suburban flooding: finding regional solutions to a growing problem
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Suburban Flooding: Finding regional solutions to a growing problem. Imad Samara Project Manager and Silver Jackets Coordinator Chicago District July 23, 2014. USACE’s Value to the Nation. USACE provides value for the Nation in many ways to diverse stakeholders. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
US Army Corps of Engineers
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Suburban Flooding: Finding regional solutions to a growing problem
Imad SamaraProject Manager andSilver Jackets CoordinatorChicago DistrictJuly 23, 2014
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USACE’s Value to the Nation
USACE provides value for the Nation in many ways to diverse stakeholders.
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• We deliver positive impacts for today and tomorrow - in construction, natural resource management, energy and sustainability, capacity building, and more.
• We have the right people: world-class professionals, civilians, and soldiers alike.
• We are U.S. Army ambassadors on a daily basis to political leaders, America’s small businesses, and to citizens wherever we serve them.
• We are the Nation’s Engineers.
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USACE Mission Areas
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USACE Global Engagement
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Civil Works Value to the Nation
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Mission: USACE-Chicago District provides valued, world class leadership, engineering services, and management capabilities for diverse stakeholders and partners within the greater Chicagoland metropolitan area and to the Nation.
USACE-Chicago District
9 Counties (IL – 6; IN – 2+); 5,000 Sq. Mi.; 9.1 Million people
Great Lakes andOhio River Division
McHenry Lake
Kane
CookDuPage
Will Lake
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LaPorte
LRC Mission Areas: Navigation Flood Risk Management Ecosystem Restoration Shoreline Protection Emergency Management Overseas Contingency Ops Regulatory Support IIS Program
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Chicago - Flood Risk Management
• FRM-since 1945• $742M in flood
damages prevented since 1996
• $98M in 2010• $130M in 2011• $48M in 2012• $162M in 2013*
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Main Tunnel Construction
Stage 1 On Line 2017
Underground Storage
30,000 acre-ft Reservoir (10 billion gal)
Aquifer Protection complete
Pumps & motors complete
Gates and valves, Aeration system
Scheduled Completion: Stage 1 (2017),
Stage 2 (2027)
McCook Reservoir, Illinois
FY 13 Construction: Soil Stabilization Task order Continue Main Tunnel
contract Stage 1 Rock Wall
Stabilization
FY 14 Construction: Stage 2 Soil Stabilization
contract Distribution Tunnels Follow-on Continue Main Tunnel contract
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6 Flood Damage Reduction Projects
2 Floodwall/Levees Levee 50
(Built by IDNR) Levee 37
(Under Construction) 2 Reservoir Expansions
Buffalo Creek Reservoir Big Bend Lake
1 Dam modification North Fork Mill Creek
1 Lateral Storage Area Van Patten Woods
Des Plaines River, Phase I
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Des Plaines River, Phase II
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Phase II expands feasibility study to include the entire Upper Des Plaines watershed including 15 tributaries in Illinois and Wisconsin
Flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, water quality, and recreation benefits
Over 43 municipalities in the watershed suffer damage from the Des Plaines River and tributaries flooding
Recent flood events include: May 2004, August 2007, September 2008, December 2008, April 2013
Public Release of Draft Feasibility Report was conducted in September 2013
Draft Report is currently in State and Agency review
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Civil Works Studies and Projects
Appropriation: Approval to obligate and expend funds for Congressionally authorized activity or program. ►USACE Civil Works projects are funded
through an annual Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.
President’s Budget(February)
House Report(April/May)
Senate Report(June/July)
Conference Report(October)
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Phases of Civil Works Project Development
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USACE-Chicago District
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If your community, regional or state government agency is seeking a partner to address a water resource problem withinany of our mission areas listed in the Civil Works Policy Guidebook, please direct your request in writing to:
Susanne J. DavisChief Planning BranchOffice: (312) [email protected] South LaSalle StreetSuite 1500Chicago, Illinois 60604
The Guidebook is posted athttp://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/RequestAssistance.aspx
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Interagency Nonstructural Flood RiskManagement Project
Helping Communities Get Rain Ready
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