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2013 Floodplain Management Conference September 3-6, Anaheim, California

Creating a Safer Tomorrow Building Resilience through Integrated Flood Risk Management

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C O N T E N T S

Conference Floorplan Page10

Co-Chair Biographies Page11

Conference Chairs, Committees Page12

Program At a Glance Page13

Tuesday, September 3: Workshops, Sessions Page16

Wednesday, September 4: Plenary, Panels, Sessions, Awards Page18

Thursday, September 5: Panel Discussions, Sessions Page23

Friday, September 6: Field Trip, Sessions Page28


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Ed Curtis, PE, CFM, Senior Civil EngineerRiskAnalysisBranchoftheFEMARegionIXofficeinOakland,California

EdCurtis’sprimaryresponsibilityissupervisingfloodplainmappingactivitiesalongtheopenPacific

coastofCalifornia.BeforejoiningFEMAin2008,CurtiswastheNationalFloodInsuranceProgramEngineerfortheStateofNorthCarolina.Priortothatexperience,heworkedinthebusiness/corporatesectorasaProfessionalEngineer,managingstructuralprojectsforoffshoreoilandgasproductionplatforms,performingenvironmentalcomplianceauditsforstormwaterandairpermitapplications,anddirectingassessmentandremediationofsoilandgroundwatersites.CurtisholdsaBSandMSinCivilEngineeringfromMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,andaMasterofEnvironmentalEngineeringfromNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,Raleigh.

Stuart McKibbin, PE, CFMChief of Regulatory Division, Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District

StuartMcKibbingraduatedfromSanDiegoStateUniversitywithaBachelor’sdegreeinCivil

Engineering.HebeganworkingwithRCFC&WCDin1985andbecameaPrincipalEngineerin2003.AsRiversideCounty’spopulationdoubled,McKibbinspentthattimeinchargeofthegroupreviewingdevelopers’floodcontrolimprovementplansandrecommendingconditionsofapproval.ForthelastthreeyearshehasmanagedRCFC&WCD’sfloodplainmanagement,environmentalassessmentandenvironmentalpermittingactivities.

Salomon Miranda, PE, MS CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResourcesDivisionofIntegratedRegionalWaterManagement,SouthernRegion

SalomonMirandaisalicensedCivilEngineerandistheState’sNFIPCoordinatorforsouthern

California.HereceivedhisBachelor’sandMaster’sdegreesatCaliforniaStateUniversity,LosAngeles. AsNFIPCoordinator,MirandaworksverycloselywithFEMARegion9stafftoconductcommunityassistancevisits,floodplainfieldinspectionsandmapping,promoteCRS,andtoprovidetrainingandtechnicalassistancetomorethan220NFIPparticipatingcommunitiesinsouthernCalifornia.SincejoiningDWRin2000,hehasworkedontheState’sUrbanStreamRestoration,theFloodProtectionCorridor,andtheFloodEmergencyResponsegrantprograms.Inaddition,hehasworkedwiththeU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineersandlocalfloodcontroldistrictsontheSantaAnaRiverMainstemProjectandtheLosAngelesCountyDrainageAreaProject.MirandahasalsoworkedverycloselywithotheragenciestoprovideinputtotheCalifornia’sFloodFutureReportandotherFloodSAFEinitiatives.HeisnowworkingontheCalifornia’sWaterPlanUpdate.

Conference Co-Chairs


Ed Curtis,FEMARegion9Salomon Miranda,CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources

Stuart McKibbin,RiversideCountyFloodControlandWaterConservationDistrict

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

George Booth,SacramentoCountyDennis Bowling,RickEngineeringEric Clyde,MWHGlobalVince Geronimo,AECOMPal Hegedus,RBFConsultingKen Leep,AtkinsMaria Lorenzo-Lee,CaliforniaDWRBecky Money,KleinfelderMichael Nowlan,WoodRodgers,Inc.

Ricardo Pineda,CaliforniaDWRDavid Pohl,ESAPWAThomas Plummer,CivilEngineeringSolutions,Inc.Kathleen Schaefer,FEMARegionIXMark Seits,HDR,Inc.Judy Soutiere,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineersMartin Teal,WESTConsultants,Inc.Brian Trushinski,CountyofVenturaCarl Walker,CityofRoseville

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE(in alphabetical order)

CONFERENCE DIRECTORIovanka Todt,FloodplainManagementAssociation

Robert Bezek,FEMAFabian Bombardelli,U.C.DavisGary Brunner,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineersWen Chen,NV5Patrick Clancey,MichaelBakerCorp.Craig Conner,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineersDevinder Dhillon,U.C.Davis

Bill Fleenor,U.C.DavisReinaldo Garcia,HydroniaPal Hegedus,RBFConsultingDale Kerper,DHIThomas Plummer,CivilEngineeringSolutions,Inc.Bill Syme,BMTWBMZhida Song-James,MichaelBakerCorp.

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Room/Time Workshop / Event

7:30 – 5:00 REGISTRATION 7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast 9:00 – 12:30 Mitigation: TheKeytoSmart,Safe,Strong Communities9:00 – 3:30 USGS Flood Frequency Analysis Workshop 9:00 – 5:30 DWR Certified Floodplain Managers (CFM) Exam Review Workshop

2-D Modeling Symposium 1:00 – 5:30 Central Valley Flood Risk Policy Symposium: FromCentralValleytoCaliforniaStatewide– PracticeandIntegration Community Rating System Workshop Modifications of Stream Restoration Techniques for Arid and Semi-Arid Environments 5:30 – 7:30 EXHIBIT HALL OPENING RECEPTION!

Wednesday, September 4, 2013


7:30 – 5:00 REGISTRATION 7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:30 – 4:30 CRS One-on-One Sessions 8:30 – 10:30 PLENARY:ManagingFloodRiskthrough IntegratedWaterManagement

10:30 – 11:00 BREAK 11:00 – 12:30 USACE Wants to Hear From You! ANationalandRegionalListeningSession

Coastal Analysis – San Francisco Bay Area

TUFLOW Products Demonstration

Advanced Modeling Solutions for Local Flood Risk I

Advances in Floodplain Mapping WORKSHOP: IntegrativeFloodplainDesign 12:30 – 2:00 INNOVATION AND AWARDS LUNCHEON 2:15 – 3:45 PANEL: Better Communication: MoreRobustDis- closureofInsuranceRequirementsandFloodRisk

Coastal Flood Risk Analysis and Mitigation I River FLO-2D Plus Model Demonstration

Advanced Modeling Solutions for Local Flood Risk II Central Valley Flood Protection Plan – Conservation Strategy

WORKSHOP: UnderstandingFoundationFlood VentsandFEMA’sTechnicalBulletin1 3:45 – 4:15 BREAK 4:15 – 5:45 PANEL: Come and Learn about CRS and How to Get the Most Points for Your Activities

Coastal Flood Risk Analysis and Mitigation II

Innovative Applications of 2D Modeling Improving Levees for Certification and a Higher Level of Protection Overcoming the Hurdles of Floodplain Regulations

Post-Wildfire Flooding: TheHazardIsn’tOverYet!

