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1US Army Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG®
World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC)
and the International Environmental Commission
Technical SeminarOctober 28, 2009
Westin Canal Place
COL Alvin “Al” Lee
New Orleans District Commander
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People: People: ▪ ▪ Corps wide - 34,000 ▪ Civil Works - 24,000 ▪ MVD - 5,000
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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MIMI
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MOMO KYKY
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MINNEAPOLISMINNEAPOLISST. PAULST. PAUL
DUBUQUEDUBUQUE
ROCK ISLANDROCK ISLAND
ST. LOUISST. LOUIS
CAIROCAIRO
MEMPHISMEMPHIS
LITTLE ROCKLITTLE ROCK
SHREVEPORTSHREVEPORT VICKSBURGVICKSBURG
JACKSONJACKSON
BATON ROUGEBATON ROUGE
NEW ORLEANSNEW ORLEANS
MSMS
New Orleans District’s Mission Provide comprehensive water resources management to include navigation, flood and hurricane storm damage risk reduction and environmental stewardship for South Louisiana to ensure public safety and benefit the nation. Be prepared to conduct contingency operations and support the national response framework.
Mississippi River & Tributaries Project
(MR&T) Reduces Risk for approximately 4 million people
Miles of levee:• 3,727 miles authorized• 3,486 miles in place • Main stem levee system is 95.5% complete
Flood Protection• $12.9 billion invested for planning, construction, operation and maintenance, since 1928• $353.6 billion in flood damages prevented, since 1928• 27 to 1 return on each dollar invested
PORT OF LAKE CHARLESPORT OF LAKE CHARLES
GIWWGIWW
GIWWGIWW
District BoundaryDistrict Boundary
PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANAPORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA
PORT OF NEW ORLEANSPORT OF NEW ORLEANS
PORT OF BATON ROUGEPORT OF BATON ROUGE
PORT OF PLAQUEMINESPORT OF PLAQUEMINES
MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI
RIVER
RIVER
In 2007, our port complex ranked #3 in total tonnage worldwide
In 2005, before Katrina, ranked #2 worldwide
In 2007, our port complex ranked #3 in total tonnage worldwide
In 2005, before Katrina, ranked #2 worldwide
The Mississippi River&
the Louisiana Port Complex
The Mississippi River&
the Louisiana Port Complex
Gulf Intracoastal WaterwayGulf Intracoastal Waterway
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“The Corps of Engineers manages the
Mississippi River, but its resources have not
been allocated.”
“The Corps of Engineers manages the
Mississippi River, but its resources have not
been allocated.”-Mark Davis, Tulane Institute on Water
Resources Law & Policy-Mark Davis, Tulane Institute on Water
Resources Law & Policy
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Consequences Arise from aSingle Mission Approach
• Implementation has been incremental
– Navigation
– Flood & Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction
– Ecosystem Restoration
• Focus on limited users for specific purposes
– Sometimes to the exclusion of other users
• Conflicts in water resource use are difficult to manage
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Paradigm ShiftRequired: Integrated Systems Approach
NavigationNavigation
EcosystemRestorationEcosystemRestoration
FloodDamageRisk
Reduction
FloodDamageRisk
Reduction
