US Army Corps of Engineers
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Civil Works Multi-purpose Reservoir Infrastructure Strategy & Future Opportunities
Robert Slockbower
Programs Director
Southwestern Division
12 June 2014
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Moonshine Beach, Table Rock Lake, Mo.
Regulators examine soils on a wetland delineation
field visit.
Dallas Floodway
Bull Shoals Powerhouse, Arkansas
Houston Ship Channel
Sardis Dam, Oklahoma
Navigation (Ports and Channels)• 3 of the Nation’s “Top Ten” ports• 32 channels (15 deep draft, 17 shallow draft) • More than 500 M tons of commerce annually
Navigation (Inland)2 major waterways (GIWW and MKARNS)
Hydroelectric Power• 18 power plants in 6 states produce 6.7 billion kw hours• 87% of regional capacity, third in the Corps
Water Supply• 9.3 million acre-feet of
water storage• Water control contracts =
water for 1.8 million households
Regulatory (work in waters & wetlands)
• Over 5000 permit decisions annually
• Protection of waters & wetlands
Recreation• 20 percent of the Corps'
total recreation projects located within the regional boundary• 83 million visitors at 90
operating projects located in five states
Flood Damage Reduction
• 74 flood damage reduction
lakes/reservoirs• 33.22M acre-feet
of flood storage• 760 miles of local
flood protection projects
• $85 B in cumulative flood
damage prevention
Little Rock District's MV Ted Cook positions the Crane Barge Mike Hendricks at Dam 2 during the
flood of 2011
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Water Supply
9.3 Million Acre-Feet of Storage for Municipal, Industrial or Agricultural Use
- 36% of potable water for Texas - 35% of potable water for Oklahoma - 50% of potable water for Kansas
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Multi-Purpose Reservoir andWater Infrastructure
Sustain• Major and Routine Maintenance• Long-range Maintenance Plans (3-5 years)• Planning Prioritization of Available Funds
(Budgets)
Enable• State Water Planning• Regulatory• Public Private Partnerships• Policy/Legislation
Modify• Project Operations / Drought Contingency
Planning• Assessment of Surplus Water Storage• M&I Reallocations to meet Current Needs• Major Rehabilitation
Means Ways End
TWCA TWDB
TRISTATEREGIONS
Sustainable
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Corps Water Supply AUTHORITIES
• Project specific authorities• War Department Civil Appropriations Act of 1938-- Contributions by Locals (33 USC 701h)• Independent Offices Appropriations Act, 31 USC 9701, use discontinued• 1944 Flood Control Act, Section 6 & 8• 1958 Water Supply Act• Emergency Authority, PL 84-99, as amended
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Status of Texas Drought
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Texas Reservoirs
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Drought Continuum
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PLANNING•State Water
Planning•Reallocation
Studies•New
Infrastructure
PREPAREDNESS•Drought Exercises
•Maintain Existing Infrastructure
•Update Water Control Manuals
•Drought Contingency Plans
RESPONSE/RECOVERY•PL 84-99 Assistance
•Conservation•Strategic
Communications
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Planning
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Preparedness
Lavon
Ray Roberts
Grapevine
USACE Activities
Watershed Systems
Total Acre-Feet of Water Supply
2,108,250
Ongoing Studies 1) Lake Grapevine Sedimentation Survey
2) Lake Lavon Sedimentation Survey
Future Potential Studies
1) Lake Lavon Reallocation
2) Trinity River Basin Study
Dam Safety Projects 1) Lewisville Lake
Major Maintenance 1) Lewisville Lake Spillway Repair
Implementation of Future State Water Strategies – Regulatory Permits
1) Lake Ralph Hall2) Lake Bois d’ Arc3) DWU/TRWD
Pipeline
Bardwell
Benbrook Joe Pool
Navarro Mills
Lewisville
Texoma
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Response / Recovery
Operational measures to reduce losses from projects
Implement drought contingency plans Surplus water storage Emergency water supply authorities (PL 84-99)
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Drought Continuum
Reallocations
Permitting of New Reservoirs
Maintain structures
Conservation
Emergency Dredging
Emergency well drilling
Transport Water
ROWPU or Desalinization
State Drought Plans activated
PL 84-99/ Stafford Act
Drought response begins and ends with the State
State Drought Plans
Drought occurs
State Water Plans
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New Infrastructure / Regulatory Permitting
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Drivers for ChangeUSACE CW Program is not funded to maintain current levels of service!
Unreliable Resource Engines
Increasing M needs and O&M Costs
Inability to Rehabilitate
Aging capital stock portfolio
Declining performance across all business lines
Increasing National demand and competition for water & water resources
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
Appropriated CW Budget
Non-Appropriated CW Budget
O&M Efficiencies/Optimization
Other non-Federal Investments
(Contributed Funds, PPP, etc)
Gap
CW Funding Requirements
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DeAuth/Transfer/Divest
Narrowing the Gap with Alternative Financing
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SWD Infrastructure Strategy Means Ways End
Process
Improvement
CW Transformation
Strategic Partnerships
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StakeholderCommunity of
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New Infrastructure• Streamlining Regulatory/408 processes• Federal Studies for new Infrastructure
Improvements• Public /.Private / Partnerships
Re-purpose Existing Infrastructure• Reallocation of Storage (M&I Water Supply)• Expansion & Major Rehabs• RE Outgrants
Sustain Existing Infrastructure• Major & Routine Maintenance• Major Rehabilitation Projects (i.e., Dam Safety)• Prioritization of Available Funding (Budget)
SWD Value
Proposition:
Sustainable
infrastructure
relevant for
sustained
economic
growth
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P3 Continuum USACE PROJECTS
Corps O&M
Projects
TransferContractO&M
Contributed Funds Out-
grant (Lease )
Objectives•Options range from:
•Contributed funds•Leases•Contracting of O&M•Transfer of Assets
•Build upon Partners Goals and Objectives
•Next Steps:1. Build Capacity (Assess
Authorities)2. Communicate options with
Partners3. Work with Partners to Identify
potential projects
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