SAME ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY WEBINAR

FEBRUARY, 2016

Regional Water Resource Sustainability Through

Federal and Private Sector Collaboration

LTC Kevin Lovell, PMP

Deputy District Commander

Chicago District, USACE

Joseph Huang

Practice Leader

MWH Global

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Agenda

Introductions

Regional Sustainability Defined

Federal and Private Sector Roles

Water Resource Criticality

Regional Sustainability Case Study #1: The CSSC

Electric Barrier – Protecting 1/5 of the Worlds Fresh

Water Supply.

Regional Sustainability Case Study #2: BIM in the

Development of Hydro Power and Water Resource

Protection

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Webinar Goals

• Provide a common definition of regional sustainability

• Show Examples of:

• Collaboration between government and private sectors

• Sustainability across regions and its influencers

• Innovation to achieve remarkable results

• Foster a professional discussion

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Regional Sustainability

Integrated, multi- and inter- disciplinary strategic efforts

emphasizing economic, equity, and ecological

concerns at the regional level.

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“Different Types of Sustainability” by Matthias Stürmer - Digital sustainability of open source communities, SMWCon Fall 2014, Vienna

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Water

Resource

Quality and

Availability

Transportation

Infrastructure

Efficiency and

Status

Energy

Production

and

Distribution

Infrastructure

Why Regional Sustainability?

Economics is Key to National Security

Federal Roles

• Apply Constitution

• Pass Authorization and

Appropriation Bills

• Support Interstate

Commerce via Waterway

& Road Network

Maintenance

Private Sector Roles

• Provide Design &

Technical Innovation

• Contract Opportunity

Participation

• Deliver Quality On Time

and On Budget

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US Army Corps of Engineers

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Case Study #1: Regional Sustainability

Focus on the Great Lakes &

Mississippi River Basins

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Case Study #1

Protecting the Mississippi River and

Great Lakes Basins

Deterring Invasive Species Movement

Multi Faceted Collaborative Strategy

Innovative, One of a Kind System

… But Why does the US Army Corps of

Engineers have this responsibility?

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LTC Kevin Lovell, PMP

Current Deputy Commander of the

Chicago District, USACE

Focused on Water Resource Regulation, Protection &

Navigation Portfolio Management

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University 1995

M.S. Management, Univ. of Maryland, Univ. College 2007

PMP, 2007

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USACE’s Value to the Nation

Congress Directs USACE’s Mission to provide value

for the Nation to its diverse stakeholders.

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• Deliver positive impacts for today and tomorrow - in

construction, natural resource management, energy, sustainability

and capacity building, and more.

• Leverage world-class professionals, civilians, and soldiers alike.

• Be “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.”

USACE: US Army Corps of Engineers

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Chicago District Environmental Projects

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Chicago District’s – Navigation

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• Seven Harbor projects

• 90% traffic within system

• 14,287 jobs in Chicago area

• $652 M in wages, salaries

• $2.8 B in business revenue

Since 1979, the operations and maintenance of the Illinois Waterway

has been the responsibility of the USACE, Rock Island District.

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Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) Primary pathway connecting the Great Lakes and

Mississippi River basins

Consists of 78 miles of canals and modified

streams

Five outlets to Lake Michigan within the CAWS

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The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

remains an important pathway for navigation

and the transport of wastewater effluent and

storm water runoff.

Also a potential pathway for the movement of

invasive species

eDNA Monitoring and Calibration

Asian Carp Monitoring

Des Plaines River

Bypass (Int. I)

FY11 FY13FY12FY10

Efficacy Study: Implement Solutions as Funding and Authority Permit

Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS)

Des Plaines Barrier

USACE Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Strategy

Modified Structural

Operations (Int. III)

Barrier Risk Reduction Study and EA (Int. IV)

Optimum Parameters Research (Int. II)

Demonstration Barrier(2002) Barrier IIB (2011)

