Agenda

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Day One: Thursday, June 24, 2021
10:00 am – 2:00 pm CDT (including a 30-min. break)
Day Two: Friday, June 25, 2021
10:00 am – 2:00 pm CDT (including a 30-min. break)


Presented by Gene L. Rovak, PE, CFM, F.ASCE
and Steve Randolph, PE, CFM, CPESC, LEED GA

Illinois Floodplain Modeling, Mapping, and Regulation Day One
Thursday, June 24, 2021 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm CDT (including a 30-min. break)

Understand 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 floodplain management
Role of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Role of state agencies and local municipalities

Federal, State, and Local Floodplain Regulation
Reviewing NFIP standards
Understanding permit requirements
Analyzing encroachments
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


Illinois Floodplain Modeling, Mapping, and Regulation Day Two
Friday, June 25, 2021 | 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)

LOMR Model Requirements
Differences between Letters of Map Amendments (LOMAs)
and Letters of Map Revisions (LOMRs), and types of LOMRs
Navigating the submissions 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
Modeling bridges and culverts
Floodways – encroachment analyses
Common modeling issues
Processes and cautions
Using data obtained from the model


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Credits

Professional Engineers &
Land Surveyors
7.0 PDHs

Landscape Architects
7.0 HSW CE Hours
7.0 LA CES HSW PDHs

Floodplain Managers
7.0 ASFPM


Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs to engineers and land surveyors licensed in Illinois. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Illinois.

This seminar offers 7.0 continuing education hours to landscape architects licensed in Illinois. Courses approved by the ASLA qualify for Illinois landscape architects.

The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 7.0 HSW PDHs. Only full attendance can be reported to the LA CES.

The Association of State Floodplain Managers has approved this activity for 7.0 CECs.

Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event, respond to all prompts, and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).

Speakers

Steve Randolph

Assoc. VP, Regional Manager – Water at Horner & Shifrin, Inc.

Mr. Randolph started at Horner & Shifrin, Inc. in 1995 after graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Environmental Engineering Science. In 2001, he received his MBA degree from Webster University. Mr. Randolph is also an active member of EWRI’s Chicago Chapter, a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and a member of the Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management. Mr. Randolph is the proud father of two grown children and he and his wife live in Naperville, Illinois. His interests and hobbies include travel, reading, and collecting baseball cards.

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.