Robbin Peach, Program Manager of Resilience for the Massachusetts Port Authority, presented on the Agency's various resilience related initiatives. Massport is the operator of Logan Airport, the 9th busiest in the US, as well as operator of many transportation facilities and waterfront real estate assets

1. Resiliency
Massport
A
pathway
to
a
more
resilient
future
Boston
Urban
Metabolism
7/23/2016

2. Massport’s
FaciliAes
of
Massport
• Massport
is
an
independent
authority
governed
by
a
board
of
directors,
appointed
by
the
state’s
governor
• Massport
owns
and
operates
– Boston-­‐Logan
InternaAonal
Airport
– Hanscom
Field,
Bedford,
MA
– Worcester
Airport
– Conley
Container
Terminal
– Black
Falcon
Cruiseport
– Various
real
estate
assets

4. Boston
Logan
InternaAonal
Airport

5. Passenger
Count
• 100,000-­‐130,0
0
per
day
• 33.5
Million
per
year

6. 0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
Private
Induced
Indirect
Direct
Economic
Impact
by
Year
EsAmated
Job
CreaAon
(FTEs):
Total
29,743

7. Port
of
Boston

8. Conley Terminal

9. MariAme
Four
Lines
of
Business
Conley
Container
Terminal
Cruiseport
Boston
Boston
Autoport
Seafood
Processing

10. The
Port
of
Boston
is
Vital
to
the
Regional
Economy
• $4.6B
economic
impact
• 50,000
total
jobs
− 7,000
direct
jobs
• Federal
tax
revenues
of
$203M
• State
&
local
tax
revenues
of
$136M
• 1,600
businesses
use
the
port
The
Port
Compared
to
Boston’s
Largest
Employers
The
Port
of
Boston:
A
Major
Contributor
to
the
Regional
Economy

11. Aber
a
Record
Breaking
FY15,
volume
is
on
track
to
set
a
new
record
in
FY16
150,000
160,000
170,000
180,000
190,000
200,000
210,000
220,000
230,000
240,000
250,000
FY
10
FY
11
FY
12
FY
13
FY
14
FY
15
FY16
Est.
TEU
Record-­‐Breaking
Year

12. Boston
Autoport
Makes
Important
ContribuAons
to
the
Regional
Economy
and
Supports
Blue
Collar
Jobs
• 70,000
cars
imported/exported
through
Boston
Autoport
• $15
million
investment
in
new
warehouse
space
nearly
completed
• 80-­‐acre
auto
import,
export,
processing
and
distribuAon
facility
in
addiAon
to
salt
terminal,
passenger
vessel
maintenance
and
various
port
support
acAviAes
• ~525
permanent
and
125
seasonal/
part-­‐Ame
jobs
associated
with
site
operaAons

13. Consequences
of
extreme
flooding
• Airports
– Logan
Airport
prolonged
closure
–
regional/naAonal,
int’l
transportaAon/economic
impacts
– Passenger,
business,
criAcal
goods,
and
commerce
disrupAon
– Lack
of
ability
to
serve
area-­‐wide
storm
recovery
efforts
• MariEme
– Major
facility
and
equipment
loss
leading
to
long
term
closure
– Loss
of
cruise
&
container
business
• Real
Estate
– Financial
risks
associated
with
tenant
disrupAons/recovery
– DisrupAons
to
local/regional
transportaAon
system
• Agency-­‐wide
– Loss
of
human
resources
– Greater
recovery
cost

14. Drivers
for
AcAon

15. Damage
• Solar
panels
destroyed
• Terminals
flooded
• Standards
and
signs
blown
over
• Vehicles
destroyed
• Roofing
membranes
peeled
off

16. “Resiliency
is
the
ability
of
a
system
to
withstand
a
major
disrup8on
within
acceptable
degrada8on
parameters,
recover
within
an
acceptable
8me,
and
balance
composite
costs
and
risks.”
• How
to
protect
Massport
faciliAes
against
long-­‐term
sea-­‐level
rise,
storm
surges,
intense
storm
events,
other
unplanned
events
and
threats?
• How
to
maintain
and
restore
operaAonal
capabiliAes
during
and
aber
disrupAve
events?
• How
to
implement
a
balanced
composite
cost
and
risk
plan?
Defining
Resiliency

17. Reducing
Impacts
Through
Sustainability
Massport
Resiliency
Addressing
Impacts
Hardening
criAcal
Infrastructure,
retrofikng
exisAng
faciliAes
Providing
redundant
faciliAes
IncorporaAng
resiliency
into
new
projects
Workforce
cross
training
GHG
reducAon
-­‐
Leading
by
Example
Sustainability
Management
Plan
MEPA/NEPA
compliance
and
project
miAgaAon
CollaboraAon
with
agencies
and
insAtuAons
Sustainable
Design
Guidelines