5:45 – 7:45 GRAND RECEPTION AND NETWORKING


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7:30 – 5:00 REGISTRATION 7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast 7:30-9:30 INNOVATION SESSION: DWR and USACE California Interactive Roundtable:Crafting California’sFloodFuture–MovingForwardin ManagingtheState’sFloodRisk7:30 – 11:30 CRS One-on-One Sessions (by appointment) 8:00 – 9:30 2D Modeling Best Practices: ThingstoConsider

Combining 1D and 2D Modeling & Other Applications

Restoring Rivers, Streams and Watersheds Levee Hazard and Breach Analyses Innovative Tools and Approaches in Floodplain Hydrology I WORKSHOP: FloodplainMappinginHEC-RAS 9:30 – 10:00 BREAK 10:00 – 11:30 INTERACTIVE PANEL: 2012 NFIP Reform: LegalImplicationsforPublicEntities

Local Flood Control and Drainage System Improvement Combining 1D and 2D Modeling: Software Solutions

Restoring Ecosystems and Integrating Multiple Functions to Flood Corridors Real Time Flood Modeling Applications

Innovative Tools and Approaches in Floodplain Hydrology II 11:30 – 1:00 BUFFET NETWORKING LUNCH

Thursday, September 5, 2013 (continued)


1:00 – 2:30 PANEL: Discovery – What was discovered during Discovery?

Financing Strategies and Programs in Flood Risk Management Improving 2D Modeling Results Multi-Objective Approaches in Flood Risk Mitigation

Integrated Planning I Flood Risk Evaluation and Mapping on Alluvial Fans

2:30 – 3:00 BREAK 3:00 – 4:30 PANEL: Planning for Sea Level Rise – LessonsforaCoastalFloodplainManager

Why the Difference? Comparing and Evaluating Results in 2D Modeling Solving Modeling Challenges for the CVFED Program Flood Awareness Initiatives and Community Engagement Tools Integrated Planning II

Levees: Special Topics 4:30 – 8:00 CALIFORNIA DISNEY ADVENTURE! DisneylandParkandCaliforniaAdventurePark


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7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00 FORUM: WhatareYourNationalandState FloodplainManagementPolicyPriorities? 8:30 – 12:00 CFM Exam 9:00 – 10:30 Integrated Approches to Flood Management

Topics in 2D Model Validation SPECIAL AGENCY MEETING: SouthernCalifornia SilverJacketsKick-OffSummit10:30 – 12:00 2-D Modeling Roundtable: Whathavewelearned?

10:30 – 12:00 Regulatory Changes in Managing Flood Risk

9:00 – 12: 30 FIELD TRIP: DominguezWetlandsand RioHondoRechargeBasins

2013 Floodplain Management

Association AwardsAndy Lee Award for

Extraordinary Public Service

RodMayer,PE,CFM

CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources

Communication and Outreach Award

NationalCoalitionofFloodProjectPartners

Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management

California’sFloodFutureReport

CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources

Hogg-Owen Award for Meritorious Achievement in

Floodplain Management

DavidWilliams,PhD,PE,PH,CFM,CPESC,DWRE

Karl Mohr Distinguished Service Award

RayLenaburg,PE,CFM,FEMARegion9

Floodplain Manager of the Year

RohinSaleh,MS,PE,

VenturaCountyWatershedProtectionDistrict

Goddard Award for Outstanding Contribution to the

Quarterly Newsletter

MickKlasson,CFM


Conference ProgramTuesday, September 3, 2013


7:30 – 5:00 REGiSTRATiON

7:30 – 8:30 CONTiNENTAL BREAKFAST

CONCURRENT MORNiNG AND ALL-DAY WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSiUM

9:00 – 12:30 Mitigation: the Key to Smart, Safe, Strong Communities. Instructors: Ed Curtis and Edie Lohmann, Elite 1-2 FEMA Region9;others(TBD).Thisworkshopisgearedtowardscommunityofficialsandother

stakeholderswhofacethischallengeinadynamicsettingwheretherearemapchanges.ItwillofferanoverviewofhowtostayinformedofFEMA’seffectiveandongoingstudies/mappingeffortsthroughitsonlineplatforms/toolsandoutreachmechanisms.ProcessesavailablewhenmapschangewillbediscussedincludingonlineLetterofMapChangeprocesses,otherrevision/amendmentprocedures,OutAsShown(OAS)provisions,andhowlenders/flooddeterminationagenciesapproachmapchanges.InsuranceimplicationsofmapchangesandBiggert-Waters 2012implicationswillbepresentedalongwithadiscussionofFloodSmart.govresources.Thekeytotyingitalltogether-mitigationactionstoreducerisk–willbediscussedwithafocusonthekeyrolethatlocalcommunitiesplayforcommunityresilience;howcommunitiescanidentifymitigationactionswhenmapchangesoccur;whatmitigationresourcesareavailabletocommunities;andhowcancommunitiesuseexistingplanningmechanismstoimplementmitigationactions.TheCommunityRatingSystem(CRS)opportunities/synergiesformitigationactionwithintheFEMARiskMAPprogramwillalsobeaddressed.Theworkshopwillconcludewithanopendiscussiononhowtotakethisinformationbacktoyourcommunitytohelpcreatesafe,strongcommunities.

9:00 – 3:30 USGS Flood Frequency Analysis Workshop. Instructors: Nancy A. Barth,Hydrologist,CaliforniaWater Orange 1-2 ScienceCenter,U.S.GeologicalSurvey;Andrea Veilleux,OfficeofSurfaceWater,U.S.GeologicalSurvey;

andMarie Peppler,WisconsinUSGSWaterScienceCenter.Wanttoknowwherethe1-percentprobabilityfloodcomesfrom?Flood-frequencyanalysisofUSGSpeakstreamflowrecordsprovidestheessentialhydrologicinputforfloodplainmapping.Thisfirstofatwo-partworkshopwillprovideanoverviewandrefresheronflood-frequencyanalysisofstreamflowrecordsandmethodsforhandlingcomplicatedfloodseriesthatincludecensored/intervaldischargedata,outliers,andhistoricalinformation.

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3 9:00 – 5:30 DWR Certified Floodplain Managers (CFM) Exam Review Workshop. Instructors: Youchen (Tim) Chao, PE, Elite 3 CFM and Garret Tam Sing,CaliforniaDWR.Note:IfyouwishtotaketheCFMexam,youmustregister

separatelywithASFPMatwww.floods.orgatleast3weekspriortotheexam.TheCFMexamisscheduledonFriday,September6,at8:30a.m.atthisconference.

9:00 – 5:30 2-D Modeling Symposium: Exploring “Best Practices” for 2-Dimensional Flood Modeling and Mapping. Platinum 3-4 JoinFEMA,the2-DModelingBlueRibbonTaskForce,agencies,consultantsandexpertsinaninteractive

discussiononthelatestdevelopmentsin2-Dfloodplainmodeling.Topicsinclude:keyresearchfindingsbytheTaskForce;considerationofhumanfactorsinmodelingandmapping;verificationof2-Dsoftwaremodels;newFEMAoperationalGuidancefor2-Dmodelmapping;andmanyothers.ThelatestagendaispostedontheConferencewebpage.

CONCURRENT AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

1:00 – 5:30 Central Valley Flood Risk Policy Symposium: From Central Valley to California Statewide – Practice and Platinum 1-2 Integration.Inthepast6years,alotofeffortwasputintotheCentralValley(CV)toimproveflood

management.Therehavebeenmanyforward-thinkingrequirements,innovativeapproaches,andground-breakingcollaborationimplementedthroughouttheprocess.Thequestionbecomes:howmuchthesewouldtranslateintostatewidepracticeorinspirebroaderintegration?GroupswillsharelessonslearnedanddiscusshowtheinformationcanbeusedinotherCaliforniaareas.Thefollowingthreemoduleswillbeheld:1.FromUrbanLevelofFloodProtection(ULOP)toStatewideFloodplainMappingProgram(Groupleads:PaulMarshall,DWRandTBD).2.RegionalFloodManagementPlanningasameansforgovernancechange(GroupLeads:PaulMarshallandMichaelSabbagian,DWR).3.UsingInteragencyCollaborationtodevelopapermittingtoolboxandlong-termconservationstrategy(GroupLeads:TerriGainesandMarcHoshovsky,DWR).

