tom smith - "mississippi coastal improvements program"
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Building Resilience Workshop III: 2012TRANSCRIPT
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US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG®
Coastal Resilience Workshop
New Orleans, LA
March 17, 2012
Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program
“A Comprehensive Plan for Coastal Resilience”
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Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program
• P.L. 109-148, 30 December 2005 • Comprehensive Planning to Address
– Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction
– Salt Water Intrusion – Shoreline Erosion – Fish and Wildlife Preservation – Other Water Related Resource
Projects • 15 Interim Recommendations
– Authorized in May 2007, $107.7M – 7 Complete, 8 in Construction
• Comprehensive Plan – Phased over 30 – 40 years – $1.4 B, 12 Construction Projects +
53 Feasibility Studies – Submitted to Congress Jan 2010
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Development of Lines of Defense Concept
MHW 1 2 3
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• Interim Summary Statistics – Restored 35 miles of beach and dune
systems – Protected/enhance d3300 acres of coastal
wetlands – Restored 2 ½ miles of seawall systems – Restored flood storage capacity and
circulation in 11 miles of streams/canals – Potential reduction in storm damage to over
41,000 structures – Provide $11 million in annual recreation
benefits
• Phase I Summary Statistics – Over 3,000 acres of emergent wetland, wet
pine savannah, maritime forest, dunes, and submerged aquatics restored
– Over $51 M annual damages avoided – Over 2,000 parcels removed from high risk
inventory – Over $43 M annual fisheries losses avoided – Over 10,000 possible jobs created – Significant incidental flood storage
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Franklin Creek Floodway Buyout
• Property acquisition and relocations • 59 low-lying, flood prone properties, 29 residences • Adjacent to Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge and National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Hancock County
Harrison County
Jackson County
High Hazard Area Risk Reduction Plan HARP
Katrina Inundation Limits
Bay St. Louis
Waveland
Gulfport
Biloxi
Gautier Pascagoula
Moss Point
High Hazard Risk Area
• 2000 Property acquisition and relocations • Highly Anticipated • Local Coordination
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Pascagoula Beach Boulevard
• 1.4 Miles of Beach and Geotube • Prevent Piping of Material • Dune Installation in Progress
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Hancock County
Harrison County
Jackson County
Bay St. Louis
Waveland
Gulfport
Biloxi
Gautier Pascagoula
Moss Point
1
Cat Ship Horn
Petit Bois
Cat Ship Horn
Petit Bois
7
Turkey Creek Watershed Projects
• Restore Existing Drainage Utility
• 700 Acres Restore natural hydrology and vegetative features
• Improve Existing Levee
Forrest Heights project
Turkey Creek Restoration Site
Turkey Creek
Drainage – Restoration – Levee
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Forrest Heights Levee Improvements
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Waveland Floodproofing
• Pilot, 100-yr floodplain, acceptable for floodproofing
• Apply latest standards • Evaluate FEMA 550 design guidelines • Provide information to homeowners, contractors, municipal officials
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Deer Island 20 Nov 10
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Gulfport Ship Channel
East Ship Island Cat Island Horn Island
Camille
West Ship Island
Barrier Island Comprehensive Restoration 22 Million CY 4 Year Duration
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Background Image: 2008 Orthophotography
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West Ship Island North Shore Restoration
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QUESTIONS? Contact: Mississippi Coastal
Improvements Team 251-694-4141 www.mscip.usace.army.mil