controlled 162 pumps, un-watered 14 strategic sites, removed over 475M gallons equivalent to 720 Olympic size pools. The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, the longest underwater vehicular tunnel in North America, second longest in the world, was the center of gravity of all un-watering operations. The tunnel was flooded with over 70 million gallons of water. National Water Mission: Provided 512 truckloads (9.2M liters) to NY, NJ, PA, & WV. Coastal Restoration: Constructed emergency breach closures at Cupsogue County Park (NY), Smith Point (NJ), Mantoloking Breach (NJ) restoring the cross sections. Housing (Ft Monmouth): USACE refurbished 3 complexes allowing 115 displaced families to move into transitional housing. Unit Peak Number Remaining Total Pax 1039 (214Mil/825Civ) 187 TL/ATL/SME 34 8 PRT 15 3 DTOS 12 0 FEMA MA 64 11 FEMA MAs: $351.1M FCCE: $6.4M Version As of: 21 Feburary 2013 30 15
U.S. Corps of Engineers Facts USACE is structured to deliver across the globe. USACE has world-class civilians and Soldiers. USACE rapidly responds to disasters and challenges of all kinds. USACE delivers professional results in construction, natural resource management, energy, sustainability, capacity building. We are U.S. Army ambassadors on a daily basis to political leaders, America s small businesses, and to citizens wherever we serve them. 31 Your Questions 32 16