Georgia Environmental Conference August 23, 2017 Mr. Alvin B. Lee, Director of Programs US Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division Trusted Partners Delivering Value Today for a Better Tomorrow US Army Corps of Engineers CHARLESTON JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAVANNAH WILMINGTON
USACE South Atlantic Division (SAD) MILITARY PROGRAM AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Wilmington (USASOC/JSOC) CIVIL WORKS AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Wilmington Mobile SAD HQ Savannah Jacksonville MILITARY PROGRAM (MP) 14 Major Army Installations -Including Forts Bragg, Stewart, Benning, Gordon, Jackson, Rucker, and Redstone Arsenal 13 Major Air Force Bases -Including Eglin, Tyndall, MacDill, Patrick, Homestead, Seymour Johnson, and Maxwell Air Bases 6 Major Commands Commander CENTCOM, SOUTHCOM, SOCOM, FORSCOM, AMC, MEDCOM Charleston Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands Central & South America Mobile CIVIL WORKS (CW) 31 Reservoirs 1268 Miles of Levee 49 Dams Total 14 Hydropower plants 32 Deep Draft Harbors 32 Locks SAD HQ Savannah Charleston Jacksonville Command Sergeant Major Deputy Commander Director of Programs Director of Regional Business Vacant 2 BG Diana M Holland CSM Douglas Padgett COL Donnie Walker Mr. Alvin Lee Mr. John D Antonio Jr.
National Water Resource Challenges Energy Environmental Values Governance Federal Budget Legislative Changes Demographic Shifts Persistent Conflict Aging Infrastructure Water Quality Increasing Demand for Water Declining Biodiversity Disaster Preparedness and Response 3 Globalization Flood Risk Trusted Partners Delivering Value 3 Today for a Better Tomorrow Climate Change
Changing Perspectives on Infrastructure United States Other Emerging Powers Investments Enabling Resilience & Recapitalization Environmental Enlightenment Economic Efficiency Nation Building Driving Forces Agriculture - Food Industrial - Manufacturing Transportation Energy - Hydrocarbon Technology Today 2010s 2000s 1980s 1960s 1940s 1920s 1900s 1800s Wear and Tear Disabling ~75% of the US population was born after 1960. Less than 25% of the population experienced the building of our nation s key infrastructure Hierarchy of Public Works Needs 4
SAD 2035 Strategic Assessment Key Drivers Population Growth + Economic Development Geographic Advantages 25% Population Growth by 2035; 62.5M 2,500 Miles Ocean Coastline Aging Infrastructure Climate Coastal Storms Droughts SAD Civil Works Strategic Response Plan Creating a more resilient coastline Improving navigation Developing additional fresh water sources and supplies Restoring regionally significant ecosystems Clean energy Asset Management 5
Coastal Vulnerability At elevations below 6 feet (MHHW) in these southeastern states Population: 3,044,454 Property Value: $616,828,000,000 Homes: 1,708,397 Hospitals: 61 Schools: 576 Government Buildings: 681 Roads: 24,366 miles (climatecentral.org) Elevations below 6 ft (MHHW) by USACE Division South Atlantic North Atlantic MHHW: Mean High High Water 6
What is Risk? Risk = probability x consequence High impact High exposure Event consequence Low Risk Improbable Event probability Low impact High Risk Highly probable 7
Initial Risk Risk Reduction Coastal Risk Example Risk Residual Risk 8
Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise Post-Matthew SURVEYING AND MAPPING Coastal Zone Mapping and Imaging Lidar Key Biscayne, FL to VA/MD Border Dual aircraft operations 991 flight lines 27 Oct 2 Dec 36 days 76 flights 4 ground-truth teams (USGS) 24-hr field office Rapid-response data product deliveries Advanced lidar products for emergency response Data made publically available through Digital Coast 3rd generation coastal mapping and tactical charting system Collects bathymetry up to 60 m High-resolution topography Aerial photography Hyperspectral imagery Engineering scale survey accuracy 9 Long-range aircraft 8+ hours on mission Short-range aircraft 4+ hours on mission USACE operated its cutting edge coastal mapping technology to measure damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. These data help USACE prepare for the next event, and support our efforts to build healthy, resilient coasts and ecosystems.
Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials Regional Sediment Management BEACH PLACEMENT PLACEMENT THIN LAYER PLACEMENT PILOT UNDERWAY TAMPA HARBOR, FL MOBILE HARBOR, AL JEKYLL CREEK, GA PROTECT CULTURAL RESOURCES CREATE CRITICAL HABITAT ADVANCE STATE OF SCIENCE ON FINES SAVED $8 MILLION OFFSET SEA LEVEL RISE NOURISH TIDAL MARSH FILL DEEP HOLES SAVED $8 MILLION GOAL: ENHANCE COASTAL SYSTEMS AND PROVIDE FOR A SUSTAINABLE PROJECT PILOT PROJECTS FOSTER INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TAXPAYER, AND ARE CHANGING THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS 10
Jekyll Creek Beneficial Use Pilot Project Shallowest Point in AIWW in GA Potential Deep Water Placement 550,000 CY Material Expensive Placement These new techniques create other placement options 11
Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Garden City Terminal Value to the Nation - 4th largest container port in US - Largest single terminal operation in North America at 1,200 acres - Fastest growing container port in the Nation over the last 10+ years - 3.6M TEU through-put in 2016 - Supports in GA over 369,000 jobs, $20.4B in income and $2.5B in state and local taxes annually - Supports in SC over 19,700 jobs, $959M in income, $147M in state and local taxes annually - $84.1B in revenue (9% of Georgia's total sales) annually - $4.3B in revenue (1.3% of South Carolina's total sales) annually Project Information - Deepen from 42 to 47 NED selected plan - $706M authorized total project cost - 75% Federal / 25% Non-Federal - $282M annual net benefits - Benefits derived from increased transportation efficiencies - 7.3:1 @ 4% (discount rate) benefit to cost ratio - Projected to create 11,000+ jobs nationwide, 3,700+ bi-state, 2,400+ locally Denotes features awarded and under construction Denotes features completed Denotes features awarded and under construction Denotes features completed 12
Dredging Quality Management http://dqm.usace.army.mil Partnership between USACE and the dredging industry Automated monitoring of dredge activities The data can be used to: - improve practices - ensure environmental compliance - support dredging science & technology 13
Process Improvements National Oceanic Atmospheric Association Fisheries Southeast Regional Office Backlog of Consultations Nov 2015 700 Jun 2017-300 Efficiencies gained through Programmatic Opinions and new options and procedures. Informal Consultations Oct 2015 11.85 months May 2017 6.5 months Formal Consultations Oct 2015 19.03 months May 2017 10.5 months 14 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) -An agreement between USFWS and four USACE regulatory districts in three Divisions for the state of Mississippi. -Effective on 28 June 2017 -Streamlined ESA consultation by establishing Standard Local Operating Procedures for Endangered Species (SLOPES)
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