The webinar discussed regional sustainability through federal and private sector collaboration on water resource projects. It provided an overview of the roles of the federal government and private sector in water sustainability projects. As a case study, it described efforts by the US Army Corps of Engineers and partners to protect the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from invasive species through innovative electric barrier technologies along the Chicago Area Waterway System. The barriers have become more advanced over time and a new permanent electric barrier is under construction to further deter invasive species movement.

1. SAME ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY WEBINAR
FEBRUARY, 2016
Regional Water Resource Sustainability Through
Federal and Private Sector Collaboration
LTC Kevin Lovell, PMP
Deputy District Commander
Chicago District, USACE
Joseph Huang
Practice Leader
MWH Global

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3. Agenda
Introductions
Regional Sustainability Defined
Federal and Private Sector Roles
Water Resource Criticality
Regional Sustainability Case Study #1: The CSSC
Electric Barrier – Protecting 1/5 of the Worlds Fresh
Water Supply.
Regional Sustainability Case Study #2: BIM in the
Development of Hydro Power and Water Resource
Protection
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4. Webinar Goals
• Provide a common definition of regional sustainability
• Show Examples of:
• Collaboration between government and private sectors
• Sustainability across regions and its influencers
• Innovation to achieve remarkable results
• Foster a professional discussion
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5. Regional Sustainability
Integrated, multi- and inter- disciplinary strategic efforts
emphasizing economic, equity, and ecological
concerns at the regional level.
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“Different Types of Sustainability” by Matthias Stürmer - Digital sustainability of open source communities, SMWCon Fall 2014, Vienna

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Water
Resource
Quality and
Availability
Transportation
Infrastructure
Efficiency and
Status
Energy
Production
and
Distribution
Infrastructure
Why Regional Sustainability?
Economics is Key to National Security

7. Federal Roles
• Apply Constitution
• Pass Authorization and
Appropriation Bills
• Support Interstate
Commerce via Waterway
& Road Network
Maintenance
Private Sector Roles
• Provide Design &
Technical Innovation
• Contract Opportunity
Participation
• Deliver Quality On Time
and On Budget
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8. US Army Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG®
Case Study #1: Regional Sustainability
Focus on the Great Lakes &
Mississippi River Basins
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9. BUILDING STRONG®
Case Study #1
 Protecting the Mississippi River and
Great Lakes Basins
 Deterring Invasive Species Movement
 Multi Faceted Collaborative Strategy
 Innovative, One of a Kind System
… But Why does the US Army Corps of
Engineers have this responsibility?
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10. BUILDING STRONG®
LTC Kevin Lovell, PMP
 Current Deputy Commander of the
Chicago District, USACE
 Focused on Water Resource Regulation, Protection &
Navigation Portfolio Management
 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University 1995
 M.S. Management, Univ. of Maryland, Univ. College 2007
 PMP, 2007

11. BUILDING STRONG®
USACE’s Value to the Nation
Congress Directs USACE’s Mission to provide value
for the Nation to its diverse stakeholders.
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• Deliver positive impacts for today and tomorrow - in
construction, natural resource management, energy, sustainability
and capacity building, and more.
• Leverage world-class professionals, civilians, and soldiers alike.
• Be “ambassadors” on a daily basis to political leaders, America’s
small businesses, and to citizens wherever we serve them.
• We are the “Nation’s Engineers.”
USACE: US Army Corps of Engineers

12. BUILDING STRONG®
Chicago District Environmental Projects
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13. BUILDING STRONG®
Chicago District’s – Navigation
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• Seven Harbor projects
• 90% traffic within system
• 14,287 jobs in Chicago area
• $652 M in wages, salaries
• $2.8 B in business revenue
Since 1979, the operations and maintenance of the Illinois Waterway
has been the responsibility of the USACE, Rock Island District.

14. BUILDING STRONG®14

15. BUILDING STRONG®
Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS)
 Primary pathway connecting the Great Lakes and
Mississippi River basins
 Consists of 78 miles of canals and modified
streams
 Five outlets to Lake Michigan within the CAWS
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 The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
remains an important pathway for navigation
and the transport of wastewater effluent and
storm water runoff.
 Also a potential pathway for the movement of
invasive species

