September 14-16, 2009

Howard Johnson

Yakima, WA

September 14

NAI Workshop, Dave Carlton

September 15

FEMA and State Update

FEMA Region X overall, John Graves

FEMA Risk Map, Kelly Durst

Presentation of recent flooding in Washington (pdf)
Presentation of recent flooding in Washington (PowerPoint)

What's New in Floodplain Management (WA) Dan Sokol, Wa Dept of Ecology

USACE Levee Safety Program Update, Jerry Christensen

Walla Walla District Update on Flood Risk Management Program and Flood Plain Projects, Tracy Schwarz, USACE

Keynote Speaker: John Vacarro, USGS

Water and Water Management in the Yakima Basin

Implementation of FEMA’s “Coastal Flood Hazard Analysis and Mapping  for the Pacific Coast of the United States”, Erik Rowland

The Chehalis Basin Flood Authority—People, Politics, and Projects, Bruce Mackey, ESA Adolfson

CRS Update, French Wetmore, French & Association

Channel Migration Zone Mapping—Lessons Learned from a Citizen’s Advisory Committee, Hans Hunger, Pierce County

Elevation Certificate Update, French Wetmore, French & Association

Dam Breaks and Alluvial Cycles, Pleasant Valley, Washington, Matt Durkee, Yakima County

Flooding in the Fold Belt—How glacial floods and modern uplift are reflected in flood hazard planning in the Ahtanum Creek Watershed, Joel Freudenthal, Yakima County

On Beyond FEMA: How Pierce county is Expanding the Flooodway, Dennis Dixon, Pierce County; Patty Dillon, NHC

Flooding and Flood Frequency Flows in the Ahtanum and Wide Hollow Creek basins, Yakima, WA – Why are the two basins so different? Henry Hu, West Consultants

Lessons from the 100-year levee network in Yakima, Terry Keenhan, Yakima County

High flows for Fish and Wildlife in Washington, Alan Wald, Applied Hydrology

Evaluation Potential Hydraulic Impacts for Proposed Modifications to the Sacramento River Flood Control Levees using a Risk Analysis Process, Chris Bahner, West Constultants

September 16

PANEL: FEMA MITIGATION/ESA/BIOP Enangered Species and the NFI

Puget Sound NFIP BiOp: Benefits for Public Safety and the Environment, Dan Siemann, National Wildlife Federation

NMFS BiOp on FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), DeeAnn Kirkpatrick, NOAA Fisheries Service

Endangered Species and the National Flood Insurance Program: Implementing a salmon friendly program, John Graves, FEMA

Sessions

Natoma Levee Renovation Project, Marcus Byers, Scott Ward, Kleinfelder

Puyallup River Flood Protection—Levee Certification Challenges, Tony Melone, Tetra Tech

Yakima River Gap to Gap Levee Setback and Floodplain Restoration Project, Karen Hodges, Yakima County

Lunch Humor

FEMA and the Biological Opinion

CFM Exam Questions

Sessions

Mitigation Showcase Study: Snohomish River Flood Mitigation, Working Toward Success, Karen Wood-McGuiness, FEMA

Flood Modeling on the Boise River: A Story of Innovation and Collaboration, Mary McGown, Idaho Department of Water Resources

Flood simulation of the Boise River at Eagle Island using “Green” LiDAR 1- and 2-Dimensional Coupled Modeling, David Rupp, DHI

A,B,C animations

Green River valley emergency planning in light of recent seepage concerns at Howard Hanson Dam, Larry Karpack, NHC, Sara Marxen, USACE-Seattle Dist.) Alternate Title: What do we do when good dams go bad, or Alternate Title 2: Damn it, it’s leaking

November 18-19, 2008

Red Lion Inn

Olympia, WA

October 16-19, 2006

Skagit Casino

Bow, WA

September 12-14, 2005

Skagit Casino

Bow, WA

September 20-23, 2004

Skagit Casino

Bow, WA

October 14-16, 2003

Red Lion Inn

Port Angeles, WA

Conference Photo 1

November 14-15, 2002

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

October 31-November 2, 2001

University of WA

Seattle, WA

October 9-10, 2000

Oxford Suites

Yakima, WA

May 23-28, 1999

Co-Sponsor with ASFPM

Portland, OR

NORFMA Board 1999 Photo

May 26, 1999, Invitation

June 4-5, 1998

Cottontree Inn

Mt. Vernon, WA

Conference Photo 1

June 5, 1997

Warm Springs Retreat Center

Standwood, WA

Conference brochure front page

June 6-7, 1996

Seattle Center

Seattle, WA

April 27-28, 1995

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Conference brochure front page

First Conference

March 31, 1994

Seattle Center

Seattle, WA

Newsletter

Chairman

Conference Photo 1

Conference Photo 2

December 21, 1993

Letter regarding change
of Association name and
having first conference
in 1994