The Massport Experience MARITIME
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PROTECTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: RESILIENCY LOGAN AIRPORT PLANNING AND INVESTMENTS IN BOSTON PART II The Massport Experience MARITIME November 1, 2019 WORCESTER AIRPORT Property of Massachusetts Port Authority Michael Meyran, Acting Port Director HANSCOM AIRPORT Massachusetts Port Authority Introduction . Massport is an independent authority governed by a board of directors, appointed by the state’s governor . Massport owns three lines of business: Aviation Maritime Real Estate • Logan Airport • Conley Terminal • South Boston • Hanscom Field • Flynn Cruiseport Boston • East Boston • Worcester Airport • Seafood Landlord • Charlestown • Boston Autoport SUSTAINABLE 2 Massport’s Resiliency Timeline 2018/2019 2013 Jan 2018: Expanded the Storm Logan selected by water Pollution & Prevention FAA to participate Sept. 2015 Program (SWPPP) to in Sustainability Conducted Flood incorporate resiliency best Master Plan Pilot Operations Plan Tabletop 2014 Nov. 2014 practices Program. Began Exercise; Completed Released: March 2018: First “real-life” developing Test deployment of April 2016 Disaster and Floodproofing emergency deployment of Sustainability temporary flood barriers Released Logan Infrastructure Design Guideline flood barriers at Maritime Management Plan at critical Massport Annual Resiliency properties in preparation for for Logan facilities Sustainability Planning Report Nor’easter (DIRP) Study June 2018: Developed Resiliency Web App June 2018: Conducted test August 2017-Incorporated deployment of temporary Aug. 2014 April 2015 Early 2014 Oct.-Nov. 2015 resiliency evaluations into the flood barriers at one Logan Launched Revised Modified Released Flood safety unit’s Annual Chemical Airport critical asset resiliency Floodproofing Design Department of Operations Plans for Storage Inventory Assessments Oct 2018: Completed Logan portal on Guide; Homeland Logan and Maritime Sept-Oct 2017: Conducted a series storm water flood risk study. public Released Logan Security Hazard Facilities of workshops with key Aug 2019: First major update website Sustainability Identification and stakeholders to review and to aviation and maritime flood Management Plan Risk Assessment improve Flood Operations Plans operations plans Highlights and (THIRA) Model for Logan and Maritime facilities Technical Reports SUSTAINABLE 3 Disaster Infrastructure Resiliency Plan Goals of the project: – Understand Massport’s vulnerability to climate impacts – Develop short-term and long-term resiliency strategies Project approach: 1- Climate projections 2- Vulnerability and risk assessment 3- Adaptation planning & design Adaptation strategies Consequence of impact Probability of occurrence SUSTAINABLE 4 Risk-Based Prioritization of Assets Probability of Determined based on Inundation Model results Flooding Flooded in more storm scenarios higher probability, higher priority Criticality Score X Occupancy Category Based on role in Based on ASCE/SEI 24-05 disaster Standard for Flood Resistant Consequence preparedness, Design and Construction of Flooding response, recovery Higher consequence higher priority Further distinguish among assets with Depth of same Probability and Consequence Flooding Higher depth higher priority SUSTAINABLE 5 Flood Scenario Elevations – Fish Pier East CAT. 2 HURRICANE CAT. 3 HURRICANE (HAT) (MHHW) EST. FLOOD EL. = 17.5’ FLOOD EL. = 19.7’ GROUND FLOOR EL. = 10.0’ SUSTAINABLE 6 Flood Barriers SUSTAINABLE 7 Elevated Platforms Generator Combo Unit Elevated Platform at CTDFC State Police Generator SUSTAINABLE 8 Annual Training/Test Temporary Flood Barriers • Temporary Flood Barriers deployed May 2019 • Logan Airport – 4 facilities • Conley Terminal - 2 facilities • Fish Pier – 3 Facilities • Initially deployed in September 2015 Access Stairs SUSTAINABLE 9 Implemented Operational Plans and Guidelines Flood Operations Plans: • Specific to Logan and Maritime sites • Identifies detailed actions, timelines and responsible parties • Created through collaborative process with MPA stakeholders • Tabletop exercise to engage functions Flood-proofing Design Guide: • Design Flood Elevations for construction – Different heights for new & existing facilities • Floodproofing Strategies – Wet & dry floodproofing • Performance standards Test deployment of temporary flood barriers Electrical Telecom Building at Logan Conley Terminal test deployment SUSTAINABLE 10 Flooding Actions and Timelines SUSTAINABLE 11 Application 1.Facilitate management oversight of flooding or heavy precipitation events impacting Massport infrastructure 2.Inform decision-making during a flood event where Massport flood operations plans may or have been activated; 3.Enable real-time field updates via mobile devices of: i. flood water encroachment ii. barrier and resource deployments iii. equipment status or activity milestones iv. site inspections SUSTAINABLE 12.