NAFSMA's 2009 Annual Meeting

Preliminary Brochure

Final Agenda

2009 Annual Meeting Presentations

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Latest Trends in Stormwater Management Workshop

• Latest Trends State Perspective - Janet Kieler
• Latest Trends Federal Perspective - Jennifer Molloy
• The Legal Setting - David W. Burchmore, Partner, Squires, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
• The NAS Report - What Does It Mean to MS4s, A Reviewer's Perspective - Eric Strecker, GeoSyntec
• Discussion on LID and Floodplain Interface - Fernando Pasqual & Edward Thomas, Michael Baker Corp.
• MS4 Perspective - NAFSMA Whitepaper Summary - Tim Richards, Stormwater Management Committee Chair
• Stormwater Management in the Fountain Creek Watershed - Dan Bare and Ken Sampley (City of Colorado Springs)
• Colorado Stormwater Council - Jill Piatt Kemper

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

GENERAL SESSION

• FEMA Emerging Issues - Federal Perspective - Deborah Ingram, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator of Mitigation, FEMA
• EPA Emerging Issues - Federal Perspective - Deborah Nagle, Deputy Director for Water Permits Division, U.S. EPA
• Emerging Legal Issues - David Burchmore - Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
• The Trinity River Corridor Project, Dallas Texas - Rebecca Rasor, PE, Director, Trinity River Project
• Ohio River Basin Comprehensive Reconnaissance Study - Beth A. Cade, Community Planner & New River Navigator, USACE
• Context Sensitive Flood Hazard Mitigation Model (CSFHM), Maricopa County Flood Control District - Dennis Holcomb, Landscape Architecture Branch Manager, Flood Control District of Maricopa County, AZ

Thursday, October 22, 2009

GENERAL SESSIONS

• The Corps Perspective - Steve Stockton, Director of Civil Works, USACE
• Louisiana Coastal Restoration Project - Garret Graves, Office of the Governor, Coastal Activities
• National Levee Safety Committee Recommendations, Local Representative, Karin Jacoby & Mike Stankiewicz, State Representative
• So You Live Behind a Levee, ASCE Manual on Levee Safety, Lawrence H. Roth, Deputy Executive Director, ASCE
• FEMA Update on Levee Safety/PAL Agreements & Related Issues, Doug Bellomo, Director Risk Analysis Division, Mitigation Directorate
• USACE Perspective on Flood Risk Management, Levee Safety & Related Issues, Edward Hecker, Chief, Contingency Operations
• FEMA Risk MAP Update, Roy Wright, Deputy Director, Risk Analysis, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA

Friday, October 23, 2009

GENERAL SESSIONS

• Outlook for Federal Water Resources Funding & Priorities, Mia O'Connell, Executive Managing Director, Carmen Group, Inc.
• Operations & Maintenance Challenges, Dusty Williams, Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
• Permitting Maintenance Projects & O&M Challenges, Ingrid Fairchild, Harris County Flood Control District & Herb Nakasone

Committee Meeting Agendas and Background Documents

Stormwater Management - Meeting Wednesday, October 21, 2009

• Stormwater Management Committee Meeting Agenda
• Stormwater Management Committee Position Statement (April 08)
• NAFSMA Comments on Effluent Limitation Guidelines (Feb. 09)
• NAFSMA Testimony on Efforts to Address Urban Stormwater Runoff (March 09)
• NAFSMA Comments on 2009 NAS Report on Urban Stormwater Management in the US (March 09)
• NAFSMA Stormwater Management Committee

Flood Management Committee -Meeting Thursday, October 22, 2009

• Flood Management Committee Meeting Agenda
• Flood Management Committee Position Statement (April 08)
• National Committee on Levee Safety Draft Recommendations (Jan 09)
• NAFSMA Testimony on NLSC Recommendations (May 09)

Floodplain Management Committee - Meeting Friday, October 23, 2009

• Floodplain Management Committee Agenda
• Floodplain Management Committee Position Statement (April 08)
• Texas Day at the Districts (Aug. 09)
• NAFSMA 2009 Excellence in Communications Awards (Oct. 09)

NAFSMA Annual Membership Meeting - Thursday, October 22, 2009

• Proposed Bylaws Change (Oct. 09)
• NAFSMA Bylaws (Aug. 05)
• 2009 Board of Directors
• NAFSMA 2008-2009 Accomplishments

2009 Annual Meeting Sponsors

NAFSMA Thanks Its 2009 Annual Meeting Sponsors

Sponsor Links

• Federal Emergency Management Agency/DHS
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• CH2M Hill
• Dewberry
• Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
• Michael Baker Corporation
• Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

NAFSMA 2009 Excellence in Communication Awards

Announcements

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Photos from Colorado Springs

Broadmoor Resort
Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 20- 23, 2009
To make reservations, call 1-719-634-7711 or 1-866-837-9520 and ask for the special NAFSMA Annual Meeting rate.

