Floods: Prepare and Respond

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2006 Annual Conference Minnesota Association of
Floodplain Managers
FLOODS PREPARE AND RESPOND
Mankato, MN
Program Guide
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Welcome
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The members of the 2006 MnAFPM Conference
Committee extend a special thank you to the
organizations listed below for so graciously
supporting this years conference. It is through
your financial assistance that this conference is
even possible. Thank you.
Welcome to the 2006 Annual Conference of the
Minnesota Association of Floodplain Managers
(MnAFPM). We appreciate your participation and
look forward to an interesting, informative and
useful conference for all. This Program Guide
will help you get the most out of the conference.
If you have questions, stop by the registration
desk or ask a member of the Conference Team.
Enjoy your time in Mankato, and thank you for
your interest and participation in the 2006
MnAFPM Conference.
General Information
Plenary Sessions will be held in Mississippi
River Bend. Concurrent Sessions will be held in
Dakota Minneopa. Vendors/Exhibitors will be
located in Mahkahta Room 1 2. Training
Workshops will be held in Minneopa, Mississippi,
Red Jacket Trail 1 2, River Bend, Sakatah
Trail 1 2. Field Tour attendees are to meet
in the conference center lobby at 1000 am.
Certified Floodplain Managers Exam will be held
in Minneopa. Continental Breakfasts and Social
Hours will be held in the Mahkahta Room 1
2. Schedules will be posted near the
registration and exhibitor areas.
Name Tags Turn in your name tag at the end of the
conference and receive a rain gauge!
Red Star Conference Committee Member
Gold Star Speaker
Green Star Moderator
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Sponsors
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Hotel Maps
Thursday, November 16 Conference Sessions/Events
120 305pm Concurrent Sessions B continued

Minneopa B2 Lessons Learned
Moderator Chris Meehan, Wenck East Grand
Forks 2006 Rising Waters and Little
Worries Brad Woznak, SEH The spring 2006 flood
of the Red River of the North was a stark
contrast to that of 1997, when only seven homes
in East Grand Forks, Minnesota were unaffected by
flood waters. During the 2006 flood, the City
had more problems controlling sightseers than
floodwaters, thanks to the fast-tracked
construction of the US Army Corps of Engineers
flood protection project. This presentation will
provide an update on the project along with the
flood control works performed during the flood of
2006. Repairing the New Orleans Hurricane
Protection System after Katrina Bill Spychalla,
Barr Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed the Hurricane
Protection System for the New Orleans area. The
activities of Task Force Guardian in the repair
of the hurricane protection system at New Orleans
will be described, including what damages were
incurred to the system, why there were breaches
of the levees and floodwalls, what repairs were
constructed, and why the system is now better
than before Katrina. Emergency Management
Lessons Learned from Katrina Krysta Reuter,
Ramsey County EMHS Hurricane Katrina was, by
definition, a catastrophe. It overwhelmed
resources at every level and the devastation it
left in its wake seemed to catch everyone off
guard from the citizens to the elected officials.
This presentation will focus on emergency
management lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina
and what can be done before, during and after a
disaster to better prepare a community or a
business. Examples will be given from Hurricane
Katrina response, as well as what is being done
here in Minnesota.
305 330 pm Afternoon Break at Vendor/Exhibit
Area Mahkahta
Room 1 2 330 500 pm Plenary Session B -
Prepare
Mississippi Riverbend Moderator
Suresh Hettiarachchi, HDR, Inc. Speakers
Ray Nees, Rock Island Co, IL Rich Brasch,
Bonestroo Bob Obermeyer, Barr
Engineering 500 pm Last Chance Drawing

Mahkahta Room 1 2 500 pm Booth
Breakdown by Vendors/Exhibitors
Friday, Novemeber 17 CFM Exam
800 Noon Certified Floodplain Manager Exam

Minneopa Proctor Ceil Strauss, DNR
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Planning Committee
1140 100 pm Luncheon
Mississippi Riverbend Guest Speaker Kenton
Spading, USACE Hurricane Katrina Placing
Temporary Public Buildings Hurricane Katrina
inflicted wide-spread devastation to Louisiana
and Mississippi. In the aftermath of the
hurricane, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St.
Paul District provided engineering support to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mr. Spading
was part of a team that worked at different
locations in the state of Mississippi. The team
developed site assessments and plans for 20
public building complexes. These structures
provide the cornerstone for a long-term recovery
by offering a point of operation while permanent
facilities are reconstructed. The Minnesota
Society of Professional Engineers awarded the
team the Seven Wonders of Engineering Award in
2005.
A special thank you to the 2006 MnAFPM Conference
Committee Members for their dedication to
planning this years conference. With your hard
work, the 2006 conference is sure to be a success!
100 120 pm Break at Vendor/Exhibit Area

