VICKSBURG DISTRICT LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 237 217 200 27 .59 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 “The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation.”
LEVEE SAFETY PARTICIPANTS Lanny Barfield – DSO/LSO, Chief of Geotechnical Branch 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 Brian Jordan – Chief of Analytical & Levee Safety Section 237 217 200 27 .59 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 Craig McRaney – Levee Safety Program Manager 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 Will McRae – Levee Screenings / Risk Communication Neal Lewis – Chief of Flood Control and Hydropower, District 408 Coordinator James Harper – Lead Engineer, Red River Projects Rodney Nordby – Red River Resident Office
LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM KEY MESSAGES Public Safety is Our Top Priority 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 237 217 200 27 .59 Levees Do Not Completely Eliminate Flood Risk 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 Levee Safety Is a Shared Responsibility 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111
79 Miles Miscellaneous O&M 141 Miles Arkansas River 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 390 Miles 237 217 200 27 .59 Yazoo Basin 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 458 Miles 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 Mississippi River 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 476 Miles Red River Basin 127 Miles 14 Miles Ouachita Basin Pearl Basin 226 Miles Tensas Basin
Total Miles = 145 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 237 217 200 27 .59 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111
237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 Total Miles = 408 237 217 200 27 .59 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111
LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Routine Inspections • Checklist 237 217 200 80 252 Vegetation 237 217 200 119 174 237 217 200 27 .59 Pipe Inspections 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 Channel Inspections • SWIF Periodic Inspections Levee System Evaluation Reports Levee Screenings / Risk Assessments 408 Permits Routine Maintenance: Mowing, Relief Wells, Levee Slides Risk Communication
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS Annual, Maintenance, or Continuing Eligibility Inspection. • 70 Segments, 56 Systems 237 217 200 80 252 Evaluate Compliance with Assurances. 237 217 200 119 174 237 217 200 27 .59 Evaluates Maintenance as it relates to the Design Project Flood, Owner 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 Preparedness, and Component Operations. 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 Standard Checklist/Drive Along Levee Crown. • Currently led by Area Offices Operations responsible for letters ( with checklist) to Sponsors May or May Not affect NFIP Eligibility. Used to Determine Continuing Eligibility for Rehab Assistance Under PL 84 ‐ 99 Program, if applicable.
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS ARKANSAS LEVEE SEGMENTS Red River RB – Miller County No. 2 – 37.4 miles 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 Red River Levee RB Garland Levee District – 25.3 miles 237 217 200 27 .59 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 Red River LB – Hempstead County Levee – 8.7 miles 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 Red River Levee LB – RRLD #1 – 28.1 miles Red River Levee LB – Long Prairie Levee – 16.8 miles McKinney Bayou Mid Reach – 9.0 miles McKinney Bayou North – 5.0 miles McKinney Bayou Lower – 15.1 miles Total Miles = 145
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS LOUISIANA LEVEE SEGMENTS 19 th – Aloha ‐ Rigolette Area – 26.2 miles Aloha ‐ Rigolette RRABB – 15.9 miles 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 Red River Levee LB – Bossier Levee – 48.7 miles 237 217 200 27 .59 Red River Levee – Caddo North – 48.3 miles 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 Campti ‐ Clarence Area – 32.8 miles 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 Red River Levee RB RRLDD – 36.6 miles Red River Levee – Caddo South – 28.8 miles Red River RB Natchitoches Parish, La – 36.4 miles East Point Levee – 14.2 miles Bayou Nicholas – Coushatta, La – 1.1 miles Pineville Louisiana and Vicinity – 1.4 miles Red River – West Agurs – 8.4 miles Red Chute Levee – 16.5 miles Red River Levee LB – North Bossier – 3.4 miles Lower Red River – 58.5 miles Twelve Mile Bayou – 23.9 miles Black Bayou – Pine Island – 6.8 miles Total Miles = 408
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS INTERIM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 237 217 200 27 .59 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS DRAFT NEW CHECKLIST Status • Sponsor Brief held 11 Nov. 2016 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 • Roll ‐ out to USACE Divisions (Oct. through Jan.) 237 217 200 27 .59 Develop Inspection Guidance Language (FY 17) • 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 • Work with NLD team to update the LIS (FY 17) 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 • 2 year trial for updated checklist & enhanced LIS (FY 18) Engineering Judgment Primary/Secondary Items Good/Fair/Poor
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS DRAFT NEW CHECKLIST Primary Items An item deemed to be essential to the performance of 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 the levee to the extent that lack of corrective action 237 217 200 27 .59 and/or deterioration of the item’s condition would 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 likely result in flooding of the leveed area. 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 Secondary Items Any inspection item not deemed to be a Primary Item. It is equally important to observe and document the condition of Secondary Items since the lack of effective operations and maintenance activities can negatively affect performance of the levee system if not corrected.
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS DRAFT NEW CHECKLIST Good/Fair/Poor 237 217 200 80 252 Good Item Fair Item Poor Item 237 217 200 119 174 237 217 200 27 .59 For Primary Items, all observations For Primary Items, no observations are For Primary Items, one or more must be rated "Good”. rated “Poor” and one or more observations are rated 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 observations are rated “Fair”. “Poor”. 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 For Secondary items, all observations For Secondary Items, one or more For Secondary Items, one or more are rated “Good”, or one or more observations are rated “Fair” and observations are rated “Fair” or observations are rated “Fair” but the the number or severity of “Poor” and the number or severity of number or severity of observations is observations is too significant to rate observations has been deemed not deemed significant. the item “Good”. A Secondary Item significant. may be rated “Fair” if the number or severity of “Poor” rated observations is not deemed significant.
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS VEGETATION ETL 1110 ‐ 2 ‐ 583: Guidelines for Landscape Planting and Vegetation 237 217 200 80 252 Management at Levees, Floodwalls, Embankment Dams, and Appurtenant 237 217 200 119 174 237 217 200 27 .59 Structures (Dated 30 April 2014) 255 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 Levee Owner’s Manual for Non ‐ Federal Flood Control Works, The Rehabilitation and Inspection Program: Public Law PL 84 ‐ 99 (March 2006) Project Maintenance Standards and Procedures: DR 1130 ‐ 2 ‐ 530 (December 2006) • In process of changing to MVK’s Best Management Practices
ROUTINE INSPECTIONS VEGETATION No substantial change in vegetation criteria between Old and New Checklist Interim Eligibility Requirements 237 217 200 80 252 237 217 200 119 174 237 217 200 27 .59 • Vegetation does not affect eligibility 255 • Exception: vegetation is so prevalent, it prevents proper inspection or 0 163 131 239 110 112 62 102 130 255 0 163 132 65 135 92 102 56 120 255 0 163 122 53 120 56 130 48 111 access during a high water event (e.g., Red River LB – North Bossier) MVK Assessment of Vegetation • In vegetative free zone – MA • On Levee – U • For NFIP – guidance references vegetative ETL Typically vegetation not cause of negative recommendation unless significant amounts on levee section
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