WELCOME TO A SILVER JACKETS WEBINAR

ON

USACE EXPERIENCE AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE

ASSESSMENT FIELD COORDINATOR FOR

SOUTH CAROLINA FLOOD EVENT

For audio call 877-336-1839

with access code 5884527 and security code 4567

COLTON BOWLES• USACE Charleston District’s Plan Formulator

• NDRF Infrastructure Systems - Recovery Support Function Field

Coordinator for South Carolina’s October 2015 floods

• Extensive Experience working within South Carolina’s Department

of Health and Environmental Control

• B.S in Marine Science and M.S. in Geology

NATIONAL DISASTER

RECOVERY FRAMEWORK

MISSIONSC Recovery from the 2015 Storms

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

October 1-5

Joaquin Off Shore

Low Pressure System Over

Heavy Rains (27 Inches)

Photos Curtsey of the State Newspaper, Columbia, SC

Photos Curtsey of the State Newspaper, Columbia, SC

Photos Curtsey of the State Newspaper, Columbia, SC

NATIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY

FRAMEWORK

The National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) defines how federal agencies will more effectively organize and operate to support states, tribes, and other jurisdictions affected by a disaster. Recovery begins with pre-disaster preparedness and includes a wide range of planning activities. The NDRF clarifies the roles and responsibilities for stakeholders in recovery, both pre-and post-disaster.

Fill in the Gaps

Point to Sources of Funding

Recovery Support Function CoordinatingAgency

Community Planning and Capacity Building Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Economic Development Department of Commerce (DOC)

Health and Social Services Department of Health & Human Services ( HHS)

Housing Department of Housing and Uban Development (HUD)

Infrastructure Systems US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Natural and Cultural Resources Department of Interior (DOI)

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MISSION SCOPING ASSESSMENT

Community Planning and Capacity

Building

Economic

Housing

Infrastructure Systems

Identify Long Term Recovery Issues

Challenges

Opportunities

IMPACTS

32 Regulated Impoundments Busted

Broad River Canal in Columbia Breeched

541 Roads and Bridge Closures

Agriculture

Soybeans 32%

Cotton 32%

Peanuts 27%

Corn 7%

Every AG $ Loss cost $.30 in indirect effects

56,000 Residents Impacted

22 Beaches Impacted

$ 80 Million Property Damage

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Peanuts $72,899,200 Wheat $24,331,883

Cotton $86,121,984 Oats $1,393,140

Soybeans $125,846,000 Canola/Rapeseed $284,646

Vegetables $45,000,000 Vegetables $15,000,000

Fruit $10,000,000 Fruit $5,000,000

Total $329,867,184 Total $46,009,669

Estimated Losses in the Field and from Prevented PlantingLosses in the Field Losses for Prevented Planting

$375,876,853

Impact Type Employment Labor Income Output

Direct Effect 3,597 $114,774,689 $375,876,853

Indirect Effect 1,041 $36,491,538 $99,306,187

Induced Effect 890 $33,332,761 $112,651,436

Total Effect 5,528 $184,598,986 $587,834,476

Direct, Indirect, and Induced Loss to the South Carolina Economy

• Mold remediation.

• Severely damaged or destroyed manufactured housing units that must be deconstructed and

properly disposed of off-site. A coordinated, cross-jurisdictional program to deconstruct and

properly dispose of severely damaged or destroyed residences may be needed.

• Costs to repair homes with pre-disaster deferred maintenance may exceed market value of

the manufactured home or conventionally-built house.

• Inadequate availability of affordable single-family and multifamily units.

Housing

Roadmap to Address

Recovery Needs

Issues

Actions

Funding

Identify Recovery Strategies

Short

Intermediate

Long term

INFRASTRUCTURE FINDINGS

• Ensure that Dams are built to modern standards through• Compliance and Enforcement,• Provide technical assistance,• Agricultural pond improvements, • Dam safety training, • Hazzard Mitigation Grant Program eligibility determination

data collection effort, and • Funding resources for private dams.

• Develop Comprehensive Watershed Plan through• Improved regulations,• Enhanced hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, • Inundation Mapping for high risk impoundments, • Improved Emergency Action Plan sharing, and• Exploring opportunities for partnership through Corps

authorities and programs

• Increase Resilience of Drinking Water & Wastewater

Treatment Facilities• Develop/implement flood reduction measures.

• Restore Impacted Shoreline (non-PL84-99) by• Identifying sand sources, and• Restoring to targeted berm height/width.

• Repair roads and bridges (non-FHWA emergency program)• If private impoundments that damaged roads are not

repaired by owners, state may need to reconnect roadways, and

• Repair/maintain rural roads without Federal or state sponsors.

3 KEY QUESTIONS

Tell me what happened and what

were your impacts were,

What are you doing right now with

respect to recovery, and (most

importantly?)

What else do you need?

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LESSONS LEARNED

Work with FEMA Mitigation- Coordination can prevent overlapping efforts and direct needs to the quickest, most efficient response.

Local sources are your best knowledge pools: County Emergency Managers, Public Work Directors, County Engineers, and Natural Resource Conservation Service- District Conservationists are usually the best sources of local impacts and needs. Reaching out to them should be a priority.

Planners can play a role in mitigating future impacts: During recovery efforts, look for potential opportunities to partner with local entities to minimize impacts from future events through either the PAS or CAP program.

Be cognizant of other efforts beyond Corps Authorities and Programs: During recovery, there will be instances where a project can be implemented through FEMA Public Assistance funds much more quickly than through the Corps Civil Works process. The Natural Resource Conservation Service also usually has Emergency Watershed Protection funds available after an event. Familiarize yourself with both programs and know when to direct local and county to them.

The Corps is very good at responding to disasters, however we could do a better job at prior mitigation: We have the capability and expertise to help local government entities by developing products and projects to both enhance response and recovery and minimize threat to life and property.

District disaster events can be viewed as learning opportunities: Assess the impacts in a disaster and try to reduce or eliminate them from recurring.

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