Module 3 Overview of the Civil Works Program Process

Module 3 Overview of the Civil Works Program/Process Civil Works Orientation Course - FY 11

OBJECTIVES: — This module will discuss the following: – – A brief history of the Corps. Who we are? What we do? The Chain of Command & Organizational Structure

CORPS’ MISSIONS: — Missions changed throughout History! Legislation – Administrative Policies — Shifting - Federal Responsibilities to non-Federal Responsibilities – What ? Why ?

— Civil Works Began in the early 19 th Century (i. e. 1824) with. . .

BRIEF HISTORY: (cont. ’d) River and Harbor Act of 1890 – Initial flood control legislation on the Mississippi River — River and Harbor Act of 1899 – Regulatory permits — — Flood Control Act of 1917 – Flood control outside the Mississippi River Valley

BRIEF HISTORY: (cont. ’d) — Flood Control Act of 1936 – Established National Flood Control Program — National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 — Identification of significant environmental resources to be affected, assessment of likely impacts, consideration of a full range of alternatives, and mitigation measures.

BRIEF HISTORY: (cont. ’d) — Clean – — Water Act of 1977 Section 404 of the Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 as amended (= Clean Water Act) Principles & Guidelines - 1983 — To be revised per Section 2031 Water Resources Development Act 2007 — New Principles & Standards early 2011 — Revised Principles & Guidelines reflecting Principles & Standards will follow

BRIEF HISTORY: (cont. ’d) — Water Resources Development Act of 1986 Reestablished and refined by purpose, the Federal interest in water resources development

BRIEF HISTORY: (cont. ’d) — Water Resources Development Act of 2007 Called for review and update of the P&G: • emphasized risk & uncertainty analysis framework • public safety as a formulation criteria • more equitable methods for assessing the value of projects for low income communities and nonstructural measures • Systems impacts analyses (watershed approach) Established requirements for Independent External Peer Review and Safety Assurance Review Increased local sponsor in-kind crediting.

“The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is the Federal Governments largest water resources development agency. . . ”

OUR CIVIL WORKS POLICY! “It is the policy of the Corps of Engineers to develop, control, maintain, and conserve, the Nation’s water resources in accordance with the laws and policies established by Congress and the Administration. ”

OUR PRIMARY MISSIONS: — Military - Provide engineering services to the Army and DOD. — Civil Works - Provide local communities and sponsors with opportunities to meet water resources needs where there is both a local and Federal interest.

Civil Works Value to the Nation Recreation areas 370 M Visitors/yr Generate $18 B in economic activity, 500, 000 jobs 400 miles of Shore protection Destination for 75% of U. S. Vacations 450 Major Lakes & Reservoirs 299 Deep Draft Harbors 3% of Nation’s 12, 000 miles of Electricity: $800 M Commercial Inland + in power sales Waterways: ½ the cost of rail 1/10 the cost of trucks ~11, 750 Miles of Levees 627 Shallow Draft Harbors Environmental Infrastructure 153 Projects Water Supply Stewardship of 11. 7 Million Acres Public Lands Emergency Operations Environmental Restoration 43, 000 permits • US Ports & Waterways convey > 2 B Tons Commerce • Foreign Trade alone creates > $160 B Tax Revenues • Cumulative Flood Damage Prevented >$821 B

CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: n Navigation – (1824) n Flood Risk Management (1936) & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction n Ecosystem Restoration (1996) n Watershed Planning (1986) – Water Supply (Municipal/Industrial) – Hydropower Recreation Emergency Operations – –

CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: n Navigation U U 12, 000 miles of Inland Waterway with 240 operational Locks. Waterways carry 1/6 of Nation’s inter-city freight at a cost of 1/2 that of rail. 1/10 that of trucks. 190 major harbors handle over 2 billion tons of cargo per year. 1 of every 7 jobs in U. S. depends on trade handled by ports. 736 smaller harbors

CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: n Flood & Coastal Storm Risk Management U U U 383 dams & reservoirs 11, 750 miles of levees/floodwalls 400 miles of Coastal Structures Flood protection advice/assistance to States, cities @ 25, 000 requests per year U Total flood damages prevented = $821 billion (over $21 billion a year); every $1 invested has prevented $6. 48 in flood damages. U

CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: n Environmental Stewardship 18, 000 sq. mi. of project lands (1/2 DA total, 1/3 DOD total) – Water Supply U Approx. 10 million people in 115 cities U Washington D. C. , Pentagon, N. VA suburbs U

CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: n Ecosystem Restoration Approx. 12% of FY 11 CW budget U Major projects include: ; Florida Everglades Restoration ; Columbia River F&W Mitigation ; Upper Mississippi River Restoration ; Louisiana Coastal Area ; Missouri River Recovery U

OTHER BUDGETED MISSIONS: — Regulatory Mission: Review and issue permits for various activities including fill in the “waters of the United States” – Authorities: – – – (More in Module 15) Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 Clean Water Act of 1977 Marine Protection, Research, & Sanctuaries Act of 1972

Interagency & International Support Program Corps performs work funded by other Federal agencies, by state and/or local governments, by native American tribes, by non-government organizations, and even by foreign governments. Guidance: ER 1140 -1 -211 (1992) ER 1165 -2 -30 (1998) Guidance Memo 08 Feb 01 (More in Module 29)

CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: Regulatory U Over 170, 000 permit cases processed annually; about 59% - jurisdictional determinations – Interagency & International Services Program – U Approx. $1 billion in construct. & mgmt. for more than 90 U. S. & foreign agencies (excluding Gulf Region)

CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: – U U Energy 24% of Nation’s hydropower (3% of total electricity) Recreation Over 4, 488 sites at 423 projects 370 million visits a year by 25 million people (10% of U. S. population visits at least one day a year)

OTHER CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: (cont. ’d) — Homeland Security & Emergency Operations: Flood and Coastal Storm Emergency Act [Public Law 84 -99] – FEMA Missions – Homeland Security Act of 2002 – (More in Module 30)

CORPS CIVIL WORKS MISSIONS: (cont. ’d) — Other Budgeted Programs: – Flood Plain Management Services – Planning Assistance to States – Levee and Dam Safety – Environmental Studies and Documentation – Flood Preparedness and Warning Plans – Public Involvement and Agency Coordination – Tribal Nations

UNBUDGETED CW MISSIONS: — Project Planning, Design and/or Construction which must be directed by the Congress! “Studies & projects which are not included in the President’s Budget”

UNBUDGETED CW PROGRAMS – Types of projects: Environmental infrastructure (Secs. 219, 531, 594…. . ) Waterfront Development Master Planning Combined sewer overflows (CSO) Recreation** (Sec 710) Erosion Control/Protection Pollution Abatement & Abandoned Mines Siltation & sedimentation Water Supply** Waste management **When proposed as single purpose only project

UNBUDGETED CW MISSIONS: (cont. ’d) – Special Regional Authorities Programs: Section 531 SE Kentucky Section 594 Ohio and North Dakota Section 595 Nevada/Utah/Wyoming/New Mexico/ Idaho/Montana Section 592 Mississippi/Alabama Section 313 & 581 West Virginia/SW Pennsylvania Section 544 Puget Sound Section 219 Environmental Infrastructure (individual projects) …. . And on and on ……

Chain of Command & Organizational Structure Civil Works Orientation Course - FY 1

[Check one answer] ____ ____ U. S. Citizens ? Chief of Engineers ? President ? Congress ? ASA(CW) ? Project Sponsors ? Others [who? ]

WHO DOES THE CORPS WORK FOR? President Barack Obama

WHO DOES THE CORPS WORK FOR? — Administration or the Executive Branch – President Barack Obama l Robert M. Gates - Secretary of Defense – John M. Mc. Hugh - Secretary of the Army • Jo-Ellen Darcy – Asst. Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) • LTG Robert Van Antwerp - Chief of Engineers

Department of Defense: Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense

Department of the Army: John M. Mc. Hugh Secretary of the Army

Jo-Ellen Darcy

ASA(CW): Assistant Secretary of the Army Civil Works - ASA(CW) Jo-Ellen Darcy BACKGROUND: In 1966, it was recommended to Congress that this office be created, because the Secretary of the Army was too involved with military programs to provide effective secretarial level representation with other cabinet secretaries. This office asserts Administration control between the Corps and the Congress. Sometimes referred to as, “the Secretary’s Office” or more frequently as “ASA(CW)”.

ASA(CW) Responsibility: The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) is responsible for the Leadership, Direction, and Supervision of the Civil Works Program executed by the Army Corps of Engineers.

