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The ASFPM Foundation

The ASFPM Foundation. ASFPM Foundation. Recognized leader in focusing attention on and promoting the resolution of issues critical to successful current and future floodplain management Advocate for the professional practitioner, supplier, and service provider http://www.asfpmfoundation.org/.

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The ASFPM Foundation

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  1. The ASFPM Foundation

  2. ASFPM Foundation • Recognized leader in focusing attention on and promoting the resolution of issues critical to successful current and future floodplain management • Advocate for the professional practitioner, supplier, and service provider • http://www.asfpmfoundation.org/ • Foundation Facts • Established 1996 • Not-for-profit, tax-free foundation • Seeks and directs funds to help ASFPM meet its goals • Own Board of Trustees and Bylaws

  3. ASFPM Foundation Mission • To promote public policy through select strategic initiatives • Serve as an incubator for long-term policy development that promotes sustainable floodplain and watershed management

  4. The Foundation…. • Helped establish the Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) Program • Helped initiate the “No Adverse Impact” (NAI) concept to promote common sense strategies for floodplain management and mitigation • Conceived and developed the FloodManager interactive game, simulating the decisions and impacts of floodplain management • Established the Gilbert F. White Flood Policy Forums to explore pressing issues in floodplain management and policy

  5. Lifetime Supporters of the Foundation Diamond Donors ($100,000+) Dewberry Emerald Donors ($50,000–$99,999) AECOM Michael Baker Jr., Inc. URS Corporation The Widgeon Foundation

  6. Lifetime Supporters of the Foundation Ruby Donors ($25,000–$49,999) Illinois Association for Floodplain & Stormwater Management Sapphire Donors ($10,000–$24,999) AMEC CDM Greenhorne & O'Mara H2O Partners, Inc. Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation

  7. Lifetime Supporters of the Foundation Sapphire Donors ($10,000–$24,999) Larry A. & Jennie Larson Lawrence W. & Adrienne Olinger Stantec Consulting, Inc. W.A. Wilson Consulting Services, LLC

  8. Lifetime Supporters of the Foundation Topaz Donors ($5,000–$9,999) Arizona Floodplain Management Association Black & Veatch CH2M Hill, Inc. ESP Assoc., P.A. Michigan Storm Water Flood Plain Association North Carolina Association of Floodplain Managers RC Quinn Consulting, Inc.

  9. Lifetime Supporters of the Foundation Topaz Donors ($5,000–$9,999) Reznick Group John "Jack" Sheaffer Smart Vent Inc. Texas Floodplain Management Association Edward A. & Kathleen Thomas Gilbert F. White

  10. Lifetime Supporters of the Foundation Pearl Donors ($1,000–$4,999) Association of Floodplain Managers of Mississippi Berry A. Williams & Associates., Inc. Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Peggy Bowker Colorado Association of Stormwater & Floodplain Managers Scott K. Edelman, P.E.

  11. Lifetime Supporters of the Foundation Pearl Donors ($1,000–$4,999) Georgia Association of Floodplain Management HDR, Inc. Christopher P. Jones Michael Klitzke & Diane Brown Dale A. Lehman

  12. Lifetime Supporters of the Foundation Pearl Donors ($1,000–$4,999) Alan R. Lulloff & Kathryn Barrett Matthew B. Miller Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association Michael G. & Marie C. Pavlides Doug & Beth Plasencia Pamela M. Pogue Mark A. & Kaye Riebau

  13. Lifetime Supporters of the Foundation Pearl Donors ($1,000–$4,999) George & Pam Riedel Grant M. Smith South Carolina Association for Hazard Mitigation Virginia Floodplain Management Water Management Association of Ohio Thomas W. Waters

  14. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation Dan & Mona Accurti AECOM Association of Short Floodplain Managers ATCS, PLC Siavash E. Beik Bender Consulting Services Christopher N. Brown Diane L. Calhoun

  15. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation CDM CH2M Hill, Inc. Aaron C. Clark Jerry Clark Diana Coho Colorado Association of Stormwater & Floodplain Managers Michael Cosme

  16. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation William G. DeGroot Dewberry Scott K. Edelman ESP Assoc., P.A. Gary W. Estes Gerald E. Galloway Thomas S. George Georgia Assn. of Floodplain Management

  17. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation Greenhorne & O’Mara H2O Partners, Inc. HDR, Inc. Jacob & Terese Hershey Foundation Christopher P. Jones Bohumil Juza James B. Kennedy Michael Klitzke & Diane Brown

