Conference Program
September 14
FEMA Region X Update
Briefing on NFIP Reform -
Ryan Ike and John Graves - FEMA Mitigation, Insurance and Mapping
NORFMA Regional Representatives Reports
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
British Columbia
Flood Risk Management Issues in Southern California- Keynote:
Dusty Williams
General Manager-Chief Engineer
Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FEMA Flood Insurance Re-study for the Hydraulically Complex Ahtanum Creek Basin in Yakima County - Henry Hu, Dan Eggers, Ken Puhn (WEST Consultants), and Terry Keenhan (Yakima County)
Restoring Juanita Creek in Kirkland through a Focus on Stormwater Management - Alan Black (HNTB Corporation), Jeff Burkey (King County Water and Land Resources) , Jenny Gaus (City of Kirkland)
Gold Ray Dam Removal – Management of Sediments on Mapped Floodplains - Shane K. Cline (HDR), Chris Smith (River Design Group, Inc)
Evaluation of Relative Streambed Aggradation Potential in
Multiple Watersheds Using GIS Data Sets (Mason and Jefferson County)- Dr. Catherine M. Petroff (LP4 Associates)
The Effects of Glacier Recession on Channel Stability and Flood Hazard:
Case studies from the Coast Mountains of British Columbia - Mike Miles M.Sc., P. Geo.
Sandy Allegretto, B.Sc. (M. Miles and Associates Ltd)
Bridge Capacity & Channel Sedimentation – A Theoretical Enquiry & Case Studies. - Joel Freudenthal & Randall Crouch (Yakima County Public Services)
Puyallup River Calistoga Setback Levee - Ken Wolfe (City of Orting)
East Lents Floodplain Restoration Project: A Case Study of Floodplain and Floodway Mapping Using and Unsteady-Flow Model - Gary Wolff and Kevin Timmins
(Otak Incorporated)
BiOp Compliance in Varied Floodplain Conditions – Strategies for Assessing Functions and Developing a Tailored Management Approach - Aaron Booy (ESA | Northwest Biological Resources)
FEMA Implementation of the Biop - John Graves
(FEMA Region X)
Implementing the NFIP Biological Opinion - Dan Siemann (National Wildlife Federation, Pacific Region)
September 15
Pierce County Comprehensive Flood Hazard Reduction Plan - Lorin Reinelt PhD (Pierce County SWM)
Evaluation of Restoration Designs with Respect to Floodplain Regulations: A Holistic Perspective - Adam Zucker, PE, CWRE., (VIGIL AGRIMIS)
Columbia River Treaty 2014/2024 Review - Travis Ball (USACE Seattle)
Channel Lengthening, Sediment Aggradation, and a Geomorphic Perspective on Floodplain Management in Puget Sound Rivers. - Chris Brummer and Jeff Parsons (Herrera Environmental Consultants)
Flood Determinations - Steps to Increase Accuracy - Dennis Dixon (Pierce County SWM)
Application of the Floodplain Inundation Potential Concept in the Central Valley of California - Kevin G. Coulton, Stephen Blanton, Jonathan McLandrich, and John C. Hunter (AECOM)
New LiDAR-Based Tools for Visualizing the Flood Hazard - Jed Roberts (Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries )
Dam-Break Flood Inundation Analysis and Inundation Map Development for Lake Youngs Reservoir - Courtney O'Neill, Henry Hu, John Howard (WEST Consultants), and Daniel Huang (Seattle Public Utilities)
(WEST Consultants, Inc)
Roles of a Local Floodplain Manager in LOMC - Dennis Dixon (Pierce County SWM)
Reauthorization and Reform of the NFIP - Kristin Minich (NFIP)
Levee Variance Process (State) - David St. John (Puget Sound Partnership)
Levee Variance Process (Local)- Steve Bleifuhs (King County)
NORFMA Board Update
Levee Safety - A National Approach Supported By Strong State Programs - Dusty Williams (Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District)
Overcoming Obstacles to Integrated Flood Management: A Case study of the Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada - Tamsin Lyle (Northwest Hydraulics Consultants)
Infrastructure Madness, Levee Disease and River Response
Terry Keenhan & Joel Freudenthal (Yakima County) |
