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US Army Corps of EngineersBUILDING STRONG®
USACE Key Actions
Mr. Terrence C. “Rock” SaltPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Association of State Flood Plain Managers
May 19, 2010
BUILDING STRONG®
Current Priorities Rebuilding the Nation’s
Infrastructure Integrated Water
Resources Management
Enhance Environmental Values
Climate Change Flood Risk
Management Increased Partnering
BUILDING STRONG® 3
Water Resources ChallengesAging Infrastructure• ASCE overall grade of U.S. infrastructure in
2009:“D” Would need $2.2 trillion to fix• Over half of Corps locks, many other
facilities, beyond 50-year “design life, need extensive maintenance & rehabilitation
• Failure poses risk to populations, economy
Integrated Water Resources Management
• Infrastructure• Permits• Environmental restoration• Water supply• Water quality• Flood reduction• Recreation
BUILDING STRONG®
Ecosystem of National Significance
Hydraulic heart of CA► 3 interrelated systems
Complex challenges Federal MOU & Interim
Federal Action Plan Sustainable solutions
► Systems approach► Common vision► Collaboration
CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA
4
BUILDING STRONG® 5
Water Resources ChallengesEnvironmental Values• Pressure from increased development
impacts natural environment• Developing sustainable water resources
will require cultural shift, lifestyle changes as well as technical innovation
Climate Change• Earlier spring snowmelts, river pulses
seen in western U.S.• Potential to affect all aspects of water
resource management• May exacerbate water scarcities,
lead to increased conflict over uses.
BUILDING STRONG® 6
Shared Flood Risk Management:Buying Down Risk
Residual Risk
Contingency Plans
Structural