1. US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System CPRA Team New Orleans 17 May 11

2. BUILDING STRONG ® Response Plan for Hurricane Season 2011 2  District Commander manages the response from the District EOC.  Deputy Commander leads the Alternate Site (Vicksburg).  Deputy for Project Management leads the Rear EOC (Baton Rouge).  Division (MVD) deploys a Forward Cell to the FEMA JFO (Baton Rouge).  Liaisons (LGLs) assigned to 13 coastal parishes, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, FEMA, the Southeast LA Flood Protection Authorities, and the USCG.  Outfall Canal Teams operate the outfall canal structures in the city.  WCC/IHNC Closure Teams on site to manage closure for this season.  New Orleans Area Locks are manned for operation if necessary.  Assessment Teams on 24 hour recall to assess the HSDRRS after landfall. Kristin Johnson Johan Barrios Orleans LGLs

3. BUILDING STRONG ® 2011 Hurricane Preparedness 3  Preparedness Planning ► Developing interim operating procedures for the IHNC Surge Barrier and WCC ► Developing construction closure plans for ongoing contracts, coordinating necessary closures with the local sponsors ► Coordinating hurricane response plans with the local levee districts and the State ► Developing a closure tracking system for all HSDRRS openings with SLFPA E&W and the State  Preparedness Exercises ► 4-5 April – Division Level Table top exercise Simulation run from 4 days before through landfall Designed to test key decision making and coordination ► 16-20 May – District Level Full Scale Exercise (Rescheduled) Overall operations and response plan tested Team deployment exercises, LGLs coordinate with their assigned entities Closure plan exercises including all closure structures

4. BUILDING STRONG ® 4 Problem Develops or Storm Threatens Local Governments (Parish, City, and Levee Boards) must use all available resources to address the problem. Local Govt. requests assistance through GOHSEP Notify USACE EOC for situational awareness USACE will identify possible resources and solutions. GOHSEP requests USACE assistance State uses all available resources to address problem USACE assistance given to local governments to address problem and/or to flood fight. PL 84-99 Authority, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE)

5. BUILDING STRONG ® 5 Total System Openings: 491 Navigable Openings: 11 Roadway Openings: 139 Rail Road Openings: 40 Access Openings: 161 Drainage Openings: 140 * Includes openings in the MRL throughout area ** Approx 100 of these openings kept in the closed position West Closure Complex IHNC Surge Barrier SeabrookLondonOrleans17 th St. Harvey Floodgate Company Canal System Openings

6. BUILDING STRONG ®Responsibilities 6 Local Responsibilities  Operate all existing floodgates in system  Using sandbags and/or Hescos, provide temporary closures at designated locations  Coordinate with the MVN EOC through their LGLs  If assistance is required, request help through the state first and then to federal government USACE Responsibilities  Operate designated structures and notify locals when structures closed  Ensure contractors close gaps in system for projects under construction  Using sandbags and/or Hescos, provide temporary closures at designated locations  Provide LGLs in appropriate local EOCs  Assist local entities as necessary to ensure the integrity of the system

7. BUILDING STRONG ® 100% of the perimeter system will be capable of defending against a 100 year storm 1 June 2011 Status:

