Agenda
Day One: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
10:00 am – 2:00 pm CDT (including a 30-min. break)
Understanding Floods, Floodplains and Floodplain Management
Flood facts and figures
Causes and types of floods
Types of floodplains
Understanding floodways
History and development of flood maps, flood insurance and flood plain management
Role of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Role of state agencies and local municipalities
Federal, State and Local Floodplain Regulation
Reviewing NFIP regulations
Analyzing encroachments
Understanding permit requirements
Complying with state regulations
Examining Flood Insurance and Flood-Related Claims
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
• NFIP public/private partnership
Determining when insurance is required and when it is recommended
Flood insurance coverage and exclusions
• Residential and commercial coverage
Understanding the claims process
Day Two: Wednesday, September 23, 2020
10:00 am – 2:00 pm CDT (including a 30-min. break)
Obtaining and Interpreting Flood Maps
Development of flood maps
• Understanding FEMA flood zone designations
• Examining Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)
• Digital flood map implementation policy
• Flood map modernization and previous stumbles • Multi-year flood hazard identification plan
Reading and interpreting flood maps
Examining the impact of flood designating and mapping Reviewing FEMA flood hazard determinations
Requesting flood hazard determination review Understanding Letters of Map Change (LOMC)
Software for mapping, drawing and locating described lands
LOMR Model Requirements
Differences between Letters of Map Amendments (LOMAs) and
Letters of Map Revisions (LOMRs), and types of LOMRs
Navigating the submission and review processes – engineering and administrative procedures
Modeling Floodplains
Selecting and using FEMA-accepted models
Hydrologic methods—which to use for your location
Floodplain modeling with HEC-RAS Floodways—encroachment analyses
Processes and cautions
Modeling bridges and culverts
Common modeling issues
Using data obtained from the model
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Credits
Professional Engineers:
7.0 PDHs
Architects:
7.0 HSW CE Hours
7.0 AIA HSW LU|HSW
Landscape Architects:
7.0 LA CES PDHs
Floodplain Managers:
7.0 ASFPM CECs
Certified Planners:
7 | CM
Continuing Education Credit Information
Individual courses for engineers and architects are not subject to pre-approval. HalfMoon Education does not apply for landscape courses in FL, NC, and NJ or land surveyor courses in FL, KS, NJ, TN and TX, unless expressly stated.
HalfMoon Education Certifying Entities
American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (No. J885)
International Code Council (No. 1232)
Landscape Architect Continuing Education System
American Institute of Certified Planners (APA)
Boards of Engineering: Florida (No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland,
New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (No. S-0130), and North Dakota.
Course-by-Course Providers:
Association of State Floodplain Managers
American Planning Association/AICP
HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for engineers, architects, and landscape architects via its registration with the American Insti- tute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2), §69.6(i)(2), and §79-1.5(i)(2)).
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event, respond to prompts, and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Gene Rovak
Senior Project Manager at Horner & Shifrin, Inc.Mr. Rovak is a professional engineer and certified floodplain manager with over 40 years of experience in all aspects of floodplain management. His work requires understanding of FEMA regulations and interpretation of FEMA Flood Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Studies (FIS). Mr. Rovak has extensive experience in Letters of Map Changes (LOMCs), particularly Letters of Map Revisions (LOMRs), which have ranged from single reaches along a channel to large areas affecting many map panels. Related studies have ensured that infrastructure improvements such as bridges or docking facilities would not cause increase in flood heights (“no-rise” studies).
Mr. Rovak’s experience has covered riverine flooding (river and creek channels) as well as level- pool environments (lakes and landlocked floodwater storage). He has performed hydraulic and hydrologic analysis of these systems working with a variety of computer models in the public domain such as Corps of Engineers and EPA, as well as proprietary programs such as ICPR and XP-SWMM. Mr. Rovak’s experience includes steady, unsteady, and network flow simulations.