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March 15, 2016
Creating Resiliency in Streams Restoration and Floodplain Reconnection
Brian Murphy, P.E. CFM
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“…the United States will experience more frequent and more severe flood
events in coming years.”
From: Addressing Affordability and Long-term Resiliency through the National Flood Insurance Program
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“…flood losses continue to increase… …continued development in and around floodplains… …effort to curb flood loss has been directed at inundation… …leaving mitigation to infrastructure… …on the sidelines.”
From: ASFPM Riverine Erosion Hazards White Paper
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How do we as floodplain managers, engineers, and scientists manage the
nation's long-term flooding risks, while also addressing property buyout
and affordability concerns of flood insurance?
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Overview
Risk vs. Uncertainty
What is resilience and how do we measure it?
Challenges
Opportunities
Take Home Messages
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Human created encroachments = risks
Natural variability = uncertainty
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From: Anthropogenic Transformations in the Terrestrial Biosphere (Ellis 2011)
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Resilience The power or ability to return to the original form after being stretched.
Toughness.
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Resilience
Anticipating/preparing for disturbance.
Improving our capacity to withstand shocks.
Adapting and evolving when possible.
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Resilience
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risk
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Resiliency
Pivoting from trying to prevent natural disturbances to naturally managing disturbances
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Resiliency
"Natural" or "green" infrastructure tends to be more resilient to water stress than human-engineered infrastructure because it bends, rather than breaks.
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Resiliency
Floodplain reconnection
Trend in (urban) floodplain management and stream restoration
Ability and time to recover
Reduction in impacts
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Increase magnitude of a flood event that cause significant damages, disruptions, and risks to life safety over what currently exists.
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Resiliency Metrics
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Resiliency Metrics
Percent reduction of land area in the 100-year floodplain
Number of insurable structures left in the floodplain & number of structures removed from the floodplain
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Resiliency Metrics
Reduced risk and improved protection to critical water, sanitary sewer, power, and storm drainage infrastructure
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Resiliency Metrics
Reconnection of the channel to an active floodplain bench
Increased room for the river channel – will the alternative better allow the river to “be a river”
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Challenges
Considering Human Factors such as Private property and Redevelopment
Communicating benefits associated w/ floodplain reconnection
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Where I See Opportunities
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Where I See Opportunities
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Where I See Opportunities
Manage floods by storing and conveying water on floodplains
Reducing damage to bridges, levees and other infrastructure
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Where I See Opportunities
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Natural Rural Sub-Urban Cultural Urban Urban Center Urban Core
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Where I See Opportunities
New flood bypasses or setting back embankments and levees
Riparian Corridor Management - “Activate” floodplain as flood protection
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Where I See Opportunities
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Where I See Opportunities
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Floodplain Management
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Where I See Opportunities
Communicating the benefits of floodplain reconnection to the public.
For example, City of Fort Collins, CO
https://youtu.be/Z2uKS0S82q4
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Take Home Message
Help the community develop a vision
What does resiliency look like?
Status quo vs. what it wants to look like in 5, 10, or 15 years?
Where will the citizenry want to live, work and raise their children?
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Take Home Message
Include natural variability within studies and designs to address risk AND uncertainty
Estimate the mitigation costs and plan for them
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Take Home Message
We should not underestimate or undervalue our role, and the importance of, adaptive change.
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THANK YOU!
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Resiliency Metrics
1. Percent reduction of land area in the 500-year floodplain 2. Increased hydraulic capacity of the bridge crossing 3. Flow rate that causes overtopping of structure 4. Depth of overtopping of a structure during a 100-year event (the lower the depth, the greater the level
of safety) 5. Number and value of properties that should be purchased by community to remove structures from the
floodplain (assuming willing sellers) 6. Flow velocity through the bridge (lower velocity means reduced scour and damage potential during
flood events) 7. Increased land area available for ecological restoration and improvements 8. Percent increase in available open space/natural land area 9. Opportunity for outdoor/natural areas recreation (i.e., soft path trails, environmental education, access
to river, bird watching, fishing, etc.) 10. Benefits to pedestrian and bicycle safety 11. Reduced flooding frequency and damages to the pedestrian trail underpass 12. Number of properties with improved redevelopment potential 13. Ability of the proposed improvements to be resistant and adaptable to future disruptions 14. Reduced maintenance effort and costs 15. Anticipated cost of damages from a flood event
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References
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