OASA(CW) ORGANIZATION: PRINCIPAL DEPUTY – Terrence C. “Rock” Salt DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (Management and Budget) Claudia Tornblum DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (Policy and Legislation) Let Mon Lee DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY (Project Planning and Review) Doug Lamont

Corps of Engineers – CW Structure

HEADQUARTERS (HQUSACE): 52 nd Chief of Engineers LTG Robert L. Van Antwerp

The Chief wears two hats: Head of an Army Staff Agency, he’s the soldiers advocate to the Army Chief of Staff. Commander, USACE, he oversees the nation’s largest public works engineering

HQUSACE

Executive Office Directorate of Civil Works Deputy Commanding Gen. , Civil & Emergency Ops. 4 Regional Integration Teams (RIT’s) Assigned to Directorate of Military Programs North Atlantic Division RIT (CEMP-NAD) Mr. Mohan Singh* Chief 3 T 77 761 -8656 Mr. Pete Luisa Civil Deputy 3 T 72 761 -5782 MG William Grisoli 3 L 94 Director of Civil Works (CECW-ZB) Mr. Steven Stockton, PE 3 L 92 Executive Director (CECW-ZC) COL Alvin Lee 3 M 93 Special Assistant (HQE) Mr. Gerald Barnes, PE 3 H 77 Executive Officer CPT Kevin Siegrist 3 M 92 Great Lakes & Ohio River Mr. Mike Ensch* (CECWChief Division RIT 761 -0099 761 -0100 761 -0101 761 -4527 761 -0103 Assistant Directors Eastern (CECW-ZE) (CECW-ZA) LTC Dale Snider Western (CECW-ZW) LTC Rafael Pazos Central (CECW-ZM) MAJ Darren Le. Master Legislative Mr. Larry Prather Planning Ms. Robyn Colosimo 3 K 93 761 -0105 3 J 87 761 -1943 3 K 94 761 -0107 3 K 92 761 -0106 3 I 86 761 -8647 Programs Integration Division Office of Homeland. Planning&Policy Div. (CECW-P) (CECW-I) Mr. Tab Brown, PE* Chief Security (CECW-HS) 3 G 92 761 -0115 Mr. Gary Loew* Chief Mr. Ed Hecker Chief 3 B 92 761 -4601 Mr. Alex Dornstauder Deputy Chief 3 H 59 761 -4714 Harry Kitch, PE Deputy Chief 3 I 27 761 -4127 Policy Advisors: Ms. Rennie Sherman 3 H 25 761 -7771 Ms. Jan Rasgus 3 H 23 761 -7674 Mr. Bruce Carlson 3 D 25 7614703 Mr. John Furry 3 I 23 761 -9999 Ofc. of Water Project Review Mr. Wesley Coleman Chief 3 F 21 761 -4102 3 I 92 761 -4100 Mr. Bill Augustine Dep. Chief 3 I 93 761 -4117 Program Development Team Mr. Michael Pfenning Team Planning Community Ldr. Pacific Ocean 3 J 93 761 -1917 Of Practice (CECW-CP) Mississippi Valley Division RIT (CEMP-POD) National Programs Team Mr. Tab Brown, PE* Chief Division RIT (CECWMr. Jack Jurentkuff Team Ldr. 3 G 92 761 -0115 Mr. Lloyd Pike* Chief MVD) Mr. Tab Brown, PE* Chief 3 J 75 761 -4091 Ms. Susan Hughes Deputy 3 A 25 761 -0018 3 G 92 761 -0115 Project Programs Team Ms. Sharon Wagner Civil 3 I 27 761 -4121 Mr. Zoltan Montvai. Civil Deputy Program & Project Mgmt. Mr. Mark Mugler Team Ldr. 3 F 94 761 -4495 761 -4103 Engineering & 3 U 42 761 -7094 Com. of Practice (CECW-CB) 3 K 72 Directions Team Future Construction Mr. Gary Loew* Chief South Pacific Ms. Jennifer Greer Team Ldr. Community of Practice 3 I 92 761 -4100 Northwestern 3 I 88 761 -4113 Mr. James Dalton, PE* (CECW-CE) Chief Division RIT (CEMP-SPD) Ms. Andrea Bias-Street. Deputy Dr. Georgeie Reynolds. Tribal 761 -8826 Division RIT (CECW-NWD) 3 H 92 3 I 61 761 -7700 Mr. Scott Whiteford* Chief Liaison Mr. Steve De. Loach Deputy Mr. Stacey Hirata* Chief 3 T 55 761 -8990 3 I 78 761 -5855 3 L 24 761 -5347 3 Y 01 761 -5763 Operations & Regulatory Community of Practice (CECWMs. Ada Benavides Civil Mr. Jeff Hooghouse, RAValue Eng’r Ms. Lisa Fleming Civil Deputy Regulatory Programs Mr. Mike Ensch* Chief Deputy 3 L 21 761 -5533 3 C 93 761 -4605 Ms. Meg Gaffney-Smith 3 E 92 761 -1983 3 T 61 761 -0415 Mr. Eric Halpin, PE 3 I 32 761 -5904 Mr. Jonathan Davis Deputy Sp. Asst. Dams & Levee Safety Southwestern Natural Resources Mgmt. 3 D 93 761 -4591 South Atlantic 3 E 65 761 -7662 Ms. Mary Coulombe Division RIT (CEMP-SWD) Division RIT (CECW-SAD) Mr. Robert Bank, PE Civil Br. Chief Navigation & Operations 3 F 63 761 -1228 Mr. James Balocki Chief Mr. James Walker 3 L 35 761 -5532 Hydropower Mr. James Dalton, PE* Chief 3 T 50 761 -5642 3 H 31 761 -8648 Mr. George Lea, PE Military Br. Mr. Kamau Sadiki 3 H 92 761 -8826 Ms. Sandy Gore Civil Deputy Committee on Marine Chief 3 I 29 761 -4889 Ms. Stacey Brown Civil Deputy Transportation System (CMTS) 3 T 40 761 -5237 3 L 26 761 -7775 Asset Management 3 G 94 761 -4106 Ms. Patricia Mutschler Mr. Gary House, PE Dr. Elliot Ng Dept. of Trans. 202 -366 -3612 “Building Strong Corps” Project Mgr. 3 E 87 761 -4494 3 E 68 761 -4692 * Dual or triple-hatted 3 E 92 LRD) 761 -1983 Ms. Yvonne Prettyman-Beck Civil Deputy 3 D 94 761 -4670 cecw-zd / bjs 19 Oct 10