1:00 – 5:30 Community Rating System Workshop. Instructor: Dave Arkens,CFM,ISO/CRSSpecialist,ISOCommunity Elite 1-2 HazardMitigation.ThisworkshopwillbrieflycovertherequirementstojointheCRSprogramplusa

reviewofmostCRSactivitiesthatcommunitiescanreceivecreditfor.Themainfocusofthisworkshopwillbethechangesoccurringinthe2013CRSCoordinator’sManualwhichisnowineffect.TheCommunityRatingSystem(CRS)providesfloodinsurancepremiumdiscountsinthosecommunitiesthatimplementfloodplainmanagementactivitiesaboveandbeyondtheminimumrequirementsoftheNationalFloodInsuranceProgram(NFIP).TheCRShasbeenproventohelpmotivateelectedofficialsandresidentstosupportfloodprotectionprograms.Todate83,ofCalifornia’s518communitiesintheNFIPareintheCRS.Theyhave64%ofthefloodinsurancepoliciesintheState,sothese83representthemajorityofCalifornia’sfloodproblems.ThesecommunitiesaresavingCaliforniaresidentsmorethan$14millioneachyear.

1:00 – 5:30 Modifications of Stream Restoration Techniques for Arid and Semi-Arid Environments. Orange 3 Instructor: David T. Williams,PhD,PE,PH,CFM,CPESC,D.WRE,President,DTWandAssociates,LLC.

Moststreamrestorationdesigntechniqueshavebeendevelopedforareaswithclimatesandassociatedhydrologythatareunlikethosefoundinaridtosemi-aridenvironments.Theapplicationofthesetechniquestoaridenvironmentswillnotworkwithoutappropriateadjustments,experienceinaridenvironments,andunderstandingtheunderlyingbasisofthetechniquesandhowtheydifferinaridareas.Infact,sometechniquesarenottransferabletoaridenvironmentsandalternativedesigntechniquesmustbedeveloped.Thispresentation/workshopwillpresentthedifferencesintheserestorationtechniquesastheyrelatetoclimatedifferencesinhydrology,regimerelationships,channelformingdischarge,equilibriumslope,designchannelwidthanddepth,andvegetativestabilizationtechniques.

5:30 – 7:30 OPENiNG RECEPTiON!


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8:30 – 4:30 CRS One-on-One Sessions–Byappointmentonly.IfyouareacurrentlyaCRScommunityoracommunity Orange 3 interestedintheCRSprogrampleasecontactISO/[email protected]

or702-485-3345foranappointment.DavewilldiscusstheupcomingCRSManualchangeswithyouorgeneralCRSquestionsandconcerns.Appointmentsareavailableeachhalfhour.ContactDaveassoonaspossibletoreserveyourtimeslot.

8:30 – 10:30 PLENARY: Managing Flood Risk through integrated Water Management

Platinum 5 Welcome from the Chair: Marty Teal,FMABoardChair,WESTConsultantsIntroduction of Conference Chairs and Committee: Iovanka Todt,ExecutiveDirector,FMAPANEL DISCUSSION AND AUDIENCE Q&AModerators: Stuart E. McKibbin,PE,CFM,ChiefofRegulatoryDivision,RiversideCountyFloodControl&WaterConservationDistrict;Salomon Miranda,PE,MS,CaliforniaDWR,DivisionofIntegratedRegionalWaterManagement,SouthernRegion;Ed Curtis,PE,CFM,RiskAnalysisBranch,FEMARegionIXJosephine Axt,JosephineR.Axt,Ph.D.,ChiefofPlanning,LosAngelesDistrict,USACEEdie Lohmann,CFM,NationalInsuranceSpecialist,FEMARegion9Gary Bardini,DeputyDirector,CaliforniaDWRDusty Williams,GeneralManager,RiversideCountyFloodControlandWaterConservationDistrictCeleste Cantu,ExecutiveDirector,SantaAnaWatershedProjectAuthority

10:30 – 11:00 BREAK

CONCURRENT MORNiNG SESSiONS 11:00 – 12:30 USACE Wants to Hear From You! A National and Regional Listening Session.Thisinteractivesessionisan Elite 1-3 opportunitytodiscussUSACEpolicyandprogramsinfloodriskmanagement.Moderators:Stu Townsley

andPete Rabbon,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers

11:00 – 12:30 COASTAL ANALYSIS – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Platinum 4 Session Chair: Ed Curtis,PE,CFM,RiskAnalysisBranch,FEMARegionIX

•Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in San Francisco Bay.CarlosDiaz,PE,SeniorAssociateEngineerIIandJeremyLowe,SeniorCoastalGeomorphologist,ESAPWA

•Coastal Hazard Analysis in Southern Alameda County Using a Two-Dimensional Modeling Approach.RohinSaleh,AlamedaCountyFloodControlandWaterConservationDistrict

•Sensitivity of Extreme Still Water Level to Length of Record in San Francisco Bay, California.MattBrennan,PhD,PE,ESAPWA

11:00 – 12:30 TUFLOW PRODUCTS DEMONSTRATION Platinum 3 TheTUFLOWDemonstrationsessionreturnstoFMA.Thesessionwilldiscussfloodplainmodeling

fundamentalsandtheprosandconsofdifferentapproaches,consideringaccuracy,easeofuse,efficiencyandcommunicationswithstakeholders.Thiswillalsoaddresstechnicalaspectssuchascomputationalperformanceandstabilityandhowtoaccuratelyrepresentstructuresandfunctionality.ThesecondhalfofthesessionwilldescribethelatestfeaturesofthethreeTUFLOWProducts(Classic,FVandGPU);featuresthatfurtherenhancethemodeler’sexperienceandexpandtherangeofapplication.Presenters: Bill Syme and Chris Nielsen,BMTWBMPtyLtd.

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4 11:00 – 12:30 ADVANCED MODELING SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL FLOOD RISK I Platinum 2 Session Chair: George H. Booth,PE,CFM,DrainageDevelopment,Hydrology,andFloodplain

Management•Hydraulic and Hydrologic Model Integration.VictordeLoza,SantaClaraValleyWaterDisctrict•Modeling Interior Urban Floodplains Dependent on Pumping.DanielSchaaf,PE,Principal,Schaaf&WheelerConsultingCivilEngineers

•Advanced Floodplain Modeling Techniques in Rohner Creek, Fortuna California.GregGarrison,EIT,ProjectEngineer,GHDInc.

11:00 – 12:30 ADVANCES IN FLOODPLAIN MAPPING Platinum 1 Session Chair: Ray Lenaburg,PE,CFM,RiskAnalysisBranch,FEMARegionIX,SacramentoCounty

DepartmentofWaterResources•Project Management for Risk MAP CTP’s – Define, Plan & Execute: The Keys to Delivering Quality

Projects on Time, on Budget and Meet Expectations.JeanneM.Ruefer,CFM,PMP,AccentureFederalServicesandAlisaM.Sauvageot,CFM,MichaelBakerJr.Inc.