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2008 Annual Meeting

2008 Annual Meeting Brochure

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Special Annual Meeting Napa River Tour - Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 1 to 4 p.m.

We invite you to tour the award-winning Napa River Flood Protection Project via boat with representatives of the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. The tour will highlight restored wetlands, created flood and marsh plains, restoration and revegetation efforts, replaced bridges, constructed floodwalls and levees along the scenic Napa River. The tour will illustrate the challenges of Project construction within the urban area and demonstrate the benefits of the environmental restoration of the Project. Tour participants will be transported from the hotel bus to and from the dock. The boat trip will last approximately 1.5 hours.

NAFSMA wishes to thank the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for providing this special Annual Meeting opportunity!

Please email Susan Gilson in the national office at sgilson@nafsma.org by August 15, 2008, to let us know that you would like to participate in this special tour.

Special Annual Meeting Napa River Tour Brochure Click here to download.

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Special One-Day Municipal NPDES Workshop Offered as Part of 2008 Annual Meeting.

Municipal NPDES Stormwater Workshop:
Management Issues, Regulatory Trends, Program Challenges
Monday, August 25, 2008 – The Meritage, Napa

9:30 AM	NAFSMA Welcome, Derek Guthrie (NAFSMA President)
9:35 AM	Workshop Introduction, Doug Harrison
9:40 AM	Evolution in Best Management Practices Moderator: John Promise
9:45 AM	National BMP Data base, Eric Strecker
10:15 AM	BMP Life Cycle Effectiveness Model, Ben Urbonas
10:45 AM	Green Infrastructure, John Promise
11:05 AM	Stormwater Program Financing Moderator: Scott Tucker
11:10 AM	Stormwater Funding Strategies, Mechanisms and Methods, Scott Tucker
11:40 AM	Creating a Process and Framework for Action, Doug Harrison
12:10 PM	Lunch (Box Lunch at table)
12:50 PM	Stormwater Program Effectiveness Models Moderator: Doug Harrison
12:55 PM	EPA Effectiveness Model (Speaker to be Announced)
1:20 PM	CASQA Stormwater Program Effectiveness Assessment Model, Geoff Brousseau
2:20 PM	Break
2:40 PM	Current Permitting Trends/Challenges: Defining a National Agenda Moderator: Tim Richards
2:45 PM	Permit Trends Mack Walker State Permit Authority (Speaker to be announced) EPA SW Permit Representative: Jack Faulk, EPA Headquarters
3:45PM	Permit Legal Challenges David Burchmore, Counselor, Squire, Sanders, LLP
4:15 PM	Discussion of National Stormwater Agenda (All participants round table)
4:45 PM	Adjourn

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NAFSMA Announces 2008 "Excellence in Communication" Awards Contest

NAFSMA Announces itinerary for upcoming 2008 Annual Meeting

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NAFSMA Members Urged to Participate In Monthly Membership Calls

NAFSMA members are urged to mark your calendars and participate in these important membership conference calls. Also, please send your recommendations agenda issues to Susan Gilson in the national office. NAFSMA's leadership and staff are committed to making these discussions as valuable as possible and welcome your input on timely agenda topics. Please note that these calls are open to all member agencies and subscribers and that multiple contacts from your office are welcome to join. The schedule for 2008 calls is provided below.

Please contact the national office for call-in information (sgilson@nafsma.org or krohnj@carmengroup.com).

NAFSMA 2008 Monthly Membership Calls (1 p.m. Eastern - 10 a.m. Pacific)

• Wednesday, March 12, 2008
• Wednesday, April 9, 2008
• Wednesday, May 7, 2008
• Wednesday, June 11, 2008
• Wednesday, July 16, 2008
• Wednesday, August 6, 2008
• Wednesday, September 10, 2008
• Wednesday, October 8, 2008
• Wednesday, November 12, 2008
• Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Past NAFSMA Meetings

2008 Multi-Objective Floodplain Management Workshop - (Coming Soon)

2008 National Flood Risk Management Safety Summit

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