R7Levees.org
Presented by:
William Zung, PMP, CFM
May 24, 2012
Online Levee Study Status System that Leads
to Decisions
R7Levees.org
Association of State Floodplain Managers
San Antonio, Texas
May 24, 2012
Floodwaters
overtopped
the levee
Flooding of
the interior
Agenda
Expansion
Reporting
Execution
Data
Gathering
Lead to Decisions
Objectives
Objective
• What we did not know
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location of levees in FEMA Region VII is incomplete
The name and contact information of the Levee Owners
The FIRM accreditation status of each levee
The likely hood for the levee to meet 65.10
• Are we prepared to answer future questions
Objective
• Locate all levees in Region VII shown on FIRMs
• Central location for information on each levee
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Levee Accreditation Status
Levee Owner and Contact Information
Provisional Accreditation Levee (PAL) milestones
If available – Construction Date, O&M, design event
• Attach documents associated with each levee segment
• Map based but easy to use for non-GIS user
• Summarize PAL steps into 1 page
Data Gathering
• Locate Levees
– Searched all FIRMs – Paper
and Digital
– Searched USACE PL84-99
– Digitized levee alignment
from aerial photographs
– Collaboration with USACE
– KC District to use their
NLD
Data Gathering
• Documents
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Maintenance Inspection Reports
Design drawings and analyses
PAL Agreement Letter
Progress Reports
65.10 Package
Review Summary of 65.10 Package
Accreditation or De-Accreditation Letters
News Stories worth saving
Data Gathering
Initiation
PAL
Mapping
• Study initiated and identify levees
• Levee ownership and background research
• PAL eligible / Accredit / Not Accredit
• PAL Meeting
• Progress Reports
• 65.10
• Accredit on FIRM
• Not Accredit on FIRM (Levee Analysis and
Mapping Process)
Execution
• Tracking
– PAL Process Milestones
• Agreement signed
• 1-yr Progress Reports
• 65.10 Package approval
• Document Storage
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PAL Agreement Letter
Progress Reports
65.10 Package
Review Summary of 65.10 Package
Accreditation or De-Accreditation Letters
Execution
• Current MLI
FC_SEGMENT
PAL Status
Levees
Floodwalls
Closures
Execution
• R7Levees.org
FC_SEGMENT
PAL Status
PAL Milestones
Levees
Floodwalls
Closures
Execution
• 65.10 Review is a PAL milestones with multiple elements
FC_SEGMENT
PAL Status
Levees
Floodwalls
PAL Milestones
65.10 Elements
Closures
Execution
65.10 - Structural
65.10 – Non Structural
(b1) Freeboard
(b2) Closures
(a) General
(b3) Embankment Protection
(c) Operation
(b4) Foundation Stability
(b5) Settlement
(d) Maintenance
(b6) Interior Drainage
(b7) Other
(e) Other
Criteria
Complete
Incomplete
(b)(1) Freeboard
NO
YES
(b)(2) Closures
YES
NO
(b)(3) Embankment Protection
YES
NO
(b)(4) Embankment and
Foundation Stability
YES
NO
(b)(5) Settlement Analysis
YES
NO
(b)(6) Interior Flooding
NO
YES
(c) Operation Plans
NO
YES
(d) Maintenance Plans
NO
YES
(e) Certification Requirements
YES
NO
Comments
Has only 1ft freeboard
Need water surface elevation of areas
greater than 1 foot of depth
Needs operation of sandbag closure
Needs official adoption
Needs official adoption
As-Builts provided in the O&M Plan
Reporting
• Levee Segment Fact Sheet
Reporting
• PAL Tracking Spreadsheet
State/
Common County
wealth
Name
Primary
Community
Levee
Owner
PAL
agreement
Preliminary
PAL
or signed
PAL
Initial agreement or response
Scenario? (A,Notificatio
signed
letter
B, C, C1, C2, n (PAL) response letter received
D, E)
letter date due date
date
Levee
24-month Status?
65.10
(PAL/decompliance accredited
submittal /accredite
due date
d/NA)
IA
Black
Hawk
Cedar Falls Cedar Falls
B
03/11/08
06/09/08
4/21/2008
IA
Black
Hawk
Evansdale
Evansdale
B
03/11/08
06/09/08
3/18/2008 06/10/10
PAL
IA
Black
Hawk
Waterloo
Waterloo
B
03/11/08
06/09/08
6/10/2008 06/10/10
PAL
IA
Clayton
Guttenberg
Guttenberg
B
04/07/09
07/06/09
7/7/2009
PAL
n/a
07/07/11
accredited
Future Expansion
NLD/MLI
• Prototype created
– Uses MARS
reporting tool from
the MIP
– Relates the MLI
Segment ID to the
MIP Case Number
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MIP
Communicator
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Future Expansion
Future Expansion
• Relate to other databases
– National Levee Database (NLD)
– Mapping Information Platform (MIP)
– National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL)
• Track and Document milestones of the Levee Analysis and
Mapping procedures
• Enhance reporting functions
– Export canned reports
– Provide ability for ad hoc reporting
Future Expansion
Future Expansion
• Multiple physical
databases forming
one logical database
which is jointly
maintained by
multiple agencies
NLD/MLI
Custom
MIP
Communicator
NHD
NFHL
Flood
Risk
Thank You
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Rick Nusz, P.H., CFM – FEMA Region VII
Jason Sweet – STARR/G&O
Jason Schneider, P.E., CFM – STARR/G&O
Anish Pradhananga, P.E., CFM – STARR/G&O
William Zung, PMP, CFM
wzung@greenhorne.com
913-498-0500 x2