•California Deployment and Mapping Master Plan – A Collaborative Effort between FEMA Region IX and CA DWR. AnnBechtel,PE,CFM,SeniorEngineerII,Atkins

•Mapping All Floodplains in Calaveras County on a Budget.LeoKreymborg,Atkins

11:00 – 12:30 WORKSHOP: Integrative Floodplain Design. Presenters: Stefan Lorenzato,Coordinator,RiparianHabitat Orange 1-2 JointVenture,Dr. Tom Griggs,SeniorEcologist,RiverPartners,Inc.andDr. Chris Bowles,President,CBEC

EcoEngineering.IntegrativeFloodplainDesignwillbringtogetherthescienceofriparianrestorationandfloodriskreduction.Thisworkshoplooksattheinterplayofplantsandfloodplainhydraulics,theadaptationsofplantstofloodsandhowtheseadaptationscanbeusedtoouradvantagewhendesigningandoperatingfloodmanagementsystems.Keyconsiderationsinplantcommunitystructuretosupportendangeredspeciesandthefeedbackcyclesbetweenplantcommunitiesandecosystemprocesseswillbediscussed.Tappingtheserelationshipstoreducerisksassociatedwithfloodingwillbeillustratedthroughtheapplicationofcomputermodelsforconceptualandexistingfloodwaydesigns.Thenotionofreconciliationdesignwillbepresentedandexamplesofdevelopingprojectgoalsandobjectivesconsistentwiththeintegrationofplantcommunitystructureandfloodconveyancewillbepresented.Asetofkeydesigncriteriawillalsobepresented.

12:30 – 2:00 iNNOVATiON AND AWARDS LUNCHEON

Keynote Speaker: Susan Gilson,ExecutiveDirector,NationalAssociationofFloodandStormwaterManagementAgencies–LookingtotheFutureofNationalFloodandStormwaterProgramsandPolicy

2:15 – 3:45 CONCURRENT SESSiONS

2:15 – 3:45 PANEL: Better Communication: More Robust Disclosure of Insurance Requirements and Flood Risk. Elite 1-3 Thisinteractivepanelwillengageinadiscussionofchallengesthatarisewithconveyingfloodinformation

betweenthevariousplayersinthehomebuyer-lender-underwriter-floodzonedesignationcompany-realtor-localfloodplainadministrator.ItwilltackleoutreacheffortstoinformpublicofBiggert-Waters2012andalsosomeforeseeablechallengeswithexplainingfloodriskafterimplementationofFEMA’sRiskMAP.ThepanelwillformulaterecommendationsconcerningamendingCaliforniaRealEstatedisclosurelawtorequirefloodmaps(includingflooddepths)andtypicalinsurancepremiumcoststobepartofthedisclosurepackage.Itwillalsoofferapproachestoprovidingmoredetailedfloodriskinformationtonotjusthomebuyers,buttootherssuchasinsurersandinsuranceunderwriters.

Moderator: Stuart McKibbin,Chief,RegulatorySection,RiversideCountyFloodControlandWaterConservationDistrict.•Rhonda Kleine,CoreLogic•Phyllis Helt,SelectiveInsurance•Edie Lohmann,FEMARegion9

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2:15 – 3:45 COASTAL FLOOD RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION I Platinum 4 Session Chair: Michael Mierzwa,PE,Chief,FloodSAFEProgramManagementOffice,DivisionofFlood

Management,CaliforniaDWR•Building Coastal Resilience Through Adaptive Sea Level Rise Planning – A Case Study: Jacobs Avenue,

Eureka, CA.EvanWisheropp,HumboldtStateUniversity•Going Above and Beyond … What Coastal Communities Can Do to Become More Resilient and Lower

Flood Insurance Costs. VinceGeronimo,PE,CFM,SeniorProjectManager,BakerAECOM•Effect of Storm Surge on Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Flood Stages.DennisHuff,HDR•Developing Long-Term Coastal Erosion Hazard Maps in Lakes Erie and Ontario.JeremyMull,AECOMWater

2:15 – 3:45 RiverFLO-2D Plus MODEL DEMONSTRATION: A New Breakthrough in 2D Hydraulic Modeling Platinum 3 SeeforyourselftheuniquefeaturesofthenewRiverFLO-2DPlusthatgreatlysimplifiesmodelsetup

withanenhancednumericalenginebasedonultra-accurateFourth-GenerationFinite-Volumealgorithm.RiverFLO-2DPlusprovideszerovolumeconservationerrorswithunmatchablestability,easeofuseandaredesignedwetting-dryingmethodthathandlesthemostdemandingtopographylikeneverbefore.ThenewRiverFLO-2DPlusGPUoffersexceedinglyfastcomputationswithmultiplecoreparallelizationandmorethan30XspeedupsusingspecializedGPUhardware.WewillalsoshowcaseforthcomingnewmodelsastheRiverFLO1D-2D,Mud/DebrisFlows,WaterQualitymodels.Presenters: Reinaldo Garcia,PhD,andPilar Garcia-Navarro,PhD,HYDRONIA,LLC.

2:15 – 3:45 ADVANCED MODELING SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL FLOOD RISK II Platinum 2 Session Chair: Mekbib Degaga,PE,EngineeringProjectManager,RiversideCountyFloodControland

WaterConservationDistrict•Managing Floods and Sedimentation in Alameda Creek by Use of 1D and 2D Modeling Tools.JulioA.Zyserman,PhD,DHIWater&Environment,Inc.

•Investigating Flood Alternatives for the Yolo Bypass using the HEC 2D Model. WilliamE.Fleenor,PhD,CenterforwatershedSciences,UniversityofCalifornia,Davis

•Flood Control Infrastructure Data Web-Access. DanMatthiesPECFMandChengSooPE,CFM,WoodRodgersInc.

2:15 – 3:45 CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN – CONSERVATION STRATEGY Platinum 1 Session Chair: Ron Unger,CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources

•The Benefits of Multi-Objective Projects to Flood Protection and the Ecosystem Affected in the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan.HeidiHall,Calif.Dept.ofWaterResources,FloodwayEcosystemSustainabilityBranch

•Central Valley Flood System Conservation Strategy: Species-focused Conservation Planning.RonMelcerJr.,CaliforniaDept.ofWaterResources

•Assessment of Floodplain Lowering and Levee Setback Actions to Support the Central Valley Flood System Conservation Strategy Program.KevinCoulton,PE,CFM,cbec,inc.

2:15 – 3:45 WORKSHOP: Understanding Foundation Flood Vents and FEMA’s Technical Bulletin 1 Orange 1-2 Presenters: Michael J. Graham,SmartVentProducts,Inc.andGaryH.Hall,PE,GHHEngineering,Inc.

ThiscourseprovidesinsightintotheimportanceofproperfoundationfloodventsandcompliancewithBuildingCodesandFEMAstandardsandhowtheycaneffectivelypreventmajordamagetobuildingsduetoflooding.Thecoursewillreviewapplicablecodespertainingtofoundationfloodventing,includingacompletereviewofFEMA’snewTechnicalBulletinTB-1.Afterthecourse,participantswillhaveathoroughunderstandingofthedifferencebetweennon-engineeredopeningsandengineeredopeningsandtheimportantroletheyplayindesigningasustainablestructure.

