WEBVTT 00:01.230 --> 00:03.286 Hey y'all , it's Colonel Brad Morgan 00:03.286 --> 00:05.508 here at the Wilmington District US Army 00:05.508 --> 00:07.619 Corps of Engineers just wanna provide 00:07.619 --> 00:07.139 you an update of kind of where we stand 00:07.139 --> 00:09.361 with the , the Army Corps of Engineers' 00:09.361 --> 00:11.472 efforts in support of Helene response 00:11.472 --> 00:13.695 and recovery here within , uh , Western 00:13.695 --> 00:15.917 North Carolina coming to you again from 00:15.917 --> 00:18.083 Swanna Noa on the background we've got 00:18.083 --> 00:20.195 our our beacon debris management site 00:20.195 --> 00:22.083 that's , uh , it's been a hive of 00:22.083 --> 00:24.139 activity over the last few weeks for 00:24.139 --> 00:26.361 sure . Uh , there's probably a queue of 00:26.361 --> 00:28.361 trucks behind me , um . But just in 00:28.361 --> 00:30.528 terms of debris so far , uh , the team 00:30.528 --> 00:32.250 out here for the Army Corps of 00:32.250 --> 00:34.195 Engineers , we've pulled uh over 3 00:34.195 --> 00:36.306 million cubic yards of debris as well 00:36.306 --> 00:38.361 as soil , um , through the course of 00:38.361 --> 00:40.689 this mission to date , um . In terms of 00:40.689 --> 00:42.800 the waterway debris removal mission , 00:42.800 --> 00:44.911 uh , we're getting close to finishing 00:44.911 --> 00:47.133 up in the village of Timmy Rock as well 00:47.133 --> 00:49.133 as in Alexander County . Uh , we're 00:49.133 --> 00:51.022 getting ready to get started here 00:51.022 --> 00:52.911 within Wilkes County , uh , Union 00:52.911 --> 00:54.911 County . Uh , we've already started 00:54.911 --> 00:57.133 within Mount Holly . Uh , we're already 00:57.133 --> 00:56.459 starting to do the waterway debris 00:56.459 --> 00:58.515 removal work for the Eastern Band of 00:58.515 --> 01:00.348 the Cherokee . And we're getting 01:00.348 --> 01:02.459 started within Transylvania County as 01:02.459 --> 01:04.403 well , uh , while also adding some 01:04.403 --> 01:06.459 additional sites , uh , to the scope 01:06.459 --> 01:08.403 within Watauga County for waterway 01:08.403 --> 01:10.403 debris removal . So we've got a lot 01:10.403 --> 01:12.737 going on , uh , for the waterway debris . 01:12.737 --> 01:14.848 Uh , we should be able to get started 01:14.848 --> 01:16.792 on , uh , the additional submerged 01:16.792 --> 01:18.792 debris removal for , uh , Lake Lure 01:18.792 --> 01:21.015 this weekend . So excited to get that , 01:21.015 --> 01:23.292 uh , next phase of that mission moving , 01:23.292 --> 01:25.459 uh , there for the town of Lake Lure . 01:25.459 --> 01:27.403 So for the private property debris 01:27.403 --> 01:29.626 removal mission we've cleared over 1100 01:29.626 --> 01:31.459 parcels uh that's lots of , uh , 01:31.459 --> 01:33.515 private citizens , uh , to date here 01:33.515 --> 01:35.737 within the city of Asheville and Bunkum 01:35.737 --> 01:37.903 County . Uh , we're continuing to work 01:37.903 --> 01:39.848 with , uh , the other counties and 01:39.848 --> 01:41.959 cities that we're supporting so we're 01:41.959 --> 01:44.015 doing the . The packet collection of 01:44.015 --> 01:46.181 rights of entry within McDowell County 01:46.181 --> 01:45.849 are also doing that within Watauga 01:45.849 --> 01:48.290 County and Polk County as well and 01:48.290 --> 01:50.449 they're working also with the town of 01:50.449 --> 01:52.338 Lake Lure as well as Chimney Rock 01:52.338 --> 01:54.671 Village , uh , collecting those packets . 