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Flood Risk Management Newsletter Volume 1 No. 4 Dec 2020 Port Monmouth, NJ, Partners With USACE New York District for Coastal Storm Defense The ABCs of Flood Risk Interagency Work, Community Management for a Rural Efforts Mitigate Wicked Flood Risk Community in Rossville, Kansas The gap between A, identifying the A new Silver Jacket effort seeks to mitigate problem, and C, funding the solution, the flood hazard before Rossville suffers a is too great a leap for many to go it p.8 permanent setback. p.16 alone. Volume 1 No. 4 Dec 2020 US Army Corps of Engineers CONTENTS In This Issue December 2020 New FRM Team P.1 The Importance of Partnering Comes Together in P.3 New FRM Team Comes Together in Rapid Response to Flooding Rapid Response to Crisis Flooding Crisis P.5 Port Monmouth, NJ, Partners With Severe flooding caused significant USACE New York District for damages to communities Coastal Storm Defense and infrastructure in the Blue P.8 The ABCs of Flood Risk Mountains region. However, a Management for a Rural team of relatively new, untested Community staff was able to come together to prevent more catastrophic P.10 Virtual Teams are “Up in the Air” damages from occurring. P.3 P.11 RISE Program Sparks Youth Innovation to Improve Community Resilience RISE Program Sparks Youth Innovation to P.12 California Silver Jackets Improve Interagency Coordination Through Improve Community Virtual Collaboration Resilience P.13 Opportunity in Crisis: Nevada Silver Jackets Workshop Goes FEMA Region VIII announced Virtual and Expands its Reach the expansion of their youth engagement program, the RISE P.14 A leader in Collaboration: Melissa Challenge, along Colorado’s Weymiller Presented 2020 COL Front Range and in Montana Morrison Collaborative Leadership and Illinois. The RISE Challenge Award teaches students the importance P.16 Interagency Work, Community of environmental health and Efforts Mitigate Wicked Flood Risk sustainability using project-based in Rossville, Kansas learning. P.11 P.18 Round the National Silver Jackets Table On the Cover P.19 Bulletin Board Port Monmouth, NJ, Partners P.20 Upcoming Events With USACE New York District for Coastal Storm Defense FRM BUZZ Newsletter This type of responsive communication between Office of Homeland Security USACE and the communities it serves is nothing new, 441 G Street, NW especially with flood risk management projects. Active Washington, D.C. 20134-1000 communication happens between and during storms. The FRM BUZZ Newsletter is an unofficial Port Monmouth Flood Risk Management (FRM) Project publication. Views and opinions expressed are shines as an example on the northern New Jersey coast. not necessarily those of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Department of the Army. P.5 FRM BUZZ Newsletter • Vol 1 No 4 • Dec 2020 i The Importance of Partnering By Mark Roupas, Deputy Chief, Office of Homeland Security Commitment to partnership is a these programs. Across these programs, cornerstone of many aspects of USACE, we partner internally, bringing together particularly within the Civil Works multiple communities of practice and mission area. Assistant Secretary functional areas to make sure the full of the Army for Civil Works, Mr. expertise and resources of USACE are R.D. James, spoke to this in a video being brought to bear on challenges and message on partnership in July 2020. opportunities we face. We also partner He expressed the need to be actively with other federal agencies, state, engaged with partners across all Civil local, and tribal agencies, including Works activities and across all phases local sponsors of USACE Civil Works of their work. Mr. James stated, and projects, academic and other research I believe we can all agree, that our institutions, international partners, and, efforts as an agency, including our in some cases, the private sector as well. traditional Civil Works projects as well as other activities we undertake The NFRMP was established to improve within the Flood Risk Management partnership efforts internally and and Emergency Management arenas, externally. The Silver Jackets Program, would not be as successful as we have which implements NFRMP principles been without the expertise our partners at the state level, supports USACE Happy Fall and thank you for taking the bring. The additional data, information, district participation on state-led Silver time to read this edition of the Flood perspectives, and expertise these Jackets teams, which bring federal Risk Management Buzz Newsletter. partnerships bring to our combined agencies and other partners together to In September, I was able to travel efforts are invaluable in our decision- collaboratively address state-identified along with our agency’s new Deputy making processes and our successful flood risk management priorities. The Commanding General for Civil and execution of our various missions. FPMS program partners more heavily Emergency Operations, Maj. Gen. with local communities to assist in William (Butch) Graham, and the then Within the Office of Homeland Security, addressing flood risk management Chief of Engineering and