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Virtual FEMA Region 8 G-318 How to Write a Local Mitigation Plan!
2021-03-25, 2021-03-30, 2021-04-01
We are pleased to invite you to join us (virtually) for a FEMA Region 8 state-wide G-318: How to Write a Local Mitigation Plan! This training is open to any and all involved in the development of their local hazard mitigation plan, including local government officials, emergency managers, land use planners, engineers, and floodplain administrators, those involved in the development of other local plans or those who just want to learn more about hazard mitigation planning. Please forward this invitation to your local communities and anyone who may be interested!
During the training, we will hear from local communities, state representatives, and the FEMA R8 Mitigation Planning Team. We will share stories and resources to equip you with practical approaches and examples for how you can engage in and implement effective mitigation planning to reduce long-term risk from natural hazards and disasters.
The content is broken up into four modules that cover the stages of mitigation planning. Each module will have two session options, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and participants may attend the session that works best for them. All participants are strongly encouraged to attend one session from each of the four modules to complete the full course.

Module One: Creating Interdisciplinary Teams for a Successful Planning Process
Module Two: Assessing Risk and Summarizing Vulnerability

· Morning Session: Tuesday, March 23rd, 8:30 – 11:30 am (MT)
· Afternoon Session: Tuesday, March 23rd, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (MT)
· Morning Session: Thursday, March 25th, 8:30 – 11:30 am (MT)
· Afternoon Session: Thursday, March 25th, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (MT)

Module Three: Writing an Effective Mitigation Strategy
Module Four: Maintaining and Implementing Your Plan

· Morning Session: Tuesday, March 30th, 8:30 – 11:30 am (MT)
· Afternoon Session: Tuesday, March 30th, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (MT)
· Morning Session: Thursday, April 1st, 8:30 – 11:30 am (MT)
· Afternoon Session: Thursday, April 1st, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (MT)

Click here to register on Eventbrite.
Note: When registering, you will need to register for each session separately.
If you require a reasonable accommodation or an alternative format of available information such as American Sign Language format, or audio format, please submit your request to: Region8AccommodationRequest@fema.dhs.gov.
*AICP, CM, and EMI credits pending. Full sessions details to follow*
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Emily Alvarez at emily.alvarez@fema.dhs.gov or (720) 292-8702

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Effective Project Partnering - Lunch and Learn Series Events
2021-03-29 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
Effective Project Partnering with David Skuodas & Laura Kroeger, Mile High Flood District
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Laura and Dave will share lessons learned after nearly 10 years of the Mile High Flood District using the Project Partners project delivery system. Topics will include the history of Project Partners, how it’s different than other delivery systems, and how to be an effective partner at various stages of a project.
COST: FREE
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SPRING 2021 – lunch and learns
*Continuing Education Credit (1 hour) will be provided for each presentation*

USACE Regulatory Program Workshop - Permits - Updates, Review, and Processing
2021-03-30 09:00 - 11:00 UTC
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, Southern Colorado Branch, will hold a virtual Regulatory Program Workshop. The details of the workshop are provided below.
Subject: Permits – Updates, Review, and Processing
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Where: Webinar information will be provided following registration
Topics:

Introduction and Updates
Nationwide Permits
Preconstruction Notification Requirements
401 Water Quality Certification Process
Use of Colorado Stream Quantification Tool

There is no charge for the workshop. Register for the workshop by emailing SPA-RD-CO@usace.army.mil with the subject line reading “Regulatory Program Workshop” and your name, organization name, email and telephone number in the body of the message. To receive the webinar information, your email should be received by March 25, 2021.
If you have any questions, please contact Kara Hellige, Chief, Southern Colorado Branch at 970-259-1604, extension 1007.

