2007 LEVEE WORKSHOPS

The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) and the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM) are pleased to announce a series of levee seminars.

These seminars shall provide information that pertains to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) levee requirements.

The seminars will address the following topics:

1) FEMA’s certification requirements for levees;

2) levee ownership and maintenance responsibilities;

3) Provisionally Accredited Levees (PAL);

4) the USACE and levees:

5) CWCB and UDFCD levee policies;

6) levee certification examples; and

7) future trends in levee certification.

The target audience is:

1) local floodplain administrators of all experience levels,

2) local government personnel involved with building or maintaining levees,

3) local officials involved in levee construction or funding decisions, and

4) consultants or others tasked with designing, building or maintaining levees.

It is highly recommended that local government personnel attend, regardless of their level of experience.

Tues June 12	Greeley	The Greeley Guest House, 5401 West 9th Street
Wed June 13	Colorado Springs	Pikes Peak Room at the Leon Young Service Center 1521 South Hancock Expressway
Thurs June 14	Glenwood Springs	Hot Springs Lodge and Pool, Iron Mountain Room located in the main lodge.
Fri June 15	Durango	The Animas Room at the Doubletree Hotel, 501 Camino Del Rio Cancelled

You will be eligible for 3 CFM CECs by attending this seminar.

Seminars are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each day. The agenda, with topics to be covered, is listed below. Seminar registration, including handouts is $25.00. Registration must be received no later than Monday, June 4th. Advanced registration and payment is required. Please make registration checks payable to CASFM. For questions on registration and specific questions about the conference, please call Dawn Gladwell at (303) 866-3921. Directions to the seminar locations will be posted here when they become available.

9:00	Registration
9:10	Welcome and Introductions
9:15	Roles of the CWCB and FEMA in Levee Certification
9:20	Levees and the Colorado DFIRM Conversion Process
9:30	FEMA’s Levee Certification Requirements
10:10	Provisionally Accredited Levees
10:30	Break
10:45	USACE and Levees
11:00	CWCB and UDFCD Levee Policies
11:10	Funding for Levee Certification
11:15	Levee Certification Examples
11:35	Future of Levee Certification
11:45	Q&A
12:00	Adjourn

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Presenters at the seminar include:

Dawn Gladwell P.E., CFM, – Colorado Water Conservation Board – Floodplain Mapping Coordinator

Mark Kempton P.E., CFM – Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc.