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Herbert Hoover Dike Major Rehabilitation Project Herbert Hoover Dike Major Rehabilitation Project HERBERT HOOVER DIKE REHABILITATION PROGRAM HERBERT HOOVER DIKE REHABILITATION PROGRAM Major Rehabilitation Project Major Rehabilitation Project Briefing to: Major General Semonite REHABILITATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Briefing to: Major General Semonite Jacksonville District Office December 02, 2009 GEER Conference July 2010 GEER Conference July 2010 Jason Harrah Project Manager Herbert Hoover Dike Branch Jacksonville District July 2010 July 2010 Herbert Hoover Dike Branch Ingrid Bon, P.E. BUILDING STRONG ® US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ®

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Page 1: HERBERT HOOVER DIKE Herbert Hoover Dike REHABILITATION ...conference.ifas.ufl.edu/GEER2010/Presentations/Tuesday/Acacia 1-3... · Herbert Hoover Dike Major Rehabilitation Project

Herbert Hoover DikeMajor Rehabilitation Project

Herbert Hoover DikeMajor Rehabilitation ProjectHERBERT HOOVER DIKE REHABILITATION PROGRAMHERBERT HOOVER DIKE REHABILITATION PROGRAMMajor Rehabilitation ProjectMajor Rehabilitation Project

Briefing to: Major General Semonite

REHABILITATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENTREHABILITATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Briefing to: Major General Semonite

Jacksonville District Office

December 02, 2009GEER ConferenceJuly 2010GEER ConferenceJuly 2010

Jason Harrah

Project Manager

Herbert Hoover Dike BranchJacksonville District

July 2010July 2010

Herbert Hoover Dike BranchIngrid Bon, P.E.

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US Army Corps of EngineersBUILDING STRONG®

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Presentation AgendaPresentation AgendaPresentation AgendaPresentation Agenda

• Herbert Hoover Dike Project jBackground

• Adaptive Project ManagementAdaptive Project Management • Parallel Activities

F nding Challenges• Funding Challenges

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Orientation and location of Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD)

Orientation and location of Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD)

•• Lake Okeechobee is 720

square-miles – twice the size of

NYC

• Average water depth is 9 feet

Water volume equal to 2 2• Water volume equal to 2.2

million Olympic-size pools

• Basin is 5,600 square-milesBasin is 5,600 square miles

• One foot of rain in the basin

equates to a three to four-foot

Lake Okeechobee

rise of the lake

• Lake can fill six times faster

th t b l d

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than water can be released

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Purpose of the HHD ProjectPurpose of the HHD Project•Bring the Dike up to Dam Safety Requirements

Purpose of the HHD ProjectPurpose of the HHD Project

OKEECHOBEE85

7N

67

PORT MAYACALake OkeechobeeLake Okeechobee

CANAL POINT

4MOORE HAVEN

1PAHOKEE

SAND CUT

Lake OkeechobeeLake Okeechobee

2

CLEWISTON

LAKE HARBOR

3

BELLE GLADE

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Previously Observed ProblemsPreviously Observed Problems

Sinkholes Heaves

Pi i S t t d T

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Piping Saturated Toe

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Complex Complex

5 gated outlets

SystemSystem5 gated outlets

5 gated inlets

33 primary & secondary culverts

9 navigation locks

9 t ti9 pump stations

N fl it

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No overflow capacity

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Findings and SolutionsFindings and Solutions

1990s Corps studies initiated by evidence of

Findings and SolutionsFindings and Solutions

1990s Corps studies initiated by evidence of

damage to the HHD

2000 Congress approves Corps proposal for fix;

analysis and design beginsanalysis and design begins

2005 Corps starts construction

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More Recent DevelopmentsMore Recent Developments

Hurricane Katrina strikes in 2005

More Recent DevelopmentsMore Recent Developments

Hurricane Katrina strikes in 2005

Corps overhauls procedures for i d d l ( i )managing dams and levees (ongoing)

Corps sponsors HHD repair evaluation with state and independent experts

Consensus reached on a modified fixConsensus reached on a modified fix concept

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Adaptive Project ManagementAdaptive Project Management

New Guidelines and Policies

Variations in Geology andSocio-economicRisk Assessment

DX Process ConditionsDX Process

Dam Safety Guidance an Ongoing

Recent WeatherGuidance, an Ongoing

EvolutionWeather Extremes

Varying Local

Aging Dike Structure

New Team Members

Varying Local Interests Coordination:

CERP, Lake Level Regulation,Flood Protection,

NewProjects by Others

(lock, quarry,

Members ,Water Supply, etc.

