Great Lakes Coastal Flood Study releases the Summer Newsletter announcing 24 Discovery Meetings for communities along Lake Erie, Lake Michigan and Lake St. Clair. The Discovery Meetings will further engage stakeholders and the public in the Discovery Process. The meetings announced in the newsletter can be found on the GLCFS EVENTS page. Please access the…
Fillable 2015 Elevation Certificate Now Available FEMA announced June 16 that a fillable version of the 2015 Elevation Certificate (FEMA Form 086-0-33) is now available on the FEMA website at https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/160. The PDF form has been enabled to be filled and saved using Adobe Reader. For insurance purposes, we will continue to accept properly completed…
The US Congress is acting on key legislation, possibly today, on the National Flood Insurance Program that will affect you, your community, state or program. We ask that you read this alert and contact your senator or representative to inform them how their action on this matter will impact effective flood loss reduction efforts. S….
Unified Federal Review Applicant Guidance Open for Comment FEMA, in conjunction with its interagency Steering Group, announced the public review period for the Draft Environmental and Historic Preservation Guidance for Federal Disaster Recovery Assistance Applicants. The Draft Applicant Guidance is an important step in the implementation of the Unified Federal Environmental and Historic Preservation Review…
Molly O’Toole of Molly O’Toole & Associates accepted the award for “Trak,” with ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. Photo by John Hays. Every year, the awards committee receives incredible nominations. And often hard choices are made to pick ONE winner. This year, the committee could not pick just one, so, we have a second Meritorious…
Developed by ASFPM’s Stormwater Management Committee, this new paper explores the challenges of urban flooding, outlines concepts related to planning and mitigation to reduce future flood losses, and provides recommendations at the local and national scale to address urban flooding in communities nationwide.
Explore the people, milestones, and moments that shaped ASFPM during the past 50 years—and look ahead to the next 50 years of impact.