Outreach and Training Committee Monthly Meeting
2021-04-15 11:30 - 12:30 UTC
The Outreach and Training Committee meet every third Thursday of the month at 11:30 am (MTN)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Stormwater Programming Lessons Learned - Lunch and Learn Series Events
2021-04-19 11:30 - 12:30 UTC
Stormwater Programming Lessons Learned with Richard Mulledy, City of Colorado Springs
COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Provide an overview of the City of Colorado Springs Stormwater Program, it’s structure, and future projects/programs/initiatives.
Discuss lessons learned from the recent MS4 Permit enforcement action, federal trial, and consent decree negotiations.
Provide an overview of the City’s recently adopted consent decree structure and requirements.

Over the last 5 years, the City of Colorado Springs has drastically transformed its stormwater program. The transformation starting in 2016, with a $460 million commitment by the City to improve its program and citywide stormwater infrastructure system. This agreement commits the city to improving its stormwater program, completing a significant number of stormwater related infrastructure projects, and improving the maintenance operations of its stormwater infrastructure. At the same time, the City has been working hard to settle an enforcement action and federal lawsuit brought forward by the United States EPA, the State of Colorado, Pueblo County, and the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservation District for noncompliance of its MS4 permit. Finally, the City of Colorado Springs recently passed, by ballot measure, the reintroduction of a stormwater fee on developed and improved properties. The approved ballot measure reinstates the Stormwater Enterprise and provides a fee structure for the generation of revenue necessary to implement stormwater related projects, programs, and consent decree requirements.
COST: FREE
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Colorado Springs LnL FLyer

Lunch n’ Learn with ASCE
2021-05-13 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Joint Lunch n’ Learn with ASCE
Presenters: Fountain Creek Watershed District and City of Colorado Springs Stormwater
Photo Credit: The Colorado Sun
Speaker: Bill Banks and Alli Schuch of the Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District & Jerry Cordova of the City of Colorado Springs
Topic: Fountain Creek Watershed
ASCE-SoCo and the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM) are joining forces to bring you a combined webinar presentation about stormwater projects in the Fountain Creek Watershed!
Tune in at noon on Thursday, May 13, 2021, to learn about the projects and missions of both the Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District and the City of Colorado Springs’ Complete Creeks program. Bill Banks and Alli Schuch will be presenting from the District, followed by Jerry Cordova from the City. PDH and CFM credits are available for this presentation.
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2D Hydraulic Analysis Quick Checks with CDOT and Partners
2021-06-09 11:00 - 12:30 UTC
Presenters:
Kalli Wegren, Brian Campbell, Brian Varrella, Colorado DOT & Sara Johnson, Muller Engineering
Abstract:
In the three year period stretching from 2016-2019, the Colorado Department of Transportation and our partners in consulting used 2-dimensional hydraulic analysis quick checks to reduce construction costs by $14 million across the northeast corner of Colorado. An initiative was hatched in 2019 to use these back-of-envelope studies to realize similar savings and safety improvements across the state. Now an ambitious effort is underway to complete 50 2D Quick Checks in one year, the the early results are compelling! Join us as we discuss past successes, current experiments, and future training curriculum and project selection procedures that are under development at CDOT with support from six firms in Colorado.
Course Objectives:

Showcase historic CDOT project successes with 2D Quick Checks
Show the progress of a statewide initiative to complete 50 projects in 1 year in partnership with 6 consulting firms in Colorado
Discuss strategies for other CASFM members to discover safety enhancements, project improvements, and cost savings with 2D Quick Checks
Collect feedback on training curriculum currently under development statewide (free to consultants and public sector employees)

COST: FREE
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*Continuing Education Credit (1.5 hour) will be provided*

Stakeholder Meeting: Rules and Regulations for Regulatory Floodplains in Colorado
2021-06-29 08:00 - 12:00 UTC
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Stakeholder Meeting: Rules and Regulations for Regulatory Floodplains in Colorado
2021-07-09 13:00 - 17:00 UTC
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Stakeholder Meeting: Rules and Regulations for Regulatory Floodplains in Colorado
2021-07-12 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
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Board Meeting
2021-07-15 09:00 - 11:00 UTC

Outreach & Training Committee Meeting
2021-07-15 16:30 - 17:30 UTC | Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Ln., Littleton, CO, 80120, United States

