US Army Corps of Engineers

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Infrastructure Strategies in Texas

Robert Slockbower, P.E.

Programs Director

Southwestern Division

18 June 2015

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Brig. Gen. David C. Hill

SWD Commander

Mr. Robert E. Slockbower, SES

Director of Programs

Mr. Pete G. Perez, SES

Director of Regional Business

LTC Clay A. Morgan, P.E.

Ft Worth Deputy Commander

Colonel Richard P. Pannell

Galveston District Commander

Colonel Courtney Paul

Little Rock District Commander

Colonel Richard A. Pratt

Tulsa District Commander

Colonel Richard J. Muraski, Jr.

SWD Deputy Commander

Southwestern Division

Leadership Team

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Moonshine Beach,

Table Rock Lake, Mo.

Regulators examine soils on a

wetland delineation field visit.

Dallas Floodway

Bull Shoals

Powerhouse,

Arkansas

Houston Ship Channel

Sardis Dam, Oklahoma

Navigation (Ports and Channels)

•3 of the Nation’s “Top Ten” ports

•32 channels (15 deep draft, 17 shallow draft)

•More than 500 M tons of commerce annually

Navigation (Inland)

2 major waterways

(GIWW and MKARNS)

Hydroelectric Power

•18 power plants in 6 states

produce 6.7 billion kw hours

•87% of regional capacity,

third in the Corps

Water Supply

•8.4 million acre-feet of

water storage

•Water control contracts =

water for 1.8 million

households

Regulatory (work in waters & wetlands)

•Over 5000 permit decisions annually

•Protection of waters & wetlands

Recreation

•20 percent of the Corps' total

recreation projects located

within the regional boundary

•83 million visitors at 90 operating

projects located in five states

Flood Damage Reduction

•74 flood damage

reduction

lakes/reservoirs

•33.22M acre-feet

of flood storage

•760 miles of local flood

protection projects

•$85 B in cumulative

flood damage prevention

Little Rock District's MV Ted Cook

positions the Crane Barge Mike

Hendricks at Dam 2 during the

flood of 2011

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Post Flood Actions

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• New Opportunities

• Studies

• Project Construction

• Corps Reservoirs

• > $100M of damages

• P.L 84-99 Restoration

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Regional

Priorities

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The Texas Coast

navigation system is

protected & resilient,

positioned for

sustainable economic

growth with strategic

partnerships that

support non-federal

investment.

Regional Priority – Texas Coast

Improve Navigation

Support non-Federal Investment

Protect our Coastal Area

Sustain Federal Projects

Strategy

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Strategic Partnerships

CW Transformation

Process

Improvement

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Regional Multipurpose Reservoirs

Capital Investment • Dam Safety studies and modifications• Innovative efforts to supplement water supply

i.e. Chloride project• IRRMS, routine and major maintenance• Reallocation studies• Reservoir Sustainability

Sustained Learning• Tri-state meeting• Regulatory education sessions• Capabilities outreach to Regions/states• Coordination and alignment with State/Fed

agencies and tribes to assist with integration• Continue to standardize Regulatory through

best practices

Business Strategy• Understanding the stakeholder opportunities and constraints• Managing Competing purposes/priorities • Water planning and studies (PAS)• P3? Divest or De -authorize or both• Bi-annual meetings with WS stakeholders• Support Installation water Supply planning

Mission Execution• Budgeting preparation and prioritized

routine and major maintenance

• Operation Plans, Recreation, power

production, out grants, leases

Means Ways Ends

Maintain the

infrastructure and

programs to optimize

the utilization of

facilities by all

stakeholders

Line of Effort

Long term

sustainment of

functioning

facilities to meet

long term needs

To be well integrated Understand

stakeholder business models

Support water planning

Optimize the use of Budget $$

Understanding of

capabilities and

needs of all

stakeholders

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Strategic Metrics

Strategic Metrics

Strategic Metrics

Strategic Metrics

Governance

PRB and RMB

LEAD

CW Prgm

Leads and

OPM

$$$O&M, PAS

State Agencies,

Water supply,

SWPA, partners,

River Authorities,

local communities,

Recreational users

Sustainable

infrastructure

and be relevant

to water supply

in the region

and aid in the

development

and

implementation

of State Water

Planning

Initiatives

Desired Cond/

outcomeMeasure

Brays Bayou, Houston

Dallas Floodway

Spillway Event

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Lessons Learned

1. Command Emphasis (emergency until

last project is complete)

2. Emergency until final project is repaired

3. Regional Program Execution and

Tracking

4. Vertical Team Integration for PIR*

Review, Damage

Classification/Prioritization, & Funding

Eligibility

Determination

Project

Complete

Contract Award

Request for

Assistance

( 30 days

from

bankfull)

