2008 Annual Conference Program - Floodplain Management

Floodplain Sustainability:
Integrating Flood Risk, Land Use
and Environmental Stewardship
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
2008 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
September 2-5, 2008
Paradise Point Resort
San Diego, California
www.floodplain.org

Thank You To Our Major Sponsors!
ASSOCIATION FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS CIRCLE
CONFERENCE FOUNDERS CIRCLE
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HelpingCommunities
BeFloodReady
www.woodrodgers.com
HelpingtoProtectCommunitiesThrough
FloodManagement/Levee-RelatedServices:
•State-level(DW R)RegionalFlood
PlanningandFloodplainModeling
•FloodManagementPlans
•FeasibilityStudies
•TopographicSurveying
•ConstructionPlansand
SpecificationsforLevee
Improvements
•ConstructionManagement
•HydrologicModeling
•LeveeCertification
•HydraulicModels:
One-andTwo-Dimensional
(HEC-RAS,FLO-2D,MIKE 11,
MIKE FLOOD,RMA 2.0)
•LeveeBreachModeling
•FloodplainMapping
•EmergencyPreparednessMapping
•FloodHazardMitigationPlanning
•ResidualRiskManagement
•FloodInsuranceStudies
•ConditionalLetterofMap
Revisions/LetterofMapRevisions
MarkGookin,P.E.,CFM
Tel: 775.823.9446
mgookin@woodrodgers.com
Contacts:
Dan Matthies,P.E.
Tel: 510.208.0342
dmatthies@woodrodgers.com
ShyamalChowdhury,Ph.D.,CFM
Tel:916.326.5816
schowdhury@woodrodgers.com

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LEVEE SYSTEMS
DAMS AND HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES
STREAM RESTORATION PLANNING
AND DESIGN
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Analysis
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Corridor Planning
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Exhibitor Directory
In Alphabetical Order
Apptis
ARCADIS
Ayres Associates
Civil Solutions
Dewberry
DHI Water & Environment
EDAW, Inc.
FEMA Map Service Center
FLO-2D Software, Inc.
Fugro West, Inc.
HDR, INC.
Hesco Bastion USA LLC
HJW Geospatial
ICF Jones & Stokes
Infrastructure Defense Technologies
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
MIG, Inc.
MWH Americas, Inc.
NFIP
Nolte Associates
PBS&J
Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd.
RBF, Consulting
River Partners
SCI Consulting Group
Sutron Corporation
TDT Solutions, Inc.
Terrapoint USA
Tetra Tech
U.S. Army Engineer Research &
Development Center
Wallingford Software, Inc.
Watershed Concepts
WEST Consultants
Wood Rodgers, Inc.
XP Software, Inc.
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2008 Annual Conference of the Floodplain Management Association
Floodplain Sustainability:
Integrating Flood Risk, Land Use and Environmental
Stewardship
CONTENTS
Conference At A Glance Page 12
Full Conference Program Page 14
Climate Change and Floodplain Management Symposium Page 29
FMA Board of Directors and Staff Page 30
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Larry McKenney, RBF Consulting
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Sara Agahi, County of San Diego
Mike Anderson, California DWR
John Andrew, California DWR
Lisa Beutler, Center for Collaborative Policy
Chris Bowles, CBEC
Tammy Conforti, US Army Corps of Eng.
Jack Davis, US Army Corps of Engineers
Susan Gilson, NAFSMA
Pal Hegedus, RBF
Ken Kirby, Kirby Consulting
Susan Longville, Water Resources Institute
Stefan Lorenzato, California DWR
Maria Lorenzo-Lee, California DWR
Chris McCready, California DWR
Sarah McIlroy, Stantec
Donna Miranda-Begay, Tubatulabals of Kern Valley
Mike Mirmazaheri, California DWR
Stephanie Moret, So. Calif. Wetlands Recov. Project
George Nichol, Calif. Water Res. Cont. Board
Ricardo Pineda, California DWR
Thomas Plummer, Civil Solutions
Ann Reddington, PBS&J
A.L. Riley, San Francisco RWQCB
David Rizzardo, California DWR
Deborah S. Kruse, ESA | Water Group
Mark Seits, HDR
Robert Shibatani, The Shibatani Group
Eric Simmons, FEMA Region IX
Tom Smythe, Lake County Flood Control
Judy Soutierre, US Army Corps of Engineers
Susan Tatayon, The Nature Conservancy
Iovanka Todt, Floodplain Mgmt. Association
Andrew Trelease, Clark County Flood Control
Susan Woolam, California DWR
Javier Yescas, PBS&J
CONFERENCE DIRECTOR
Iovanka Todt, Floodplain Management Association
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CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2008—PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND FIELD TRIP
8:00-5:00 Review for the CFM Exam
8:30 – 12:00 FEMA Elevation Certificate
Riparian Habitat Restoration
Hydrology and Hydraulics for the Non-Engineer
9:30 – 12:30 Field Trip: Chollas Creek and Forester Creek Multi-Objective Restoration Projects
10:00-1:00 Special Session on Tribal Collaboration and Flood Management
1:00-5:00 Public Workshop: Integrated Flood Management – How Can the State Help
NOAA Coastal Inundation Mapping
Tools for Arid Regions Flood Damage Reduction and Restoration
1:00-3:00 How to Design A River and Floodplain Project to Get Your Permits. The Do's and Don'ts From
A Regulator's Perspective
3:30-5:00 Rapid Assessment: Write Better Permits Faster
6:30 – 9:30 Welcome Fest on the U.S.S. Midway! Meet at 6:00 outside Conference Center. Transportation provided
(optional). Parking available near the Midway.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008
8:00 – 9:45 Keynote and Plenary Session
10:15 – 12:00 Concurrent Sessions:
Perspectives on Recent Flood Management Legislation
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers R&D Opportunities in Floodplain Management (TBD)
Technical Session: Environmental Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction
Technical Session: Levees – Inventory Development and Applications
Technical Session: Wetlands and Flood Management
Workshop: HEC Update: HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS and GeoHMS and GeoRAS
12:00 – 2:00 Keynote Luncheon
2:00 - 3:45 Concurrent Sessions:
Integrated Flood Management: A Vision for California
Hazard Mapping and Modeling
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration Programs: Program Overview & Hydrologic/Hydraulic Models
Technical and Policy Session: Wetlands and Flood Management
Technical Session: Estimating and Mitigating Flood Risk – Part I
Technical Session: Levees – Evaluating, Managing and Communicating Flood Hazards
4:15 – 6:00 Concurrent Sessions:
Integrated Flood Management: Regional Perspective
Regulatory Challenges for Flood Management Agencies: National Legislation
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration Programs: Hydrology, Climate Change
Technical Session: Estimating and Managing Flood Risk – Part II
Technical Session: Levees – Certification, Inspection and Rehabilitation
Technical Session: Hydraulic Modeling Tools and Applications
6:00 – Evening Reception & Raffle Prizes in Exhibit Hall
(Continued)
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
7:00 – 8:00 Community NFIP Roundtable Discussion
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
8:00 – 9:45 Concurrent Sessions:
Alluvial Fan Task Force
Policy into Action: Implementing California’s 2007 Flood Protection Laws
Hydromodification: Regulations and Policies
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration Programs: Vegetative Resistance, Vegetation & Ground Water/Surface
Water Interaction, Flood Channel Design
Technical Session: Flood Mapping and Innovative GIS Mapping Tools
Workshop: Developing an Effective Regional Watershed Partnership
10:15 – 12:00 Concurrent Sessions:
Flood Control and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Hydromodification: Local Implementation Opportunities and Challenges
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration Programs: Hydraulics, Sediment Transport & Restoration
Technical Session: Post-Fire Flood Modeling and Mapping
Technical Session: Collaborative Partnerships and Cost-Sharing
Workshop: So You Have Been Asked to Be an Expert Witness Now What
12:00 – 2:00 National Legislation Luncheon. Speakers: Susan Gilson, NAFSMA; Larry Larson, ASFPM.
