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 Objectives Data Gathering Execution Reporting Expansion Lead to Decisions

Objective What we did not know –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 Are we prepared to answer future questions

Objective Locate all levees in Region VII shown on FIRMs Central location for information on each levee –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 –Maintenance Inspection Reports –Design drawings and analyses –PAL Agreement Letter –Progress Reports –65.10 Package –Review Summary of Package –Accreditation or De-Accreditation Letters –News Stories worth saving

Data Gathering Initiation Study initiated and identify levees Levee ownership and background research PAL eligible / Accredit / Not Accredit PAL PAL Meeting Progress Reports Mapping Accredit on FIRM Not Accredit on FIRM (Levee Analysis and Mapping Process)

Execution Tracking –PAL Process Milestones Agreement signed 1-yr Progress Reports Package approval Document Storage –PAL Agreement Letter –Progress Reports –65.10 Package –Review Summary of Package –Accreditation or De-Accreditation Letters

Execution Current MLI FC_SEGMENT Levees Floodwalls Closures PAL Status

Execution R7Levees.org FC_SEGMENT Levees Floodwalls Closures PAL Status PAL Milestones

Execution Review is a PAL milestones with multiple elements FC_SEGMENT Levees Floodwalls Closures PAL Status PAL Milestones Elements

Execution Structural (b1) Freeboard(b2) Closures(b3) Embankment Protection(b4) Foundation Stability(b5) Settlement(b6) Interior Drainage(b7) Other – Non Structural (a) General(c) Operation(d) Maintenance(e) Other

CriteriaCompleteIncompleteComments (b)(1) FreeboardNOYESHas only 1ft freeboard (b)(2) ClosuresYESNO (b)(3) Embankment ProtectionYESNO (b)(4) Embankment and Foundation Stability YESNO (b)(5) Settlement AnalysisYESNO (b)(6) Interior FloodingNO YES Need water surface elevation of areas greater than 1 foot of depth (c) Operation PlansNOYES Needs operation of sandbag closure Needs official adoption (d) Maintenance PlansNOYES Needs official adoption (e) Certification RequirementsYESNO As-Builts provided in the O&M Plan

Reporting Levee Segment Fact Sheet

Reporting PAL Tracking Spreadsheet State/ Common wealth County Name Primary Community Levee Owner Preliminary PAL Scenario? (A, B, C, C1, C2, D, E) Initial Notificatio n (PAL) letter date PAL agreement or signed response letter due date PAL agreement or signed response letter received date 24-month compliance submittal due date Levee Status? (PAL/de- accredited /accredite d/NA) IA Black HawkCedar Falls B03/11/0806/09/084/21/2008n/aaccredited IA Black HawkEvansdale B03/11/0806/09/083/18/200806/10/10PAL IA Black HawkWaterloo B03/11/0806/09/086/10/200806/10/10PAL IAClaytonGuttenberg B04/07/0907/06/097/7/200907/07/11PAL

Future Expansion Prototype created –Uses MARS reporting tool from the MIP –Relates the MLI Segment ID to the MIP Case Number Communicator NLD/MLIMIP????

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

Multiple physical databases forming one logical database which is jointly maintained by multiple agencies Communicator NLD/MLIMIPNFHL Flood Risk NHDCustom

Thank You 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 x2