8. BUILDING STRONG ® 8 Discussion

9. BUILDING STRONG ® 9 Back Up

10. BUILDING STRONG ® SELA Remaining Awards 10 Orleans Parish Relocation Funds Needed NLT Award Contract SELA-23 Uptown Napoleon Avenue - Phase 2 - Claiborne to Carondelet29-Apr-1108-Aug-11 SELA-24a Uptown South Claiborne - Phase 1 - Monticello to Leonidas29-Apr-1108-Aug-11 SELA-21 Uptown Jeff Avenue - Phase 1 - Claiborne to Dryades20-Sep-1102-Jan-12 SELA-20 Florida Avenue - Phase 2 and Phase 328-Oct-1113-Feb-12 SELA-24b Uptown South Claiborne - Phase 2 - Leonidas to Lowerline1-Nov-1128-Feb-12 SELA-22 Uptown Jeff Avenue - Phase 2 - Dryades to Constance7-Mar-1220-Jun-12 SELA-23a Uptown Napoleon Avenue - Phase 3 - Carondelet to Constance30-Apr-1223-Jul-12 SELA-27 Uptown Louisiana Avenue - Claiborne to Constance27-Nov-1204-Mar-13 SELA-26 Florida Avenue - Phase 411-Jan-1318-Apr-13 Jefferson Parish Relocation Funds Needed NLT Award Contract SELA-13 Justice and Oil Company Canals15-Apr-1129-Apr-11 SELA-10 Mayronne CanalN/A26-May-11 SELA-09 Pump to the River Pump Station30-May-1119-Oct-11 SELA-07c Pump to the River Discharge Structure30-May-1125-Oct-11 SELA-16 Murphy Canal - North23-Jun-1109-Nov-11 SELA-15 Trapp CanalN/A08-Mar-12 SELA-14 Industry CanalN/A23-Mar-12 SELA-08a Soniat Canal - Lester to W. Metairie1-Mar-1209-Jun-12 SELA-07a Pump to the River North Discharge Tubes30-May-1123-Aug-12 SELA-09a Pump to the River Intake Basin30-May-1113-Jun-13 SELA-16a Murphy Canal - South23-Jun-1114-Aug-13 SELA-07b Pump to the River South Discharge Tubes30-May-1127-Sep-13

11. BUILDING STRONG ® 11 Permanent Canal Closures & Pump Stations Status:Awarded 30 Jun 09IER Decision Record signed 24 Aug 09PDD Approved 12 Mar 10LPV PPA Amendment signed 30 Apr 10Issued Phase I RFP 12 Aug 10Issued Phase II RFP 13 Apr 11 Awarded $675 million Design-Build contract to CBY Design Builders On/About 3 May 11 Issue Notice to Proceed (NTP) 10 May 11Post-Award Conference 11 May 11Formal Partnering Conference Oct 14Est. construction completion Milestone Dates

12. BUILDING STRONG ® Mississippi River Flood Fight Status NWS currently predicts a second crest on the Mississippi of 17.5 feet in New Orleans on 17 May 2011. Phase I Flood Fight began 14 March 2011 when the Carrollton Gage rose above 11.0 feet. We are working with the with the local levee authorities: we are inspecting the levees along the Mississippi River from Old River to Venice twice per week. Areas of debris have collected along the river side of the levee system from the previous crest. Levee Districts are working to remove this debris as possible. The predicted crest is above the trigger point (15.0) for Phase II Flood Fight activation. The Bonnet Carré Spillway is closed. With the predicted crest, 1.25 million CFS is possible. We are closely monitoring the forecasts and will provide as much notice as possible should we need to open the Spillway. New Orleans District EOC open 7 days a week 0700 to 1730. 12

13. BUILDING STRONG ® 2011 Hurricane Structure Probable Closure Sequence 13 1.Seabrook – Coffer Dam already in place 2.IHNC Surge Barrier – Contractor will close gates 3.Harvey Floodgate – Corps to close gates & operate pumps 4.Company Canal – Corps & SLFPA-W will close barge gate and operate pump 5.West Closure Complex – Corps/Contractor to close gates & operate pumps 6.London Ave Canal - Corps to close gates & operate pumps 7.17 th St. Canal - Corps to close gates & operate pumps 8.Orleans Ave. Canal - Corps to close gates & operate pumps

14. BUILDING STRONG ® 14 17 th Street Canal Selected Maximum Footprint

15. BUILDING STRONG ® 15 Selected London Avenue Footprint

16. BUILDING STRONG ® 16 Selected Orleans Avenue Footprint

17. BUILDING STRONG ® HSDRRS Accreditation 17 Milestone Dates 23 Nov 10 Briefed CPRA on Path Forward 8 Dec 10Rec’d CPRA letter requesting USACE perform LSER 5 Jan 11FEMA Coordination Meeting (Telecon) 9 Feb 11Meeting with Sponsors & FEMA 17 Feb 11PMP Approval 1 Jun 11100-yr attained 31 Jul 1150% Draft LSER 31 Dec 11Engr. Analysis (H&H, Geotech & Structural Analysis) Complete 31 Mar 12Draft 95% HSDRRS LSER 30 Apr 12ATR 30 Jun 12Submit HSDRRS LSER to FEMA