Construction, I oversee the Flood Risk Management challenges. And of course, within the Dr. Christine Altendorf, to visit various Business Line, the Emergency Flood Risk Management Business Line, locations along the Missouri River within Management Business Line, the National partnership is critical to the conduct of the Kansas City and Omaha districts Flood Risk Management Program flood risk management studies, as well of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (NFRMP) (including the Silver Jackets as the operations and maintenance of (USACE). The primary purpose of Program), the Floodplain Management completed projects. In particular, cost- this trip was to learn about current Services Program (FPMS), Public Law share partners are vital to the success efforts within the Missouri River basin, 84-99 (including the Rehabilitation of the Flood Risk Management Business including ongoing levee repair efforts Program), the Emergency Management Line. after the 2019 flooding, longer-term Community of Practice, and the efforts to improve resiliency and Critical Infrastructure Protection and Many of our readers are already aware reduce flood risk, as well as navigation, Resilience Program. The Office of that USACE maintains formal liaison environmental and endangered species Homeland Security is also involved officers (LNO) at key federal partners. challenges. While not explicitly the in the interface into DHS CISA for From the Civil Works Directorate, we purpose of this trip, I was once again the Infrastructure Sector, the FEMA have a full-time LNO within the Office reminded about the importance of Mitigation Framework Leadership of the Secretary of Defense; FEMA partnership, especially as I listened and Group, partnership with FEMA on the (two LNOs, one for Recovery and one learned from district team members new Building Resilience in Communities for Response); one LNO at the US about some of the innovative strategies (BRIC) program, the relationships with Northern Command and another at they have been able to employ in the National Association of Flood and US Fifth Army; an LNO to the United repairing levees, thanks to their strong Stormwater Management Agencies States Coast Guard; a liaison with the partnership efforts with local levee (NAFSMA). Partnership is absolutely Department of Energy; and a liaison to sponsors. critical to achieving success for all of Continued on page 2. FRM BUZZ Newsletter • Vol 1 No 4 • Dec 2020 1 Participants at the 2020 Interagency Flood Risk Management Training Seminar, held this February in St. Louis, MO, were able to meet with and learn from representatives of other federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, academic organizations, and other partners in flood risk management. Participants identified opportunities for future partnership efforts to work toward flood risk management goals. (USACE, 2020) the Bureau of Reclamation. Additionally, In addition to the above partnership Thank you again for taking time to our liaison and partnership with FEMA efforts focused primarily on disaster review this edition of the FRM Buzz is especially strong as we are considered response and recovery, the Civil Works Newsletter. I hope this article and Mr. “FEMA’s engineers.” This partnership Directorate maintains a listing of outside James’s video have increased your is promoted in formal agreements public and private sector stakeholders. understanding of the importance of that some of our divisions (Major These relationships are crucial to our partners to both flood risk management Subordinate Commands, or MSCs) ability to stay in touch with industry and and emergency management. I want to maintain with their respective FEMA our various communities of practice to take this opportunity to reemphasize regions. It is further enhanced through stay abreast of current direction and my commitment to partnership efforts the established relationships our ESF-3 information in the general population. within the programs that fall within the Permanent Cadre have with the FEMA These partnerships are also key for Office of Homeland Security and I hope regions they are assigned to support. engagement opportunities for our senior to see many of you on the other end of For the PL 84-99 program, our districts leaders. We are currently in the process joint efforts in the future. As Mr. James maintain strong relationships with the of updating this list that will assist us to and so many USACE senior leaders have state and local maintaining agencies identify strategic engagements for our said before, “Make a friend before you of Flood Control Works (FCW) projects new Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott need a friend.” in order to provide more efficient and Spellmon, together with Maj. Gen. Butch effective response and recovery to flood Graham and Director of Civil Works Al events. Lee. FRM BUZZ Newsletter • Vol 1 No 4 • Dec 2020 2 New FRM Team Comes Together in Rapid Response to Flooding Crisis By Tracy Schwarz, USACE Walla Walla District DISTRICT FLOODING BACKGROUND Walla Walla District experiences two distinct flood seasons.
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