1. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 1 MRGO Closure Status Next Steps & Status USACE & State negotiate and sign MOA Plans & Specifications for Closure Structure at Bayou La Loutre are Complete Repair IHNC Lock –Baptiste Collette is being dredged – est. completion by 30 June –IHNC Lock is scheduled to be de-watered Aug 1 – Oct 1, 2008 –MRGO will not be physically closed until the IHNC Lock is operable IHNC contingency working group –Navigation stakeholders and District Operations staff establishing contingency plans for service interruptions at IHNC Lock Complete Environmental Clearance for Closure Structure –Record of Decision on LEIS is ready for signature by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Construct the closure structure –Target contract award late summer 2008 –Target completion by June 1, 2009

2. New Orleans Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Overview by Mike Park HSDRRS Program Manager Task Force Hope U.S. Army Corps of Engineers May 21, 2008

3. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable US Army Corps of Engineers ® 3 Agenda HSDRRS: State of the System Construction Status 2008 Hurricane Season System Improvements HSDRRS: State of the System Construction Status 2008 Hurricane Season System Improvements

4. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable Legend Federal Federal Non-COE Non-Federal 5 Parishes 350 Miles of Levee/Floodwall 68 Pumping Stations (Fed & Non-Fed) 4 Gated Outlets New Orleans Area Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System

5. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 5 State of the System NOLA storm surge protection exceeds pre-Katrina levels; area has better protection than ever before.NOLA storm surge protection exceeds pre-Katrina levels; area has better protection than ever before. The Corps has made significant progress and continues to work to meet our 2011 goal for 100-year level of protectionThe Corps has made significant progress and continues to work to meet our 2011 goal for 100-year level of protection Corps awarded largest civil works design-build contract in Corps history on April 3, 2008 ($700M)Corps awarded largest civil works design-build contract in Corps history on April 3, 2008 ($700M) Funding StatusFunding Status –$7.1 B appropriated to date; FY 2009 budget requests additional $5.7 B which includes funds to reach 100-year level of protection –Total federal commitment of $12.8 B

6. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable US Army Corps of Engineers ® 6 Construction Status Total expected construction contracts: ~325 Awarded 150+ construction contracts for $2.1B Overall Program Estimate: ~$14.6B 47 construction contracts worth $1.4B ongoing 2008 and Beyond 2008 – Anticipate awarding about 40+ contracts for around $2B Awarded IHNC Surge Protection w/Advance Measures Award 30+ contracts for Levees, Floodwalls and Armoring Award 3 contracts for pump station repairs Award 3 contracts for SELA (interior drainage) Total expected construction contracts: ~325 Awarded 150+ construction contracts for $2.1B Overall Program Estimate: ~$14.6B 47 construction contracts worth $1.4B ongoing 2008 and Beyond 2008 – Anticipate awarding about 40+ contracts for around $2B Awarded IHNC Surge Protection w/Advance Measures Award 30+ contracts for Levees, Floodwalls and Armoring Award 3 contracts for pump station repairs Award 3 contracts for SELA (interior drainage)

7. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 7 IHNC Surge Protection Objectives: Provide protection to New Orleans East / New Orleans Metro / IHNC-MRGO / St. Bernard area.Provide protection to New Orleans East / New Orleans Metro / IHNC-MRGO / St. Bernard area. Complete protection by 2011 with advanced measures (risk reduction) by June 2009Complete protection by 2011 with advanced measures (risk reduction) by June 2009Status Awarded 3 APR 08 a design-build contract to Shaw E&I for $695M – largest in Corps historyAwarded 3 APR 08 a design-build contract to Shaw E&I for $695M – largest in Corps history Formal partnering sessions 24-25 APR 08Formal partnering sessions 24-25 APR 08 Wide stakeholder engagementWide stakeholder engagement Environmental Compliance process ongoing, completes in July 2008Environmental Compliance process ongoing, completes in July 2008 Scheduled to begin construction late summer 2008Scheduled to begin construction late summer 2008 conceptual rendition

8. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 8 2008 Hurricane Season System Improvements Outfall Canal Closures – Pumping capacity raised to 16,000 cfsOutfall Canal Closures – Pumping capacity raised to 16,000 cfs London Ave. Canal – Load Test enabled raising SWE to 5 ft., increasing carrying capacity by 30%London Ave. Canal – Load Test enabled raising SWE to 5 ft., increasing carrying capacity by 30% Levee raising projects underway around the system; St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes.Levee raising projects underway around the system; St. Charles, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes. Floodwall construction and stabilization – New floodwalls under construction to 100-year standards. Interim measures applied to stabilize and strengthen existing I-walls.Floodwall construction and stabilization – New floodwalls under construction to 100-year standards. Interim measures applied to stabilize and strengthen existing I-walls.

9. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 9 2008 Hurricane Season System Improvements Strengthened transitions and armored floodwallsStrengthened transitions and armored floodwalls Grass along MRGO to prevent erosionGrass along MRGO to prevent erosion Repairing non-federal pump stations (18 complete, 7 in construction and 5 in design)Repairing non-federal pump stations (18 complete, 7 in construction and 5 in design) Storm proofing 32 existing interior drainage pump stations in Jefferson and Orleans ParishesStorm proofing 32 existing interior drainage pump stations in Jefferson and Orleans Parishes 5 Safe houses in Jefferson Parish5 Safe houses in Jefferson Parish

10. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 10 Harvey Canal Floodwall Jan 2008 Mar 2008

11. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 11 St. Bernard Levee Work Verret to Caernarvon

12. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 12 Bayou Segnette Pump Station Completed Safe House Dec 2006

13. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 13 Where Are We Now?

14. One Team: Relevant, Ready, Responsive, Reliable 14 Questions? You can access the Task Force Hope Newsletter here: http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ hps/Status_Report_archive.htm http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ hps/Status_Report_archive.htm You can assess your risk as of 1 June 2007 at: http://nolarisk.usace.army.mil/ You can assess your risk as of 1 June 2011 at: http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ hps/100maps.htm http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ hps/100maps.htm

15. New Orleans Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Overview by Mike Park Program Manager Task Force Hope U.S. Army Corps of Engineers May 21, 2008