01:54.671 --> 01:56.616 So we're excited , uh , to see the 01:56.616 --> 01:58.505 request for those , um , for that 01:58.505 --> 02:00.616 mission and that support , uh , so we 02:00.616 --> 02:02.838 hope to get the private property debris 02:02.838 --> 02:04.727 removal collection efforts , uh , 02:04.727 --> 02:06.616 underway . Uh , once we get these 02:06.616 --> 02:08.671 packets collected , uh , here within 02:08.671 --> 02:10.782 the couple the next couple of weeks , 02:10.782 --> 02:12.616 so in terms of right away debris 02:12.616 --> 02:14.616 removal that mission , uh , for the 02:14.616 --> 02:16.505 towns and the counties that we're 02:16.505 --> 02:16.214 supporting , we're still on track to 02:16.214 --> 02:18.735 finish that mission up come April 1st 02:18.735 --> 02:20.902 so far just within that mission , uh , 02:20.902 --> 02:23.884 we've collected about 1.55 million 02:24.175 --> 02:26.375 cubic yards of debris , uh , since we 02:26.375 --> 02:28.597 started this mission set . Uh , for the 02:28.597 --> 02:30.931 most part late October , early November , 02:30.931 --> 02:33.153 and a lot of the communities that we're 02:33.153 --> 02:35.264 supporting , so , uh , we're still on 02:35.264 --> 02:34.929 track to have the right of way debris 02:34.929 --> 02:37.040 removal mission , uh , come to an end 02:37.040 --> 02:40.110 here within the next 10 days or so . So 02:40.110 --> 02:42.054 in terms of our water mission , we 02:42.054 --> 02:44.277 continue to provide turbidity reduction 02:44.277 --> 02:46.499 support at both the bee tree as well as 02:46.499 --> 02:48.721 the Burnett reservoirs while also still 02:48.721 --> 02:50.943 providing some raw water support to the 02:50.943 --> 02:52.999 town of Spruce Pines water treatment 02:52.999 --> 02:55.110 facility . So for our critical public 02:55.110 --> 02:57.110 facilities mission that we have out 02:57.110 --> 02:59.277 here in western North Carolina , we're 02:59.277 --> 03:01.388 still working closely with with three 03:01.388 --> 03:03.499 communities , uh , so for the town of 03:03.499 --> 03:03.199 Black Mountain , uh , we're , we're 03:03.199 --> 03:05.070 really close to getting uh that 03:05.669 --> 03:07.836 temporary public works facility , uh , 03:07.836 --> 03:09.947 under contract and in place . Uh , we 03:09.947 --> 03:12.058 should have that move within the next 03:12.058 --> 03:14.280 couple of days and still working with , 03:14.280 --> 03:16.225 uh , the town of Kenton , uh , for 03:16.225 --> 03:18.169 their fire department needs , uh , 03:18.169 --> 03:20.280 working for , uh , establishment of a 03:20.280 --> 03:20.270 temporary vehicular bay to support . Uh , 03:20.800 --> 03:22.856 that fire department for the town of 03:22.856 --> 03:24.911 Canton , we're also continue to work 03:24.911 --> 03:27.078 closely with the town , or excuse me , 03:27.078 --> 03:29.244 the village of Chimney Rock , uh , for 03:29.244 --> 03:29.070 a temporary wastewater treatment 03:29.070 --> 03:31.403 facility , uh , to support them as well . 03:31.600 --> 03:33.839 Uh , so those 3 missions within our 03:33.839 --> 03:36.172 critical public facilities , uh , we're , 03:36.172 --> 03:38.339 we're getting close to getting those , 03:38.339 --> 03:40.561 uh , off the ground , contracted , uh , 03:40.561 --> 03:42.429 and executed to support those 03:42.429 --> 03:44.596 communities . So y'all we're coming up 03:44.596 --> 03:46.651 on 6 months . I've been working this 03:46.651 --> 03:49.039 mission . Um , for the last 6 months it 03:49.039 --> 03:50.928 continues to be , you know , both 03:50.928 --> 03:53.095 rewarding and fulfilling to be able to 03:53.095 --> 03:53.039 provide the support and the 03:53.039 --> 03:55.206 capabilities through the Army Corps of 03:55.206 --> 03:57.039 Engineers and our FEMA and state 03:57.039 --> 03:59.150 partners to deliver on this mission , 03:59.150 --> 04:01.389 so . Um , proud to play a small part of 04:01.389 --> 04:03.556 it . Just look forward to , you know , 04:03.899 --> 04:05.732 continue to recover , you know , 04:05.732 --> 04:07.955 obviously one of the , the major phases 04:07.955 --> 04:10.010 of recovery is getting this debris , 04:10.010 --> 04:12.121 you know , off the streets , off your 04:12.121 --> 04:14.232 lots , out of our waterways , and out 04:14.232 --> 04:14.100 of your lives , and we're working hard , 04:14.309 --> 04:16.365 uh , to meet those target dates that 04:16.365 --> 04:18.476 we've got , uh , coordinated with the 04:18.476 --> 04:19.750 state and FEMA . So thanks again .