18. • First
posiAon
of
its
kind
at
Massport
and
possibly
at
any
naAonal
port
authority.
• Directs
and
coordinates
resilience
assessment
and
adaptaAon
preparedness
acAviAes
of
Massport.
• Pursues
two
complementary
objecAves:
– Making
the
resilience
plan
and
its
principles
part
of
business
strategy
and
operaAons
everywhere;
and
– FacilitaAng
cooperaAon
among
internal
staff
– External
stakeholders
promoAng
partnership
&collecAve
acAon.
Program
Manager
of
Resiliency

19. • Become
an
innovaAve
and
naAonal
model
for
resiliency
planning
and
implementaAon
within
the
port
authority.
• Take
responsibility
for
improving
our
overall
infrastructure
and
operaAonal
resilience.
• Increase
our
business
value
and
(contextual
community
responsibiliAes)
through
improved
resiliency.
• Engage
our
stakeholders
to
bener
understand
and
address
their
concerns.
• Incorporate
resilient
design
and
construcAon
pracAces
in
the
development
of
our
airports,
mariAme
systems,
and
real
estate.
• Monitor,
measure,
and
adapt/modify
our
progress.
Resiliency
Program
Goals

20. • IdenAficaAon
– Threat
event
– Threat
level
– Impacted
faciliAes
– Effect
of
impact
– CriAcal
faciliAes
needing
protecAon
• Devise
a
Plan
– Avoid,
minimize,
recover
– Short
term
– Long
term
Working
Group
Charge

21. Methodology
Step
1
Step
2
Step
3
Step
4
Step
5
Step
6
Modified
DHS
Threat
and
Hazard
IdenAficaAon
and
Risk
Assessment
(THIRA)
Model

22. CriAcality
Grouping
DescripEon CriEcality
Score
Assets
required
for
bare-­‐bones
funcEonality
for
disaster
preparedness,
response,
and
recovery
3
Assets
required
for
disaster
response
in
the
immediate
abermath
of
a
flood
event
2
Assets
required
for
facility
to
recover
to
acceptable
level
of
service
1

23. CriAcal
Infrastructure/Key
Resources
UEliEes
TransportaEon
Electrical/Vaults/Sub
StaEons/DistribuEon
etc.
Drainage
Generators
Water
Parking
Surface
Roads
Elevated
Roads
Tunnels
Bridges
Transit
Taxi
ShuSle
Rental
Car
Fuel
Systems
Human
Capital
AviaEon
Fuel
Ground
Fuel
Generator
Fuel
Workforce
HR
FuncEons
Qualified
Maintenance
Security
IT
Equipment/Buildings
ATC
–
Tower
TelecommunicaEons
Network
Soware
Hardware
Enterprise
Terminals
Runway/Taxiway
Apron
Tower
Security
Gates
Berths
OperaEng
Cranes
Processing
Gates

24. Threats
&
Hazards
to
CriAcal
Infrastructure
NATURAL
TECHNOLOGICAL
HUMAN-­‐CAUSED
ResulAng
from
acts
of
nature
Involves
accidents
or
the
failures
of
systems
and
structures
Caused
by
the
intenAonal
acAons
of
an
adversary
• Earthquake
• Flood*
• High
winds*
• Hurricane*
• Sea
Level
Rise*
• Tornado
• Tsunami
• Fire
• Winter
Storm*
• Data
Loss
• Power
Loss
• Fire/Accident
• Sabotage
• Terrorism
Acts
(Bomb
Blast)
*
Addressed
in
DIRP
Study
for
Logan
and
MariEme

25. Probability
High
Probability/High
Impact
Natural
Technological
Human-­‐Caused
Flood
High
Winds
Hurricane
Fire
Extreme
Temps
Data
Loss
Low
Probability/High
Impact
Natural
Technological
Human-­‐Caused
Tsunami
Tornado
Earthquake
Terrorism
Sabotage
Epidemic

26. Goals
of
the
project:
– Understand
Massport’s
vulnerability
to
climate
impacts
– Develop
short-­‐term
and
long-­‐term
resiliency
strategies
Project
approach:
Climate
projecAons
Vulnerability
and
risk
assessment
AdaptaAon
planning
&
design
Disaster
Infrastructure
Resiliency
Planning
(DIRP)
Probability
of
occurrence
Consequenceofimpact