2:00 – 3:45 Concurrent Sessions:
Floodplain Management Tools and Programs for Implementing Multi-Objective Strategies
Flood Frequency Analysis
Can New Surface Water Storage Alone Solve the State's Flood Control Woes
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration Programs: Hydraulics, Sediment Transport & Restoration
Technical Session: Water Quality, Hydromodification and BMP Design
Workshop: Legal “Challenges” When Dams and Levees Do Not Protect
4:15 – 6:00 Concurrent Sessions:
Role of Community Based Organizations in Floodplain Management
Applications of Flood Frequency Analysis (including Risk and Uncertainty)
Levee Sustainability
USACE Arid Regions Dem. Prog.: Habitat Modeling, Hydraulics, Sediment Transport & Restoration
Technical Session: Revitalizing Communities and Resources Through Multi-Objective Strategies
Technical Session: Climate Change and Flood Management
Workshop: Protecting the Property Rights of All
6:30 – 9:00 Dinner & Entertainment
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
7:00 – 8:00 FMA Membership Meeting
8:00—4:30 CLIMATE CHANGE AND FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM
8:30 – 12:00 CFM Exam (Pre-registration with ASFPM required)
Legal Workshop: The Patchwork Quilt Approach
8:00 – 9:45 Concurrent Sessions:
Technical Session: Erosion and Geomorphic Processes
Technical Session: Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis
Technical Session: Alluvial Fans – Flood Hazard and Sediment Analysis
Workshop: Risk Communication
10:15 – 12:00 Concurrent Sessions:
Technical Session: Coastal Erosion, Coastal Flood and Sediment Management
Technical Session: Risk Communication, Public Involvement and Outreach
Workshop: Quality DFIRM, LOMA & LOMR Submissions
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND TOURS
Conference Registration Daily 7:00—5:00 Convention Center Foyer
7:00 Paradise
Foyer
8:00-
5:00
8:30-
12:00
8:30-
12:00
8:30-
12:00
Executive
Suite
701/703
Dockside
Island
Garden
Continental Breakfast. Note: Breaks also served today at 10:00 and 3:00.
Workshop: Review for the CFM Exam. Jennifer Marcy, PBS&J. Note: To register for the
exam, visit www.floods.org. The exam is optional and scheduled for Sept. 5.
Workshop: FEMA Elevation Certificate. Ed Perez, California DWR. This workshop will
cover the following topics: Elevation Certificate Purpose and Definitions; Special Flood Hazard
Area Zones; How to use the Flood Insurance Rate Map; Determining Lowest Floor; Completion
of the New FEMA Elevation Certificate. Intended Audience: Consulting Engineers and Surveyors,
Floodplain Administrators, Building, Planning, and Public Works Staff from Communities
Participating in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Workshop: Riparian Habitat Restoration. Instructor: John Carlon, River Partners, Inc
Hydrology and Hydraulics for the Non-Engineer. Craig A. Steward, PE, CFM (Title); Penfield
& Smith Engineers, Inc. Thomas D. Fayram, PE, CFM, Deputy Public Works Director,
Santa Barbara County Public Works Department. Hydrology and Hydraulics are the fundamental
processes that are at the base of floodplain issues. To do any floodplain analysis, you
need these two pieces of information; How much water is there, and how does the water behave,
or how deep is it These two issues can be extremely complicated and involved, but
understanding the basic principles of each will help the non-Engineer understand what each is.
This workshop will help remove some of the mystery and confusion of Hydrology and Hydraulics
and help the non-Technical individual better understand how these processes work and
how they are applied.
9:30—
12:30
FIELD TRIP
Meet in
Foyer
Chollas Creek and Forester Creek Multi-objective Restoration Projects. Hosted by the
City of San Diego and PBS&J. The Chollas Creek Water Quality Protection and Habitat Enhancement
Project consisted of floodplain habitat restoration and channel stabilization improvements
for a portion of the Encanto Branch of Chollas Creek. The project was funded in
part by a State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) grant with contributions from the City
of San Diego. The restored channel, located within a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Zone AE,
was designed to improve the current level of flood protection and meet grant objectives including:
improving water quality, removal of concrete lining, and the creation and restoration of riparian
habitat.
The Forester Creek Improvements Project has revitalized the heart of the City of Santee
(“Santee”). The project was originally conceived in the early 1970s as a flood control project.
Over time, the project evolved into a flood control, water quality, environmental restoration, regional
transportation and community redevelopment project. The Forester Creek Improvements
Project, completed in June 2008 at a cost of $40 million, has resulted in a widened and
revegetated creek designed to carry a 100-year flood. The channel bed and banks were
planted with more than 20 acres of new wetland and riparian habitats, making this project a
model for future flood control projects in the San Diego area. The creation of new native habitat,
a linear park, and a bike/pedestrian pathway has transformed this flood control channel into
a significant community asset.
10:00—
1:00
Executive
Suite
705/707
Special Session on Tribal Collaboration and Flood Management. Organized by the Center
for Collaborative Policy and the Tribal Communications Committee of the California Water
Plan.
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1:00—
5:00
Sun
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 (CONTINUED)
Public Workshop: Integrated Flood Management – How Can the State Help Led by the
California Department of Water Resources. Integrated Flood Management (IFM) recognizes:
(1) the interconnection of flood management actions within broader water resources management
and land use planning; (2) the value of coordinating across geographic and agency
boundaries; (3) the need to evaluate opportunities and potential impacts from a system perspective;
and (4) the importance of environmental stewardship and sustainability. DWR will
open the workshop with brief overviews of key, State-led programs and projects (e.g., Flood-
SAFE, Central Valley Flood Protection Plan, Statewide Flood Management Planning, California
Water Plan Update 2009, and Integrated Regional Water Management) and the anticipated
role of IFM in each program or project. Attendees will then be invited to participate in
an open-forum discussion of ideas about the role of the State in supporting IFM at the regional
and local levels.
1:00—
5:00
Dockside
Workshop: Tools for Arid Regions Flood Damage Reduction and Restoration. Presented
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Arid and semi arid regions have unique and
severe flooding and river restoration problems. Results from innovative technologies and
tools will be presented covering sediment transport modeling including SIAM (Sediment Impact
Analysis Methods) in HEC-RAS, roughness coefficients for southwestern riparian vegetation,
supercritical flood channel design, volume frequency relations for ungaged watersheds,
wildfire effects on infiltration and HEC-HMS algorithm, fish habitat and fish passage,
streambank stabilization and stream and riparian zone restoration.
1:00—
3:00
Island
Workshop: How to Design A River and Floodplain Project to Get Your Permits. The
Do's and Don'ts From A Regulator's Perspective. Presented by Ann Riley, San Francisco
Regional Water Quality Control Board. This workshop is presented by someone who has had
to apply for permits and now helps to write permits for projects which are located in stream
corridors. The workshop illustrates design solutions to difficult problems and illustrates the
lessons learned from projects with design flaws. A document published by the San Francisco
Regional Water Quality Control Board with the workshop content is available.
1:00—
5:00
Garden
Workshop: NOAA Coastal Inundation Mapping. Presented by Doug Marcy, NOAA
Coastal Services Center. The purpose of this workshop is to provide an introduction to
coastal inundation, and coastal inundation mapping. There will be a combination of lectures
and interactive demonstrations so that attendees gain a better understanding of the different
types of coastal inundation, available coastal datasets, spatial methodologies used to delineate
flood areas in a coastal environment, and the applications and limitations of various types
of inundation products. This workshop is designed for certified floodplain managers, National
Weather Service personnel, and state, county and municipal officials.
3:30—
5:30
Island
Workshop: Rapid Assessment: Write Better Permits Faster. Presented by Ann Riley,
San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board. This workshop targets regulators as
an audience but anyone applying for Clean water Act Section 404-401 or California Department
of Fish and Game permits will also find the workshop helpful. The workshop provides a
checklist to guide the preparation of a complete permit application. The checklist can use an
Excel spread sheet format and calculate simple quantitative values of use in evaluating
strategies for stream bank stabilization, grade controls and other common project design issues.
