2024 Webinar: Best Practices in Floodplain Management Associated With Dam Safety Management and Dam

When:  Nov 12, 2024 from 12:00 to 14:00 (ET)
Speaker(s): John Wolfhope, P.E., Freese & Nichols; Sam Crampton, Dewberry 

PDH's: This webinar is eligible for 2 PDH credits.

This webinar provides an overview of the history, recent trends, and best practices in floodplain management as relates to dam safety management, with a special focus on dam rehabilitation and FEMA’s High Hazard Potential Dam (HHPD) Rehabilitation Grant Program.

Key Takeaways: 
1. Document history and development of floodplain management practices and approaches in the US. 
2. Identify opportunities for stakeholder collaboration in improved floodplain management. 
3. Propose best practices for floodplain management associated with dam rehabilitation.
4. Provide an overview of technology and best practices for assessing the impacts of dams and levees on floodplain management
5. Identify funding opportunities related to floodplain management and dam rehabilitation.