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WELCOMEto the

2011 USACE/FEMA Remedial Action Program Workshop

December 6-8, 2011Orlando, FL

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2011 USACE/FEMA RAP Workshop

USACE Executive Overview

Director, Contingency Operations and Homeland Security

HQUSACE

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USACE All-Hazards Performance Improvement

RAP WorkshopProblems Defined and Courses of Action Developed

Remedial Action Plan Teams Established

Concepts and Plans Developed

Exercises and Events

Evaluation: Data Collection/Initial Analysis

Issues

Lessons

TrainingSOPsRevised

SOPsUpdated

USACERemedialActionProgram

Issues

SLS

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Focus Sessions:

External• Temporary Emergency Power• Commodities/Water/Logistics• Temporary Housing• Debris Management• Infrastructure Technical Assistance

Internal• Flood Response Operations• Recovery Field Office (RFO) Operations

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• Overseas Contingency Operations & International Humanitarian Disaster Response

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes / Tropical Storms / Earthquakes/Wildfires/October Snow Storm

• The “Great Floods of 2011”

2011 - An Epic Year!

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USACE OCONUS Assistance

Australia 2 man flood risk management team

deployed 13-19 March 2011 Developed plans for airfield ops

during flood event, and future planning & design considerations

Provided analysis to Queensland Reconstruction authority

New Zealand 7 man team deployed 28 Mar – 5

April Structural & demolition assessment in

Christchurch, NZ Assessed over 40+ buildings for both

structural safety & demolition requirements

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USACE OCONUS AssistancePalau

Four man power team deployed on 20 NOV to 2 DEC 2011

Assessed and provided recommendations for the water and waste water treatment facility and the Aimeliik Power Plant.

Thailand Three man team deployed 20-30 NOV 11 Dewatering assessment at the Don Muang

Airport in Bangkok, Thailand Inspected the airport and determined the

functionality of de-watering equipment.

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Northeast Snow Storm

Rockland City, Upstate NYStaten Island, NY

Massachusetts

Staten Island, NYGraniteville, NY

Newton, NJ

Glastonbury, CT

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Tropical Storm Lee

Lafitte, LA (3 September 2011) West End section of New Orleans

Louisiana Coast

Lafitte, LA (4 September 2011)

Lafitte, LA (3 September 2011)

Orange Beach, AL

Satellite Image of Tropical Storm Lee

Southern Louisiana

Southern Louisiana

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Hurricane Irene

Ascutney Mill Dam on Kennedy's Pond in Windsor, Vt

Tornado Lewes, Del

Tornado Sandbridge, VA

Waitsfield, VT

South Hampton, NY

Washington, DC

Hattaras Island, NC

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Del

Washington, DC

Norfolk, VA

Ocean City, MD

Providence, RI

New Bern, NC

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North & South Dakota Flooding Response

Souris River Basin, NDMinot, ND

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Tornado DamageTuscaloosa, AL Joplin, MO

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Mississippi RiverWorld’s 3rd Largest Watershed

Drainage basin for 41% of the United States

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2011 Spring FloodingMissouri River Basin

• Snowpack peaked late, 135 to 140 % of normal , and has only just begun to runoff

• Huge rain event over the past two weeks – 300-600% of normal

• Reservoirs full, timing of the snowmelt runoff and reservoir releases is critical

• USACE providing Advance Flood Fight Measures in ND, SD, MT, WY, NE, and numerous tribes

Columbia River Basin

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USACE Executive Overview

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USACE Executive Overview2011 USACE National Events

Total personnel deployed to support CONUS response activities: 2490Total FEMA mission assignments: 176 ($630 million)Total FCCE dollars: $180 million

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USACE Executive Overview 2011 USACE International Events

Total personnel deployed to support CONUS response activities: 18 for natural disasters , 1405 for military contingency operations.

Total dollars on international responseassignments: $423k (not including military contingency operations)

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Critical repairs – as needed for next flood season

System Performance & Evaluation – a post-flood assessment of the overall performance of the system

Operational Assessment – restore full functionality of the system

Where Do We Go From Here?