Laurel McGinley, PE Dewberry Consultants LLC Storm Preparedness & Hazard Mitigation for Post-Sandy Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY

Red Hook (Brooklyn), New York 2 Map data © 2015 Google Photo: Huffington Post Photo: CNN Photo: Al Jazeera America

Flooded structures Extended and widespread power outages Workers and customers without reliable transportation No central source for recovery information or assistance Hurricane Sandy Small Business Impacts 3

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC) Project Sponsors 4

Resilient Businesses ConnectPrepareKnowledge Keys to Disaster Preparedness Planning 5

Constantly changing Methods to identify risk are improving Flood Risk Manhattan at European SettlementManhattan today

NYC Evacuation Zones

Southwest Brooklyn (Zone AE 12) Zone AE = High Flood Risk EL 12 = Base Flood Elevation of 12’ above sea level (not above the ground) during 1% annual chance event (100 year flood)

Methodology: Red Hook background Business operations Hurricane Sandy impacts Storm preparedness challenges Mitigation solutions Mitigation Case Studies

Case studies calibrated more general mitigation solutions: Hazard environment Range of businesses Owned vs. leased space Different building types

Small Artisan Fabricator: Flickinger Glass Works Mid-size Manufacturer: Linda Tool Café Restaurant: Ft. Defiance Small Business Case Studies

Buildings Flooding Power loss Infrastructure (transportation) Staff access to business Erratic response time for services recovery Business Operations Loss of documents Lack of back-up of key records IT and Telecommunications Hazard Risks Super storm Sandy flood water receding from MTA R line tunnel

Flood damage to business assets Operating equipment Business records Contents Staff availability/mobility Mass transit-dependent Damaged transportation infrastructure Information on recovery assistance Public sources Private sources Common Challenges Post Sandy flooding of MTA subway station

Business Operations: Mid-size manufacturer of machined airline/space industry parts Custom fabrication of finished metal parts/components Linda Tool

Hurricane Sandy Impacts Flood depth of 3 ft. in loading dock bay Sewer line back flow contaminated mechanical room and locker/restroom area Eleven months later still working to fulfill backlog orders Linda Tool High water mark in mechanical/electrical switchgear room

Temporary Mitigation Measures Install temporary flood barrier at loading bay door Install temporary flood barrier on plant floor around the loading bay Institute emergency staff, supplier, and client call-down Linda Tool Approximate top of temporary Flood Barrier

Install backflow preventer valve Install watertight pedestrian doors Reorganize plant floor storage to elevate critical equipment Linda Tool Small tools and measuring equipment Stored at floor level Permanent Mitigation Solutions

One day workshop for all businesses in Red Hook Vulnerabilities and mitigation options Case studies discussion Preparedness plan templates Preparedness Planning Workshop 18

Know your Hazard Risks & Consequences 19

Old urban, coastal neighborhoods present unique challenges Small businesses are underserved by our community Small businesses have unique building space and specific challenges They often rent space, so cannot mitigate easily Preparedness planning is essential to protect business operations, leading to resiliency Lessons Learned