June 26, 2019
North Central Texas Council of Governments named a James Lee Witt “honorable mention” winner
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L-R: Audra Valamides with city of Arlington (NCTCOG member); Mia Brown, environment and development planner for the NCTCOG; and Clair Davis with city of Fort Worth (NCTCOG member). This year we also have a James Lee Witt “honorable mention” winner. The North Central Texas Council of Governments serves as the facilitator of nine cities, two
June 26, 2019
Help your community prepare for hurricane season before it’s too late.
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To raise awareness about the risks of hurricanes and summer flooding and encourage residents to purchase a flood insurance policy to protect the life they’ve built, FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program is partnering with communities this hurricane season. Outreach efforts will extend from Texas to New England during the peak of hurricane season. Spread the
June 26, 2019
Iowa Bridge Sensor Project wins ASFPM’s 2019 Tom Lee State Award for Excellence
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Dr. Ibrahim Demir with the Iowa Flood Center and last year’s Outreach Award winner accepted the award on behalf of the Iowa Bridge Sensor Project. He’s standing with ASFPM’s Past Chair Maria Cox Lamm and Executive Director Chad Berginnis. The Tom Lee State Award for Excellence is given annually to recognize an outstanding floodplain management
June 25, 2019
Jo Ann Howard named ASFPM’s 2019 Goddard-White Award Winner
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L-R: Past ASFPM Chair Maria Cox Lamm, Jo Ann Howard and ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. Photo by John Hays. The Goddard-White Award is named in honor of the huge contributions made to floodplain management by Gilbert White and Jim Goddard. ASFPM presents this to individuals who have had a national impact carrying forward the
June 25, 2019
Vince DiCamillo receives ASFPM’s 2019 Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award
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L-R: Diane Rogers, Roger Denick, Krista McCormick, Mike Anderson, Vince DiCamillo, Chad Berginnis, Caroline Cunningham and Marc Pearson. All except Berginnis are with Stantec. Photo by John Hays. The Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award recognizes individuals who, throughout their career, have achieved success in a significant aspect of floodplain management, ranging from policy,
June 25, 2019
Steve Samuelson named ASFPM’s 2019 Jerry Louthain Award Winner
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L-R: Steve Samuelson and ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. The Jerry Louthain Award for Distinguished Service to ASFPM is reserved for individuals who clearly support and advance ASFPM’s work. The path Steve Samuelson took to this organization is probably similar to how many of us came to ASFPM. Several years ago he wanted to attend
June 25, 2019
William “Trak” Trakimas named ASFPM’s 2019 Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award
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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
June 25, 2019
Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management named ASFPM’s 2019 Outstanding Chapter
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L-R: Ajay Jain, Bryan Martindale, Glenn Heistand, Molly O’Toole and Dallas Alley (all members of the Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management). Photo by John Hays The Outstanding Chapter Award for Excellence is presented for outstanding activity that other chapters can replicate. And although we emphasize that the activity is replicable, there are few
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.”
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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
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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