The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) was founded in 1976. This page serves to preserve and celebrate the legacy of our early years and the people, activities, and accomplishments that made significant, substantial, and enduring contributions to flood risk management and the floodplain management profession as a whole.
While ASFPM’s story begins in 1976, the genesis for modern floodplain management was shaped by decades of earlier policies, disasters, and evolving ideas about how communities should reduce flood risk. Explore these pre-ASFPM historical milestones to learn more about the events and ideas that influenced the association’s founding and the profession itself.
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Association Milestones
- 1976-1999
- 2000-2012
- 2013-2025
- 2026-Present
Wall of Honor
Tim Trautman, North Carolina
Tim Trautman spent his career making a measurable difference at the local and national level toward reducing flood risk and promoting natural infrastructure investments. He had the honor to be mentored under Dave Canaan, whose vision laid the foundation for many of the activities Tim brought into the national spotlight through ASFPM. Dave played a critical role in 2001 with the national conference in Charlotte and key decisions on building a Certified Floodplain Manager program that increased the credentials of the organization’s members and drastically improved ASFPM’s long term financial outlook.
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