This checklist is in use by some staff in the State and Regional Water Boards, the Army
Corps of Engineers and Department of Fish and Game. It can help both the applicant and the
permit staff to more quickly determine that an application is complete and improve the quality
of the project review by better evaluating how a stream corridor and floodplain will respond to
a proposed project. The check list helps identify the stream processes acting on the project
site so that projects are designed with a higher level of technical awareness.
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6:30—
8:30
Meet Outside
Conference
Center. Buses
depart at 6:00.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 (CONTINUED)
A special Welcome Fest on the U.S.S. Midway! As one of San Diego's newest event
venues, the Midway offers a magical experience, capturing the beauty of the San Diego
Bay and paying tribute to the city's rich naval heritage. Climb inside aircraft, ride flight
simulators for free, explore the ship and see the nightime dazzling lights of downtown San
Diego – an unforgettable experience for families, friends and business associates. Enjoy
appetizers and wine on the bay under the stars! Transportation provided (optional). Parking
at the Midway available on the street (free) or in the Midway lot ($3-$5 fee).
7:00 Royal/Pacific Continental Breakfast
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
8:00 Island/Sun Opening Remarks
Iovanka Todt, Executive Director, Floodplain Management Association
Larry McKenney, Vice-President, RBF, Conference Chair
Keynote Address: Congresswoman Doris Matsui
8:30-
9:45
Island
Plenary Session: Integrated Approaches to Managing Flood Risk
Session Chair: Larry McKenney, RBF
Leo Winternitz, CALFED Bay-Delta Program & Delta Vision
Pete Rabbon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Col. Jeff Bedey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
9:45-
10:15
10:15-
12:15
Royal/Pacific
Island
Break: Refreshments and Exhibits
Panel Legislative Discussion – Perspectives on Past and Future Flood Management
Legislation. Moderator: Susan Tatayon, Assistant Director – California Water Program,
The Nature Conservancy
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Alf Brandt, Principal Consultant to Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee
Christopher Cabaldon, Mayor, City of West Sacramento
John Cain, Director of Restoration Programs, Natural Heritage Institute
Jonas Minton, Water Policy Advisor, Planning and Conservation League
Susan Lien Longville, Director, Cal. State San Bernardino
Don Troppman, Building Industry Association
George Qualley, Chief, Division of Flood Management, California DWR
Ken Kirby, Executive Advisor, FloodSAFE
10:15-
12:00
Sun
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers R&D Opportunities in Floodplain Management. Corps
research managers will present existing and planned research in flood and coastal-storm
risk management. The Corps' process for developing R&D will be outlined, and opportunities
for collaboration will be discussed. Topics in the Corps' research portfolio include flood
channel restoration in arid regions, effects of vegetation on levees, reliability of infrastructure,
project- and system-scale risk assessments, project life-cycle cost assessments, ice
jams, emergency management, and project planning. These topics and more will be highlighted.
♦ Jack E. Davis, PhD, PE, Technical Director for Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction,
US Army Engineer R&D Center, Coastal & Hydraulics Laboratory
♦ Christopher Dunn, Chief Water Resource Systems, US Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic
Engineering Center
♦ Maureen Corcoran, Research Geologist, US Army Corps of Engineers Geotechnical &
Structures Laboratory
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10:15-
12:00
Garden
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (CONTINUED)
Technical Session: Environmental Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction
Chair: Chris McCready, Assistant to Deputy Director for Public Safety and Security, California
DWR
♦ Multipurpose Stream Restoration: Fish, Erosion and Flood Control. Thomas R. Smythe,
Water Resources Engineer, Lake County Department of Public Works
♦ Why California’s Flood Planning Effort Needs to Consider Activation Flows. Elizabeth S.
Andrews, Philip B. Williams, Eric Ginney, Andrew Collison, and E. Setenay Bozkurt,
Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd.
♦ Restoration Projects along the Truckee River. Danielle Henderson, Truckee River Flood
Project, Washoe County, Nevada
♦ Bull Creek Channel Ecosystem Restoration Project. Ike Pace, P.E., Project Manager,
Surface Water Group, TetraTech
10:15-
12:00
10:15-
12:00
Mission Bay
Executive Suite
701/703
Technical Session: Levees – Inventory Development and Applications
Chair: Judy Soutierre, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Building the California Levee Database. Ann Redington, P.E., CFM, PBS&J; Marc Cavallaro,
PBS&J; Yiguo Liang, PhD, P.E., California Department of Water Resources
Improving HAZUS-MH generated loss estimation by combining Midterm Levee Inventory
and DFIRM data. Michael J. Bishop, Technical Project Manager, and Stefan Zink, GIS
Analyst I, Michael Baker Jr. Inc.
Interagency Cooperation and Technology Exchange: The USACE National Levee Database,
DWR California Levee Database, and FEMA Mid-Term Levee Inventory. Dan
Henderson, GISP, CFM, Senior Project Manager, and Marc Cavallaro, CFM, PBS&J
Special Wetlands Session: Wetlands and Flood Management
Facilitator: Stephanie Moret, Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project
The Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project (WRP) is a partnership of local communities,
business and non-profit organizations, leaders, educators, scientists and agencies
working cooperatively to acquire, restore, and enhance coastal wetlands, floodplains, and
headwaters between Point Conception and the International border with Mexico. Using a
non-regulatory approach and an ecosystem perspective, the Wetlands Recovery Project partners
work together to identify acquisition and restoration priorities, prepare plans for these
priority sites, pool funds to undertake these projects, implement priority plans, and oversee
post-project maintenance and monitoring. The long-term vision of the WRP is to reestablish a
mosaic of functioning wetland and riparian systems that support a diversity of fish and wildlife
species. This session will showcase several WRP related projects focusing on large river
floodplains in Coastal Southern California watersheds.
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Stephanie Moret, SCWRP, “The Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project: Successful
Ventures on Coastal Southern California Floodplains”
E. J. Remson, The Nature Conservancy and Derek Booth, Stillwater Sciences
(presenter). “Floodplain Management Strategies for the Santa Clara River, Ventura
County, California”
Richard Zembal, Orange County Water District, “The Santa Ana River Watershed Program-
integrating habitat and migratory bird recovery with flood control”
Michael Nelson, San Diego River Conservancy, “San Diego River: Floodplains and Park
Plans”
10:15-
12:00
Dockside
Workshop: HEC Update. HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS and GeoHMS and GeoRAS. Cam Ackerman
and Bill Scharffenberg, Hydrology and Hydraulics Technology Division, Hydrologic Engineering
Center.
12:15-
2:00
Paradise
Lawn
Keynote Luncheon: General Gerry Galloway, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (retired). FMA
Awards Presentation.
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2:00-
3:45
2:00-
3:45
2:00-
3:45
2:00-
3:45
Island
Sun
Garden
Mission Bay
"Integrated Flood Management: A Vision for California"
Moderator: Ken Kirby, Executive Advisor, FloodSAFE
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Chris McCready, Assistant to Deputy Director for Public Safety and Security, California
DWR
Steve Bradley, Chief, California Statewide Planning Office
Dale Hoffman-Floerke, Chief, Colorado River & Salton Sea Office California DWR
Tracie Billington, Chief, Resource Restoration and Project Support Branch, California
DWR
Steve Cowdin, Economist, California DWR
George Qualley, Chief, California DWR Flood Projects
Hazard Mapping and Modeling
Moderator: Ken Leep, OES
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Doug Huls, Office of Emergency Services
Jonathon Bartlett, FEMA Region IX
Eric Simmons & Kathleen Schaefer, FEMA Region IX
Ricardo Pineda, California DWR
Technical Session: Estimating and Mitigating Flood Risk – Part I
Chair: Eric Simmons, FEMA Region IX
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (CONTINUED)
A Survey of the Return Periods Commonly Used in Design of Civil Engineering Projects
in Southern California. Cory LaNeave, P.E., Engineer III, Infrastructure Engineering Corporation
Economic Impacts of Rainfall Measurement Systems. David C. Curtis, Ph.D., Carlton
Engineering
Hawaii Dam Failure Inundation Studies. Martin J. Teal, P.E., P.H., WEST Consultants,
Inc.
