U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Army Corps of EngineersT l Di t i tT l Di t i t
Oklahoma Governor’s Water ConferenceOklahoma Governor’s Water Conference
Tulsa DistrictTulsa District
COL Richard PrattDistrict Commander
2 December 2015
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Civil Works Mission AreasCivil Works Mission Areas
Hydroelectric Power• 8 power plants
produce 585,000 kwcapacity
Water Supply• 50% of Corps water supply contracts• 18 lakes, 104 water supply customers• 2.2 million people served
• Enhances municipal, industrial,irrigation usage
• Protects endangered species• Improves degraded streams
Water Quality
Webbers Falls Turbine
capacity• Generates power to 8
million customers
Pine Creek Lake
Recreation• 267 recreation
areas at 33 projects • 22.5 million visitors
Flood Risk Management• 38 Corps dams + 10 others
Red River Chloride, Area VI
Council Grove, Canning Creek Cove
Hugo Lake Inland Navigation
22.5 million visitors in 2012
• 38 Corps dams + 10 others • 15,950,000 acre feet of
flood storage• Arkansas River Basin:
$11,144B in cumulative flood damage reductions
• Red River Basin: $1 936B in cumulative Hugo Lake g
(MKARNS)• 5 locks & dams• 3 major ports
Environmental Stewardship
$1,936B in cumulative flood damage reductions
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• Tenkiller Low Flow Pipe • Supersaturated Dissolved
Oxygen System (SDOX)
Statewide OCWP Watershed Planning Regions
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2015 – Historic FloodAll projects operated as designedWater Control Manuals were used
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26MAY2015 Lake Eufaula releases as much as 172,000 cubic 26MAY2015 Lake Eufaula releases as much as 172,000 cubic ftft per per second second (~ twice (~ twice the rate of water going over Niagara Falls.)the rate of water going over Niagara Falls.)
Flood ControlFlood Control
Seven Pools of Record Arbuckle (147%)* Lake Thunderbird (137%)* Lake Texoma (125%) Wister Lake (124%) Broken Bow (105%) Broken Bow (105%) Hugo Lake (108%) Pine Creek Lake (102%)
% of Flood Pool*Bureau of Reclamation
Over $500,000,000 in flood damages prevented
($286 000 000 i Okl h )
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($286,000,000 in Oklahoma)
Available Flood Storage Available Flood Storage (V Littl )(V Littl )(Very Little)(Very Little)
June 1, 2015June 1, 2015
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Waters of the United States (WOTUS)Waters of the United States (WOTUS)Cl W t R l (CWR)Cl W t R l (CWR)Clean Water Rule (CWR)Clean Water Rule (CWR)
CURRENT STATUS
- CWR became effective on August 28, 2015.
- “Stayed” nationwide by 6th Circuit Court on October 9, 2015.
CURRENT IMPACT
- Tulsa District Regulatory Staff will not implement the CWR at this time.
- We will use previously approved regulations and guidance in making jurisdictional decisions.
- Tulsa District has a very good relationship with the State, Tribal, Federal Agencies, and y g p gthe Public. Rules may change – relationships will not.
http://www2 epa gov/cleanwaterrule/documents-related-clean-water-rule#Fact Sheets
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http://www2.epa.gov/cleanwaterrule/documents related clean water rule#Fact Sheets
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