1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Overview
U.S. Energy Association –
Central Asia Delegation Visit
Portland, Oregon
Jan 2013
James D. Barton, P.E., D.WRE
Chief, Columbia Basin Water Management
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG®

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE Organization Overview
International Water Resource Activities
Questions

3. What is USACE? (FY12 Data) USACE Organization Distribution
Civilian FTE/Uniformed End Strength (ES)
HQUSACE:
927 (3%)
(46 Uniformed
Military)
HQUSACE
Division HQ:
872 (2%)
(27 Uniformed
Military)
Engineer Commands
(2 ENCOMs)
ERDC, Centers
& FOAs:
4,120 (12%)
(31 Uniformed
Military)
SES
06/15 05
Centers
(2)
FOAs
(5)
Divisions
(9)
Engineering
R&D
Center
249 EN BN
(Prime
Power)
Prime Power:
30 FTE
(343 Uniformed
Military)
Districts (45)
Districts:
29,286 (83%)
(303 Uniformed
Military)
Military
(36)
MILCON
(27)
Civil Works
(38)
Real Estate
(33)
OCONUS
(9)
FEST Team
64 FTE
(32 Uniformed Military)
Civilians:
Uniformed:
35,299 FTE Allocated
782 Authorized (Officer/Enlisted)
Centers of
Expertise
Area
Resident
Project Offices
Material
Test Labs
Data as of Nov FOAs=HECSA,IWR,MDC,UFC,ULA OPCON to USACE when not deployed Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

4. Support to the Army and the Nation USACE Mission Areas
BUILDING STRONG
Military Programs
Homeland
Security
Research & Development
MILCON for Modular Force
Global Positioning
BRAC 05
Field Force Engineering
MILCON Transformation
Environmental Restoration
Warfighter
Installations
Environment
Water Resources
Critical Infrastructure
Anti Terrorism Plans
Intelligence
Civil Works
Facility Security
Partnership
Estate
Real
Interagency
Support
Navigation, Hydropower
Flood Control, Shore Protection
Water Supply, Regulatory
Recreation, Disaster Response
Environmental Restoration
DOD Recruiting Facilities
Contingency Operations
Acquire, Manage and
Dispose
Federal
State
Local
International

5. USACE Contributions to the Economy and the Environment
Recreation areas
368 M Visitors/yr
Generate $15B in economic activity,
500,000 jobs
12,000 miles of
Commercial Inland Waterways:
½ the cost of rail
1/10 the cost of trucks
¼ of Nation’s Hydropower: $500M + in power sales
926 Shallow &
Deep Draft
Harbors
#1 Federal Provider
Of Outdoor Recreation
54,730 Miles Of Shoreline
at USACE Lakes
8,500 Miles of Levees
Stewardship of
11.7 Million Acres
Public Lands
137 Major Environmental
Restoration Projects
US Ports & Waterways Convey > 2B Tons Commerce
Corps Maintained Ports Provide Strategic Deployment Capability
Foreign Trade Through Harbors Creates > $850M Tax Revenues

6. USACE Around the World Global Engagement Countries - 100+
EUROPE
ALBANIA
ARMENIA
BELGIUM
BOSNIA
BULGARIA
CROATIA
DENMARK
ESTONIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
HUNGARY
ITALY
KOSOVO
LITHUANIA
MACEDONIA
MALTA
MOLDOVA
NETHERLANDS
NORWAY
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
SERBIA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY
UKRAINE
UNITED KINGDOM
ASIA
AFGHANISTAN
AZERBAIJAN
BAHRAIN
CHINA
EGYPT
GEORGIA
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAQ
ISRAEL
JAPAN
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KUWAIT
KYRGYZSTAN
LEBANON
MONGOLIA
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PHILIPPINES
QATAR
SRI LANKA *
SAUDI ARABIA
SOUTH KOREA
THAILAND
TAJIKISTAN
U.A.E.
VIETNAM
Global Engagement
Countries
USACE/USAID Engagement Since 1998
USACE/MCC Engagement
ARCTIC
NORTH AMERICA /
CENTRAL AMERICA
BELIZE
CANADA
COSTA RICA
EL SALVADOR
GREENLAND
GUATEMALA
HONDURAS *
MEXICO
NICARAGUA *
PANAMA
CARIBBEAN
BAHAMAS
CUBA
DOMIN. REPUB.
HAITI
JAMAICA
PUERTO RICO
TRINIDAD &
TOBAGO
AFRICA
BENIN *
CAPE VERDE *
CAMEROON
CENT AFR REPUB
CHAD
DJIBOUTI
ERITREA
GABON
GHANA *
KENYA
LESOTHO *
LIBYA
MADAGASCAR
MALI
MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE *
NIGER
NIGERIA
RWANDA
SENEGAL *
SOUTH AFRICA
SAO TOME
TANZANIA
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
CHILE
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
PARAGUAY
PERU
SURINAM
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA
AUSTRALIA
EAST TIMOR
MICRONESIA
MARSHALL ISLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
PALAU
TUVALU
VANUATU
ANTARCTICA