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( , q y,equestrian park, River of Grass)

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Parallel Phases and ActivitiesParallel Phases and Activities

Major Rehabilitation Report and Cut-off Wall Community Rehabilitation Report and

Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

Cut off Wall Design &

Construction

Outreach and Involvement

Landside Rehabilitation

DesignR l E

InterimRisk Reduction

Measures

Existing CulvertAnalysis andRehabilitation

Real EstateAcquisition

CoordinationInternal Rehabilitation

Multiple On-goingConstruction

Communicationsand Reporting

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Contracts

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Herbert Hoover Dike - Organization StructureHerbert Hoover Dike - Organization StructureDR-H Branch Chief

Senior Project ManagerPM Support

Budget Analyst PM ForwardCommunity

Outreach

HHD ResidentPlanning Technical

Program Support

Project Manager

Outreach

Engineer Technical Lead

HHD Resident Engineer

Planning Technical Lead

Reach 1 Quarry Fill

Reach 1 CWTO #2

Reach 1 Culverts

Interim Risk Reduction

•Reach 2&3 MRR

•System Analysis

Reach 1A Design Lead

Reach 1C Design Lead

Reach 1B Design Lead

Quarry Fill #2

Reach 1 CWTO #3

Reach 1 CWTO #4

•SEISEngineering

During Construction

Lead

Reach 2&3 MRR Design Lead

Reach 1D Design Lead

Reach 1 CWTO #7

Reach 1 CWTO #5

Reach 1 CWTO #6

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#7

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Landside Design CriteriaLandside Design Criteria Geotechnical engineering design is the initial criterion for

analysis

Each design is ranked based on reliability, resiliency and redundancy

Oth f t i th d t i i d i l ti Other factors in the determining design solution -

• Initial cost• Operations and maintenance• Operations and maintenance• Community resources• Visual and human interest• Flora and fauna• Social factors – impacts to local communities

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• Land use

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Environmental and Public Involvement Processes

Environmental and Public Involvement ProcessesInvolvement ProcessesInvolvement Processes

Public meeting during review of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)• Design process description g p p

• Design alternatives

• Recommended alternative• Recommended alternative Public comment is

encouragedencouraged

Final EIS and Record of

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Decision

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Interim Risk Reduction MeasuresInterim Risk Reduction Measures

New lower lake regulation schedule

Interim Risk Reduction MeasuresInterim Risk Reduction Measures

Increased inspection frequency Emergency management Emergency management Immediate actions

Tree removal and filling the landside ditch

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Interaction with local communities and drainage districts

Interaction with local communities and drainage districtsand drainage districtsand drainage districts

Interaction with communities and Counties around L k Ok h bLake Okeechobee► Local initiatives that may conflict with HHD rehabilitation► Local concerns (noise employment economic benefits)► Local concerns (noise, employment, economic benefits)► Building and maintaining trust

Local drainage districtsLocal drainage districts► Historic usage► Data gathering/collection► Obtaining data► Incorporating current conditions (permitted usage) into

design solutions

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design solutions

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Funding ChallengesFunding Challenges

Double AnnualDouble AnnualDouble Annual Double Annual Funding Funding

2007 thru 2007 thru 20102010Multiple Phases Multiple Phases

(Planning, Design (Planning, Design & Construction)& Construction)& Construction)& Construction)

Competing for the Competing for the Same Resources Same Resources

$ $$ $Competition for Dam Safety FundingCompetition for Dam Safety Funding

With th D Th h tWith th D Th h tWith other Dams Throughout With other Dams Throughout the USAthe USA

$ $$ $

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Lessons LearnedLessons LearnedLessons LearnedLessons Learned

What works► Competent staff and strong PM support► Accountability► Early identification of resource needs► Culture of identifying problems AND solutions► Continuous and organized communication► Continuous and organized communication► A healthy budget

What we need to improve What we need to improve► Communication► Garnering support from Corps-wide programs

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► Ga e g suppo t o Co ps de p og a s► Ability to resolve scarcity of resources

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Questions?Questions?

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