NATIONAL LEVEE DATABASE

INVENTORY/INFORMATION PROGRAM

• “Authoritative Database that Describes the Location and Condition of the Nation’s Levees, and the Potential Consequence Behind Those Levees”

National Levee Database Defined

• 2007– “SEC. 9004. INVENTORY AND INSPECTION OF LEVEES.– (a) LEVEE DATABASE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after

the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and maintain a database with an inventory of the Nation’s levees. (2) CONTENTS.—The database shall include—• (A) location information of all Federal levees in the Nation (including

global information system information) and, for non-Federal levees, such information on levee location as is provided to the Secretary by State and local governmental agencies;

• (B) utilizing such information as is available, the general condition of each levee; and

• (C) an estimate of the number of structures and population at risk and protected by each levee that would be adversely impacted if the levee fails or water levels exceed the height of the levee.

Authorities

WRDA, LEVEE SAFETY PRINCIPLES, OBJECTIVES AND NLD

• The National Levee Database was initially designed between USACE and FEMA

• Common Theme:– Create a database– Obtain inventory and relevant information on all levees in the

United States– Create program to communicate levee information to

stakeholders• Basic Components of NLD Program

– Database – Inventory/Information (inputs)– Inventory/Information Applications (outputs)

NLD Inventory/Information Overview

USACE Database

FEMA MLIDatabase

Census Tool

Web Input

NLD

Public NLD Web Site

Levee Screening

OGC Web Services

Levee Management

FutureIntegrated Data Bases

Database Components

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18 geospatial figures

250 Attributes

media

10 non graphic tables

USACE Database

FEMA MLIDatabase

Census ToolWeb Input

NLD

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Integrated Data Bases

INVENTORY /INFORMATION INTO NLD

Levee Inventory

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SDSFIE Levee Data Model Features

piezometer_point

borehole_point

sand_boil_point

flood_fight_point

levee_failure_point

cross_section_line

encroachment_point

floodwall_line

levee_centerline

leveed_area

pump_station_point

levee_relief_well_point

closure_structure_line

levee_crossing_point

levee_station_point

gravity_drain_line

rehabilitation_line

toe_drain_line

NLD INVENTORY/INFORMATIONCensus Tool

• Current State– Developed as a tool to allow external

stakeholders the ability to contribute and manage their levee data to establish a comprehensive levee inventory

• Target State– Real-time data integration with NLD– Allow users to import levee data from

existing data sets (e.g., .shp, excel, and PGDB files)

– Provide auditing and change management capability for user submissions

– Standardized review/approval process– Complete comprehensive levee inventory

– Target Completion Date August 2011

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• Levee Inventory Tool• Tool used by USACE Districts

• USACE Progress to date:• Known miles today = 14648.65• Miles Completed = 12099.73 = 83%• Miles under contract = 2274.5 = 16%• Waiting contract award = 287.42 = 2%

NLD INVENTORY/INFORMATION USACE

NLD Public View

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NLD ApplicationsPublic View – Information, Reports, Maps

• Allows stakeholders ability to view and run various reports, maps and access other information. – Levee within certain

state, city, county

NLD Applications

• OGC Web Services – complies with open standards for geospatial data

exchange. • Water Management Applications– information useful for water management including levee

height, water gages, and real time weather information• Levee Screening Process– Tool used to assess relative risk and other important

information concerning levees

NLD ApplicationsUSACE Kansas City DistrictEmergency Management

• Kansas City Flood Fight June 2010• NLD Served(s) as the ‘One-Stop’ data source for

all federal and non-federal levee information • Maps and reports produced using NLD data were

exported from the local system (CorpsMap + Sharepoint) to Google Earth for distribution throughout USACE and to external emergency management agencies such as Missouri SEMA

NLD in Google Earth

Click the Corps Logo for links to all CMT maps and reports

Lake status

Levee damagepoints

NWK Civil Boundary

The map information is exported from CorpsMap to Google Earth just prior to the CMT briefing.Links to all information are included, such as the CMT briefing packet and photos of field conditions. All necessary files are managed on Sharepoint for internal USACE use. In June 2010 FTP was used to provide all information to EMAs, but in the future NWK will use a Sharepoint Extranet.

Dry Creek Rancheria with Leveed Areas

Levee Data Source: National Levee Database

Tribal Land Source: US Census Bureau 2000

Indian LandLeveed Area

Colusa Indian Community with Leveed Areas

Levee Data Source: National Levee Database

Tribal Land Source: Data from US Census Bureau 2000

Indian LandLeveed Area

Seminole Lands with Leveed Areas

Levee Data Source: National Levee Database

Tribal Land Source: Data from US Census Bureau 2000

Indian LandLeveed Area

Moving Forward…

• NLD Public View • Census Tool• Steering Committee Leadership/Meeting• FEMA MLI Data• California Database Information• Next steps:– Other Federal Agencies– Coordinate with Tribes– Coordinate with State Agencies

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS• Contact Information:

• Cathi Sanders or Bryan Baker– NLD Project Managers

Catherine.R.Sanders@usace.army.mil

Byran.E.Baker@usace.army.mil

Some Helpful Feedback Today

• How concerned are you or the tribes you represent about levees?

• Are there other organizations or tribes you think might be interested in hearing about the Committee or levees?

• Any thoughts about emergency management programs we might look to that are good examples of how to involve tribes?

Data fields slide/minimum requirements

• Leveed Area (Polygon)• Leveed Area Name• System Name• Number of Segments in System• Segment Name• Authorization Type• Sponsor (Name, Type, …)• Segment(s) length(s)

NLD INVENTORY/INFORMATIONNLD Data Fields For Information Use