District Quality

Control

Review

Division Quality

Assurance

Review

Division

Commander

Approves PIR*

Environmental

Permits and

Real Estate

P.L. 84-99 Rehabilitation Program

Flood Risk Management Projects

Event

Schedule Challenges

1. Environmental Windows

2. Cost Share

3. Funding

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Notice to Public

Sponsors

*PIR – Project

Information Report

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WRRDA 2014 Water Supply and

Reservoirs

Navigation

Non-Federal Implementation

Regulatory & 408

Dam Safety

Levee Safety

Credits

Alternative Financing

Project Development and Delivery

(Including Planning)

Deauthorizations & Backlog Prevention

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• Authorizes Secretary of the Army to enter into agreements with non-federal interests, including private entities, to deliver and finance construction of at least 15 water resources projects

Water Infrastructure P3 Pilot Program (§5014)

• WIFIA credit facility contemplates loans, lines of credit, and loan guarantees to support water infrastructure projects of national and regional significance (including flood damage reduction, restoration of aquatic ecosystems, improvements to inland and intracoastal waterway navigation systems, wastewater treatment works, desalination plants, etc.)

Water Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act (WIFIA)

• WRRDA offers a variety of other initiatives and authorities to facilitate and/or enable alternative resourcing and delivery. Relevant examples include §1008 (Expediting Hydropower at Corps of Engineers Facilities), §1014 (Study and Construction of Water Resources Development Projects by Non-Federal Interests), §1022 (Credit in Lieu of Reimbursement), §1043 (Non-Federal Implementation Pilot Program), and §6002 (Review of Corps of Engineers Assets)

Program Reforms & Streamlining

Water Resources Reform

and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014

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Innovative

Procurement

New

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Operation &

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Risk

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New investment and

expertise will assist

USACE to:

1. Sustain performance

and service levels

2. Extend service life

3. Buy down risk for the

nation

4. Reduce life-cycle asset

costs

5. Generate cost offsets

and promote cost-

recovery

New investment and

expertise will assist USACE

to:

1. Accelerate

infrastructure delivery

2. Reduce life-cycle asset

costs

3. Advance public

benefits

4. Buy down risk for the

nation

5. Generate cost offsets

and promote cost-

recovery

Alternative Financing is viewed as an additional tool to help USACE

deliver critical infrastructure and services to the nation.

EXISTING

INFRASTRUCTURE

NEW

INFRASTRUCTURE

Why Alternative Financing for USACE?

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Alternative Financing - Project Screening

AF Suitability Screening

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Whitter Narrows

(FRM)

Fargo Moorhead

(FRM)

Sabine Neches

(NAV)

Great Lakes

(NAV)

IL Waterways

(NAV)

Recreation

(REC)

WD Mayo

(Hydro)

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Pro

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Alternative Financing

Demonstration Projects

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Alternative Financing

Way Ahead

Accelerating Existing / Creating New

Benefit Streams

Capturing Funding Streams

Establish Partnerships

Development of Business Case

Authorities (Fed/State/Local)

Everything is on the table!!

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PROJECT

Corps

Implementation

P3 In-Kind

Services

Contributed

Funds Advance

Funds

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And Then There Is… • Clean Water (CW) Rule

• Provide needed clarification following Supreme Court rulings

in 2001 & 2006

• Ensure that regulated waters are:

• more precisely defined

• more predictable

• easier for businesses & industry to understand

• consistent with the law & the latest science •Final CW Rule Posted on US EPA website 27 May 2015

www.epa.gov/cleanwaterrule

• Rule effective 60 days following publication in Federal

Register

• Sec 7001 WRRDA 2014 • NF entities recommend study authorities / modifications to

existing water resources projects

• Proposals due 23 September 2015

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Public Communications

•ONE message You can have confidence in the Army Corps of Engineers.

•MANY media Social Media, websites, news media, mobile apps

•MULTIPLE markets DFW, Houston, South Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas

Digital Media (Facebook, Twitter,

YouTube, website, mobile apps, etc.)

Traditional Media (news releases, news media

interviews, TV, radio, print)

•Tulsa District Facebook more than 22M

impressions (2/3 of all of USACE)

•Districts conducted conversations with public on

Facebook, news media and stakeholders on Twitter

=Stratcom breakthrough on use of social media

•Almost 500 news media engagements

•National & International news media

•Subject matter experts and command

leadership were well-trained and articulate

=Traditional news media primary source of

info in large media markets, expertise

reassured public

Social media

exploded during this

event. Driven by

solid key messages

and dazzling high

quality photos and

videos (70+ videos

uploaded to

YouTube), Tulsa

District alone

reached more FB

users than the entire

population of

Oklahoma.

Stakeholders and

news media

continued to use

Twitter as a

preferred social

media platform.

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