Evaluation of Sanitary Sewer Pumping System for Flooding Mitigation in Jefferson Parish,
Louisiana. Jessica L. Watts, P.E., CFM, CDM; Manish Mardia, P.E., Priyo Majumdar,
P.E., Ryan Foster, E.I., and Bryan Joseph, E.I., Hartman Engineering, Inc.; Durund Elzey,
P.E., and Mark Wingate, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Technical Session: Levees – Evaluating, Managing and Communicating Flood Hazards.
Chair: Thomas Plummer, Civil Solutions, Inc.
♦ Levees – A Proposed National Management Strategy. Don Armour, PE; Stantec Consulting
Inc.
♦ Sensitivity Analysis On Upstream Levee Failure Assumption. By Nathan Pingel, PE, and
Tom Molls, PE PhD, David Ford Consulting Engineers, Inc.; Mike Archer, PE, MBK Engineer
♦ The Development of Piping in Levee Foundations. Christopher B. Groves, P.E., Senior
Vice President, Shannon & Wilson, Inc. and George L. Sills, P.E., Manager of George
Sills Geotechnical Engineering Consultant
♦ Levee Risk – Communicating It at the Local Level. Don Armour, PE; Stantec Consulting
Inc.
♦ Levee Status Changes and Flood Insurance: New Communication Tools. Bruce A.
Bender and Kamer Davis, FloodSmart Team
2:00-
3:45
Executive
Suite 701/703
Special Wetlands Session: Wetlands and Floodplains
Chair: Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.
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Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. An Overview: Wetlands, Floods,
and Other Natural Hazards
Jeffrey Haltiner, Philip Williams & Associates, Inc. Integrating Floodplain Riverine Restoration
into Floodplain Management
Representative, The Nature Conservancy
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2:00-
3:45
Dockside
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (CONTINUED)
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration Programs. This 1.5-day track will cover the results of
work performed under two Army Corps of Engineers demonstration programs. These programs
focus on urban flood damage reduction and channel restoration in the arid and semi
arid regions of the Southwestern United States. The goal of the programs is to develop and
demonstrate innovative technologies to address regional problems. Work is being undertaken
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center
(ERDC) in collaboration with the Desert Research Institute of Nevada and the University of
New Mexico. Work efforts have focused on the Truckee River (NV), the Las Vegas Wash
(NV), Rio Salado (AZ), and the Middle Rio Grande (NM).
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Jack Davis, Introduction
Lisa Hubbard - USACE Arid Regions Program Overview
John Warwick - DRI's Perspective on a Successful UFDP Experience
Julie Coonrod - Flood Control & Restoration - Finding the Balance in Arid Regions
Meg Jonas - Arid Regions Demonstration Program: Issues and Solutions FY08
Grant Meyer - Coupling of Hydrologic/Hydraulic Models and Aerial Photos Through Time
FY07 & 08
3:45-
4:15
Royal/Pacific
Refreshments and Exhibits
4:15-
6:00
Island
Panel Discussion: Integrated Flood Management: Regional Perspective
Moderator: Ken Kirby, Executive Advisor, FloodSAFE
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Celeste Cantu, General Manager, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Martha Davis, Executive Manager for Policy Development, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Ron Stork, Senior Policy Advocate, Friends of the River
Gary Reents, City of Sacramento (retired)
Curt Aikens, General Manager, Yuba County Water Agency
4:15-
6:00
4:15-
6:00
Sun
Garden
Regulatory Challenges for Flood Management Agencies: An Interactive Panel Discussion
on Opportunities for National Legislation
Moderator: Susan Gilson, National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies
♦ Gary Bardini, Chief, Hydrology and Flood Operations Office, California DWR
♦ Jan Rasgus, Senior Policy Advisor, Civil Works Planning and Policy Compliance Division,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
♦ Dusty Williams, Chief Engineer, Riverside Flood Control and Water Conservation District
♦ Julie Lemmon, Attorney at Law and Counsel for the Maricopa County Flood Control District
♦ Jim Fiedler, Assistant General Manager—Watersheds, Santa Clara Valley Water District
(Chair, NAFSMA) (invited)
♦ Susan Longville, Director, Water Resources Institute, Calif. State University San Bernardino
(invited)
Technical Session: Estimating and Managing Flood Risk – Part II
Chair: Andrew Trelease, Senior Civil Engineer, Clark County Regional Flood Control District
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A New Flood Risk Paradigm: Mapping The Geologic Floodplain. John E. Hays, E.I.T.,
CFM, Floodplain Coordinator, Santa Cruz County Flood Control District
Repetitive Loss Area Analyses – A Case Study in the County of San Diego. Maggie
Mathis, CFM, Dewberry, Gitanjali Shinde, CFM, County of San Diego, Berry Williams,
Berry A. Williams and Associates, Inc., Brendan Hastie, P.E., Rick Engineering
Fostering Resilience to Natural Hazards with the NFIP’s Community Rating System.
Berry A Williams, Berry A Williams and Associates, Inc.
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6:00
Mission Bay
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 (CONTINUED)
Technical Session: Levees – Certification, Inspection and Rehabilitation
Chair: Chris Dunn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center
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Levee Recertification in Southern California Counties. Raymond T. Lenaburg, Senior
Civil Engineer, FEMA Region IX, 3. Dave Turk, CFM, URS, and John M. Hoffman, CFM,
Dewberry
Challenges of Levee Certification from a Local Agency Perspective. Scott Berkebile, PE,
CFM, and Scott Lyle, PE, CFM, Nolte Associates, Inc.
When MapMod meets COE Inspection: The Potomac Park Levee System. Patti Sexton,
P.E., Senior Program Manager, Surface Water Group, Tetra Tech, Inc.
San Joaquin River Basin Levee Rehabilitation Prioritization Methodology. Wilbur Huang,
PE, CFM, and Ahmed Bayoumi, Ph.D., URS Corporation
FEMA Accreditation of an Interstate Transportation Corridor. Shawn Gooch, P.E., CFM,
Flood Plain Administrator, Sparks Public Works Department and Eric Simmons, CFM,
Engineer, FEMA Region IX, Mitigation Division
4:15-
6:00
4:15-
6:00
Executive Suite
701/703
Dockside
Technical Session: Hydraulic Modeling Tools and Applications
Chair: Mark Seits, HDR, Inc.
♦ Does Unsteady Modeling Yield “Steady” Results Michael Nowlan, P.E., Shyamal
Chowdhury, PhD. CFM, and John Pritchard, P.E., Wood Rodgers, Inc.
♦ 1D and 2D Hydraulic Evaluation in the City of Petaluma Using XP-SWMM. David S.
Smith, P.E., CFM, D.WRE, WEST Consultants, Inc.
♦ The Trouble with Legacy: Converting UNET to Unsteady HEC-RAS. Daniela Todesco,
EIT, and Martin Teal, PE, WEST Consultants
♦ No Adverse Impact: The Use of Hydraulic Computer Models to Ensure Planned Channel
and Floodplain Modifications are Flood Neutral. Thomas W. Smith, PE, GE, Ayres Associates
Inc.
♦ Applications of Multiple-Scale, Two-Dimensional Coupled Hydraulic Modeling for Estimating
Flood Extents in The California Bay-Delta Area. David A. Jaffe, PhD, PE and Blaine
Jones, MS, PH, Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration Programs: Hydrology, Climate Change
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Douglas Boyle/ Rina Schumer - Estimation of Short-Duration Volume-Frequency Relationships
in Arid/Semi-Arid Watersheds - FY07 & FY08
Markus Berli/Li Chen - Post Wildfire Effects on Watershed Hydrology FY07 & FY08
Li Chen - Rapid Assessment of Watershed Scale Runoff Potential FY08
Sam Earman - Integration of climate change impacts into risk and uncertainty analysis
FY08.
