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2018 CDBG-DR PROGRAM

Mitigation and Resilience Strategies

2018 CDBG-DR Problem Solving ClinicAtlanta, GA | D e c e m b e r 1 2 - 1 4 , 2 0 1 8

2018 CDBG-DR PROGRAM 2018 CDBG-DR PROGRAM

Welcome & Speakers

• Session Objectives• What is mitigation and resilience and why is it important to incorporate in

disaster recovery• How to make impacted communities more resilient to future disasters

• Speakers• Brandy Bones, ICF• Ann Schmid, Iowa Economic Development Authority • Calvin Johnson, NYC Office of Management and Budget • Dennis Reinknecht and Alexis Taylor, NJ Department of Environmental

Protection

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Agenda

• Mitigation and Resilience Strategies Overview• Examples of Mitigation and Resilience Activities• Grantee Experiences

• State of Iowa• New York City • New Jersey

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Mitigation and Resilience Strategies Overview


Definitions• Resilience

• Resilience is a system’s capacity to recover from adversity, a community’s ability to rebound quickly from shocks and stressors while at the same time reducing future risk (Lincoln Land Institute)

• Mitigation• Mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the

impact of disasters (FEMA)• Different disciplines – planning, architecture, engineering,

community development, infrastructure, emergency management -may define in somewhat different ways


Why it’s important to promote resilience and mitigation

• Reduces current and future risk and is essential to the long-term vitality, economic well-being, and security of all communities

• Maximizes preparedness, saves lives, and brings benefits to a community long after recovery projects are complete, by identifying future risk and vulnerabilities

• Protects people and property from harm – improves protection, evacuation, and emergency response

• Protects shoreline and riverine communities – preserves residential and business uses, beaches, wildlife habitats, ecosystems and fisheries


Promoting resilience/mitigation can…

• Ensure critical facilities are protected and can recover quickly

• Critical infrastructure and facilities – power systems, storm water systems, water treatment plants, communications networks

• Transportation facilities and networks – roads, ports, airports, public transit, fuel supply infrastructure

• Public facilities – government offices, first responder facilities, schools, hospitals, trauma centers


Promoting resilience/mitigation can…

• Protect community assets and vulnerable populations• Public housing, affordable housing, senior housing, nursing homes,

facilities serving the disabled and other vulnerable populations• Emergency shelters, community centers, parks and recreational

facilities • Retail businesses, pharmacies, grocery stores• Social networks: faith communities, neighborhood groups, on-line

communities


Green, grey and blue infrastructure• A mix of traditional concrete and steel infrastructure with green

infrastructure• “Green Infrastructure” (HUD definition)

• “Integration of natural systems and processes, or engineered systems that mimic natural systems and processes, into investments in resilient infrastructure. Green infrastructure takes advantage of the services and natural defenses provided by land and water systems such as wetlands, natural areas, vegetation, sand dunes, and forests, while contributing to the health and quality of life of those in recovering communities.”

• “The HCD Act authorizes public facilities activities that may include green infrastructure approaches that restore degraded or lost natural systems and other shoreline areas to enhance storm protection and reap the many benefits that are provided by these systems. Protecting, retaining, and enhancing natural defenses should be considered as part of any coastal resilience strategy.”


Examples of mitigation and resilience strategies

• Hardening critical facilities• Deploying backup power systems• Coastal protection (seawalls, floodgates, storm surge protections,

berms, beach restoration)• Storm water runoff reduction (rain gardens, bioswales, permeable

pavement, retention pools) • Buyout programs


What HUD prioritizes…..• Emphasis on high quality, durability, energy efficiency, sustainability,

mold resistance• Support for adoption and enforcement of modern and/or resilient

building codes • Mitigation of hazard risk, including possible sea level rise, high winds,

storm surge and flooding• Implementation and compliance with Green Building Standards• Identification and implementation of resilience performance

standards that can be applied to each infrastructure project• Alignment of infrastructure projects with other planned State and

local capital improvements


What HUD prioritizes…..

