Floodplain managers from Region 5 states schedule a meeting in St. Paul, MN to discuss NFIP map concerns —15 states from throughout nation show up, giving an indication of the national scope of the issues around floodplain management and that the association needed expand its reach.

ASFPM adopts its constitution and bylaws; unveils the association’s first logo.

ASFPM works to successfully preserve flood risk management funding, including flood maps, despite efforts by the Reagan Administration to cut programs.

The first maps produced under the NFIP were community-based and consisted of two similar,but different formats. One, the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) was produced for use by theinsurance industry for the purpose of determining flood insurance rates. The other, the FloodBoundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) was intended to be used by state and local floodplainadministrators for floodplain management purposes. Both used the same base map as theunderlying layer for landmarks, such as major streets and highways, railways, and rivers,..Read More

Community Assistance Program (CAP) replaces SAP, allowing states to help local communities meet NFIP compliance requirement and make flood insurance available.

ASFPM instrumental in convincing a task force on regulatory reform led by Vice President George H.W. Bush to keep EO 11988 to protect federal investments from flooding and the 100-year flood standard, thwarting efforts to weaken them.

The Arizona Floodplain Management Association becomes the first ASFPMapproved chapter. Board approves two non-state members as associates to the board for the first time.

The inaugural Goddard-White Award is presented at the annual conference. Larry Larson is the first recipient.

Nollan v. California Coastal Commission, 483 U.S. 825 (1987) – In California land-use case that went all the way to the Supreme Court, Nollan v. California Coastal Commission, 107 S.Ct. 3141 (l987), the Court held that the California Coastal Council’s conditioning of a building permit for a beach front lot upon granting public access to the beach lacked an “essential nexus” between the regulatory requirement and the regulatory goals and was a taking. This case may be cited in the..Read More

Attendance reaches more than 100 registrants for the first time

ASFPM membership expanded to include professionals in local, state, and federal governments, as well as the private sector and academia.

The Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Association (MSFA) becomes the 4th chapter of the ASFPM.

ASFPM Board passes three important resolutions to improve management of flood risk in the nation: Support for one foot of freeboard to provide better protection against increasing flood levels instead of no freeboard used in NFIP FEMA flood maps should show which properties will be inundated if a dam fails so people are protected FEMA flood maps should use GIS to more accurately show properties and flood areas

The Community Rating System (CRS) begins. Under CRS, discounts on flood insurance premiums are available in communities that voluntarily initiate activities that reduce flood losses or that increase the number of flood insurance policies. CRS is the product of three years of development by the Community Rating Task Force, which had representatives from FIA, the insurance industry, and state and local floodplain managers. Extensive field testing, critiques, and reviews with communities, public interest organizations, and the ASFPM’s technical advisors were..Read More

L. R. Johnston Associates and a project team that includes ASFPM members assess floodplain management in the United States.  This assessment provides the most complete history of floodplain management in the United States and a comprehensive description of the state of the unified national program of floodplain management.

ASFPM produces “National Flood Programs in Review, 1994,” the association’s first comprehensive effort to assess national programs and policies related to floodplain management.

The Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association (OFMA) becomes the 8th chapter of ASFPM.

Created by FEMA, the TMAC produced reports every year from 1995 to 2000 with recommendations for ways FEMA could improve the maps it produced and the manner in which those maps were distributed.

To consider and implement the recommendations in the 1994 report, A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management, FEMA convenes a group of about 40 experts at the annual conference of the Association of State Floodplain Managers in Little Rock, Arkansas and prepares a report on the forum.

The ASFPM Foundation is established. The foundation serves as the catalyst for ASFPM, its chapters and members to advance projects, education and policy initiatives that promote reduced flood risk and resilient communities.

ASFPM enters the digital age with the launch of Floods.org, creating a go-to destination for floodplain management information and strengthening connections across the profession.

ASFPM creates the Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Program. The program is intended to advance the knowledge of floodplain managers, enhance the profession of floodplain management, and provide a common basis for understanding floods and flood losses.

The number of ASFPM chapters continues to grow with the addition of the New Mexico Floodplain Managers Association (NMFMA) and the Arkansas Floodplain Management Association (AFMA) as the 11th and 12th chapters of ASFPM.