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AGENDA

• Introduction • Protection of New York’s Critical Assets • Project Examples - Water Resiliency of Critical Facilities • Lessons That Can Be Learned…

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Flood Protection and Water Resiliency

Critical Facilities in the Region

September 26, 2014

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AGENDA

• Introduction • Protection of New York’s Critical Assets • Project Examples - Water Resiliency of Critical Facilities • Lessons That Can Be Learned…

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Introduction Edgar J. Westerhof Senior Planner & NYC Water Resiliency Lead [email protected]

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Manhattan before Sandy – Oct. 29th 2012

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Image: Mayor Bloomberg announces PlaNYC

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Image: NPCC Sea Level Rise Projections

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FLOW-3D MODEL FLOOD DEPTH SUPERSTORM SANDY 10/29/12, 9:10 PM ET

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Protection of New York’s Critical Assets - Telecommunication Centers

FLOW-3D Model output – max. flood depths, Oct. 29th 2012, 9pm 11

Protection of New York’s Critical Assets - Telecommunication Centers

Images: deployment of 9ft removable flood wall - flood wall design – underground utilities and conduit plugs 12

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Protection of New York’s Critical Assets - Bay Park STP, Nassau County

Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant

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Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant

Images: protective alignment, retaining heights <12ft, 1:500 yr safety level 15

Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant

Images: hybrid protective alignment, retaining heights <12ft 16

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Protection of New York’s Critical Assets -

Metropolitan

Coler Hospital –

Bellevue Hospital 17

Protection of New York’s Critical Assets - and Nursing Facility

Metropolitan Hospital

Coler Hospital – Roosevelt Island Coney Island Hospital

Bellevue Hospital 18

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Coler Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility - Roosevelt Island

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Coler Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility - Flood Mitigation Concept A Berm

Wall

Hybrid

Image: protective alignment, retaining heights <10ft, 1:500 yr safety level 20

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Coler Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility - Flood Mitigation Concept B Berm

Wall

Image: protective alignment, retaining heights <10ft, 1:500 yr safety level 21

Coler Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility - Preferred Long Term Resiliency Strategy

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Flood Mitigation Hospitals vs. Long Term Strategies - Coney Island Hospital vs. Coney Island Creek

Coney Island Creek Hospital

Image: Coney Island Creek, PlaNYC’s Tidal Barrier & Wetlands Initiative

BIG U –

Swing Gates

Elevated Landscapes Critical Facilities

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Imagine the result

Lessons (to be) Learned: Integration is the Innovation!

Image: Integrated Multiple Lines of Defense, the 2014 Toyota Prius

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Thank you!

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