Mahkahta Room 1 2
120 305 pm Concurrent Sessions B B1 Flood
Forecasting

Dakota Moderator Nancy
Johnson Dent, Barr DFIRM Production
Utilizing the MIP in Mercer County, ND Gregg
Thielman, Houston Engineering, Inc. In June,
2004, the National Service Provider and FEMA
established the Mapping Information Platform
(MIP) to enable the management, production, and
sharing of flood hazard data and maps in a
digital environment. The presentation will focus
on the lessons learned while utilizing the MIP
for Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM)
production. We will also discuss the
incorporation of the new Flood Insurance Study
data into the DFIRM, along with the submittal of
the study data for survey, terrain, hydrology,
and hydraulics for validation via the MIP in
accordance with FEMA Guidelines and
Specifications - Appendix N Data Capture
Standards. Developing a Flood Forecast
Tool Brian Fischer, Houston Engineering,
Inc. The Red River Basin Decision Information
Network (RRBDIN) is a web-based Decision Support
System (DSS) for managing communications, water
and natural resources within the Red River of the
North Basin. The International Water Institute
(IWI) retained Houston Engineering, Inc. to
conceptualize, develop and implement a near
real-time flood forecast tool within the RRBDIN.
This presentation will focus on the creation of a
seamless Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the
area from LIDAR, development of an ArcMap
geoprocessing script used to automate the
creation of flood inundation data and the
development of a MapServer application to
disseminate the flood forecast information.
MnAFPM 2007 Conference
Best Western Kelly Inn St. Cloud 100 4th
Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301 Training
field trip Wednesday, November
14th Conference Thursday, November 15th CFM
test Friday, November 16th Keep current on
MnAFPM news and next years conference
at www.mnafpm.org
River Forecasting Mike DeWeese, Andrea Holz
Michael Anderson, NWS The mission and the
challenge of the National Weather Service North
Central River Forecast Center (NWS NCRFC) is to
provide the best possible customer service and
hydrologic forecasts to support our diverse
customers needs. In addition to the 400 forecast
locations, the River Centers Staff also has the
knowledge and ability to issued forecasts for
locations with special needs such as on-going
near or in-river construction projects, oil
spills, and major flood needs. Once a month, the
NWS NCRFC issues probabilistic river forecasts
for locations in the Upper Midwest. These
forecasts provide the chance of possible flood or
drought conditions that might occur in the next
three months. Probabilistic river forecasts
issued from December 2005 through March 2006 will
be discussed in reference to high water
conditions on the Minnesota River and the flood
conditions that occurred on the Red River of the
North.
We hope to see you in St. Cloud in 2007!
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Thursday, November 16 Conference Session / Events
Program at a Glance
Wednesday, November 15
1010 1140 am Concurrent Sessions A
continued A1 Stormwater Management
Dakota Moderator Art Kalmes, Polaris
Group Implementation of Stormwater Volume
Control into County Ordinances Jason Swenson,
Scott County While the implementation of rate
control and water quality standards has helped to
reduce the impacts of new development, they have
not addressed the impacts of increased volumes of
discharge over a longer period of time. To
protect downstream resources in the face
development, Scott County has implemented volume
control measures into its storm water ordinance.
This presentation will provide information about
the necessity of these regulations in Scott
County, how they have been implemented into
County Ordinance, and how the approach has been
received and implemented by the development and
engineering community. Raingardens as a
Stormwater Management Practice The Maplewood
Experience Chris Cavett, SEH In 1996, the City
of Maplewood constructed Minnesotas first rain
garden pilot project to demonstrate some new
and innovative ideas in storm water management.
The presentation will share the experiences that
Maplewood has had implementing and utilizing rain
gardens and how the program has evolved from the
1996 pilot project to include not only city storm
water improvements, but some new development and
redevelopment projects. A2 Floodwater Response