6:00 Royal/Pacific Evening Reception & Raffle Prizes. Networking and Ehxibits.
7:00 Royal/Pacific Continental Breakfast
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
7:00—
8:00
Island
Community NFIP Roundtable Discussion. Communities are invited to an NFIP roundtable
discussion with Ricardo Pineda, California's State NFIP Coordinator; Ken Leep, California
OES, ASFPM Chapter 5 Director; Alisa Sauvageot, Michael Baker Jr. Inc, ASFPM Region IX
Board Member; and Nevada State NFIP Coordinator. Please feel free to discuss your NFIP
questions and concerns in this open forum.
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9:45
Island
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 (CONTINUED)
Alluvial Fan Task Force
Moderator: Susan Longville, Water Resources Institute
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Susan Carpenter, AFTF Coordinator
Ricardo Pineda, AFTF Project Manager, DWR Floodplain Management Branch
Dusty Williams, AFTF Member, Riverside Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Doug Hamilton, AFTF Technical Consultant, Exponent
Marty Teal, AFTF Member representing the FMA, West Associates
Ray Lenaburg, AFTF Member, FEMA Region IX
8:00-
9:45
Sun
Hydromodification: Regulations and Policies
Moderator: Sara Agahi, County of San Diego
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Cindy Lin, Ph.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Eric Berntsen, State Water Resources Control Board
Christina Arias, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
Andy Collison, Philip Williams and Associates (For San Diego Region Copermittees)
8:00-
9:45
Garden
Policy into Action: Implementing California’s 2007 Flood Protection Laws
Moderator: Deborah S. Kruse, Senior Managing Associate, ESA | Water Group
This session will inform participants of the statutory deadlines and agency responsibilities to
be in compliance with California’s 2007 Flood Protection legislation. The panelists will present
case studies to explore the following questions:
♦ Are local land planning agencies ready to take up the task of flood protection
♦ Do the new laws require using land currently planned for development as flood management
area
♦ How, where and how well has land planning and flood protection already been coordinated
and implemented
The presenters will focus on pragmatic actions that flood managers can use to ensure they
are in compliance with the new requirements, in coordination with local planning efforts.
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Timm Borden, Deputy Director of Public Works, City of San Jose
David Brent, Engineering Manager, City of Sacramento
Daniel Cozad, Principal Consultant, Integrated Planning and Management
Thomas Flinn, Director of Public Works, San Joaquin County
8:00-
9:45
Mission Bay
Technical Session: Flood Mapping and Innovative GIS Mapping Tools
Chair: Ricardo Pineda, Chief, Floodplain Management Branch, California DWR
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State Legislature Requirements for Senate Bill No. 5 - Best Available Maps. Javier “Alex”
Yescas, P.E., CFM, Senior Engineer, PBS&J and Ricardo Pineda, P.E., CFM, Chief,
Floodplain Management Branch, California DWR
The Flood Map Modernization Mid-Course Adjustment – Resulting Challenges and Opportunities.
Bruce Ferguson, EIT, Scott Berkebile, PE, CFM, and Scott Lyle, PE, CFM,
Nolte Associates, Inc.
Delineation of Awareness Floodplain Zones for the Flood Control District of Maricopa
County. Iwan M. Thomas, Project Engineer, and Leo R. Kreymborg, P.E., Project Manager,
PBS&J
Geologic Database for The Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta And Surrounding Areas.
Timothy Dawson, Engineering Geologist, California Geological Survey
High Resolution Multi-spectral Imagery for Analysis of Floodplain Vegetation. Representative,
Senior Project Manager, HJW GeoSpatial, Inc.
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8:00-
9:45
Dockside
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 (CONTINUED)
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration programs: Vegetative Resistance, Vegetation &
Ground Water/Surface Water Interaction, Flood Channel Design
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Mark Stone/ Kumud Acharya/Craig Fischenich/ Kyle McKay - Vegetation-Hydrodynamic
Interactions in Flood Control Channels FY07 & FY08
Kyle McKay - Extension Application and Demonstration of Hydraulic Roughness Calculator
(HYDROCAL) for Predictions of Hydraulic Resistance due to Vegetation in Arid Regions
FY08
Kristin Vanderbilt - Evapotranspiration, Fire, Water Tables, Diel Fluctuations, Flow Fields
and Bosque Restoration FY07 & FY08
John Stormont - Investigation of Vegetative Barriers for Levees FY08
Julie Coonrod - State of Flood Related Modeling Along the Middle Rio Grande FY07
Richard Stockstill - Extension of Supercritical Flood Channel Design Guidance: Design for
Lateral Flow FY08
8:00-
9:45
9:45-
10:15
Executive
Suite
701/703
Developing an Effective Regional Watershed Partnership. Presented by Larry McKenney,
Vice-President, RBF Consulting, Inc.
Royal/Pacific Break: Refreshments and Exhibits
10:15-
12:00
Island
Flood Control and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Moderator: Mike Mirmazaheri, California DWR
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Mike Mirmazaheri, DWR - Delta Suisun Marsh Office. Overview on Delta Levees Program
Jay Chamberlin, DWR - Delta Suisun Marsh Office. Mitigation and Habitat Restoration in
the Delta
Gilbert Cosio, MBK Engineers. Local Perspective on Levee Program in the Delta
Richard Krantz, DWR - Delta Suisun Marsh Office. Delta Risk Management Strategy
10:15-
12:00
Sun
Hydromodification: Local Implementation Opportunities and Challenges
Moderator: Sara Agahi, County of San Diego
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Matt Yeager, CASQA/San Bernardino County Public Works Dept.
Chris Bowles, CBEC
Eric Stein, Chair, Science Advisory Board, So. Cal. Wetlands Recovery Project
Eric Mosolgo, Brown and Caldwell
10:15-
12:00
Garden
Technical Session: Post-Fire Flood Modeling and Mapping
Chair: George Nichol, California Water Resources Control Board
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Emergency Flood Mapping for 2007 Wildfires. Jason Sokol, Professional Associate | Senior
GIS Analyst, HDR, Inc. and Raymond Lenaburg, Chief Risk Analysis Branch, FEMA Region
IX
Post-Fire Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analysis. Raymond T. Lenaburg, Senior Civil Engineer,
FEMA Region IX, Jeff Smith, P.E., CFM, Dewberry, and Dave Turk, CFM, URS
Modeling Sespe Creek Post-Fire Effects on Downstream Flooding in Ventura County. John
McCarthy, RBF Engineers, and Tony Donigian, Aquaterra Engineers
A Post-Fire Flood Hazard Predictive Methodology. Michael Pirenti, URS Corp.
10:15-
12:00
Mission Bay
Technical Session: Collaborative Partnerships and Cost-Sharing
Chair, Susan Woolam, Environmental Scientists, California DWR
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Integrating Multiple Funding Sources: Grant Writing Success Elements. David G. Dickson,
Senior Consultant with MIG, Inc.
Local Financing Campaigns: Do’s, Don’ts and Musts. Joyce Vollmer, Director of Strategic
Communications, MIG, Inc.
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12:00
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 (CONTINUED)
Innovative Process of Multi-Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Develop the El Charro Specific
Plan Area While Implementing the First Phase of the Zone 7 Regional Flood Control
Diversion in Livermore California. Pamela G. Lung, P.E.,CFM, City of Livermore, Daniel
J. Schaaf, P.E., Schaaf & Wheeler
The Best Way to Finance Stormwater Programs C. Warren Campbell, Hall Professor of
Civil Engineering, Western Kentucky University
The Little Flood Control Districts That Could! Case Studies of Special Operational And
Funding Challenges, And Successes, Of Small Reclamation Districts In California. John
W. Bliss, P.E., Vice President, and Thomas Brightbill, P.E. Engineer, SCI Consulting
Group
10:15-
12:00
Dockside
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration programs: Hydraulics, Sediment Transport &
Restoration
♦ Julie Coonrod - Investigating Ground Water/Surface Water Interaction in the Albuquerque
Reach of the Rio Grande FY07 & FY08
♦ Kumud Acharya/Mark Stone - Las Vegas Wash: Restoration & Stabilization FY07 & FY08
♦ Don Sada - Workshop and Conference Examining Stream and River Restoration Issues
in the American Southwest FY07
♦ Craig Fischenich - Guidelines for Stream Restoration in Arid Regions FY 08
10:15-
12:00
12:00—
2:00
2:00-
3:45
Executive Suite
701/703
Paradise Lawn
Island
Workshop: So You Have Been Asked to Be an Expert Witness Now What Presented
by David T. Williams, Ph.D., P.E., P.H., D.WRE (PBS&J) and Gary E. Freeman, Ph.D., P.E.,
J.D., D.WRE (CH2M-HILL). In the litigious atmosphere of today, water resources professionals
are often asked to be expert witnesses in civil suits as well as provide services for mediations.