• Integration of preparedness and mitigation measures into rebuilding activities

• Verification of how grantees will promote community-level and/or regional (e.g. multi-jurisdictional) post-disaster recovery and mitigation planning

• Identification of how grantees will address storm water management systems in flood impacted areas

• State grantees must work with local governments in the most impacted and distressed areas to identify the unmet needs and associated costs of needed storm water infrastructure improvements


Iowa


Iowa – a History of Flooding• 1993

• $38.7 million CDBG-DR to State• $15.8 million direct to 8 Entitlement Cities• “The primary object for the use of HUD

flood funds was to repair, restore and replace facilities damaged by the floods of 1993” – After Action Report

• 2008• $890.8 million• Focus on Buy-outs, Infrastructure

Improvements and Housing

1993

2008


The Greatest Disaster in Iowa’s HistoryTHE DAMAGE

85 of 99 Iowa counties were Federal disaster areas


Cedar and Iowa River watersheds were hit hardest

Iowa River Watershed

Cedar River Watershed

THE DAMAGE


60% of the flood damage was in Cedar RapidsTHE DAMAGE


Two small towns were completely submerged

PaloOakville

THE DAMAGE


What Iowans said they needed post-flood

• Buyout programs for flooded neighborhoods• Green space instead of development in floodplains• Affordable housing to replace that lost during the flood• Green development that infiltrates rainwater and reduces runoff• Job retention via

• Support for flood-affected businesses• Support for new and expanding businesses• Support for businesses that help with flood recovery

Source: State of Iowa Surveys

THE RECOVERY


IEDA’s Innovations

• Fast-track the CDBG-DR action plan • Request waivers to allow more flexibility in addressing needs• Create SuperCOGS to streamline administration of funds• Adapt a database designed for homeless assistance to track funding• Keep all the work in-house for efficiency and quality control• Partner with grantees to create unique programs

THE RECOVERY


CDBG-DR funds contributed to

• FEMA buyouts • In the 100-year floodplain• FEMA pays 75% of the costs• Local Match pays 25% - Used CDBG-DR as local match• Property deed-restricted to green space in perpetuity

• Non-FEMA buyouts• Outside the 100-year floodplain• Within the 500-year floodplain• CDBG-DR funds pay 100% of buyout costs• Property development restricted

THE RECOVERY


• Most to non-FEMA match• 81% to property owners for acquisition• 13% to demolition • 3% to owner relocation help• 2% to grant administration

THE RECOVERY

Where the buyout money went


The ResultTHE RECOVERY


Housing Programs

• New housing production included both rental and owner occupied• Repair & rehabilitation helped owners fix damaged homes• Rental rehabilitation helped landlords fixed damaged rental units• Homebuyer assistance helped owners afford replacement housing• Interim mortgage assistance helped owners of bought-out homes

pay the mortgage on their home until the buyout• Lead Paint Abatement Training trained contractors

fixing damaged homes• Historic Preservation Planning Grants helped mitigate

effects of buyouts on historic properties

THE RECOVERY


Where the housing money went

• 88% of housing money went to new production, mostly multifamily

• Most of the rest funded repair and rehab

• Homebuyer assistance and interim mortgage assistance each had less than 1%

• Cedar Rapids got 34% of housing program funding

THE RECOVERY


The Result: Sustainable, affordable housingTHE RECOVERY


Infrastructure Programs

Infrastructure recovery was essential to overall recovery• Transportation: roads, bridges, railways• Utilities: power, water, wastewater, and storm water systems• Flood mitigation: dams, levees, floodwalls, detention basins

THE RECOVERY


Where the infrastructure money went

• 94 percent funded projects that FEMA did not

• 81 percent funded storm and sanitary sewers and flood drainage, including levees, stormwater detention and pumping stations

• Other projects: water and wastewater plants, spillways, parks, bridges, bypasses.

THE RECOVERY


The ResultTHE RECOVERY


But recovery alone is not sufficient

• National flood damages nearly doubled between 1995 and 2004• Population in Iowa flooded areas up 18% between 1993 and 2008• Climate change and development are increasing the flood threat• $1 in flood mitigation spending yields $3–5 in avoided future flood

damages

THE LEGACY OF RESILIENCE


Dams and levees are not enough

• These “grey” or “hard” defenses aren’t keeping pace with the threat• have design limitations — they can only hold back so much water• create “flood-control arms race” — what protects one community may put

another at greater risk• may encourage risky development — because the perception of protection

can be greater than the reality• treat the symptom (flooding) rather than the cause (increasing runoff) —

once a raindrop becomes a torrent, it is very difficult to stop



So CDBG funded these mitigation activities

• Floodplain mapping for land use & hazard planning, flood insurance• Floodplain education for better land use decision-making• Planning grants to reduce development and risk in flood-prone areas• Flood insurance promotion to reduce future uninsured flood losses• Sustainable building training to encourage resilient new construction• Watershed Planning to rehab Iowa’s flood management systems• Iowa Watershed Project to install 150 small-scale green flood

mitigation projects in three Iowa watersheds



Where the pure mitigation money wentNearly $28 million in CDBG funding was spent on pure mitigation activities: those designed solely to reduce the impact of future flooding. • 54% to floodplain mapping• 29% to Iowa Watershed

Project• 7% to watershed planning• 10% to other activities



THE RESULTSTHE LEGACY OF RESILIENCE


Where ALL the CDBG funding went

TOTAL SPENT: $890,869,466



CDBG funding has helped Iowa

• Recover from disaster with no permanent job or economic losses• Permanently remove thousands of structures from flood-prone areas• Dramatically improve its housing and infrastructure• Avoid billions in future losses through flood planning and mitigation • Create

• the world-class Iowa Flood Center • a national flood mitigation model



The story continues

• The Iowa Watershed Project and Iowa Watershed Approach• Demonstrated significant flood mitigation effects• Won Iowa an additional $96.9 million in CDBG-NDR to fund mitigation efforts• Is building new mitigation projects in 9 additional Iowa Watersheds• Will make Iowa even more flood resilient



National Disaster Resiliency CDBG-NDR

• The Iowa Watershed Project and Iowa Watershed Approach• Collaborative planning with more than a dozen partner organizations to

reduce flooding, improve water quality, and make Iowa lands and communities more resilient

• Consists of Housing Resiliency, Urban Infrastructure, Watershed Practices and Planning




• 8 Watershed Management Areas (WMA)s

• 1 Urban Watershed –City od Dubuque, IA


Housing, 9%

Infrastructure, 32%

Watersheds, 40%

Planning, 14%

Admin, 5%CDBG-NDR

Housing Infrastructure Watersheds Planning Admin


Challenges of Resiliency• Limitations on the

locations of eligible projects:

• MID-URN• Declared Counties• Municipal

Boundaries• Down Stream

ImpactsWater doesn’t seem to want to stay within municipal boundaries



Challenges of Resiliency• Limitations on the

locations of eligible projects:

• MID-URN• Declared Counties• Municipal Boundaries• Down Stream Impacts

The practice location with the most impact may not be within the MID-URN.




• Challenges of Resiliency• Housing

• Duplication of Benefits – when disaster is more than 5 years before• Uniform Relocation – when disaster is more than 5 years before• Lead Safe Housing Regulations – when resiliency eligible work is limited

but costs continue to increase


National Disaster Resiliency CDBG-NDROther Challenges of Resiliency• Varying Regulations - Program Income limit of $25,000 for NDR unlike other

CDBG programs• Planning Caps – Resiliency is only successful with well established plans• Coordination – Resiliency requires many partners, so sharing information and

coordinating data can be complex • Eligible Areas – Resiliency for the most vulnerable population may not be located

within the eligible MID-URN• Complicated Terminology – Defining: Outcome Values, Supporting Leverage,

Direct Match, Metrics, etc. can be cumbersome


Thank You!

Ann Schmid| |

Disaster Recovery Team LeaderHistoric Preservation Specialist

IOWA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY200 East Grand Avenue | Des Moines, Iowa 50309PH: 515-348-6202 | [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]

http://iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/


City of New York


City of New YorkHurricane SandyResiliency and Recovery

Background and Framework


Hurricane Sandy Background• Hurricane Sandy landfall in NYC on

October 29, 2012 during high tide and a full moon

• 51 square miles (17% of NYC land mass) flooded

• 88,700 buildings inundated, including 23,400 businesses

• 10.3% of NYC’s population (846,056) lived in the inundation area

• ½ of the housing flooded was outside the FEMA 100-year flood plain

• ½ the housing in the 100-year flood plain had flood insurance

• Approximately 2 million New Yorkers lost power, many for weeks or longer

• 44 lives lost• In total, $19 billion in damages and lost

economic activity


City of New York, NY Hurricane Sandy Financial Background

• $4.214 billion CDBG-Disaster Recovery grant• Majority of funding (almost $3 billion) for Housing recovery

• $2.213 billion for Build It Back single-family program• $426 million for multifamily program• $317 million for public housing

