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Title: 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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