Colonel Stephen L' Hill

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Pittsburgh District
Colonel Stephen L. Hill District Commander
Presented to S.A.M.E. 2005 Great Lakes Ohio
Valley Regional Education Training
Conference November 4, 2005
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Pittsburgh District

• 26,000 Square Miles in 5 States
• 10 Significant River Systems
• 328 Miles of Navigable Waterway
• 23 Navigation Locks and Dams
• 16 Multi-Purpose Flood Control Reservoirs
• 42 Local Flood Protection Projects
• 5.5 Million Total Population
• 540 District Employees

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Unique District Capabilities

• Recognized regional technical expertise in
  structural design and stability, project
  economics, geotechnical design, electrical
  design, hydraulic hydrologic design and inland
  navigation
• Portfolio Risk Assessment Team technical
  expertise in evaluating risk of failure and
  reliability of operations on existing aging
  infrastructure
• Floating Plant demonstrated expertise in
  emergency repairs and maintenance of aging
  infrastructure
• Developing strong partnerships with stakeholders,
  sponsors, Agencies and congressional staff
• Pursing innovative initiatives
• SmartLock
• Portfolio Risk Assessment Team
• Corps of Engineers/Waterways Association Action
  Group (CEWAAG)
• Corps of Engineers/Rivers Recreational Users
  Summit (CERRUS)

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Lower Monongahela River Project

• Braddock Dam (Complete May 2004)
• Innovative Project
• Significantly Reduces Risk Increases
  Reliability at 1st Key Facility on the
  Monongahela River
• L/D 3 (Elizabeth)
• Projected Removal 2017
• Reliability Analysis Needed for Locks Dam
• Significant Unanticipated Maintenance Costs 2005
  2017
• Critical Situation at Dam
• L/D 4 (Charleroi)
• 97M Contract Awarded Sept. 2004
• Phase 1 of 5 10.8M Funded in FY05
• Significant Unanticipated Maintenance Costs 2005
  2019
• Reliance on Single Lock until 2019
• Schedule Compression?

Complete
L/D 2
Braddock L/D
L/D 3
L/D 4
Charleroi L/D
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Emsworth Dams Rehabilitation

• Dam Safety/Construction General Funds
• 15M/year Average for 5 Years
• Renovation
• FY05 - Initiate/Complete Design Begin
  Fabrication of Emergency Bulkheads
• FY05 - Initiate Stilling Basin Design
• FY05/06 - Initiate/Complete Design Begin
  Construction of Back Channel Lift Gates (6)
  Machinery
• FY06 - Initiate/Complete Physical Model of Dam
  Scour Protection at ERDC
• On-going Risk Reliability Analysis

River Mile 6.8
River Mile 6.2
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PL 84-99
Repair of Flood Protection Projects Damaged by
Summer Rainfall Events Hurricanes Frances Ivan

• 17 Local Flood Protection Projects Damaged 14
  Federal, 3 Non-federal 18.6M in Damages
• 1 Project Complete 3 Projects Under Construction
• 4 Projects Approved Awaiting Funds for
  Design/Construction
• Real Estate Issues with Sponsors Delaying Reports
  Contract Awards
• Continuing to Develop Efficiencies to Shorten the
  Approval Timeline for Non-standard Emergency
  Operations Program
• Existing FCCE Account Out of Money HQ to Develop
  New Supplemental Funding Request
• No Funds for Design/Construction All Funds to
  Katrina

Saw Mill Run
Johnsonburg
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FY06 Contracting Opportunities
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FY06 Contracting Opportunities
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HANDOUTINFORMATION
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Points of Contact

• Thomas A. Holden
• Technical Services, 412-395-7250
• E-mail Thomas.A.Holden_at_usace.army.mil
• Richard C. Lockwood
• Operations, 412-395-7140
• E-mail Richard.C.Lockwood_at_usace.army.mil
• Cynthia J. Smith
• Contracting, 412-395-7477
• E-mail Cynthia.J.Smith_at_usace.army.mil
• Joseph F. Thomas
• Technical Support, 412-395-7231
• E-mail Joseph.F.Thomas_at_usace.army.mil
• Curtis N. Meeder
• Planning Environmental, 412-395-7228
• E-mail Curtis.N.Meeder_at_usace.army.mil

• Stephen L. Hill
• District Engineer, 412-395-7103
• E-mail Stephen.L.Hill_at_usace.army.mil
• Richard A. Hancock
• Project Management, 412-395-7104
• E-mail Richard.A.Hancock_at_usace.army.mil

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FY 2006 ActiveConstruction Contracts
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FY 2006 AnticipatedConstruction Contracts
Estimated funds available for all FY 2006
construction contracts 14.02 M
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FY 2006 ActiveOperation Maintenance Contracts
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FY 2006 AnticipatedOperation Maintenance
Contracts
Estimated funds available for all FY 2006
operation maintenance contracts 9.3 M
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Active A/E Contracts
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Anticipated Service Contracts