CPRA Board Meeting September 19, 2012

CPRA Response As the lead ESF 3 agency, CPRA worked with other state agencies and local entities coordinate pre-storm preparations provide equipment, materials and emergency response during and after the storm During this span of time CPRA provided approximately 60 employees and 2,400 man hours for these efforts As of this report, post-storm assessments and operations are still ongoing.

CPRA Response PRE-STORM CPRA working with state & local officials to assess infrastructure resiliency, identify deficiencies in potential material and equipment needs CPRA began exercising pre-existing contracts and memoranda of understanding for supplies, pumps, equipment, sand, sandbags and response and resilient protective measures CPRA began delivering pumps to areas of anticipated need, and staging supplies, material and equipment for deployment to any and all other areas as need arose.

CPRA Response STORM IMPACTS (During & after landfall) CPRA personnel operated and reported from: GOHSEP CPRA offices in Baton Rouge, Thibodeaux and New Orleans Various embedded locations in the impacted areas CPRA along with Levee Districts and local officials continuously assessed the situation in order to prioritized the allocation of resources.

CPRA Response STORM IMPACTS (During & after landfall) CPRA provided support and on-scene assessments potential dam failures in the state of Mississippi and in Tangipahoa Parish potential lock failure along the Pearl River Navigation Canal in St. Tammany Parish. CPRA sent personnel and airboats in support of efforts along with the U.S. Corps of Engineers, local levee districts and other local entities on-scene assessments of area flooding determine pumping needs in affected parishes including assessment of potential threats to existing pumps and the infrastructure protecting them Assisted locals shore up flood protection structures and to protect pumping infrastructure 6,000 linear feet of Hesco baskets sand and sandbags

CPRA Response Parish Pumps provided by CPRA Plaquemines Parish10 Lafourche Parish6 St. Charles Parish1 St. John Parish4 Jefferson Parish7 St. James Parish1 St. Tammany6 CPRA provided assistance for de-watering activities in affected parishes, including the allocation of pumps to:

CPRA Response CPRA had additional pumping capacity St. Mary Terrebonne Though circumstances did not necessitate their mobilization in these areas In all affected areas, CPRA, DOTD, Corps, and Levee Districts worked to increase the resiliency of pumps increase total pumping capacity in areas of greatest need St. John the Baptist Parish St. Charles Parish Plaquemines Parish Braithwaite and Scarsdale communities CPRA allocated and re-allocated pumps on a continual basis, deploying pumps as they became available to areas of continuing need.

CPRA Future Response Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. Vince Lombardi Vince Lombardi Always live up to your standards - by lowering them, if necessary. Reggie Dupre Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966

CPRA Future Response Strategic Location of Pre-Storm Resources Sand Sandbags and Equipment Resilient Measures Hesco Baskets, wave fences, etc. Pumps/Pumping Capacity Dewatering Plans Increase Contractual Capacity Communications