US Army Corps of EngineersBUILDING STRONG®
US Army Corps of EngineersBUILDING STRONG®
The Army Civil Works ProgramPresentation to
Society of American Military EngineersCOL C. David TurnerChief of StaffU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
25 April 2013
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Civil Works Divisions & Districts
Pacific Ocean Division
Southwestern
South Atlantic
South Pacific
MississippiValley
NorthAtlantic
Great Lakes & Ohio River
Northwestern
LEGEND: Division HQ location District HQ location Division boundary District boundary State boundary
AlaskaSeattle
WallaWallaPortland
SanFrancisco
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Albuquerque
Omaha
Kansas City
Tulsa
Ft. Worth
Galveston
Little Rock
St.Louis
RockIsland
St. Paul
Vicks-burg
New Orleans
MobileJacksonville
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
New York
NewEngland
DetroitBuffalo
Balti-morePitts-
burghChicago
Memphis
Nashville
Louisville
Hunting- ton
SacramentoCincinnati
Dallas
Atlanta
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To Meet the Challenges, We Need to Change
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• We are now in a non-earmark environment• We fund too many studies/projects at less than
capability• It takes too long to get studies and projects
completed• It costs too much!!• We make sponsors and stakeholders unhappy due to
lack of timeliness and cost effectiveness• We try too hard to justify unviable projects• We lack emphasis on the importance of quality
assurance and quality products• In a budget constrained era, we must do what it
takes to Be RELEVANT!!
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Methods of DeliveryBudget
Development
Infrastructure Strategy
Transforming Civil Works
Planning
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Planning Modernization• Reduce cost and time to complete
feasibility studies (3 years and $3 million maximum)
• Review ongoing studies – drop those unlikely to lead to projects
• Instill IWRM into planning process• Instill accountability at all levels• Improve planner knowledge and
experience (build the bench)• Modernize planning guidance
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Budget Development• Implement watershed budget development
process, while continuing to produce a performance-based budget
• Prioritize. Fund projects likely to produce greatest benefits to capacity, get them operating, then move on to the next.
• Avoid “salami slicing” and stop-and-start funding• Vertically align and integrate programs and
business lines to National goals and objectives• Seek alternative funding mechanisms and
partnerships
End state: Maximized value to taxpayers of Civil Works Budget
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Infrastructure Strategy• An integrated approach to manage our assets, the life cycle
of the system and seeking alternative financing: Life cycle system: Ensure future systems’ viability through
risk assessment and management, funding prioritization and sound decision making
Alternative financing: Provide a safe and reliable infrastructure by looking into alternative financing options
Strategic communication: A robust strategy with key messages to increase national attention to water infrastructure, its value to the nation, critical needs and sustainability of our systems
End state: RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE!
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Methods of Delivery ►Relook our methods of delivery to be
more efficient, cost-effective & timely►Link technical capabilities to desired
levels of service Integrate a Human Capital Plan to
maintain core competencies Improve operation and management
of our water infrastructure-reduce enterprise risk
Focus areas-Centers of Expertise (CXs):► Dam safety, inland navigation
design and deep draft navigation economics
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Hurricane Sandy Response•USACE received over 68 FEMA Mission Assignments exceeding $350M
•10 Mission Assignments for 6 States were received prior to landfall. As unused assignments were de-obligated, total funding authorized dropped just below $250M.
•USACE received Post Presidential Declaration Mission Assignments totaling $338M: $250M in New York, $85M in New Jersey, $1.9M in Connecticut and $50K in Rhode Island.
•Several unprecedented Mission Assignments were received that were a significant departure from prior disaster operations:
•$20M for unwatering missions – a significant increase over previous flooding disasters.
•$5M to establish a forward C2 node in the disaster affected region
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Recovery
RoxburyBreezy Point
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Jacob Riis Park, Queens, NY
•USACE provided contractor debris support for NY State and City. As of 25 Feb 2013, 675,692 Cubic Yards of debris has been removed.
•USACE in cooperation with State Government and FEMA refitted three buildings (42 Units) for temporary housing at Fort Monmouth, NJ.
•Repairs have begun on the shoreline breaches in barrier islands throughout New York and New Jersey.
Mantolooking, NJ before Sandy After Impact During USACE Repairs
Fresh Kills, NY, Debris Barge Loading
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