3:45 – 4:15 BREAK

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4:15 – 5:45 PANEL: Come and Learn about CRS and How to Get the Most Points for Your Activities Elite 1-3 ThispanelwillexplorenewstrategiesandproceduresinCRSthatreduceflooddamagetoinsurable

properties,strengthenandsupporttheinsuranceaspectsoftheNFIP,andencourageacomprehensiveapproachtofloodplainmanagement.AttendeeswillengagetocontributetheirownideasandalsohearcasestudiesandsuccessstoriesthatcanbeimplementedintheirowncommunittiestojointheCRSprogramortosubmitamodificationforabetterCRSclassification.Moderator: Salomon Miranda,PE,MS,NFIPCoordinator,CaliforniaDWR•David Arkens,CRSSpecialist,ISO•George Booth,CFM,CountyofSacramentoDept.ofWaterResources•Gitanjali Shinde,CFM,FloodControlEngineer,CountyofSanDiego

4:15 – 5:45 COASTAL FLOOD RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION II Platinum 4 Session Chair: Sterling Yong,NationalTsunamiHazardMitigationTaskForce/HawaiiDLNR–retired

•Remapping the Coastal Hazards of California: Big Changes along the Pacific Coastline.NicoleMetzger,OceanographerandProjectManager,MichaelBakerJr.,Inc.

•What a New 50-Year Wave Hindcast Reveals About 1982-83 Winter of Extreme Storminess Along California Coast.DarrylHatheway,BakerAECOMWater

•Fluvial Flood Risk in Response to Climate Change on the Santa Clara River and Ventura River in Ventura County, CA.JamesGregory,MSPE,FluvialHydrologist,ESA|EnvironmentalHydrology

4:15 – 5:45 INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF 2D MODELING Platinum 3 Session Chair: Deborah de Chambeau,RiversideCountyFloodControlandWaterConservationDistrict

•Integrated 1D/2D and 2D models for Emergency Response and Planning.AnthonyKuch,VicePresidentNorthAmericaXPSolutions

• Silicon Valley BART Extension – An Analysis of Flood Hazard Impacts Using Two-Dimensional Modeling.CharlesD.Anderson,PE,Principal,Schaaf&WheelerConsultingCivilEngineers

•Eagle P3 Adverse Impact Analysis – Constructing a $2 Billion Transportation Corridor Across Drainage Mayhem.DonJacobs,PE,EnginuityEngineeringSolutions

4:15 – 5:45 IMPROVING LEVEES FOR CERTIFICATION AND A HIGHER LEVEL OF PROTECTION Platinum 2 Session Chair: Kathleen Schaefer,PE,CFM,RiskAnalysisBranch,FEMARegionIX

•The Winding Road to Levee Rehabilitation in Ventura County.IkePace,PE,ProgramManager,TetraTechInc.

•2015 Is Approaching – Do You Have a Plan for Attaining 200-year Flood Protection?KimberlyBrown,HDREngineering

•Raise Levees for FEMA Accreditation Without Raising Roadways – An Innovative Approach and Case Study.SteveHarris,AreaManager,FloodBreak

4:15 – 5:45 OVERCOMING THE HURDLES OF FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS Platinum 1 Session Chair: Brian J. Trushinski,MA,CFM,EngineerIV–FloodplainManager,AdvancedPlanning

Section,Planning&RegulatoryDivision,WatershedProtectionDistrict•Maintaining Compliance with the NFIP: Community Lessons Learned.AnthonyD.Barry,PE,CFM,CountyofSanDiegoFloodControlEngineering

•City of Livermore Stream Maintenance Permit – First Step to Watershed-wide Public Stewardship and Seamless Watershed Management.PamelaLung,PE,CFM,AssociateCivilEngineer,CityofLivermoreandJeffThomas,ICFJones&Stokes

•Regulation Quagmire.ToryR.Walker,PE,CFM,LEEDGA,ToryWalkerEngineering

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4:15 – 5:45 POST-WILDFIRE FLOODING: THE HAZARD ISN’T OVER YET!Orange 1-2 Session Chair: Terri Wegener,PE,ProgramManager,CaliforniaDWR

•Sediment Management Strategies for Fire-Debris Preparedness: Pacoima Reservoir, Los Angeles County. IraArtz,DivisionalVicePresident,TetraTech

•Postfire Flood Hazard Modeling from a Pre-fire Planning Perspective, Southern California.JeremyT.LancasterCEG,CaliforniaGeologicalSurvey

•Assessing Post-Wildfire Flood Hazard Potential – The Station Fire Revisited.PhilipShaller,Exponent,Inc.

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7:30-9:30 INNOVATION SESSION: DWR and USACE California Interactive Roundtable: Crafting California’s Flood Elite 1-3 Future – Moving Forward in Managing the State’s Flood Risk.AgendaanddetailspostedontheFMA

conferencewebpage.

7:30 – 11:30 CRS One-on-One Sessions –Byappointmentonly.IfyouareacurrentlyaCRScommunityoracommunity Orange 3 interestedintheCRSprogrampleasecontactISO/[email protected]

or702-485-3345foranappointment.DavewilldiscusstheupcomingCRSManualchangeswithyouorgeneralCRSquestionsandconcerns.Appointmentsareavailableeachhalfhour.ContactDaveassoonaspossibletoreserveyourtimeslot.


8:00 – 9:30 2D MODELING BEST PRACTICES: THINGS TO CONSIDER Platinum 4 Session Chair: Wen Chen,PhD,WaterGroupDirector,NolteAssociates(NV5)

•Benchmarking and Guidelines for 2D Modeling: An International Perspective.BillSyme,Associate,BMTWBMPtyLtd.

•High Performance Speed-up Strategies for the Computation of 2-D Inundation Models.ReinaldoGarcia,2Hydronia,LLC

•The effect of 2D Grid Element Shape on Possible Hydraulic Bias in Multiple-Direction Flow Hydraulic Models.TedHromadka,PhD,PhD,PhD,PE,PH,D.WRE,DepartmentofMathematicalScience,UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy,WestPointandNeilM.Jordan,PE,D.WRE,Consultant,Hromadka&Associates

8:00 – 9:30 COMBINING 1D AND 2D MODELING & OTHER APPLICATIONS Platinum 3 Session Chair: Zhida Song-James,PhD,SeniorTechnicalConsultant,MichaelBaker,Inc.

•2-Dimensional Overland Flow for Storm Drain Infrastructure Design.JaySullivan,PE,RBFConsulting,aBakerCorporation

•Lower San Joaquin River Embedding in FLO-2D Model: A Comparative Study with Unsteady HEC-RAS Model. OmPrakash,Ph.D.,SeniorEngineer,WESTConsultants,Inc.

•2D Hydraulic Modeling of Innovative Streambank Protection Measures.VenkatGummadi,PE,Engineer,GeosyntecConsultantsandTrevorAlsop,PE,SeniorEngineer,GeosyntecConsultants

8:00 – 9:30 RESTORING RIVERS, STREAMS AND WATERSHEDS Platinum 2 Session Chair: Zully Smith,RiversideCountyFloodControlandWaterConservationDistrict

•Effects of Native Establishment in Late Summer.JosephPaternoster,DriWater,SantaRosa,CA•Lower Squaw Creek Design – A Case Study Of Hydro-Geomorphic Restoration. MikeLiquori,ArnieThompsonandPamBoyle,SoundWatershed

•Interagency Collaboration: Working Together Towards Watershed Restoration in Northern California.RyanTeubert,FloodRiskCoordinator,WesternShastaResourceConservationDistrict

8:00 – 9:30 LEVEE HAZARD AND BREACH ANALYSES Platinum 1 Session Chair: Byron Woltersdorf,PE,DistrictEngineer,MultnomahCountyDrainageDistrict

•A New and Innovative Methodology for Determining the Integrity of Levee/Bank Slope and Toe Protection.ChrisBowles,PhD,cbececoengineering

•Hidden Erosion Hazards on the Lower Sacramento River Levees.ThomasW.Smith,PE,GE,President,RiverSmithEngineering,Inc.