7. Approach to a More Sustainable Water Future
Integrated Water Resources Management
Governance and Management
Future National Water Resources Direction
Collaboration
Water Resources Investment Strategies
Managing Extreme Events
Knowledge & Technology Transfer
Water Resources Leadership
Communications and Education
The principle that government should be collaborative encourages Executive departments and agencies to “use innovative tools, methods, and systems to cooperate among themselves, across all levels of Government, and with nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals in the private sector.”
The Corps initiated and has continued the Collaborating for a Sustainable Water Future initiative in the spirit of this principle to share information and build trusting and collaborative relationships among water resources stakeholders.
Goals:
1. Raise awareness within the Administration of water resources challenges and opportunities.
2. Present critical national and regional water resources needs in the Western, Central and Eastern regions of the U.S. as identified by state officials and through research.
3. Present opportunities for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal water programs and highlight examples of Federal agencies supporting integrated water
resources management in collaboration with states.
4. Identify and recommend strategies and actions for addressing high-priority state and regional water resources needs that can be supported by state and Federal water
management agencies now.
5. Move the Nation toward integrated water resources management.
6. Assess the need for a national water resources vision.
7. Highlight tools that are in, or could be included in, a Federal Support Toolbox to assist states in their water resources planning and management.

8. INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCE ACTIVITIES
USACE involved in wide range of international water resource activities
Examples include:
Columbia River Treaty
Numerous Boards of Control Under International Joint Commission (IJC)

9. Columbia River Treaty Columbia River System
The results of CWMS computation and analyses must be accepted internationally and must handle the complex issues related to the quality and volumes of water crossing back and forth between Canada and the US.
The Columbia River System shown has an inter mingled group of various federal agencies which include Corps & Bureau dams, Private Energy dams and BC Hydro dams
Which all must be operated in accordance complex Canadian and Indian treaties.
Columbia River System
Senior USACE officials on Treaty Permanent Engineering Board and PEBCOM

10. Columbia River Treaty Organization
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Ministry Natural Resources
BRITISH COLUMBIA
GOVERNMENT
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
Department of State
Department of the Army
Department of Energy
TREATY
& Protocol
U.S. Entity
Corps of Engineers
BPA
Canadian Entities
BC Hydro
BC Provincial Government
PERMANENT ENGINEERING BOARD *
CANADIAN UNITED STATES
CANADIAN ENTITY
for Art.XIV2j*
CANADIAN
ENTITY *
United States
ENTITY *
PEB ENGINEERING COMMITTEE
***
CANADIAN UNITED STATES
CANADIAN
COORDINATOR
&
SECRETARY **
United States
COORDINATOR
&
SECRETARY **
OPERATING COMMITTEE **
CANADIAN UNITED STATES
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL COMMITTEE **
CANADIAN UNITED STATES
* created by Treaty or governments, ** created by Entities, *** created by PEB

11. INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION BOARDS OF CONTROL
1909 Boundary Waters Treaty established International Joint Commission (IJC)
IJC established over 20 boards with members from U.S. and Canada
Examples include:
International Kootenay Lake Board of Control
International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control
International Lake Superior Board of Control

12. INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION RECENT ACTIVITIES
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Upper Great Lakes Water Level Study
New approaches to managing levels and flows in Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River
Lake of the Woods – Rainy River Watershed Report

13. Questions?
In summary, the Water Management Team has successfully reduced water level stages along the lower Ohio and middle Mississippi Rivers during significant flood events.
Through the management of Kentucky and Barkley Lakes reservoir storage and releases, stages at Cairo, IL have been reduced up to 2.68 feet with prevented damages totaling $343,911,000.
Cascade, our unique unsteady flow model of the Ohio River and its junction with the Mississippi River, is an important tool used to forecast flood events and coordinate reservoir releases.