Condition Assessment Of The Hurricane Protection System

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Condition Assessment Of The Hurricane Protection
System
Larry B. Ardoin, P.E. DIRECTOR, HURRICANE
PROTECTION OPERATIONS
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TOPICS

• Authority - Who Is Responsible for Levee
  Inspections
• Federal Inspection Regulations
• State and Local Agency Responsibilities
• 2008 Levee Inspection Status
• Quality Assurance Measures
• Innovations of Levee Inspections

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TITLE 33-- CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPT
OF THE ARMY, PART 208_FLOOD CONTROL REGS (33
CFR 208.10)

• The State, political subdivision thereof, or
  other responsible local agency, which furnished
  assurance that it will maintain and operate flood
  control works in accordance with regulations
  prescribed shall be responsible for an
  organization responsible for the efficient
  operation and maintenance of all of the
  structures and facilities during flood periods
  and for continuous inspection and maintenance of
  the project works

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TITLE 33-- CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPT
OF THE ARMY, PART 208_FLOOD CONTROL REGS (33
CFR 208.10)

• inspections shall be made immediately prior to
  the beginning of the flood season immediately
  following each major high water period, and
  otherwise at intervals not exceeding 90 days
• It shall be the duty of the superintendent to
  submit a semiannual report to the District
  Engineer covering inspection, maintenance, and
  operation of the protective works

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State Levee Inspection Requirements
RS 38301

• B. The care and inspection of levees shall
  devolve on resident commissioners, assisted by
  such inspectors and watchmen as may be appointed
  pursuant to regulations, which the boards are
  hereby authorized to adopt.

1984 Louisiana Legislative Act
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Act No.6 First Extraordinary Session, 2006

• DOTD Office of Public Works shall regularly
  cause such structures to be inspected and shall
  maintain a report of such inspections
• Provide levee districts assistance, oversight,
  and direction in order to meet the federal
  requirements
• Established a uniform inspection documentation
  system
• Present the condition assessment of the hurricane
  protection system to the CPRA

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• 2008 Hurricane Levees
• OM Inspection Status
• Levee District Hurricane Preparedness
• Quarterly inspections completed documentation
  provided to DOTD
• 2008 Mississippi River flood fight required
  significant levee district resources
• Emergency operation manuals have been updated by
  all levee district
• Levee Districts have participated in the
  hurricane preparedness drills
• Emergency Supplies Materials stockpiled at
  strategic locations
• Emergency communication (radios) in place

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Levee Inspection Quality Assurance

• Databases implementation
• Quarterly Inspections by all levee districts
  performed as required by Fed. Regulations
• Inspection documentation complete
• Initiated quality assurance measures for the
  inspections reports
• Remedial actions taken

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Inspection Tracker Database

• General Information (Inspection type, Arrival
  time, Areas inspected, and Date)
• Inspectors Present (LADOTD, USACE, and Levee
  District)
• Notes, Areas of Concern, and Problems with the
  inspection.

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Quality Review

• Every quarter all reports and inspections are
  checked for quality.
• Report Categories
• Received, On-time, Complete, Logs, ect.
• Inspection Categories
• Prior Notice, Proper Technique, Proper
  Documentation Present, ect.

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Quality Report

• All of the records are then complied and made
  into two separate reports.
• Inspection
• Report

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The Road Ahead

• Current inspections
• Require significant investment in resources both
  in the field and office
• Innovative Inspection procedures
• GPS Controlled Inspection Software developed by
  the Corps will be offered to project sponsors
  for inspection
• Digital photos
• Automatic report generation
• Inspection information up-loaded into the
  National Levee Database

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GPS Controlled Inspection
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SDSFIE Levee Data Model Features
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National Levee Safety Act of 2007 WRDA 2007
Title IX

• INSPECTION. - The term inspection means an
  actual inspection of a levee
• (A) to establish the global information system
  location of the levee
• (B) to determine the general condition of the
  levee
• (C) to estimate the number of structures and
  population at risk and protected by the levee
  that would be adversely impacted if the levee
  fails or water levels exceed the height of the
  levee.

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National Levee Safety Act of 2007

• WRDA 2007 Title IX
• Ensuring that levees are operated and maintained
  in accordance with appropriate and protective
  standards by conducting an inventory and
  inspection of levees.
• Encouraging use of the best available engineering
  policies and procedures for levee site
  investigation, design, construction, operation
  and maintenance, and emergency preparedness
• Encouraging the establishment and implementation
  of an effective national levee safety program
  that may be delegated to qualified States for
  implementation

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National Levee Safety Act of 2007 WRDA 2007
Title IX

• INVENTORY AND INSPECTION OF LEVEES
• FEDERAL LEVEES
• The Secretary, at Federal expense, shall
  establish an inventory and conduct an inspection
  of all federally owned and operated levees

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National Levee Safety Act of 2007WRDA 2007 Title
IX

• INVENTORY AND INSPECTION OF LEVEES
• FEDERALLY CONSTRUCTED, NONFEDERALLY OPERATED AND
  MAINTAINED LEVEES
• The Secretary shall establish an inventory and
  conduct an inspection of all federally
  constructed, non-federally operated and
  maintained levees, at the original cost share for
  the project

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National Levee Safety Act of 2007 WRDA 2007
Title IX

• INVENTORY AND INSPECTION OF LEVEES
• PARTICIPATING LEVEES
• For non-Federal levees the owners of which are
  participating in the emergency response to
  natural disasters program the Secretary shall
  establish an inventory and conduct an inspection
  of each such levee if the owner of the levee
  requests such inspection. The Federal share of
  the cost of an inspection under this paragraph
  shall be 65 percent.

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