• Over $530 million for FEMA match (10% generally, or 25% match for HMGP)• Includes $335 million and $20 million in Rebuild By Design funds for two projects

• $176 million CDBG-National Disaster Resilience grant• NYC is also anticipating over $10 billion in funding from FEMA and other Federal agencies

• New York City - entitlement community - direct grantee for two HUD grants for Hurricane Sandy recovery and resiliency under PL 113-2

• NYC Office of Management & Budget as lead agency• Close coordination with:

• Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency• Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations• Key City agencies such as Department of Design and Construction and

Department of Housing Preservation and Development


City of New York CDBG-DR and CDBG-NDR Investments in Mitigation and Connection to Other Funds

Program NameCDBG-DR Action Plan Allocation

($M)Description of Mitigation Investment

Housing $2,967Build It Back (Single- and Multifamily) $2,650 includes home elevations, acquisitions/buyouts Public Housing - NYCHA $317 includes match to FEMA PA funds

Business $91 includes resiliency investments in small businesses Infrastructure and Other City Services $419

Public Services $225 includes match to FEMA PA funds Debris Removal/Clearance $7 includes match to FEMA PA funds Rehab/Reconstruction of Public Facilities $91 includes match to FEMA PA; $48M for Rockaway Boardwalk Interim Assistance $97 includes match to FEMA PA; Rapid Repair STEP program

Resiliency $473Raise Shoreline and Coney Island $23 leveraged by City capital Breezy Point Risk Mitigation $15 match to FEMA 404 HMGP Sheepshead Bay Courts Infrastructure $20 resiliency upgrades for infrastructure with Build It Back Resiliency Property Purchase Program $5 resiliency program for buyouts and acquisitions Staten Island University Hospital $28 includes match to FEMA 404 HMGP funds

Rebuild by Design - East Side Coastal Resiliency $338 result of international competition; leveraged by City capital Rebuild by Design - Hunts Point Lifelines $45 result of international competition; leveraged by City capital

Planning & Admin $263 includes funds to advance resiliency planning TOTAL CDBG-DR $4,214CDBG-NDR: Two Bridges $176 result of national competition; leveraged by City capital TOTAL HUD funding for NYC $4,390


• June 2013:“A Stronger, More Resilient New York,” comprehensive plan with actionable recommendations for rebuilding the communities impacted by Sandy and increasing the resilience of infrastructure and buildings citywide

SIRR OneNYC: Resiliency Planning Blueprint

• April 2015: “One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City,” comprehensive plan for a sustainable and resilient city addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges

• OneNYC annual progress reports, targeting comprehensive update for Earth Day 2019

• OneNYC annual updates inform Action Plan amendments, allow NYC resiliency goals to evolve in real-time


Since Sandy, the City has advanced the first phase of its coastal protection plan; along with investments and policies in buildings, infrastructure, and communities citywide.

▪ Investing over $20 billion in climate change adaptation citywide

▪ Over $14 billion of funding for this resiliency plan is from FEMA and from HUD

▪ Mix of traditional engineering and nature-based infrastructure for coastal protection

▪ Investments tailored to specific local risks and conditions – no silver bullet solution

OneNYC: Our Resilient City



Examples of Resiliency Projects and Programs: Planning, Housing, Business, and Infrastructure


• Meant to create a unified approach for incorporating climate risk data to inform the NYC Capital plan and the NYC Building Code and Engineering Standards used by City Agencies

• For use by NYC agencies, engineers, architects, landscape architects and planners for new capital construction and major rehabilitations

• Covers buildings, infrastructure, and landscapes• Not applicable to coastal protection projects and private

development• In April 2018, the Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines 2.0 were

released to utilize these collected data from the New York Panel on Climate Change to mitigate the effects of:

Extreme heat

• Extreme precipitation

• Coastal storms

• Sea level rise

Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines


Design & Construction

Transportation Environmental Protection

Housing Preservation & Development

Parks and

Recreation

NYC BUILDING CODE AND

ENGINEERINGSTANDARDS

HISTORIC CLIMATE DATA

FORWARD LOOKING

CLIMATE DATA

Mayor’s Office:Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines

Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines


Resilient Edgemere Community PlanGoals and Strategies• Protect the neighborhood from flooding. Edgemere

is a vulnerable waterfront community where residents have limited access to the bay and beach.

• Create resilient housing and maintain low density feel. Many still live in Sandy-damaged homes and the area's housing market has not fully recovered from the Recession.