  18. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation Crystal Knox Matthew J. Koch Larry A. & Jennie Larson Dale A. Lehman Jerry L. & Donna Louthain Gregory A. Main Sally McConkey Steve & Andrea McMaster

  19. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation Sam Riley Medlock Michael Baker Corp. Michigan Stormwater-Floodplain Assn. John A. Miller Deborah G. Mills Zekrollah H. Momeni Jacqueyln L. Monday William E. Nechamen

  20. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association Lawrence W. & Adrienne Olinger Michael G. & Marie C. Pavlides PBS&J George R. "Rich" Petaja Ricardo S. & Maritza Pineda Pamela M. Pogue RCQuinn Consulting, Inc.

  21. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation Peter A. Richardson Mark A. & Kaye Riebau Jeffrey & Margaret Sims Keith E. Smathers Grant Smith South Carolina Association for Hazard Mitigation Stantec Consulting, Inc. STARR

  22. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation Michele Steinberg Rhonda Taylor The Council Oak The Widgeon Foundation, Inc. Edward & Kathleen Thomas Terri L. Turner URS Corporation

  23. 2010 Supporters of the Foundation W.A. Wilson Consulting Services, LLC Water Management Association of Ohio Thomas W. Waters French & Mary Lu Wetmore

  24. ASFPM Foundation Board Member Organizations • National Lenders Insurance Council • PBS&J • Sheaffer Consulting • URS • Wilson Consulting • UNCC • ASWM • ECU • The FPM Group • JLM Association • AECOM • CDM • CH2M Hill • Delta Development • Dewberry • Glenn L. Martin Institute • Greenhorne & ‘O’Mara • H20 Partners • HDR • International Code Council • Michael Baker

  25. ASFPM Foundation Board of Trustees • Dante Accurti/ASFPM • Michael Armstrong/ICC • Michael DePue/PBS&J • Vince DiCamillo/G&O • Scott Edelman/AECOM • Dr. Gerald Galloway/Glenn L Institute • JoAnn Howard/H20 Partners

  26. ASFPM Foundation Board of Trustees • Larry Larson/ASFPM • Dale Lehman/ URS • Jerry Louthain/HDR • Firas Makarem/CDM • Michael Moye/NLIC • Doug Plasencia/Michael Baker • Dr. Jack Sheaffer/Sheaffer Consulting

  27. ASFPM Foundation Board of Trustees • Grant Smith/ Dewberry • Thomas Waters/ CHM Hill • Wallace Wilson/Wilson Consulting Services

  28. ASFPM Foundation Board of TrusteesAdvisory Board • Dr. Raymond Burby/UNCC • Jon Kusler/ASWM • Dr. Burrell Montz/ECU • Lawrence Olinger/ Dewberry • James Wright/ The FPM Group • Sam Medlock/ ASFPM

  29. ASFPM Foundation Board of TrusteesAssociates • Corinne Bartshire (Dewberry) • Diane Brown (ASFPM) • Kevin G. Coulton (AECOM) • Sarah Ice (Dewberry) • Laurel Lacy (H20 Partners) • Jen Marcy ( PBS&J) • Jacki Monday (JLM Assoc.) • Ed Thomas (Michael Baker)

  30. ASFPM Foundation Board of TrusteesAssociates (cont.) • Melissa Osafo-Mensah (URS) • Pam Pogue (URS) • Debbie Pond (ASFPM) • George Riedel (ASFPM) • James W. Russell • Rhonda Taylor (URS)

  31. “FloodManager” Interactive Professional Game • Serious computer game and simulator • Developed by PlayGen, Ltd. under direction from ASFPM Foundation • PlayGen, Ltd developed “FloodSim” game for public awareness in the UK • Purpose: • Simulation & learning environment for decision-makers • Teach disaster-resilient & NAI principles for community development • Show community health and smart floodplain management link • Points of Contact: • Curtis Beitel: curtis.beitel@jacobs.com • Wally Wilson: WallaceAWilson@earthlink.net • Sponsorship opportunities available

  32. Initial Town Layout

  33. Build Menu

  34. Storm Animation

  35. News Flash

  36. End of Year Summary

  37. Gilbert F. White • 1911-2006 • 1942 dissertation Human Adjustments to Floods • Generally, flood losses are the result of human actions that put people and property at risk • For 70+ years, essential leadership in developing the framework of “wise use” floodplain management approaches

