1. 1 CERP – PDT WORKSHOP COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN April 2002 Project Implementation Reports

2. 2 Background Legislative Requirements Project Goals and Objectives Plan Formulation and Evaluation Topics

3. 3 Project Implementation Reports WHO??? WHAT??? WHERE??? WHY??? HOW???

4. 4 Project Implementation Reports WHO??? U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with a non-Federal Sponsor SFWMD (83% of the Projects) Others… Florida Department of Environmental Protection Seminole Tribe Miccosukee Tribe Lee County Palm Beach County WHAT??? WHERE??? WHY??? HOW???

5. 5 Project Implementation Reports WHO??? WHAT??? Decision document State / Federal / Tribal and Local Government coordination National Environmental Policy Act – Public Participation WHERE??? WHY??? HOW???

6. 6 Project Implementation Reports WHO??? WHAT??? WHERE??? Only applicable to CERP – South Florida WHY??? HOW???

7. 7 Project Implementation Reports WHO??? WHAT??? WHERE??? WHY??? Congress said so… More thoroughly investigate local solutions to system problems HOW???

8. 8 Project Implementation Reports WHO??? WHAT??? WHERE??? WHY??? HOW??? Are you kidding? In 40 minutes… Get Real!!! Much of what we will cover has been or will be presented one-on-one with PDTs

9. 9 Legislative Requirements for Project Implementation Reports

10. 10 The Secretary and the non-Federal sponsor shall develop project implementation reports in accordance with section 10.3.1 of the Plan In developing a PIR, the Secretary and the non Federal shall coordinate with appropriate Federal, State, tribal, and local governments A PIR shall - (I) be consistent with the Plan and programmatic regulations (II) describe how each of the requirements stated in (3)(B) is satisfied (III) comply with NEPA (IV) identify the appropriate quantity, timing, and distribution of water dedicated and managed for the natural system (V) identify the amount of water to be reserved or allocated for the natural system necessary to implement, under State law, subclauses (IV) and (VI) (VI) comply with applicable water quality standards and applicable water quality permitting requirements under subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) (VII) be based on the best available science (VIII) include an analysis concerning the cost effectiveness and engineering feasibility of the project WRDA 2000 Section 601 (h)(4)(A)

11. 11 373.026 373.470 373.1501  Preparation of a Project Implementation Report to include: Analyze and evaluate all needs to be met comprehensively Determine engineering feasibility Determine efficiency and cost effectiveness Determine project is consistent with applicable law Coordinate and minimize impacts on existing utilities/public infrastructure Identify increase in water supplies resulting from project  Report is submitted to FDEP for approval State Requirements Chapter 373 Florida Statutes

12. 12  Savings Clause  Quantifying Water to be Reserved  Operating Manuals Additional WRDA 2000 Provisions Affecting PIRs

13. 13  No elimination or transfer of existing legal sources  Maintenance of flood protection  No effect on Seminole Tribal Compact Savings Clause

14. 14 WRDA 2000:  Assurance of Project Benefits- President and Governor Agreement- January 9, 2000  “the State shall ensure... that water made available by each project in the Plan shall not be permitted for a consumptive use or otherwise made unavailable by the State until such time as sufficient reservations for the restoration of the natural system are made under state law in accordance with the project implementation report....” Sec. 601(h)(4)(A) Quantifying Water to be Reserved

15. 15  Very important! The PIR only identifies the amount of water to be reserved  Identifying the water to be reserved only occurs after initial plan selection  The actual rulemaking for reservations of the water is performed by SFWMD or FDEP  Guidance is being developed on specific information and details for PDTs Quantifying Water to be Reserved, cont

16. 16  Required by WRDA 2000  Operations information necessary to: –specify project operations consistent with the quantification of water to be reserved –comply with “Savings Clause”  Step 3 in the Plan Formulation and Evaluation Procedures Operating Manuals

17. 17  Operating Manual may include:  water control plans  regulation schedules  drought contingency plans  operating criteria for project and/or system regulation  Guidance being developed Operating Manuals, cont.

18. 18  Includes long-range climatic forecasting  Decision tree (if this, then do that)  Stage/position analysis (monitoring) to demonstrate probable outcomes leading to operational decisions Example of the next generation of operating manuals: Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (WSE)

19. 19 Prepare PMP Initiate PIR FSM PAL Tentatively Selected Plan AFB Issues & Recommendations IPR Prepare Draft PIR w/NEPA Document IPR Draft CAR Release Draft PIR Public and Agency Review of Draft PIR Prepare Final PIR w/NEPA Document Release Final PIR Washington Level Review of PIR Chief of Engineers Report Review by ASA (CW) and OMB ROD Signed Transmit PIR to Congress DE Notice 30 Day State & Agency Review Final CAR FWS Corps State / Sponsor DEP Review and Approval Sponsor Letter of Intent Pre-Application Conference Plan Formulation and Evaluation Define Measures (Components) Develop Planning Cost Estimates (Real Estate, Construction, O&M) Evaluate Measures (compare with and without plan conditions) Conduct Incremental Cost Analysis Compare Alternative Plans Conduct Environmental Assessments RECOVER Conduct System-Wide Evaluation of Plans Design Selected Plan Prepare Engineering Design Develop Draft Water Control Plan Prepare Real Estate Gross Appraisal Prepare MCACES Cost Estimate Quantify Water Made Available Identify Water to be Reserved Conduct Interim Operations Assessment Develop Project Level Monitoring Plan RECOVER Assist in Optimization of Plan Performance for System-Wide Benefits Assist in Development of Draft Water Control Plan Coordinate Project Level Monitoring with System-Wide Monitoring Plan Develop Base Conditions and Models Conduct NEPA Scoping Activities Identify Objectives and Constraints Inventory Resources Develop Simulation Models (Hydrologic, Ecologic, Water Quality) Identify Performance Measures Define Existing Conditions Define Without Plan Conditions Initiate Data Collection RECOVER Assist in Development of Existing and Without Plan Conditions Assist in Development of Performance Measures TYPICAL PIR PROCESS