• Improve streets and transportation. Commuting around and off of the peninsula is a burden due to the slow, unreliable, and infrequent transit service.

• Increase neighborhood amenities. Residents mostly shop outside of the neighborhood because limited retail and basic amenities exist.

https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdf/community/edgemere-strategies-open-space.pdf

https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdf/community/edgemere-strategies-housing.pdf

https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdf/community/edgemere-strategies-mobility.pdf

https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdf/community/edgemere-strategies-amenities.pdf


Resilient Edgemere Community Plan


Broad Channel Yard Expansion Program

• Broad Channel was one of the hardest hit communities during Hurricane Sandy and is vulnerable to continued flood hazards and sea level rise.

• The Build It Back Acquisition and Buyout Program provided relief to Sandy affected New Yorkers. Through this program, properties were voluntarily sold by their previous owners.

• Through community engagement for Sandy recovery, these properties were determined for open space use due to flood hazard risks.

• These properties are being offered for purchase to the next-door neighbors, consistent with the Broad Channel Civic Association plan to improve view corridors to Jamaica Bay.

• The City and its non-profit partner Project Rebuild, Inc., have created the Broad Channel Yard Expansion Program to offer the opportunity for next-door neighbors to purchase these properties. Image: 66squarefeet

Image: Broad Channel Civic Association


Broad Channel Yard Expansion Program

• The Broad Channel Yard Expansion Program offers the opportunity for next-door neighbors to purchase these properties for a nominal minimum bid.

• The program aligns with the local civic association’s goal to improve view corridors to Jamaica Bay and was announced at the Broad Channel Civic Association on October 26, 2017.

• Sites must be maintained as open space in perpetuity, as enforced through a permanent deed restriction.

• There are currently 13 sites being sold through the program.

PUBLIC STREET

PUBLIC STREET

ELIGIBLE YARD EXPANSION PROPERTY

ELIGIBLE

ELIGIBLEELIGIBLE NOT

ELIGIBLE


RISE: NYC - Resiliency Innovations for a Stronger Economy

• 95% of directly impacted business have 50 employees or less• RISE: NYC is a $30 million program administered by EDC• 11 technologies were selected from 200 applications in a two-stage competition.

• Building systems - solutions such as Flood Panels that improve the resiliency of critical building components before, during, and after a storm.

• Telecom networks - help small businesses stay connected and operating, even when traditional communication networks are down.

• Energy technologies - clean, resilient power, keeping small businesses up and running even during grid failures


RISE: NYC – NYC Daylighting

• NYC Daylighting has been selected to install passive lighting systems in 13 small business locations.

• The system allows natural light to enter interior spaces out-of-reach for traditional skylights.

• In the event of a power outage, natural light during the day will allow generator power to be conserved for critical uses.


Rockaway Boardwalk

• 5.6 miles of reconstructed boardwalk elevated out of the 100-year floodplain

• Steel-reinforced concrete deck• 6 miles of reinforced dunes• Erosion control features• Collaborative design process with

residents• Completed Memorial Day 2017• Example of HUD funding used as local match to FEMA Section 428 Public

Assistance Alternatives Procedures Pilot grant


Rockaway Boardwalk• Before (post-Sandy): • After

(incorporating resiliency features):



Lessons Learned, Next Steps, and Further Discussion


• Resiliency and mitigation funding from HUD is not the only source of funding for projects• At the Federal level, also FEMA, US Army Corp of Engineers and others• Federal funds are opportunities to leverage additional investments at the State and local level• Coordination with insurance• Other non-public investments

• Mitigation and resiliency projects are most successful if done in partnership with and coordinated amongst various stakeholders

• Process and efficiency recommendations, particularly on multiples funds for a given project• Lead agency for match• Uniform guidance amongst Federal agencies for Benefit Cost Ratio calculation• Updates to discount rates to capture mitigation benefits• Alignment of rules and regulations, particularly prevailing wage, environmental review, sequencing and

timing• Preventative investments in resiliency

• Federal resiliency funding has generally been tied to a particular disaster• Moving forward, the needs for mitigation and resiliency will continue and likely increase• Costs overall can be less expensive if investments are made pre-Storm and not just in response

Lessons Learned, Next Steps, and Further Discussion


Contact Information:

Calvin JohnsonNew York City Mayor’s Office of Management & BudgetAssistant Director, [email protected]


