The 2024 IAFSM Annual Conference was held March 12-13 at the Peoria Civic Center
IAFSM would like to thank our generous sponsors that participated this year:
Gold Sponsors
Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.
Engineering Resource Associates
Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.
HR Green, Inc.
Silver Sponsors
Ciorba Group, Inc.
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc.
Engineering Enterprises, Inc.
EXP
Farnsworth Group, Inc.
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Hey and Associates, Inc.
Horner & Shifrin, Inc.
Maurer-Stutz, Inc.
Michael Baker International
Molly O’Toole & Associates
V3 Companies
WBK Engineering, LLC
Bronze Sponsors
Bleck Engineering Co., Inc.
Clark Dietz Inc.
Environmental Consulting & Technology
Geosyntec Consultants
HMG Engineers, Inc.
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
StormTrap
Weaver Consultants Group
Conference Presentations
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Plenary Session Welcome Dr. Julie Nucci, Above the Flood: A Homeowner’s Experience Elevating the First House in the National Register of Historic Places in New York State
1A Funding Considerations in Floodplain Management
* American Rescue Plan Act: Using COVID Funds to Address Flooding in DuPage County
* Leveraging Innovative Funding Strategies to Implement Nature-based Solutions to Reduce Flood Risk
* Mitigation, Building Codes and the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund
1B Stormwater Management: Design, Planning, and Compliance Perspectives
* IDOT’s Pump Station 38: Challenging Design, Challenging Coordination
* Champaign’s 20-year Stormwater Journey: Copper Slough Watershed Master Plan to Garden Hills and Beyond * From Blueprint to Permit: Stormwater Compliance in Primrose Farm Expansion
1C Updates in Technology and Mapping
* Mapping the Wabash River Floodplain: Whence This Historic Valley?
* IllinoisFloodMaps.org – New and Improved!
* Recent Updates to Illinois StreamStats
1D Tech, Turf and Data: Advancing Sustainable Landscapes and Outreach
* Urgent Flood Response in Dearborn: A Pilot on Technology and Public Engagement
* Data-Driven Resident Flood Communication & Outreach
* Geosynthetic Turf Reinforcement: Mitigation of Channel Erosion from Hydraulic Stresses
2A Tools for Floodplain Management
* Substantial Damage Estimator & RAFT Training (60-minute Presentation)
* Why is a Local Floodway Permit Always Required
2B Stormwater Solutions for Water Quality
* A New Generation of Regeneration: Innovative End-of-Pipe Stormwater Control Measures
* Internal Phosphorus Loading in Lakes & Ponds: What is it & How do We Manage it?
* Fox River Implementation Plan: Roadmap for Improved Water Quality in the Fox River
2C Waterwise Strategies: Stormwater Resilience and Flood Mitigation
* Treating Wilmes Lake, One Dose at a Time
* Stormwater Master Planning Case Study: City of Glendale, Missouri
* Maintaining the Momentum: From Planning to Action to Achieve Resilience
2D Perspectives in Hydrology, Hydraulics, and Modeling
* Hydrology in the Weeds
* Hydraulics in the Watershed
* Green Infrastructure – Getting into the Nitty Gritty for Modeling and Design
3A Floodplain Management: Solutions for Erosion and Flooding
* How Constructability of Boneyard Creek Impacted Project Cost
* Knollwood Subdivision Flood Mitigation: Raise the Road!
* Stream Relocation of Unnamed Tributary to the Kankakee River
3B Stormwater Management: Approaches to Urban Flooding
* Flood Reduction Benefits: Concepts to Construction in the Village of Libertyville
* Big Detention in the Little ROW
* Providing Holistic Flooding Solutions in Urban Areas
3C Mapping and Modeling: Insights and Techniques
* Transportation Resilience for Northeastern Illinois
* Hydraulic Modeling for the Three Rivers HC145 Structure
* Building a Stormwater Digital Twin for Kane County
3D Community Engagement and Organizing
* How to Create Community-Led Projects: An Overview of Jemez Principles of Democratic Organizing
* NFIP Outreach
* Know your ABC’s: IFCJN & IAFSM DEIJ
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
IAFSM Board Meeting
Plenary Session
*Roderick D. Scott, CFM, Flood Mitigation Solutions
4A Floodplain Management Compliance
* Floodplain Administration and Permitting Basics
* New Elevation Certifications, LOMAs and LOMR-Fs
* State of Illinois-Owned Properties and the NFIP
4B Stormwater Management: Mitigation in Urban Areas
* Ten Years, Two Floods, and Many Obstacles to Flood Protection in Chicago
* Billions of Gallons for Climate Resiliency: Site Selection for MWRD Flood Storage Project
* Flood Control Improvements Case Study: MWRD/Crestwood
4C Mapping and Technology Enhancements
* Flood Risk Data for Land Use Decisions: A Closer Look at FEMA’s Risk MAP Data
* The Happy Marriage Between Engineering and GIS
* Pulling Zone A data into GIS for BFEs
4D Interagency Collaboration and Coordination
* Flood Insurance Through the NFIP: An Overview of Flood Insurance and Lessons Learned
* Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Stormwater Management Project
* What is a USASCE Project Partner Agreement (PPA) and does it need to be reformed?
5A State Regulations and Floodplain Mapping
* Raindrops Keep Falling on our Heads: State of Illinois DNR Office of Water Resources Floodplain Mapping Overview (60-minute presentation)
* Lessons Learned in LOMRs: Case Studies in Floodplain Mapping and Permitting
5B Nature-Based Solutions in Stormwater Management
* Scaling-up Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Underserved Communities Across the Greater Chicago Region * River Trail School Agricultural Program: Urban Forest & Stormwater Management
* Stanley Center for Peace & Security High Performance Water & Stormwater System
5C Nature-Based Solutions and Compliance
* Successful Wetland Mitigation Through a Public-Private Partnership in Kane County
* A Case Study on the Stormwater Benefits of Wetland and Natural Area Restoration in an Urban Landscape
* Exploring the Clean Water Act: Understanding, Implementing & Budgeting for Regulation in Construction Site Design and Implementation
5D Legislation and Policies for Floodplain Management
* IAFSM Legislation Committee Workshop, Part I: Current legislative proposals: an interactive discussion
* IAFSM Legislation Committee Workshop, Part II: Concepts for Future Legislation: an interactive discussion
* Coal Tar Sealant – To Ban or Not to Ban?