MG William Grisoli

CIVIL WORKS: EXECUTIVE OFFICE: MG William Grisoli “Deputy CG, Civil & Emergency Operations” Steven L. Stockton - Director of Civil Works Executive Director Assistant Directors: Atlantic Region (NAD, SAD) Central Region (LRD, MVD, SWD) Western Region (MWD, SPD, POD)

Transatlantic Division 1

Division Structure Distribution of Districts l l l l l Pacific Ocean Division (POD) Northwestern Division (NWD) South Pacific Division (SPD) Southwestern Division (SWD) Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) Great Lakes & Ohio River Division (LRD) North Atlantic Division (NAD) South Atlantic Division (SAD) Trans. Atlantic Division – Iraq/Afghan. (TAC) =2+2 =5 =4 =4 =6 =7 =5+1 =5 =0+5 Total Districts= 38 + 8

DIVISION ORGANIZATION: — 9 - Regional Division Offices – Executive Office - – Regional Business Directorate Programs Directorate (SES) – Division Commander [SES = Senior Executive Service] (SES)

DISTRICT ORGANIZATION: — 45 (38 -Civil) - Local District Offices Executive Office District Engineer – Planning Division – Engineering Division – Programs & Project Management Division – Construction Division – Operations Division – Contracting Division – Real Estate Division – Office of Counsel – Support Offices –

Other Corps Resources: – Engineer Research and Development Center: – Principal facilities in Vicksburg, Mississippi Environmental Lab Geotechnical and Structures Lab Coastal and Hydraulics Lab Information Technology Lab – Construction Engineering Research Lab Champaign, Illinois

Other Corps Resources: – (cont. ’d) Engineer Research and Development Center: (cont. ’d) – – Topographic Engineering Center Ft. Belvoir, Virginia Cold Regions Research & Engineering Lab Hanover, New Hampshire

Other Corps Resources: – (cont. ’d) INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESOURCES – – – Located at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center New Orleans, Louisiana Navigation Data Center Ft. Belvoir, Virginia Hydrologic Engineering Center o Davis, California Risk Management Center Denver, Colorado

Other Corps Resources: – HUMPHREYS ENGINEERING SUPPORT CENTER – – Ft. Belvoir, Virginia MARINE DESIGN CENTER – – (cont. ’d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National Technical Centers of Expertise – – 40 CX’s for Engineering / Design/ Construction 8 CX’s for Planning

CHIEF SEC. ARMY CECW ASA(CW) CONGRESS DIVISION DISTRICT SPONSOR STAKEHOLDERS PUBLIC

CLOSING REMARKS: – “The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will participate in partnership with non-Federal sponsors in the development and management of the Nation’s water and related land resources. . . ” “. . . Within our high priority missions and all applicable laws and policies”