•Review of Existing San Francisco Bay Restoration Levee Breaches: Breach Width Progression, Channel Depth, and Average Annual Rate of Widening.RohinSaleh,PE,AlamedaCountyFloodControlandWaterConservationDistrictandMatthewPowers,PE,GEIConsultants,Inc.

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8:00 – 9:30 INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND APPROACHES IN FLOODPLAIN HYDROLOGY I Orange 1-2 Session Chair: Dennis Bowling,RCE,Principal,RickEngineeringCompany

•Optimizing Flood Mitigation for Detention Basin Designs and Design Retrofits.AndrewRonnau,PhD,PE,ProjectManager,PacificAdvancedCivilEngineering,Inc.

•Detention Basin Efficiency Analysis and Policy Effectiveness.DavidLaakandRichardGleason,KasraieConsulting

•Updated Regional Curves of Creek Hydraulic Geometry for Marin and Sonoma Counties of the San Francisco Bay Area.RogerLeventhal,PE,CFM,MarinCountyPublicWorks

8:00 – 9:30 WORKSHOP: Floodplain Mapping in HEC-RAS. Presenter: Mark Jensen, M.S., Senior Hydraulic Orange 3 Engineer, Hydrologic Engineering Center, Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

TheHydrologicEngineeringCenter’sRiverAnalysisSystem(HEC-RAS)iswidelyusedforcomputingwatersurfaceelevationswithresultsprocessedtodetermineinundationextentandflooddepths.Thesefloodplainboundaryandflooddepthresultsareusedtoestablishfloodinsuranceratemaps,analyzeseverefloodevents,establishemergencyactionplans,estimateflooddamagelosses,andevaluatehabitatrestorationalternatives.ThenewdelineationcapabilitiesinHEC-RASallowthemodelertovisualizetheresultingfloodplaindirectly,providingamoreefficientenvironmentforhydraulicmodelrefinementthanpost-processingresultsinGIS.Thesedynamicmappingcapabilitiesareparticularlyusefulforrefiningmodelsin1Dand2Danalysis.NewcapabilitiesinfloodplaindelineationcanstoremapsinGeoTiffsformatforuseinotherGISprograms,publishmapstoaTMS(tilemapsserver)orpublicmapstoaWMS(webmapserver).TheTMScapabilityallowsforfloodmapstobeviewedwithoutanyspecialsoftwareinageneralwebbrowser(computer,tabletorsmartphone).TheWMScapabilityallowsforcomputedhydraulicresultstobeviewedinGoogleEarth.

9:30 – 10:00 BREAK


10:00 – 11:30 INTERACTIVE LEGAL PANEL: 2012 NFIP Reform: Legal Implications for Public Entities Elite 1-3 •Andrea P. Clark,AttorneyatLaw,DowneyBrand

•Edie Lohmann,NationalFloodInsuranceSpecialist,FEMARegion9•Roy Brewer,AttorneyatLaw,BrewerLofgren•Phyllis Helt,SelectiveInsurance

10:00 – 11:30 LOCAL FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT Platinum 4 Session Chair: Theo Sanchez,RiversideCountyFloodControlandWaterConservationDistrict

•Achieving Regional Flood Impact Mitigation through Hydromodification and Peak Flow Management – A Case Study for the City of Salinas.HarveyOslick,PE,CFM,CPSWQ,SeniorAssociate,RBFConsulting,ABakerCompany

•Unionhouse Creek Flood Control Improvement Project: A Local-Level Approach to Urban Flood Control Improvements.JessePatchett,ProjectEngineer,PetersonBrustadInc.

•Using a Dynamic Approach for a Dynamic Project Site.MarkSeits,PECFM,VicePresident,HDR;JohnChun,PE,DeputyChiefHarborEngineer,PortofLongBeach;KaiWang,PE,ProjectEngineer,HDR;YuyingLi,SeniorGISAnalyst/Programmer,HDR

10:00 – 11:30 COMBINING 1D AND 2D MODELING: SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS Platinum 3 Session Chair: Salomon Miranda,PE,MS,CaliforniaDWR,DivisionofIntegratedRegionalWater

Management,SouthernRegion•FLO-2D – EPA SWMM Integration: Surface Water - Storm Drain Exchange Enhancements.NoemiGonzalez-Ramirez,PhD,SeniorHydraulicEngineer,FLO-2DSoftware,Inc.

•An Efficient and Fully Conservative Method to Couple 1-D and 2-D Hydraulic Flexible Mesh Models.Dr.PilarGarcia-Navarro,UniversityofZaragoza,Spain

•Combined 1D and 2D Hydraulic Modeling with HEC-RAS.GaryW.Brunner,PE,D.WRE,HydrologicEngineeringCenter,InstituteforWaterResources,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers

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Platinum 2 Session Chair: Terri Gaines,EnvironmentalProgramManager,CaliforniaDWR•Riparian Habitat Enhancement Improves Flood Conveyance Performance of the Pajaro River Flood

Protection Project.BradHall,Principal,NorthwestHydraulicConsultants•Ballona Wetlands Restoration: Integrated Habitat Restoration and Flood Management in Los Angeles.NicholasGarrity,PE,SouthernCaliforniaManager,ESAPWA

•DWR’s Flood Corridor Program – Restoring Floodplain Functions While Reducing Flood Risk.RonUnger,Chief,EnvironmentalSupportSection,FloodCorridorPrograms&EnvironmentalSupportBranch,CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources–DivisionofFloodManagement

10:00 – 11:30 REAL TIME FLOOD MODELING APPLICATIONS Platinum 1 Session Chair: Carl Walker,PE,CFM,SeniorCivilEngineer,PublicWorks–Engineering,CityofRoseville

•Real-Time Modeling Tool Developed for DWR’s Delta Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response and Recovery Program.JeffreyE.Twitchell,PE,GEIConsultants;JohnF.DeGeorge,PhD,PE,ResourceManagementAssociates,Inc.;MartinW.McCann,Jr.,JackR.Benjamin&Associates,Inc.;andDustinJ.Jones,PE,CADepartmentofWaterResources

•30 Years of Flood Detection System Operation in Orange County, California – Key Milestones and Lessons Learned.ChrisCrompton,Manager,WaterQualityCompliance,CountyofOrange

•Real Time Flood Forecasting with PCSWMM, NEXRAD and SWMM5.KarenFinney,ComputationalHydraulicsInternational

10:00 – 11:30 INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND APPROACHES IN FLOODPLAIN HYDROLOGY II Orange 1-2 Session Chair: David H. Garcia,RiversideCountyFloodControlandWaterConservationDistrict

•ARkStorm: A Plausible Catastrophic Emergency Response Scenario in Ventura County, California.BrianJ.Trushinski,BES,MA,CFM,FloodplainManager,CountyofVenturaSergioVargas,PE.,DeputyDirector,VenturaCountyWatershedProtectionDistrict

•Developing New Design Storms in the Arid Southwest.DavidC.Curtis,PhD,WESTConsultants

11:30 – 1:00 BUFFET NETWORKiNG LUNCH


1:00 – 2:30 INTERACTIVE PANEL: Discovery – What was discovered during Discovery?Facilitated by Kathleen Elite 1-3 Schaefer and Ed Curtis,FEMARegion9.ThefirststepinFEMA’sRiskMAPprocessistheDiscovery

Meeting.DiscoveryMeetingsaredesignedtoidentifymapping,riskanalysis,andplanningassistanceneedsthatultimatelyleadtomitigationactions.ThisentertainingandengagingpanelwillexplorevariousaspectsoftheDiscoveryProcess.RepresentativesfromLosAngelesandtheCityofSantaClaritaandFEMAwillsharetheirexperienceandoutcomesfromtheFEMAledDiscoverymeetings.TerryWegenerwillshareherexperiencesleadingtheCaliforniaDWRFloodFuturediscoveryeffort.WewillcomparethetwoprocessesandexaminewaystomakeDiscoverymeetingsmoremeaningfulandproductive.

