In a Levee Midlife Crisis?

A SWIF Success Story:

Salt Creek LeveesASFPM Conference Kansas City, MO

2 May 2017

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Graduation

Landed a Great Job

Annual Performance Reviews and Personal Development Plan

Support Group

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Agenda

Graduation Day!

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Graduation Day!

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The LPSNRD is the proud owner and operator of 7 levee systems (13 miles total)

Are You The

USACE’s Kid?

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1976 Post-

It’s A Good Job, With

Benefits!

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Great insurance plan, Public Law 84-99 Rehabilitation Program

Approximately $125M damages avoided, + more recent events

Annual Performance

Reviews

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Opening in Levee

Erosion at Levee Toe

Rail Crossing Closure

Undocumented/Unapproved Bridge

Annual Performance

Reviews

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Settlement

Deformed and Buckled Pipe

Road Embankment at Levee High Ground Tie-off

Utility Encroachment

50 Years Old and the Rules

of the Game Changed!

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50 Years Old and the Rules

of the Game Changed!

USACE notified NRD that levee system was no longer active in the PL 84-99 Rehabilitation Program

NRD could remain conditionally active with a Letter of Intent (LOI) and development of a System Wide Improvement Framework Plan (SWIF)

LOI approved by USACE and NRD retained JEO Team (includes HDR, Benesch, others) to help prepare the SWIF

System Wide Improvement

Framework

Identify and assess extent

and risk of deficiencies

Prioritize for rectification

Reduce risk in the interim

Develop cost estimates and

schedule

SWIF and OtherImprovements

Operation andMaintenance

Asset Management

Encroachments

Animal and Vegetation

Control

Stream Stability

Geotechnical

ChannelHydraulics

Interior Drainage

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High-resolution

aerial imagery

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What’s Your (Job)

Performance Baseline?

Planimetric data

80 eligibility items = addressed in SWIF

Asset tracking

Work with stakeholders

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What’s Your (Job)

Performance Baseline?

Sloughing throughout system

Bank erosion

Shoaling

Flowline degradation not a major issue

Included geotechnical considerations

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Stream/Levee

Stability

Deficiency impacts

System performance

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Hydraulic Performance

Drainage structure planning and prioritizing

• Structural

• Performance

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Interior Drainage

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Multi-Priority Planning

Short and Long Term

Risk Mitigation

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Short and Long Term

Risk Mitigation

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Reactive vs. Proactive

Communicating Risk Is

The First Step

Support Group -

Let’s Talk Through This

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Don’t Underestimate Your

Importance

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March 2016Water Main Failure Location

Aerial = May 2015 Flood

JEO Consulting Group, Inc.Dan Fricke, 402.392.9917, dfricke@jeo.com

Ross Lawrence, 402.474.8751, rlawrence@jeo.comSalt Creek Levee Website

http://saltcreeklevee.jeo.com

In a Levee Midlife Crisis?

There Is Light At The End Of

The Tunnel!

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The times they are a changin• Tools to support "playing by the new rules"

Roadmap for success• Opportunities to address important infrastructure needs, now

and long term

Open communication channels • Minimize avoidable deficiencies

and bolster emergency preparedness

Go SWIFing!