1. Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana
Michael C. Derosier
Colonel, Corps of Engineers
District Commander
December 2016
US Army Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG® 1 1

2. Vicksburg District Levee Districts1
Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee District 2
Mississippi Levee District 3
Fifth Louisiana Levee District 4
Tensas Basin Levee District 5
Red River, Atchafalaya & Levee District 6
Nineteenth Louisiana Levee & Drainage District
Mississippi River 453 Miles 7
Natchitoches Levee & Drainage District 8
Red River Levee & Drainage District 9
Red River Basin 448 Miles
Bossier Levee District 10
Caddo Levee District 11
North Bossier Levee District
Yazoo Basin
390 Miles 12
Southeast Arkansas Levee District 13
Frenchtown-Auburn Levee District
Tensas Basin
390 Miles 14
Farelly Lake Levee District 15
Jefferson County Levee District No. 3 16
Arkansas River
141 Miles
New Gascony Levee District No. 1 17
Plum Bayou Levee District 18
Long Prairie Levee District
Pearl Basin
14 Miles 19
Garland Levee District
Levee 20
Red River Levee District No.1 21
Miller County Levee District No. 2 22
Hempstead County Levee District No.1

3. Vicksburg District - Current Focus
Levee Construction
Monroe, LA Floodwall
ARMOR ONE
Minor/Major Maintenance
Section 408 Guidance
Red River Sedimentation Survey
Levee Inspection Checklist Proposed Revisions
Items currently on our radar include continued levee construction to complete the MR&T Project, obtain funding to design a bank stabilization project for the Monroe floodwall, continue the plans to replace the existing sinking unit with ARMOR ONE, developing a better understanding with our partners of major and minor maintenance items – what we are allowed to do and what our partners are required to do, communicating to our partners changes in Section 408 that are occurring and how it may affect our customers and projects, continuing the Sedimentation Survey on the Red River and obtain funding to complete PL Levee Rehab at Teague Parkway site in Bossier City, LA.

4. Mississippi River Levee Construction - Regular Program
Item 377R, Waterproof-Upper Concordia – 6% complete
Item 511L, Lake Jackson-Palmetto – 52% complete
Item 465L, Magna Vista-Brunswick – 23% complete
Item 374R, Waterproof-Upper Lake Concordia – 43% complete
Item377R, Waterproof-Upper Lake Concordia – 62% complete
Item 457R, Seepage Control, Willow Point-Youngs Point – 93% Complete
Vicinity Map

6. Monroe Floodwall Constructed in 1930’s Part of MR&T Project
Initially inspected for spalling and wall
movement in 2012
3 Slope indicator pipes installed to detect/monitor movement
No significant movement detected by slope indicator pipes since 2012
Stability analyses indicate low factors of safety
Bank caving observed since 2016 high water event increases concern of stability failure towards the river
Project Report completed in October 2016

7. Prototype Project Agreement (PPA) Awarded
ARMOR ONE
Update
 Design, fabricate, and test automated mat laying technology including mechanical, sensing, and control systems for application on a barge vessel platform.
 The design shall include process systems to enable control of functional components for placing mat squares onto the assembly barge; successfully connecting the squares; and ultimate placement of the mats on the waterway bottom.
 The prototype shall be a scaled version, functioning system to demonstrate the form, fit, and function of the technology.
 The automated system shall utilize software, computer code, and intellectual property that can be obtained commercially or provided to a contractor for full production.
Prototype Project Agreement (PPA) Awarded

8. Major and Minor Maintenance Responsibilities for MR&T Projects
MAJOR MAINTENCE ITEMS
Include but are not limited to:
MINOR MAINTENCE ITEMS
Include but are not limited to:
Levee and berm embankment slide repairs
Relief well rehabilitation (below ground)
Structure repairs
Bank caving repairs
Supply levee surfacing material
Weed cutting
Ramps
Cattle guards
Local drainage
Levee crown/grade levee surfacing material
Relief well rehabilitation (above ground)
Ordinary rain and wave wash
Video inspections for structures, pipes and culverts
During Periods of High Water
Minor Maintenance Includes:
Removal of cattle
Blading levee crown for drainage
Sacking boils
Preventing unauthorized travel on levees
Grading of access roads
Removal of cross fences and gates
Establishment of patrols
Observing, detecting and reporting any conditions which endanger the levee system

9. Section 408 Section 408 Authority:
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to grant permission to a private, public, tribal, or another Federal entity for the temporary or permanent alteration or use of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works project if the Secretary determines that the alteration or use will not be injurious to the public interest and will not impair the usefulness of the project.
Interim Guidance on Section 408 Decision Level
Purpose: to provide revised guidance on decision level for Section 408
Background: Consolidates and provides one comprehensive policy and procedural document for processing 408 requests in order to improve consistency across USACE and across types of Civil Works projects (e.g., dams, hydropower, levee systems, channels and navigation)

10. 408 Decision Levels – Revised Guidance
HQUSACE Review and Decision:
Proposed alterations that change how the USACE project will meet its authorized purpose.
Propose alterations that preclude or negatively impact alternatives for a current General Investigation (GI) or other USACE study.
Proposed alterations for the installation of hydropower facilities.
Proposed navigation alterations for which Federal assumption of operation and maintenance pursuant to Section 204(f) of Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as amended, is also being sought.
Division Review and Decision
Proposed alterations that require a Type II IEPR.
Proposed alterations for which the non-Federal sponsor for a USACE project is seeking potential credit under Section221(a)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1970, as amended. (A decision on 408 request is separate from any decision on potential credit for in-kind contributions)
Proposed alterations that could be approved by the District Commander, but the Division Commander established a regional process that requires certain district Section 408 decisions to be made by the Division
Commander.

11. Hydraulic Modeling and Sedimentation Survey
Lock 1 to Index, AR
Purpose:
During the spring 2015 flood, the water surface elevations were 3 feet higher than the same flows observed in It is not known if this is the result of sedimentation, urbanization, vegetation or advancement in stream gaging techniques. In order to determine the cause of the increase in water surface elevation, the Vicksburg District needed to conduct a sedimentation survey.
Survey Area:
Lock 1 (Lindy C. Boggs)
to Index, Arkansas

12. Levee Inspection Checklist Proposed Revisions
The Levee Inspection Checklist is in the process of being revised.
Intent of revisions is to allow more judgment on item and segment ratings.
Webinar for MVD, the Districts, and local sponsors held on 29 Nov 16
Not to be implemented in FY17; Implementation date TBD
Pipe Inspection checklist not yet revised  

13. Mr. Ken Guidry