Additional information is discussed related to how the expert witness should conduct
himself/herself during depositions and trials such that it is represented to the court that the
expert is competent, in control, reputable, believable, and most of all, an unbiased knowledgeable
witness.
National Legislation Luncheon: Susan Gilson, Executive Director, National Association of
Flood and Storm Water Managers (NAFSMA); Larry Larson, Executive Director, Association
of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM). Introduced by Iovanka Todt, Floodplain Management
Association. Sponsor Recognition.
Floodplain Management Tools and Programs for Implementing Multi-Objective Strategies.
Moderator: Stefan Lorenzato, California DWR
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Ann Riley, River and Watershed Restoration Advisor, San Francisco RWQCB
Susan Lien Longville, Director, Water Resources Institute
Dave Chesterman, Deputy Operating Officer, Santa Clara Valley Water District
John Carlon, President, River Partners
Larry McKenney, Vice-President, RBF Consulting
2:00-
3:45
2:00-
3:45
Garden
Executive Suite
705/707
Can New Surface Water Storage Alone Solve the State's Flood Control Woes
Moderators: Robert Shibatani, The Shibatani Group, and Pal Hegedus, RBF
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Gary Bardini,Chief of Hydrology and Flood Operations, California DWR
Lewis Bair, RD 108, and CCVFCA Director
Mindy McIntire, Planning and Conservation League
Flood Frequency Analysis – Latest Udates, Challenges and Research
Moderator: Chris Bowles, CBEC
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Jery Stedinger (presenter) Cornell University, Wilbert Thomas, Michael Baker Corp and
Timothy Cohn, USGS. Update to Bulletin 17B
Joe Countryman, MBK Engineers. Where is the hydrology in flood frequency analysis
Jery Stedinger, Cornell University. Flood frequency analysis in the United States: Opportunities
for change
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2:00-
3:45
♦ Characterizing Urban Runoff from Selected Land Uses in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Melissa
Larsen, P.E., David Curtis, Ph.D., Carlton Engineering
♦ Hydrologic and Water Quality Benefits of Low Impact Design: A Case Study. Sarah A.
McIlroy, PE, LEED® AP; Stantec Consulting Inc.
♦ Impact of Local Variables on BMP Sizing for Hydromodification – A Statewide Comparative
Analysis for California. Richard Lucera, PE, CFM, and Braeden MacGuire, RBF Consulting
2:00-
3:45
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3:45
3:45-
4:15
4:15-
6:00
4:15-
6:00
Mission Bay
Dockside
Executive Suite
701/703
Royal/Pacific
Island
Executive Suite
705/707
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 (CONTINUED)
Technical Session: Water Quality, Hydromodification and BMP Design
Chair: Thomas Plummer, Civil Solutions, Inc.
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Hydromodification Computer Modeling. Doug Beyerlein, Clear Creek Solutions, Inc.
Draft State General Permit Stormwater Quality/LID Software. Thomas Plummer, P.E.,
Civil Engineering Solutions, Inc.
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration programs: Hydraulics, Sediment Transport &
Restoration
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Kumud Acharya/Mark Stone - Storm Water BMP Evaluations in Arid Regions FY07 FY08
Douglas Boyle - Impact of Flow-Duration Curves on Sediment Load Estimates FY07
Ken Adams - Long-term Bank Migration Rates and Sediment Budget for the Lower
Truckee River, Western Nevada. FY08
Dong Chen - Assessing Bank Migration Prediction FY08
Li Chen - Impact of Tributary Watershed Sediment Yield on Main Stream Morphology
FY08
Workshop: Legal “Challenges” When Dams and Levees Do Not Protect. Presented by
Edward A. Thomas Esq., Michael Baker Inc. A confluence of three recent, major events has
come together to create a huge flood of interest in the national implications of how we, as a
Nation, understand the flood risks, deal with the economics of that risk and map that risk for
areas which are “protected” by dams and levees. The three major events which have brought
this matter to prominence in the public consciousness are: a) the failure of the levees in New
Orleans, during Hurricane Katrina; b) the huge financial settlement resulting from the catastrophic
failure of levees in California, known as the Paterno Case; and the nationwide effort
being undertaken by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to update Flood Insurance
Rate Maps known as Map MOD. This Seminar presentation will present the Legal implications
of how we can deal with the difficult challenges we face as a society as we re-build, remap,
and reconsider the risks involved in attempting to protect areas from the consequences
of floods with man made structures.
Refreshments and Exhibits
Panel Discussion: Role of Community Based Organizations in Floodplain Management
Moderated by Susan Woolam, California DWR
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Rob Hutsel, Executive Director, San Diego River Park Foundation
Ann Riley, Watershed and River Restoration Advisor, San Francisco RWQCB
John Carlon, President, River Partners
Lisa Thompson, Project Manager, Sustainable Conservation
Tershia D’elgin, Community Organizer
Pat Boldt, Watershed Coordinator, San Jacinto River Watershed
Flood Frequency Analysis: Applications (Including Risk and Uncertainty)
Moderator: Chris Bowles, CBEC
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Christopher Dunn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, HEC. System Approaches to Flood
Risk Management
David Bowles, Utah State University and RAC Engineers & Economists. The Role of
"Flood Frequency" Estimates in Levee and Dam Safety, Including Uncertainty
Michael Mierzwa, California DWR. Challenges in estimating high water frequencies in
tidal estuaries
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 (CONTINUED)
Panel Discussion: Levee Sustainability
Moderators: Pal Hegedus, RBF and Thomas Plummer, Civil Solutions
♦ Judy Soutierre, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
♦ Lewis Bair, Manager, California Reclamation District 108
♦ Mike Fox, Chief, Water Resources Div., San Bernardino County Flood Control District
♦ Dusty Williams, General Manager, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District (invited)
♦ Gerard Kapuscik, Program Manager, Ventura County Watershed Protection District
♦ Ron Stork, Senior Policy Advocate, Friends of the River
♦ George Qualley, Chief, Division of Flood Management, California DWR
♦ Gregor Blackburn, Chief, Floodplain Mgmt and Insurance Branch, FEMA Region IX
♦ Roger Churchwell, Director of Engineering, San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency
4:15-
6:00
Garden
Technical Session: Revitalizing Communities and Resources Through Multi-Objective
Strategies. Chair: Jeanne Ruefer, Washoe County Dept. of Water Resources
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Bioregional Watershed Management Strategies in Laguna Beach. Mike Beanan, South
Laguna Civic Association
The Living Truckee River. Naomi Duerr and Paul Urban, PE: Truckee River Flood Project,
Washoe County, Nevada
Economic Revitalization Through Implementing A State-Of-The-Art Multi-Objective Flood
Protection Project. Steve Kokotas, Director of Technology, MIG
Floodplain Study of an Urban Redevelopment Area. Tyler J. Schemper, Project Manager
and Tory R. Walker, President, Tory R. Walker Engineering, Inc.
The Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan. Kathleen Bullard, ASLA, Los Angeles
Program Manager, and Ira Mark Artz, P.E., Divisional Vice President, Tetra Tech, Inc.