Liquid Lecture Series: Botany & Ecocities
2021-07-15 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | 320 S Weber St Colorado Springs, CO 80903, 320 S Weber St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, United States
July Liquid Lecture
Botany & Ecocities: Restoring Ecosystem Services to Urban Spaces with Maggie Gaddis, MS, PhD
Thursday, July 15th, 6pm
The urban ecology of the Fountain Creek Watershed provides ecosystem services that protect our water, air, and soil resources. Citizen scientists working with non-profit organizations and local agencies provide valuable ecological data collection to inform the science and advocacy of our home watershed.
Maggie Gaddis, MS, PhD Ecocity Partners, Owner and Principal Investigator, Lecturer, UCCS, Bard College Citizen Science Faculty
Email creekweeksoco@gmail.com to register, walk-ins welcome!
LOCAL RELIC
320 S Weber St Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Attendees will receive $1 dollar off beers to enjoy during the program!
July 2021 Liquid Lecture Flyer

3rd Thursdays, now IN PERSON!
Monthly informal lecture series on a variety of watershed topics from local experts
Free to attend

23rd Annual Cherry Creek Watershed Conference
2021-09-10 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Registration will opens Aug 4th. Register at cherry-creek.org
More details to come.
Save the Date CC Conference

Metro BMP WQ Tour and Happy Hour
2021-09-13 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | RiNo Art District, 3525 Walnut St, Denver, CO, 80205, United States
Metro BMP WQ Tour and Happy Hour
Monday, September 13, 2021
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Registration Cost per Attendee: $10

Location: RiNo Area
3525 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205

Fort Collins Green Infrastructure Tour and Happy Hour
2021-09-17 15:00 - 18:00 UTC
Fort Collins Green Infrastructure Tour and Happy Hour
September 17, 2021
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Meet at New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins at 3 PM
Happy Hour will transition to Odell’s at 4:30 PM

More information to come about registration.

Risk Rating 2.0: What Floodplain Managers Need to Know
2021-10-19 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Denver)
Join us for the 2.5-hour online workshop Risk Rating 2.0: What Floodplain Managers Need to Know for an in-depth discussion on this new flood insurance rating methodology. Presented by FEMA, in cooperation with the ASFPM Flood Insurance Committee, ASFPM is making this program available to all ASFPM members. We’re offering the same workshop at three different times to ensure that all members who want to attend, will be able to do so.
Even if you’ve attended one of FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 webinars for insurance companies or agents being offered throughout the summer and fall, you will want to attend this program. It was developed specifically for ASFPM members and will include issues that are most important to state and local floodplain management practitioners. It will also provide 2 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for Certified Floodplain Managers.

Starting October 1, Risk Rating 2.0 fundamentally changes the way FEMA rates a property’s flood risk and prices insurance. The new methodology incorporates more flood risk variables to more accurately reflect a property’s individual flood risk, including flood frequency, multiple flood types—river overflow, storm surge, coastal erosion and heavy rainfall—and distance to a water source along with property characteristics such as elevation and the cost to rebuild.

Learning objectives: As a floodplain manager, increasing your understanding of Risk Rating 2.0 is important to our collective efforts to help educate community members, dispel any myths, and increase participation in the program.
By attending this workshop, you will:

Receive an overview of Risk Rating 2.0
Understand the key differences you need to know between the old and new rating systems
Gain in-depth knowledge on the key rating variables affecting the new rates

Presenter: Shilpa Mulik, Program Specialist, Floodplain Management Division, FEMA
REGISTER NOW FOR OCT. 19th

Dates:
Participants must register in advance and will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. Each workshop can accommodate 1,000 participants. The two remaining online workshops will cover the same content and are available at these dates and times:
Tuesday, Oct. 19 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Nov. 17 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Length: 2.5 hours (including 30 minutes of Q&A)
Presenter: Shilpa Mulik, Program Specialist, Floodplain Management Division, FEMA

*The September 23rd workshop, originally scheduled for 2 hours, has been extended to 2.5 hours. The link to register can be found via our training calendar, here.