Minneopa Moderator Gregg Thielman,
Houston Engineering, Inc. The Twin Cities Old
Faithful Finding Solutions to the I-35W Tunnel
Flooding Issues David Filipiak, SRF Mn/DOT and
the City of Minneapolis commissioned a study to
evaluate the hydrology and hydraulics of the
storm sewer system draining to the I-35W tunnel
as well as the tunnel hydraulics. The system has
exhibited conveyance issues for years including
seven flood areas identified in the 1997
Minneapolis Flood Report, flooding at 42nd Street
in the I-35W corridor, and geysers at the
tunnel dropshaft at 35th Street. The presentation
will include a discussion of existing issues for
the tunnel and will present the various solutions
that would solve the complex array of flooding
and hydraulic problems. Diverse Building
Techniques to Reduce Flood Damage Tom Little,
Smartvent Three homes studied following
Hurricane Ivan sustained foundation damage, yet
only one foundation was formally deemed damaged
by the initial insurance adjusters. The second
inspection, however, uncovered dramatic
differences. Video, pictures and a discussion on
what building design changes could have been
employed to eliminate this damage will be
presented. The National Association of Home
Builders feels this will be great educational
tool for anyone building in a flood plain.
Early Detection of Flash Floods Automated
Flood Warning Systems Steve Buan Mike
Welvaert, NWS The June 2005 North Branch Middle
Fork Zumbro river flash flood spurred the City of
Pine Island and counties of Goodhue, Dodge,
Olmsted and Wabasha to explore the acquisition of
an early warning flood detection system.
Potential partners and cooperators met to define
system requirements and explore funding
mechanisms. A system of eleven river and rain
gauges was defined and accepted for funding by
the National Weather Services Automated Flood
Warning Systems Program.
Thursday, November 16
700-900 am Registration 730-830
am Continental Breakfast 830-1130
am Floodplain Management 101 830-430 pm Review
for Certified Floodplain Manager Exam 830-500
pm WinTR20 830-500 pm DFIRM Tools
Course 1000-500 pm Field Tour of flood control
projects in and around the Mankato area Lunch
will be served at Whiskey River, one of the
stops on the tour. Noon-100 pm Lunch on your
own 100-500 pm Vendor/Exhibitor
Setup 130-500 pm Advanced Floodplain
Management 201 130-500 pm Automated HH
Discussion 400-600 pm Registration 500-800
pm Vendor/Exhibitor Opening with hot hors
doeuvres and cash bar
700-900 am Registration 700-800
am Continental Breakfast 730-800 am General
Assembly 800-815 am Commencement/Opening
Remarks 800500 pm Vendor/Exhibits
Open 815-945 am Plenary Session A
Respond 945-1010 am Break at Vendor/Exhibit
Area 1010-1140 am Concurrent Sessions A A1
Stormwater Management A2 Floodwater
Response 1140-100 pm Luncheon Guest Speaker
Kenton Spading, USACE 100-120 pm Break at
Vendor/Exhibit Area 120-305 pm Concurrent
Sessions B B1 Flood Forecasting B2 Lessons
Learned 305-330 pm Break at Vendor/Exhibit
Area 330-500 pm Plenary Session B -
Prepare 500 pm Last Chance Drawing 500
pm Vendor/Exhibitor Booth Breakdown
Friday, November 17
800-Noon Certified Floodplain Manager Exam
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Wednesday, November 15 Training / Field Tour /
Events
1200 100 pm Lunch on your own 100 500
pm Vendor / Exhibitor Set-up

Mahkahta Room 1 2 130 500 pm
Advanced Floodplain Management 201
Riverbend Instructor
DNR Waters This course continues where Floodplain
Management 101 ends. The format will be more
open to provide time for questions and answers.
Come and ask the FEMA and DNR staff your
questions that were not answered in Floodplain
Management 101. This course is not intended as a
detailed preparation for the Certified Floodplain
Managers Exam. 130 500 pm Automated HH
Discussion

Minneopa Instructor Mike DePue, PBSJ This
course discusses the basics of automated
hydrology and hydraulics, including the most
popular automated HH program, HEC-GeoRAS. The
pitfalls of automated HH will be discussed, as
well as tips on how to make automated HH run
more smoothly and correctly. There will also be a
brief discussion on QA/QCing your work. 400
600 pm Registration