27. Historic Occurrence of Hurricanes – Boston (1858-2013)
SUB/TROPICAL STORMS
& DEPRESSIONS
CATEGORY 1
HURRICANE
CATEGORY 2
HURRICANES
CATEGORY 3
HURRICANES
Hurricane Sandy [1]:
October 29-30, 2012
Hurricane Bob:
August 16 - 29, 1991
Hurricane Esther:
September 10 - 27, 1961
Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944:
September 9 - 16, 1944
Hurricane Gloria:
September 27,1985
Hurricane of 1869:
September 7 – 9, 1869
Unnamed (1936):
September 8 - 25, 1936
Hurricane Donna:
September 12, 1960
Unnamed (1924):
September 27 - 30, 1924
Hurricane Edna:
September 11, 1954
Hurricane of 1916:
July 10 - 22, 1916
Hurricane Carol:
August 31, 1954
Unnamed (1904):
September 8 - 15, 1904
Great New England
Hurricane:
September 21, 1938
Unnamed (1896):
August 30 - September 11, 1896
Unnamed (1924):
August 16 - 28, 1924
Unnamed (1894):
October 1 - 12, 1894
Unnamed (1869):
October 4 - 5, 1869
Unnamed (1893):
August 15 - 26, 1893
Unnamed (1888):
September 23 - 27, 1888
Unnamed (1885):
September 17 - 23, 1885
Unnamed (1879):
August 13 - 20, 1879
Unnamed (1858):
September 14 - 17, 1858
[1]
All
storms
listed
above
tracked
within
150
miles
of
Boston,
except
Hurricane
Sandy.
N
=
Number
of
Occurrences
P
=
Annual
Probability
0
10
20
30
40
50
N
=
34
P
=
0.22
N
=
13
P
=
0.08
N
=
8
P
=
0.05
N
=
2
P
=
0.01
Number
of
Occurrences

28. MLW
MSL
MHW
MHHW
HAT
Category
1
1
2
0
0
0
Category
2
2
3
2
0
0
Category
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Number
of
Occurences
MLW
=
Mean
Low
Water
(-­‐4.36
b)
MSL
=
Mean
Sea
Level
MHW
=
Mean
High
Water
MHHW
=
Mean
Higher
High
Water
HAT
=
Highest
Astronomical
Tide
(7.73
b)
All
8dal
eleva8ons
are
in
NGVD29
datum
Tide
Levels
at
Peak
Hurricane
Storm
Surge
-­‐
Boston
(1923-­‐2013)
Sandy
made
final
landfall
near
AtlanAc
City,
NJ
on
10/30/2012
00:00
GMT
as
a
Category
1
hurricane
at
MHW
(NOAA,
2013)

29. Sea
Level
Rise
ProjecAons
Global
mean
sea
level
rise
scenarios
provided
by
NOAA
as
part
of
the
NaAonal
Climate
Assessment
report
published
in
December
2012.
6.6
b.
3.9
b.
1.6
b.
0.7
b.

30. Logan
-­‐
Flooding
from
Category
2
Hurricane
at
MHHW

31. Logan
-­‐
Flooding
from
Category
3
Hurricane
at
MHHW

32. South
Boston
-­‐
Flooding
from
Category
2
Hurricane
at
MHHW

33. South
Boston
-­‐
Flooding
from
Category
3
Hurricane
at
MHHW

34. Storm
Climatology
– Includes
both
tropical
and
extra-­‐tropical
storm
sets
– Present
and
future
climate
change
scenarios
• A Large Statistically robust
set of storms.
• No need to determine joint
probabilities.
Source:
Woods
Hole
Group

35. • 2030
Flood
Risk
Model
• 2070

36. Probability
of
Flooding
Determined
based
on
InundaAon
Model
results
Flooded
in
more
storm
scenarios
!
higher
probability,
higher
priority
Consequence
of
Flooding
CriAcality
Score
X
Occupancy
Category
Higher
consequence
!
higher
priority
Depth
of
Flooding
Further
disAnguish
among
assets
with
same
Probability
and
Consequence
Higher
depth
!
higher
priority
Risk-­‐Based
PrioriAzaAon
Based
on
role
in
disaster
preparedness,
response,
recovery
Based
on
ASCE/SEI
24-­‐05
Standard
for
Flood
Resistant
Design
and
ConstrucAon

37. Floodproofing
Design
Guide:
• Design
Flood
ElevaAons
– New
FaciliAes
– ExisAng
FaciliAes
• Floodproofing
Strategies
– Wet
Floodproofing
– Dry
Floodproofing
• Performance
Standards
• Reviews
and
Approvals
Floodproofing
Design
Guidelines

38. Design
Flood
ElevaAons
(ProbabilisAc
Model)

39. Wood
Island
SubstaAon

40. GROUND
FLOOR
EL.
=
10.0’
CAT.
3
HURRICANE
(MHHW)
FLOOD
EL.
=
19.7’
CAT.
2
HURRICANE
(HAT)
EST.
FLOOD
EL.
=
17.5’
FEMA
BFE
(2009)
FLOOD
EL.
=
9.0’
FEMA
BFE
(2013)
FLOOD
EL.
=
13.0’
-­‐
All
elevaAons
are
in
NAVD.
Fish
Pier
East
–
Scenario
Flood
ElevaAons

