4. TX Silver Jackets - Lynde Dodd PRES1
INTRODUCTION TO SILVER JACKETS
Incorporating Green Infrastructure/Low Impact Development, Open Space, and Nature Based
Systems into the Denton County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Stakeholder Meeting
Friday March 13, 2020
City of Denton Emily Fowler Library
502 Oakland St, Denton, TX 76201
USACE Silver Jackets –Lynde Dodd
11:25 AM –11:35 AM
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supports
state-led Silver Jackets Teams through its
Flood Risk Management Program.
https://silverjackets.nfrmp.us/
USACE Fort Worth District
The Fort Worth District, established in 1950 after
disastrous floods in the area, is responsible for water
resources development in two-thirds of Texas, and military
design and construction in Texas and parts of Louisiana
and New Mexico.
The District:
•Covers a geographical area of approximately 410,000
square miles and employs more than 1600 team
members.
•Has constructed 25 lakes, two major floodways and
many local projects. These projects cost $2.6 billion to
build, but have prevented more than $68 billion in flood
damages.
•Operates and maintains reservoirs and lakes for outdoor
recreation opportunities for millions of visitors annually,
while also furnishing approximately 35 percent of Texas’
water supply.
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https://www.swf.usace.army.mil/
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SWF-SJ Team Members:
Marie Loftin MARIE.J.LOFTIN@usace.army.mil; Jodie Foster Jodie.R.Foster@usace.army.mil;
Landon Erickson Charles.Erickson@usace.army.mil; Lynde Dodd Lynde.L.Dodd@usace.army.mil
5Recent and On-going TEAM ACTIVITIES
Upper Trinity Regional Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan -Phase I
This interagency project includes the North Central Texas Council of Governments and some of their 230 member governments
along with USACE. The emphasis of Phase I of this project is to raise flood risk awareness for local governments using
coordination, outreach, education, and workshop activities to establish a collaborative group of stakeholders to share in the
development of the watershed management plan that focuses on flood prevention efforts, not mitigation.
San Antonio River Tournament for Integrated Flood Risk Management
This interagency project includes the San Antonio River Authority (SARA), USGS Texas Water Science Center, USACE -Institute
of Water Resources (IWR) and USACE -Fort Worth District. SARA plans to use the multi-hazard tournament methodology to
address flood risk in the context of multiple water management objectives.
Interagency Development of a LifeSim Model and Update to the Dallas Floodway Emergency Action Plan
The City of Dallas is in the process of updating the Dallas Floodway (DF) Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for the East and West
Levees of the DF System. In the time since the original EAP was developed in 2010, the USACE -Hydrologic Research Center
developed the LifeSim model, which helps determine loss of life under various flooding conditions and can assist communities in
preparing emergency evacuation scenarios.
Texas Flood Resiliency Activity Tracker (TxFRAT)
This interagency project includes FEMA Region VI, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), Texas Water
Development Board (TWDB)/Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS), Texas Floodplain Management Association
(TFMA), and USACE -Fort Worth, Galveston, Tulsa, and Albuquerque Districts. Currently in Texas, there are over 50 on-going
federal and state flood risk identification, planning, and mitigation projects, which are led by
multiple state and federal organizations
•Multiple watershed protection plans will
be reviewed and integrated to produce
an implementable product
•Plan will be built on Best Management Practices (BMP) for
water quality
•Nonstructural measures will include Green Infrastructure
(GI) and low-impact development (LID) measures
•GIS tool will be created to identify critical areas for GI/LID
implementation
Denton County Greenbelt Plan
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Project Description
Challenges Overcome /
Continuing Challenges
Successes/Best Practices
Flood Risk Reduction Outcomes
Partners and Project Cost
Point of Contact
Marie Loftin
USACE Fort Worth District
•City of Denton and stakeholders are working toward a
“green belt plan” to preserve their watershed assets.
•Goal is to protect and expand greenbelts to improve
environmental function by supporting water quality, and
improving quality of life and recreational opportunities
•Efforts will lead to a reduction in flood risk
by protecting the floodplain for Denton Co.
and it’s three water supply/flood control
reservoirs
•Keeping all stakeholders engaged
•Developing map layers for GIS tool
based upon pertinent and relevant
flood risk factors
•Reducing redundancy regarding
FRM management plans
•Gauging public interest and
providing education for project
implementation
•Project is in early stages of development
•Interagency partners each provide different
areas of expertise from planning to
implementation (stormwater experts, GIS
experts, water resource managers, biologists,
ecologists, risk managers, and engineers)
•Outreach will be critical to project success
Agency Investment
USACE $25K
EPA $25K in-kind plus
$50K match
FEMA $10K In-kind
TX Dept.Emerg.
Management
$10K In-kind
City of Denton $50K In-kind
TXAgrilife $XX In-kind
Total $170,000+