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The Nebraska Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association (NeFSMA) is an active organization of over 100 members representing over 50 organizations. NeFSMA pursues multiple purposes including: 1.)promote public awareness of floodplain and stormwater management; 2.) promote the professional status of floodplain and stormwater management and secure all benefits resulting there from; 3.) promote cooperation and information exchange between individuals and entities concerned with floodplain and stormwater management; 4.) keep individuals concerned with floodplain and stormwater management well informed through educational and professional seminars and to provide a method for dissemination of information, both general and technical; 5.) inform and educate concerned individuals of pending floodplain or stormwater legislation, funding and other related management matters. Please browse our website to learn more about NeFSMA at www.nefsma.net. If you are interested in joining, either contact one of the board members or complete the membership form.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Another ASFPM Conference Experience

Following up on Lori’s earlier blog post, I also had the opportunity to attend the Association of State Floodplain Managers annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky.  It is quite the experience for anyone involved in any of the many facets of floods.  The week is filled with information affecting every aspect of flooding from technical analysis to education and updates on evolving regulatory issues and more.  In fact, there is more relevant information available than one person can cover during the conference. 
 
One of many sessions of interest I attended was a technical field tour of Louisville’s flood protection system consisting of earthen levee, floodwalls, and pump stations.  We were presented information on the extensive structural measures the City employs for protection of a large portion of the City.  We also visited the levee and one of many of their pump stations used to evacuate interior flood waters during high water events on the adjacent Ohio River.  The scale of the pump station was amazing with six 108-inch cast iron pipes and accompanying pumps and floodgates; I am always amazed at the scale of these large structural measures and humbled at the same time knowing that there is always a possibility for conditions that may exceed their design.  Particularly memorable was a high water mark from the devastating 1937 Ohio River flood event which from my view on top of the levee would have inundated everything I could see (a lot!). 

For those that weren’t able to attend the national conference the upcoming NeFSMA conference will have a lot of the same great information compacted into one day making it a great option for local training and education. 

Submitted by Dan Fricke, NeFSMA Member
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