Conference Center Lobby 500 800
pm Vendor/Exhibitor Opening

Mahkahta Room 1 2 with hot hors doeuvres
and cash bar
730 900 am Registration

Conference Center Lobby 830 1130
am Floodplain Management 101

Riverbend Instructor DNR Waters This short
course provides a basic overview of the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and Minnesotas
Floodplain Management Program. Topics include key
definitions and concepts, how to use
flood-insurance-study data and maps, permitted
and non-permitted uses of the floodplain, flood
protection development standards, and flood
insurance. The target audience is elected and
appointed officials, new engineering, planning
and zoning staff surveyors, appraisers,
insurance agents and lenders. 830 430 pm
Review Session for Certified Floodplain Managers
Exam Sakatah Trail
Instructor Jen Marcy, PBSJ
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Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
offers a national certification exam for those
with extensive floodplain management knowledge.
This exam, offered at this conference from 800
Noon on Friday, November 17, covers the history
and regulations of the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP), natural and beneficial value of
floodplains, mitigation, flood map reading,
Elevations Certificates, and floodplain ordinance
administration. 830 500 pm WinTR20
Mississippi Instructors Sonia
Jacobson, NRCS Pete Cooper, NRCS WinTR20 is a
windowized version of the USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) TR-20
Hydrologic Model. WinTR-20 model is a storm event
surface water hydrologic model applied at the
watershed scale. It can be used to analyze
current watershed conditions as well as assess
the impact of proposed changes made within the
watershed. This one day workshop includes an
overview of WinTR20 and basic NRCS Hydrologic
Evaluation Methods, basic WinTR-20 input/output,
hands-on data input examples and exercises,
calibration and sensitivity discussion, and a
demonstration of GIS Based WinTR 20 (Geo-Hydro).
This workshop is limited to 20, so register
early. Each participant is required to bring
their own laptop computer. 830 500 pm DFIRM
Tools Course Red Jacket

Instructor Pam Kavaleski, Michael
Baker Corp
1 2 This time-saving, user
friendly suite of tools are designed to guide the
user through all the necessary steps required to
produce preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate
Map (DFIRM) panels, as well as the Flood
Insurance Rate Map Panel Index (FIRM), according
to FEMAs Guidelines and Specifications for Flood
Hazard Mapping Partners. The DFIRM production
environment provides job management and tracking,
DFIRM database creation and editing, workshop
generation, visual and automated quality control,
batch and manual map annotation tools, automated
FIRM panel generation, and automated FIRM index
generation. 1145 500 pm Field Tour Flood
Control Projects
Conference Center Lobby surrounding the City of
Mankato Lead by Tina Rosenstein, Nicollet
County This years tour will highlight the
various flood control projects required to
protect the City of Mankato from flooding on the
Minnesota and Blue Earth Rivers. At 1000, tour
participants will load the bus and head north to
the County Regional Park and see how floods have
impacted the park and talk to the Park Manager
about how he has handled clean-up after the area
floods. Then the bus will head to Whiskey River
for lunch, where Whiskey Rivers owner will talk
about the flood proofing that needed to be done
on his building in order for him to stay in his
current location. After lunch, the bus will head
back to Mankato to see the extensive 42 million
flood control project completed in 1989, designed
by the Army Corps of Engineers, constructed to
protect the City of Mankato. Lunch at Whiskey
River included with tour.
Thursday, November 16 Conference Sessions /
Events
700 900 am Registration
Conference Center Lobby 700 800
am Continental Breakfast
Mahkahta Room 1 2
730 800 am General Assembly

Mississippi Riverbend 800 500
pm Vendor/Exhibits Open
Mahkahta Room 1 2 800 815
am Commencement / Opening Remarks
Mississippi
Riverbend Speakers Chris Meehan, MnAFPM
Chair John Brady, Mayor of Mankato 815
945 am Plenary Session A - Respond
Mississippi Riverbend Moderator
Krysta Reuter, Ramsey County EMHS Speakers
Steve Jones, City of Montevideo John Brach,
NRCS Mike Johnson, Steele County
945 1010 am Morning Break at Vendor/Exhibit
Area
Mahkahta Room 1 2
1010 1140 am Concurrent Sessions A A1
Stormwater Management
Dakota Moderator Art Kalmes, Polaris
Group Floodplain Regulation Where Quantity and
Quality Collide Paul Haik, Krebsbach
Haik Regulation of the quality of water,
particularly waters listed as impaired, will
increasingly impact management of floodplains by
restricting transfers between watersheds,
prescribing discharge rates, and mandating
habitat or other water quality conditions.  These
new requirements are most specially set forth in
expansion of NPDES permitting to encompass
non-point source pollution.  These mandates and
potentially changing roles are important factors,
which will aid and inhibit floodplain management.

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