FY15 FY16FY14

1 Volt/in, pulses 4 ms at 5 hz 2.3 Volts/in, pulses 2.5 ms at 30 hzStandby mode

eDNA Monitoring by USFWS

O’Brien Lock

and Dam

FY17

Perm Barrier Iconcept

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Barrier I

Site PrepBarrier I DesignBarrier I Building

& Electronics

Barrier I Testing &

Commissioning

Project O&M

Funded

Operation of Electric Barriers

Barrier IIA (2009)

GLMRIS

Report

Brandon Road Feasibility Study

Telemetry

Additional research and reports as needed

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CSSC Barrier Driver: ANS Location

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Strategy Effort #1: Electric Barriers

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FY 16 Activities:

• Continue Operation & Maintenance of the

Existing Barriers

• Continue Barrier I Construction

• Complete Barrier IIA Electrical Upgrades

• Construct New Roof for Barrier IIB

• Complete Safety Retrofits

• Award Demonstration Barrier Electrode

Replacement Contract

• Award Site-Wide Grounding Contract

• Award Barrier IIA New Cooling System

Contract

Permanent Barrier I

Design

Recent Photo of Barrier I

Construction

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How Do The Dispersal Barriers Work? Electrodes are secured to the bottom of the canal

Electrical cables connect the electrodes to the control building

Pulsing DC current is generated in the control building and sent to the

electrodes creating an electric field in the water

The electric field increases in strength from the upstream & downstream

edges to the center

A fish entering the field becomes increasingly uncomfortable & is

discouraged from swimming across it

Demonstration Barrier

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Factors Influencing Barrier Effectiveness

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Demonstration Barrier Upstream benthic-focused electric field

Downstream full water column electric field

UpstreamDownstream

Electric Field Near Water Surface

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Distance

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Barrier Date of

Activation

Voltage

(volts/inch)

Frequency

(Hz)

Pulse Duration

(ms)

Demo 2002 1.0 5 4

Demo Barrier

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Barriers IIA & IIB 1 wider, lower-strength electric field

1 narrower, higher-strength electric field

Upstream

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Distance

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Electric Field Near Water Surface

Downstream

Barrier Date of

Activation

Voltage

(volts/inch)

Frequency

(Hz)

Pulse Duration

(ms)

IIA 2009 2.3 34 2.3

IIB 2011 2.3 34 2.3

Barrier IIA Barrier IIB

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Permanent Barrier I - Design Features

Two high field arrays

Demo Barrier used as low field array

Increased power capacity - ~3X Greater than A or B

Redundant power feeds

Administrative area

Storage areas

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Barrier I

Demo

IIA IIB

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The Way Ahead: Short Term Permanent Barrier I Completed

► Site preparation

► Installation of underwater

electrodes & parasitics

► Purchase of specialized long-

lead electrical equipment

Building Contract► Began construction Mar 2015

► Currently working on vertical

construction

Backup Power Contract► Awarded Aug 2015

► Preparing for spring mobilization

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Building Construction as

of 21 Dec 2015

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Permanent Barrier I - Design Features Two high field arrays

Demo Barrier used as low field array

Increased power capacity - ~3X Greater than A or B

Redundant power feeds

Administrative area & Storage areas

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0.4 mW1.5 mW 1.5 mW 4.3 mW

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The Way Ahead: PB-1 Schedule FY16

► Continue building construction

► Begin install of backup power systems

► Award electrical equipment install contract

FY17 Q1 - Complete building construction & backup power install

Q2 – Complete electrical equipment install

Q3 – Complete startup/safety testing

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Rendering of

Completed

Permanent Barrier I

PB-1: Permanent Barrier 1

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The Way Ahead: Long Term Solutions

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Regional Sustainability Strategic Goals

Protect the Great Lakes & Mississippi basins

Leverage Governmental and Private Sector

Collaboration

Technical expertise & Innovative experience

Relook existing paradigms & create new

solutions

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Chicago District, US Army Corps of Engineers

www.lrc.usace.army.mil29

LTC Kevin J. Lovell, PMP

Kevin.J.Lovell@usace.army.mil

(W): 312-846-5301