Risk Rating 2.0: What Floodplain Managers Need to Know
2021-11-17 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Denver)
Join us for the 2.5-hour online workshop Risk Rating 2.0: What Floodplain Managers Need to Know for an in-depth discussion on this new flood insurance rating methodology. Presented by FEMA, in cooperation with the ASFPM Flood Insurance Committee, ASFPM is making this program available to all ASFPM members. We’re offering the same workshop at three different times to ensure that all members who want to attend, will be able to do so.
Even if you’ve attended one of FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 webinars for insurance companies or agents being offered throughout the summer and fall, you will want to attend this program. It was developed specifically for ASFPM members and will include issues that are most important to state and local floodplain management practitioners. It will also provide 2 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for Certified Floodplain Managers.

Starting October 1, Risk Rating 2.0 fundamentally changes the way FEMA rates a property’s flood risk and prices insurance. The new methodology incorporates more flood risk variables to more accurately reflect a property’s individual flood risk, including flood frequency, multiple flood types—river overflow, storm surge, coastal erosion and heavy rainfall—and distance to a water source along with property characteristics such as elevation and the cost to rebuild.

Learning objectives: As a floodplain manager, increasing your understanding of Risk Rating 2.0 is important to our collective efforts to help educate community members, dispel any myths, and increase participation in the program.
By attending this workshop, you will:

Receive an overview of Risk Rating 2.0
Understand the key differences you need to know between the old and new rating systems
Gain in-depth knowledge on the key rating variables affecting the new rates

Presenter: Shilpa Mulik, Program Specialist, Floodplain Management Division, FEMA
REGISTER NOW FOR NOV. 17th

Dates:
Participants must register in advance and will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. Each workshop can accommodate 1,000 participants. The two remaining online workshops will cover the same content and are available at these dates and times:
Tuesday, Oct. 19 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Nov. 17 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Length: 2.5 hours (including 30 minutes of Q&A)
Presenter: Shilpa Mulik, Program Specialist, Floodplain Management Division, FEMA

*The September 23rd workshop, originally scheduled for 2 hours, has been extended to 2.5 hours. The link to register can be found via our training calendar, here.

General Membership Meeting
2022-01-13 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver)
Please see the agenda and attachments for the meeting below.
2022-01-13 General Mtg Agenda
2022-01-13 General Mtg Agenda_Reports
Treasurer Report 12312021_END OF YEAR
CASFM FINAL 2022 Budget 20220107

Colorado WaterWise Rain Barrel Webinar
2022-02-23
Join Colorado WaterWise for a free, bilingual, train-the-trainer webinar on hosting a successful rain barrel installation workshop in your community! Experts will provide step-by-step guidelines for procuring materials, managing workshop logistics, rain barrel installation techniques and best practices, and much more. Rainwater harvesting allows Coloradoans to connect directly with their water supply, reduce potable water demand, and increase community resilience in face of drought and climate change.
Colorado WaterWise is excited to be offering this webinar in Spanish and English. The event is sponsored by the River Network’s Project Rain Barrel, and all attendees will have the opportunity to apply to Colorado WaterWise for FREE rain barrel parts kits to jumpstart your community’s rain barrel workshops! This webinar is also part of Water ’22, a year-long celebration of Colorado’s water, dedicated to the idea that “it all starts here”.

Annual Research Grant Deadline
2022-03-08

General Membership Meeting
2022-03-10 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver)
Please join us via Zoom as we get an update from our Board and Committee Chairs on current activities and discuss our 2022 conference planning. Please see the meeting agenda below.
2022-03-10 General Mtg Agenda

HEC-RAS 1D Modeling Course
2022-04-11 - 2022-04-15
5-day online training course on the US Army Corps of Engineers’ HEC-RAS program.
View more details and link to register here.

