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Flood Risk Management Program
PowerPoint presentation by Ed Hecker, Chief, Office of Homeland Security, US Army Corps of Engineers concerning flood risk management.

FloodSAFE: how one local agency works to keep its levees and public safe
PowerPoint presentation by Ann Draper, Assistant Operating Officer, Santa Clara Valley Water District concerning efforts to ensure levee safety.

Levee Inspection System
The US Army Corps of Engineers has constructed approximately 10,500 miles of levees and floodwalls for flood damage reduction, most of which have been assigned to non-federal sponsors for operation and maintenance. Levees must be maintained to provide adequate flood protection. Flooding is the most destructive and costly natural disaster in the United States.

Levee Inventory and Assessment
A PowerPoint presentation that discusses the need to assess the integrity and viability of levees and includes action recommendations to assure that levee systems do not present unacceptable risks to the public, property, and the environment.

Levees in History: The Levee Challenge
Dr. Gerald E. Galloway, Jr., P.E., Ph.D., Water Policy Collaborative, University of Maryland, Visiting Scholar, US Army Corps of Engineers, IWR

National Flood Policy Challenges Levees: The Double-edged Sword
It has long been recognized that flood protection provided by levees is a double-edged sword. On one hand, levee systems have provided flood protection. On the other hand, given enough time levees either will be overtopped or will fail - leading to severe flood impacts on an unsuspecting population. Unlike a natural flood, levee failure flooding is often rapid, forceful, extremely damaging, and occurs with little or no warning.

National Levee Database
A US Army Corps of Engineers PowerPoint presentation providing an overview of the National Levee Database.

National Levee Safety Act, Title IX, WRDA 2007 Update
Eric Halpin, P.E., Special Assistant for Dam and Levee Safety, US Army Corps of Engineers

NonFed Levee Owner's Manual
The Levee Owner's Manual for Non-Federal Flood Control Works under the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Rehabilitation and Inspection Program. This manual was written specifically for the local, state, or tribal governments that have the primary responsibility for operating and maintaining flood control works. The intent of the document is to provide you, the public sponsor of a flood control system, with some clear and comprehensive guidance on the operation and maintenance of levees, floodwalls, and other flood control structures.

Risk Analysis and Levee Certification
A presentation by US Army Corps of Engineers s Hydrologic Engineering Center on Risk Analysis and Levee Certification - Darryl W. Davis, Director, US Army Corps of Engineers, Hydrologic Engineering Center, Davis, CA

Sacramento Levees Challenges for the Future
Outlines current issues with the Sacramento levees. Current levee issues including real estate encroachments, vegetation encroachments, and structural integrity.

USACE Levee Assessments
A US Army Corps of Engineers presentation describing a risk-informed methodology for levee assessment

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