1. Infrastructure Challenges in Kentucky Carey Johnson Kentucky Division of Water 2014 Governor’s Conference on Energy and the Environment

2. Kentucky Division of Water Mission To manage, protect and enhance the quality of the Commonwealth’s water resources. Primary Responsibilities Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water Act Water/Wastewater Infrastructure Water Planning Drought Management Agriculture Water Quality Act Floodplain Management / Risk MAP / NFIP Dam Safety

3. Addressing the Problem Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) plays a major role in water-related infrastructure This presentation will focus on KDOW’s efforts to enhance dam-related infrastructure Outline KDOW’s role in other infrastructure- related elements

4. ASCE Water-related Infrastructure Grades for KY Dams – D+ Drinking Water - B Levees – D+ Wastewater – C- Overall – C; marginally better than the Nation Source: American Society of Civil Engineers – 2013 Report Card

5. Vision Improved Service  Improved Compliance  Effective Communication  Reduced Risk  Integrated programs Enhanced Productivity  Better Tools  Improved Efficiencies  Access To Data Better Accuracy  Better Data Collection Tools  Better Data ALL PROGRAMS DIVISION -WIDE

6. Kentucky’s Dam Safety Program Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 151.100 Defines authority (enacted 1966 / amended 1990) o Administer and Enforce o Inspect / Assess o Permit o Set Standards o Safety / O&M Budget State-owned Dam Repair (SODR) $1 million annually FEMA annual allocation General Funds Dam Inventory 1069 dams 961 on active inventory 180 high hazard 156 moderate hazard 625 low hazard Ownership 80% private 20% public Regulated dams in 115 of 120 counties

7. Kentucky’s Dam Safety Program Vision Improved Service Enhanced Productivity Better Accuracy Challenges Expending the $10M SODR funds in ongoing projects Knowledge transfers to next generation employees and dam owners Transitioning from paper files to electronic Improving databases Testing new tools (engineering and mapping) Kentucky Dam Safety Advisory Council Considering a modern PMP Study Updating Dam Safety regulations and Engineering Memoranda

8. Kentucky’s Dam Safety Program Strategy Strategic Partnerships Respecting missions Coordinating initiatives Leveraging funding Synergizing efforts between programs Collaboration with federal and state partners Partners FEMA National Dam Safety FEMA Risk MAP USACE USGS NWS Kentucky NRCS Kentucky Emergency Management Kentucky Dept of Fish and Wildlife Kentucky Dept of Parks (Tourism) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet University of Louisville Center for Hazards Research DOW CTP contractors Path to Success

9. Kentucky Division of Water – Strategic Projects FEMA Risk MAP Flood hazard mapping with emphasis on risk assessment and planning initiatives Levee Analysis and Mapping Procedures (LAMP) pilot project Kentucky Silver Jackets USACE-led initiative for flood risk management Frankfort - dam and levee overtopping inundation mapping Falmouth - flood inundation mapping Louisville - levee system evaluation / emergency response plan “CHAMPS" and "IFLOODRISK“ web-based portals Interactive web applications for enhanced : Flood risk outreach Emergency response Mitigation planning Hydraulic model dissemination

10. Kentucky Division of Water – Strategic Projects “Proof of Concept” - Avoid large dam capital improvement projects through: Better engineering Better data Downstream risk mitigation Outreach and education * This approach allowed Division of Water to redirect > $3M of State-Owned Dam Repair capital funds to priority capital dam projects

11. Kentucky Division of Water – Strategic Projects Lake Beshear Dam Better engineering model → reclassify the dam Spurlington Lake Dam Better engineering model → purchase downstream residences and property → Reclassify dam McNeeley Lake Dam Better engineering model → reclassify the dam *Downstream zoning change ensured permanent fix Willisburg Lake Dam Better engineering model → Identify residences to purchase? → reclassify dam?

12. Kentucky Division of Water – Strategic Projects Kentucky Dam Safety Mitigation Project Components Validate hazard classification 100 % (~200) of state-owned and locally owned dams Dam failure inundation modeling and mapping Risk mitigation planning Emergency action plans (EAP) Catastrophic Long-Term Response Plans (CLTRP) Expanded outreach and education Modernization Opportunity Improved Service Enhanced Productivity Better Accuracy Risk Assessment Web-based records and data

13. Dam Risk Map Risk Map –Per each dam studied –Based on FEMA’s Risk MAP Products –Callout boxes Useful for: –Community Dam Safety Awareness –Dam Owner Risk Awareness –Dam Owner Risk Mitigation

14. Kentucky Dam Safety - Datasets Preparedness Report Card Provides Snap-Shot of dam safety risk preparedness Useful for: Communicating risk Promoting preparedness and mitigation

15. Levees 28 systems protect from1% annual chance flood (32 total) Approximately 105 total miles 13 systems accredited by FEMA 7 systems have “Provisionally Accredited” (PAL) status 6 systems PAL expired; deaccredited 2 systems (Louisville Metro) undergoing Levee System Evaluation by USACE

16. Levees – Kentucky Division of Water’s Role Levee Point of Contact for FEMA –Pilot Project: Levee Analysis and Mapping Procedures (LAMP) – Union County Collaboration with USACE and local sponsors on accreditation Member of National Levee Safety Committee (NLCS) Member of FEMA Levee Integrated Project Team (IPT) State levee safety programs –2014 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA)

17. Additional Efforts Risk MAP –Mapping, Assessment, and Planning Identification of infrastructure that causes flooding –Undersized bridges, culverts, other stream pinch points Collaboration with local communities to mitigate problem areas

18. Transportation Infrastructure Undersized culvert causes flooding and blocks road

19. Continue to move forward Implement vision Budget Scenarios Tool Development IT Resources Strategic Projects Integrate Programs Promote Partnerships Future Vision

20. Infrastructure Challenges in Kentucky Questions / Comments