1:00 – 2:30 FINANCING STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS IN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT Platinum 4 Session Chair: Iovanka Todt,ExecutiveDirector,FloodplainManagementAssociation

•The Hybrid Integrated Flood Insurance Entity (HIFIE) – An Innovative Alternative to the National Flood Insurance Program.JeffreyA.Adams,PhD,PE,Associate,ENGEOIncorporated

•Department of Water Resources’ Flood Grant Programs for Flood Projects and Evaluations in the Central Valley and Statewide.MichaelSabbaghian,ProjectDevelopmentBranchChief,FloodProjectsOffice,DivisionofFloodManagement

•Funding the Future of Flood Control – Local and Regional Finance Strategies.SethWurzel,MBA,President,SethWurzelConsulting

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1:00 – 2:30 IMPROVING 2D MODELING RESULTS Platinum 3 Session Chair: Thomas Plummer,PE,CFM,President,CivilSolutions,Inc.

•Strategies for Successful 2D Model Management and Review.BrianRowley,PE,CFM,SeniorWaterResourcesEngineer,ATKINS

•Automated Adjustment of the Manning n-values in the FLO-2D Model.JimmyS.O’Brien,PE,Ph.D.,President,FLO-2DSoftware,Inc.

•Regulatory Compliance in the Age of 2-D Modeling.MarkGlidden,PE,CH2MHILL,Inc.•The Importance of Using Flexible Meshes to Simulate Flooding over Complex Terrain with Two-

Dimensional Models.ReinaldoGarcia,2Hydronia,LLC

1:00 – 2:30 MULTI-OBJECTIVE APPROACHES IN FLOOD RISK MITIGATION Platinum 2 Session Chair: Stuart E. McKibbin,PE,CFM,ChiefofRegulatoryDivision,RiversideCountyFloodControl

&WaterConservationDistrict•Beyond Mitigation: Effective Integration of Environmental Stewardship Goals into Flood Management

Projects.ElizabethAndrews,PE,ESAPWA•High Water, Dry Feet, and Low Lands: Opportunities and Barriers to Multiple Layers of Safety in the

Netherlands and the United States.JessicaLudy,WaterResourcesPlanner,Arcadis-US•Gobernadora Multipurpose Basin Project: Integrated Success!JoeySoto,MS,Consultant,SotoResourcesandDonBunts,PE,ChiefEngineer,SantaMargaritaWaterDistrict

1:00 – 2:30 INTEGRATED PLANNING I Platinum 1 Session Chair: Dusty Williams,PE,CFM,GeneralManager/ChiefEngineer,RiversideCountyFloodControl

&WaterConservationDistrict• Proactive versus Reactive Floodplain Management – The Diverse Consequences of the 2011 Australian

Floods.BillSyme,Associate,BMTWBMPtyLtd•Upper Calleguas Creek Watershed Management Strategy Study.BrianMurphy,PE,PH,CFM,WaterResourcesEngineer,CDM

•Regional Watershed Planning Tool for Application of Integrated Flood Management (IFM).BrucePhillips,SeniorVicePresident,StormwaterManagement,PACEAdvancedWaterEngineering

1:00 – 2:30 FLOOD RISK EVALUATION AND MAPPING ON ALLUVIAL FANS Orange 1-2 Session Chair: Jeanne M. Ruefer,CFM,PMP,TetraTech

•Use of Two-Dimensional Models for Flood Hazard Assessment on Active Alluvial Fans.JonathanFuller,PE,RG,PH,CFM,D.WRE

•East Ojai Floodplain Mapping – An Integrated Approach to Assess Mixed Alluvial Fan and Riverine Flooding Risks.SergioVargas,DeputyDirector,Planning&RegulatoryDivision,VenturaCountyWatershedProtectionDistrict

•A Comparison of Analytic Methods for Hydrologic and Sediment Transport Analysis on Alluvial Fans in the Arid Western United States.DavidA.Jaffe,PhD,PE,D.WRE,AECOM

2:30 – 3:00 BREAK


3:00 – 4:30 PANEL: Planning for Sea Level Rise – Lessons for a Coastal Floodplain Manager.Federal,state,local Elite 1-3 agenciesandnon-profitorganizationshaveeffectivelypartneredtocharacterizefuturecoastalflood

hazardsinmanyregionsalongtheCaliforniacoast.Thesepartnershipsusesealevelrisedataandanalysestoevaluatelocalimpacts,assessvulnerabilities,anddevelopadaptationstrategiesinanefforttobecomemoreresilienttoclimatechange.JoinpanelistsfromFEMA,USGS,ICLEI,TRNERR,andtheSCCastheyintroduceseveralregionalcasestudiesfromCalifornia,talkabouttheevolvingstudyprocess,describenewtoolsandavailabledata,sharetheir‘lessonslearned’,andemphasizetheimportanceofpartnering.Floodplainmanagersandplannersareencouragedtoattendandaskquestionsabouthowthesecasestudiescaninformthedecisionsyoumaketoprotectyourcoastalcommunitiesandresourcesfromflooding.

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•Patrick Barnard,PhD,CoastalGeologist,USGSPacificCoastalandMarineScienceCenter•Brian Holland,DirectorofClimatePrograms,ICLEIUSA•Kristen Goodrich,CoastalTrainingProgramCoordinator,TijuanaRiverNationalEstuarineResearchReserve•Mary Small,DeputyExecutiveOfficer,CaliforniaStateCoastalConservancy

3:00 – 4:30 WHY THE DIFFERENCE? COMPARING AND EVALUATING RESULTS IN 2D MODELING Platinum 4 Session Chair: Gary Brunner,PE,SeniorHydraulicEngineer,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers,Hydrologic

EngineeringCenter•Dam Breach Inundation Comparison using HEC-RAS 4.2 and FLO-2D.CameronJenkins,PE,HydraulicEngineer,WESTConsultantsInc.

•Overland Flow Routing: Validating HEC-RAS Storage Area Results Using FLO-2D.PaniRamalingam,PhD,PE,SeniorProjectEngineer,HDREngineering

•Comparison of 2-D Modeling Results for Overland Flow.MichaelKonieczki,PE,BrianBrown,PE,TomMolls,PE,PhD-DavidFordConsultingEngineers,Inc.

•Multi-Frequency Comparison of 2D Models in an Urban Area.BrentSiemer,CityofSimiValleyPublicWorksDepartmentandHassanKasraie,KasraieConsulting,Ventura,CA

3:00 – 4:30 SOLVING MODELING CHALLENGES FOR THE CVFED PROGRAM Platinum 3 Session Chair: Paul Marshall,PE,CaliforniaDWR

•Resolution of Instabilities in Complex Unsteady HEC-RAS Models.AlanTurner,PE,CFM,CH2MHILL,Inc.•Enhancing the Complex Lower Sacramento River System Using 1D- and 2D- Hydraulic Modeling

Techniques.ChrisFerrari,PE,andShyamalChowdhurry,PE,WoodRodgers•Applying GIS Technology to Hydraulic Model Scenario Management.ShengTan,GISPandKyleMorgan,WoodRodgers,Inc.

