US Army Corps of Engineers

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Public Law 84-99, Rehabilitation and Inspection Program

Mike deMasiChief Emergency Management,PL 84-99 Program ManagerGalveston District

Scott LeimerLevee Safety Program ManagerGalveston District

October 2014

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Agenda

Policy and Process Inspection Criteria Inspection Process Repair Policy and Funding Interim Guidance Changes

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USACE Authorities and ActivitiesPL 84-99

• Disaster Preparedness

• Emergency Operations

• Rehabilitation & Insp.

• Water Assistance

• Advance Measures Flood

• Hazard Mitigation Flood

USACE Provides:• Emergency Technical & Direct

assistance in response to flood and coastal storm.

• Provided upon request for assistance by States.

• Assistance supplements State and local actions & capabilities

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Authority and USACE Policy Non-Federal Levee Program

Public Law (P.L.) 84-99: Disaster preparedness, advance measures, emergency operations, and rehabilitation (also known as the Rehabilitation and Inspection Program or RIP)

Policy► ER/EP 500-1-1, Annex B► Interim Policy memorandum issued 21 March 2014► “Levee Owner’s Manual for Non-Federal Flood Control Works”,

Mar 2006, Appendix C - Flood Control Works (FCW) Inspection Guide. FCW is now referred to as Flood Damage Reduction Project.

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Ensures minimum acceptable performance levels for eligibility

Types of Inspections►Initial Eligibility►Continuing Eligibility

Eligible for inclusion in RIP:►Federally constructed, locally maintained ►Non-federally constructed, locally maintained

Rehabilitation & Inspection ProgramInspection and Eligibility

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Purpose of USACE Levee Inspections

• Identify deficiencies that need monitoring or immediate repair

• Input to Risk Assessments

• Determine if the levee is being properly operated and

maintained

• Determine if sponsor is in compliance with the project

partnership agreement – Fed Projects only

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What are we looking for?

Slope stability

Signs of seepage

Sod Cover

Unwanted vegetation

Depressions/Rutting

Erosion/Bank Caving

Cracking

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Other Typical Inspection Features

Animal Control

Encroachments Riprap Revetment

and Banks

Closure Structures Pump stations

Relief Wells/ Toe Drain Systems

Culverts

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Inspections

Use of checklist Rate Individual Items/Rate Segment Give an overall “System” rating

►System rating determined by Interim Guidance dated 21 March 2014

U rating for individual segment of the system may/may not remove system from RIP eligibility

Temp-extension of eligibility with System Wide Improvement Framework (SWIF)

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IEI Ratings:►Acceptable

• Active Status►Minimally Acceptable

• Active Status• Meet the established requirements of interim

inspection guidance and ER / EP 500-1-1 ►Unacceptable

• Inactive Status

Inspection Results

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Inspection Results

Inspections approved by District LSO Sponsors are part of the inspection team Out-brief with sponsors Written notification to

► Sponsor► State and county NFIP coordinator/emergency management agency► FEMA► Congressional offices

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Active projects damaged by a flood or coastal storm

Deficient / deferred items not included Pre-disaster condition Cost share:

►Federal FDRS: 100% Federal►Non-Federal FDRS: 80% Federal / 20%

Sponsor

Rehabilitation & Inspection ProgramRepair Policy

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Damages must exceed $15,000 (Local Maint.) Favorable Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) is required Cooperation Agreement required Land, easements, rights-of-way, relocations and

borrow are the public sponsors’ responsibility to provide at no cost to the Federal Government

Repair Policy

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Life Safety is paramount. Life risk drives prioritization

National emphasis on risk-informed decision making, transparent communication, and long-term sustainability.

Reevaluate the Rehabilitation Program to synchronize the program with USACE’s approach to shared responsibility for flood risk management

Revision of eligibility criteria to promote broader flood risk management activities

Interim PolicyWhy?

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Interim Policy

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New Policy issued 21 Mar 14 applies only to Levee Systems

Purpose is to allow eligibility determinations to continue while new policy is developed and work to avoid incentivizing public sponsors to take action that may negatively impact natural resources

Vegetation on levees is no longer a criteria for eligibility

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Interim Policy

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Eligibility Criteria for Levee Systems:

Interim eligibility criteria for levee systems are a subset (18 items) of existing inspection checklist. Note: the inspection checklist (Enclosure 2 of the policy document) has not been changed. Subset of inspection items are those most directly related to levee performance

Must receive a Minimally Acceptable or Acceptable on all 18 interim eligibility inspection items to remain Active.

Overall inspection rating will still be determined and communicated to sponsor, but not linked to eligibility.

The initial eligibility requirements for nonfederal levees remain unchanged.

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18 Eligibility Criteria for Levee Systems:

Levee Embankments3. Encroachments4. Closure Structures5. Slope Stability6. Erosion/Bank Caving10. Animal Control11. Culverts/Discharge Pipes14. Under seepage

Floodwalls2. Encroachments3. Closure Structures5. Tilting, Sliding, Settlements6. Foundation of Concrete8. Under seepage Relief Wells/Toe

Draiage system

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Interior Drainage Structures9. Culverts10.Sluice/Slide Gates11. Flap gates/flap valves

Pump Stations17. Intake and Discharge Pipelines18. Sluice/Slide Gates19. Flap Gates/Flap Valves

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Interim Policy

Eligibility Criteria for Levee Systems:

An Unacceptable rating on any of the 18 subset of items will result in a

levee system being put in Inactive status. As such, it is possible for a system to: • Receive an Unacceptable system rating but determined to be Active in

the Rehabilitation Program, or • Receive a Minimally Acceptable system rating but determined to be

Inactive in the Rehabilitation Program

If a levee system comprises more than one levee segment, all segments must meet the interim eligibility criteria for the levee system to be Active.

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Questions?