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Lake Ontario Lake Ontario Ordnance Works Ordnance Works (LOOW) (LOOW) RAB Information Session RAB Information Session 21 October 2006 21 October 2006 1

Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach Joan Morrissey Joan Morrissey Community Outreach Specialist Community Outreach Specialist for for Environmental Restoration Projects Environmental Restoration Projects U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Buffalo District joan.m.morrissey@usace.army.mil joan.m.morrissey@usace.army.mil 716- -879 879- -4396 4396 716

Overview Overview � Welcome & Introductions Welcome & Introductions � � Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach � � US Army Corps of Engineers US Army Corps of Engineers - - Buffalo District Buffalo District � Mission & Programs Mission & Programs � Former LOOW Update Former LOOW Update � � Niagara Falls Storage Site Update Niagara Falls Storage Site Update � � Risk Assessments Risk Assessments � 3

Welcome & Introductions Welcome & Introductions � Corps Speakers Corps Speakers � • Outreach • Project Management Project Management • • Risk Assessment • • Outreach Risk Assessment � Availability Session After Presentations Availability Session After Presentations � � Question Cards Question Cards � � Objectives for Today Objectives for Today � � Explain how you can participate and find information Explain how you can participate and find information � when you want it when you want it � Explain what the Corps has done/is doing at the LOOW Explain what the Corps has done/is doing at the LOOW � site site � Tell you what questions we will be able answer for the Tell you what questions we will be able answer for the � 4 community in the coming year community in the coming year

Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach Renewed Focus on Project Communications Renewed Focus on Project Communications � Applying Lessons Learned from other projects Applying Lessons Learned from other projects � � Ensuring consistency in communication Ensuring consistency in communication � procedures for all audiences procedures for all audiences � Enhancing project team information sharing Enhancing project team information sharing � � Pursuing holistic, integrated project planning Pursuing holistic, integrated project planning � 5

Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach The Corps’ ’ primary communication primary communication The Corps goals are to continue to: goals are to continue to: � Enhance public awareness and understanding Enhance public awareness and understanding � of Corps’ ’ mission and work mission and work of Corps � Be honest, forthright, responsive and clear Be honest, forthright, responsive and clear � 6

Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach 1. Communicate 1. Communicate There are There are effectively effectively three three “checklist checklist” ” “ 2. Engage the 2. Engage the items we use to items we use to community community support our support our 3. Get to know 3. Get to know goals goals & address & address community community expectations expectations 7

Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach 1. Communicate effectively: 1. Communicate effectively: Ensure that information released is factual, � Ensure that information released is factual, � consistent, accurate, current, and complete. consistent, accurate, current, and complete. Ensure information is communicated using a � Ensure information is communicated using a � variety of methods variety of methods Ensure information appeals to a diverse audience Ensure information appeals to a diverse audience � � with varied roles; responsibilities; interests; and with varied roles; responsibilities; interests; and technical abilities technical abilities 8

Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach 2. Engage the community: Engage the community: 2. � Ensure USACE information is accessible to Ensure USACE information is accessible to � the widest possible audience. the widest possible audience. � Provide opportunities for public exchange Provide opportunities for public exchange � consistent with federal law and program consistent with federal law and program guidance . guidance . 9

Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach 3. Get to know & resolve community Get to know & resolve community 3. expectations: expectations: Ensure public awareness and understanding of � Ensure public awareness and understanding of � USACE responsibilities, capabilities, and USACE responsibilities, capabilities, and constraints (legal, financial, technical etc.) constraints (legal, financial, technical etc.) If possible, engage other agencies and/or If possible, engage other agencies and/or � � organizations that CAN meet needs that are organizations that CAN meet needs that are outside of Corps’ ’ program authority and program authority and outside of Corps funding. funding. 10

Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach In 2007, we will: In 2007, we will: Improve education efforts in � � Improve education efforts in community. community. We are We are Enhance public access to project � Enhance public access to project � working to working to information. information. improve improve Establish an effective and � Establish an effective and � communication sustainable working relationship communication sustainable working relationship with the community LOOW RAB with the community LOOW RAB Develop a comprehensive � Develop a comprehensive � communication plan to ensure the communication plan to ensure the Corps communicates with the widest Corps communicates with the widest audience possible.. audience possible.. 11

Corps Community Outreach Corps Community Outreach Visit the Corps website at � Visit the Corps website at � www.lrb.usace.army.mil/derpfuds/loow- -nfss nfss www.lrb.usace.army.mil/derpfuds/loow Visit the RAB website at www.loowrab.com � Visit the RAB website at � www.loowrab.com How How Visit the LOOW Information Repository at the � Visit the LOOW Information Repository at the � you you Lewiston Library Lewiston Library Can Can Attend any Corps meetings announced that are � Attend any Corps meetings announced that are � find find pertinent to the LOOW site pertinent to the LOOW site out out Attend RAB meetings/contact a RAB member Attend RAB meetings/contact a RAB member � � More! More! Attend Niagara County Health Department’ ’s LOOW s LOOW � Attend Niagara County Health Department � Community Project Meetings Community Project Meetings Contact your state regulatory agency � Contact your state regulatory agency � 12 Call or email me at 879- -4396 or 4396 or derpfuds@usace.army.mil � Call or email me at 879 � derpfuds@usace.army.mil

Buffalo District Buffalo District Area of Responsibility Area of Responsibility � 38,000 square miles � 100 miles of federal channels � 18 commercial harbors � 17 recreational harbors � 33 miles of breakwaters � 25 members of Congress 260 District Employees � 2 Area Offices � 3 Regulatory Field Offices � 1 Resident Office � 1 Project Office � 1 Lock � 13 1 Dam �

Buffalo District Buffalo District Congressionally Authorized Congressionally Authorized Missions Missions � Regulatory Regulatory � Navigation Navigation � � � Flood Control and Flood Control and � Flood Damage Flood Damage � � Coastal Emergency Coastal Emergency Reduction Reduction � IIS (Interagency IIS (Interagency � Shoreline Protection Shoreline Protection � � and International and International � Environmental Environmental � Services) Services) � Global War on Global War on � � International Joint International Joint � Terrorism Terrorism Commission (IJC) Commission (IJC) � Disaster Relief Disaster Relief � 14

Buffalo District Buffalo District Missions Missions � Environmental Mission Environmental Mission � � Ecosystem Restoration Ecosystem Restoration � � Hazardous, Toxic, and Radiological Hazardous, Toxic, and Radiological � Waste (HTRW) Response Waste (HTRW) Response 15

Buffalo District Missions Buffalo District Missions HTRW Response Sites HTRW Response Sites Guterl Ashland-1 & 2 / Seaway-D LOOW / NFSS Seaway Linde Ashland-Rattlesnake Creek NY Harshaw IN Bliss & Laughlin Joslyn OH PA Painesville Luckey Scioto Shallow Land Disposal Area Superior Steel 16

Buffalo District Missions Buffalo District Missions HTRW Response (LOOW / NFSS Site) HTRW Response (LOOW / NFSS Site) 17