3:00 – 4:30 FLOOD AWARENESS INITIATIVES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TOOLS Platinum 2 Session Chair: Judy Soutiere,CFM,FloodRiskManager,SacramentoDistrict

•Flood Risk, Flood Reform and Engaging Community Action.BruceBender,FloodSmart•California Flood Preparedness Week – Community Outreach Tools.JudySoutiere,CFM,FloodRiskManager,SacramentoDistrict,USArmyCorpsofEngineersandMariaT.Lorenzo-Lee,PE,CFM,DepartmentofWaterResources,FloodSAFECommunications

•High Water Mark Initiative – Know Your Line.Representative,FEMARegion9•Immigrant Public Engagement in Emergency Management.WendyChang,PublicRelationsSpecialist,BakerAECOM

3:00 – 4:30 INTEGRATED PLANNING II Platinum 1 Session Chair: Jason Sidley,PE,SeniorEngineer,CaliforniaDWR

•The Evolution of Flood Risk in the South Orange County IRWMP.PattiSexton,PE,CFM,ProgramManager,TetraTechInc.andMarilynThoms,Manager,WatershedManagement,OrangeCountyPublicWorks

•Planning, CA Style!Leveraging CA Planning Initiatives to Streamline Hazard Mitigation. RobFlaner,CFM,TetraTech,Inc.

•The Time is Now – Responding to State Flood Risk Legislation and General Plan Amendments. TraceyFerguson,ProjectManager,IntegratedWaterResources,ATKINS

3:00 – 4:30 LEVEES: SPECIAL TOPICS Orange 1-2 Session Chair: Thomas R. Smythe,MS,WaterResourcesEngineer,LakeCountyWaterResourcesDepartment

•Singing off the Same Sheet of Music: Synchronizing Levee Information Management for FEMA and USACE.XingLiu,MichaelBakerJr.Inc.

•Dealing with the Uncertainty Associated with Modeling Levee Breaches.JohnPritchard,PE,CFM,WoodRodgers,Inc.andBillSyme,BMTWBM,PtyLtd

•Advanced Hydrodynamic Modeling in Riverine Applications: Flood response, Levee Breach, Structures, Morphology and Advanced Hydrodynamics.ChrisNielsen,Associate,BMTWBMPtyLtd

4:30 – 8:00 CALiFORNiA DiSNEY ADVENTURE! JoinyourcolleaguesexploringyourchoiceofeithertheDisneylandParkorCaliforniaAdventurePark.

Note: Free Admission Tickets included in Full Conference Registration Only.


Friday, September 6, 2013



8:00 – 9:00 FORUM: What are Your National and State Floodplain Management Policy Priorities?Mapping,climate Elite 103 change,landdevelopmentpractices,stormwaterregulations,buildingcodes,leveecertification,

floodways,funding,etc.:What’sonyourmind?JoinFMA,ASFPM andNAFSMA inafun,livelyandinteractivedialogueonyourprioritiesforstateandnationalpoliciesinfloodplainmanagement.

Moderator: Iovanka Todt,ExecutiveDirector,FloodplainManagementAssociation•Pal Hegedus,PE,FMAPastChair,RBFConsulting–ABakerCompany•Chad Berginnis,CFM,ExecutiveDirector,AssociationofStateFloodplainManagers•Dusty Williams,PE,CFM,Chair,NationalAssociationofFloodandStormwaterAgencies&GeneralManager/ChiefEngineer,RiversideCountyFloodControl&WaterConservationDistrict

8:30 – 12:00 CFM Exam.AdvanceregistrationwithASFPMrequiredatwww.floods.org. Platinum 1

CONCURRENT MORNiNG SESSiONS

9:00 – 10:30 Integrated Approaches to Flood Management Elite 1-3 Moderator: David H. Pohl,PhD,PE,SeniorProgramManager,ESAPWA

Panelists:•Eileen Takata,WatershedProgramManager,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers,LosAngelesDistrict•Cid Tesoro,PE,ProgramManager,CountyofSanDiegoPublicWorks•Terri Grant,PE,AssistantDivisionEngineer,WatershedManagementDivision,LosAngelesCountyPublicWorks

9:00 – 10:30 TOPICS IN 2D MODEL VALIDATION Platinum 3 Session Chair: Andrew Trelease,PE,PrincipalCivilEngineer,ClarkCountyRegionalFloodControlDistrict

•2D Model Calibration of 1998 El Niño Storm.HassanKasraie,KasraieConsulting,Ventura,CA•The Effect of Orientation of Square 2D Grid Elements on Possible Hydraulic Bias in Multiple-Direction

Flow Hydraulic Models.NeilM.Jordan,PE,DWRE,Hromadka&AssociatesandTheodoreHromadka,DepartmentofMathematicalScience,UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy,WestPoint,NY

•Benchmarking SWMM5/PCSWMM 2D Model Performance.RobJames,ComputationalHydraulicsInternational

9:00 – 10:30 SPECIAL AGENCY MEETING: Southern California Silver Jackets Kick-Off Summit Platinum 2

10:30 – 12:00 2-D Modeling Roundtable: What have we learned? Moderator: Pal Hegedus,PE,FMAPastChair, Platinum 3 RBF/Baker.Jointhe2DModeling“Geeks”inthisinteractiveforumtoexamineconferencefindingsand

developrecommendationsforimprovingtheuseof2Dmodelinginfloodplainanalysis.

10:45 – 12:00 Regulatory Challenges In Managing Flood RiskElite 1-3 Moderator: David H. Pohl,PhD,PE,SeniorProgramManager,ESAPWA

Panelists:•Greg Gearhart,SeniorWaterResourcesEngineer,CaliforniaStateWaterResourcesControlBoard•Corice Farrar,Chief,OrangeandRiversideCountiesSection,RegulatoryDivision,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers,LosAngelesDistrict

•Nardy Khan,PE,EngineeringSupervisor,ProjectsandRegulatoryPermitsUnit,OrangeCountyPublicWorks

•Jason Uhley,ChiefofWatershedProtectionProgram,RiversideCountyFloodControl&WaterConservationDistrict

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9:00 – 12:30 FiELD TRiP

9:00 – 12:30 FIELD TRIP: Dominguez Wetlands Rio Hondo Recharge Basins. Meet in Foyer The$7milliontreatmentwetlandsandspreadinggroundsprojectisthelatestinaseriesofregional,

multi-benefitprojectsimplementedbytheLosAngelesCountyFloodControlDistrict,includingtheSunValleyParkandTuxfordGreenprojectsintheSunValleyWatershedandtheTujungaWashGreenwayandRiverRestorationprojectintheSanFernandoValley’sValleyGlencommunity.ThewetlandsprojectisoneofthetopfivedemonstrationprojectsoftheLosAngelesRiverMasterPlan.Itmaintainstheintegrityoffloodprotectionalongtheurbanlowerreachesoftheriver,whileintroducingnewwaterqualityelements,groundwaterrecharge,restorationofnativehabitat,pedestrianandequestriantrails,environmentaleducation,andriverbiketrailenhancements.

We look forward to seeing you next year! Sept. 2-5, 2014 Santa Clara Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, California


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