May 7, 2019
ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis is a panelist at a briefing on The Hill called, “The NFIP: Critical Issues and Needed Reforms.”
By News Editor
ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis is a panelist at a briefing on The Hill called, “The NFIP: Critical Issues and Needed Reforms.” You can watch it live today, from 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern here: https://www.eesi.org/livecast. Berginnis, along with Diane Horn (Analyst in Flood Insurance and Emergency Management, Government and Finance Division, Congressional Research Service) and Samantha
April 12, 2019
ASFPM submitted comments to EPA on a proposed rule defining the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act
By News Editor
ASFPM submitted comments April 11 in response to a Federal Register notice of a proposed rule defining the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. The proposed rule is the second step in implementation of the Executive Order signed Feb. 28, 2017, instructing the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of
April 12, 2019
ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee submitted comments CBRA
By News Editor
ASFPM Coastal Issues Committee submitted comments April 11 on the “John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project for Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and Virginia.” You can read the CBRA comments here.
March 18, 2019
2019 Flood Damage Assessment Packet Available
By News Editor
We’re all in the business of floods in some fashion, and that means being prepared for emergencies is just part of the package. But you don’t have to go it alone. Just as communities band together after a disaster, the ASFPM community is also there to help. You may remember this newsletter story from last
March 13, 2019
ASFPM Chair Testifies before House Committee on Financial Services
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ASFPM Chair Maria Cox Lamm testified March 13, 2019 before the House Committee on Financial Services during a hearing titled, “Preparing for the Storm: Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.” Read our written testimony at: https://eadn-wc02-4568911.nxedge.io/ace-images/ASFPMTestimony_HouseFinancialServices_03-13-19_Final.pdf Read more about the hearing at: https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=109090 Read ASFPM’s “Priorities for 2019 NFIP Reauthorization and Reform.” Watch the
February 22, 2019
ASFPM welcomes all of our new members who joined in January 2019!
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Lea Adams, USACE, Davis, CA Jack Applegate, Northwest Code Professionals, Eugene, OR Errol Arnett, Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville, GA Meagan Bailey, Columbia County, WA Norman Bailey, Electric Power Systems, Anchorage, AK Brett Baker, One Concern, Los Altos, CA David Barron, Ciy of Nome, AK Dylan Battles, City of West Palm Beach, FL Alvin Bishop, Florida Div.
February 22, 2019
ASFPM Foundation news about three semifinalists selected for the 2019 Student Paper Competition
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The ASFPM Foundation is pleased to announce that the three semifinalists have been selected for the 2019 Student Paper Competition. We would like to thank all who helped to get the word out about the competition. Ten abstracts were submitted by individuals and groups of undergraduate and graduate students across the country, with one entry
December 17, 2018
News about ASFPM annual national conference & Coastal GeoTools
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Flood Fest 2019: The Mitigation Resilience Tour ASFPM’s 43rd Annual National Conference Cleveland, Ohio May 19-23, 2019 Getting excited about ASFPM’s 2019 conference in Cleveland? While conference registration doesn’t open until February, one thing you can do now is book your hotel room. This year we’ve contracted with three different hotels (each with different rates).
December 12, 2018
ASFPM Leadership Reflects on ASFPM’s First Employee
By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM
Diane Brown retires after 36 years of service Diane A. Brown started helping ASFPM with some tasks in 1981 when I met her through one of my Wisconsin DNR staff. She had several years of experience planning, organizing and running events and activities with a statewide nonprofit membership association. At the time, ASFPM had no
December 10, 2018
International Partnerships Elevate the Role of Floodplain Managers
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Written by Phetmano Phannavong, P.E., CFM, DCNFIP Coordinator and Floodplain Manager, Member of ASFPM’s InternationalCommittee I am often asked what other countries do toward flood risk management that we inthe United States have not done already. Since the U.S. is very large and hassuch geographic diversity, it may be difficult to compare and apply the