Action Plan
| TOPIC |
TASK/ACTIVITY |
RESPONSIBILITY |
POINTS OF CONTACT |
| 1. National Subject Matter Contacts |
To be established at national level and reviewed/updated annually |
USACE HQ NRCS HQ |
USACE - TBD
NRCS - Mike Sullivan |
| 2. Wetlands Compliance and Regulatory |
Coordination on wetland delineation training, potential impacts of USACE
projects to WRP lands and Swampbuster Compliance. |
USACE HQ
NRCS HQ/CNSTC |
USACE - Katherine Trott
NRCS -David Howard, Norman Melvin |
|
3. Wetland Creation, Restoration, and Enhancement |
NRCS EFH CH review, cross-agency training opportunity |
USACE HQ/ERDC NRCS HQ/CNSTC |
USACE - Katherine Trott, Bob Lazor
NRCS - National
Biologist, Norman Melvin |
|
4. Natural Disaster Recovery |
Review existing authorities and additional coordination needs |
USACE HQ, NRCS HQ |
USACE - TBD
NRCS - Mike Sullivan,
Mark Locke, Victor Cole |
|
5. Watershed Approach and Management |
Review existing policies, authorities, and approaches and identify
opportunities for collaboration |
USACE HQ, NRCS HQ |
USACE - TBD
NRCS - Mike Sullivan, Dan
Lawson, Keith Admire |
|
6. Watershed Technology Exchange |
Organize an annual workshop to facilitate technology exchange including
tools and models |
USACE HQ/ERDC/ HEC
NRCS HQ/NWMC/ WTSC |
USACE - TBD
NRCS - Mike Sullivan, Keith
Admire, Shaun McKinney, Noeller Herbert |
|
7. Watershed Training |
Develop Multi-tiered Watershed Training Curriculum |
USACE HQ
NRCS HQ + Centers (NEDC/NWMC/WTS/ ENTSC) |
USACE - Someone from HEC/Ashby
NRCS - Mike Sullivan, Keith Admire, Shaun
McKinney, Jan Surface |
|
8. Integrated 404 Permitting Process |
Review existing authorities, consistency in use, and opportunities |
USACE HQ
NRCS HQ + NWMC |
USACE - Sudol, Trott
NRCS - Mike Sullivan, David Heffington |
|
9. Economic Analysis |
Incorporate agricultural damages into USACE Flood Damage Assessment tool |
USACE HQ + HEC NRCS HQ + NWMC |
USACE - Kitch, Hickey
NRCS - Doug Lawrence,
Larry Edmonds, Dale Pekar |
|
10. Addressing Non-monetary Benefits in Watershed Projects |
Review existing policy and form team to develop approach to monetizing
ecological benefits |
USACE HQ + HEC NRCS HQ + NWMC |
USACE - TBD
NRCS - Keith Admire |
|
11. Stream Restoration & Mitigation Design |
Review existing guidance materials and identify opportunities for
collaboration; Engage NRCS Technical Team in the development of a range
of stream restoration-mitigation approaches applicable to the Northeast
Region |
USACE HQ + ERDC +NAD
NRCS HQ + ENTSC USF&W |
USACE - Ashby, Fischenich, Wright
NRCS - Jerry
Bernard, Robinson, Gullett, Weber
USF&W - |
|
12. Sediment Management Coordination |
Working through the USACE National Dredging Team, the Regional Sediment
Management Demonstration Program, and the Systemwide R&D program,
identify areas of intersection with NRCS Conservation Programs. ID
potential demos/tool development |
USACE HQ/ERDC NRCS HQ/NWMC |
USACE - Jeff Waters, Lynn Martin
NRCS - Mike Sullivan, Jerry Bernard, Keith Admire
|
|
13. Agricultural Water Quality Modeling Collaboration |
Pursue the development of enhanced predictive capability of
surface/subsurface water quality from ag lands. Jointly develop/test
hybrid tool (AGNPS/GHESSA) |
USACE HQ/ERDC NRCS HQ/WNTSC
EPA HQ/ORD
USGS HQ |
USACE - Ashby
NRCS - Mike Sullivan/Willey
EPA -Weitman/ Flahive
USGS - Meyers/Frye |
|
14. Rehabilitation of Aging Dam/Levee Infrastructure |
Review existing policies, authorities, and approaches, develop new
sustainable approaches and identify opportunities for collaboration |
USACE HQ/ERDC/ HEC
NRCS HQ/Others?? |
USACE -Halpin, Craig Fischenich,
Hickey
NRCS - Mike Sullivan, Keith Admire
|
|
15. Data Sharing Activities |
Engage NRCS wetlands specialists to bring data and expertise to join
existing USACE/EPA wetlands national database; explore possible
utilization of a web enabled geoprocessed data transfer system to make
wetlands, restoration, watershed and other types of date electronically
available to both agencies. |
USACE HQ
EPA
HQ
NRCS HQ |
USACE - K. Trott, P. Besrutschko
EPA - TBD
NRCS -Norman Melvin |
|
16. NRCS Wetlands Delineation Course |
Engage USACE wetlands delineation specialists to assist NRCS in
developing their in-house training |
NRCS-HQ/CNSTC USACE-HQ/ERDC |
USACE - Sudol, Trott
NRCS - Davis, Norman Melvin
|
|
17. Real Estate Issues, Impediments, Opportunities |
Meet and compare authorities nationwide. Discuss challenges and
identify ways to work together in the context of agency real estate and
related issues. |
USACE-HQ NRCS-
HQ |
USACE - Bayert
NRCS - TBD |
|
18. Design Construction Management |
Engage USACE-ERDC in Potential Collaboration to Test Roller Compacted
Concrete Materials Testing |
USACE-ERDC NRCS-CE NDCSMC |
USACE - Billy Neely
NRCS - Dennis Clute |
|
19. Collaboration regarding use of authorities and funding |
Identify local successes; identify limitations, restrictions,
inconsistencies and/or barriers; make recommendations to senior leaders
to help remove barriers and improve collaborative use of authorities for
mutual benefit. |
|
USACE -TBD
NRCS - TBD |
|
20. Western States Watershed Study |
Jointly pursue drought management issues; collaborate in other areas of
mutual interest and programmatic focus. |
USACE-IWR,
NRCS -National Water and Climate Center |
USACE - Rolf Olsen,
NRCS - Phil Pasteris |
|
21. NRCS/USACE Example of Collaboration at Local Level: Missouri
River Habitat Restoration |
USACE must create over 12, 000 acres of habitat in the Missouri River
mainstem. Discussions are underway with Nebraska NRCS to explore
opportunities for interagency collaboration. |
NRCS-HQ/CNSTC USACE-HQ/ERDC |
NRCS - Nebraska -Doty
USACE - Omaha - John Remus |
|
22. NRCS/USACE Example of Collaboration at Local Level: Cape Cod
Water Resources Restoration Project |
USACE-NAE specialists are serving on the NRCS Science Advisory Board in
evaluating restoration of degraded salt marshes |
USACE-NAE
NRCS-Massachusetts |
USACE - Hubbard
NRCS - Carl Gustafson |
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