CASFM Wetland Bank Field Trip
2022-06-09 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Denver)
The CASFM Northeast and Metro Regions are teaming up to offer a field trip on June 9th. The field trip will visit the Big Thompson Confluence Wetland Mitigation Bank located at the confluence of the South Platte and Big Thompson River. Unfortunately, due to space limitation the field trip is limited to 20 people so please register using the link below.
https://registration.socio.events/e/metronefieldtrip

Northeast/Metro Social
2022-06-09 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Denver)
More details will be provided later once a spot is finalized.

Little Dry Creek at Englewood Plaza Project Tour
2022-06-23 15:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Englewood Plaza, 101 W. Hampden Avenue, Englewood, 80110
Please join the CASFM Outreach & Training Committee on a construction site tour on Thursday, June 23. The field trip will visit the Little Dry Creek at Englewood Plaza project and will be led by Mile High Flood District, Merrick & Company, and Naranjo Civil Constructors. The project involves a major overhaul of a 500’ section of the existing channel just west of the Broadway overpass near downtown Englewood, including channel naturalization, wingwall reconfiguration, a new 42” diameter outfall, new public seating areas and trails, and a new pedestrian bridge. See the flyer here.
Field Trip Registration: Please email Drew Kustusch (akustusch@eraconsultants.com) if you plan to attend
Field Trip Location: 101 W. Hampden Avenue, Englewood (https://goo.gl/maps/j54rCkF5w9eQcB7LA). Parking is available on W Hampden Avenue and S Acoma Street
Please join us on the patio at Grandma’s House (1710 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210) from 5:30-7:30 after the tour for a CASFM Metro Social. Contact Jeremy Deischer (jdeischer@iconeng.com, 720-277-6977) with any questions about the social.

CASFM Metro Social!
2022-06-23 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Grandma’s House, 1710 S Broadway, Denver, Colorado, 80210
Please join us on the patio at Grandma’s House (1710 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210) from 5:30 – 7:30 this Thursday, June 23rd for a Metro Region Social! This event is open to all CASFM members and food will be provided.
Reminder: There is a field trip earlier at 3 pm at Little Dry Creek at Englewood Plaza. Please email Drew if you are planning to attend the field trip but no RSVP needed for the social. Details on the field trip included below for reference.

Field Trip Registration: PLEASE EMAIL AKUSTUSCH@ERACONSULTANTS.COM IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND
Field Trip Contact: Drew Kustusch (akustusch@eraconsultants.com)
Field Trip Time/Date: 3:00 PM on June 23, 2022
Field Trip Location: 101 W. Hampden Avenue, Englewood (https://goo.gl/maps/j54rCkF5w9eQcB7LA).
Parking is available on W Hampden Avenue and S Acoma Street

Hope to see everyone on Thursday at both events!
Contact Jeremy Deischer, jdeischer@iconeng.com, (720) 277-6977 with any questions on the social.

CASFM SE Region Bikes, Beer, and Bioretention Tour
2022-06-24 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Denver)
Where: Downtown Colorado Springs
When: Friday, June 24th
Tour starts at 2:00 PM
Tour ends at 4:00 PM
Happy Hour 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Phantom Canyon Brewing Company: Phantom Canyon

The CASFM Southeast Region is hosting a bikes, beer, and water quality tour/social in May. The bike tour will begin at the Legacy Plaza and wind through downtown Colorado Springs following the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail along Monument Creek through America the Beautiful Park and then through downtown past the Weidner Field soccer stadium and Pikes Peak Center for Performing Arts. The bike tour will cover seven miles round trip on mostly flat concrete/gravel trails and urban streets. The tour will make several stops at green infrastructure sites including vegetated sand filters and silva cells. The tour will end at Phantom Canyon Brewing (a member of the Fountain Creek Watershed Brewshed Alliance) for happy hour. If you cannot make the tour, you are still welcome to join us for happy hour.
There is no cost associated with the bike tour, but you must register to attend, and space is limited. Priority will be given to SE Region members, but if there is space available other region members will be welcome to attend. Check back for registration info. You will need to supply your own bike and helmet.
Contact Kate Klavon with any questions at kate.klavon@stantec.com or 719.278.1303
