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Mississippi River Recovery Task ForceBob HainlyTask Force Member 2012 USACE Flood Risk ManagementRepresenting: and Silver Jackets WorkshopUSGS Water Mission AreaAugust 24, 2012

U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

This slideshow is designed to give an overview of the FIMI program in about 20 minutes. If an internet connection is possible, a live demo script is included on slide 16. If there is no internet available, screenshots of the WMA are available as a separate slideshow.

Revision History: Updated February 2, 2011 Peppler; added more notesUpdated October 18, 2011 Peppler; updated slide graphics and added more notesUpdated March 12, 2012 Hainly; added National perspectiveMission StatementSolve regional issues and challengesSupport regional effort to inspect, review, reset, and restoreIncorporate all available Federal and state resourcesDevelop a collaborative prioritization of effortsFacilitate strategic mitigation actions

Operation WatershedCreate a basin-wide multi-agency forum

ParticipationWhat is a Flood Inundation Map?The Technical Foundation of a Flood Inundation MapAreas of Science and Technology DevelopmentFlood Inundation Map Viewer

ParticipationWhat is a Flood Inundation Map?The Technical Foundation of a Flood Inundation MapAreas of Science and Technology DevelopmentFlood Inundation Map Viewer

Charter MembersStates of Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, LouisianaFEMA, NWS, USDA, USEPA, USGS, USCG, USF&WS, MARADUSACE MVD, LRD, NWD

Charter and Vision StatementThe Interagency Recovery Task Force (IRTF) will establish and strengthen a mutual and holistic method of rehabilitating the flood risk management systems damaged by recent flood events, by collaborating and combining solutions for short and long-term restoration efforts.

MeetingsA combination of three webinars and five face-to-face meetings were conducted from May 2011 to June 2012

Topics of discussion:Purpose of the IRTF, extent of flood fight effortsCollaborative priorities and plan for restorationMR&T status, damage assessment & priorities Restoration costs & funding, repair hotspotsRestoration planning and communicationSystem performance, flood season preparationIncreased vulnerability & risk communicationMeeting topics were informational and progressed as the extent of damage and means of recovery became available

Results and Lessons LearnedNeed for regional communication planNewsletters and videosRegional Flood Risk Management websiteCorpsMap ongoing project informationIdentify and leverage resources and expertiseIdentify common risks and uncertaintiesEstablish working groups for focused discussionsTop challenge communication of flood risk

Next StepsIRTF will remain intactExplore other collaborative issuesEstablish annual regional FRM workshopLOWER

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Benefits of Collaboration Allowed a higher level perspective on key regional issues and challengesProvided a voice to the states Cross-agency education concerning roles in flood fighting and recoveryCustomize products and response plans to meet other agency needsOpportunity for USACE to hear other perspectives and identify local issues

Mississippi River Interagency Recovery Task ForceBob HainlyActing Deputy Chief USGS Office of Surface WaterU.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological SurveyThis slideshow is designed to give an overview of the FIMI program in about 20 minutes. If an internet connection is possible, a live demo script is included on slide 16. If there is no internet available, screenshots of the WMA are available as a separate slideshow.

Revision History: Updated February 2, 2011 Peppler; added more notesUpdated October 18, 2011 Peppler; updated slide graphics and added more notesUpdated March 12, 2012 Hainly; added National perspective