41. Conley
–
Vessel
Berths
and
Cranes

42. Common
RecommendaAons
–
Seal
Electrical
Conduits
Entering
Building

43. Common
RecommendaAons
–
Overhead
Doors

44. New
ConstrucAon

45. 45
Procure
Temporary
Flood
Barriers
Stored
Barriers
Deployed
Barriers
Access
Stairs
• AquaFence
successful
bidder
• Logan
Airport
–
4
faciliAes
• Conley
Terminal
-­‐
2
faciliAes
• Fish
Pier
–
3
FaciliAes
• Ready
for
deployment
in
September
2015

46. Test
Deployment
–
October
2015

48. • Flood
forecasAng
and
decision
framework
• Temporary
flood
barrier
system
deployments
• PreventaAve
electrical
and
IT
measures
• ElevaAng
criAcal
stock,
equipment,
materials
• RelocaAng
fleet
out
of
harms
way
• Requiring
berthed
vessels
to
leave
dock
• PreventaAve
evacuaAons
of
at
risk
buildings
• Debris
and
waste
management
planning
New
Flood
Preparedness
AcAons
&
Timelines

49. • SecAon
One:
Background
• SecAon
Two:
Procedures
for
all
MariAme
FaciliAes
– DescripAon
of
heavy
weather
– Provisions
for
Forecasted
Coastal
Floods
– When
72
,
48,
24,
12,&
6
hrs
from
Port
of
Boston
– Post-­‐Strom
/Coastal
Flood
OperaAons
– MariAme
and
terminal
hurricane
condiAon
• SecAon
Three:
Conley
• SecAon
Four:
Black
Falcon
Cruise
Terminal
• SecAon
Five:
Procedures
for
Seaport
District
• SecAon
Six:
East
Boston
ProperAes
• Appendices
Heavy
Weather
and
Flood
OperaAons
MariAme

50. • IntroducAon
• Purpose
• SituaAon
and
AssumpAons
– Costal
Flood
Hazards
at
Logan
Airport
– Regional
Context
– Airport
Access
– Airport
Building
and
Structures
– Airport
UAliAes
– Worst
Case
Scenario
– CommunicaAons
CapabiliAes
• OperaAons
– Costal
Flood
Forecasts,
Monitoring
and
ReporAng
– AcAvaAon
and
De-­‐acAvaAon
– Response
and
Recovery
AcAons
and
Timelines
• OrganizaAon
and
Assignments
of
ResponsibiliAes
– Unified
Command;
Massport
ExecuAves
and
Senior
Staff;
AviaAon
OperaAons;
Massport
CommunicaAons
Center;
Fire
Rescue
Department,
State
Police
Troop
F;
Airport
FaciliAes;
Capital
Programs
&
Environmental
Affairs
(CPEA);
InformaAon
Technology
(IT)
Department;
Boston
EMS;
Human
Resources;
Mutual
Aid
Agencies,
UAliAes
and
Fuel
Providers
Flood
OperaAons
Plan
for
Logan
InternaAonal

51. • Administrations and Logistics
• Plan Developmental and Maintenance
• Authorities and References
• Appendix A
– Building and Structures at Risk of Flooding
– Response and Recovery Actions
• Appendix B
– Areas at Risk of Flooding from 9FT to 16FT
• Appendix C
– Aquafence Storage Location Map
– Aquafence Installation Plan for Police; Pumping Station;
Wood Island and Porter Street Substations

52. Tabletop
Exercises

53. Highly
ParAcipatory
Who
is
responsible
for
flood
monitoring?
How
soon
do
we
acAvate?
Who
is
the
“decider”?
When
do
we
noAfy
contractors?
Where
do
we
operate
from
during
the
event?
Where
is
the
safest
place
to
shelter
people?
Where
is
safest
place
to
move
vehicles?
Do
essenAal
employees
live
in
impacted
areas?

54. 54
Airport
Coastal
Flood
OperaAons
Plan
-­‐
Timelines
Pre-­‐Flood
72,
48,
24,
12,
6
hours
During
Flood
Post-­‐Flood
12
hours
&
12+
hours

55. Hurricane
Robbin
&
Joaquin
Tabletop
Exercise
9/29/15

56. PracAce
Scenarios
vs.
Reality
NOAA
Tracks
of
AtlanAc
Coast
Hurricanes
ivo
Cape
Haneras

57. Expect
the
Unexpected

58. • Robbin
Peach
• Program
Manager
of
Resiliency
• rpeach@massport.com
• 617-­‐568-­‐3953
• www.massport.com
Thank
you