US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District 75 th Annual Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana COL Richard Hansen 3 December 2015

Mississippi River & Tributaries New Orleans District Overview

Mississippi River Levee Construction Program

Atchafalaya Basin – Levee Slides (W-52/W-64) BEFOREAFTER

Armoring Status 6 LPV-00.2 LPV-4.2A LPV-20.1 WBV-14e.2 WBV-12 WBV- 09a WBV-18.2 WBV-15a.2 WBV-16.2 LPV-109.2a LPV WBV-MRL-5.2 WBV-MRL-3.2 WBV-MRL-1.2B LPV-1.1 LPV-2.2 LPV-19.2 LPV-4.2B WBV-14c.2 WBV-14b.2 WBV-MRL-6.1 LPV-102 LPV-103 LPV miles total system Armoring 26 miles awarded straight to armoring 5 miles remaining to be awarded straight to armoring (MRL-1.2b, 3.2, 5.2) 45 miles to be lifted prior to armoring Dec 2014 Apr 2015 Feb 2015 Jan 2015 Aug 2015 Sep 2015 Jul 2015 Jan 2017 Aug 2016 Mar 2016 LPV Nov 2015 Award Date Legend Straight to Armoring Levee Lift prior to Armoring Floodwall / Structure Awarded Levee construction reach Armoring construction reach WBV-17b.2 WBV-14f.2 WBV-90 LPV-5.2B LPV-5.2A LPV-03d.2 WBV-MRL-7.1 WBV-72 WBV-71

7

2015 Flood Fight  “Public Safety through Partnering”  Carrollton Gauge  Over 11 ft Mid-March until Mid-August (break in May)  Over 15 ft for about 3 weeks July-August  141 days of flood fighting  Activated EOC to daily operations in Phase I and 24 hour operations in Phase II.  MVN coordinated inspections along the MR&T system with levee districts.  Implemented high river requirements on permitted sites in coordination with levee districts, permit holders, & USACE construction contractors.  10,940 total USACE man hours.  Additional Information  Record stages reached at Carrollton from 22-Jul to 12-Aug.  330 Inspection points total  141 seepage areas  32 sand boils

THANK YOU