20. 20 Develop Base Conditions and Models Conduct NEPA Scoping Activities Identify Objectives and Constraints Inventory Resources Develop Simulation Models (Hydrologic, Ecologic, Water Quality) Identify Performance Measures Define Existing Conditions Define Without Plan Conditions Initiate Data Collection RECOVER Assist in Development of Existing and Without Plan Conditions Assist in Development of Performance Measures

21. 21 GOAL: Enhance Ecologic Values Objectives:  Increase the total spatial extent of natural areas  Improve habitat and functional quality  Improve native plant and animal species abundance and diversity GOAL: Enhance Economic Values & Social Well Being Objectives:  Increase availability of fresh water (agricultural/municipal & industrial)  Reduce flood damages (agricultural/urban)  Provide recreational & navigation opportunities  Protect cultural & archeological resources and values Goals & Objectives for the Restudy

22. 22  Same as the Restudy…  Project Example –System-wide Objective: Improve Habitat and Functional Quality Elsewhere in the system… downstream –Local Objective: Improve Habitat and Functional Quality Within footprint of project boundary Project Goals and Objectives

23. 23 Plan Formulation and Evaluation Define Measures (Components) Develop Planning Cost Estimates (Real Estate, Construction, O&M) Evaluate Measures (compare with and without plan conditions) Conduct Incremental Cost Analysis Compare Alternative Plans Conduct Environmental Assessments RECOVER Conduct System-Wide Evaluation of Plans

24. 24 Scale System (CERP) Project Terminology Modeling Regional Sub-regional Benefits and Impacts System-wide Local

25. 25 Feasibility Report/CERP Conceptual Plan Develop Components CEA ESM LEC Results Screening Conclusions Detailed Impact Assess- ment (May-Jun) PM & Impact Analysis (Sept-Apr) First Alternative Development SFWMM Model Run Restudy Formulation & Evaluation Process

26. 26 CERP - individual projects were selected based on their synergistic effect to the overall plan Projects - formulated to achieve local and system- wide goals and objectives as defined by CERP  Must consider different measures, components, features, and project scales within the project area  Structural and non-structural approaches  Initial alternative defined by Yellow Book Project Formulation

27. 27  3-step process  Select Plan based on the project that reasonably maximizes the project’s contribution toward the system-wide benefits of CERP compared to cost Project Evaluation/Assessment

28. 28  Ensures the system-wide goals and objectives defined by the Comprehensive Plan are achieved  Define the project features that optimize system performance and system-wide benefits  Costs and benefits measured at the system-wide level for each of the alternative plans  Selected project will be the plan that reasonably maximizes the project’s contribution toward the system-wide benefits of CERP compared to cost Step 1 Optimize System-wide Benefits

29. 29 Project Being Evaluated Future With-Project Condition Assumptions Authorized CERP Projects Unauthorized CERP Projects Future Without-Project Condition Assumptions No CERP Step 1 – System-wide Benefits Future Condition Assumptions

30. 30  Assessment measures the contribution of the project to system-wide benefits output  Quantify and describe the incremental costs and benefits of the selected project  Costs and benefits are incremental to the total CERP project Step 2 Assessing Incremental Benefits Attributable to the Project

31. 31 Project Being Evaluated Future With-Project Condition Assumptions Authorized CERP Projects Unauthorized CERP Projects Future Without-Project Condition Assumptions Authorized CERP Projects Unauthorized CERP Projects Project Not Included Step 2 – Incremental Benefits Future Condition Assumptions

32. 32  Establish baseline year for operations  Develop interim operational strategies  various operations should be considered to make the plan more efficient as an interim project  Assess local impacts  Evaluating the output of the selected project together with authorized projects provides an assessment of local and system-wide impacts due to interim operations Step 3 Assess Interim Operations

33. 33 Future With-Project Condition Assumptions Project Being Evaluated Authorized CERP Projects Future Without-Project Condition Assumptions Authorized CERP Projects Step 3 – Interim Operations Assessment Future Condition Assumptions

34. 34  Provide direction to the PDT’s and RECOVER  Supplements current planning guidance (ER 1105-2-100)  Addresses specific issues such as with- and without-project condition assumptions and evaluation methodologies  Provides guidance rather than dictum (variations from this guidance should be discussed during policy review meetings) Draft Policy Paper