The US Army Corps of Engineers provides infrastructure strategies in Texas, including navigation, inland waterways, hydroelectric power, water supply, regulatory work, recreation, and flood damage reduction projects. Robert Slockbower discusses regional priorities such as improving navigation on the Texas Coast and sustaining federal projects. The document also outlines lessons learned from flood events, opportunities from the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, and strategies for alternative financing and public communications.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Infrastructure Strategies in Texas
Robert Slockbower, P.E.
Programs Director
Southwestern Division
18 June 2015

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Brig. Gen. David C. Hill
SWD Commander
Mr. Robert E. Slockbower, SES
Director of Programs
Mr. Pete G. Perez, SES
Director of Regional Business
LTC Clay A. Morgan, P.E.
Ft Worth Deputy Commander
Colonel Richard P. Pannell
Galveston District Commander
Colonel Courtney Paul
Little Rock District Commander
Colonel Richard A. Pratt
Tulsa District Commander
Colonel Richard J. Muraski, Jr.
SWD Deputy Commander
Southwestern Division
Leadership Team
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Moonshine Beach,
Table Rock Lake, Mo.
Regulators examine soils on a
wetland delineation field visit.
Dallas Floodway
Bull Shoals
Powerhouse,
Arkansas
Houston Ship Channel
Sardis Dam, Oklahoma
Navigation (Ports and Channels)
•3 of the Nation’s “Top Ten” ports
•32 channels (15 deep draft, 17 shallow draft)
•More than 500 M tons of commerce annually
Navigation (Inland)
2 major waterways
(GIWW and MKARNS)
Hydroelectric Power
•18 power plants in 6 states
produce 6.7 billion kw hours
•87% of regional capacity,
third in the Corps
Water Supply
•8.4 million acre-feet of
water storage
•Water control contracts =
water for 1.8 million
households
Regulatory (work in waters & wetlands)
•Over 5000 permit decisions annually
•Protection of waters & wetlands
Recreation
•20 percent of the Corps' total
recreation projects located
within the regional boundary
•83 million visitors at 90 operating
projects located in five states
Flood Damage Reduction
•74 flood damage
reduction
lakes/reservoirs
•33.22M acre-feet
of flood storage
•760 miles of local flood
protection projects
•$85 B in cumulative
flood damage prevention
Little Rock District's MV Ted Cook
positions the Crane Barge Mike
Hendricks at Dam 2 during the
flood of 2011
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Post Flood Actions
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• New Opportunities
• Studies
• Project Construction
• Corps Reservoirs
• > $100M of damages
• P.L 84-99 Restoration
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Regional
Priorities
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The Texas Coast
navigation system is
protected & resilient,
positioned for
sustainable economic
growth with strategic
partnerships that
support non-federal
investment.
Regional Priority – Texas Coast
Improve Navigation
Support non-Federal Investment
Protect our Coastal Area
Sustain Federal Projects
Strategy
Stakeholder
Community of
Practice
Communication
Transparency
Strategic
Partnerships
CW
Transformation
Process
Improvement
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Regional Multipurpose Reservoirs
Capital Investment
• Dam Safety studies and modifications
• Innovative efforts to supplement water supply
i.e. Chloride project
• IRRMS, routine and major maintenance
• Reallocation studies
• Reservoir Sustainability
Sustained Learning
• Tri-state meeting
• Regulatory education sessions
• Capabilities outreach to Regions/states
• Coordination and alignment with State/Fed
agencies and tribes to assist with integration
• Continue to standardize Regulatory through
best practices
Business Strategy
• Understanding the stakeholder opportunities
and constraints
• Managing Competing purposes/priorities
• Water planning and studies (PAS)
• P3? Divest or De -authorize or both
• Bi-annual meetings with WS stakeholders
• Support Installation water Supply planning
Mission Execution
• Budgeting preparation and prioritized
routine and major maintenance
• Operation Plans, Recreation, power
production, out grants, leases
Means Ways Ends
Maintain the
infrastructure and
programs to optimize
the utilization of
facilities by all
stakeholders
Line of Effort
Long term
sustainment of
functioning
facilities to meet
long term needs
To be well integrated
Understand
stakeholder business
models
Support water
planning
Optimize the use of
Budget $$
Understanding of
capabilities and
needs of all
stakeholders
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Strategic Metrics
Strategic Metrics
Strategic Metrics
Strategic Metrics
Governance
PRB and RMB
LEAD
CW Prgm
Leads and
OPM
$$$
O&M, PAS
State Agencies,
Water supply,
SWPA, partners,
River Authorities,
local communities,
Recreational users
Sustainable
infrastructure
and be relevant
to water supply
in the region
and aid in the
development
and
implementation
of State Water
Planning
Initiatives
Desired Cond/
outcome
Measure
Brays Bayou, Houston
Dallas Floodway
Spillway Event

