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Performance of Missouri River Levee System and Flood Fighting Efforts at Eppley Airfield during 2011 Flood Event
Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska is sited along the west bank of the Missouri River with existing infrastructure and assets valued at a historical cost of more than $470 million and with an estimated annual economic impact of $750 million. Flood protection is provided by a federal levee system with sponsorship by the City of Omaha. The 2011 Missouri River Flood threatened the airfield, so the Omaha Airport Authority (OAA) assembled a team of engineers and contractors to fight the flood. Actions implemented by the project team included modification of pump stations, construction of outlet structures, berms, and graded filters, rehabilitation/pumping of existing relief wells, and installation/pumping of 70 new deep dewatering wells. The response actions were successful and the airfield operated continuously during the flood with no disruption in services or loss of critical facilities. The total cost of efforts to protect the airfield was about $24 million. Numerical seepage models were developed and calibrated during the flood to predict distress at higher river levels.
Performance of Missouri River Levee System and Flood Fighting Efforts at Eppley Airfield during 2011 Flood Event
Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska is sited along the west bank of the Missouri River with existing infrastructure and assets valued at a historical cost of more than $470 million and with an estimated annual economic impact of $750 million. Flood protection is provided by a federal levee system with sponsorship by the City of Omaha. The 2011 Missouri River Flood threatened the airfield, so the Omaha Airport Authority (OAA) assembled a team of engineers and contractors to fight the flood. Actions implemented by the project team included modification of pump stations, construction of outlet structures, berms, and graded filters, rehabilitation/pumping of existing relief wells, and installation/pumping of 70 new deep dewatering wells. The response actions were successful and the airfield operated continuously during the flood with no disruption in services or loss of critical facilities. The total cost of efforts to protect the airfield was about $24 million. Numerical seepage models were developed and calibrated during the flood to predict distress at higher river levels.
Performance of Missouri River Levee System and Flood Fighting Efforts at Eppley Airfield during 2011 Flood Event
Walberg, Francke (author) / Saye, Steven (author) / Bird, G. Richard (author) / Linnan, Brian (author) / Boeckmann, Andrew (author)
Geo-Congress 2013 ; 2013 ; San Diego, California, United States
Geo-Congress 2013 ; 1066-1080
2013-02-25
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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