4:15-
6:00
Mission Bay
Technical Session: Climate Change and Flood Management
Chair: Allan Oto, California DWR
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Reservoir Operations Assessment for Changing Climate. Stu Townsley, Chief, Water
Management, USACE-Sacramento; Ann Fissekis, USACE-Sacramento; Rolf Olsen,
USACE-IWR; Dr. Kate White, USACE-CRREL
Adapting to Climate Change through Mitigation Planning. Jerry W. Sparks, P.E., CFM,
Senior Associate, Dewberry
Dutch-Californian Strategy Development for Climate Adaptation in Deltas. Piet Dircke,
Water Resources Business Practice Director, ARCADIS, Eddy Moors, Alterra, Wageningen
University Research Centre, and Peter Wijsman, ARCADIS, the Netherlands
A Spatially-Distributed Approach to Evaluating Source Area Response to Climate
Change and its Potential Benefits to Current Flood Control and Associated Management
Strategies. Kellie Vache, Ph.D., Institute for Landscape Ecology and Resources Management,
Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany, Robert Shibatani, M.Sc., The SHI-
BATANI GROUP, Inc., Jeffrey McDonnell, Ph.D., Richardson Chair in Watershed Hydrology,
Oregon State University
Incorporating Climate Change into the Central Valley Levee and Flood Evaluations. Ricardo
Pineda, PE, CFM, Chief, Floodplain Management Branch, California DWR and
Michael DePue, PE, CFM, Associate Vice President, PBS&J
4:15-
6:00
Dockside
USACE Arid Regions Demonstration Programs: Habitat Modeling, Hydraulics, Sediment
Transport & Restoration
♦ Mark Stone - Application of the Numerical Fish Surrogate to Habitat Design FY07
♦ Dong Chen - Modeling Riverbed Subjected to Deep Gravel Mining FY08
♦ John Stormont - Erosion Monitoring/Characterization of Banks and Islands FY07 & 08
♦ Julie Coonrod/Jesse Roberts - Evaluation of Sediment Bypass Systems in the Rio
Grande FY08
♦ Charlie Little - Sediment Bypassing White Paper FY08
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6:00
Executive Suite
701/703
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 (CONTINUED)
Workshop: Protecting the Property Rights of All. Presented by Ed Thomas, Esq., Michael
Baker Inc. Since the late 1980’s there have been a series of cases from the United
States Supreme Court which have confused many people about the point at which land use
regulations so restricts the rights of a landowner that a compensable taking of property has
occurred under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. These cases are usually referred to
as “Taking Issue” Cases. All this has led to serious concern and uncertainty on the part of
Planners and other Regulators as to just what extent property can be fairly, properly and legally
regulated. This workshop will:
♦ Demonstrate how using the Flood Insurance Program as well as the “No Adverse Impact”
standard avoids much, if not all, the uncertainty surrounding the US Supreme Court’s
Taking Issue Cases;
♦ Challenge Planners and Regulators to be bold in regulating hazardous locations but at
the same time, to be fair and sensitive to the deep and abiding concerns of the Property
Rights movement. Failure to recognize the deep passion for “civil rights” on the part of
some members of this movement could lead to their success in becoming a successful
“civil rights” struggle which changes ancient doctrines of property rights in such a way as
to seriously erode the capability of government to regulate hazardous areas.
♦ Demonstrate that a “No Adverse Impact Approach” is not anti-development; but rather
significantly protects the Property Rights of everyone in the community by providing a fair
and pragmatic foundation for safe and proper development. This safe foundation in turn
should lead to the creation of a sustainable community which includes housing and other
community facilities which are decent, safe, sanitary and affordable.
6:30-
9:00
Sunset III, IV
and V
Dinner & Entertainment on the Bay. Featuring the renowned Joe Rathburn's Island group.
An eclectic blend of Caribbean rhythms, combined with the magical sound of the steel drum,
coupled with all sorts of good ol' Americana, then stirred together with Jimmy Buffett, Harry
Belafonte, Bob Marley, and Joe's own brand of original compositions, an unforgettable musical
experience.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
7:00 Paradise Foyer Continental Breakfast
7:88-
8:00
8:30-
12:00
8:30-
12:00
Island
Executive Suite
705/707
Mission Bay
FMA Breakfast Membership Meeting. An open breakfast discussion of FMA activities and
role in floodplain management, next year’s conference and other topics relating to the latest
issues and technical needs of the floodplain management community. Non-members are
also invited.
CFM Exam. (Pre-registration with ASFPM required)
Legal Workshop: The Patchwork Quilt Approach. A Creative Strategy For Safe Post-
Disaster Rebuilding. Presented by Edward A. Thomas Esq., Michael Baker Inc. and Judy
Soutiere, Army Corps of Engineers. Wherever people are subject to repeated, devastating
visits from the natural processes of our planet: from Aroostook County in Maine, to the Gulf
Coast, to communities on the Mississippi, Missouri, and Platte Rivers people are clamoring to
find ways to safely reconstruct their homes and businesses or even relocate away from their
unfortunate situations. We must all work together to bring about a successful safe redevelopment.
This safe redevelopment can involve simple landscaping, elevation, wet or dry floodproofing,
relocation, acquisition, or some sort of selective voluntary buy-out program for a
neighborhood or even an entire community. To achieve this goal of safety, we must utilize
what can be called a “Patchwork Quilt” approach. This Workshop will provide an interactive
discussion of how to: Vision an outcome that meets the needs of the community, find technical
assistance to achieve that vision, and locate funding sources. The Workshop will include
a problem solving session as how to create a “Patchwork Quilt” in a sample flooded town.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 (CONTINUED)
Technical Session: Erosion and Geomorphic Processes
Chair: Chris Bowles, CBEC
♦ Complex Pier Scour for Bridges. Sunit Deo, M.S., EIT, CFM, and Brian Doeing, P.E.,
CPESC, HDR Engineering, Inc.
♦ Estimation Of Streambank Lateral Migration and Erosion Hazard Boundaries. Bruce M.
Phillips, Sr. Vice President, Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc.
♦ Geomorphic Assessment and Modification Alternatives for Orestimba Creek and Its
Floodplain. Su Mishra, PHD, PE, Manager, Sacramento Office, Ayres Associates Inc.
♦ Bank Stabilization by Redirecting the Santa Clara River. Javier “Alex” Yescas, P.E., CFM,
Senior Water Resources Engineer, PBS&J, and Kirk Norman, P.E., Watershed Manager,
Ventura County Watershed Protection District
♦ San Antonio Creek Stream Restoration Project: A Case Study. Justin S. Rogers, P.E.,
CFM, Water Resources Project Engineer, Brian J. Doeing, P.E., CPESC, National Technical
Director of Sediment and Scour, HDR Engineering
8:00-
9:45
Garden
Technical Session: Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis
Chair: Michael Sabbaghian, California DWR
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RU Ready for Risk and Uncertainty Analysis David T. Williams, Ph.D., P.E., P.H.,
D.WRE, National Technical Director, Water Resources, PBS&J, and Joseph D. Countryman,
P.E., D.WRE, Principal, MBK Engineers
Countywide DFIRM Update in Conjunction with a HAZUS®MH Essential Facilities Risk
Assessment for Southern California Studies. Raymond T. Lenaburg, Senior Civil Engineer,
FEMA Region IX, and John M. Hoffman, CFM, Dewberry
Risk Informed Decision Making – Why This New Approach is Needed in California’s Central
Valley. Boniface (Boni) Bigornia, Vice President, ARCADIS
8:00-
9:45
Executive Suite
709/711
Technical Session: Alluvial Fans – Flood Hazard and Sediment Analysis
Chair: Marty Teal, WEST Consultants
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Alluvial Fan Flood Hazard Analysis: Case Study for a Three-Stage Approach to Map
Flood Hazards on an Alluvial Fan. John McCarthy, CFM, P.E., RBF Consulting and Jon
Fuller, PE, RG, PH, MS, CFM, JE Fuller/Hydrology and Geomorphology
Sediment Delivery Calculations on Alluvial Floodplains Using Two Dimensional Hydraulic
Analyses. Andrew Ronnau PhD, PE, Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering
Sediment/Debris Bulking Methods for California’s Desert Regions. Jake Gusman, P.E.,
and Martin J. Teal, P.E., P.H., WEST Consultants, Inc.; Bruce Swanger, P.E., Caltrans
Modeling Alluvial Fan Flood Hazards From Geologic Maps: Integrating Recent Quaternary
Geologic Mapping With FEMA Alluvial Fan Flooding Guidelines. Jeremy T. Lancaster,
Thomas E. Spittler and William R. Short, California Geological Survey
Simulating an Actual Debris Flow from NEXRAD Rainfall Data with the FLO-2D Model.
