Presentation to ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WATER INFORMATION Herndon

Presentation to ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WATER INFORMATION Herndon, VA 14 September 2004 Bill Dawson Chief, Policy and Policy Compliance U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 1

US Army Corps of Engineers Meeting the Nation’s Needs Our water infrastructure supports our quality of life. It delivers: Our Quality of Life Depends on Water • • prosperity safety and protection healthy ecosystems commerce usable water energy enjoyment Economic Security = National Security 2

Our Message to the American People US Army Corps of Engineers • We have a vital role in the Global War on Terror • We support work that will provide for sustainability for the future, and address critical water resources infrastructure needs • We execute, to best of our abilities, focusing on: • Contributing to national security • Energizing the economy • Enhancing our environment 3

US Army Corps of Engineers Strengthening Our Security Corps experience and history of relief and support during natural disasters is proving invaluable as soldiers and civilians of USACE help rebuild Iraq. • 40% of proposed budget supports U. S. commercial transportation network we use to deploy military vessels. • Over 300 security reviews and assessments of our locks, dams, hydropower projects and other facilities. • We improved security engineering capability and prioritized critical infrastructure and are implementing at 85 critical projects. 4

Strengthening Our Economy US Army Corps of Engineers U. S. navigation network critical to domestic transportation and international trade. • Support for aging waterway infrastructure critical. • Funding for flood control and storm damage projects about 27% of budget. • Every $1 spent on flood control projects prevents over $6 in damages • 5

US Army Corps of Engineers Enhancing Our Environment § 19% of budget supports efforts to protect and restore the environment § All of our projects strive to adhere to the Corps Environmental Operating Principles 6

US Army Corps of Engineers Criticisms of Us • Biased in favor of construction • Non-transparent • Environmentally insensitive • Seeking inappropriate growth into new mission areas • Not treating partners as equals • Too slow from problem identification to solution • Losing technical capability 7

US Army Corps of Engineers Challenges Environmental restoration – restoring nationally significant resources Aging infrastructure – performance & safety implications Balancing objectives – between traditional water resources demands & environmental or ecosystem goals Minimizing institutional barriers – to efficient, effective water resources planning, decision making and management 8

US Army Corps of Engineers Challenge: Large Scale Environment Restoration §Everglades §Coastal Louisiana §Great Lakes §And More On the Way 9

US Army Corps of Engineers Challenge: Aging Water Resources Infrastructure § Investments in water resources infrastructure have declined in real terms § Aging infrastructure results in more frequent closures for repairs, decreased performance and costly delays § Unscheduled delays draw resources from scheduled maintenance 10

US Army Corps of Engineers Challenge: Balancing Objectives Environment Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction 11

US Army Corps of Engineers Challenge: Minimizing Institutional Barriers §Authorities §Planning Processes §Relationships §Budgeting Processes 12

US Army Corps of Engineers What We Are Doing • HQ streamlining/elimination of layers of review • Delegated post-authorization and reconnaissance report approval • Planning improvements and model R&D • Civil Works Strategic Plan • Environmental Advisory Board and Operating Principles • Office of Water Project Review • WRDA Provisions • USACE 2012 13

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US Army Corps of Engineers Objectives • Re-focus on mission objectives, not subordinate processes • Streamline Project Review and Approval • Leverage technology in project execution • Enhance technical capability • Save money • Become more flexible and responsive 15

US Army Corps of Engineers A USACE 2012 Glossary • RBC: Regional Business Center, a. k. a. Division; an extension of HQ with mission to leverage talents of subordinate districts, conduct regional-level interface. • RIT: Regional Integration Team, at Washington HQ, one team for each of the 8 RBCs, integrating all disciplines and activities of HQ to enable RBCs and District to deliver products to our partners. • Co. P: Community of Practice: A grouping of Corps members at Washington, RBC and District level with similar interests (e. g. , planning, environmental, public affairs, etc. ) having frequent contact with each other to 16 maintain professional skills at highest level.

US Army Corps of Engineers Communities of Practice Professional/Trade Organizations Cross Functional PDT PM Academia Govt Agencies Stakeholders Becoming a Learning Organization… Leveraging the Knowledge Industry 17

US Army Corps of Engineers What Does This Mean for YOU? • Decision-making authority closer to project execution • Stronger collaborative partnerships • Reduced project delivery costs • Common business practices • Broadened knowledge and experience platforms • Enhanced technical capability 18

US Army Corps of Engineers Funding Issues • Funding shortfalls this year are more severe than at any point in the last 30 years – Reduced appropriations in “real dollars” – Virtual elimination of usable carry-over from prior years – Impacts studies, construction, and operations and maintenance • How we are responding: – This year: “just in time” movement of $ and national program reviews – “get by” in the short term – Fundamental change in approach to budgeting. . . “a little for everyone” not working 19

Civil Works Program US Army Corps of Engineers FY 03 FY 04 Expended ($ Millions) FY 04 FY 05 House Budget Appropriation Budget Markup Construction, Gen. 1, 8121, 3501, 7221, 421. 5 1, 880 Ops. & Maint. , Gen. 2, 1351, 9391, 9681, 9251, 980 Gen. Investigations 148 100 117 90. 5 145 Miss. River & Tribs. 340 280 324 270 325 Regulatory 141 144 140 150 140 Flood/Coastal Emerg. * 37 70 * 0 50 0 FUSRAP 145 140 140 190 Gen. Expenses 147 171 160 167 Total Appropriation 4, 9054, 1944, 5714, 2154, 827 20 * Flood Control & Coastal Emergencies includes $60 M FY 03 supplemental, partially carried over into

FY 04 Appropriation by Business Program US Army Corps of Engineers Exec. Dir. & Mgmt. $160 M 3% on ati % 6 cre Re 0 M 6 $2 Water Supply $3 M 0. 1% H $2 ydr 46 op M ow 5% er Environment & Regulatory $867 M 19% Total = $4, 571 M Flood & Storm Damage Reduction $1, 213 M 27% Navigation $1, 816 M 40% Emergency Management 21 $7 M 0. 2%

US Army Corps of Engineers New for FY 05: Performance. Based Budgeting • Priorities for funding, as well as amounts going to projects and activities, will vary greatly from that traditionally seen • Priority to funds providing most value for money— performance metrics • No business, account or regional element guaranteed a "pot" • All activities will live by their performance 22

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Budget – Way Ahead US Army Corps of Engineers • Continued operations in a fiscally constrained environment • Refining performance and prioritization measures as we develop FY 06 budget • Growing Congressional interest in 5 -Year plan to focus $ on high pay-off projects and hold back others 23

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