16. eDNA Monitoring and Calibration
Asian Carp Monitoring
Des Plaines River
Bypass (Int. I)
FY11 FY13FY12FY10
Efficacy Study: Implement Solutions as Funding and Authority Permit
Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS)
Des Plaines Barrier
USACE Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Strategy
Modified Structural
Operations (Int. III)
Barrier Risk Reduction Study and EA (Int. IV)
Optimum Parameters Research (Int. II)
Demonstration Barrier
(2002) Barrier IIB (2011)
FY15 FY16FY14
1 Volt/in, pulses 4 ms at 5 hz 2.3 Volts/in, pulses 2.5 ms at 30 hzStandby mode
eDNA Monitoring by USFWS
O’Brien Lock
and Dam
FY17
Perm Barrier I
concept
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LINESOFOPERATION
Barrier I
Site PrepBarrier I Design
Barrier I Building
& Electronics
Barrier I Testing &
Commissioning
Project O&M
Funded
Operation of Electric Barriers
Barrier IIA (2009)
GLMRIS
Report
Brandon Road Feasibility Study
Telemetry
Additional research and reports as needed
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17. BUILDING STRONG®17
CSSC Barrier Driver: ANS Location

18. BUILDING STRONG®
Strategy Effort #1: Electric Barriers
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FY 16 Activities:
• Continue Operation & Maintenance of the
Existing Barriers
• Continue Barrier I Construction
• Complete Barrier IIA Electrical Upgrades
• Construct New Roof for Barrier IIB
• Complete Safety Retrofits
• Award Demonstration Barrier Electrode
Replacement Contract
• Award Site-Wide Grounding Contract
• Award Barrier IIA New Cooling System
Contract
Permanent Barrier I
Design
Recent Photo of Barrier I
Construction

19. BUILDING STRONG®
How Do The Dispersal Barriers Work?
 Electrodes are secured to the bottom of the canal
 Electrical cables connect the electrodes to the control building
 Pulsing DC current is generated in the control building and sent to the
electrodes creating an electric field in the water
 The electric field increases in strength from the upstream & downstream
edges to the center
 A fish entering the field becomes increasingly uncomfortable & is
discouraged from swimming across it
Demonstration Barrier
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20. BUILDING STRONG®20
Factors Influencing Barrier Effectiveness

21. BUILDING STRONG®
Demonstration Barrier
 Upstream benthic-focused electric field
 Downstream full water column electric field
UpstreamDownstream
Electric Field Near Water Surface
Voltage
Distance
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Barrier Date of
Activation
Voltage
(volts/inch)
Frequency
(Hz)
Pulse Duration
(ms)
Demo 2002 1.0 5 4
Demo Barrier

22. BUILDING STRONG®
Barriers IIA & IIB
 1 wider, lower-strength electric field
 1 narrower, higher-strength electric field
Upstream
Voltage
Distance
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Electric Field Near Water Surface
Downstream
Barrier Date of
Activation
Voltage
(volts/inch)
Frequency
(Hz)
Pulse Duration
(ms)
IIA 2009 2.3 34 2.3
IIB 2011 2.3 34 2.3
Barrier IIA Barrier IIB

23. BUILDING STRONG®
Permanent Barrier I - Design Features
 Two high field arrays
 Demo Barrier used as low field array
 Increased power capacity - ~3X Greater than A or B
 Redundant power feeds
 Administrative area
 Storage areas
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Barrier I
Demo
IIA IIB

24. BUILDING STRONG®
The Way Ahead: Short Term
 Permanent Barrier I Completed
► Site preparation
► Installation of underwater
electrodes & parasitics
► Purchase of specialized long-
lead electrical equipment
 Building Contract
► Began construction Mar 2015
► Currently working on vertical
construction
 Backup Power Contract
► Awarded Aug 2015
► Preparing for spring mobilization
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Building Construction as
of 21 Dec 2015

25. BUILDING STRONG®
Permanent Barrier I - Design Features
 Two high field arrays
 Demo Barrier used as low field array
 Increased power capacity - ~3X Greater than A or B
 Redundant power feeds
 Administrative area & Storage areas
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0.4 mW1.5 mW 1.5 mW 4.3 mW

26. BUILDING STRONG®
The Way Ahead: PB-1 Schedule
 FY16
► Continue building construction
► Begin install of backup power systems
► Award electrical equipment install contract
 FY17
 Q1 - Complete building construction & backup power install
 Q2 – Complete electrical equipment install
 Q3 – Complete startup/safety testing
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Rendering of
Completed
Permanent Barrier I
PB-1: Permanent Barrier 1

27. BUILDING STRONG®
The Way Ahead: Long Term Solutions
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28. BUILDING STRONG®
Regional Sustainability Strategic Goals
Protect the Great Lakes & Mississippi basins
 Leverage Governmental and Private Sector
Collaboration
 Technical expertise & Innovative experience
 Relook existing paradigms & create new
solutions
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29. BUILDING STRONG®
Chicago District, US Army Corps of Engineers
www.lrc.usace.army.mil
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LTC Kevin J. Lovell, PMP
Kevin.J.Lovell@usace.army.mil
(W): 312-846-5301