  38. Gilbert F. White Flood Policy Forums • Periodically convene experts in floodplain management • Explore pressing issues in the field • Develop framework for resolution • What it is that we still need to know? • How can we apply what we already know? • What paths are yet to be explored? • Lead to research, policy recommendations, and other actions

  39. 2004 Forum“Is the 1% flood standard sufficient?” • September 21-22, 2004 • National Academies Keck Center, Washington D.C. • Outcomes • Review and comment on positive aspects of the 1% standard • Recommendations for improvement of the standard • Six alternatives for improvement suggested

  40. 2004 Forum“Is the 1% flood standard sufficient?” • Alternatives for improvement • Validate the 1% Standard is Being Effectively Applied • Enhance the 1% Standard Approach • Adopt a Two-Tiered Standard • Use A Vertical Standard • Apply a Benefit/Cost Model • Take an Incentive-based Approach

  41. 2007 Forum“Floodplain Management 2050” • November 6-7, 2007 • George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

  42. An Optimal 2050—Part 1 • Land and water viewed as precious resources • Floodplains, wetlands, and coastal areas being preserved and in some cases restored • Integrated water management an accepted practice • New development designedand built for no adverseimpact • Market favors sustainabledevelopment

  43. An Optimal 2050—Part 2 • Private and public losses indemnified through private system of universal insurance that is actuarial based (which may need some government backstop) • Floodplain management programs funded through secure sources such as development fees or some type of highway trust fund • Risk communication advanced enough to inform local decision-making based on sound science

  44. How do we get to the optimal 2050?Action Guidelines • Make room for rivers, oceans, and adjacent lands. • Reverse perverse incentives in government programs. • Restore and enhance the natural, beneficial functions of riverine and coastal areas. • Generate a renaissance in water resources governance. • Identify risks and resources and communicate at public and individual levels. • Assume personal and public responsibility.

  45. How do we get to the optimal 2050?Buying Down Risk

  46. 2010 Forum and Symposia • Symposia #1 • “Defining and Measuring Flood Risk and Floodplain Resources” • September 16, 2009 • Gaithersburg, Maryland • Symposia #2 • “Flood Risk Perception, Communication, and Behavior” • November 4, 2009 • Washington, DC • Forum • “Managing Risk to Humans and to Floodplain Resources” • March 9-10, 2010 • Washington, DC

  47. Symposia #1: Results Do we share a common understanding of “flood risk management?” No common understanding of what “flood risk” means. Can agreement be reached on a list components of “overall flood risk”? Is a common understanding and consistency required or desirable? Tighten up what we mean by flood risks and floodplain resources; how do we convey message? “Flood risk management” is a many-headed entity and that it is both inevitable and acceptable. At what level do we need to quantify and/or monitor flood risks and floodplain resources? Quantified baselines are needed for every aspect of flood risks and floodplain resources: We need to quantify and monitor flood risks and floodplain resources on both Nationwide benchmarks and local-level indicators. What spatial and temporal aspects should frame our quantification of risks and resources? Recommendation: Spatially: Watershed scale is preferred: this brings some challenges in reflecting social, political, and other realities. Temporally: Regular basis (perhaps a 10-year interval). In addition also provide for event-driven interim benchmarks Which management outcomes do we consider the most significant? The principal desirable outcomes should cover these categories: (1) economic damage, (2) life safety, (3) societal impacts, (4) resilience/recovery, (5) ecological health, and (6) human awareness, behavior, and responsibility. Is flood risk a number or a suite of indicators? Need a suite of indicators for the above outcomes and some of those indicators may be numerical.

  48. Symposia #2: Results • Measurements => Perception => Behaviors • Really??? • Research Findings from Dr. Dennis Mileti • Risk information has little or no effect on human choices or behaviors • More likely to respond to frequent, clear & concise messages about specific actions • Considerations • Messages we have been sending • Behaviors to foster • Challenges with terminology • Branding “Flood Risk Management” • Through a mascot or other? Roundtable on Natural Resources and Functions of Floodplains

  49. 2010 Forum: “Managing Risk to Humans and to Floodplain Resources” • Just completed in March 2010 • 100+ national experts, 1-1/2 days discussion • Results to be published in late 2010 • Comprehensive approach • Engineering • Policy • Societal • Ecological

  50. 2010 Forum: • Shared responsibility • All sectors, disciplines & levels of government • Minimize harm, maximize benefits

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