Commission Task Force Public Comment Slides 2-28-07

Delaware River BasinFlood Mitigation Task Force: Progress to Date• Governor’s Charge•• Task Force Composition•• Report Development Timeline•• Report Architecture/Overview•• Flood Analysis Model•• Implementation Considerations•• Next Steps•????Governor’s ChargeForm an Interstate Flood Mitigation Task ForceDevelop a Preliminary Action Plan (12/30/06)Develop a Flood Analysis ModelImplement Short-Term Actions early 2007Report Development Critical Path• 9/21/06: Governor’s Letter received• 10/25/06: Organization/Steering Meeting• 11/14/06*: Technical Meeting #1• 12/05/06*: Technical Meeting #2 Preliminary Action Plan, Draft 1• 12/15/06: Preliminary Action Plan, Draft 2 Presented• 12/20/06: Full Task Force Meeting Draft 2 Finalized• January 2007: Final Public Review Draft • Jan.-Mar. 2007: Public Comment Process* Roll-up of Multiple Focus Area Committee Meetings and Conference CallsInterstate Task Force Composition(31 members)Federal: USACE, NOAA/NWS, FEMA, USGS, USDA/NRCSState Agencies: DNREC, NJDEP, PADEP, NYSDEC, NYCDEP, NJOEM, PEMA, NYSEMO, PA DCED Elected Officials: Congress (Delaware River Basin Task Force Members), State Legislature (PA and NJ), County and Municipal (Delaware Co, NY and Yardley, PA)Regional Agencies: NJ Water Supply Authority, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge CommissionLocal Emergency Management: Sullivan Co. NY, Lambertville, NJCitizen/Academic Interests: ...