New Jersey


https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/sandyrecovery/

Photo of coastal flooding in Mantoloking, New Jersey. Taken from a New Jersey Air National

Guard Helicopter. Credit: NJNG/Scott Anema.

https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/sandyrecovery/

2018 CDBG-DR PROGRAM REBUILD BY DESIGN MEADOWLANDS

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Atlantic City Seawall


Pompton Lakes Dam

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RebuildbyDesignBuilding Flood Resilience in Urban Environments


RebuildbyDesign▪ RESIST ▪ Delay ▪ Store ▪ Discharge ▪

Hudson RiverHoboken Weehawken Jersey City │ New Jersey


Three Actions for Success• Build an effective team

• Create a project steering committee

• Maintain community support


TEAM

Environmental Assessment

Community Outreach

Remediation &

Construction

PermittingLand

Acquisition URA

Inspection & Compliance

Financial

Build an effective team


Steering Committee

State

Federal Agencies

LegalMayors

HUD

Create a project steering committee


Maintain Community Support

• Meet Regularly

• Keep your Website Up to Date

• Continue outreach throughout the project


NDR REGIONAL STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TOOLKITCDBG-DR Problem Solving ClinicDecember 13, 2018


NDR Funding


Stormwater Infrastructure Toolkit Modules


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▪ Stormwater drainage systems were typically “inherited” by towns from developers of neighborhoods

▪ No mechanism exists for collecting dedicated funds for stormwater O&M

▪ Stormwater system can be characterized as an “orphan” utility

▪ System maintenance usually funded from property taxes

▪ Reactive vs. Proactive

History of Stormwater Management in NJ


A BCModule 1, Operations & Maintenance


Module 1, Operations & Maintenance

Asset Management Plans and O&M

A BC



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Overview

“Asset management is maintaining a desired level of service (LOS) at Acceptable Level of Risk for what you want your assets to provide at the

lowest life cycle cost.”


Current State of Assets

Asset Registry

Planning

1. WHAT do we have?2. Where is it located?3. WHAT is its Condition?


Create interactive field maps

• Accessible through secure internet connection

• Updated based on work completed work orders tracked in a maintenance management system

• Asset Condition – NASSCO PACP Condition Score

1. WHAT do we have?2. WHERE is it located?3. WHAT is its Condition? Current State of Assets




A BC

Documentation and Tracking Systems


Created matrix of systems & requirements (System Feature Index)


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Tool Workflow

1) Answer a series of questions

2) Tool produces a recommended tier

3) Organization interprets results


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Tool Results


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Making Smarter Decisions Related to Utility Management

Knowing your assets, their

condition, how critical they are, and their risk of

failure

Employing technology to track assets,

analyze assets, and to predict problem areas

Implementing & improving

processes to support more effective PM,

Investing in people through

proper training to ensure buy-in and

stewardship




A BC

Regional Stormwater Entity


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NDR REGIONAL STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE TOOLKIT

Value of Improved Stormwater O&M

▪ Major drivers: Reducing flooding, improving public safety, and regulatory compliance

▪ Preventative maintenance is cheaper than replacement, extends the life of infrastructure

▪ Public safety includes avoidance of emergency issues such as sink holes, pipe failures, road damage

▪ Reduces incidences of maintenance -related flooding (i.e. clogged catch basins


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Deliverable - Module 2Jobs Training

Jobs Training Best Practices

▪ Analysis of jobs training and certification programs ▪ Evaluation of training and certification programs▪ Programs that are successful and replicable in New

Jersey

▪ Options for job training programs and certifications specific to the needs and objectives of the project area

Toolkit

Meadowlands Pilot


What HUD prioritizes…..

• Integration of preparedness and mitigation measures into rebuilding activities

• Verification of how grantees will promote community-level and/or regional (e.g. multi-jurisdictional) post-disaster recovery and mitigation planning

• Identification of how grantees will address storm water management systems in flood impacted areas

• State grantees must work with local governments in the most impacted and distressed areas to identify the unmet needs and associated costs of needed storm water infrastructure improvements


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Fits our Long-term Goals

Regional Applicability

Develop an adaptive framework so the

toolkit can be replicable for other

regions

Promote ResilienceProjects

Increase the number of regional flood risk

reduction plans and projects

Resilience

Establish long-term sustainable flood resilience O&M techniques and

strategies


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