Jim O’Brien, President, FLO-2D Software, Inc., Nutrioso, AZ
8:00-
9:45
Sun
Workshop: Flood Risk and Crisis Communication: Principles and Techniques for
Communicating Effectively in High Stress and High Concern Situations. Presented by
Tim Tinker, DrPH, Senior Associate, Booz-Allen-Hamilton. An invaluable tool for emergency
managers and flood managers particularly, this course will enable participants to describe
risk and crisis communication goals, target audiences, strategies, and tools for high
stress/high concern situations. Given a case study of a public official in a high stress/high
concern situation, learners will be able to develop an overall risk communication plan that
includes communication goals, target audiences, strategies, and tools; deliver a brief presentation,
including Q’s and A’s, to give at a town hall public meeting, a press conference, a legislative
hearing and at an in-depth talk show media interview.
8:00—
4:00
Island
CLIMATE CHANGE AND FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM! See full schedule
starting on Page 29.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 (CONTINUED)
9:45-
10:15
Paradise Foyer Break: Refreshments
10:15-
12:00
Dockside
Technical Session: Coastal Erosion, Coastal Flood and Sediment Management
Chair: Sarah McIlroy, Stantec
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California’s Coastal Sediment Master Plan- Managing Sediment to Address Coastal Erosion.
Clifton W. Davenport, California Geological Survey and Project Manager, Coastal
Sediment Management Workgroup
Integrating Flood Management and Tidal Marsh Restoration. Vince Geronimo, PE, CFM.,
Senior Associate, and Matt Wickland, Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd
Response-Based Analyses of Coastal Flood and Erosion Hazards. Nicholas J. Garrity,
P.E., Robert Battalio, P.E., David Revell, Philip Williams & Associates
10:15-
12:00
Garden
Technical Session: Risk Communication, Public Involvement and Outreach
Chair: Maria Lorenzo-Lee, California DWR
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De-Mystifying Grandfathering (And Other Flood Insurance Options) -What Floodplain
Managers Should Know When Maps Change. Bruce A. Bender, Bender Consulting Services,
Inc.
The New Technology Frontier, Informing the Public of Flood Risk. Travis Clark, Vice
President, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
An Integrated Approach to Post-Preliminary Outreach. Lisa Messano, Communication
Specialist, and Michael Skowronek, Technical Project Manager, Michael Baker Jr. Inc.
Interactive Community and River Master Planning Using Google Earth Pro. Steve Kokotas,
Director of Technology, MIG
Partnering with the Community for Floodplain Solutions-4 Case Studies. David G. Dickson,
Senior Consultant, MIG, Inc.
10:15-
12:00
Sun
Workshop: Quality DFIRM, LOMA & LOMR Submissions - Avoiding the Critical Mistakes.
Presented by Michael Gilliam, CFM, Brian Lee and Alex Haptemariam, P.E., CFM.
Due to the progressive schedule FEMA has established for modernizing the nation’s Flood
Hazard Maps, several Mapping Partners have been brought into the Map Modernization Program
to assist in updating flood hazard maps from traditional, hand drawn, maps to more accurate
and useful digital flood insurance rate maps (DFIRMs). Along with the modernization
of flood hazard maps comes the need to evaluate requests from map users to amend and
revise the maps due to development, map scale limitations and physical changes in topography.
Mapping partners would especially benefit from this workshop as valuable information
on how to avoid mistakes that could be critical if not found and corrected will be presented.
This workshop will cover the “Critical Issues” lists of the various mapping products and demonstrate
some of the common errors made during the preparation of the products. After the
workshop, attendees will be more aware and less likely to commit the errors FEMA considers
critical during the preparation of mapping products.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 (CONTINUED)
CLIMATE CHANGE AND FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM
This unprecedented symposium is designed to provide the membership with an insightful, state-of-the-art look into the
status of climate change research and investigations in California, with a focus on regulatory and legal implications to
floodplain management. It includes up-to-date discussions on the salient studies, investigations, and research initiatives
including the challenges associated with hydrologic modeling, the uncertainties of future source area hydrologic
response, and the physical/infrastructure, natural resource, economic, and socio-cultural risks to floodplain managers
and system-wide flood control operators. An open forum with scientists, regulators and policy experts will provide invaluable
opportunities for dialogue on challenges, opportunities and recommendations.
8:00-9:15 Climate Change Overview
Introduction
John Andrew, California DWR & Robert Shibatani, The Shibatani Group, Inc.
Keynote Speaker: Mike Anderson, State Climatologist, CA Dept. of Water Resources
Climate Change Modeling Studies and Findings
Kellie Vache, Institute for Landscape Ecology and Resources Management, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
9:15-
12:00
Climate Change Impacts on Floodplain Management – Scientific Assessment
Session Moderated by: David Rizzardo, Chief, River Forecasting, CA Dept. of Water Resources
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Jay Lund, UC Davis
Jeffrey McDonnell, Richardson Chair in Watershed Hydrology, Oregon State University
10:00-10:20 Break
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Robert Rice, UC Merced
David Groves, RAND Corporation
Robert Shibatani, The Shibatani Group
12:00-
1:30
Lunch on your own
1:30-3:00 Linking Climate Change Science and Policy in Floodplain Management
Panel Discussion Moderated by: Robert Wilkinson, U.C. Santa Barbara
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David Rizzardo, Chief, River Forecasting, CA Dept. of Water Resources
Stu Townsley, Chief, Water Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jim Moose, Remy, Thomas, Moose & Manley
Arne Simonsen, Delta Protection Commission and City Councilmen for City of Antioch City Council
Diane C. De Felice, Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck
Martha Davis, Executive Manager for Policy Development, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Ron Stork, Senior Policy Associate, Friends of the River
3:00-3:20 Break and Refreshments
3:20-4:30 Open Forum with Scientists, Regulators and Policy Experts. A moderated open discussion in question
and answer format designed to give attendees the opportunity to bring their issues, concerns, questions
and recommendations relating to climate change and its impacts on floodplain management.
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FMA Board of Directors and Staff 2007-2008
CHAIR
Jeanne Ruefer
County of Washoe
Dept. of Water Resources,
VICE-CHAIR
Pal Hegedus
RBF Consulting
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Eric Clyde
MWH
SECRETARY
Marty Teal
TREASURER
Tom Smythe
Lake County Flood Control
and Water Conservation
District
NORTHERN DIRECTOR
Andrew Trelease
Clark County
Regional Flood Control Dist.
NORTHERN DIRECTOR
Tom Plummer
Civil Engineering Solutions,
Inc.
SOUTHERN DIRECTOR
Geoffrey Owu
County of Los Angeles
SOUTHERN DIRECTOR
Alex Yescas
PBS&J
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Mark Seits
HDR Engineering, Inc.
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Al Mulholland
Mulholland & Associates
EX OFFICIO MEMBER
Eric Simmons
National Flood Insurance
Program
FEMA Region IX
EX OFFICIO MEMBER
Maria Lorenzo Lee
Floodplain Management
Branch
Calif. Dept. of Water Resources
EX OFFICIO MEMBER
Kelvin Hickenbottom
NV Division of Water Resources
EX OFFICIO MEMBER
Tammy Conforti
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Institute for Water
Resources
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Iovanka Todt
Floodplain Management
Association
ADMINISTRATIVE
MANAGER
Mary Seits
Floodplain Management
Association
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