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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 New York City Region
September 26, 2014
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• 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 - Hospitals
Metropolitan Hospital
Coler Hospital – Roosevelt Island Coney Island Hospital
Bellevue Hospital 17
Protection of New York’s Critical Assets - Coler Specialty Hospital 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 – Manhattan
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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