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Lessons Learned
1. Command Emphasis (emergency until
last project is complete)
2. Emergency until final project is repaired
3. Regional Program Execution and
Tracking
4. Vertical Team Integration for PIR*
Review, Damage
Classification/Prioritization, & Funding
Eligibility
Determination
Project
Complete
Contract Award
Request for
Assistance
( 30 days
from
bankfull)
District Quality
Control
Review
Division Quality
Assurance
Review
Division
Commander
Approves PIR*
Environmental
Permits and
Real Estate
P.L. 84-99 Rehabilitation Program
Flood Risk Management Projects
Event
Schedule Challenges
1. Environmental Windows
2. Cost Share
3. Funding
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Notice to Public
Sponsors
*PIR – Project
Information Report

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WRRDA 2014
Water Supply and
Reservoirs
Navigation
Non-Federal
Implementation
Regulatory & 408
Dam Safety
Levee Safety
Credits
Alternative
Financing
Project Development
and Delivery
(Including Planning)
Deauthorizations
& Backlog
Prevention
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• Authorizes Secretary of the Army to enter into agreements with
non-federal interests, including private entities, to deliver and
finance construction of at least 15 water resources projects
Water Infrastructure P3 Pilot Program (§5014)
• WIFIA credit facility contemplates loans, lines of credit, and loan
guarantees to support water infrastructure projects of national and
regional significance (including flood damage reduction, restoration of
aquatic ecosystems, improvements to inland and intracoastal waterway
navigation systems, wastewater treatment works, desalination plants,
etc.)
Water Infrastructure Finance & Innovation Act
(WIFIA)
• WRRDA offers a variety of other initiatives and authorities to
facilitate and/or enable alternative resourcing and delivery.
Relevant examples include §1008 (Expediting Hydropower at
Corps of Engineers Facilities), §1014 (Study and Construction of
Water Resources Development Projects by Non-Federal Interests),
§1022 (Credit in Lieu of Reimbursement), §1043 (Non-Federal
Implementation Pilot Program), and §6002 (Review of Corps of
Engineers Assets)
Program Reforms & Streamlining
Water Resources Reform
and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014
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Innovative
Procurement
New
Investments
Operation &
Maintenance
Risk
Management
Rehabilitation
DAMS&
LEVEES
FLOOD
DAMAGE
REDUCTION
RECREATION
INLAND
WATERWAYS
HYDROPOWER
WATER
STORAGE
AQUATIC
ECOSYSTEMS
COASTAL
HARBORS
New investment and
expertise will assist
USACE to:
1. Sustain performance
and service levels
2. Extend service life
3. Buy down risk for the
nation
4. Reduce life-cycle asset
costs
5. Generate cost offsets
and promote cost-
recovery
New investment and
expertise will assist USACE
to:
1. Accelerate
infrastructure delivery
2. Reduce life-cycle asset
costs
3. Advance public
benefits
4. Buy down risk for the
nation
5. Generate cost offsets
and promote cost-
recovery
Alternative Financing is viewed as an additional tool to help USACE
deliver critical infrastructure and services to the nation.
EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE
NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE
Why Alternative Financing for USACE?

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Alternative Financing - Project Screening
AF Suitability Screening

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Whitter Narrows
(FRM)
Fargo Moorhead
(FRM)
Sabine Neches
(NAV)
Great Lakes
(NAV)
IL Waterways
(NAV)
Recreation
(REC)
WD Mayo
(Hydro)
ListofProjects
Alternative Financing
Demonstration Projects
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Alternative Financing
Way Ahead
 Accelerating Existing / Creating New
Benefit Streams
 Capturing Funding Streams
 Establish Partnerships
 Development of Business Case
 Authorities (Fed/State/Local)
 Everything is on the table!!
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PROJECT
Corps
Implementation
P3In-Kind
Services
Contributed
Funds
Advance
Funds

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And Then There Is…
• Clean Water (CW) Rule
• Provide needed clarification following Supreme Court rulings
in 2001 & 2006
• Ensure that regulated waters are:
• more precisely defined
• more predictable
• easier for businesses & industry to understand
• consistent with the law & the latest science
•Final CW Rule Posted on US EPA website 27 May 2015
www.epa.gov/cleanwaterrule
• Rule effective 60 days following publication in Federal
Register
• Sec 7001 WRRDA 2014
• NF entities recommend study authorities / modifications to
existing water resources projects
• Proposals due 23 September 2015

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Public Communications
•ONE message You can have confidence in the Army Corps of Engineers.
•MANY media Social Media, websites, news media, mobile apps
•MULTIPLE markets DFW, Houston, South Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas
Digital Media (Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube, website, mobile apps, etc.)
Traditional Media (news releases, news media
interviews, TV, radio, print)
•Tulsa District Facebook more than 22M
impressions (2/3 of all of USACE)
•Districts conducted conversations with public on
Facebook, news media and stakeholders on Twitter
=Stratcom breakthrough on use of social media
•Almost 500 news media engagements
•National & International news media
•Subject matter experts and command
leadership were well-trained and articulate
=Traditional news media primary source of
info in large media markets, expertise
reassured public
Social media
exploded during this
event. Driven by
solid key messages
and dazzling high
quality photos and
videos (70+ videos
uploaded to
YouTube), Tulsa
District alone
reached more FB
users than the entire
population of
Oklahoma.
Stakeholders and
news media
continued to use
Twitter as a
preferred social
media platform.

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